This report focuses on the use of ecological indicators to evaluate ecological restoration effectiveness, particularly restoration aimed at salmonid recovery and watershed restoration efforts under the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds. Part 1 addresses conceptual issues including how indicators can be linked to monitoring, how conceptual models can be...
This monograph presents a proof grammar for a formal language containing property symbols of every finite type. The proof grammar is thus applicable to any finite level higher-order logic.
The unique features of this system are: first, its mode of presentation as a recursive discourse grammar rigorously constructed from the...
The flow of incompressible, viscous fluids in R³ is governed by the non-linear Navier-Stokes equations. Two common linearizations of the Navier-Stokes equations, the Stokes equations and the Oseen equations, are studied in this thesis using probabilistic methods.
The incompressibility condition presents new challenges for the well known theory relating partial...
Many mycorrhizosphere microorganisms can produce
plant growth regulating compounds in vitro. Plant growth
regulating compounds are known to mediate root growth and
development. In reforestation practices, conifer tree
seedling growth and survival are linked to rapid root
growth and development after outplanting. Multifactorial
experiments were conducted to document variations in...
Nearly all birds communicate through sound, and there has been much study of avian populations and communities using song and other vocalizations. Owls are no exception as they defend territories, advertise for mates, and defend against threats using various vocalizations. However, due to their generally nocturnal habits, some owl species...
Strategic planning for forests subjected to multiple uses is important for management that sustains and balances these many uses. In the wildland urban interface where forests are in the backyards of members of the public who avidly recreate in them, it is also important to include the community in the...
"... the major thrust of this study is to: 1. Identify and rank by priority all vulnerable resources in the study area, 2. Designate specific areas for protection and determine how physical processes will effect their vulnerability, 3. Suggest suitable protective and cleanup response measures, 4. Map resource locations, boom...