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Ecohydrological mediation of water budget partitioning and time scales of subsurface flow in a seasonally semi-arid grassland

Creator:: Pangle, Luke A.
Abstract:: Understanding how the interactions and feedbacks between plant function, climate, and soils ultimately affects the terrestrial water balance and subsurface flow processes is major challenge in scientific hydrology. This dissertation summarizes the findings of a manipulative climate warming experiment, an observational field study that utilized stable-isotope tracers, and associated modeling...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ]. Plant canopies intercept precipitation and dramatically alter the amount and pathway of water that

Hydrological consequences of two native shrubs in semi-arid Senegal : patterns, processes, concepts and methods

Creator:: Kizito, Fred
Abstract:: Water availability is a critical limiting element in semi-arid ecosystem productivity and presents particular challenges in Sahelian countries such as Senegal. The landscapes are characterized by the presence of two common semi-arid shrubs (Piliostigma reticulatum and Guiera senegalensis), both of which may be important hydraulic regulators in these water-limited ecosystems....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: requires knowledge of root 5 distribution and plant consumptive water use patterns (Ong et al., 1991

Comparison of the water relations characteristics of woody plants in western Oregon

Creator:: Davis, Kent J.
Abstract:: I studied the water relations traits, twig conductivity, C'3 isotopic composition, and wood density of three conifer and five angiosperm species in western Oregon. This study took place from spring 2002 to fall 2003 on four sites. Species were selected to represent the diversity of drought tolerance of woody plants...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Relations Properties and Seasonal Variation 67 Suites of Water Relations Properties and Plant Adaptation

The effects of water and shade treatments on photosynthesis and root-rhizosphere respiration in young ponderosa pine

Creator:: Johnson, Theresa J.
Abstract:: Water treatments were applied to young ponderosa pine trees in the Eastern Cascades, Oregon during the 2003 growing season, and shade treatments were applied during the 2003 and 2004 growing seasons to understand how photosynthesis and soil respiration, particularly the root/rhizosphere fraction (R[subscript rrh]), would respond to increased moisture availability...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Physiological impacts of groundwater and surface water application on desert graminoids of different geographic origin

Creator:: Abdallah, Mohamed (Mohamed Ahmed B.)
Abstract:: Desert plant communities are among the most sensitive to changes in soil water conditions. In areas with shallow aquifers, it is important to understand both the effects of groundwater alterations on vegetation and how changes in surface-soil water affect plant water uptake. Studies in arid environments have evaluated the effect...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Ricardo Mata-Gonzalez Desert plant communities are among the most sensitive to changes in soil water

Height-related trends in structure and function of Douglas-fir foliage

Creator:: Woodruff, David R.
Abstract:: This dissertation investigated the impacts of tree height upon a range of physiological and structural characteristics of Douglas-fir foliage; relationships between structural and functional trends with height; and compensatory mechanisms that mitigate height-related growth constraints. Height-related trends in foliar physiological and anatomical characteristics were examined both within trees as well...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: height growth in Douglas-fir. Tree Physiology 17: 441- 453. Boyer J.S. (1968) Relationship of water

Stem sapwood water transport and storage strategies in three conifers from contrasting climates

Creator:: Barnard, David M.
Abstract:: The state of Oregon has two distinct climate types bisected by the crest of the Cascade Mountain range. The western side of the Cascades experiences high levels of precipitation and mild temperatures due to the maritime influence of the Pacific Ocean, while the eastern side lies in the rain shadow...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ................................................................................................. 1 Chapter 2 - Relationship between sapwood capacitance, vulnerability to embolism and water

The expression of functional traits during seedling establishment in two populations of Pinus ponderosa from contrasting climates

Creator:: Kerr, Kelly L.
Abstract:: Vegetation patterns and species distributions are strongly linked to soil moisture regimes, and populations within a species from contrasting climatic regimes could exhibit differences in the degree to which certain functional traits related to establishment are expressed. Tree seedling survival is crucial for forest regeneration, and thus may be a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: increase in plant transpiration, thus creating a more rapid depletion of water supply that intensifies

The influence of canopy structure and epiphytes on the hydrology of Douglas-fir forests

Creator:: Pypker, Thomas G.
Abstract:: Canopy structure has a significant impact on the canopy hydrology of Douglas-fir forests in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). Whole canopy rainfall interception was measured for young Douglas-fir forest and compared to an old-growth Douglas-fir forest. The old-growth forest had significantly greater canopy water storage capacity (5) and direct throughfall fraction...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ......................... 65 10 The relationship between (a) the measured maximum water storage (Sm) and (b) the field water

Tree Vigor Response and Competitive Zone Density in Mature Ponderosa Pine

Creator:: Shaw, Randi C.
Abstract:: This study explored the relationship of mature ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws) tree vigor and competitive zone density following thinning and fuel reduction treatments. Competitive zone density (CZD) was defined as the total tree basal area (m²/ha) surrounding a given ponderosa pine tree within a 10m fixed radius...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ). ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 40 Figure 9. Relationship of environmental variables to water potential at Lookout Mountain (LM

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Ecohydrological mediation of water budget partitioning and time scales of subsurface flow in a seasonally semi-arid grassland

Hydrological consequences of two native shrubs in semi-arid Senegal : patterns, processes, concepts and methods

Comparison of the water relations characteristics of woody plants in western Oregon

The effects of water and shade treatments on photosynthesis and root-rhizosphere respiration in young ponderosa pine

Physiological impacts of groundwater and surface water application on desert graminoids of different geographic origin

Height-related trends in structure and function of Douglas-fir foliage

Stem sapwood water transport and storage strategies in three conifers from contrasting climates

The expression of functional traits during seedling establishment in two populations of Pinus ponderosa from contrasting climates

The influence of canopy structure and epiphytes on the hydrology of Douglas-fir forests

Tree Vigor Response and Competitive Zone Density in Mature Ponderosa Pine

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