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201. [Article] Population Ecology of the Mariana Swiftlet (Aerodramus bartschi) on O'ahu, Hawaiian Islands
The Mariana Swiftlet (Aerodramus bartschi) (Aves: Apodidae) is endemic to the Mariana Islands, where it currently occurs on Saipan, Aguiguan, and Guam. An introduced population of Mariana Swiftlets is ...Citation -
202. [Article] Occupancy rates and habitat relationships of northern goshawks in historic nesting areas in Oregon
The ability of northern goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) to persist in intensively managed and selectively harvested forest habitats is largely unknown. To address the concern that populations of northern ...Citation -
203. [Article] Recovery of Wild Salmonids in Western Oregon Lowlands
This report was prepared by the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team to the Oregon Plan for Salmon and watersheds.Citation -
This is a report of data and observations gathered during the Lower Deschutes Flow Study. The authors describe the area’s geography, topography, and geology. The work covers Deschutes River stream discharges ...
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Published June 2005. Reviewed July 2013. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
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206. [Article] Site formation at Ayia Varvara Asprokremnos and predictive modeling for neolithic sites, Cyprus
Site formation processes at Ayia Varvara Asprokremnos, a potentially early Neolithic archaeological site on Cyprus, are examined in order to build a larger predictive model. The study area immediate to ...Citation -
207. [Article] An evaluation of the oxygen resources in the lower Willamette River during a critical low flow period
The lower Willamette River, located between river mile 4.0 and 26.5, is the most seriously polluted section of the Willamette River Basin. Low dissolved oxygen concentrations of 2.0 to 3.0 mg/1 are observed ...Citation -
208. [Article] An assessment of community-based adaptive watershed management in three Umpqua Basin Watersheds
The dissertation introduces community-based adaptive watershed management (CAWM) as a holistic conservation framework. The CAWM framework integrates social and ecological suitability to achieve conservation ...Citation -
The Mount Jefferson Primitive Area is one of three High Cascade wilderness areas in Oregon. It is second in size among these, covers approximately 136 square miles, and with the addition of a large roadless ...
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211. [Article] A resource survey of river energy and low-head hydroelectric power potential in Oregon
The project was funded by the United States Department of Energy. Contract No. EG-77-S-07-1691 through the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute.Citation -
212. [Article] Direct/Delayed Response Project: Definition of Soil Sampling Classes and Selection of Sampling Sites for the Northeast
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213. [Article] A GIS approach to estimating continuous hydraulic conductivity and equivalent hydraulic conductivity
Estimating the hydraulic conductivity of earth materials is important for many water resource modeling efforts, including predicting the transport of pollutants in ground water, computing surface runoff ...Citation -
214. [Article] Geology, geomorphology, and dynamics of mass movement in parts of the Middle Santiam River drainage basin, western Cascades, Oregon
Landforms sculpted by mass movements comprise much of the landscape in the Middle Santiam study area. Bedrock in the area is mostly basalt and andesite flows and varied volcaniclastic rocks of the Little ...Citation -
This study was designed to provide information about the juvenile life history of coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, in the Tenmile Lakes in Oregon by 1) classifying scales of spawning fish and outgoing ...
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To the best of our knowledge, one or more authors of this paper were federal employees when contributing to this work. This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the author(s) ...
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217. [Article] Debris flow characteristics associated with forest practices in the central Oregon Coast Range
Debris flows in the Pacific Northwest play a major role in routing wood and sediment stored on hillslopes and in first- through third-order channels to higher order channels and valley floors. Forest practices ...Citation -
218. [Article] Sea Turtles of Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Sur, Mexico: Demand and Supply of an Endangered Species
Sea turtles have historically been a primary resource for many of the coastal inhabitants of Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Despite their endangered status and the implementation in 1990 ...Citation -
Supplemental information available online at: https://peerj.com/articles/1152/#supplemental-information
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220. [Article] Factors in the selection of home birth : a comparative study of birthing alternatives in western Oregon
Increasing demand for home birth has created an upheaval in the American medical profession and, is a controversial political and legal issue as well. This research, utilizing ethnographic, historical, and ...Citation -
221. [Article] The Economic Impacts of Emerging Diseases in Shrimp Aquaculture: Insights from a Multi-Year, Global Survey of the Industry
Suggested Bibliographic Reference: NAAFE Forum 2017 Proceedings, March 22-24, 2017. Compiled by Ann L. Shriver with assistance from Stefani Evers. North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE), ...Citation -
Some elementary teachers want to be more child-centered in their teaching. They are trying to consider the needs of the students before the coverage of curriculum. Much of the inspiration for this educational ...
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223. [Article] The response of soils, streambanks and instream coliform bacteria levels to grazing management in a riparian area
This thesis describes a case study of the effects of five systems of grazing on watershed values in a deteriorated riparian area. Soil infiltration, bulk density and penetrability, streambank edge movement and ...Citation -
Seven species of fresh water fishes belonging to three different families and two species of snails from Ritner Creek, Polk County, Oregon were surveyed for adult and larval trematodes. A total of seven ...
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225. [Article] Harvesting hunger : measuring food insecurity and hope in Oregon's Mexican agriculture and seafood workers
Food Insecurity exists whenever the availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or the ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways is limited or uncertain (LSRO, 1990). Factors ...Citation -
226. [Article] A UK perspective on marine renewable energy environmental research: Keeping up with a ‘Deploy & Monitor’ philosophy
There are many drivers for the pursuit of renewable energy extraction from coastal seas. In the United Kingdom these include moving away from fossil fuels to mitigate the impacts of climate change, improving ...Citation -
227. [Article] An analysis of consumer response to environmentally certified, ecolabeled forest products
Historically, researchers have used surveys, focus groups, and anecdotal evidence to evaluate consumer response to environmentally certified, ecolabeled forest products. These methods generally measure ...Citation -
228. [Article] Seasonal life history of Oncorhynchus mykiss in the South Fork John Day River Basin, Oregon
Understanding seasonal changes in growth, survival, and movement rates is crucial to salmonid management. These life history characteristics provide a context for evaluation of management actions. We evaluated ...Citation -
229. [Article] Demography and habitat selection of northern spotted owls in post-fire landscapes of southwestern Oregon
Several large wildfires in southwestern Oregon during the summers of 2001 and 2002 provided the opportunity to investigate the impacts of wildfire on northern spotted owls (Strix occidentalis caurina). ...Citation -
We conducted capture and acoustic surveys for bats in six areas along a latitudinal gradient in Southeast Alaska from mid-May to September in 2005 and we continued surveys on Prince of Wales Island from ...
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231. [Article] A Hybrid-Dynamic Transition Phase for High Mix Low Volume Small-and-Medium Manufacturers
SMEs with high-mix and low-volume (HMLV) operations face special challenges when implementing lean manufacturing practices due to scarcity of resources and ever changing market conditions. This is especially ...Citation -
232. [Article] Messenger ; Vol. 30 No. 2 (Winter/Spring 2016)
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233. [Article] Baseline macroinvertebrate bioassessment of Whychus Creek
Poster from 2006 Cascades student poster session.Citation -
234. [Article] The Effect of Proximity to Energy Development on Public Attitudes: Fracking in the U.S.
An oil and gas extraction technique commonly referred to as “fracking”, “hydraulic fracturing”, “hydrofracking” or “unconventional shale development” has recently emerged as a major national and international ...Citation -
235. [Article] Peavy Arboretum : an archaeological and historical investigation of a Willamette Valley landscape
This thesis documents a period of ecological and cultural change on a Willamette Valley, Oregon landscape. In particular, this study examines the Peavy Arboretum area and the cultural changes that accompanied ...Citation -
In 1977, the Port of Coos Bay wanted to expand its marina facilities at Charleston. One of the sites considered was an historically important clam bed. "Because of the importance of this tideflat to recreational ...
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237. [Article] Taxonomic Clarification of Lupinus oreganus and Lupinus biddlei in the Pacific Northwest, USA
This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by Western North American Naturalist Publications and can be found at: https://ojs.lib.byu.edu/wnan/.Citation -
238. [Article] Confirmation of right whales near a historic whaling ground east of southern Greenland
This is the author's final peer-reviewed manuscript as accepted by the publisher, Royal Society. The publisher's pdf can be found at Biology Letters: http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/Citation -
History is an invaluable source of information to understand and evaluate management influences on contemporary ecosystems and landscapes. The first two chapters (Chapters 2 and 3) explored the concept ...
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240. [Article] Citizen Science Research : A Focus on Historical Whaling Data and a Current Marine Mammal Citizen Science Project, Whale mAPP
Citizen science work has built the foundation of much of our knowledge on regional-scale large cetacean spatial patterns through historical whaling data. Historical whaling data on sperm whales was used ...Citation -
The growing demand for water in the arid regions of the West increases the need for optimal allocation of water among competing uses. An efficient allocation of water between instream and out-of-stream uses ...
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This thesis undertakes an examination of Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, as a layering of genres. A futuristic dystopia that imagines late twentieth-century America as having fallen ...
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This report is intended to increase the understanding of interrelationships in a small farming community. It consists of three main sections. First, it begins with an historical review of agriculture ...
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Side-scan sonar records in Oregon's Coos Bay estuary navigation channels were obtained at intervals of two to three months during the November 1974 - October 1975 time period from Coos Bay Channel Mile 11+50 ...
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245. [Article] A household hazardous waste survey of Benton County, OR
Every year, the United States produces at least 236 million metric tons of hazardous waste. Hazardous waste is defined as solid waste that can pose a substantial threat to human health and the environment ...Citation -
246. [Article] The size of the Oregon coastal salmon runs in the mid-1800s
Abstract.- Increasing the abundance of salmon in coastal Oregon rivers and streams is a high priority public policy objective. Salmon runs have been reduced from pre-development conditions (typically defined ...Citation -
247. [Article] Real time quality control for hydrometeorological data
This thesis investigates the feasibility of implementing a real time quality control program into a data stream of hydrometeorlogical data. The vast array of data used in the forecasting of river levels ...Citation -
248. [Article] Sediment Transport Modeling and Implications for Benthic Primary Producers in Oak Creek, OR
The spatial and temporal variability of sediment transport processes in Oak Creek, OR was investigated and used to explore two study questions: 1) How do sediment transport processes influence benthic ...Citation -
249. [Article] Spawning, larval recruitment, and early life survival of Pacific lampreys in the South Fork Coquille River, Oregon
Recently, there has been concern over the decline of the Pacific lamprey, Lampetra tridentata, in the northwestern United States. However, effective management has been impeded by data gaps in basic biology, ...Citation -
250. [Article] Development of a land evaluation and site assessment (LESA) model for forestry in Lane County, Oregon
A Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (LESA) Model was developed for the forested soils of Lane County, in western Oregon, based on soil potential ratings and indexes of parcel size and adjacent and surrounding ...Citation -
251. [Article] The establishment and utilization of the work unit as a means of measuring productivity in a hospital pharmacy
Historically, patient days were used to assess pharmacy staffing levels at Albany General Hospital. It was the impression of the director of pharmacy that patient days were an incomplete and therefore ...Citation -
252. [Article] The structural relationship among gender role conflict, social support and health behavior in older men
Inquiry into the cause of men's premature mortality has been historically framed in a biological deterministic perspective. This research takes an alternative view whereby the possible interactions of ...Citation -
253. [Article] Boring to the core : the archaeology, history, and dendrochronology of a railroad logging camp, Ladee Flat, Clackamas County, Oregon
Although the timber industry was the major economic force in the lives of several generations of Oregon families, very little archaeological investigation has been done on the dozens of abandoned logging ...Citation -
254. [Article] An integrated approach to engineering curricula improvement with multi-objective decision modeling and linear programming
The structure of engineering curricula currently in place at most colleges and universities has existed since the early 1950's, and reflects an historical emphasis on a solid foundation in math, science, ...Citation -
255. [Article] Vascular Plant Inventory for Lewis and Clark National Historical Park - Public Version
Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/LEWI/NRTR—2012/603.N Research was conducted under permit # FOCL-2009-SCI-0002 for study number FOCL-00005Citation -
256. [Article] Quantifying Salmon-Derived Nutrient Loads from the Mortality of Hatchery-Origin Juvenile Chinook Salmon in the Snake River Basin
This is the publisher’s final pdf. The article is copyrighted by the American Fisheries Society and published by Taylor & Francis. It can be found at: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/utaf20/current. To ...Citation -
257. [Article] The economics of western juniper management on ranches located in the John Day Ecological Province of north-central Oregon
Western juniper (Jun iperus occidentalis Hook) is a species of juniper native to arid regions of the Pacific Northwest. The western juniper tree has a number of competitive strategies that, in conjunction ...Citation -
258. [Article] A food web analysis of a Mojave Desert geothermal spring system and feeding ecology of Moapa dace (Moapa coriacea)
Understanding food webs is fundamental in conserving endangered species and maintaining healthy ecosystem function, particularly in desert spring systems. We identified dominant energy sources in the ...Citation -
259. [Article] High-resolution biogeochemical investigation of the Ross Sea, Antarctica, during the AESOPS (U. S. JGOFS) Program
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260. [Article] Analysis of best management practices in the Columbia River Channel Improvement Project (CRCIP)
The Columbia River Channel Improvement Project (CRCIP) was constructed along 166.6 km (103.5 miles) of Columbia River (from River Mile 3 to 106.5), which was from Interstate 5 Bridge (between Portland ...Citation -
Improper disposal of unused human and pet pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are an emerging public and watershed health threat around the world. Although some waste stream reduction programs ...
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262. [Article] Ecological relationships between Columbian white-tailed and black-tailed deer in southwest Oregon
I examined ecological relationships and mechanisms of coexistence for sympatric populations of Columbian white-tailed (Odocoileus virginianus leucurus) and black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) ...Citation -
The 97 images (supplementary data) that are part of this study were originally submitted to ScholarsArchive@OSU in April 2011, eight months before the article was deposited. The original url for the images ...
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264. [Article] Prehistoric land-use patterns in the North Santiam subbasin on the western slopes of the Oregon Cascade Range
This thesis examines prehistoric land use patterns of the entire North Santiam subbasin, located on the western slopes of the Oregon Cascade Range. The objective of this analysis is three-fold: 1) to contribute ...Citation -
This study provides an empirical test of the Bockstael-McConnell (1980) household production function (HPF) framework for evaluating wildlife recreation. This is perhaps the first study in which both taste ...
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266. [Article] Land use and nonpoint source phosphorus pollution in the Dairy-McKay hydrologic unit area of the Tualatin River Basin, Oregon
Human activities may contribute to the eutrophication of surface waters by providing nutrients to aquatic ecosystems. Phosphorus is frequently identified as a nutrient that is limiting to most aquatic ...Citation -
To the best of our knowledge, one or more authors of this paper were federal employees when contributing to this work. The article is published by Elsevier and can be found at: http://www.journals.else...
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A feasibility and practicality study was made of an automotive-type surface vehicle that employed a centralized or unitized means of control. The control functions consisted of: steering, acceleration, deceleration, ...
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269. [Article] Characteristics of the contemporary quilter : a case study of a western Oregon quilt guild
Historically, women made quilts for utilitarian and for aesthetic purposes. Quilting was for many women one of the few outlets in which they could express themselves in a patriarchal society. Quiltmaking ...Citation -
270. [Article] Prioritizing Habitat Restoration for Endangered Salmon: Getting the Most Bang for your Buck
Suggested Bibliographic Reference: Challenging New Frontiers in the Global Seafood Sector: Proceedings of the Eighteenth Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, ...Citation -
Using historical maps and tools provided by GJS, the spatial patterns of pre-logging forest conditions were quantified for three landscapes in western Oregon. The spatial coincidence between forest patches ...
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Mount Shasta, the southernmost stratovolcano in the Cascade Range (41.4°N) has frequently produced lahars of various magnitudes during the last 10,000 yr. These include large flows of eruptive origin, ...
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273. [Article] Meander scars : reflections on healing a river
As Europeans settled the Willamette Valley in the 1800s, they began to simplify Oregon's largest river contained wholly within state boarders—the Willamette. The river lost miles of channels from dikes, ...Citation -
In this qualitative, phenomenological study I employed oral history methodology, grounded in a life-span developmental and feminist approach, to explore the developmental importance of menarche in twenty ...
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275. [Article] Anomalously warm July 2005 in the northern California Current : historical context and the significance of cumulative wind stress
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276. [Article] How Race Impacts Voter Participation: A Study
What does race have to do with it? A study of racial conflict theory. Looking back at the 2012 Presidential election, it is important to re-evaluate who participates in a democratic process. It is necessary ...Citation -
277. [Article] Voter Displeasure: The Role of Dislike For the Opposition In the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
One of the surprising things about the 2016 presidential election was how much each presidential candidate was disliked. In this historic election, questions about whether voters made their decisions by ...Citation -
PDF of PowerPoint presentation (16 slides)
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The Republic of Kiribati is one of the last countries to face the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Pacific. First appearing in the region in 1982, HIV/AIDS was recognized as a national concern during the late ...
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In this paper, we consider the transfer of environmental and cultural assets to the next generation as a potential measure of sustainability. We define net assets as the value of renewable and nonrenewable ...
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281. [Article] Tracking Oregon’s Water Resources: An Overview of Available Data and a Pitch for a United Network
Presented at The Oregon Water Conference, May 24-25, 2011, Corvallis, OR.Citation -
282. [Article] Fisheries information in developing countries: support to the implementation of the 1995 FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries.
This report was done during Ms Webster's 2004 sabbatical.Citation -
283. [Article] Cultural evolution and small-scale farming
Small-scale farmers are defined under United States Department of Agriculture guidelines as those whose gross farm sales are less than $40,000. They are typically contrasted with mid-scale farmers whose ...Citation -
284. [Article] Columbia Basin Heritage Fish Consumption Rates
This is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Springer and can be found at: http://link.springer.com/journal/10745Citation -
285. [Article] Ecological survey and interpretation of the Willamette Floodplain Research Natural Area, W.L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon
The purpose of this study was to: (1) evaluate land use and vegetation history of the Willamette Floodplain Research Natural Area; (2) characterize present day vegetation; (3) evaluate the relation of ...Citation -
Debris flow initiation is controlled by a complex interaction of geology, geomorphology, climate, and weather. In the Cascade Range of Pacific Northwest and mountainous areas globally, patterns of temperature ...
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287. [Article] Analysis of dredge tailings pile patterns : applications for historical archaeological research
For centuries humans have been searching for precious metals. The search for gold has greatly changed the landscape of the American West, beginning in the 1850s and continuing today. Various gold rushes ...Citation -
288. [Article] Sediment reservoir dynamics on steepland valley floors : influence of network structure and effects of inherited ages
Sediment deposit ages inferred from radiocarbon dating of stream bank material were used to estimate residence times of valley-floor deposits in headwater valleys of the Oregon Coast Range, USA. Inherited ...Citation -
Pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) have historically been considered by the Western scientific community as a "trash" fish and generally overlooked in West Coast fisheries management. Recent population ...
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290. [Article] A Hobson’s Choice For Norway : Maintain National Sovereignty or Accept Full EU Membership
As time continues, the issue of full European Union membership for Norway becomes a more pertinent issue. The EU has long awaited the membership of Norway, but unfortunately the Nordic country has decided ...Citation -
The development of personal computer software coupled to an analytical stereoplotter allows major gains in efficiency and accuracy in a number of forestry related subjects. This thesis describes the operation ...
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292. [Article] Life histories of juvenile chinook salmon in the Columbia River estuary : 1916 to the present
Pacific Coast estuaries provide important rearing habitats leading to improved growth and survival for juvenile chinook salmon. However, research has suggested that juvenile salmon have little use for ...Citation -
293. [Article] Perspectives from the ranching culture in the 1990's : addressing mythological and environmental concerns
Ideals of freedom, independence, and land ownership helped form and perpetuate the mythology of ranching in the United States. However, stereotypes emerged as a result of distortion from the media and ...Citation -
294. [Article] Oregon State University fourth cycle urban/rural-migrant teacher corps program (1969-71) : descriptive analysis and follow-up
The purposes of the study were: (1) to provide a descriptive analysis and historical record of the undergraduate OSU Fourth Cycle Urban/Rural-Migrant Teacher Corps program; (2) to follow up former OSU ...Citation -
295. [Article] Techniques for identifying flood plains in Oregon
Seven methods for delineating flood plains were evaluated. The methods are classified : (1) Geomorphic Technique; (2) Soils Technique; (3) Botanical Technique; (4) Hydrologic Technique; (5) Hydrologic- Hydraulic ...Citation -
I conducted a study to identify potential spawning habitat for anadromous salmonids above a 60-year-old hydropower dam in the headwaters of the North Umpqua River in Oregon. Like many other historical ...
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Pacific lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus is a valuable icon and traditional food source for Indigenous people of western North America. Native Americans have utilized traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) ...
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Over the last decade, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has documented a precipitous decline in the Crooked River redband trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) population, prompting this study to ...
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299. [Article] Historical change in channel form and riparian vegetation of the McKenzie River, Oregon
This study examined channel structure and position and riparian vegetation and land use on the upper 70 km of the McKenzie River, Oregon in the 1940s, compared the 1940s conditions to present conditions, ...Citation -
300. [Article] Historical evolution of the Columbia River littoral cell
Article appears in Marine Geology (http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/503350/description#description) and is copyrighted by Elsevier.Citation