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Creator:: Vermilyea, Kathy Jo
Abstract:: Malheur County is located in the southeast corner of Oregon and consists of about 64 million acres of which 260,000 acres is irrigated. Groundwater contamination has been found in a 115,000 acre area in Northeastern Malheur County. The main source of the groundwater contamination is agricultural practices. The overall objective...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Agricultural and Resource Economics presented on August 18, 1993. Title: Economic and Environmental Evaluation

Creator:: Bergh, Jennifer E.
Abstract:: The importance of pollinators in native and managed landscapes is well known, and recent interest is directed towards investigating the role of native bees as providers of pollination ecosystem services. Uncertainty about bee populations at global and local scales has prompted research and general interest in conservation of bee diversity....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: all for the lively and spirited discussions about research methods and ecology. The support and

Creator:: Green, Jessica M.
Abstract:: Weed management in sustainable farming systems often requires the integration of several different pest management techniques. Cultural, biological, and chemical pest control efforts can be utilized to contribute to the common goal of reducing weeds in vegetable row crop systems. This research addresses how common disturbances such as tillage and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: - Evaluating the Effects of Agricultural Disturbance on Ground Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Activity

Creator:: Winfield, Tammy L.
Abstract:: Landscape heterogeneity is thought to differ among farm management types (i.e. organic and conventional), and this difference is hypothesized to result in variations in pest control by natural enemies. However, it is unclear if these variations in pest control are driven by landscape structure or by farm management practices themselves....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Discussion……………………………………………..47 Chapter 4: Overall Conclusions and Discussion…………………………………63 Bibliography

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