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A SWOT Analysis of Invasive Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) Management in Alberta and Budapest to Guide Broader Directions

Creator:: Newton, Katherine T.
Abstract:: Managing invasive species is vital to preserving native species and maintaining the integrity of environments and ecological roles. Rats are one of the most prolific and intrusive invasive species that have successfully cohabitated with humans over centuries as we have expanded and advanced our societies. Thus, rats have historically been...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: the requirements for the degree of Professional Science Master’s in Fisheries and Wildlife

Annotated Bibliography of Research Focused on 1st-3rd Order Pygmy Rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) Habitat Selection

Creator:: Jencso, Emily D.
Abstract:: Wildlife managers often use species distribution models (SDMs) as an initial tool in conservation planning. Managers and researchers have made efforts to model the habitat and distribution of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) across their historic range since the species was proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act (USFWS 2003)....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Professional Science Masters in Fisheries and Wildlife Administration Presented May 19, 2022

How Federal Employees Manage the Challenge of Implementing the Endangered Species Act

Creator:: Jackson, Elizabeth R.
Abstract:: The Endangered Species Act (ESA) grants legal standing for any individual or party willing to challenge a species status finding in court. As a result, the legislation has become a controversial, but powerful tool leveraged in political battles and legal disputes that go far beyond the narrow confines of conservation...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: -wildlife-administration https://fwcs.oregonstate.edu/fisheries-and-wildlife/psm-fisheries-wildlife

Salmon Management in Southeast Alaska: An Examination of Multi-Dimensional Management

Creator:: Chrittenden, Whitney L.
Abstract:: Pacific salmon are culturally and economically important species to Southeast Alaska, where there is a history of large wild runs and supplemental production from hatchery programs. Salmon management in Alaska is divided amongst various governmental agencies. Non-governmental organizations also play a pivotal role in salmon management. To fulfill the requirements...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: for the degree of Professional Science Masters in Fisheries and Wildlife Administration, Department

Annual Costs of Wild Salmon Restoration Efforts in the Columbia River Basin

Creator:: Rice, Robert J.
Abstract:: The goal of this project was to estimate the total annual cost of salmon recovery efforts throughout the Columbia River Basin from all stakeholders, including direct and indirect costs. How much is spent on salmon recovery efforts each year in the Columbia River Basin? Depending on who you ask, you...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: the Columbia River Basin Robert J. Rice Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Oregon State

Fishery Policy Today: Perspectives from Oregon, Washington (DC), and Saskatchewan

Creator:: Rice, Robert J.
Abstract:: Policy development and decision-making play a critical role in natural resource management in the Pacific Northwest. To realise my internship requirements for the Professional Science Masters in Fisheries and Wildlife Administration, I completed internships with: the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), Portland State University – National Policy Process...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Converting a Production Fish Hatchery to a Fisheries Research Center: Lessons Learned from a Six Decade Transition

Creator:: Derby, Mona E.
Abstract:: The mission of federal fish hatcheries has evolved over decades under budgetary changes and new conservation regulations and policies. I evaluated the US Fish and Wildlife Service Abernathy Fisheries Technology Center, which has experienced this evolution from a production fish hatchery with research programs to a non-production, cutting edge, basic...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

An Evaluation of Collaborative Salmon Fishery Management in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Creator:: Sheridan, Thomas M.
Abstract:: Collaborative decision-making is often promoted as a means to achieve socially acceptable and enduring solutions to natural resource management issues, and one that holds promise for resolving “wicked” problems. However, success rates for implementation of collaborative recommendations are unknown. This paper explores challenges to collaborative salmon fishery management in Prince...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: the degree of Master of Science in Fisheries and Wildlife Administration, Department of Fisheries

Assessing how morphology of female desert bighorn sheep varies with climate in the Mojave Desert of California

Creator:: Torres, Jose A.
Abstract:: Understanding how spatial variation in climate correlates with phenotypic variation among individuals may offer insights about local adaptation, population performance, and species’ response to climate change. Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) in the Mojave Desert of southern California experience a broad range of temperature and aridity, inhabiting mountain ranges...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation presented on March 8, 2023. Title: Assessing how

Fifty years of change in a Pacific Northwest winter forest bird community

Creator:: Clements, Nolan
Abstract:: North American bird populations have declined throughout the past half century. The majority of studies quantifying these declines have focused on spring and summer breeding birds; not the season of scarcity, winter. We re-surveyed 7 large study plots in Douglas fir forests initially surveyed in winter during the late 1960s...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: requirements for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Fisheries, Wildlife, and

ScholarsArchive@OSU

A SWOT Analysis of Invasive Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) Management in Alberta and Budapest to Guide Broader Directions

Annotated Bibliography of Research Focused on 1st-3rd Order Pygmy Rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) Habitat Selection

How Federal Employees Manage the Challenge of Implementing the Endangered Species Act

Salmon Management in Southeast Alaska: An Examination of Multi-Dimensional Management

Annual Costs of Wild Salmon Restoration Efforts in the Columbia River Basin

Fishery Policy Today: Perspectives from Oregon, Washington (DC), and Saskatchewan

Converting a Production Fish Hatchery to a Fisheries Research Center: Lessons Learned from a Six Decade Transition

An Evaluation of Collaborative Salmon Fishery Management in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Assessing how morphology of female desert bighorn sheep varies with climate in the Mojave Desert of California

Fifty years of change in a Pacific Northwest winter forest bird community

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