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Creator:: Lawonn, Matthew James
Abstract:: The Kittlitz's murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris) is a rare member of the seabird family Alcidae that breeds in coastal areas of Alaska and Beringian Russia. The species belongs to the genus Brachyramphus, an unusual seabird taxon in which all three extant species nest non-colonially, situating their nests up to 75 km...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: friends who have dwelled in happy misery with me during my brief time in Nash 212–Stefanie Collar, Dan

Creator:: Reilly, Brendan T.
Abstract:: Stratigraphy and chronology are essential to sedimentological study of Earth system histories. And, stratigraphy and chronology are often challenging and interesting problems themselves. The Quaternary (2.588 Ma - present) experienced paleoenvironmental and paleo-geomagnetic variability well outside the range of the recent instrumental record, providing the opportunity to place recent observations...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: you. Most importantly, I have been very lucky to have incredible advisers. Stefanie

Creator:: Archer, Pamela Emily
Abstract:: Olympia oysters, “Ostrea conchaphila,” were once common along the west coast of North America. A popular delicacy, native oyster populations began to decline in the late 1800’s due to over‐harvest, degraded water quality, and habitat loss. Interest in re‐establishing the native oyster in a small Oregon estuary, Netarts Bay, culminated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: during this project: Robbie & Daniel Wisdom, Stefanie Gera, Abby Nickels, Rebecca Tully, Brent

Creator:: Suzuki, Yasuko
Abstract:: Caspian terns (Hydroprogne caspia) and double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) nest in large colonies on East Sand Island in the Columbia River estuary, the largest known colonies for the two species in the world. Both species of piscivorous colonial waterbirds have been identified as predators with a significant impact on the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Bixler, Stefanie Collar, Brendan Courtot, Karen Courtot, Dave Craig, Christy Hands, Lauren Kerr, Tim

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