This thesis merges the fields of Ecology and Anthropology by applying Habitat Suitability Modeling to the relationship between people and plants in the Pacific Northwest. In it, I create and optimize two Maxent habitat suitability models for camas (Camassia spp.) in Oregon. The first model describes the physical environment of...
The purpose of this study was to develop a plant
association classification for the mature coniferous
forests of the McDonald and Paul M. Dunn Research Forests.
A secondary objective was to quantify diversity within the
plant associations. This Forest is approximately 11,000
acres and is located 6 miles to the...
A species of Ephedra found in southeastern Oregon,
identified as Ephedra viridis Coville is reported of medicinal
value among the American Indian tribes and other
dwellers of that locality in various affections such as
venereal diseases, kidney and bladder disturbances, in
stomach ulcers and abdominal pains, in delayed menstruation,
as...
The proposed hydraulic power plant, incorporated
under the name of, "Minem Light and Power Company",
is located on the Minam River, about two miles above
the junction of the Minam and Wallowa Rivers. This is
about three miles above the county highway bridge which
is on the Wallow River, this...