Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

Long and Short-Term Effects of Fire on Soil Charcoal of a Conifer Forest in Southwest Oregon

Creator:: Pingree, Melissa R. A., Homann, Peter S., Morrissette, Brett, and Darbyshire, Robyn
Abstract:: In 2002, the Biscuit Wildfire burned a portion of the previously established, replicated conifer unthinned and thinned experimental units of the Siskiyou Long-Term Ecosystem Productivity (LTEP) experiment, southwest Oregon. Charcoal C in pre and post-fire O horizon and mineral soil was quantified by physical separation and a peroxide-acid digestion method....
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Morrissette 2 and Robyn Darbyshire 3 1 Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University

The Effect of Canopy Cover and Wildfire Smoke on Near-Surface Temperatures

Creator:: Brackett, Amanda
Abstract:: Recent shifts from clearcutting to partial retention harvesting on many ownerships and the importance of microclimate dynamics on biotic responses to regional climate highlight the need to understand how microclimate conditions in forest understories differ across gradients of partial overstories. This study compares below-canopy near-surface temperatures at 2cm above ground...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved: ___________________________________________________ Klaus J. Puettmann & Christopher J. Still

Basin-scale variation in the spatial pattern of fall movement of juvenile coho salmon in the West Fork Smith River, Oregon

Creator:: Hance, Dalton J.
Abstract:: from the summer dry season to the winter wet season. Such movement that connects summer and winter habitats may be particularly important for coho salmon, O. kisutch, because availability of overwintering habitat can limit freshwater survival for this species. Here, I describe basin-scale variability in the spatial pattern of fall...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Dalton J. Hance for the degree of Master of Science in Forest Science presented on January 11, 2013

Identifying factors driving sensitivity to fragmentation in forest breeding songbirds

Creator:: Valente, Jonathon J.
Abstract:: Habitat loss and fragmentation are the greatest threats to biodiversity worldwide. Fragmentation impacts landscape configuration, resulting in a larger number of patches that are smaller in size and further apart from one another. Island biogeography and metapopulation theory predict populations in these remnant patches should be smaller, have higher extinction...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Jonathon J. Valente for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Ecosystems and Society presented on

Short-term relationship of timber management and Pacific giant salamander populations, and the response of larval stream amphibian to predators under differing sediment levels

Creator:: Leuthold, Niels C.
Abstract:: In the Pacific Northwest, multiple studies have found negative effects of timber harvest on stream amphibians, but the results have been highly variable and region-specific. In this collection of studies, I examined the short term effect of timber harvest using a field study, and used lab work to examine a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: John P. Hayes Michael J. Adams

Patterns of tree establishment and vegetation composition in relation to climate and topography of a subalpine meadow landscape, Jefferson Park, Oregon, USA

Creator:: Zald, Harold S. J.
Abstract:: The forest alpine tundra ecotone (FTE, also known as alpine treeline or subalpine parkland), is a conspicuous feature of mountain landscapes throughout the world. Climate change-driven increases in temperature are believed to result in FTE movement and tree invasion of subalpine meadows, which have been documented throughout the Northern Hemisphere...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Harold S. J. Zald for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Effects of spatial scale and heterogeneity on avian occupancy dynamics and population trends in forested mountain landscapes

Creator:: Frey, Sarah J. K.
Abstract:: Population trends and patterns in species distributions are the major currencies used to examine responses by biodiversity to changing environments. Effective conservation recommendations require that models of both distribution dynamics and population trends accurately reflect reality. However, identification of the appropriate temporal and spatial scales of animal response, and then...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Sarah J. K. Frey for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Science presented on December 9, 2014

Spatial Patterns of Soil Moisture and the Relative Importance of Atmospheric Water Demand Versus Soil Moisture Availability in Limiting Late-summer Growth of Douglas-fir Under a Changing Climate

Creator:: Jarecke, Karla M.
Abstract:: The rapid pace of climate change is increasing tree mortality and highlighting the need to improve the mechanistic understanding of plant function under increased water stress. However, the processes that control soil moisture availability in steep mountainous terrain are poorly understood, as are the relative effects of atmospheric and soil...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ., Zhang, Z., Castro, J., Demidova, N., Lim, J.H., Allard, G., Running, S.W., Semerci, A., Cobb, N., 2010

An examination of climate and land-use change as drivers of population dynamics in breeding birds

Creator:: Kim, Hankyu
Abstract:: Anthropogenic land-cover change and climate change are the major drivers of the steep loss of avian biodiversity in past decades. Loss of avian biodiversity is predicted to result in the reduction of ecosystem services and ecological functions. Identifying avian population changes and the drivers of these trajectories is essential for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Brett J. Furnas: conceptualization, design, data collection, editing and revision; Dr. Min-Su Jeong

Forest-floor Disturbance Reduces Chipmunk (Tamias spp.) Abundance Two Years after Variable-retention Harvest of Pacific Northwestern Forests

Creator:: Wilk, Randall J., Harrington, Timothy B., Gitzen, Robert A., and Maguire, Chris C.
Abstract:: We evaluated the two-year effects of variable-retention harvest on chipmunk (Tamias spp.) abundance (Nˆ ) and habitat in mature coniferous forests in western Oregon and Washington because wildlife responses to density/pattern of retained trees remain largely unknown. In a randomized complete-block design, six treatments were applied to 13-ha units at...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Northwestern Forests Wilk, R. J., Harrington, T. B., Gitzen, R. A., & Maguire, C. C. (2015). Forest-Floor

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Long and Short-Term Effects of Fire on Soil Charcoal of a Conifer Forest in Southwest Oregon

The Effect of Canopy Cover and Wildfire Smoke on Near-Surface Temperatures

Basin-scale variation in the spatial pattern of fall movement of juvenile coho salmon in the West Fork Smith River, Oregon

Identifying factors driving sensitivity to fragmentation in forest breeding songbirds

Short-term relationship of timber management and Pacific giant salamander populations, and the response of larval stream amphibian to predators under differing sediment levels

Patterns of tree establishment and vegetation composition in relation to climate and topography of a subalpine meadow landscape, Jefferson Park, Oregon, USA

Effects of spatial scale and heterogeneity on avian occupancy dynamics and population trends in forested mountain landscapes

Spatial Patterns of Soil Moisture and the Relative Importance of Atmospheric Water Demand Versus Soil Moisture Availability in Limiting Late-summer Growth of Douglas-fir Under a Changing Climate

An examination of climate and land-use change as drivers of population dynamics in breeding birds

Forest-floor Disturbance Reduces Chipmunk (Tamias spp.) Abundance Two Years after Variable-retention Harvest of Pacific Northwestern Forests

Limit your search

Academic Affiliation

Advisor

Commencement Year

Committee Member

Conference Name

Creator

Contributor

Date

Decade

Degree Field

Degree Level

Degree Name

Language

License

Location

Non-Academic Affiliation

Peer Reviewed

Resource Type

Rights Statement

Subject

Search Constraints

Search Results

Limit your search