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Filtering by: Creator Reinikka, Everett Arnold Committee Member Doescher, Paul Subject Grassland restoration -- Oregon, Eastern

Persistence of western juniper resource islands following canopy removal

Creator:

Miwa, Christopher

Abstract:

Western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) cover has more than doubled within the last century and currently occupies over 9 million acres in the Intermountain West. Encroachment has altered the spatial distribution of soil nutrients and plants in these systems, forming nutrient enriched 'resource islands,' under tree canopies. The purpose of this...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis