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Effects of fire on seedling establishment in upland prairies in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:

Maret, Mary P.

Abstract:

Prior to European settlement, native prairie dominated the landscape of the Willamette Valley. Today, due to urbanization, agriculture, and the cessation of burning, only isolated remnants of these grasslands still exist. In response to conservation concerns, there has been a move to restore the remaining prairies in the Willamette Valley,...

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Masters Thesis

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in the Willamette Valley, Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Mary P. Maret for the degree of
Vegetation composition and response to fire of native Willamette Valley wetland prairies

Creator:

Pendergrass, Kathy L. (Connelly)

Abstract:

Fires set by Native Americans were important in shaping and maintaining Willamette Valley prairie plant communities. With fire exclusion after Euro-American settlement in the 1840's, composition of the remaining prairies shifted toward shrub and tree dominance with a concomitant decline in endemic prairie plant populations. I hypothesize that by restoring...

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Masters Thesis

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GRASSLANDS/PRAIRIES Introduction The Willamette Valley is a linear lowland in western Oregon ranging from