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Tracing Sources of Soil Organic Matter Through Time, Across Ecosystems, and Down Soil Profiles

Creator:: Gallo, Adrian Carlos
Abstract:: Soils contain the largest pool of carbon that is actively cycling on human timescales, leading many to view soils as a natural climate solution with multiple co-benefits. The field of soil science is rapidly evolving, but without a unified understanding of soil carbon dynamics. This dissertation leverages two distinct long-term...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Jeffery A. Hatten Soils contain the largest pool of carbon that is actively cycling on

Quantifying Impacts of Forest Fire on Soil Carbon and Erosion in a Young, Intensively Managed Tree Farm in the Western Oregon Cascades

Creator:: McCool, Katherine D.
Abstract:: Forest soils of the Pacific Northwest contain immense amounts of carbon (C). Increasing acreage burned by severe wildfire in the western Oregon Cascades threatens belowground carbon stocks and future site viability. This study investigates forest soil carbon changes after the 2020 Holiday Farm wildfire in a young, intensively managed Douglas-fir...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Title: Quantifying Impacts of Forest Fire on Soil Carbon and Erosion in a Young, Intensively Managed

The impact of social capital on well-being in rural communities

Creator:: Harrison, Jane L.
Abstract:: This study seeks to explore the relationship between social capital and well-being in the rural Western United States. Mixed methods were employed to understand the concepts from multiple angles, using both profile and process indicators. An econometric approach used profile indicators and relied on data from 414 counties in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: :_____________________________________________ Claire A. Montgomery This study seeks to explore the relationship between social

Forest Soils and Topography : Decoding the Influence of Physical Site Characteristics on Soil Water and Forest Productivity in Oregon's Coast Ranges

Creator:: Rodman, Henry
Abstract:: Forest soils and topography have long been known to influence forest productivity in complex terrain such as Oregon’s Coast Ranges. Incorporating physical site characteristics into predictions of forest growth and yield, however, has been problematic because of the high spatial variability of soil properties and the challenges associated with representing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon’s Coast Ranges Abstract approved: Douglas A. Maguire Temesgen Hailemariam Forest soils and

Environmental Stressors Influence Fabaceae Seedling Development

Creator:: Gerber, Kaitlin A.
Abstract:: Sites in need of restoration typically have one or more environmental factors that limit seedling establishment; identifying ecophysiological responses to environmental stressors can be advantageous in growing seedlings able to overcome such constraints on survival. To maximize survival after outplanting, seedlings should be grown in a manner that considers both...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Thesis_Final AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kaitlin A

Soil respiration, carbon and nitrogen leaching, and nitrogen availability in response to harvest intensity and competing vegetation control in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) forests of the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Slesak, Robert A.
Abstract:: Management practices following forest harvest can affect long-term soil productivity through alteration of soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) pools, but processes contributing to change are poorly understood. I assessed effects of three levels of logging-debris retention in combination with initial or annual applications of competing vegetation control (CVC) following...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 2 AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Robert A. Slesak for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Wildfire risk management : strategic interaction and spatial interdependence

Creator:: Busby, Gwenlyn M.
Abstract:: In this dissertation, I examine how the spatial configuration of forest ownership influences the risk-mitigating behavior of public and private forestland owners over time. I determine whether or not the predicted equilibrium outcomes are socially optimal and, if not, whether the introduction of regulation, liability, or private insurance would lead...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Heidi J. Albers Claire A. Montgomery In this dissertation, I examine how the

Managing for landscape resilience in the frequent-fire forests of central Oregon

Creator:: Platt, Emily K.
Abstract:: Wildfire in dry, frequent-fire forests is a pressing issue for natural resource managers, communities and politicians in the western United States. Area affected by wildfire has climbed steadily over the last twenty years and is expected to increase in the future. Recognition of the importance of both social and biophysical...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ____________________________________________________ John D. Bailey Wildfire in dry, frequent-fire forests is a pressing issue for natural

Reburn Severity and Vegetation Recovery in Southwestern Oregon, USA

Creator:: Weber, Rebecca N.
Abstract:: The Klamath-Siskiyou Ecoregion of southwest Oregon and northern California is greatly departed from its historic, mixed-severity fire regime. This departure manifests in larger wildfires, greater proportions of high burn severity within wildfire perimeters, and decreased diversity of post-fire vegetation successional stages and trajectories across the landscape compared to historical norms....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: exacerbate this departure by facilitating a conversion from mixed-conifer forests to an alternative stable

A quantitative wildfire risk assessment using a modular approach of geostatistical clustering and regionally distinct valuations of assets—A case study in Oregon

Creator:: Schmidt, Andres, Leavell, Daniel, Punches, John, Rocha Ibarra, Marco A., Kagan, James S., Creutzburg, Megan, McCune, Myrica, Salwasser, Janine, Walter, Cara, and Berger, Carrie
Abstract:: The intensity and scale of wildfires has increased throughout the Pacific Northwest in recent decades, especially within the last decade, destroying vast amounts of valuable resources and assets. This trend is predicted to remain or even magnify due climate change, growing population, increased housing density. Furthermore, the associated stress of...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: A quantitative wildfire risk assessment using a modular

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Tracing Sources of Soil Organic Matter Through Time, Across Ecosystems, and Down Soil Profiles

Quantifying Impacts of Forest Fire on Soil Carbon and Erosion in a Young, Intensively Managed Tree Farm in the Western Oregon Cascades

The impact of social capital on well-being in rural communities

Forest Soils and Topography : Decoding the Influence of Physical Site Characteristics on Soil Water and Forest Productivity in Oregon's Coast Ranges

Environmental Stressors Influence Fabaceae Seedling Development

Soil respiration, carbon and nitrogen leaching, and nitrogen availability in response to harvest intensity and competing vegetation control in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) forests of the Pacific Northwest

Wildfire risk management : strategic interaction and spatial interdependence

Managing for landscape resilience in the frequent-fire forests of central Oregon

Reburn Severity and Vegetation Recovery in Southwestern Oregon, USA

A quantitative wildfire risk assessment using a modular approach of geostatistical clustering and regionally distinct valuations of assets—A case study in Oregon

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