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Short-tailed weasel space use in managed forests of western Oregon

Creator:

Linnell, Mark A.

Abstract:

Although short-tailed weasels (Mustela erminea) are important predators of small mammals, little is known about their space use, habitat selection, or vulnerability to predation in North America. To evaluate the effects of forest management and social structure on home range size and habitat selection of short-tailed weasels, I conducted a...

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Masters Thesis

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` 2 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Mark A. Linnell for the degree of Master of Science in
Effects of season and interval of prescribed burns on pyrogenic carbon cycling in ponderosa pine stands in Malheur National Forest

Creator:

Matosziuk, Lauren

Abstract:

In ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests of the western United States, prescribed fires are used to reduce fuel loads and restore historical fire regimes. The season in which prescribed burns are performed and the interval between burns can have complex consequences for the ecosystem, including soil carbon cycling through the...

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Masters Thesis

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information about the history of the project as well as many years of vegetation and fuels data. Dr. Mark