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Creator:: Bennett, Lauren
Abstract:: Many pollinators across the globe are experiencing population threats and declines (Potts et al. 2010). Approximately 85 percent of the world’s flowering plants depend on animals, mostly insects, for pollination (Ollerton et al. 2011). As over 80 percent of the United States population lives in cities (U.S. Census Bureau 2016),...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: environment or natural resource) are realized. Human understanding of pollinators and actions to support

Creator:: Claussen, Lauren N.
Abstract:: This study identifies contemporary research in the field of recreation ecology focusing on ecological impacts of mountain biking and establishing best management practices for sustainable trail development and management. A site analysis at Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest (BMDSF) takes existing knowledge and research on sustainable trail development and applies...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . The use of GIS has become ubiquitous in natural resource 27 management as a method to map

Creator:: Marshall, Abigail C.
Abstract:: Sustainable elk (Cervus canadensis) habitat management on U.S. Forest Service (USFS) lands involves a complex relationship between management practices and ecological processes. A relatively novel Rocky Mountain elk population (Cervus canadensis nelsoni) on the Plumas National Forest (PNF) in northeastern California became established in the early 2000s, but there is...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: in Plumas County, however, the Elk Calving Monitoring Program is targeted at natural wildlife

Creator:: Klupar, Sydney A.
Abstract:: Local economic development can help lessen the impact of large-scale shocks on small communities as it provides them with resilient systems that do not require as much support from global supply chains. In smaller communities, shared governance, interactive and adaptive planning, and evidence-based policymaking strategies can facilitate resilient systems. The...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Benton County Economic Development: Supporting

Creator:: Sherman, Lorelle M.
Abstract:: The western purple martin (Progne subis arboricola) is a species of conservation concern throughout the Pacific Northwest. In western Oregon, the purple martin nests in three major ecosystem types: inland open-water, coastal, and upland forest. The availability of suitable breeding habitat is a major limiting factor for western purple martin...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: martins breeding in natural cavities. Horvath (1999) surveyed purple martins throughout Oregon and

Creator:: Miller, Donielle F.
Abstract:: Adults with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) are overrepresented in the homeless population, and Oregon’s homeless population has expanded in recent years. In the 1950s, the mentally ill were moved out of the state hospitals and into the community. However, due to a lack of support services in the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: : Oregon Center for Public Policy. 4 A DYSFUNCTIONAL SYSTEM Urban areas like Portland host most

Creator:: Katz, Brian G.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand the vulnerability and adaptive capacity of shellfish stakeholders in the Pacific Northwest who are adapting to ocean acidification (OA). This study developed a geovisualization tool of existing environmental data for assessing species-specific risk profiles to OA (based on their exposure and sensitivity),...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the

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