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Uncertainty, risk and forest management on the Tillamook State Forest : a case study

Creator:: Stander, Hendrik C.
Abstract:: Forest management is typically associated with a high degree of uncertainty, since it relies on predictions of natural growth processes over long periods of time. A number of methods exist for mitigating the risk associated with this uncertainty, but few have the ability to explicitly minimize risk. This study will...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , since it relies on predictions of natural growth processes over long periods of time. A number of

The great fires : Indian burning and catastrophic forest fire patterns of the Oregon Coast Range, 1491-1951

Creator:: Zybach, Bob
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between land management practices of Indian communities prior to contact with Europeans and the nature or character of subsequent catastrophic forest fires in the Oregon Coast Range. The research focus is spatial and temporal patterns of Indian burning across the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , nettles, and other plants were raised in select areas by all known tribes, over long periods of time

Community-based sea turtle monitoring and management at Helen Reef, Hatohobei State, Republic of Palau

Creator:: Barr, Julie M.
Abstract:: Remote areas are frequently homes to regional subpopulations of endangered green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) and their essential habitat. Local communities are often the users and primary stewards of this valuable and charismatic resource. Recognizing this, a Hatohobeian community group in Palau has engaged in longterm monitoring and conservation management...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: habitat protection emerge as the primary near term recommendations. Long term recommendations focus on

Privacy-Sensitive Robotics

Creator:: Rueben, Matthew R.
Abstract:: This dissertation focuses on personal privacy in human-robot interaction, which we call "privacy-sensitive robotics." Our understanding of "privacy" is very broad, including not just information privacy but also physical, psychological, and social privacy. We begin by surveying the scholarly literature on privacy and talking about why it applies to interactions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: long conversations that made social psychology my second language. I appreciated connecting with you

The adorned and the adored : issues of sympathy and ownership in Victorian literature

Creator:: Schmuhl, Emily J.
Abstract:: This thesis is comprised of two articles that examine sympathy, material culture, and ownership in Victorian literature. In the first article, I explore the figure of the heiress in the Victorian literary tradition, focusing on Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and Charles Dickens's Great Expectations. George Eliot marked the heiress figure...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: students—my dear Corvallis family. Special love and thanks to Ben Lansky (my long-suffering sweetheart

Decomposition and nitrogen dynamics of red alder and Douglas-fir leaf litter in Oregon Coast Range riparian forests

Creator:: Matkins, Joselin
Abstract:: I examined factors regulating decomposition rates of red alder (Alnus rubra)) and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) leaf litter in Coast Range riparian areas in western Oregon. Overall, this study was designed to examine the influence that leaf litter quality characteristics and decomposition site treatment have on decomposition rates, to provide a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: increase long-term supplies of structural large wood debris (LWD) to streams. However, little is known

Understanding Factors Influencing Members Expression of Hypermasculine Behaviors in Fraternities Serving Male-Identified Individuals at a Predominately White Institution

Creator:: Arquette, Richard A. K.
Abstract:: This thesis explored the factors that influence members expression of hypermasculine behaviors in fraternity organizations serving male-identified students at a predominately White university in a predominately White state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. Utilizing the Auburn Differential Masculinities Inventory, this quantitative approach focused on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: like to thank Shelly Clark, a member of my committee, a mentor and a friend. For as long as I have

A Thematic Feminist Analysis of Best-Selling Children’s Picture Books

Creator:: Marie, Michelle
Abstract:: Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the top ten best-selling children's picture books of 2006 reveals that these books contain elements of systematic privilege and oppression. Dominant group members are numerically overrepresented in the sample. Major emergent themes are the normalization of racism and white privilege, the stereotypical portrayal of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: have “long golden hair.” We had been discussing possibly cutting her chin-length hair to reduce

Consumer Culture and the Performance of Identity in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender Is the Night.

Creator:: Schaake, Emma-Kate
Abstract:: The 1920’s was a period of immense growth of consumer and celebrity culture, that brought changes in film, art and the creation and presentation of identity. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender is the Night reflects these changes, particularly with respect to how cultural shifts challenge prevailing views about individual autonomy and...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . Elsie Speers. There she meets Nicole and Dick Diver who immediately charm her with the life they have

The Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds : biennial report 2003-2005 : volume 2

Creator:: Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
Abstract:: The 2003-2005 Biennial Report Volume 2 is an executive summary of Oregon's assessment of the Oregon Coastal Coho Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU). The assessment provides a detailed analysis that will inform the pending federal decision on whether to list coho as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act. Sections of Volume...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
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ScholarsArchive@OSU

Uncertainty, risk and forest management on the Tillamook State Forest : a case study

The great fires : Indian burning and catastrophic forest fire patterns of the Oregon Coast Range, 1491-1951

Community-based sea turtle monitoring and management at Helen Reef, Hatohobei State, Republic of Palau

Privacy-Sensitive Robotics

The adorned and the adored : issues of sympathy and ownership in Victorian literature

Decomposition and nitrogen dynamics of red alder and Douglas-fir leaf litter in Oregon Coast Range riparian forests

Understanding Factors Influencing Members Expression of Hypermasculine Behaviors in Fraternities Serving Male-Identified Individuals at a Predominately White Institution

A Thematic Feminist Analysis of Best-Selling Children’s Picture Books

Consumer Culture and the Performance of Identity in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender Is the Night.

The Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds : biennial report 2003-2005 : volume 2

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