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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

Creator:: Vega, Robyn M. S.
Abstract:: Green-tree retention is being implemented on state and federal lands in Oregon. Silvicultural prescriptions with tree and snag retention are thought to mimic natural disturbance patterns in the Pacific Northwest more closely than traditional silvicultural practices, which reduce structural complexity. The effects of green-tree retention on native bird species in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Wemple, Beverley C.
Abstract:: Forest roads constructed in steep mountain landscapes have been associated with a number of effects on hydrologic and geomorphic processes. This research examined the effects of forest roads on the flow of water and sediment in drainage basins in the Cascade range of western Oregon. A study conducted at the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Heyborne, William H.
Abstract:: The effects of forest cutting on forested systems and the biotic components of those systems has been at the forefront of scientific research. The inventory and monitoring of biodiversity is one technique used for measuring the effects of forest management. Because bioinventory studies are expensive, indicator species are often sought...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: located approximately 80 km (50 mi) east of Eugene, Oregon, in the Cascade Range of Western Oregon. The

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

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