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Community gradients of Arctic macrolichens in relation to succession, grazing and the environment

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Holt, Emily A.

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The purpose of this dissertation was to define macrolichen community gradients in relation to succession, grazing and the environment. First, species scores indicating when macrolichen species appeared following disturbance were derived from the literature. Weighted averaging of these data with a community matrix created a successional score for each sample...

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made this project possible: Peter Neitlich, Terry Day and Stan Hermans. Peter conceived the ideas
Systematic, genomic, and transcriptomic analysis of mycoparasitic Tolypocladium species and their Elaphomyces hosts

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Quandt, C. Alisha

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Fungi in the genus Tolypocladium are diverse in their host associations, but the predominant ecologies include parasites of the ectomycorrhizal genus Elaphomyces and pathogens of insects. The aim of this dissertation research is to examine the evolution of these fungi and their host associations. To accomplish this several lines of...

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Lichen response to the environment and forest structure in the western Cascades of Oregon

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Martin, Erin P.

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Lichens are an important part of the biota in western Oregon forests, where they perform valuable ecological roles and contribute significantly to biodiversity. Lichens in western Oregon are threatened by a number of factors including air pollution and land use practices. If we wish to maintain the persistence of lichens...

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, Peter Neitlich, and Eric B. Peterson for contributing their data for Chapter 4. I wish to thank Jim