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Biology and chemistry of a meadow-to-forest transition in the Central Oregon Cascades

Creator:

Heichen, Rachel S.

Abstract:

In this study, biological and chemical characteristics were determined for two high-elevation meadow-to-forest transitions located in the Central Oregon Cascades. The chloroform fumigation incubation method (CFIM) was used to determine microbial biomass C(MBC) and the N flush due to fumigation (NF), and meadow values were compared to forest values for...

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Masters Thesis

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meadow and forest soils, respectively. Mean NF was estimated to be 37 and 56 tg N g soil in meadow and
Denitrification potential in forest riparian soils of the western Oregon Cascades : spatial and temporal variation

Creator:

McClellan, Michael H.

Abstract:

Denitrification, the biological or chemical reduction of ionic nitrogen oxide or dinitrogen, has not been widely studied in forest ecosystems despite widespread interest in other facets of the forest nitrogen economy. This study had three main objectives: to determine whether potential for denitrification exists in forest riparian and hill slope...

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Masters Thesis
Effects of wildfire burn severity on soil microbial communitiesand invasive plant species in the Cascade Range of Oregon

Creator:

Hebel, Cassie L.

Abstract:

Fire suppression in the last several decades has resulted in unprecedented accumulations of organic matter on the landscape, leading to an increase in large, intense wildfires. This study investigated the soil microbial community (using phospholipid fatty acid analysis) across recently burned forests on the eastern slope of the Cascade Range...

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Masters Thesis

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SEVERITY ON SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES AND INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES AFTER WILDFIRE IN THE CASCADE RANGE OF