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Creator:: Nierenberg, Tara R.
Abstract:: Riparian areas that can be used as reference sites on which to base goals of vegetation restoration have not been documented in the Oregon Coast Range. I examined the composition and distribution of unmanaged riparian overstories in the central Oregon Coast Range along nine streams which have experienced minimal disturbance...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Sorensen, NaDene S.
Abstract:: We evaluated the regeneration behavior and early growth rates of 10 non-pioneer canopy tree species in medium-height, semi-evergreen dry tropical forest in Quintana Roo, Mexico. These species provide timber and non-timber forest products for local communities and include evergreen and deciduous species with varied dispersal mechanisms. The species were Coccoloba...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Regeneration and Growth of Several Canopy Tree Species in

Creator:: Roorbach, Ashley H.
Abstract:: Devil's club (Oplopanax horridum (J. E. Smith) Miq.) is an indigenous shrub of the Pacific Northwest, often found in the Tsuga heterophylla (western hemlock)/Devil' s club association in western Oregon. In the same family as ginseng, Devil's club is gaining attention for its medicinal properties. While traditional uses of Devil's...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Giordano, Peter A.
Abstract:: The amount and quality of competition among individuals in developing plant communities is an important factor determining community structure, composition and development. In perennial plant communities, this competition is reflected by shifts in carbon allocation among plant parts and can result in long-term structural differences between neighboring individuals. This study...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Nesmith, Jonathan C. B.
Abstract:: The processes that lead to stable, low-growing plant communities and the characteristics of the species that form them are of great interest to rights-of-way (ROW) managers and others wishing to better understand plant community resistance to tree invasion on managed landscapes. The use of stable, low-growing plant communities as a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Carlton, Gary C.
Abstract:: Red alder (Alnus rubra Bong.) is a fast-growing pioneer species that colonizes disturbed forest sites west of the Cascade Mountains in the Pacific Northwest. Streambottoms, toe slopes, and mass movement of surface soils have historically provided the scarification and soil moisture necessary for successful regeneration of red alder. During the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: DeMeo, Thomas
Abstract:: This thesis consists of three parts: 1) a field case study involving tree growth, moisture stress, and foliar nitrogen response to sheep-grazed pasture treatments; 2) a shadehouse (potted-plant) study of simulated grazing effects on tree growth and moisture use; and 3) a summary, synthesizing results of the field and shadehouse...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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