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  • Fish and invertebrate distribution at multiple scales in Thomas Creek, Oregon : a transition from conifer uplands to agricultural lowlands

    Creator:
    Langshaw, Russell B.
    Abstract:
    Longitudinal patterns of fish and benthic invertebrate distribution and habitat use were similar in Thomas Creek, Oregon but clarity of these patterns differed. I studied fish and aquatic invertebrates simultaneously, at multiple scales, and used multivariate statistical techniques to compare responses to the same environmental conditions. Both types of organisms...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Distribution At Multiple Scales In Thomas Creek, Oregon; A Transition From Conifer Uplands To Agricultural

  • Community perceptions of flooding, water quality, and riparian habitat in Thomas Creek watershed of Oregon

    Creator:
    Doolittle, Lisa
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    The complexity of human/riverine systems has led to an increasing focus on land use patterns and policy. My goal is to understand the dynamics of a coupled human and natural system. The central question is how people in the community of Scio, Oregon perceive flooding, water quality, and riparian habitat....
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    Masters Thesis
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    Habitat in Thomas Creek Watershed of Oregon. Abstract approved: The complexity of human/riverine systems

  • Inside, Outside : Light and Dark

    Creator:
    Knotts, L. William
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    In a story of his life Les reflects on what he has gained and what he has lost while seeking success in the moving and shifting of military and academic life through homes and schools all over the United States. He describes himself as between races, languages, and cultures.
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    Masters Thesis
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    Redacted for Privacy Docto ohn RI9Ipe Dean o the Griduate School Redacted for Privacy L. William Knotts

  • Headwater

    Creator:
    Martens, Jacob L.
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    These essays are an attempt to rebuild memories that explore the nature of work and family. They explore how work knocks against the joints of the body and against the joints between family members, and, as time passes, how the next generation inherits the family line of work only to...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jacob L Martens for the degree of

  • Knot theory : in imitation of Lewis Thomas

    Creator:
    Schmidgall, Matthew J.
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    Knot Theory: In Imitation of Lewis Thomas is a collection of 14, 1200-word essays written in the style of Lewis Thomas, a physician who regularly contributed to The New England Journal of Medicine. His 1200-word column, "Notes of a Biology Watcher," ran from 1971 - 1980. The resulting compilations collectively...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Knot Theory: In Imitation of Lewis Thomas AN ABSTRACT OF THE

  • Geneticist L.C. Dunn : politics, activism, and community

    Creator:
    Gormley, Melinda (Melinda Brooke)
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    L. C. Dunn (1893-1974) spent most of his scientific career conducting research in developmental genetics as a member of the Zoology Department at Columbia University in the City of New York. He had an accomplished scientific career researching mutations in mice, which earned him respect from other geneticists and scientists....
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    Dissertation
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    : Mary Jo Nye L. C. Dunn (1893-1974) spent most of his scientific career conducting research

  • Nature in chains : the effects of Thomas Jefferson’s rectangular survey on a Pacific Northwest landscape

    Creator:
    Schweickert, Tina K.
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    Understanding the impact of humans on the environment has long been a topic of scholarly interest and debate. As environmental problems mount, accounts of historic ecological conditions and the factors of change become increasingly useful. This study considers competing schools of interpretation about human impacts on ecological landscapes and develops...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , 2009. Title: Nature in Chains: The Effects of Thomas Jefferson’s Rectangular Survey on a Pacific

  • Comparing Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) management techniques in upland prairie communities of the W.L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge

    Creator:
    Ensley, Jona L.
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    Dedicated to the preservation and promotion of many of the nation’s most threatened and endangered species, the W.L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge is highly invested in the management of some of the last remaining upland prairies once prevalent throughout Oregon's Willamette Valley. More than a century of land fragmentation, fire...
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    Masters Thesis
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    _____________________________________________________________________ AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jona L. Ensley for the degree of Master of Science in

  • Fantastic Histories: How Malory's Morte Darthur Influenced Tolkien's The Silmarillion

    Creator:
    Tatom, Simon K.
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    My thesis, entitled "Fantastic Histories: How Malory's Morte Darthur Influenced Tolkien's The Silmarillion," argues that J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion shares distinct similarities in style and content with Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur, primarily in the lack of detail in the descriptions of characters and events, as each attempts to create a...
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    Masters Thesis
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    similarities in style and content with Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur, primarily in the lack of detail in

  • Spring nitrogen and cultivar effects on winter canola (Brassica napus L.) production in western Oregon

    Creator:
    Ferguson, Brock T.
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    Limited information is available on the effects of applied spring nitrogen (N) and cultivar on winter canola (Brassica napus L.) production in high-rainfall environments. The objectives of this investigation were: (i) to determine the effects of spring N and winter canola cultivars on seed and oil production characteristics, and (ii)...
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    Masters Thesis
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    (Brassica napus L.) Production in Western Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Brock T. Ferguson for