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Meadow classification in the Willamette National Forest and conifer encroachment patterns in the Chucksney-Grasshopper meadow complex, Western Cascade Range, Oregon

Creator:

Dailey, Michele Meadows

Abstract:

This study delineates and characterizes the distribution of montane meadows in the Willamette National Forest, identifies encroachment patterns in relation to topographic features and proximity to trees in the Chucksney-Grasshopper meadow complex, and examines tree species and age distributions in relation to distance from forest edges or isolated tree clusters...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

delineated. The 1988 Western Oregon Composite Forest Vegetation Layer contains a <30% cover class that