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Effects of Phellinus weirii on plant community composition and succession of mature and old-growth Douglas-fir forests

Creator:

Holah, Jennifer C.

Abstract:

Disease is often overlooked as a natural disturbance agent in plant communities. This study examines what effects, if any, a disease-mediated disturbance has on the plant community as a whole in old-growth and mature forests of western Oregon. Phellinus weirii (Murrill) Gilbertson (Family: Hymenochaetaceae) is a native root-rotting pathogen that...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis