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Effects of single and multiple stressors on communities of wheat and wild oats

Creator:: Pfleeger, Thomas G.
Abstract:: Most plant toxicology tests developed in support of environmental laws use a single stress applied to an individual plant. While tests using individual species or stresses require fewer resources and are easier to interpret, they are under increasing criticism for being unrealistic and missing important ecological interactions. The objective of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The imprint of coarse woody debris on soil biological and chemical properties in the western Oregon Cascades

Creator:: Spears, Julie D. H.
Abstract:: The abundance and spatial heterogeneity of coarse woody debris (CWD) on the forest floor is a prominent feature of Pacific Northwest (PNW) forest ecosystems. The effect of CWD on soil solution chemistry, nutrient cycling and availability, soil physical structure and formation of soil organic matter, however, remains unknown. Therefore, studies...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Bioindication of air quality in forests of northern and central California using epiphytic macrolichen communities

Creator:: Jovan, Sarah
Abstract:: The unifying purpose of this dissertation was to describe, model, and map relationships between epiphvtic macrolichen communities and air quality in Ibrests of northern and central California. First, multivariate analyses were used to subdivide the large study area into three model areas with similar climate, topography, and lichen communities: the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Impacts of ponderosa pine forest restoration treatments on the ectomycorrhizal fungal community and fine root biomass in the Blue Mountains of Oregon

Creator:: Smith, Jane E. (Jane Elizabeth)
Abstract:: Before the arrival of Euro-Americans, the inland Pacific Northwest was settled by native people whose frequent intentional burning of the landscape promoted open stands dominated by large fire-resistant ponderosa pine. Fire suppression for nearly a century, livestock grazing, and logging of the largest trees has resulted in forests characterized by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Characteristics of soil organic matter in two forest soils

Creator:: Crow, Susan E.
Abstract:: Soil organic matter (SOM) is the terrestrial biosphere's largest pool of organic carbon (C) and is an integral part of C cycling globally. Soil organic matter composition typically can be traced directly back to the type of detrital inputs; however, the stabilization of SOM results as a combination of chemical...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Life-history and physiological trade-offs to reproduction of invasive and noninvasive Rubus

Creator:: McDowell, Susan C.
Abstract:: The goal of this dissertation was to improve our understanding of the physiology and life-history of invasive plants and of the mechanisms underlying life-history trade-offs. I compared invasive and noninvasive species of Rubus (blackberry) that grow together in the Pacific Northwest. Three hypotheses were investigated: (1) Invasive Rubus have higher...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Modeling climate, vegetation, and water balance at landscape to regional scales

Creator:: Daly, Christopher
Abstract:: The general objective of this study was to develop models and datasets that would significantly advance our ability to assess the current and future effects of global change on the biosphere. The focus was in two areas: (1) preparing environmental datasets at regional to small watershed scales; and (2) developing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Historical changes in stream habitats in the Columbia River basin

Creator:: McIntosh, Bruce A.
Abstract:: Knowledge of how stream habitats change over time in natural and human-influenced ecosystems at large, regional scales is currently limited. A historical stream survey (1934-1945) was compared to current surveys to assess changes in poo1 habitats in the Columbia River basin. Streams from across the basin, representing a wide range...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Functional relationships among songbirds, arthropods, and understory vegetation in Douglas-fir forests, western Oregon

Creator:: Hagar, Joan C.
Abstract:: Arthropods are important food resources for birds. Forest management activities can influence shrub-dwelling arthropods by affecting the structure and composition of understory shrub communities. Changes in abundance and species composition of arthropod communities in turn may influence the distribution and abundance of insectivorous birds. I examined relationships among bird abundance,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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Effects of single and multiple stressors on communities of wheat and wild oats

The imprint of coarse woody debris on soil biological and chemical properties in the western Oregon Cascades

Bioindication of air quality in forests of northern and central California using epiphytic macrolichen communities

Impacts of ponderosa pine forest restoration treatments on the ectomycorrhizal fungal community and fine root biomass in the Blue Mountains of Oregon

Characteristics of soil organic matter in two forest soils

Life-history and physiological trade-offs to reproduction of invasive and noninvasive Rubus

Modeling climate, vegetation, and water balance at landscape to regional scales

Historical changes in stream habitats in the Columbia River basin

Functional relationships among songbirds, arthropods, and understory vegetation in Douglas-fir forests, western Oregon

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