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Size-related variation in tree growth and physiology

Creator:

McDowell, Nate G.

Abstract:

The goal of this dissertation was to improve our understanding of age-related constraints on aboveground production of forest trees. Previous research suggesting that carbon uptake of old trees is hydraulically constrained by tree size was used as the springboard for this research. Three specific working hypotheses were investigated: 1) compensation...

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Dissertation
Structural and functional comparison of human-impacted and natural forest landscapes in the western Cascades of Oregon

Creator:

Pennington, Deana D.

Abstract:

This study compared effects of human and natural wildfire disturbance on age class distribution and associated ecosystem properties of forests in a 15,670 km2 area of the western Cascades of Oregon. The study site is characterized by three forest use types: low elevation, intensively harvested private industrial lands; mid elevation...

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Dissertation
Strategic planning in one community college : changing the balance between analysis and synthesis

Creator:

Johnson, Ronald G.

Abstract:

Strategic planning is a frequently used method for defining appropriate institutional responses to changing internal and external conditions. Numerous efforts have been made to adopt strategic planning styles that were originally developed in manufacturing businesses to the purposes of higher education. Despite theses efforts, community colleges have not yet developed...

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Dissertation