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Landsat-based monitoring of annual wetland change in the main-stem Willamette River floodplain of Oregon, USA from 1972 to 2012

Creator:

Fickas, Kate C.

Abstract:

Despite holding substantial ecological value, wetlands in the United States have experienced a significant decline in both area and function over the past century with the majority of freshwater wetland loss attributed to agricultural conversion. Agriculture is the second largest industry in the State of Oregon and the State places...

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Masters Thesis

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Willamette River Floodplain of Oregon, USA from 1972 to 2012. Abstract approved
Pits, Politics, and People : Identifying Barriers to the Enhancement Reclamation of Floodplain Aggregate Mines in the Willamette Valley, OR

Creator:

Morrison, Elizabeth A.

Abstract:

Aggregate, which consists of crushed rock, sand, and gravel resources, is one of the most extracted resources in Oregon. Floodplain sites throughout the Willamette Valley -- particularly along the Willamette River -- are of particular importance because they produce high quality sand and gravel, located close to the aggregate market....

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Masters Thesis

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majority of sand and gravel deposits in Oregon are in the floodplain of the Willamette River and more