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Filtering by: Creator McWhorter, Frank, 1896-1985 Creator Agne, Michelle C. Degree Name Master of Science (M.S.)

Influence of dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium americanum) on stand structure, canopy fuels, and fire behavior in lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) forests 21-28 years post-mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) epidemic in central Oregon

Creator:

Agne, Michelle C.

Abstract:

Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) forests are widely distributed throughout western North America. However, the lodgepole pine forests of central Oregon are ecologically unique to the region, with a mixed severity fire regime, low cone serotiny, and their occasional presence as a climax species. Most of the research conducted regarding the...

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Masters Thesis

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serotinous cones (Lotan et al 1985). The fire regime in central Oregon lodgepole pine is mixed severity