A new checklist of the macrobenthic marine algae of Oregon is presented. The new list includes 50 new records and 90 new names, providing an overall nomenclatural change in the recorded flora of 36 percent since the earlier list of Phinney (1977). Of the 387 taxa reported, 20 percent have...
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to its southern (Jaccard Coefficients of 54 and 44 respectively). Species richness
is surprisingly
Floods and ensuing damage have always been a problem for man.
Initial reaction to the frequent destruction was to avoid siting
permanent domiciles on flood-prone lands. As a result of increasing
population and pressure for development, flood control structures
were built. Instead of reducing flood losses, however, flood control
projects...