A stand level model, PREscription generator under Multiple Objectives (PREMO) was built to generate prescriptions that address multiple objectives for management of the forests of the Applegate River Watershed. PREMO is ...

Western hemlock-Sitka spruce forests, where prior precommercial thinning has occurred, constitute one of the most productive young-growth management types along the Pacific Coast from Oregon to southeast Alaska. These s ...

Large areas of non-coniferous communities in southwestern Oregon are thinned to reduce fire hazard and accomplish ecosystem restoration, under the assumption that current fuel loads are unnaturally high. Although Oregon ...

The objectives of this investigation were to measure the seasonal and diurnal variations of starch as well as to relate these variations to growth of the trees. This study also microscopically examined the needles to de ...

This paper presents a model of the determination of excise tax rates by studying the substantial variation in the state excise taxes in the U.S. brewing industry. Two approaches are used. First, assuming that the gover ...

As researchers, policymakers and employers begin focusing on consumer driven health plan models and medical savings accounts (MSAs), a better understanding of the political viability of such reform initiatives is nece ...

Anchors resistant to tensile loads are commonly used in civil engineering practice. Anchors in the marine environment are most frequently used for the mooring of vessels. Only recently, with the expansion of the offshore ...

The purpose of this study is to provide the necessary technical background and data for the development of a suspension system for a recumbent bicycle. For this reason, the customer requirements-design criteria for th ...