A study of the McKenzie River floodplains, terraces and glacial
outwash plains was undertaken to classify and describe the vegetation
and soils of a previously little studied synecological unit.
During the summer of 1971, 54 analytic vegetation and soil
plots (stands) were studied. Cover and frequency of all trees, shrubs,...
A physio-ecological study of Lobaria pulmonaria (L. ) Hoffm.
was done to determine if geographic variation occurred within the
species. Lobaria pulmonaria was collected from Table Mountain,
Oak Creek, and Lost Prairie, located in the Coast Range, Willamette
Valley, and Cascade Range respectively in Western Oregon.
During 1971 and 1972...
The objectives of this study include: (1) analysis of Chamaecyparis
lawsoniana, C. taiwanensis, and C. formosensis forests including
the structure, composition, and dynamics of plant communities and
their environmental relationships; and (2) comparison of the temperate
Chamaecyparis forests of Taiwan and the Pacific Northwest with emphasis
on structural and successional...
Seedlings from 25 provenances of Abies grandis and Abies
concolor were studied at two plantations, 12 at Philomath, Oregon,
and 13 at Camino, California. Native seedlings were studied at four
of the provenances' field sites. Stomatal infiltration pressure
measurements and plant moisture stress measurements were made
throughout one summer on...