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Effects of canopy gaps in Douglas-fir forests and resource gradients on fecundity and growth of understory herbs

Creator:: St. Pierre, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Ann)
Abstract:: Effects of small-scale disturbances on fecundity and growth rates of Linnaea borealis L., Tiarella trifoliata L. var. unifoliata, and Trillium ovatum Pursh. were studied in old-growth forests in the Tsuga heterophylla Zone on the west slope of the Cascade Mountain Range of Oregon. Performance of each species was compared in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Patterns of nitrogen fluxes in watersheds of the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, OR

Creator:: Vanderbilt, Kristin Lynn, 1967-
Abstract:: Seasonal and annual patterns of N fluxes and concentrations in streamwater in six conifer-dominated watersheds at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, OR, were studied to gain insight into the factors that influence N retention in this ecosystem. Processes affecting N flux in streamwater differed between organic (DON) and inorganic (DIN;...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Influence of root architectural development on Douglas-fir seedling morphology and physiology

Creator:: Jacobs, Douglass Frederick
Abstract:: A series of experiments were established to gain a better understanding of the extent to which Douglas-fir seeding root architecture may be manipulated and subsequent influences on seedling morphological and physiological development. The incorporation of amendments into nursery soils changed root architecture to some degree, but did not produce large...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Spatial modeling of carnivore distribution and viability

Creator:: Carroll, Carlos
Abstract:: Viability analysis of well-selected focal species can complement other types of conservation planning by revealing thresholds in habitat area and landscape connectivity that may not be evident from ecosystem-level evaluations. I used focal species analysis of five carnivores to suggest conservation planning guidelines for the Rocky Mountains and adjacent areas...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Maritime windstorm influence on soil process in a temperate rainforest

Creator:: Kramer, Marc G.
Abstract:: Maritime cyclonic windstorms cause widespread disturbance to forested ecosystems in southeast Alaska. The consequence of this disturbance process on the movement, storage, and quality of soil carbon, forest hydrology and streamwater chemistry was studied along a windthrow disturbance sequence. Soil profiles were described and the thickness of the major organic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Physiological impacts of Swiss needle cast on Douglas-fir

Creator:: Manter, Daniel K.
Abstract:: A series of studies, in three western Oregon Douglas-fir plantations, was conducted to understand the physiological impacts of Swiss needle cast on Douglas-fir physiology. Four aspects of the disease complex were investigated: fungal colonization and assessment, plant-water relations, carbon assimilation and interaction with climate. Several techniques were developed and used...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Measuring and modeling gene flow from hybrid poplar plantations : implications for transgenic risk assessment

Creator:: DiFazio, Stephen P.
Abstract:: Hybrid poplar plantations (Populus trichocarpa x Populus deltoides) are a relatively new feature on the landscape in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, and these plantations may soon include genetically engineered trees. Meanwhile, many wild poplar populations (Populus spp.) are highly degraded due in part to logging, dams, grazing,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Development and application of SSR markers for measuring gene flow in Douglas-fir

Creator:: Slavov, Gancho Trifonov
Abstract:: Gene flow is a major evolutionary force and an important factor in the breeding and conservation of forest trees. I studied the applicability of SSR markers for measuring pollen-mediated gene flow (i.e., pollen flow) in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco). I developed SSR markers, tested alternative approaches for measuring pollen...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Early testing of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) for Swiss needle cast tolerance

Creator:: Temel, Fatih
Abstract:: The relationship between the level of Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii (Rohde) Petrak colonization and severity of Swiss needle cast (SNC) symptoms, the possibility of early testing of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii [Mirb.] Franco) for SNC tolerance, and geographic variation in coastal Oregon with respect to SNC tolerance were investigated. Comparisons between...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Host associations of Tricholoma magnivelare, the American matsutake

Creator:: Lefevre, Charles K.
Abstract:: Beginning in the 1980s, large-scale commercial harvest of Tricholoma magnivelare created a need for management of forests to ensure sustainability, but little was known of the biology or ecology of this species to guide management decisions. Four of the five studies presented here explore the basic synecology of T. magnivelare...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Spatial and temporal dynamics of anthropogenically influenced forests of the Brazilian Amazon

Creator:: Bergen, Scott
Abstract:: The Amazon Tropical Rain Forest is the largest tropical rain forest system, comprising approximately 65% of such forests on earth. Since the 1960's, human populations in the Brazilian Amazon have increased from two to over 20 million. Concomitant urbanization, forest conversion, and economic dependence on resource extraction have exerted severe...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The role and function of fruit trees and fruit tree-based agroforestry systems in a highland watershed in northern Thailand

Creator:: Withrow-Robinson, Bradford A.
Abstract:: Field studies were conducted from 1996 to 1998 in three villages in a Highland watershed in Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand. The objectives of the study were to classify and define the fruit-based agroforestry cropping system and investigate management activities used by villagers. In the first part of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Multiscale controls on woody riparian vegetation : distribution, diversity, and tree regeneration in four western Oregon watersheds

Creator:: Sarr, Daniel Allen
Abstract:: I studied riparian forests of four western Oregon watersheds (dry south to wet north) to determine the multiscale controls on woody riparian vegetation. I conducted separate analyses of controls on plant distribution, diversity, and tree regeneration using vegetation and environmental data collected in two related field studies: (1) a multiscale...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Ecosystem effects of vegetation removal in coastal Oregon Douglas-fir experimental plantations : impacts on ecosystem production, tree growth, nutrients, and soils

Creator:: Yildiz, Oktay
Abstract:: Effects of partial understory removal on belowground and aboveground ecosystem properties were investigated in 5 and 15 yr old Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesll (Mirb.) Franco) experimental plantations in western Oregon. Seedling survival was not affected by understory removal at age 5 yr. But through age 15 yr, understory removal increased seedling...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Influences of nitrogen on carbon dynamics in forest soil and density fractions

Creator:: Swanston, Christopher W.
Abstract:: Application of N fertilizer is a common forest management practice in the Pacific Northwest, yet the long-term influence of fertilization on forest soil properties is not well known. Although elevated N often increases mineralization of C and N from labile organic matter, negative effects have been documented in recalcitrant organic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Effects of thinning on forest-floor vertebrates and analysis of habitat associations along ecological gradients in Oregon coastal Douglas-fir forests

Creator:: Suzuki, Nobuya
Abstract:: Thinning has the potential to increase structural diversity of managed forests for wildlife. During 1994-1996, I conducted experimental and observational studies using pitfall trapping to assess short-term and potential long-term effects of thinning on abundance and reproduction of forest-floor vertebrates in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menzeisii) forests of the Oregon Coast Range....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Structure and development of old-growth Douglas-fir in central western Oregon

Creator:: Poage, Nathan Jeremy
Abstract:: The tree species and size structure of 9l old-growth forests dominated by Douglas-fir in central western Oregon was characterized using complete inventories of all trees larger than 20cm dbh over a mean area of 17.1ha at each site. Douglas-fir accounted for over 75% of the total average basal area (39.1...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Size-related variation in tree growth and physiology

Creator:: McDowell, Nate G.
Abstract:: The goal of this dissertation was to improve our understanding of age-related constraints on aboveground production of forest trees. Previous research suggesting that carbon uptake of old trees is hydraulically constrained by tree size was used as the springboard for this research. Three specific working hypotheses were investigated: 1) compensation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Modeling nitrogen fixation in dead wood

Creator:: Hicks, William Thomas
Abstract:: A mechanistic simulation model of nitrogen fixation in dead wood was developed to help synthesize knowledge, develop hypotheses, and estimate rates of nitrogen fixation in the Pacific Northwest. In this model nitrogen fixation is directly controlled by log substrate, temperature, moisture, and oxygen content. Respiration and diffusion of oxygen indirectly...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Functional relationships among songbirds, arthropods, and understory vegetation in Douglas-fir forests, western Oregon

Creator:: Hagar, Joan C.
Abstract:: Arthropods are important food resources for birds. Forest management activities can influence shrub-dwelling arthropods by affecting the structure and composition of understory shrub communities. Changes in abundance and species composition of arthropod communities in turn may influence the distribution and abundance of insectivorous birds. I examined relationships among bird abundance,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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Effects of canopy gaps in Douglas-fir forests and resource gradients on fecundity and growth of understory herbs

Patterns of nitrogen fluxes in watersheds of the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, OR

Influence of root architectural development on Douglas-fir seedling morphology and physiology

Spatial modeling of carnivore distribution and viability

Maritime windstorm influence on soil process in a temperate rainforest

Physiological impacts of Swiss needle cast on Douglas-fir

Measuring and modeling gene flow from hybrid poplar plantations : implications for transgenic risk assessment

Development and application of SSR markers for measuring gene flow in Douglas-fir

Early testing of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) for Swiss needle cast tolerance

Host associations of Tricholoma magnivelare, the American matsutake

Spatial and temporal dynamics of anthropogenically influenced forests of the Brazilian Amazon

The role and function of fruit trees and fruit tree-based agroforestry systems in a highland watershed in northern Thailand

Multiscale controls on woody riparian vegetation : distribution, diversity, and tree regeneration in four western Oregon watersheds

Ecosystem effects of vegetation removal in coastal Oregon Douglas-fir experimental plantations : impacts on ecosystem production, tree growth, nutrients, and soils

Influences of nitrogen on carbon dynamics in forest soil and density fractions

Effects of thinning on forest-floor vertebrates and analysis of habitat associations along ecological gradients in Oregon coastal Douglas-fir forests

Structure and development of old-growth Douglas-fir in central western Oregon

Size-related variation in tree growth and physiology

Modeling nitrogen fixation in dead wood

Functional relationships among songbirds, arthropods, and understory vegetation in Douglas-fir forests, western Oregon

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