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An analysis of the vegetation of Abbott Creek Natural Area, Oregon

Creator:: Mitchell, Rod
Abstract:: Abbott Creek Natural Area is a 2600 acre research area of the Mixed-Conifer forest type. This study delineated plant association units within the area, and demonstrates the use of the computer program SIMORD as a tool in the definition of such associations. One hundred fourteen sites were sampled by a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Optimizing spatial and temporal aspects of nature reserve design under economic and ecological objectives

Creator:: Nalle, Darek J.
Abstract:: Alteration of natural areas in attempts to support increasing human populations has been a crucial yet less publicized contributor to the fall of many of the world's greatest civilizations, since healthy ecosystems can help maintain stable societies and economies. Given this unhappy fact and the ancient relationship between people and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Claire A r~mery "'-~"' Alteration of natural areas in attempts to support increasing human

Learning to address complexity in natural resource management

Creator:: Kakoyannis, Christina
Abstract:: Conventional natural resource management has struggled with effectively addressing dynamically complex natural resource issues. Many organizations structured in the rational-analytical paradigm of resource management are becoming increasingly aware that new management approaches are needed. Particularly in a rapidly changing environment, organizational learning is important for promoting an organization's ability to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Trends in wilderness use and their social and ecological implications

Creator:: Hall, Troy E.
Abstract:: Three studies were performed in Oregon wildernesses. The first used wilderness permit and trailhead registration data to evaluate trends in use of Three Sisters, Mt. Jefferson, and Eagle Cap Wildernesses from 1976 to 1994. Recreational visitor days were found to have declined, but the number of visits increased dramatically, because...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Weather as an influencing factor in the use of Oregon's coastal recreation areas

Creator:: Rense, William Childs, 1944-
Abstract:: The role of weather in influencing tourist-recreation visitation to the Oregon coast during the six-month summer season of May through October has been investigated by this research. In addition, the normal day-to-day fluctuations in coastal visitation has been determined. Based upon the normal visitation, the tourist-recreation season on Oregon's coast...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Grany'ille Jensen The role of weather in influencing tourist-recreation visitation to the Oregon coast

A quantitative method for using an inventory of the soil and water resources of the state of Oregon to determine human population carrying capacities for two acceptable qualities of life

Creator:: Karr, Don John
Abstract:: A method was developed for converting the food producing capabilities of Oregon's soils to numerical data from which state and county carrying capacities for human populations could be calculated. Another method was developed for converting the needs for housing and related support construction to numerical data which would consume cultivated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: QUANTITATIVE METHOD FOR USING AN INVENTORY OF THE SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF OREGON TO DETERMINE

Determination of the value to planners of incorporating ecotourist needs data in the interpretive planning process

Creator:: Masberg, Barbara Ann
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to answer the following question: What was the perceived value to planners of incorporating information from ecotourists about their perceived needs in the standard system presently being used to plan interpretation? The Ecotourist Needs Assessment (ETNA) process was proposed as an external needs assessment....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Data in the Interpretive Planning Process by Barbara Ann Masberg A THESIS submitted to Oregon

The distribution of biota in Oregon

Creator:: Bratz, Robert Davis
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: uniform area the gradual progression can be noted. The Oregon coast line is one such area for which

The impacts of social change in natural resource management : a central Oregon regional study

Creator:: Sharp, Shayla B.
Abstract:: The sentiments expressed by Wells capture the fundamental nature of natural resource and land management in Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook County, Oregon. Driven by the attraction and abundance of natural and scenic amenities in central Oregon, increases in recreation, tourism, population, development and conflict, have contributed to the complexities of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Relations among hydrology, soils, and vegetation in riparian meadows : influence on organic matter distribution and storage

Creator:: Dwire, Kathleen A.
Abstract:: Organic matter dynamics in riparian ecosystems are largely driven by interactions among hydrology, soil, and vegetation. In two riparian meadows, northeast Oregon, I examined the hypothesis that vegetation and soil characteristics in three plant communities - defined as wet, moist, and dry meadow - were strongly influenced by hydrological and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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An analysis of the vegetation of Abbott Creek Natural Area, Oregon

Optimizing spatial and temporal aspects of nature reserve design under economic and ecological objectives

Learning to address complexity in natural resource management

Trends in wilderness use and their social and ecological implications

Weather as an influencing factor in the use of Oregon's coastal recreation areas

A quantitative method for using an inventory of the soil and water resources of the state of Oregon to determine human population carrying capacities for two acceptable qualities of life

Determination of the value to planners of incorporating ecotourist needs data in the interpretive planning process

The distribution of biota in Oregon

The impacts of social change in natural resource management : a central Oregon regional study

Relations among hydrology, soils, and vegetation in riparian meadows : influence on organic matter distribution and storage

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