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RTI Supported Thesis Papers

Graduate research is a major source of hard science that is being used as a tool toward the transfer of technology to rural forest communities. RTI has provided funding for graduate student research at the University of Washington's College of Forest Resources to tap into this invaluable source, and to aid the RTI staff toward reaching the Initiative's goals. Below is a growing list of thesis papers that have been completed with support from the Rural Technology Initiative, or completed by RTI staff.

  • A dissertation submitted by Alicia A. Sullivan in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science from the University of Washington College of Forest Resources, 2008.
    • LIDAR Based Stand Delineation in Natural Forests
    • For the PDF version click here (3.9 MBs).

  • A dissertation submitted by Hiroo Imaki in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science from the University of Washington College of Forest Resources, 2008.
    • Optimizing timber harvest revenue with wildlife constraints for old-forest
      species using a spatially explicit habitat model and open source GIS
    • For the PDF version click here (1.6 MBs).

  • A thesis submitted by Heather K. Rogers in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science from the University of Washington's College of Forest Resourcesl, 2003.

  • A thesis submitted by Thomas David Bloxton, Jr in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science from the University of Washington's College of Forest Resources, 2002.
    • Prey Abundance, Space Use, Demography, and Foraging Habitat of Northern Goshawks in Western Washington.
    • For the PDF version click here.

 
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