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Quantitative Tools for Monitoring Strategy Evaluation and Assessment of Sea Turtle Populations

Creator:: Piacenza, Susan E. H.
Abstract:: Green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas, have endangered and threatened populations globally, but several populations show signs of population recovery. In Hawaii, nesting female green turtles have increased 5.7% year⁻¹ since 1973, but wide fluctuations in census counts of nesting females make recovery diagnosis difficult. For effective management planning, it is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Stacy K. Hargrove, Paul M. Richards, Selina S. Heppell Endangered

Seed and seedling ecology of Artemisia tridentata in a restoration context

Creator:: Wijayratne, Upekala C.
Abstract:: The semi-arid sagebrush steppe ecosystem is one of the largest biomes in North America. The steppe provides critical habitat and forage for wildlife and is economically important to recreation and livestock industries. However, the ecosystem is threatened primarily due to several negative effects associated with expansion of the exotic annual...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: encouragement during particularly challenging periods of this journey. Paul Doescher and Rick Miller prompted

Spatial and age class analysis of managed western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) woodlands in central Oregon

Creator:: Zophy, Kelley T.
Abstract:: Juniper is a native species to Oregon and confers ecological benefits to wildlife when it is at savannah and transitional densities. Its range and extent have fluctuated with climatic change, but the current range expansion is unprecedented in its extent. The range expansion has been associated with the degradation of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: mentor and to Dr. Paul Doescher, and Dr. Richard Miller, who have provided thoughtful insights and

Vegetation response to prescribed fire in mountain big sagebrush ecosystems at Lava Beds National Monument, California

Creator:: Ellsworth, Lisa M.
Abstract:: Anthropogenic land use alterations such as livestock grazing and fire suppression have greatly altered sagebrush grasslands of the Great Basin, facilitating invasion of exotic annuals, increases in woody species, and losses of native species. Much of the current research surrounding wildland and prescribed fire in sagebrush dominated ecosystems has focused...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Boone Kauffman Richard F. Miller

The Islamic Prohibition on Interest : Muslim Americans’ Financial Understandings, Attitudes, and Behavior

Creator:: Moussaoui, Ibrahim
Abstract:: In Islam, paying and receiving interest is prohibited based on the belief that money should not be a commodity that is “rented” out; instead, Islamic lending structures arrange loans on an equity basis. This work examines the historical origins of interest prohibition and explains how different Islamic financial products provide...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: _____________________________________________________________________ Paul Thompson, Committee Member, representing Economics

A Holistic Model: A risk assessment model for internal conflict and case study of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Creator:: Gharib, Camron I.
Abstract:: Internal conflicts are detrimental to a country’s development for a number of reasons. Therefore, it is beneficial to identify the factors that lead to internal conflict. The three perspectives used to understand why internal conflicts occur are the systemic lens, the individualist perspective, and an interpretation that emphasizes the role...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: and drivers of civil conflict. 1Collier, Paul. The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are

The spatial characteristics of the seafood processing industry

Creator:: Bonacker, Gregg Lynn
Abstract:: This study examines the spatial characteristics of the seafood processing industry on the Oregon Coast. Three study areas are discussed: the Astoria area, the Newport area, and the Coos Bay area. The industry is categorized by four types of seafood processors. Types and uses of processing and nonprocessing space are...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: appreciation to the members of my graduate committee: Dr. Raymond M. Northam, Dr. Richard M. Highsmith and Dr

Enhancement of biological control for postharvest diseases of pear

Creator:: Benbow, Jesse M.
Abstract:: Yeast biocontrol agents that were applied to 'Bose' and 'Anjou' pears in the field up to three weeks prior to harvest were found to survive on the fruit at high population levels on both pear varieties. Cryptococcus infirmo-miniatus, Cryptococcus laurentii, and Rhodotorula glutinis maintained populations averaging 5 x 10⁶ cfu/fruit...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Dr. Paul Chen of the Horticulture department, and Dr. Richard Waring of the Forest Science

Estimation of wave phase speed and nearshore bathymetry using video techniques

Creator:: Stockdon, Hilary F.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: thank the other members of my committee, Jim Good, Paul Komar, and Richard Daniels, for their reviews

On the formation of fluvial islands

Creator:: Wyrick, Joshua R.
Abstract:: This research analyzes the effects of islands on river process and the effects river processes have on island formation. A fluvial island is defined herein as a land mass within a river channel that is separated from the floodplain by water on all sides, exhibits some stability, and remains exposed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Quantitative Tools for Monitoring Strategy Evaluation and Assessment of Sea Turtle Populations

Seed and seedling ecology of Artemisia tridentata in a restoration context

Spatial and age class analysis of managed western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) woodlands in central Oregon

Vegetation response to prescribed fire in mountain big sagebrush ecosystems at Lava Beds National Monument, California

The Islamic Prohibition on Interest : Muslim Americans’ Financial Understandings, Attitudes, and Behavior

A Holistic Model: A risk assessment model for internal conflict and case study of the Democratic Republic of Congo

The spatial characteristics of the seafood processing industry

Enhancement of biological control for postharvest diseases of pear

Estimation of wave phase speed and nearshore bathymetry using video techniques

On the formation of fluvial islands

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