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Habitat monitoring : an approach for reporting status and trends for state comprehensive wildlife conservation strategies

Creator:: Schoonmaker, Peter and Luscombe, Wayne
Abstract:: This paper provides some background information on coarse to medium scale habitat monitoring techniques and proposes a framework for a statewide system. It is designed for state fish and wildlife agencies and their partners to help them meet the monitoring requirement in the development of wildlife strategies.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: for Reporting Status and Trends For State Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategies

Oregon comprehensive wildlife conservation strategy: Voluntary conservation tools and programs

Creator:: Defenders of Wildlife
Abstract:: This draft document describes different types of conservation tools and highlights some conservation programs currently available in Oregon, along with an assessment of their effectiveness for habitat conservation and for participating landowners.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: agents, and consultants. Existing State Conservation Programs in Oregon Oregon offers a variety of

Oregon State's Year in Sound, 1955-1956

Creator:: Nielsen, Elizabeth
Abstract:: A sound recording issued with the 1956 Oregon State College yearbook was selected by the OSU Archives as a test case for digitization.
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: widely represented in the Oregon State University Archives collections. They include oral history

OSU Libraries Communications Task Force Report 2005

Creator:: Conatser, Lisa, Cook, Kerrie, Mang, Alice, Deitering, Anne-Marie, and Smith, Wendy
Resource Type:: Other

Oregon coastal community water supply assessment

Creator:: Achterman, Gail, Davis-Born, Renee, Rolston, Irene, and Gaines, Lisa
Abstract:: On the Oregon coast, however, the issue of water supply has become paramount, especially given the need to restore instream flows in order to restore coastal salmon runs and meet water quality standards. With the ebb and flow of population and the economic growth of Oregon coastal communities, three hypotheses...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: . Achterman Renee Davis-Born Irene Rolston Lisa Gaines Institute for Natural Resources Oregon State

The Distribution and Abundance of a Non-native Eelgrass, Zostera japonica, in Oregon Estuaries

Creator:: Dudoit, Chana Makale’a
Abstract:: Biological introductions may considerably alter the composition and community dynamics of invaded areas thereby changing many ecosystem processes including productivity, decomposition, nutrient cycling and hydrology. The effects on native species may be obscured by a lack of information on distribution and abundance patterns. The Japanese eelgrass, Zostera japonica, was introduced...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-2914 Senior Thesis Bachelor of Science Degree April 2006

Rate of prey consumption in two intertidal crab species : the introduced European green crab, Carcinus maenas, and native dungeness crab, Cancer magister

Creator:: Davidson, Timothy Mathias
Abstract:: The prey consumption rates of two estuarine crab species were compared: the introduced Carcinus maenas and the native Cancer magister. Similar sized crabs of each species were placed into individual perforated plastic boxes and then placed in a seawater table. Each crab was offered 50 Mytilus trossulus mussels (15-25mm) per...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: , Cancer magister. by Timothy Mathias Davidson Department of Environmental Science Oregon State

Measure 37: Is it doing what Oregon voters wanted?

Creator:: Richmond, Henry R. and Houchen, Timothy G.
Abstract:: When voters considered Measure 37 in 2004, what it would do was a guessing game. Moreover, arguments made to justify the measure were untested. Today, three years and 7,462 claims later, what Measure 37 would do is increasingly clear. In addition, new research shows two key Measure 37 justifications were...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Planning for an institutional repository: lessons learned at Oregon State University

Creator:: Webster, Janet G.
Abstract:: The Oregon State University Libraries began working on implementation of an institutional repository through a five month planning process. The Task Force responsible for the planning identified campus needs for such a service, examined persistent issues and challenges, and made recommendations for a pilot project. These steps are summarized and...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: at Oregon State University Janet Webster Guin Library, Hatfield Marine Science Center Oregon State

Implementation of a new library/university service: Oregon State University’s Institutional Repository

Creator:: Webster, Janet G., Boock, Michael, Christie, Anne, Landis, Lawrence, Kristick, Laurel, and Frumkin, Jeremy
Abstract:: This report was done by the OSU Libraries Institutional Repository Task Force for the OSU Libraries Administration.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: service: Oregon State University’s Institutional Repository OSU Libraries Institutional Repository Task

Limiting factors assessment and restoration plan Rock Creek : tributary to Devil's Lake, Lincoln County, Oregon

Creator:: Bio-Surveys, LLC and Sialis Company
Abstract:: This document provides watershed restoration actions proposed to enhance the Coho Salmon population within the Rock Creek / Devils Lake basin in Lincoln County, Oregon. The stream is the principle tributary of Devil’s Lake, a lake of natural origin that opens into the Pacific Ocean at the northern edge of...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: the hillslopes, agricultural use, and urbanization. Oregon State Parks owns the lower wetlands

OSU Campus Diversity Action Plan

Creator:: Oregon State University
Abstract:: The 2007 Oregon State University Diversity Action Plan is designed to provide a strategic direction for all of the university's diversity-related efforts.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Vision In 2016, the Oregon State University Strategic Diversity Action Plan will be celebrating its ten

A day in the life : my job is changing

Creator:: Gilmont, Susan
Abstract:: This article is part of a collection of articles dealing with the endeavors and projects of support staff in Oregon libraries. Describes an ordinary workday at a specialized academic branch library.
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: , Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State University Type of library: Academic

Tsunami Digital Library Needs Assessment: Final Report to Oregon State University Libraries and the Northwest Alliance for Computational Science & Engineering

Creator:: Lehman, Heather and Webster, Janet G.
Abstract:: The project team surveyed and interviewed forty identified experts within the diverse tsunami community. The survey revealed that this community is a sophisticated user of Internet search engines and tools and is very familiar with existing information. The sites mentioned most frequently as being helpful were those of the National...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Tsunami Digital Library Needs Assessment Final Report to Oregon State University Libraries and the

Difference in prostate cancer rates between the United States and Spain : effect of vitamin D

Creator:: Marvel, Kathryn
Abstract:: Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men, but rates around the world vary greatly. Americans have the highest incidence rates in the world, 4 to 5 times those of Spain. The hypothesis of this thesis was that vitamin D metabolism is a factor in prostate cancer development...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Biological considerations for a new approach to regulating genetically modified crops in the United States

Creator:: McDonough, Ashley
Abstract:: The debate over GM crops is one of the most controversial issues of recent decades. The debate has many dimensions, including environmental impacts, benefits and risks to human health, intellectual property rights, adequacy of biosafety regulations, and fundamental ethical acceptability. The potential benefits of GM crops are numerous, including improved...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: McDonough A PROJECT submitted to Oregon State University University Honors College in partial

The Evolution of the Commerce Clause : An Evaluation of Recent Supreme Court Decisions in the Context of Federal Wetlands Protection

Creator:: Nash, Mary Ann
Abstract:: The decisions in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 531 U.S. 159 (2001) (SWANCC) and Rapanos v. United States, 547 U.S. ___(2006), deviated from the more broad interpretations of congressional intent granted by the court in past assessments of the constitutionality of environmental...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Protection. by Mary Anne Nash A PROJECT submitted to Oregon State University University Honors College

Step by step through the scholarly conversation : a collaborative library/writing faculty project to embed information literacy and promote critical thinking in first year composition at Oregon State University

Creator:: Deitering, Anne-Marie and Jameson, Sara
Abstract:: At Oregon State University (OSU), writing instructors and librarians collaboratively teach research writing and information literacy in first year composition courses (FYC). A four-week unit focuses on the connections between critical thinking, writing and learning, and information literacy. This paper describes the process of developing, implementing, and refining this collaborative...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Critical Thinking in First Year Composition at Oregon State University Anne-Marie Deitering Sara Jameson

Biodiesel in Oregon : an agricultural perspective

Creator:: Lahmann, Emily Loren
Abstract:: Biodiesel is a renewable, non-toxic, and biodegradable diesel fuel made from agricultural feedstocks. With a vibrant agricultural industry, Oregon is positioned to play an important role in the future of this energy source. Limiting factors to widespread biodiesel production include low value of biodiesel feedstock crops, lack of infrastructure, lagging...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon State University University Honors College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

The face of Oregon's library community

Creator:: Webster, Janet G. and Cole, Maureen
Abstract:: One goal of the Oregon Library Association's Vision 2010 is to promote a strong and diverse workforce throughout all of the state's libraries. The forecasted shortage of librarians in the next decade prompted the OLA Board to request a demographic study of Oregon's libraries. A simple survey was adminstered at...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Library Community Janet Webster Oregon State University Libraries Maureen Cole Kellenberger Library

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