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Field study of competition between medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae ssp. asperum (Simk.) Melderis) and squirreltail (Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey)

Creator:: Clausnitzer, David
Abstract:: Medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae ssp. asperum (Simk.) Melderis) is a Eurasian annual grass that infests large areas of U.S. rangelands, dominating former bunchgrass/shrub sites. Squirreltail (Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey) is a native perennial grass that has demonstrated the ability to establish in stands of medusahead. A study conducted on two sites...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF David Clausnitzer for the degree of Master of Science in Rangeland Resources

Correspondence of soil properties and classification units with sagebrush communities in southeastern Oregon

Creator:: Lentz, Rodrick David
Abstract:: This research employed multivariate analytical techniques to statistically examine the relationship between individual soillandscape units (SLUs) in Southeastern Oregon and their associated sagebrush communities. The objective was to determine if soil properties between SLUs differed, describe the variation, and verify that these differences were reflected in the taxonomic class of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: with Sagebrush Communities in Southeastern Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Rodrick D. Lentz for

The Response of Ventenata dubia to Prescribed Fire and Ungulate Grazing on the Pacific Northwest Bunchgrass Prairie

Creator:: Ridder, Luke W.
Abstract:: Ventenata dubia L. (ventenata) is an introduced, winter annual grass that has recently been raising concerns across the Pacific Northwest Bunchgrass Prairie and the Palouse Prairie. It is well established now in pasturelands, croplands, and a variety of ecosystems including grasslands, sagebrush steppe, ponderosa pine forests and woodlands. Ventenata is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Prairie Abstract approved: ____________________________________________________ Lesley R

The Effects of Nitrate and a Pathogenic Fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, on Amphibians

Creator:: Negru, Delia
Abstract:: The current rate of global biodiversity loss and extinctions is unparalleled and a major concern. Freshwater organisms are facing particularly rapid rates of biodiversity loss. Amphibians, which require an aquatic environment for part of their life cycle, are one of the most vulnerable vertebrate groups. Amphibians are experiencing population declines,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Andrew R. Blaustein The current rate of global biodiversity loss and extinctions is

A Historical and Archaeological Evaluation of Fort Yamhill's Hospital Site (35PO75)

Creator:: Wesseler, Kimberly A.
Abstract:: During the summer of 2016, Oregon State University conducted preliminary excavations of the hospital at Fort Yamhill, Oregon (35PO75). Fort Yamhill (1856-1866), has long been a focus of OSU’s field schools, offering glimpses into garrison life through the eyes of the officers and the enlisted men. However, up until recently,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Hospital Site (35PO75) Abstract approved: David R. Brauner During the summer of 2016

Activated carbon incorporated into herbicide protection pods as a seed amendment technology for revegetation

Creator:: Clenet, Danielle R.
Abstract:: Reestablishing native perennial vegetation in annual grass-invaded rangelands is critical to restoring ecosystems, especially following wildfires. Controlling invasive annual grasses is essential to increasing revegetation success; however, pre-emergent herbicides used to control annual grasses prohibit immediate seeding due to non-target herbicide damage. Thus, seeding is often delayed one year following...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Danielle R. Clenet for

Economic Benefit from Allowing Wildfires to Burn in Federal East-Side Cascade Forests

Creator:: Gagnon, Aaron R.
Abstract:: In this thesis I examine the question: can allowing a wildfire to burn this year result in a net positive economic gain? To answer this question I created 2,500 multiple sets of paired scenarios (called a fire of interest) which consist of ignitions, vegetation growth, and timber harvest over the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Aaron R. Gagnon for the degree of Master of Science in Sustainable Forest

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:: . Svej car (USDA Agricultural Research Service Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center), Dr. David R

Development of baseline data on Oregon's high desert vernal pools

Creator:: Wyland, Sara Alice
Abstract:: Vernal pools are ephemeral surface water wetlands with unique hydrology, ecology and species composition. Rare and endemic species rely on vernal pool habitat due to specialization traits the species possess because they are adapted to the extreme conditions. Many vernal pool basins have been topographically and hydrologically altered and are...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: out and refill several times in one year (Cook and Hauer, 2007; Clausnitzer and Huddleston, 2002

Woody riparian species patterns along northeast Oregon mountainous streams and the relationship to riparian capability

Creator:: Yancey, Jennifer M.
Abstract:: Woody riparian vegetation is an essential component of riparian ecosystems, responsible in part for the maintenance of functional ecological processes. The plant community composition and distribution provide an indication of the underlying mosaic of environmental attributes and processes. Restoration and management of riparian communities have been hindered by the lack...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: temperature extremes (Patten 1998, Kovalchik and Clausnitzer 2004, Brunsfeld and Johnson 1985). In east

Palynological Perspectives on Younger Dryas to Early Holocene Human Ecology at Paisley Caves, Oregon

Creator:: Saban, Chantel V.
Abstract:: The Younger Dryas climatic event is a global phenomenon associated with a 1,000 year return to glacial conditions during the late Pleistocene period between 12,800 and 11,500 cal BP. Because of its significant effects on paleoenvironmental conditions in some parts of the world, archaeologists commonly seek to assess whether the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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:: , slowly permeable soil horizon (Clausnitzer and Huddleston 2002). Perching layers reduce rates of

Ecology of woody riparian vegetation in tributaries of the Upper Grande Ronde River basin, Oregon

Creator:: Lytjen, Danna J.
Abstract:: Two studies on Catherine Creek and Meadow Creek of the Upper Grande Ronde River basin, quantified several physical and biotic influences on woody riparian community composition and structure. The Catherine Creek study examined the association of woody riparian species with elevational and geomorphic gradients. The Meadow Creek study examined the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: central and eastern Oregon (Kovalchik 1987, Crowe and Clausnitzer 1997). However, few studies have

Ecological characteristics of montane floodplain plant communities in the Upper Grande Ronde basin, Oregon

Creator:: Otting, Nicholas J.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: data, but no belowground biomass data (Crowe and Clausnitzer 1997, Kovalchick 1987, Volland 1976

Bacterial clearance in the sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

Creator:: Yui, Mary A.
Abstract:: Characteristics of bacterial clearance were investigated in the purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea). Primary clearance kinetics were determined for three bacteria, a marine Gram negative motile rod, a marine Gram positive non-motile rod, and a fresh water fish pathogen, Aeromonas salmonicida. Various doses of live bacteria were injected...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Seedling response to vegetation management in northeastern Oregon

Creator:: Lindsay, Amanda A.
Abstract:: Northeastern Oregon geology and climate provides moderately productive conditions for forest management and timber production. Although site preparation and planting are commonly used silvicultural practices, little research exists on the efficacy of specific forest herbicides and responses of seedling survival and growth in this region. This research seeks to improve...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of the Blue Mountains physiographic province (Johnson and Clausnitzer 1991). Approximately 65

Yield responses of invasive grasses to carbon doses

Creator:: Brunson, Jessi L.
Abstract:: The sagebrush steppe ecosystem of the northern Great Basin is severely degraded and continues to decline due in large part to the invasive, non-native annual grasses Bromus tectorum L. (cheatgrass) and Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski (medusahead). Restoration of invasive-dominated areas is difficult, but can be enhanced by adding a carbon...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: seedlings for soil water and nutrients (Harris 1967; Melgoza et al. 1990; Goodwin et al. 1996; Clausnitzer

Effect of high pressure processing on the survival of Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains in pure culture and Pacific oysters

Creator:: Calik, Hakan
Abstract:: Different strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) in broth cultures and Vp-inoculated live Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) were subjected to high pressure processing (HPP) at 241, 276, 310, and 345 MPa. Results showed Vp numbers were reduced by HPP in both pure culture and whole oysters. Vp inactivation was dependent on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: regression analysis 4.1 Observed D-values, slope and R values of best-fit regression lines of 99 V

Mixed-conifer forests of central Oregon : structure, composition, history of establishment, and growth

Creator:: Merschel, Andrew G.
Abstract:: The structure and composition of mixed-conifer forest (MCF) in central Oregon has been altered by fire exclusion and logging. The resulting increased density, spatial contagion, and loss of fire resistant trees decrease the resiliency of this ecosystem to fire, drought, and insects. The historical and current composition and structure of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Forest Ecology and Management 211:117-139. Hessburg, P. F., R. B. Salter, and K. M. James. 2007. Re

Survival and nest site characteristics of translocated mountain quail on Steens Mountain, Oregon

Creator:: Nelson, Jamie N.
Abstract:: Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus) populations have declined in the eastern portion of their range during the last century. However, few studies have investigated the nesting habitat and survival of Mountain Quail translocated into an area from which they have been extirpated. We translocated 217 wild Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus) from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: highly correlated (R > 0.7). We excluded height of shortest shrub from the analysis because we felt

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