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Creator:: Spears, Julie D. H.
Abstract:: The abundance and spatial heterogeneity of coarse woody debris (CWD) on the forest floor is a prominent feature of Pacific Northwest (PNW) forest ecosystems. The effect of CWD on soil solution chemistry, nutrient cycling and availability, soil physical structure and formation of soil organic matter, however, remains unknown. Therefore, studies...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: influence on the rates of soil mineral weathering. The acidic organic components of leachate can range from

Creator:: Holub, Scott M.
Abstract:: Forests in the Pacific Northwest receive very little nitrogen through atmospheric deposition and thus studying the nitrogen cycle in this region can provide insights into how the unpolluted nitrogen cycle functions. I examined the fate of organic nitrogen versus inorganic nitrogen and the effect of tamlins on N retention by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Organic and Inorganic Nitrogen Inputs in an Old-growth Forest of the Central Oregon Cascade Range

Creator:: Harrison, Kristen S.
Abstract:: As large-scale restorations of degraded rangelands are initiated, land managers need to understand how decades of dominance by the invasive annual grass, cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.), have altered ecosystem processes. One way to assess such alterations is by observing differences in decay rates, since decomposition is determined by factors such...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Processes and Soil Nitrogen Availability in Native and Cheatgrass-dominated Arid Rangelands. Abstract

Creator:: Diaz, David D.
Abstract:: Soils are a globally significant carbon (C) pool and have the potential to respond to elevated CO2 and environmental changes through positive feedback cycles that enhance the turnover of soil organic matter (SOM). Understanding the mechanisms governing the turnover of SOM is particularly important for modeling the fate of C...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: coniferous forest on the western side of the central Oregon Cascade Range. The fate of these small glucose

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