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• 1. [Article] Digital Watersheds: One Library's Approach to Expanding Access to Water Resources Information

  Published in the Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, volume 39, 2008.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Digital Watersheds: One Library's Approach to Expanding Access to Water Resources Information Author: Wirth, Andrea A. Published in the Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, volume 39, 2008. Title: Digital Watersheds: One Library's Approach to Expanding Access to Water Resources Information Author: Wirth, Andrea A. Published in the Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, volume 39, 2008. Close

• 2. [Article] Global solutions to regional problems: Collecting global expertise to address the problem of harmful cyanobacterial blooms. A Lake Erie case study

  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 Elsevier ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Global solutions to regional problems: Collecting global expertise to address the problem of harmful cyanobacterial blooms. A Lake Erie case study Author: Paerl, Hans W., McKay, Robert M., Irwin, Elena G., Boyer, Gregory L., Visser, Petra M., Baker, David B., Davis, Timothy W., Sohngen, Brent L., Qin, Boqiang, Bullerjahn, George S., Michalak, Anna M., Otten, Timothy G., Ho, Jeff C., Kurmayer, Rainer, Kudela, Raphael M., Wilhelm, Steven W., D’Anglada, Lesley V., Ortiz, Joseph D., Doucette, Gregory J., Kling, Catherine L., Stumpf, Richard P. 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 Elsevier and can be found at: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/harmful-algae/ Title: Global solutions to regional problems: Collecting global expertise to address the problem of harmful cyanobacterial blooms. A Lake Erie case study Author: Paerl, Hans W., McKay, Robert M., Irwin, Elena G., Boyer, Gregory L., Visser, Petra M., Baker, David B., Davis, Timothy W., Sohngen, Brent L., Qin, Boqiang, Bullerjahn, George S., Michalak, Anna M., Otten, Timothy G., Ho, Jeff C., Kurmayer, Rainer, Kudela, Raphael M., Wilhelm, Steven W., D’Anglada, Lesley V., Ortiz, Joseph D., Doucette, Gregory J., Kling, Catherine L., Stumpf, Richard P. 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 Elsevier and can be found at: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/harmful-algae/ Close

• 3. [Article] Operational Excessive Share Protocols for Catch Share Fmps Under Msra

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Operational Excessive Share Protocols for Catch Share Fmps Under Msra Author: Anderson, Lee Abstract only. Title: Operational Excessive Share Protocols for Catch Share Fmps Under Msra Author: Anderson, Lee Abstract only. Close

• 4. [Article] Vulnerability of port and harbor communities to earthquake and tsunami hazards in the Pacific Northwest

  Earthquakes a . tsunamis pose significant threats to port and harbor communities in the Pacific Northwest. Developing effective mitigation and preparedness plans requires a comprehensive understanding ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Vulnerability of port and harbor communities to earthquake and tsunami hazards in the Pacific Northwest Author: Wood, Nathan J. Earthquakes a . tsunamis pose significant threats to port and harbor communities in the Pacific Northwest. Developing effective mitigation and preparedness plans requires a comprehensive understanding of community vulnerability. Research presented here focuses on the vulnerability of ports and harbors to earthquake and tsunami hazards and includes a regional study of stakeholder perceptions, a community-based process that integrates stakeholder and technical advisor expertise and a GIS-based approach that combines regional data with local stakeholder knowledge. The perception study was conducted to gauge hazard and vulnerability awareness, current state of readiness and priorities for future work. To date, communities have developed mitigation and response strategies, with less energy devoted to post-event recovery plans. Although city and county hazard strategies have been developed, little has been done to make individual offices or businesses less vulnerable. To further vulnerability reduction efforts, respondents rated public outreach programs, cost/benefit analyses and hazard mapping efforts as high priority. The second study of port and harbor vulnerability focuses on an assessment approach based on the integration of technical advisor and stakeholder expertise in a collaborative workshop setting. Through this process, participants were most concerned with potential life loss and other nonstructural vulnerability issues rather than structural issues, such as damage to specific buildings. The inclusion of stakeholder input and assessments from both geographic and community function viewpoints provided a more robust representation of community vulnerability issues than only site-specific technical analyses. The third study of port and harbor vulnerability focuses on the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, with an emphasis on identifying community resources that protect life safety, the built environment and infrastructure integrity, and economic vitality. Products from this GIS approach, such as composite vulnerability maps, can serve as a basis for setting community priorities for increasing resiliency to natural hazards. Results from this GIS approach suggest that widely available on-line data sources must be supplemented with local knowledge if realistic preparedness and mitigation strategies are to be developed. Research presented here will help numerous agencies, organizations, and communities set priorities in future mitigation actions, be it research action plans, resource allocation, or investment planning. Title: Vulnerability of port and harbor communities to earthquake and tsunami hazards in the Pacific Northwest Author: Wood, Nathan J. Earthquakes a . tsunamis pose significant threats to port and harbor communities in the Pacific Northwest. Developing effective mitigation and preparedness plans requires a comprehensive understanding of community vulnerability. Research presented here focuses on the vulnerability of ports and harbors to earthquake and tsunami hazards and includes a regional study of stakeholder perceptions, a community-based process that integrates stakeholder and technical advisor expertise and a GIS-based approach that combines regional data with local stakeholder knowledge. The perception study was conducted to gauge hazard and vulnerability awareness, current state of readiness and priorities for future work. To date, communities have developed mitigation and response strategies, with less energy devoted to post-event recovery plans. Although city and county hazard strategies have been developed, little has been done to make individual offices or businesses less vulnerable. To further vulnerability reduction efforts, respondents rated public outreach programs, cost/benefit analyses and hazard mapping efforts as high priority. The second study of port and harbor vulnerability focuses on an assessment approach based on the integration of technical advisor and stakeholder expertise in a collaborative workshop setting. Through this process, participants were most concerned with potential life loss and other nonstructural vulnerability issues rather than structural issues, such as damage to specific buildings. The inclusion of stakeholder input and assessments from both geographic and community function viewpoints provided a more robust representation of community vulnerability issues than only site-specific technical analyses. The third study of port and harbor vulnerability focuses on the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, with an emphasis on identifying community resources that protect life safety, the built environment and infrastructure integrity, and economic vitality. Products from this GIS approach, such as composite vulnerability maps, can serve as a basis for setting community priorities for increasing resiliency to natural hazards. Results from this GIS approach suggest that widely available on-line data sources must be supplemented with local knowledge if realistic preparedness and mitigation strategies are to be developed. Research presented here will help numerous agencies, organizations, and communities set priorities in future mitigation actions, be it research action plans, resource allocation, or investment planning. Close

• 5. [Article] Educating Us Fishery Managers And Policy Makers: The Problem Of Incentives

  Research Paper

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Educating Us Fishery Managers And Policy Makers: The Problem Of Incentives Author: Hanna, Susan Research Paper Title: Educating Us Fishery Managers And Policy Makers: The Problem Of Incentives Author: Hanna, Susan Research Paper Close

• 6. [Article] Husbandry or Hunting? Prospects for Co-managed Fisheries Based on Artificial Reefs in the Algarve (Portugal)

  Research Paper

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Husbandry or Hunting? Prospects for Co-managed Fisheries Based on Artificial Reefs in the Algarve (Portugal) Author: Neves dos Santos, Miguel, Costa Monteiro, Carlos, Whitmarsh, David, Ramos, Jorge Research Paper Title: Husbandry or Hunting? Prospects for Co-managed Fisheries Based on Artificial Reefs in the Algarve (Portugal) Author: Neves dos Santos, Miguel, Costa Monteiro, Carlos, Whitmarsh, David, Ramos, Jorge Research Paper Close

• 7. [Article] Managing for Ecosystem Services through Governance Networks: An Analysis of Oregon Senate Bill 513

  Presented at The Oregon Water Conference, May 24-25, 2011, Corvallis, OR.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Managing for Ecosystem Services through Governance Networks: An Analysis of Oregon Senate Bill 513 Author: Paulsen, Harmony Presented at The Oregon Water Conference, May 24-25, 2011, Corvallis, OR. Title: Managing for Ecosystem Services through Governance Networks: An Analysis of Oregon Senate Bill 513 Author: Paulsen, Harmony Presented at The Oregon Water Conference, May 24-25, 2011, Corvallis, OR. Close

• 8. [Article] South Australia’s Marine Park Catch/Effort Reduction Program – Implications for Fisheries Management

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: South Australia’s Marine Park Catch/Effort Reduction Program – Implications for Fisheries Management Author: Sloan, Sean, Burnell, Andrew, Edwards, Roger, Doroudi, Mehdi presentation Title: South Australia’s Marine Park Catch/Effort Reduction Program – Implications for Fisheries Management Author: Sloan, Sean, Burnell, Andrew, Edwards, Roger, Doroudi, Mehdi presentation Close

• 9. [Article] Development of an object-oriented expert system for PWR core reload

  Reactor refueling is a computationally intensive problem solving process that requires automation since significant resources are expended upon the search for an optimal core loading. Without imposing ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Development of an object-oriented expert system for PWR core reload Author: Greek, Kevin J. Reactor refueling is a computationally intensive problem solving process that requires automation since significant resources are expended upon the search for an optimal core loading. Without imposing some constraints upon the configurations investigated, an extremely large number of prototype loadings may be generated without discovery of an improved loading. As the result of years of study upon the problem, a fuel management expert understands how to direct and constrain the search for an acceptable minimum peak power loading. This research attempts to automate the expert's knowledge with the ease of representation and maintenance the tools of artificial intelligence (AI) are most specialized. It seeks to make his expertise generally available. The structure, operators, and search methods for representation of the core reload problem are identified and reveal the limitations which many expert system tools have for its solution. An object-oriented representation allows a natural means to define components of the problem and share many dependent attributes of objects in the representation consistently. The expert system prototype, Shuffle, is written in Smalltalk, an object-oriented programming language, and evaluates loadings as it generates them using a two group, two dimensional power calculation compiled in a PC-based FORTRAN. Proven strategies of fuel management experts were incorporated on top of an object oriented representation in a highly interactive environment. Shuffle currently includes three strategies or subgoals, each subgoal progressively positioning less reactive fuel by distinct move instructions. Each subgoal is implemented as a hierarchical subclass of constraints and heuristics that generally remain consistent with each new loading. These constraints include requirements for a modified out-in loading pattern with map regions declared as even, odd, intermediate, and peripheral. Evaluating the intelligence of Shuffle requires an analysis of both its rate of convergence toward an improved pattern and its ability to correct what appears to be a poor pattern. Some experiments with test patterns revealed that additional constraints could improve convergence but may limit exploration by the system. Title: Development of an object-oriented expert system for PWR core reload Author: Greek, Kevin J. Reactor refueling is a computationally intensive problem solving process that requires automation since significant resources are expended upon the search for an optimal core loading. Without imposing some constraints upon the configurations investigated, an extremely large number of prototype loadings may be generated without discovery of an improved loading. As the result of years of study upon the problem, a fuel management expert understands how to direct and constrain the search for an acceptable minimum peak power loading. This research attempts to automate the expert's knowledge with the ease of representation and maintenance the tools of artificial intelligence (AI) are most specialized. It seeks to make his expertise generally available. The structure, operators, and search methods for representation of the core reload problem are identified and reveal the limitations which many expert system tools have for its solution. An object-oriented representation allows a natural means to define components of the problem and share many dependent attributes of objects in the representation consistently. The expert system prototype, Shuffle, is written in Smalltalk, an object-oriented programming language, and evaluates loadings as it generates them using a two group, two dimensional power calculation compiled in a PC-based FORTRAN. Proven strategies of fuel management experts were incorporated on top of an object oriented representation in a highly interactive environment. Shuffle currently includes three strategies or subgoals, each subgoal progressively positioning less reactive fuel by distinct move instructions. Each subgoal is implemented as a hierarchical subclass of constraints and heuristics that generally remain consistent with each new loading. These constraints include requirements for a modified out-in loading pattern with map regions declared as even, odd, intermediate, and peripheral. Evaluating the intelligence of Shuffle requires an analysis of both its rate of convergence toward an improved pattern and its ability to correct what appears to be a poor pattern. Some experiments with test patterns revealed that additional constraints could improve convergence but may limit exploration by the system. Close

• 10. [Article] Seafood Technology Collection: A Final Report

  Final report on grant funded project for Oregon State University Sea Grant

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Seafood Technology Collection: A Final Report Author: Webster, Janet G., Kolbe, Edward R. Final report on grant funded project for Oregon State University Sea Grant Title: Seafood Technology Collection: A Final Report Author: Webster, Janet G., Kolbe, Edward R. Final report on grant funded project for Oregon State University Sea Grant Close