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  • Forestry

    Creator:
    Avery, Bonnie E.
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    A broad definition of forestry would include the study of trees, forests, and the habitat they provide as well as their use by people. Modern, "science-based" forestry began in the nineteenth century when Europeans looked for specialists who could address questions on wood supply and extraction both at home and...
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    2004). Most articles require a strong medical or science background on the part of the reader, but some

  • Potential for Coastal Wetland Blue Carbon Offset Projects in the Point Reyes Area

    Creator:
    Minnick, Margaret T.
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    Point Reyes is a 100-square mile peninsula located on the California coast about 30 miles north of San Francisco. The peninsula, surrounding bays, and neighboring coastal mainland are a unique biodiversity hotspot. The area underwent heavy human use, including ranching and logging, during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Conservation...
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    hydrology, and prepare for climate change, particularly relevant due to the location of State Highway 1 on

  • Optimizing spatial and temporal aspects of nature reserve design under economic and ecological objectives

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    Nalle, Darek J.
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    Alteration of natural areas in attempts to support increasing human populations has been a crucial yet less publicized contributor to the fall of many of the world's greatest civilizations, since healthy ecosystems can help maintain stable societies and economies. Given this unhappy fact and the ancient relationship between people and...
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    Dissertation
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    . Claire A r~mery "'-~"' Alteration of natural areas in attempts to support increasing human

  • 'Hysterical preservationists' and 'gouge-and-run bulldozer boys' : the land-use controversy in Idaho’s White Cloud Mountains, 1968-1972

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    Jensen, Erica (Erica Lyn)
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    Similar to other spectacular scenic areas in the American West, Idaho’s White Cloud Mountains have been a contested landscape since the beginning of the 20th century. Although, legislation was introduced in Congress as early as 1913 to protect the towering mountains of south-central Idaho as a national park, the issue...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Life magazine published an article on the land-use controversy. In November of the same year Cecil

  • Judicial deference and its potential effect on agency science and natural resource management

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    Grisa, Amanda Marie Schenk
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    The USDA Forest Services' actions have come under greater scrutiny by a public that has become increasingly concerned with the legality of their actions. Often, challenges involve the quality of science used in the decision-making. Congress has mandated that the agency use the "best available science" in its decision making...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , 2008 (Lands Council III), a case focused on a project aimed at restoring the natural composition of

  • The Potential of Dynamic Segmentation for Aquatic Ecosystem Management : Pacific Lamprey Decline in the Native Lands of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (Oregon, USA)

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    Palacios, Kelly C.
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    The Lamprey Eel Decline project conducted by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (CTSI) combined traditional ecological knowledge, scientific research and geographic information science. CTSI wanted to learn why the Pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentata), a culturally and ecologically important species, was declining in the streams within their native land area....
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    of Master of Science in Marine Resource Management presented on June 2, 2000. Title: The Potential

  • Assessment of the vulnerability of Oregon and Washington's natural areas to climate change

    Creator:
    Margaret, Massie H.
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    There are currently more than 580 natural areas in Oregon and Washington managed by 20 federal, state, local, and private agencies and organizations. The natural areas network is unparalleled in its representation of diverse ecosystems found in the region and may be an excellent collection of sites for monitoring long-term...
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    on natural areas. Objectives were to (1) describe strengths of the existing natural areas network

  • The beginnings of a Russian natural history : the life and work of Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov (1711 - 1755)

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    Koroloff, Rachel
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    Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov (1711 – 1755) was a successful early Russian naturalist whose professional and social destinies were linked to eighteenth-century Russia's nascent but growing naturalist tradition. During his own time Krasheninnikov bridged the gap that existed in Russia between a distinctly European scientific practice and a tradition of Russian...
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    Masters Thesis
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    thesis will become part of the permanent collection of Oregon State University libraries. My signature

  • Integrating land use planning & biodiversity

    Creator:
    Cohn, Jeffrey P. and Lerner, Jeffrey A.
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    The workshop emphasized large-scale conservation planning: the networks of conservation lands that are being planned at state and regional levels across the country. Ideally, this approach will help preserve the country's rich biodiversity by protecting its most viable habitats and species populations. This strategy represents current theories on the application...
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    - vationists must become involved in land use planning. Development is encroaching on parks and protected areas

  • Consumer clothing inventory management

    Creator:
    Cluver, Brigitte Gaal
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    The primary objective of the present research, which investigated consumer behavior regarding the storage of clothing items no longer worn, was to develop a model that describes and explains the process of consumer clothing inventory management. Data were collected via in-depth interviews of twenty-two adult female and male informants. Guided...
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    Dissertation
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    dissertation will become part of the permanent collection of Oregon State University libraries. My signature