Western redcedar (Thuja plicata Donn.) is a valuable commercial species found in
the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada. This dissertation includes four
papers focused on wood and stem characteristics of second-growth western redcedar, and
how those characteristics vary within the stem or how they are influenced by cultural
practices....
Regeneration of salal (Gaultheria shallon Pursh.) in the
Coast Range of western Oregon was examined over two growing
seasons in a three part study consisting of seedling
establishment, clone excavation, and population sampling
experiments. The effects of study site location, overstory
stand density, and substrate on seedling emergence and
survival...
Natural Douglas-fir stand development is the result of
many types of disturbance, both natural and management
induced. The magnitude and timing of these disturbances
have profound effects on the structure and composition of
both the overstory and understory plant communities. Vine
maple responds to disturbance by basal sprouting, layering,
producing...
This study evaluated the effects of partial cutting on stand structure and growth,
patterns of conifer regeneration, stand mortality and disease, and understory plant diversity
and abundance. Seventy-three 1/5 ha plots were established in 18 partially cut stands
throughout southeast Alaska. These stands were partially cut 12 to 96 years...
The tree species and size structure of 9l old-growth forests dominated by Douglas-fir
in central western Oregon was characterized using complete inventories of all trees larger than 20cm dbh over a mean area of 17.1ha at each site. Douglas-fir accounted
for over 75% of the total average basal area (39.1...
Without the natural occurrence of fire in ponderosa pine forests of the western US, lodgepole pine has started to dominate regeneration in many forest stands and may be gradually replacing ponderosa pine over time. This development, however, conflicts with recent efforts in this region to restore old-aged, open ponderosa pine...
Arctostanhylos viscida is a broad-leaved, evergreen, sclerophylbus shrub which grows in northern California and the Siskiyou
Mountain region of southwest Oregon. After site disturbance, A. viscida competes with conifer regeneration, and may dominate a site for ninety years. This study examined the rate at which full site occupancy occurs in...
Douglas-fir and grand fir seedling establishment and plant community regeneration were examined in a western Oregon forest following harvest in three
different silvicultural systems: clearcut, two-story and patchcut. The two-story system
consisted of removing all but 10 to 12 trees per acre. The patchcut system consisted of
harvesting 1/2 acre...
The role of disturbance in seed germination and first-year survival of red alder (Alnus rubra) was studied over two growing seasons at four sites representing a climatic gradient within the central Coast Range of Oregon. Disturbance affected red alder seed
germination and seedling establishment by altering the temperature and moisture...