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On Nonparametric Estimation: With a Focus on Agriculture

Creator:: Färe, Rolf, Grosskopf, Shawna, Pasurka, Carl, and Martins-Filho, Carlos
Abstract:: We review nonparametric estimation of efficiency and productivity, by which we mainly mean activity analysis, or data envelopment analysis (DEA). The review covers topics that we hope will be of special interest to those doing research in the realm of agriculture. We also include a brief appendix addressing nonparametric estimation...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: on June 13, 2013 The Annual Review of Resource Economics is online at resource.annualreviews.org

The Use and Role of Predictive Systems in Disease Management

Creator:: Gent, David H., Mahaffee, Walter F., McRoberts, Neil, and Pfender, William F.
Abstract:: Disease predictive systems are intended to be management aids. With a few exceptions, these systems typically do not have direct sustained use by growers. Rather, their impact is mostly pedagogic and indirect, improving recommendations from farm advisers and shaping management concepts. The degree to which a system is consulted depends...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: The Annual Review of Phytopathology is online at phyto.annualreviews.org This article’s doi: doi

Climate Change Impacts on Marine Ecosystems

Creator:: Doney, Scott C., Ruckelshaus, Mary, Duffy, J. Emmett, Barry, James P., Chan, Francis, English, Chad A., Galindo, Heather M., Grebmeier, Jacqueline M., Hollowed, Anne B., Knowlton, Nancy, Polovina, Jeffrey, Rabalais, Nancy N., Sydeman, William J., and Talley, Lynne D.
Abstract:: In marine ecosystems, rising atmospheric CO2 and climate change are associated with concurrent shifts in temperature, circulation, stratification, nutrient input, oxygen content, and ocean acidification, with potentially wideranging biological effects. Population-level shifts are occurring because of physiological intolerance to new environments, altered dispersal patterns, and changes in species interactions. Together...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: published online as a Review in Advance on August 25, 2011 The Annual Review of Marine Science is online at

Epidemiology and Population Biology of Pseudoperonospora cubensis: A Model System for Management of Downy Mildews

Creator:: Ojiambo, Peter S., Gent, David H., Quesada-Ocampo, Lina M., Hausbeck, Mary K., and Holmes, Gerald J.
Abstract:: The resurgence of cucurbit downy mildew has dramatically influenced production of cucurbits and disease management systems at multiple scales. Long-distance dispersal is a fundamental aspect of epidemic development that influences the timing and extent of outbreaks of cucurbit downy mildew. The dispersal potential of Pseudoperonospora cubensis appears to be limited...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Pseudoperonospora cubensis: A Model System for Management of Downy Mildews. Annual Review of Phytopathology, 53

Growth characteristics and site potentials of perennial grass species

Creator:: Borman, Michael M.
Abstract:: In this study I assessed the potentials of selected, established perennial grasses to maintain site occupancy in the foothills ecosystem of the Rogue River Valley of southwest Oregon which is currently dominated by a variety of annual plants. The first evaluation compared growth curves of the perennial grasses and contrasted...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: as a mentor in the fields of natural resource economics and policy. Through Fred I have developed

A race for empire : And other true tales of the Northwest

Creator:: Review Publishing Company
Abstract:: Gerald W. Williams Collection
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: annual aggregate yield, so far, of over $3,000,000 . OKANOGAN DrsTRICT.-This well-known district lies

Economics Department Journal Review

Creator:: Faculty Senate Library Committee
Abstract:: Spreadsheet created to provide Economics Department faculty at Oregon State University with cost comparison information for the journals in which they most often published in 2003-2006. Includes journal titles, cost, impact factor (2004), publisher, and information about whether the journal is published by a non-profit or commercial publisher.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Indian Economic Review $50.00 n/a Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, University 1 1

Report of the workforce capacity group

Creator:: Oregon. Department of Forestry, Institute for Natural Resources, and Oregon Fire Program Review Workforce Capacity Workgroup
Abstract:: Through several two-day meetings the workgroup and invited subject matter experts discussed each objective in detail. Specific workforce capacity issues facing the ODF Protection from Fire Program were identified. Recommendations were developed to ensure adequate numbers of qualified and experienced personnel to supervise and perform essential tasks in the ODF...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Capacity Workgroup 2004 Protection from Fire Program Review Oregon Department of Forestry

Economics of integrated pest management : an interpretive review of the literature

Creator:: McCarl, Bruce A., Oregon State University. Department of Agricultural Economics, International Plant Protection Center, and Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station
Abstract:: Published August 1981. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: ragwort) in Oregon. Economics of Integrated Pest Management • an interpretive review of the literature

The Discourse of Demographic Diversity in U.S. Natural Resources Scholarly Literature: A Multi-Methods Qualitative Study

Creator:: Brown, Jasmine K.
Abstract:: Racial, ethnic and gender diversity have been long term topics of discussion in natural resources. Yet to date, there has not been a comprehensive review of the existing literature within the discourse of demographic diversity. Therefore, I conducted a systematic review of demographic diversity in the disciplines of forestry, fisheries,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: not been a comprehensive review of the existing literature within the discourse of demographic

ScholarsArchive@OSU

On Nonparametric Estimation: With a Focus on Agriculture

The Use and Role of Predictive Systems in Disease Management

Climate Change Impacts on Marine Ecosystems

Epidemiology and Population Biology of Pseudoperonospora cubensis: A Model System for Management of Downy Mildews

Growth characteristics and site potentials of perennial grass species

A race for empire : And other true tales of the Northwest

Economics Department Journal Review

Report of the workforce capacity group

Economics of integrated pest management : an interpretive review of the literature

The Discourse of Demographic Diversity in U.S. Natural Resources Scholarly Literature: A Multi-Methods Qualitative Study

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