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Seeking refuge: making space for migratory waterfowl and wetlands along the Pacific Flyway
Klamath Waters Digital Library
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Seeking refuge: making space for migratory waterfowl and wetlands along the Pacific Flyway |
| Creator | Wilson, Robert Michael |
| Date | 2003 2005-01-03 2004-11-30 |
| Subject | Bird refuges -- Law and legislation; Birds -- Conservation -- Law and legislation; Historical geography; Wildlife management -- Klamath Basin (Oregon); Reclamation of land -- Klamath Basin (Oregon); Water birds -- Migration -- Pacific states |
| Description | Abstract "Seeking Refuge" examines the history of migratory waterfowl management along the Pacific Flyway, the westernmost of four main migration routes in North America. Drawing on approaches from historical geography and environmental history, this study shows how wildlife officials developed migratory bird refuges in Oregon and California, where over 60 percent of Pacific Flyway waterfowl winter. During the early-twentieth century, reclamation and river diking eliminated most of the... "A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in the faculty of graduate studies Department of Geography." Thesis (Ph.D.) --University of British Columbia, 2003 Table of Contents Page Abstract.........................................................................................ii Table of Contents..............................................................................iii List of Figures..................................................................................v Citation Abbreviations........................................................................viii... SEEKING REFUGE: MAKING SPACE FOR MIGRATORY WATERFOWL AND WETLANDS ALONG THE PACIFIC FLYWAY ROBERT MICHAEL WILSON B. A. The Colorado College, 1994 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES Department of Geography We accept this thesis as conforming to the required standard ...................................... THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA September 2003 O Robert Michael Wilson, 2003 Abstract "... |
| Source | Originally published as: Seeking refuge: making space for migratory waterfowl and wetlands along the Pacific Flyway (University of British Columbia, 2003) |
| Publisher | Oregon Institute of Technology. Library |
| Rights | Digital image copyright 2005, Oregon Institute of Technology. All rights reserved. http://digitallib.oit.edu/cdm/copyright/collection/kwl |
| Relation | Digital reproduction of item held by Oregon Institute of Technology Library: https://alliance-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/search?tab=default&search_scope=oit_alma&vid=OIT&institution=OIT&mode=basic&query=any,contains,56134637 |
| Format | http://klamathwaterlib.oit.edu/about.php ; File Size: 12,020,142 bytes application/pdf |
| Identifier | OIT-30-Nov-2004-539 QL676.55 .W557 2003 http://digitallib.oit.edu/cdm/ref/collection/kwl/id/443 |
| Type | text |
| Language | en |
