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Improving Honey Bee Health: Evaluating Efficacy and Safety of Oxalic Acid Vaporization Tactic for Varroa destructor Control and Understanding Factors Triggering European Foulbrood Disease

Creator:: Bozkus, Mustafa
Abstract:: Honey bees are vital for our food production and ecosystem due to their critical pollination services. The beekeepers in the United States and worldwide have reported significant colony losses for over fifteen years. Several stressors are implicated in these colony declines, including parasites, diseases, poor nutrition, and pesticide exposure. There...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . ......................................................................................................................... 44 Figure 4.7. The proportion of larval survival in the three treatment groups (3 g, 4 g, and

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) Foraging Ecology During Marine Heatwave Conditions

Creator:: Kennerley, William L.
Abstract:: Marine heatwaves (“MHWs”) are discrete periods of anomalously warm ocean conditions that can lead to shifts in the distribution and abundance of marine organisms. Low-trophic level, pelagic forage species are frequently among those affected by MHWs, often resulting in considerable impacts upon their predators. In the North Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , T., Aarts, G., Van Kooten, T., & Dickey- Collas, M. (2014). Forage fish, their fisheries, and their

Intestinal Lesions and Parasites Associated with Senescence and Prespawn Mortality in Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

Creator:: Nervino, Stephanie A.
Abstract:: Pre-spawning mortality (PSM) presents a major problem for population recovery of spring Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Willamette River basin. In certain reaches and years, PSM has exceeded 90%. Histology has been used as the primary diagnostic method to investigate PSM in the Chinook Salmon, and a collection of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The Effect of Canopy Cover and Wildfire Smoke on Near-Surface Temperatures

Creator:: Brackett, Amanda
Abstract:: Recent shifts from clearcutting to partial retention harvesting on many ownerships and the importance of microclimate dynamics on biotic responses to regional climate highlight the need to understand how microclimate conditions in forest understories differ across gradients of partial overstories. This study compares below-canopy near-surface temperatures at 2cm above ground...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Natural Organic Matter Surface Coverage as a Predictor of Heteroaggregation between Nanoparticles and Colloids

Creator:: Oney, Dylan M.
Abstract:: Heteroaggregation of nanoparticles with naturally occurring colloids has been shown to be an important process in nanoparticle fate and transport in the aquatic environment. The advent of a functional assay to measure heteroaggregation attachment efficiencies has opened the door for further mechanistic studies. It is well known that natural organic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 1 mM HEPES, 20 mM NaCl, 15 g/L GBs. ...................... 20 Figure 5: NP concentration over time

Insight into the Productivity, Cost and Soil Impacts of a Cable-assisted Harvester-forwarder Thinning in Western Oregon

Creator:: Green, Preston Q.
Abstract:: Timber harvesting in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) region of the United States of America (USA) has a long history of explosive growth, environmental litigation and regulation, economic downturn, and workforce dynamics that have created a current environment where cable-assisted harvesting is quickly gaining popularity among private and public land managers...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: have increased over time (Van den Akker et al. 2003; Godwin et al. 2008). A major environmental

Buzzing Bolbomyiidae and Air Temperature Monitoring Methods: Investigating Long-Term Ecological Data from the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest

Creator:: Schmidt, Stephanie A.
Abstract:: The short-term duration of most ecological studies can make it difficult to capture the long-term dynamics of ecosystems and populations. Infrequent or high-impact events can be missed, or erroneously documented as baselines. Long-term ecological research enables a deeper understanding of complex processes, provides a foundation for future insights, and can...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Estimation of Soil Particle Size Distribution using CT Scans

Creator:: Boath, Max E.
Abstract:: Remote sensing techniques have been applied extensively in geospatial investigations, but their use in measuring soil physical attributes has been far less explored. Soil particle size distributions (PSD) are indispensable in modeling pedological and hydrological processes as well as biodiversity. However, estimation of PSD via gravimetric measurement methods, the standard...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Aspen Drought Stress Response, Snow Cover and Soil Moisture Dynamics on an Oregon Bunchgrass Prairie

Creator:: Neary, Andrew
Abstract:: Quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides, has experienced severe declines in recent years in part due to the effects of changing climate and extreme drought. As the dominant deciduous tree in Western North American forests, aspen plays a critical role in forest biodiversity and ecosystem function. Therefore, the persistence of this species...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Tree Species Selection Across Municipalities in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Petter, Joshua S.
Abstract:: There are many benefits provided by trees in urban areas. While there are many recommendations on maximizing the returns from urban trees, there has been little research examining how these managers are prioritizing their tree species selection. A survey instrument was constructed to survey Tree City USA designated cities across...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Improving Honey Bee Health: Evaluating Efficacy and Safety of Oxalic Acid Vaporization Tactic for Varroa destructor Control and Understanding Factors Triggering European Foulbrood Disease

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) Foraging Ecology During Marine Heatwave Conditions

Intestinal Lesions and Parasites Associated with Senescence and Prespawn Mortality in Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

The Effect of Canopy Cover and Wildfire Smoke on Near-Surface Temperatures

Natural Organic Matter Surface Coverage as a Predictor of Heteroaggregation between Nanoparticles and Colloids

Insight into the Productivity, Cost and Soil Impacts of a Cable-assisted Harvester-forwarder Thinning in Western Oregon

Buzzing Bolbomyiidae and Air Temperature Monitoring Methods: Investigating Long-Term Ecological Data from the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest

Estimation of Soil Particle Size Distribution using CT Scans

Aspen Drought Stress Response, Snow Cover and Soil Moisture Dynamics on an Oregon Bunchgrass Prairie

Tree Species Selection Across Municipalities in the Pacific Northwest

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