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Oregon's integrated water resource planning : public knowledge, risk perception, and civil society

Creator:: Hubbard, Monica L.
Abstract:: The overall purpose of this research is to assess the Oregon public's capacity to address water resources disturbances through civil society. According to scientists and resource managers, Oregon's water resources are over taxed and at risk, with future projections placing additional stress from climate change and population growth. Oregon's 2009...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Monica L. Hubbard for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Development of new high-temperature piezoelectric perovskite ceramics

Creator:: Ansell, Troy Youngmin
Abstract:: Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) is the dominant ferroelectric material in the market due to its excellent piezoelectric properties, relatively high Curie transition temperature (T[subscript C]), low cost, etc. However, because of emerging applications with requirements for high temperature (T[subscript C] > 400 °C) ferroelectrics, researchers are increasingly looking at alternative...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Troy Youngmin Ansell

Ecotypic adaptation of Setaria lutescens (Weigel) F. T. Hubbard to alfalfa culture in California

Creator:: Schoner, Carl Arnold
Abstract:: Setaria lutescens (yellow foxtail) plants, grown from five seed sources were compared in California. Seed sources were: Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and California. Morphological and physiological differences between biotypes include: plant size, growth habit, time required to mature and reproductive capa city. Most significant is the prostrate habit of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . HUBBARD, TO ALFALFA CULTURE IN CALIFORNIA Abstract approved by Redacted for privacy William W. Chilcote

Making Sense of the Wilderness Experience in the United States: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Creator:: Engebretson, Jesse M.
Abstract:: Federally designated wilderness areas in the United States are uniquely required to provide opportunities for particular types of recreational experiences. According to the Wilderness Act of 1964, the law that governs the management of designated wilderness in the U.S., wilderness areas are to provide “outstanding opportunities for solitude or a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Troy E. Hall Federally designated wilderness areas in the United States are uniquely

Understanding Public Perceptions of Post-Wildfire Landscape Recovery

Creator:: Kooistra, Chad M.
Abstract:: Forest disturbances, such as wildfires, pine beetle outbreaks, and floods are important features of many landscapes and ecosystems. Many disturbances are increasing in size, frequency, and intensity due to changing climates and land management decisions. The changing ecological and aesthetic conditions following a disturbance can lead to negative short- and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: ______________________________________________________ Troy E. Hall Forest

Organization, Objectives, and Procedural Outcomes: Trade-Offs Associated with Managerial Choices in Oaxacan Community Forest Enterprises

Creator:: Engbring, Gretchen M.
Abstract:: This paper examines four community forest enterprises (CFEs) in Oaxaca, Mexico, where CFEs have been held up as a positive example of community forestry that simultaneously addresses both conservation and development goals. CFEs are community-owned businesses that manage their forests to provide income and other benefits and may be considered...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Reem Hajjar Troy Hall This paper examines four community forest enterprises (CFEs) in

A Climate of Risk: Modeled Vegetation, Carbon, Fire, and Biomass Loss Risk in Western Oregon and Washington under Climate Change

Creator:: Sheehan, Timothy J.
Abstract:: Managing wildlands to protect species and ecosystem services in response to climate change is challenging. To develop effective long-term strategies, natural resource managers need to account for the projected effects of climate change as well as the uncertainty inherent in those projections. Vegetation models are one important source of projected...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: production of this dissertation. I thank my committee members, Drs. John Bolte, Troy Hall, Meg Krawchuk

Predictions and Practices for Reducing Heat Damage in Northern Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.)

Creator:: Yang, Fan-Hsuan
Abstract:: Heat-related fruit damage is a common problem in the northern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L). This is particularly true in regions such as the northwestern United States, where summers are warm and dry, and daytime temperature regularly exceeds 32 oC. Millions of dollars of fruit damage are reported in blueberries...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: female scientists that serve as my role models. Dr. Troy Peters assisted me with the modeling and

Quantifying the Unproductive Water Lost as Evaporation from Different Irrigation Designs by Analysis of the Soil Stable Water Isotope Compositions

Creator:: Al-Oqaili, Firas M.
Abstract:: The knowledge about the intensive agricultural irrigation is very limited, but the use of irrigation is rapidly increasing. As an outcome, the sympathetic ecosystem is accepting modern irrigation that will play an essential function in the present and future for agricultural products. My dissertation will display the modification for investigation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , the average isotope ratio of soil water under LESA irrigation (δD= -114.5‰, δ18O= -14.5‰) had lower

Impact of a human sexuality course on university students' knowledge, attitudes, and acceptability of sexual behaviors

Creator:: Schmall, Vicki L.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Appendices 131 Appendix A 131 Appendix B 134 Appendix C 144 Appendix D 167 Appendix E 169 Appendix F 170

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Oregon's integrated water resource planning : public knowledge, risk perception, and civil society

Development of new high-temperature piezoelectric perovskite ceramics

Ecotypic adaptation of Setaria lutescens (Weigel) F. T. Hubbard to alfalfa culture in California

Making Sense of the Wilderness Experience in the United States: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Understanding Public Perceptions of Post-Wildfire Landscape Recovery

Organization, Objectives, and Procedural Outcomes: Trade-Offs Associated with Managerial Choices in Oaxacan Community Forest Enterprises

A Climate of Risk: Modeled Vegetation, Carbon, Fire, and Biomass Loss Risk in Western Oregon and Washington under Climate Change

Predictions and Practices for Reducing Heat Damage in Northern Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.)

Quantifying the Unproductive Water Lost as Evaporation from Different Irrigation Designs by Analysis of the Soil Stable Water Isotope Compositions

Impact of a human sexuality course on university students' knowledge, attitudes, and acceptability of sexual behaviors

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