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Rhyolitic magmatism of the High Lava Plains and adjacent Northwest Basin and Range, Oregon : implications for the evolution of continental crust

Creator:: Ford, Mark T.
Abstract:: Understanding continental crust formation and modification is a fundamental and longstanding geologic problem. Influx of mantle-derived basaltic magma and partial melting of the crust are two ways to drive crustal differentiation. This process results in a low density upper crust and denser, more refractory lower crust, creating significant and vastly...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The thermal characteristics of hydrologically intact Type C and E streams in eastern Oregon

Creator:: Hopkins, Karl T.
Abstract:: Many streams in eastern Oregon are listed as water quality impaired on the basis of water temperature. However, it is often difficult to predict water temperature for these streams even if there are no anthropogenic impacts. We measured air and water temperature and stream characteristics on three Type C and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Hdrologically Intact Type C and E Streams in Eastern Oregon Abstract approved: n3J. Svej Many

The influence of environmental and physical factors on the thermal patterns of headwater streams

Creator:: Carr, Craig A.
Abstract:: A case study was performed in 2000 and 2001 to characterize the thermal pattern of four morphologically similar eastern Oregon streams and to identify the physical and environmental factors that expressed significant and functionally viable relationships with stream temperature (daily maximum, daily minimum and daily rate of heating). Stream and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: morphologically similar eastern Oregon streams and to identify the physical and environmental factors that

A characterization of seasonal pools in Central Oregon's high desert

Creator:: Dlugolecki, Laura
Abstract:: Seasonal wetlands in arid and semi-arid lands provide an important source of surface water in otherwise dry lands. Central Oregon's high desert, located in the Northern Great Basin (NGB) is dotted with hundreds of seasonal pools, locally called playas. The playas hold water or snow during parts of winter and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for

Susceptibility of select salmonids to Myxobolus cerebralis and effects of exposure on anadromous salmonids in Oregon

Creator:: Sollid, Sarah A.
Abstract:: Myxobolus cerebralis, a myxozoan parasite of salmonids, is the causative agent of whirling disease. The parasite is considered widespread throughout northeastern Oregon in the Grande Ronde and Imnaha River basins where threatened and endangered salmonid populations exist. The work presented in this thesis comprises several studies that assess the effects...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Salmonids to Myxobolus cerebralis and Effects of Exposure on Anadromous Salmonids in Oregon. Abstract

Morphological characteristics of ponderosa pine and lodgepole pine regeneration nine years after stand density reduction at three sites in central Oregon

Creator:: Michel, Alexa K.
Abstract:: Without the natural occurrence of fire in ponderosa pine forests of the western US, lodgepole pine has started to dominate regeneration in many forest stands and may be gradually replacing ponderosa pine over time. This development, however, conflicts with recent efforts in this region to restore old-aged, open ponderosa pine...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Three Sites in Central Oregon I b. hdr::ir-t ::mArrwlcJ / .3i!Jnature redacte~ for priva,:v

Groundwater elevations and temperature adjacent to a beaver pond in central Oregon

Creator:: Lowry, Michael M.
Abstract:: This study was designed and implemented to observe the spatial and temporal dynamics of groundwater levels and temperatures adjacent to a beaver pond in semi-arid central Oregon. The study site was located on the eastern boundary of Painted Hills National Monument along Bridge Creek, a tributary to the John Day...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Twenty-year changes in riparian bird communities of east-central Oregon

Creator:: Ellis, Michael S.
Abstract:: Over the last 50 years, riparian zones in the semi-arid West have gained recognition as disproportionately important habitats for both breeding bird communities and agricultural operations. Despite growing interest in exploring avian-habitat relationships in these systems to better inform land management, few studies have attempted to describe temporal changes in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Fisheries & Wildlife Fund and the Eastern Oregon Agriculture & Natural Resource Program (EOANRP). We thank

Role of propagule pressure and priority effects on plant establishment during restoration of invaded shrub-steppe

Creator:: Schantz, Merilynn C.
Abstract:: Biological plant invasions are diminishing the ecological integrity and function of ecosystems worldwide. A primary example of this is in the Great Basin of the United States, where invasive annual grasses, like cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) and medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae L. Nevski), are dominating many sagebrush-steppe ecosystems. In these invaded...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: experiments that were evaluated on seeded annual grass invaded sagebrush-steppe ecosystems in eastern Oregon

Persistence of western juniper resource islands following canopy removal

Creator:: Miwa, Christopher
Abstract:: Western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) cover has more than doubled within the last century and currently occupies over 9 million acres in the Intermountain West. Encroachment has altered the spatial distribution of soil nutrients and plants in these systems, forming nutrient enriched 'resource islands,' under tree canopies. The purpose of this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: grazing allotment in Eastern Oregon where trees had been cut 1, 8 and 15 years ago. In each age class

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Rhyolitic magmatism of the High Lava Plains and adjacent Northwest Basin and Range, Oregon : implications for the evolution of continental crust

The thermal characteristics of hydrologically intact Type C and E streams in eastern Oregon

The influence of environmental and physical factors on the thermal patterns of headwater streams

A characterization of seasonal pools in Central Oregon's high desert

Susceptibility of select salmonids to Myxobolus cerebralis and effects of exposure on anadromous salmonids in Oregon

Morphological characteristics of ponderosa pine and lodgepole pine regeneration nine years after stand density reduction at three sites in central Oregon

Groundwater elevations and temperature adjacent to a beaver pond in central Oregon

Twenty-year changes in riparian bird communities of east-central Oregon

Role of propagule pressure and priority effects on plant establishment during restoration of invaded shrub-steppe

Persistence of western juniper resource islands following canopy removal

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