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Ground dwelling beetles in early and late successional forests in the western Cascades of Oregon

Creator:

Heyborne, William H.

Abstract:

The effects of forest cutting on forested systems and the biotic components of those systems has been at the forefront of scientific research. The inventory and monitoring of biodiversity is one technique used for measuring the effects of forest management. Because bioinventory studies are expensive, indicator species are often sought...

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Masters Thesis
Fungal associates in the golden metallic beetle, Buprestis aurulenta L.

Creator:

Garcia, Carlos Manalo

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
Diurnal bird use of snags on clearcuts in central coastal Oregon

Creator:

Schreiber, Barry

Abstract:

The effect of snag retention on clearcuts on breeding bird populations was evaluated in the Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) dominated forest in central coastal Oregon. Diurnal bird species on 14 clearcut sites (< 4 years old) were censused during two breeding seasons. On clearcuts containing high numbers of snags, cavity-nesting birds...

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Masters Thesis
Prescribed fire in Eastern Oregon ponderosa pine forests : relationships between soil fertility and ecology

Creator:

Grossmann, Emilie B.

Abstract:

I conducted two separate studies, both related to the impacts of spring and fall prescribed fire on ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Loud.) forest soils in Eastern Oregon. The studies were either conducted at or linked to four stands of ponderosa pine, in the Malheur National Forest. Each stand...

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Masters Thesis