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  • Survival and Height Growth of Eight Tree Species Planted in Riparian Restoration Project Areas throughout the Coos Bay, Oregon Watershed

    Creator:
    Law, Lucie R.
    Abstract:
    Riparian areas are targeted for restoration activities because of the important ecological functions these areas provide. Millions of dollars are spent on riparian restoration projects, yet little long-term monitoring data are collected to understand the growth and survival of the planted trees and shrubs after initial project establishment. With the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    degree of Master of Science in Sustainable Forest Management presented on December 15, 2021. Title

  • Using Point Clouds for Single Tree Forest Inventory at the Beginning and End of the Rotation

    Creator:
    Garms, Cory G.
    Abstract:
    The portability and reduced price of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in recent years has led to a broad range of new UAS-enabled scientific inquiries, including for forestry. Small, consumer-grade UAS are advantageous for forest measurements due to their portability, ease and safety of deployment, and notably, they are currently the...
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    Dissertation
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    Management Head of the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management

  • Measuring and Modeling the Structure of Coniferous Trees with Point Clouds Data

    Creator:
    Fang, Rong
    Abstract:
    Coniferous trees are a major North American crop that has been intensively managed for its commercial value, while also serving as critical habitat for abundant wildlife and as carbon sinks. Having diverse functions, North American temperate coniferous forests have become a research hotspot for numerous scientific studies aiming to integrate...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    of the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management Dean of the Graduate

  • LiDAR as Tool for Assessing Hazard Fuel Reduction Projects

    Creator:
    Olszewski, Julia H.
    Abstract:
    Land management practices in much of the western US that included wildland fire suppression have led to greater fuel loads than has been typical of historical fire regimes. In response to the increased wildland fire risk, “restoration” has emerged as a forest management goal. Restoration involves removal of uncharacteristic amounts...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Management Head of the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management Dean

  • Environmental Remote Sensing with Unmanned Aircraft Systems

    Creator:
    Burnett, Jonathan D.
    Abstract:
    Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUASs) equipped with optical sensors are capableof remotely sensing landscapes and wildlife at spatial and temporal resolutions that werepreviously inaccessible due to technical and budgetary limitations. Conventional remotesensing and photogrammetric workflows can be applied to the resulting high resolution imageryto facilitate new types of scientific inquiry....
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    Dissertation
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    Forest Management Head of the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management Dean of the

  • Analysis and operational considerations of biomass extraction on steep terrain in western Oregon

    Creator:
    Flint, Benjamin R.
    Abstract:
    The development of bioenergy from biomass has dominated the minds of forest engineering researchers over the last decade. One of the main themes that has been generated from that research is that bioenergy from biomass has major operational hurdles to overcome before becoming economically feasible. More directly, the impact of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Professor, Representing Forest Engineering Head of the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and

  • Estimating volume and value on standing timber in hybrid poplar plantations using terrestrial laser scanning : a case study

    Creator:
    Barnett, Jennifer S.
    Abstract:
    Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) may provide a way to increase timber value recovery by replacing manual timber cruising with a simple-to-use, cost-effective alternative. TLS has been studied in several trials worldwide. Past studies have not compared TLS based estimates with mill estimates of stem value and volume. Three differently stocked...
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    Masters Thesis
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    ________________________________________________________________________ Head of the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management

  • Estimating spatial changes in acoustic velocity in felled Douglas-fir stems

    Creator:
    Dowding, Bodie
    Abstract:
    To compete with other building materials, the wood products industry must find a way to increase value and lower costs. Wood stiffness is important for most wood uses. Value can be increased and costs can be lowered by sorting logs for stiffness in the woods using acoustic devices mounted on...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , representing Forest Engineering Head of the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management

  • Forest biomass estimation with hemispherical photography for multiple forest types and various atmospheric conditions

    Creator:
    Clark, Joshua Andrew
    Abstract:
    The importance of accurately identifying inventories of domestic energy, including forest biomass, has increasingly become a priority of the US government and its citizens as the cost of fossil fuels has risen. It is useful to identify which of these resources can be processed and transported at the lowest cost...
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    Dissertation
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    Joshua Clark and Dr. Glen Murphy Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management Oregon