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Nutrient and tannin concentrations of shrub leaves in managed and unmanaged forests of the Oregon Coast Range : implications for herbivores

Creator:: Lange, Karen M.
Abstract:: Many herbivores of the Pacific Northwest rely on forest understory shrub leaves for a source of nitrogen, energy, and moisture. I measured nitrogen, protein-binding capacity, and condensed tannin concentration as indicators of available nitrogen; cell wall constituents and lignin as indicators of available energy; and moisture concentration in young and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Functional relationships among songbirds, arthropods, and understory vegetation in Douglas-fir forests, western Oregon

Creator:: Hagar, Joan C.
Abstract:: Arthropods are important food resources for birds. Forest management activities can influence shrub-dwelling arthropods by affecting the structure and composition of understory shrub communities. Changes in abundance and species composition of arthropod communities in turn may influence the distribution and abundance of insectivorous birds. I examined relationships among bird abundance,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Live-tree carbon in the Pacific Northwest : estimates and uncertainties

Creator:: Melson, Susanna L.
Abstract:: Concentration of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere has increased over the past 150 years. Because CO₂ is one of a number of radiatively active gases, there is concern that global temperatures will rise and climatic conditions will change. Recent research indicates northern hemisphere forests may currently be accumulating carbon...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effect of fire regime on coarse woody debris in the west central Cascades, Oregon

Creator:: Wright, Pamela J.
Abstract:: This study examined the effect of fire regime on coarse woody debris (CWD) mass using a combination of field data and modeling. The objectives were to use field sampling to determine how CWD differs between two areas that have had different fire regimes, and investigate how fire frequency and severity,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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A chronosequence of wood decomposition in the boreal forests of Russia

Creator:: Yatskov, Mikhail A.
Abstract:: Coarse woody debris (CWD) decomposition in the Russian boreal forests of the southern taiga zone was studied at four sites located near St. Petersburg in Northwestern Russia, Krasnoyarsk in Eastern Siberia, lrkutsk in the Baikal region, and Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East. This study was part of a broader...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Modeling nitrogen fixation in dead wood

Creator:: Hicks, William Thomas
Abstract:: A mechanistic simulation model of nitrogen fixation in dead wood was developed to help synthesize knowledge, develop hypotheses, and estimate rates of nitrogen fixation in the Pacific Northwest. In this model nitrogen fixation is directly controlled by log substrate, temperature, moisture, and oxygen content. Respiration and diffusion of oxygen indirectly...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Carbon storage in a Pacific Northwest conifer forest ecosystem : a chronosequence approach

Creator:: Janisch, Jack E.
Abstract:: As concern over global warming intensifies, sequestration and storage of atmospheric CO2 has become an important scientific and policy issue. Confusion persists, however, over interpretation of forest carbon (C) source-sink dynamics, in part because conclusions drawn depend on temporal and spatial scales of analysis (e.g. day-week scale vs. successional-scale), type...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Root decomposition in three coniferous forests : effects of substrate quality, temperature, and moisture

Creator:: Chen, Hua
Abstract:: Controls of substrate quality, temperature, and moisture on woody root decomposition in the Pacific Northwest were explored using chronosequences, time series, laboratory incubations, and simulation modeling approaches at three sites: Cascade Head (CAH), H. J. Andrews (HJA), and Pringle Falls Experimental Forests (PRF). In the chronosequence study, a structural component-oriented...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Spatial and temporal variability of carbon dynamics in a tropical forest of Colombia

Creator:: Sierra, Carlos Alberto
Abstract:: Despite the importance of tropical forest ecosystems in the global carbon cycle, there have been few studies of carbon dynamics in this biome. The magnitude of carbon stocks in the tropics and their changes over time are poorly known since ground-based observations are lacking. In this study, total carbon stocks...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Mark E. Harmon Despite the importance of tropical forest ecosystems in

Fungal diversity within decomposing woody conifer roots in Oregon

Creator:: Vandegrift, V. Eleanor
Abstract:: Previous studies have indicated that roots from five tree species (Picea sitchensis, Tsuga heterophylla, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinus ponderosa, and Pinus contorta) decompose at different rates across an environmental gradient in Oregon. Measurements of wood chemistry from each tree species as well as moisture and temperature from each location do not...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Nutrient and tannin concentrations of shrub leaves in managed and unmanaged forests of the Oregon Coast Range : implications for herbivores

Functional relationships among songbirds, arthropods, and understory vegetation in Douglas-fir forests, western Oregon

Live-tree carbon in the Pacific Northwest : estimates and uncertainties

The effect of fire regime on coarse woody debris in the west central Cascades, Oregon

A chronosequence of wood decomposition in the boreal forests of Russia

Modeling nitrogen fixation in dead wood

Carbon storage in a Pacific Northwest conifer forest ecosystem : a chronosequence approach

Root decomposition in three coniferous forests : effects of substrate quality, temperature, and moisture

Spatial and temporal variability of carbon dynamics in a tropical forest of Colombia

Fungal diversity within decomposing woody conifer roots in Oregon

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