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Filtering by: Subject Ecological succession -- Idaho Academic Affiliation Forest Ecosystems and Society Degree Name Master of Science (M.S.)

Diversity and abundance of birds across a hardwood gradient in early seral Douglas-fir plantations

Creator:

Ellis, Tana M.

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Recent evidence suggests that population declines of some avian species may be driven primarily by reduced quantity and diversity of early-successional habitat on the breeding grounds. Increasing intensity of forest management on private lands and decreased harvest rates on federal lands has resulted in a loss of the diverse early-successional...

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Masters Thesis

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of the diverse early- successional stage of forest succession, typically called early seral forest
Aboveground vegetation and viable seed bank of a dry mixed-conifer forest at a wildland-urban interface in Washington state

Creator:

Snider, Gabrielle

Abstract:

Dry coniferous forests in the western United States are experiencing severe wildfires, insect outbreaks, forest disease epidemics and a growing presence of invasive species. Policies strongly emphasize reducing hazardous fuels at the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) where communities and forests intersect. However, these areas present restoration challenges as they tend...

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Masters Thesis

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early succession following disturbance. However, post disturbance studies are needed to fully