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  • Valuing Coastal Risk with Revealed and Stated Preference Methods

    Creator:
    Hadziomerspahic, Amila
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    Developed coastlines provide a variety of recreation opportunities to coastal residents and visitors but are also the first line of defense for oceanfront development against chronic hazards like erosion and sea level rise. In the Pacific Northwest of the United States, oceanfront homes also face an additional severe but very...
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    Dissertation
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    approved: ______________________________________________________ Steven J. Dundas Developed

  • Understanding the economic benefits of tidal wetlands restoration

    Creator:
    Shaw, Graham R.
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    Habitat restoration projects are vital for recovering ecosystems, but they can be expensive. One way to help justify the price tag is to value the economic benefits provided by the restored habitat. The issue is that many ecosystem services and the flow of benefits they produce are complex, requiring careful...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : ______________________________________________________ Steven J. Dundas Habitat restoration projects are vital for recovering ecosystems

  • Single nucleotide polymorphism diversity in domesticated and wild sunflowers

    Creator:
    Freeman, Carrie
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    Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are the most common DNA polymorphisms in plant and animal genomes. SNPs were identified in the allele sequences of up to 12 sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) genotypes for a genome-wide sample of 81 loci originally mapped using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) markers. The RFLP loci...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Diversity in Domesticated and Wild Sunflowers. Abstract approved: teven J. Knapp Single nucleotide

  • Molecular mechanisms underlying the high oleic acid phenotype in sunflower

    Creator:
    Schuppert, Gunnar Felix
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    Wildtype sunflower typically produces 12-24% oleic acid (18:1) and 70-82% linoleic acid (18:2). High-oleic sunflower, by contrast, produces up to 80-94% oleic acid. The monounsaturated oleic acid has a greater oxidative stability than the polyunsaturated linoleic acid, predominant in wildtype sunflower, and has greater nutritional benefits than polyunsaturated and saturated...
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    Mechanisms Underlying the High Oleic Acid Phenotype in Sunflower Abstract approved: Steven J. Knapp

  • Breeding tools for Cuphea : An updated genetic linkage map and fatty acid mutant candidate gene analysis

    Creator:
    Powers, Carol Anne
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    Medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) are important industrial feedstocks for soaps, detergents and surfactants. Interspecific lines derived from Cuphea lanceolata and Cup hea viscosissima are being domesticated as a temperate source of MCFAs. These species also serve as model organisms for understanding the biosynthesis of MCFAs in seeds. Various markers...
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    Masters Thesis
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    accomplish all that I have in life. CONTRIBUTION OF AUTHORS Dr. Steven J. Knapp proposed and guided

  • The acetohydroxyacid synthase gene family its role in herbicide resistant sunflowers

    Creator:
    Hawley, Robin M.
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    Resistance to acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS)-inhibiting herbicides has been reported in over 90 weedy species, including wild sunflower biotypes, since the herbicides were developed in 1982. The AHAS gene family in sunflower, consisting of three paralogs AHAS1 , AHAS2, and AHAS3, has been targeted for inducing herbicide resistance. A polymorphism identified...
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    Masters Thesis

  • A macroscopic to microscopic study of the effects of barotrauma and the potential for long-term survival in Pacific rockfish

    Creator:
    Pribyl, Alena L.
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    Depleted species of rockfish (Sebastes spp.) from the Northeast Pacific experience high discard mortality due to "barotrauma," induced from the rapid change in pressure during capture. Research suggests rockfish have the potential to survive barotrauma if immediately recompressed, but the potential for long-term recovery is unknown. In this project, we...
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    Dissertation
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Carl. B. Schreck Steven J. Parker Depleted species of rockfish (Sebastes spp.) from

  • Essays in applied economics

    Creator:
    Nag, Sharmistha
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    My dissertation concerns two separate issues. The first issue is examined in Essay One, and the second issue is examined in Essays Two and Three. The first essay develops an economic model of the determination of the rental rate of leased farmland in the United States. Particular attention is placed...
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    : Steven T. Buccola Jeffrey J. Reimer My