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Sustainable biomass supply from fuel reduction treatments : a biomass assessment of federally owned land in eastern Oregon

Creator:: Vogler, Kevin C.
Abstract:: Wildfire exclusion over the past century or more has resulted in extensive fuel accumulations throughout much of the West that combined with recent climatic patterns have increased the frequency of relatively uncommon, large, high-severity wildfires. Forest restoration treatments intended to alter landscape-level fire disturbance patterns can be difficult to implement...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS OF Kevin C. Vogler for the degree of Master of Science in Forest Resources presented on

Relationship between allometric variables and biomass in western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis)

Creator:: Sabin, Breanna S.
Abstract:: A tenfold expansion of western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis spp. occidentalis) into the sagebrush steppe has led to the degradation of the economic and ecological potential of these landscapes. Land managers have enacted numerous methods to reduce distributions and densities of these trees. Assessment of above ground juniper biomass, expressed overall...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . R-squares for correlations between individual tree weight and individual independent variables

The expression of functional traits during seedling establishment in two populations of Pinus ponderosa from contrasting climates

Creator:: Kerr, Kelly L.
Abstract:: Vegetation patterns and species distributions are strongly linked to soil moisture regimes, and populations within a species from contrasting climatic regimes could exhibit differences in the degree to which certain functional traits related to establishment are expressed. Tree seedling survival is crucial for forest regeneration, and thus may be a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Frederick C. Meinzer, Katherine A. McCulloh, and David R. Woodruff provided guidance in data collection

Early genetic selection for wood stiffness in juvenile Douglas-fir and western hemlock

Creator:: Urhan, Oguz S.
Abstract:: Wood modulus of elasticity (MOE), also known as wood stiffness, is one of the most important wood properties. Wood stiffness is a measure of the resistance to deflection, and is important because some products such as laminated veneer lumber, plywood, and dimension lumber require stiff and strong wood. Incorporating wood...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . I would also like to thank Prof. Kevin Boston, my Graduate Council Representative, for

“Avoidable Suffering” : Analyzing Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions of Climate Change Impacts

Creator:: Goodman, Rebecca M.
Abstract:: Recent scientific studies show that framing climate change as a health issue rather than an environmental issue were more persuasive with American audience members (Maibach et. al., 2010; Maibach et. al. 2014). Also in 2014, a survey on respiratory healthcare providers and found that a large percentage believed that climate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Dr. Mark Moore, Dr. Michael Nelson, and Dr. Kevin Boston. I am grateful for their time and

Carbon flux patterns on U.S. public timberlands under alternative timber harvest policies

Creator:: Shanks, Alyssa V.
Abstract:: This study considers trade-offs between timber harvest and carbon sequestration on National Forest and other public lands by contemporaneously linking a model of public harvest and inventory to a carbon accounting system. The public harvest model treats three harvest scenarios. The first minimizes the cost of meeting harvest requests that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: io ns f or s ta nd in g vo lu m e pe r ac re o n N at io na l F or es t

Institutional capacity building through land and water stewardship integration - an analysis of source water protection in Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Odom, Olivia
Abstract:: Globally, access to safe, reliable drinking water sources is a major challenge of this generation. Protected sources of drinking water provide communities with a sustainable, vital resource, yet many public water suppliers lack legal authority over their source water protection (SWP) area, especially in surface water systems. Absence of legal...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: professional opportunities he has bestowed upon me; Dr. Kevin Boston of the Department of Forest Engineering

Modeling biomass transport on single lane forest roads and monitoring GPS accuracy for vehicle tracking under different forest canopy conditions

Creator:: Simwanda, Matamyo
Abstract:: The transportation of wood and biomass resources from landing and other collection locations to processing and distribution sites is a substantial cost within the wood supply chain. These high costs provide a basis for research aimed at improving biomass transportation planning decisions and potentially reducing biomass transportation costs. Chip vans...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Kevin Boston and Dr. Ross Darrell for their guidance, support and many contributions they made to make

Using country-level forest coverage to analyze the existence of an Environmental Kuznets Curve

Creator:: Gulpen, Sam Franciscus Johannes
Abstract:: This thesis seeks to analyze the relationship between economic growth and environmental quality, in this case measured by forest cover, and analyzes whether this relationship is consistent with an Environmental Kuznets Curve. Additionally the relationship between population density and forest cover was analyzed. A simple theoretical model is derived that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Interconnectedness of Forest Ecosystem Services, Environmental Corporate Impacts, and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Amazon Rainforest

Creator:: Dancé, Raúl
Abstract:: The ecosystem services provided by our forest resources and woodlands are multiple and diverse on all spatial and temporal levels, and include provision, regulating, cultural, and supporting services (Hanson, et al. WRI, 2008). Human activities are proximate and direct drivers of deforestation and forest degradation. In the Latin American region,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Caribbean islands)” (Butler, R. 2007). More than 50 percent of the world’s rainforests lie in the

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Sustainable biomass supply from fuel reduction treatments : a biomass assessment of federally owned land in eastern Oregon

Relationship between allometric variables and biomass in western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis)

The expression of functional traits during seedling establishment in two populations of Pinus ponderosa from contrasting climates

Early genetic selection for wood stiffness in juvenile Douglas-fir and western hemlock

“Avoidable Suffering” : Analyzing Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions of Climate Change Impacts

Carbon flux patterns on U.S. public timberlands under alternative timber harvest policies

Institutional capacity building through land and water stewardship integration - an analysis of source water protection in Corvallis, Oregon

Modeling biomass transport on single lane forest roads and monitoring GPS accuracy for vehicle tracking under different forest canopy conditions

Using country-level forest coverage to analyze the existence of an Environmental Kuznets Curve

Interconnectedness of Forest Ecosystem Services, Environmental Corporate Impacts, and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Amazon Rainforest

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