Juvenile English sole (Parophrys vetulus) were
collected in Yaquina Bay, Oregon from January, 1986 to
March, 1987. Recruitment of young-of-the-year sole
occurred from January to June, 1986 and again from
December, 1986 to February, 1987. Emigration from Yaquina
Bay started in September, 1986, but a small portion of the
English...
The energy strategies of early development of the Pacific Oyster,
Crassostrea gigas, were examined. Changes in proteins, total carbohydrates,
free reducing sugars and total and neutral lipids were
determined for the unfertilized egg and larval stages through 13 days
post-settlement.
During early larval stages neutral lipid levels decreased and
provided...
The problem of a fixed rectangular structure of unit width in a
train of simple harmonic normally-incident waves is modeled. The solution
allows for variable (1) length and draft of structure, (2) differing
depths in the three (fore, aft, and beneath the structure) distinct
regions, and (3) wave period. The...
Studies were conducted from 1962 to 1966 to investigate the
effectiveness of several practices in manipulating medusahead
(Taeniatherum asperum (Sim. ) Nevski) infested and/or dominated
ecosystems by releasing competition in favor of perennial grasses.
Several herbicide treatments were evaluated for selective
control of medusahead and cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L. )...
Seasonal variations in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) leaf weight and nitrogen content were measured in Oregon's Coast and western Cascade Ranges. Current and older foliage from thinned and unthinned stands were sampled monthly from October, 1978 to September, 1979. Changes in leaf weight per unit area of foliage and...
Four brushfield reclamation methods were compared on a 28 hectare area supporting a dense overstory of red alder and a thick
understory of deciduous brush species. Tractor scarification, aerial application of 2, 4, 5-T and picloram followed by broadcast burning or tractor crushing, and aerial application of glyphosate were performed...
I investigated the population attributes and habitat
selection of mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa) recolonizing
clearcuts in the Coast Range mountains of Polk and Lincoln
counties, Oregon between June 1989 and August 1990. The
population characteristics of colonizing mountain beaver
were evaluated in 12 stands of 3 types: 1-year-old
clearcuts assumed...
This thesis provides the first general description of the natural variation in age
structure, growth rates, and survival in headwater populations of coastal cutthroat
trout Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii from western Oregon, and a subsequent
synthesis of these life-history characteristics across the range of the subspecies.
Age, growth, and survival were...
Marine reserves are known to directly replenish overfished species. However, the
community-wide effects of reserves are less clear. I examined the community of coralreef
fishes in a large, fully protected marine reserve in The Bahamas: the Exuma Cays
Land and Sea Park. Visual-transect surveys provided estimates and comparisons of the...