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Port-Orford-cedar and Phytophthora lateralis : grafting and heritability of resistance in the host, and variation in the pathogen

Creator:: McWilliams, Michael G.
Abstract:: Port-Orford-cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) is a forest tree native to a small area of Oregon and California. A root disease caused by Phytophthora lateralis causes widespread mortality of Port-Orford-cedar. This dissertation examines three important elements of the Port-Orford-cedar P. lateralis pathosystem related to breeding for disease resistance: use of resistant rootstocks...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Isolates differed at only two of 189 bands produced by Inter Simple Sequence Repeat (ISSR) DNA primers

The Role of Plant-soil Feedback in the Invasion of Brachypodium sylvaticum in Douglas-fir Forests

Creator:: Esterson, Andrew
Abstract:: Invasive plants have the capacity to transform landscapes and alter ecosystem function, causing significant economic and ecological damage. These effects include displacement and reduction of native flora and fauna, altered fire regimes, modification of biotic and abiotic soil properties, as well as local, regional, and global economic impacts. With such...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (PNW), Brachypodium sylvaticum (slender false brome), a perennial bunch grass native to Eurasia, is

Ecophysiology of the cyanolichen Lobaria oregana

Creator:: Antoine, Marie E.
Abstract:: This thesis consists of three manuscripts describing ecophysiological research on the cyanolichen Lobaria oregana. The first manuscript includes a re-evaluation of the assumptions underlying past estimates of N fixation by this species and provides an estimate of annual N fixation at the Wind River Canopy Crane (WRCC). Based upon litterfall...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: oregana 3 Abstract 4 Introduction 4 Nitrogen fixation by cyanolichens in PNW old-growth forests - ------4

Impacts of ponderosa pine forest restoration treatments on the ectomycorrhizal fungal community and fine root biomass in the Blue Mountains of Oregon

Creator:: Smith, Jane E. (Jane Elizabeth)
Abstract:: Before the arrival of Euro-Americans, the inland Pacific Northwest was settled by native people whose frequent intentional burning of the landscape promoted open stands dominated by large fire-resistant ponderosa pine. Fire suppression for nearly a century, livestock grazing, and logging of the largest trees has resulted in forests characterized by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Forest Service PNW Research Station and by a grant from USDA National Research Initiative (96-03 859

Silviculture Impacts and Population Genomics of Coniferiporia sulphurascens, the Causal Agent of Laminated Root Rot

Creator:: McMurtrey, Shawn
Abstract:: Within the Pacific Northwest, USA, root diseases of conifers are a major forest health concern. These diseases are primarily caused by basidiomycete fungi. These fungal associates play a vital role in carbon sequestration but also have a significant negative economic impact within the timber industry. As a result, research on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Forest Vegetation Simulator; and Dr. Jay Pscheidt for allowing me to collaborate with work on the PNW

Responses of Pacific Northwest prairies to soil nutrient manipulations : implications for restoration of Castilleja levisecta and control of invasive species

Creator:: Lawrence, Caitlin E.
Abstract:: Pacific Northwest prairies have become significantly reduced in extent, and in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, less than one percent of native upland prairies remain. Many species have been impacted by this extreme loss of habitat, including Castilleja levisecta (golden paintbrush), a threatened hemiparasitic forb species endemic to the Pacific...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: In the U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW), prairies have become significantly reduced in extent since

Cryptogam communities in forest and steppe ecosystems of Oregon, USA

Creator:: Root, Heather T.
Abstract:: I focus on addressing knowledge gaps relating to management of cryptogams in Oregon's public lands in Pseudotsuga menziesii-Tsuga heterophylla forests on the west side of the Cascade Range and dryland steppe in the Cascade Range's rainshadow. While a great deal of research has illustrated the importance of late-successional forests for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: biodiversity in the Pacific Northwest of North America (PNW) is a lichen community rich in nitrogen-fixing

Forecasting Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides foot rot of winter wheat

Creator:: Grybauskas, Arvydas P.
Abstract:: The use of fungicides for the control of foot rot of winter wheat, caused by Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides (Fron) Dei., requires a forecast of disease risk to optimize this management practice ecologically and economically. Foot rot occurs in both the mild, wet (100+ cm, ppt./year) annual cropped areas in western Oregon,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: until 1931 that Sprague, working in the Pacific Northwest (PNW), clearly established the causal nature

Growth and reproductive ecology of Larix laricina in interior Alaska

Creator:: Brown, Kevin R.
Abstract:: Larix laricina in Alaska occurs on sites ranging from productive slopes and riverbottoms to wet bogs underlain by permafrost. It is largest on sites without permafrost, where it is associated with Picea glauca, but is much more common in bogs, where it occurs with Picea mariana. In this study, I...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Pathological and ecological aspects of decline and mortality of Chamaecyparis nootkatensis in southeast Alaska

Creator:: Hennon, Paul Edward
Abstract:: Alaska-cedar (Chamaecvparis nootkatensIs (D. Don) Spach) is a valuable tree that is suffering from a serious decline and mortality of unknown cause throughout southeast Alaska. Epidemiological and pathological studies were initiated to determine if a pathogen is the primary cause of this problem. By examining old aerial photographs and by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and Methods 189 Results 191 Occurrence of scars 191 Responses to wounding 194 Fungi on scars 200

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Port-Orford-cedar and Phytophthora lateralis : grafting and heritability of resistance in the host, and variation in the pathogen

The Role of Plant-soil Feedback in the Invasion of Brachypodium sylvaticum in Douglas-fir Forests

Ecophysiology of the cyanolichen Lobaria oregana

Impacts of ponderosa pine forest restoration treatments on the ectomycorrhizal fungal community and fine root biomass in the Blue Mountains of Oregon

Silviculture Impacts and Population Genomics of Coniferiporia sulphurascens, the Causal Agent of Laminated Root Rot

Responses of Pacific Northwest prairies to soil nutrient manipulations : implications for restoration of Castilleja levisecta and control of invasive species

Cryptogam communities in forest and steppe ecosystems of Oregon, USA

Forecasting Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides foot rot of winter wheat

Growth and reproductive ecology of Larix laricina in interior Alaska

Pathological and ecological aspects of decline and mortality of Chamaecyparis nootkatensis in southeast Alaska

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