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Effects of fire on seedling establishment in upland prairies in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:

Maret, Mary P.

Abstract:

Prior to European settlement, native prairie dominated the landscape of the Willamette Valley. Today, due to urbanization, agriculture, and the cessation of burning, only isolated remnants of these grasslands still exist. In response to conservation concerns, there has been a move to restore the remaining prairies in the Willamette Valley,...

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Masters Thesis

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the members of my committee, Michael Borman, Robert Meinke, and Evelyn Sherr, for their helpful
Conservation of Sidalcea nelsoniana through habitat management : effects of burning, mowing, and altered flooding regime on a rare Willamette Valley perennial

Creator:

Bartels, Marilynn R.

Abstract:

Active habitat management plays a key role in the preservation of native ecosystems and rare species, especially in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, where natural succession to woodlands threatens the few wetland prairies remaining after 150 years of agriculture and urbanization. Sidalcea nelsoniana, listed as threatened under the federal Endangered...

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Masters Thesis

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. Herbert Huddleston, Robert Meinke, and Dominique Bachelet for their time and valuable feedback. This