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Impacts of Reduced Tillage and Disturbance on Soil Health and Microbial Community Dynamics in Grass Seed Cropping Systems

Creator:: Zamora, Cesar G.
Abstract:: In Oregon perennial and annual grass seed cropping systems conservation management practices and their impacts on soil health and soil microbial community is not well understood. There is strong motivation to employ conservation tillage and other conservation practices to curb atmospheric carbon levels and improve soil health. However, the few...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: crop markets. Western Oregon has an ideal climate to grow annual ryegrass (ARG, Lolium multiflorum (L

Riddled with Exclusivity: The Homogeneity of the Supreme Court Bar in the Roberts Court

Creator:: Carsh, Austin M.
Abstract:: The Supreme Court Bar-the lawyers who argue before the US Supreme Court-has historically been an elite and exclusive group. This investigation examines the demographic make-up of the Supreme Court Bar in the Roberts Court and compares it to previous iterations of the Supreme Court Bar, as well as the national...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Sixth Oregon climate assessment

Creator:: Fleishman, Erica and Oregon Climate Change Research Institute
Abstract:: Consistent with its charge under Oregon House Bill 3543, the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute (OCCRI) conducts a biennial assessment of the state of climate change science, including biological, physical, and social science, as it relates to Oregon and the likely effects of climate change on Oregon. This sixth Oregon...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: , University of Oregon Ryan L. Crumley, Los Alamos National Laboratory Kieren Daley-Laursen, Chickasaw Nation

Grassland Restoration and Climate Change: Altar Valley, Arizona Case Study

Creator:: Gondor, Anne
Abstract:: The Altar Valley is an important working landscape that supports biodiversity and vulnerable species in Pima County, Arizona (Huckelberry 2000). This semi-desert grassland, alluvial valley and 713,807-acre watershed composed of 39 subbasins serves as an aquifer to a portion of southwestern Tucson. This region of Southern Arizona has been identified...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: et al. 2014; Gremer et al. 2015; Cang, Wilson, and Wiens 2016; G. S. Bodner and Robles 2017; Munson

Exceeding the standards: The benefits of place-based environmental education in schools

Creator:: Miller, Rebecca W.
Abstract:: There is a growing body of research that describes the benefits of place-based environmental education (EE) within the schools, including improved competencies, better interpersonal skills, decreased gaps in social divides, increased pupil engagement in learning, increased community awareness, and increased environmental stewardship. Though the benefits are many, few schools utilize...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: in the areas of science and mathematics (BCAMSC.org; S. Barry, personal communication, Oct. 2020

A three-dimensional mapping of the ocean based on environmental data

Creator:: Wright, Dawn J.
Abstract:: The existence, sources, distribution, circulation, and physicochemical nature of macroscale oceanic water bodies have long been a focus of oceanographic inquiry. Building on that work, this paper describes an objectively derived and globally comprehensive set of 37 distinct volumetric region units, called ecological marine units (EMUs). They are constructed on...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: , Kathleen L. Goodin5, John M. Guinotte6, Zeenatul Basher1, 5 Maria T. Kavanaugh7, Patrick N. Halpin8, Mark

Implementation Science in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: A Mixed-Methods Study of the Utility Value Intervention in General Psychology Courses

Creator:: Soicher, Raechel N.
Abstract:: Despite the dissemination of comprehensive reviews and teacher-friendly resources describing evidence-based practices to improve student outcomes, the adoption of these practices is slow and inconsistent across instructors at colleges and universities. To help reduce this research-practice gap, I argue for the application of implementation science to teaching and learning research...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , public health, clinical and school psychology). 6 References Daniel, D. B., & Chew, S. L

Factors Affecting Black-footed Ferret Populations within the Great Plains Region of North America: A Case Study

Creator:: Hodges, Rodney J.
Abstract:: The black-footed ferret is a meso-predator within the Great Plains region of North America. Before the 1900s, black-footed ferret populations were self-sustaining in large ecological patches throughout the geographical range of the Great Plains. During the 1900s, various factors such as the systematic extermination of prairie dogs (the primary food...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ferret conservation or highlight a key issue(s) negatively affecting populations of this species

Reef Microbiomes of Mo'orea, French Polynesia, a Socio-Ecological Island System

Creator:: McConnell, Kaitlin M.
Abstract:: At a time of rapid global change, a socio-ecological system (SES) approach can provide a framework through which to quantify and communicate the risks and uncertainties of coupled human-natural systems. Islands, and tropical coral reef islands in particular, can be excellent models for SES research since they may be considered...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Polynesia (17.490º S, 149.826º W), is a tropical high island with a 134 km2 footprint lying just west of

Students at the Center of the Studio: peer learning, collaborations, and service design

Creator:: Filar Williams, Beth and Nichols, Jane
Abstract:: Librarians support student success in many ways such as partnerships with writing centers. When an opportunity arose to partner with our writing center to create a shared space in our library, we saw it as a great way to support student success. Called the Undergrad Research and Writing Studio, student...
Resource Type:: Presentation
Full Text:: Jou rn ey Ma ppi ng ex am ple B l u e p r i n t i n g s e r v i c e s

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Impacts of Reduced Tillage and Disturbance on Soil Health and Microbial Community Dynamics in Grass Seed Cropping Systems

Riddled with Exclusivity: The Homogeneity of the Supreme Court Bar in the Roberts Court

Sixth Oregon climate assessment

Grassland Restoration and Climate Change: Altar Valley, Arizona Case Study

Exceeding the standards: The benefits of place-based environmental education in schools

A three-dimensional mapping of the ocean based on environmental data

Implementation Science in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: A Mixed-Methods Study of the Utility Value Intervention in General Psychology Courses

Factors Affecting Black-footed Ferret Populations within the Great Plains Region of North America: A Case Study

Reef Microbiomes of Mo'orea, French Polynesia, a Socio-Ecological Island System

Students at the Center of the Studio: peer learning, collaborations, and service design

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