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Creator:: Merschel, Andrew G.
Abstract:: Old-growth dry-mixed conifer forests are valued as habitats for late seral forest species, for the ecosystem services and landscape diversity they provide, and for their aesthetic appeal. The structure of these forests has been heavily altered by historic logging of overstory ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir. Additionally, changes in fire regime...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Page Number Figure 1- Map of Deschutes and Ochoco National Forest in Oregon………………………………….3

Creator:: Merschel, Andrew G.
Abstract:: Coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var menziesii) forests are extensive west of the crest of the Cascade Mountains in Oregon and Washington and are renowned for their productivity, biodiversity, and the ecosystem services they provide. Increasing wildfire activity in recent years including the extensive 2020 Labor Day fires, and a warming...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: National Forest………..11 Figure 2.1: Study Area……………………………………………………………...36 Figure 2.2: Example of plot

Creator:: Merschel, Andrew G.
Abstract:: The structure and composition of mixed-conifer forest (MCF) in central Oregon has been altered by fire exclusion and logging. The resulting increased density, spatial contagion, and loss of fire resistant trees decrease the resiliency of this ecosystem to fire, drought, and insects. The historical and current composition and structure of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for the degree of Master of Science in Forest Science presented on December 14, 2012. Title

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