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Creator:: Kaylor, Matthew J.
Abstract:: Humans have drastically altered the physical habitat and food web structure of stream ecosystems. Two major impacts humans have had on Pacific Northwest streams are modification of streamside forests (as a result of agriculture, land development, and timber harvest), and declines in the return of wild anadromous salmon to headwater...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Seth M. White and W. Carl Saunders contributed to the study design, analysis, interpretation of

Creator:: Selle, Anthony R.
Abstract:: Equal value gray scales are frequently employed by cartographers to choose gray tone area symbols. Several researchers have tried to quantify perceived gray tone as a function of percent area inked or reflectance but results have varied. The influence of pattern and texture on gray tone perception is considered a...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , Dr. A. Jon Kimerling, Dr. Ray Northam and Denis White, for their helpful reviews and insights that

Creator:: Pho, Alexander
Abstract:: I defend robust realism from arguments that raise epistemological challenges to it based on considerations about either moral disagreement or the genealogy of our moral beliefs. The first argument is the “Argument from Conciliationism,” which contends that the moral disagreements that obtain between moral peers give us reason to believe...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: _____________________________________________________________________ Jonathan M. Kaplan, Committee Member, representing the School of History, Philosophy, and

Creator:: Pavez, Ricardo
Abstract:: Guatemala is internationally recognized as a country suitable to invest in the forestry industry. The first Guatemalan Forest Incentive Program – PINFOR- was implemented in 1996 to foster local forestry through cost-sharing. However, it lacks both formal land use planning processes and mechanisms to assess economic potential of projects, so...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: White and Dr. Andrew Hulting, for their valuable revisions and suggestions in the whole process. To

Creator:: Barlow, Dawn R.
Abstract:: The distribution of mobile marine predators often reflects underlying dynamic ecological processes. The geographical focus of this PhD is the South Taranaki Bight (STB) of New Zealand, where wind-driven coastal upwelling generates productivity and prey to support a blue whale foraging ground. The STB is also New Zealand’s most industrial...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: White, thank you for your perspective from beyond the marine mammal world, your analytical feedback

Creator:: Kim, Esther E.
Abstract:: This qualitative study examines the experiences of Asian American students at a predominantly White institution in the cultivation of their racial identity development with the support of resources and services on campus, specifically an Asian cultural center. Six participants at a large, public research institution in the Northwest region were...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Experiences of Asian American Students at a Predominantly White Institution. Abstract approved

Creator:: Hoppe, Brenda O.
Abstract:: The Safe Drinking Water Act ensures that public systems provide water that meets health standards. However, no such protection exists for millions of Americans who obtain water from private wells. Concern for safety is warranted as most wells draw from underground aquifers, and studies demonstrate that groundwater is affected by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: make you both proud. Thank you, Mr. Denis White, for eschewing the easy joy of retirement after a

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