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Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) : what we can and cannot see in the forest for the trees

Creator:: Edson, Curtis B.
Abstract:: Recently concerns over anthropogenic carbon pollution have received increased global attention and research in forest biomass and carbon sequestration has gained momentum. Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) remote sensing has in the last decade demonstrated forest measurement and biomass estimation potential. The project objective was to compare LiDAR forest biomass...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Chapter 3 compared LiDAR, total station, and GPS receiver discrete point elevations and DEMs across a

Vegetation and soil microbial communities three years after wildfire in spruce-fir forests of northwestern Wyoming

Creator:: Hooke, Jennifer Suzanne
Abstract:: The Normalized Burn Ratio and Composite Burn Index were used to classify burn severity in three sites that experienced lightning-ignited wildfire in the year 2000. The effect of burn severity (unburned, low, moderate, and high severity classes) was investigated on vegetation and soil microbial community composition. Vegetation communities showed a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: University of Wyoming-National Park Service Research Station for their logistical support, especially Drs

Revegetation with Carex nebrascensis and Carex utriculata following reconstruction in a NE Oregon meadow stream

Creator:: Quistberg, Sarah E.
Abstract:: Riparian vegetation is an essential component for the maintenance and/or repair of channel stability and function. Sedges within low-gradient riparian systems provide the structure necessary for sediment trapping leading to channel narrowing through bank building processes. Planting success in riparian restoration projects has often failed due to inappropriate species selection,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: precipitation was obtained from the nearby weather station, in Ukiah, Oregon (45°08’N 118°56’W elevation

Behavioral responses of Rocky Mountain Elk (Cervus elaphus) to recreational disturbance

Creator:: Naylor, Leslie M.
Abstract:: I measured responses of free-ranging Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus) to recreational disturbance at Starkey Experimental Forest and Range, Oregon from April to October, 2003 and 2004. Resting, feeding, and travel activities of 13 cow elk were recorded at 5-minute intervals using Actiwatch™ motion sensors. Elk were subjected to four...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Pacific Northwest Region and Pacific Northwest Research Station of the USDA Forest Service

New insights on an old topic : understanding the effects of forest harvest on trout in the context of climate

Creator:: Penaluna, Brooke E.
Abstract:: Studies of the effects of forest harvest on streams and fish have a long history in the Pacific Northwest. Results of this work have prompted development of new forest harvest practices that are more protective of these resources, but the effectiveness of these new practices has not been fully evaluated....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: riverine fish. Bulletin Francais de la Pêche et de la Pisciculture 365-366:297-324. 5

Emerging infectious disease in lentic environments : the ecology and biogeography of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, with perspectives on water quality, limnology, and chemical contaminants

Creator:: Chestnut, Tara
Abstract:: Biodiversity losses in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine systems are accelerating at a global scale and the most threatened vertebrate taxa are those associated with freshwater habitats. The causes of biodiversity losses are often complex and include synergistic effects of natural and human-induced stressors, such as habitat loss and fragmentation, urbanization,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Amphibian Research and Monitoring Program, U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, OSU

Spatiotemporal Associations of Abundance and Vital Rates of Co-occurring Small Mammals in a Late Successional Forest

Creator:: Weldy, Matthew J.
Abstract:: Informed conservation of small mammals, ecosystems, and predators requires a detailed understanding of how small mammals species and communities vary in both space and time, as well as the relative cyclicity and synchrony of this variation. This variation can be especially informative to land managers interested in manipulating the abundance...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and analysis was provided by the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research station. Spatial

Characterization of pools and reaches with salmonid species in the Alsea and Nestucca Sub-Basins

Creator:: McKinney, Shaun P.
Abstract:: Streams in the Alsea and Nestucca Sub-Basins were characterized using suites of habitat attributes at the pool and reach scales. These suites were analyzed using a multivariate process with the Multiple Response Permutation Procedure (MRPP) to test for differences in groups. There were differences in the suite of habitat variables...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Relationships between stream discharge and cutthroat trout abundance at multiple scales in managed headwater basins of western Oregon

Creator:: Owens, Hazel L.
Abstract:: Relationships between resident cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) and six hydrologic indices were investigated using correlation analysis in two experimental headwater catchments in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains of western Oregon. This investigation was to determine if characteristics of discharge explained inter-annual variability in trout abundance. Eight years of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Cryptogam communities in forest and steppe ecosystems of Oregon, USA

Creator:: Root, Heather T.
Abstract:: I focus on addressing knowledge gaps relating to management of cryptogams in Oregon's public lands in Pseudotsuga menziesii-Tsuga heterophylla forests on the west side of the Cascade Range and dryland steppe in the Cascade Range's rainshadow. While a great deal of research has illustrated the importance of late-successional forests for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) : what we can and cannot see in the forest for the trees

Vegetation and soil microbial communities three years after wildfire in spruce-fir forests of northwestern Wyoming

Revegetation with Carex nebrascensis and Carex utriculata following reconstruction in a NE Oregon meadow stream

Behavioral responses of Rocky Mountain Elk (Cervus elaphus) to recreational disturbance

New insights on an old topic : understanding the effects of forest harvest on trout in the context of climate

Emerging infectious disease in lentic environments : the ecology and biogeography of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, with perspectives on water quality, limnology, and chemical contaminants

Spatiotemporal Associations of Abundance and Vital Rates of Co-occurring Small Mammals in a Late Successional Forest

Characterization of pools and reaches with salmonid species in the Alsea and Nestucca Sub-Basins

Relationships between stream discharge and cutthroat trout abundance at multiple scales in managed headwater basins of western Oregon

Cryptogam communities in forest and steppe ecosystems of Oregon, USA

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