Browsing OSU Dissertations by Subject "fire"
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Fire department fitness and wellness program implementation
(2019-12)Health promotion programs are becoming increasingly popular throughout the private sector. The return on investment averages between $3 - $6 for every dollar spent on program costs. Despite this, implementation has lagged ... -
Implications of pyric-herbivory on central North American grassland ecology, management and production
(2014-07)The interaction of fire and grazing is an ecological process regulating fire-dependent ecosystems. Prior to European settlement, grasslands were regulated by fires and focal grazing by herbivores (pyric-herbivory), a ... -
Large scale avian conservation issues in the Great Plains of North America
(2020-12)Globally many bird populations are declining at a rapid pace due to direct and indirect anthropogenic disturbances. Bird collisions with buildings are one major source of direct mortality. Chapter 1 examined species- and ... -
Nesting and feeding ecology of grassland birds in mixed-grass prairie managed with patch-burn techniques
(2009-07)Scope and Method of Study: In 2006-2008, we applied patch-burn management techniques to a sandsage (Artemisia filifolia) mixed-grass prairie in western Oklahoma and compared the responses to traditionally managed (i.e., ... -
Restored Heterogeneity as a Conservation Strategy for Grassland Birds
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-05-01)Grasslands are inherently dynamic in space and time evolving with frequent disturbance from fire and herbivores. Throughout much of the world, grasslands have been converted and fragmented and many remaining grasslands ...