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Ecology of aquatic habitats associated with stream margins

Creator:: Moore, Kelly M. S.
Abstract:: The morphology and ecological importance of habitats associated with the margin of third-order stream channels in the Oregon Cascades were studied in streams in three different riparian types: 450-year-old conifers, 40-year-old alder, and an open, herbaceous-dominated clearcut. Margins, backwaters, and side channels in streams create important habitat for fry of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 46 CHAPTER III: ECOLOGY OF CUTTHROAT TROUT FRY IN CASCADE MOUNTAIN STREAMS 51 INTRODUCTION 51

Physical and chemical characteristics of riparian soils two third order streams in the western Cascades of Oregon

Creator:: Gillham, Marla L.
Abstract:: Study objectives were to survey and compare physical and chemical characteristics of soils within two thirdorder montane riparian ecosystems: a 500-year old Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menzlesii) forest at Mack Creek, and a mature red alder (Alnus rubra) forest occupying a 35-year old clearcut at Quartz Creek, both near Blue River,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Denitrification potential in forest riparian soils of the western Oregon Cascades : spatial and temporal variation

Creator:: McClellan, Michael H.
Abstract:: Denitrification, the biological or chemical reduction of ionic nitrogen oxide or dinitrogen, has not been widely studied in forest ecosystems despite widespread interest in other facets of the forest nitrogen economy. This study had three main objectives: to determine whether potential for denitrification exists in forest riparian and hill slope...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Empirical modeling of windthrow occurrence in streamside buffer strips

Creator:: Drake, Timothy P.
Abstract:: Streamside buffer strips provide numerous benefits to stream ecosystems. The buffer strips create shade, provide shelter for wildlife, act as barriers to logging debris during and after timber harvest, and serve as a continued source of large woody debris. Quantifying woody inputs resulting from windthrow provides managers with estimates for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: conducted on 22 stream reaches in the Coast Range and western foothills of the Cascade Range of Oregon

Riparian vegetation in Oregon's western Cascade Mountains : composition, biomass, and autumn phenology

Creator:: Campbell, Alsie Gilbert, Franklin, Jerry F., and U.S. International Biological Program. Coniferous Forest Biome
Abstract:: Sixteen understory plant communities in the riparian zones of small streams are identified and described. They range from pioneer communities on gravel and rock to well-developed shrub communities on flood plains and terraces. Several other vegetation types are discussed. Distribution of communities within the riparian zone is also discussed. A...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Riparian Vegetation in Oregon's Western Cascade

Soil arthropods in the Central Cascades : slash burning effects and biology of some species

Creator:: Estrada-Venegas, Edith G
Abstract:: Despite the recognized role of soil arthropod fauna on nutrient cycling and decomposition processes, many aspects of the effects of sylvicultural methods in forest ecosystems upon their biology remain poorly understood. The long term effects of prescribed fires on soil arthropods in forest ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest have never...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: California and southern Oregon (Perry, 1994). In the specific case of the eastern side of the Cascade Range

Predator assemblages in old-growth and logged sections of small Cascade streams

Creator:: Murphy, Michael Louis
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -GROWTH AND LOGGED SECTIONS OF SMALL CASCADE STREAMS Abstract approved: Jathes D. Assemblages of stream

Distribution and juvenile ecology of bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in the Cascade Mountains

Creator:: Goetz, Frederick Allen
Abstract:: Distribution and juvenile habitat use of bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) were surveyed in selected areas of the Upper Willamette, Deschutes, upper Yakima, and upper Cedar River basins in Oregon and Washington from 1989 to 1991, using day snorkeling, night snorkeling, and electrofishing. These methods were selected after a preliminary diel...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Nitrogen, phosphorus and particulate matter budgets of five coniferous forest ecosystems in the western Cascades Range, Oregon.

Creator:: Fredriksen, R. L.
Abstract:: Nutrient and particulate matter balances were established for five ecosystems dominated by Douglas-fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco] in the western Cascades, Oregon. Carriers of N and P were particulate matter (dust in precipitation and sediment in streams) and dissolved matter in both precipitation and stream water. The input and outflow...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Role of Intraspecific Functional Trait Variation in the Differential Decline of Meadow Species Following Conifer Encroachment

Creator:: Celis, Jessica
Abstract:: In the Oregon Cascade Range, conifer encroachment has reduced the extent of mountain meadows by as much as 50% since the mid-1940s. Although encroachment results in a general decline of meadow species abundance and diversity, species differ in their sensitivities to encroachment: some show rapid declines whereas others persist in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ F. Andrew Jones In the Oregon Cascade Range, conifer encroachment has reduced the extent

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Ecology of aquatic habitats associated with stream margins

Physical and chemical characteristics of riparian soils two third order streams in the western Cascades of Oregon

Denitrification potential in forest riparian soils of the western Oregon Cascades : spatial and temporal variation

Empirical modeling of windthrow occurrence in streamside buffer strips

Riparian vegetation in Oregon's western Cascade Mountains : composition, biomass, and autumn phenology

Soil arthropods in the Central Cascades : slash burning effects and biology of some species

Predator assemblages in old-growth and logged sections of small Cascade streams

Distribution and juvenile ecology of bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in the Cascade Mountains

Nitrogen, phosphorus and particulate matter budgets of five coniferous forest ecosystems in the western Cascades Range, Oregon.

The Role of Intraspecific Functional Trait Variation in the Differential Decline of Meadow Species Following Conifer Encroachment

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