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  • Invertebrate composition and distribution in desert springs of Oregon

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    Mauger, Susan
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    In the summers of 1998 and 1999, aquatic invertebrate and plant communities were sampled from nineteen springs in the Warner Basin of southeastern Oregon. Across the landscape, these springs exhibited a broad range in water temperature (5-24°C), pH, conductivity, elevation, and gradient. Within a particular spring, water temperature and chemistry...
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    Of Oregon. Abstract approved Judith L. Li In the summers of 1998 and 1999, aquatic invertebrate

  • Ecology of populations of Van Dyke's salamanders in the Cascade Range of Washington State

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    McIntyre, Aimee P.
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    The Van Dyke's salamander (Plethodon vandyke,) is a rare species endemic to Washington State. It has been found in cool moist microhabitats along streams, splash zones of waterfalls, and headwater seeps. We explored the association of the Van Dyke's salamander with hydrologic condition, geomorphology, disturbance characteristics, and vegetation structure in...
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    ioiulations of Van Dyke's salamanders in the Cascade Range of Washington State Abstract approved: Richard

  • Health, well-being, and financial self-sufficiency of low-income families in the context of welfare reform

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    Corson, Corinne
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    The Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act of 1996 brought several changes to the welfare system. Among these changes are lifetime limits for receiving welfare benefits, and work requirements intended to foster economic self-sufficiency in welfare recipients. In the past few years, it has been acknowledged that there are challenges...
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    Reform. Abstract approved: Leslie N. Richards The Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation

  • The Blessingway : A Woman's Birth Ritual

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    Biddle, Jeanette M.
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    This study examines participants' perceptions of the significant messages and meanings communicated to them through the ceremony of the Blessingway (a ritual titled after the Navajo Blessingway), a contemporary women's birth ritual performed by midwives. A narrative approach was used for data gathering based on Fisher's rationale that meaning emerges...
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    Blessing;Thtv. Womanic Rirth Abstract approved: _Redacted for Privacy ( Judith K. Bowker This study

  • Fish and invertebrate distribution at multiple scales in Thomas Creek, Oregon : a transition from conifer uplands to agricultural lowlands

    Creator:
    Langshaw, Russell B.
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    Longitudinal patterns of fish and benthic invertebrate distribution and habitat use were similar in Thomas Creek, Oregon but clarity of these patterns differed. I studied fish and aquatic invertebrates simultaneously, at multiple scales, and used multivariate statistical techniques to compare responses to the same environmental conditions. Both types of organisms...
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    Lowlands. Abstract appr Judith L. Li Longitudinal patterns of fish and benthic invertebrate distribution

  • A Rhetorical Analysis of Feminist Critics' References to Virginia Woolf

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    Stockton, Judith D.
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    Virginia Woolf wrote both prose and poetry, both fiction and non-fiction: she was both a creative writer and a politically conscious reporter. She left a wealth of beautifully crafted observations and comments that continue to be immensely quotable and influential. Feminist critics today use Woolf's vocabulary to continue the feminist...
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    Virginia Woolf AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Judith D. Stockton for the degree of Master of Arts in

  • A multi-trophic level examination of recreational impacts on a national wild and scenic river

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    Wright, Kristopher Keith
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    Initially, components of an aquatic food web were examined to study impacts of recreational use on the aquatic ecology of Quartzville Creek, Oregon in 1995 and 1996. Measurements of the food web components consisted of observations of harlequin ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus), visual counts of the larval caddisfly Dicosmoecus gilvipes, benthic...
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    Examination of Recreational Impacts on a National Wild and Scenic River. Abstract approved: Judith Lew

  • The ripple effect : relationship changes in the context of a family literacy program

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    Merrill, Marina L.
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    Using a qualitative approach, this study explored how participation in a family literacy program can impact important relationships beyond the targeted parent-child dyad. Interviews with 108 parents, were collected over four program years, 1996-1999, as part of the statewide evaluation of Oregon's Even Start Family Literacy programs, were analyzed using...
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  • Lotic macroinvertebrate distribution patterns in northeastern Oregon

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    Gerth, William J.
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    This study was an investigation of lotic macroinvertebrate distribution in northeastern Oregon at two different spatial and biological scales. Examination of assemblages at a limited spatial scale revealed relationships with natural and disturbance gradients and led to questions about distribution of a population at broader spatial scales. In a 16...
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    specimens from the Middle Fork John Day River. and Dr. Judith Li provided data and L. pluviale specimens

  • Salmon and marine-derived nutrient effects on primary and secondary trophic levels

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    Claeson, Shannon M.
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    The purpose of this study was to understand the influence of organic material and nutrients from spawning salmon and supplemented salmon carcasses on stream food webs. My study objectives were to examine 1) assimilation of salmon-derived nutrients (SDN) by producers and consumers in the food web, 2) epilithic biofilm productivity,...
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    , backrubs, smiles and generosity. CONTRIBUTION OF AUTHORS Dr. Judith Li contributed to the study design