Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

Validation of elk distribution models at Sled Springs Wildlife Demonstration Area, northeast Oregon

Creator:: Coe, Priscilla K.
Abstract:: Landscape models for elk distribution developed at Starkey Experimental Forest and Range from 1993-1995 were tested on another landscape during 2003-2005 at Sled Springs Wildlife Demonstration Area. Using location data obtained from 23 wild elk captured and fitted with GPS telemetry collars, 8 spatial resource selection function models representing 8...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , my major professor, and my committee members Doug Johnson, Mike Wisdom, and John Cook - for their

The influence of contemporary forest harvesting on summer stream temperatures in headwater streams of Hinkle Creek, Oregon

Creator:: Kibler, Kelly Maren
Abstract:: Stream temperature is a water quality parameter that directly influences the quality of aquatic habitat, particularly for cold-water species such as Pacific salmonids. Forest harvesting adjacent to a stream can increase the amount of solar radiation the stream receives, which can elevate stream temperatures and impair aquatic habitat. Oregon Forest...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Habitat associations of bird communities in shrub-steppe and western juniper woodlands

Creator:: Reinkensmeyer, Daniel P.
Abstract:: The encroachment of western juniper into mountain big sagebrush plant communities and the subsequent development of juniper stands results in significant changes in vegetation structure and complexity. This study described and compared vegetative structure and bird community measures among four cover types representing a broad range of structural stages among...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Disease resistance and spring phenological characteristics of Ribes L. germplasm

Creator:: Dalton, Daniel T.
Abstract:: North American cultivation of Ribes L. may expand as small fruit growers seek species to diversify horticultural crops. The Ribes industry was suppressed for decades out of fear that cultivated black currants and gooseberries would intensify the fungal disease white pine blister rust (WPBR) on five-needle pine (Pinus L. section...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the people of horticultural research. To the members of my committee, Dr. Chris Mundt, Dr. John

A preliminary investigation into the use of the tarif system and three tree selection methods for obtaining Douglas-fir stand and stock tables from large-scale aerial photography

Creator:: McCadden, Richard Jay
Abstract:: As a preliminary step toward the establishment of a 70 mm. aerial photo timber inventory system capable of generating accurate stand tables, stock tables, and gross volume estimates, this project focuses on the development of a system which (1) eliminates the need to measure tree height on the photos through...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Stand structures of Oregon white oak (Quercus garryana) woodlands and their relationships to the environment in southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Gilligan, Laurie A.
Abstract:: Large areas of non-coniferous communities in southwestern Oregon are thinned to reduce fire hazard and accomplish ecosystem restoration, under the assumption that current fuel loads are unnaturally high. Although Oregon white oak (Quercus garryana) woodlands are a characteristic landscape component in this region, little is known about their current or...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -dimensions, and John Lambrinos for serving as a graduate representative. Funding for this research was

Multi-criteria average reward reinforcement learning

Creator:: Natarajan, Sriraam
Abstract:: Reinforcement learning (RL) is the study of systems that learn from interaction with their environment. The current framework of Reinforcement Learning is based on receiving scalar rewards, which the agent aims to maximize. But in many real world situations, tradeoffs must be made among multiple objectives. This necessitates the use...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: would like to thank Dr.Saurabh Sethia, Dr.Thomas G. Dietterich and Dr. John Bolte for sparing their

Experimental studies of resuspension and weathering of deposited aerosol particles

Creator:: Reynolds, Bradley Wayne
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: times and Drs. David A. Barber, J. Ronald Miner and Professor John G. Mingle for their support and

Modeling air-drying of Douglas-fir and hybrid poplar biomass in Oregon

Creator:: Kim, Dong-Wook
Abstract:: Both transportation costs and market values of woody biomass are strongly linked to the amount of moisture in the woody biomass. Therefore, managing moisture in the woody biomass well can lead to significant advantages in the woody biomass energy business. In this study, two prediction models were developed to estimate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: never have been completed. I would like to thank my committee members, Dr. Michael Wing, Dr. John

Using local climate to explain temporal variation in rare plant populations

Creator:: Pfingsten, Ian A.
Abstract:: Increased temperatures due to anthropogenic-induced climate change may raise the threat of extinction for taxa with sessile life histories (e.g., plants) in the near future. Linking climate change models to demographic models may provide useful insights into the potential effects of environmental changes on rare plants, and therefore aid in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: committee members, Sally Hacker, John Lambrinos, Dave Pyke, and Mark Wilson, for continually keeping my

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Validation of elk distribution models at Sled Springs Wildlife Demonstration Area, northeast Oregon

The influence of contemporary forest harvesting on summer stream temperatures in headwater streams of Hinkle Creek, Oregon

Habitat associations of bird communities in shrub-steppe and western juniper woodlands

Disease resistance and spring phenological characteristics of Ribes L. germplasm

A preliminary investigation into the use of the tarif system and three tree selection methods for obtaining Douglas-fir stand and stock tables from large-scale aerial photography

Stand structures of Oregon white oak (Quercus garryana) woodlands and their relationships to the environment in southwestern Oregon

Multi-criteria average reward reinforcement learning

Experimental studies of resuspension and weathering of deposited aerosol particles

Modeling air-drying of Douglas-fir and hybrid poplar biomass in Oregon

Using local climate to explain temporal variation in rare plant populations

Limit your search

Academic Affiliation

Advisor

Commencement Year

Committee Member

Creator

Date

Decade

Degree Field

Degree Level

Degree Name

File Format

Language

License

Non-Academic Affiliation

Peer Reviewed

Resource Type

Rights Statement

Subject

Search Constraints

Search Results

Limit your search