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Yosemite region nitrogen deposition and patterns in the composition of lichen communities

Creator:: Hutten, Martin
Abstract:: This dissertation describes patterns in epiphytic macrolichen community composition along a nitrogen deposition gradient in the Yosemite region of the Sierra Nevada in California. This region is part of the largest federal air quality Class 1 designated air-shed in the western United States, covering the entire crest of the Sierra...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: would like to thank my graduate committee members, Linda Geiser, Pat Muir, and Steve Perakis for their

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:: Steve Perakis for lending his expertise in soil nutrient cycling, Pat Muir for always thinking about

Yaquina and Alsea River Basins Estuarine Wetland Site Prioritization Project : final report

Creator:: Brophy, Laura S.
Abstract:: This project, commissioned in 1998, is part of the MidCoast Watersheds Council's efforts to better understand the status and condition of the area's natural resources and to work with interested landowners to enhance and protect important areas.
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Working with differences in communities : a handbook for those who care about creating inclusive communities

Creator:: Schauber, Ann C. and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Ideal for personal-growth study groups, for staff in business or agency human-resource departments, and for organizations that work on diversity issues. A gentle yet challenging look at ways to change the world by changing one's own intercultural relationships. Discusses differences in communication styles, sense of time and space, and power...
Resource Type:: Book

Women of valor : the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, St. Paul, Oregon, 1844-1852

Creator:: Poet, Rebecca McClelland
Abstract:: In 1986, researchers from Oregon State University, led by Dr. David Brauner, came to the small Catholic community of St. Paul, Oregon as part of ongoing research on the French-Canadian inhabitants of the Willamette Valley between 1829 and the mid-1860s. They were searching for the remains of the first Catholic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: finished. Last, but certainly not least, my husband, Steve, never lost faith in me, even when I had

Women in Forest Sector Leadership: A Qualitative, Multi-country Study

Creator:: Larasatie, Pipiet
Abstract:: Generally presented as a preferred social norm based on both ethical considerations and legislative demands, gender equality has been highly encouraged in recent years. For instance, The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 call out achieving gender equality and empowerment of women. However, although there are multiple efforts to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Wildlife Health in Managed Forests : Immunity and Infectious Diseases in Wild Rodents of Oregon

Creator:: Hanselmann, Rhea
Abstract:: With continual and worldwide human population growth, our impact on the natural environment expands and intensifies every day. We consume natural resources, burn fossil fuels, and release toxic compounds into the air, water, and earth. We build roads that fragment the landscape, construct new settlements, and develop agricultural lands in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Carol Turner; Steve Lehto and Ryan Mitchell in Maintenance at OSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine

Wildfire risk management : strategic interaction and spatial interdependence

Creator:: Busby, Gwenlyn M.
Abstract:: In this dissertation, I examine how the spatial configuration of forest ownership influences the risk-mitigating behavior of public and private forestland owners over time. I determine whether or not the predicted equilibrium outcomes are socially optimal and, if not, whether the introduction of regulation, liability, or private insurance would lead...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Richard Haynes, Jeffrey Arthur, and Steve Buccola, for their valuable comments throughout the evolution

Why Anchor Forests? Exploring a Conceptual Framework for Tribal Leadership in Cross-boundary Forest Governance

Creator:: Jacobson, Meredith A.
Abstract:: In response to the increasing pace and scale of wildfire and forest health challenges, the Intertribal Timber Council (ITC) proposed the creation of “Anchor Forests,” where a tribe would convene surrounding landowners to collaboratively manage the entire landscape, across property boundaries. This emergent concept has sparked conversation but has not...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: new ideas. Thank you, John Waconda and Don Motanic, for first discussing Anchor Forests with me, and

Whose community is it anyway? : the CDA and cultural conflicts over speech and pornography

Creator:: Christian, Mary Ann
Abstract:: The Communication Decency Act became law in 1996 and was immediately challenged on Constitutional grounds. It was subsequently declared unconstitutional based on the First Amendment guarantee of free speech. Using Fantasy Theme Analysis, an analysis of the dramatic elements of the key players was accomplished. The dramatic elements of Overall...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Yosemite region nitrogen deposition and patterns in the composition of lichen communities

Yield responses of invasive grasses to carbon doses

Yaquina and Alsea River Basins Estuarine Wetland Site Prioritization Project : final report

Working with differences in communities : a handbook for those who care about creating inclusive communities

Women of valor : the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, St. Paul, Oregon, 1844-1852

Women in Forest Sector Leadership: A Qualitative, Multi-country Study

Wildlife Health in Managed Forests : Immunity and Infectious Diseases in Wild Rodents of Oregon

Wildfire risk management : strategic interaction and spatial interdependence

Why Anchor Forests? Exploring a Conceptual Framework for Tribal Leadership in Cross-boundary Forest Governance

Whose community is it anyway? : the CDA and cultural conflicts over speech and pornography

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