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The Biology and ecology of weeping alkaligrass (Puccinellia distans) and Nuttall’s alkaligrass (Puccinellia nuttalliana)

Creator:: Tarasoff, Catherine
Abstract:: Weeping alkaligrass (Puccinellia distans) and Nuttall’s alkaligrass (Puccinellia nuttalliana) infest Kentucky bluegrass seed fields of eastern Oregon. Weeping alkaligrass is an introduced species from Eurasia, whereas Nuttall’s alkaligrass is native to semi arid environments of western North America. These species are often referred to collectively as ‘alkaligrass’; however, for farmers...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Nuttall’s alkaligrass (Puccinellia nuttalliana) infest Kentucky bluegrass seed fields of eastern Oregon

Conservation genetics of Kincaid's lupine : a threatened plant of western Oregon and southwest Washington grasslands

Creator:: Severns, Paul M.
Abstract:: Kincaid's lupine (Lupinus oreganus Heller) is a federally listed threatened species native to remnant grassland of western Oregon and southwestern Washington, and is the primary larval host plant of a once thought extinct butterfly, Plebejus icarioides fenderi Macy. Past studies concerning Kincaid's lupine reproduction suggested that populations may suffer reductions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Conservation Genetics of Kincaid’s Lupine: A Threatened Plant of Western Oregon and Southwest Washington

The use of burned forest by breeding birds following the Biscuit Fire in southwest Oregon

Creator:: Donaghy Cannon, Michelle M.
Abstract:: Fire severity is hypothesized as an important driver of bird responses to wildfire. For those species that typically respond negatively to increasing severity, Accessibility of high-severity burned forest may be dependent on the proximity of unburned or low-severity burned forest to meet all of the needs of breeding bird species...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Biscuit Fire in Southwest Oregon. 1 AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Michelle M. Donaghy

Effects of spatial scale and heterogeneity on avian occupancy dynamics and population trends in forested mountain landscapes

Creator:: Frey, Sarah J. K.
Abstract:: Population trends and patterns in species distributions are the major currencies used to examine responses by biodiversity to changing environments. Effective conservation recommendations require that models of both distribution dynamics and population trends accurately reflect reality. However, identification of the appropriate temporal and spatial scales of animal response, and then...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ) the effects of spatial scale and imperfect bird detection on long-term avian population trends

Implications of cougar prey selection and demography on population dynamics of elk in northeast Oregon

Creator:: Clark, Darren A.
Abstract:: Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) and Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni; hereafter elk) populations in northeast Oregon have declined in the past 10 to 20 years. Concurrent with these declines, cougar (Puma concolor) populations have apparently increased, leading to speculation that predation by cougars may be responsible for declining...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Implications of Cougar Prey Selection and Demography on Population Dynamics of Elk in Northeast Oregon

Influences of high severity fire and postfire logging on avian and small mammal communities of the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon, USA

Creator:: Fontaine, Joseph B.
Abstract:: High severity fire is a historical and integral disturbance process in coniferous forest types. Compounded disturbances such as multiple fires or post-disturbance management activities are increasingly common, but ecological responses are not well understood and may represent novel types of disturbances. I studied bird and small mammal communities in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: fires in the Klamath-Siskiyou Mountains of southwestern Oregon USA, we examined the response of bird

Spatial and temporal population dynamics of Cantharellus formosus, the Pacific Golden chanterelle, in Oregon

Creator:: Collins, Kelly Patrice
Abstract:: This dissertation was undertaken to improve the understanding of the population dynamics of the Pacific Golden chanterelle, Cantharellus formosus. It addresses the longevity of individuals over a 12 year period and the limits of gene flow within the area of a 6,400 hectare watershed at the H.J. Andrews Long Term...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An Integrated Approach to the Investigation of Age, Growth and Population Dynamics of Burrowing Thalassinidean Shrimps in a U.S. West Coast Estuary

Creator:: Bosley, Katelyn Marie
Abstract:: Two indigenous species of burrowing shrimp inhabit and often dominate the intertidal zone of estuaries along the US West Coast, the ghost shrimp, Neotrypaea californiensis, and the blue mud shrimp, Upogebia pugettensis. Both species are considered ecosystem engineers and play a role in maintaining estuarine health and ecosystem function. They...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: years of broad-scale population surveys in Yaquina Bay, Oregon. Mortality rate for adult N

The use of remote sensing for characterizing forests in wildlife habitat modeling

Creator:: Vogeler, Jody C.
Abstract:: Spatially explicit maps of habitat relationships have proven to be valuable tools for conservation and management applications including evaluating how and which species may be impacted by large scale climate change, ongoing fragmentation of habitat, and local land-use practices. Studies have turned to remote sensing datasets as a way to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: wildlife species. The study was conducted within the 2003 B&B Fire Complex in central Oregon. Using 164

Development and Application of Tools for Genetic Analysis of Clonal Populations

Creator:: Kamvar, Zhian N.
Abstract:: Research on the population genetics of microbial organisms requires the use of specialized analyses designed for clonal organisms to avoid violating the assumptions of traditional population genetic models. The tools necessary for performing these analyses existed as a set of unrelated software with non-overlapping capabilities and did not cover all...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: Niklaus J. Grünwald Research on the population genetics of microbial organisms requires the use

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The Biology and ecology of weeping alkaligrass (Puccinellia distans) and Nuttall’s alkaligrass (Puccinellia nuttalliana)

Conservation genetics of Kincaid's lupine : a threatened plant of western Oregon and southwest Washington grasslands

The use of burned forest by breeding birds following the Biscuit Fire in southwest Oregon

Effects of spatial scale and heterogeneity on avian occupancy dynamics and population trends in forested mountain landscapes

Implications of cougar prey selection and demography on population dynamics of elk in northeast Oregon

Influences of high severity fire and postfire logging on avian and small mammal communities of the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon, USA

Spatial and temporal population dynamics of Cantharellus formosus, the Pacific Golden chanterelle, in Oregon

An Integrated Approach to the Investigation of Age, Growth and Population Dynamics of Burrowing Thalassinidean Shrimps in a U.S. West Coast Estuary

The use of remote sensing for characterizing forests in wildlife habitat modeling

Development and Application of Tools for Genetic Analysis of Clonal Populations

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