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  • Forest Response to Water Availability and Disturbance in the Western United States

    Creator:
    Berner, Logan T.
    Abstract:
    Earth’s atmosphere is unequivocally warming due to CO₂ and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activities and this is having widespread impacts on forest ecosystems that provide important services to human societies. Forest ecosystems help regulate atmospheric CO2 concentrations by sequestering carbon in tree biomass and soils, which is...
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    Dissertation
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    response to water availability was assessed, in part, by quantifying changes in forest productivity and

  • Using soil data to enhance modeling of forest responses to climate change

    Creator:
    Peterman, Wendy L.
    Abstract:
    The over-arching theme of this work is that soil data affect the performance and realism of vegetation models with particular focus on their ability to predict or explain disturbances such as fire or disease. We tested the sensitivity of the Excel version of the 3-PG model to soil properties and...
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    Dissertation
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    soil factors to map and include in models of forest productivity. Chapter 2 shows how soil available