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Meta-sedimentary bedrock as an alternative source of water for forest ecosystems in a Mediterranean climate

Creator:

Zwieniecki, Maciej A.

Abstract:

Evaluation of meta-sedimentary bedrock as a source of stored water available to plants in a mediterranean climate is presented based on: root length distribution (RLD), root morphology, rock water holding capacity and seasonal pattern of water depletion. Studies were performed in southwestern Oregon under young stands of whiteleaf manzanita, ponderosa...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
Occurrence of ectomycorrhizae on ericaceous and coniferous seedlings grown in soils from the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:

Smith, Jane E. (Jane Elizabeth)

Abstract:

Seedlings of Gaultheria shallon, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Rhododendron macrophyllum and Tsuga heterophylla were grown together in the greenhouse in soils from three young managed Douglas-fir forests in the Oregon Coast Range. The main objectives were 1 )to evaluate the ability of ericaceous plants and overstory conifers to share compatible mycorrhizal fungi...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis