Research report submitted by the Oregon Biodiversity Information Center, part of the Institute for Natural Resources. Report submitted to the Coos Bay District - Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and...

The reproductive biology of Kidderia (Kidderia) subquadratum

In 2008, the “Great Recession” gained its momentum and quickly grew into a global crisis that led to massive gross domestic product declines and job losses in countries around the world. Relative to prior...

Executive Summary

Evaluation of previously established

Coral reef ecosystems are the oceanic equivalent of tropical rainforests, in terms of biodiversity. The estimated 1,037,000 square kilometers worldwide of reef provide

In recent years the conversion of agricultural lands to more

The offshore waters and the coastline of Oregon provide year-round habitat for a number of birds, marine mammals, sea turtles, and possibly bats, at least fifteen of which are federally listed as threatened or...

The Kittlitz's murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris) is a rare member of the seabird family Alcidae that breeds in coastal areas of Alaska and Beringian Russia. The species belongs to the genus Brachyramphus,...

Recently the National Park Service has proposed raising fence heights to