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Filtering by: Subject Soil ecology -- Oregon -- Siuslaw National Forest Decade 1990-1999 Resource Type Dissertation

Analyzing fire mosaics in temperate coniferous forests with GIS and remote sensing

Creator:

Kushla, John D.

Abstract:

This investigation on fire mosaics addressed several aspects: (1) quantifying the role of terrain variables in fire-related mortality and historical mean fire return interval (MFRI), (2) comparing post-burn Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery, TM difference imagery, and aerial photo interpretation to map forest survival after wildfire, and (3) to describe...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
Physical processes affecting soil biotic and abiotic responses to disturbance in forest ecosystems of southwestern Oregon

Creator:

Borchers, Jeffrey G.

Abstract:

The effect of physical factors such as soil structure, bulk density, parent material, and topographic variables on soil C and N dynamics and ectomycorrhizal inocululu potential in forests of southwest Oregon were investigated In the high-elevation white fir (Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl.) zone, two old poorly-vegetated clearcuts with...

Resource Type:

Dissertation