An experimental biomass combustion facility has been
built and established at Oregon State University. The
furnace, or Biomass Combustion Unit ( BCU ), uses an augertype
fuel feed system, grate-type fuel support with under
and over fire air supply.
Fourteen pellet species from five States - Alaska,
Washington, Oregon, Idaho,...
Rhododendrons and blueberries are popular
plants in home gardens in western Oregon and
Washington. Both are easy to grow in most
gardens, but problems with growth can occur if
the soil is not sufficiently acidic. Even in the
naturally acidic soil west of the Cascade Mountains,
soil often is not...
Widespread, rapid, drought-, and infestation-triggered tree mortality is emerging as a phenomenon affecting forests globally and may be linked to increasing temperatures and drought frequency and severity. The ecohydrological consequences of forest die-off have been little studied and remain highly uncertain. To explore this knowledge gap, we apply the extensive...
The bivalve Pacific geoduck (Panopea generosa) has been used in the eastern North Pacific Ocean to create proxies for environmental factors such as temperature and oceanographic conditions. This type of research depends upon accurate age determination of Pacific geoducks, which historically was based on shell growth-increment counts. A recent study...
The rapid disruption of tropical forests probably imperils global biodiversity more than any other contemporary phenomenon¹⁻³. With deforestation advancing quickly, protected areas are increasingly becoming final refuges for threatened species and natural ecosystem processes. However, many protected areas in the tropics are themselves vulnerable to human encroachment and other environmental...
Groundnut ringspot virus (GRSV) and Tomato chlorotic spot virus
(TCSV) are two emerging tospoviruses in Florida. In a survey of the
southeastern United States, GRSV and TCSV were frequently detected in
solanaceous crops and weeds with tospovirus-like symptoms in south
Florida, and occurred sympatrically with Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV)...
To meet societal needs, modern estuarine science needs to be interdisciplinary and collaborative, combine discovery with hypotheses testing, and be responsive to issues facing both regional and global stakeholders. Such an approach is best conducted with the benefit of data-rich environments, where information from sensors and models is openly accessible...