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Creator:: Kluber, Laurel A.
Abstract:: Dense hyphal mats formed by ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi are prominent features in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) forest soils and have been estimated to cover up to 40% of the forest floor in some stands. Although previous studies have examined various aspects of EcM fungi, little is known about their associated microbial...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: R.P., Baham J.E. and Caldwell B.A. 1994. Soil solution chemistry of ectomycorrhizal mats in forest

Creator:: Gleason, Kelly E.
Abstract:: As a result of a warming climate, subsequent declining snowpack, and a century of fire suppression, forest fires are increasing across the western United States. However, we still do not fully understand how forest fire effects snowpack energy balance, nor the volume and availability of snow melt and associated water...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the range of average forest cover SWE measurements…………………201 LIST OF TABLES

Creator:: Dauer, Jenny M.
Abstract:: Calcium (Ca) is an essential macronutrient that is increasingly recognized as a biogeochemical factor that influences ecosystem structure and function. Progress in understanding the sustainability of ecosystem Ca supply has been hampered by a lack of information on the various forms and pools of Ca in forest ecosystems. In particular,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , and mineral soil in forest ecosystems, and is a more dynamic component of ecosystem Ca cycling than

Creator:: Tepley, Alan J.
Abstract:: Descriptions of the fire regime in the Douglas-fir/western hemlock region of the Pacific Northwest traditionally have emphasized infrequent, predominantly stand-replacement fires and an associated linear pathway of stand development, where all stands proceed along a common pathway until reset by the next fire. Although such a description may apply in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of the eastern or western part of the western Cascade Range. Forest stand and age-structure data

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