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Filtering by: Subject Stream conservation -- Northwest, Pacific Academic Affiliation Botany and Plant Pathology Degree Name Master of Science (M.S.)

The source area for coarse woody debris in small streams in western Oregon and Washington

Creator:

McDade, Mary Helen

Abstract:

Large organic debris has important biological and physical roles within the stream ecosystem. In order to determine the source area of large organic debris in streams, thirty-nine streams in the Cascade and Coast Ranges of Oregon and Washington were sampled. The distance from point-of-origin to channel was measured for thirty...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

forest biome of the Pacific Northwest has many unique characteristics. Climatic factors (mild, wet