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The association of epiphytic macrolichens and bryophytes with riparian stand types along a valley continuum, Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Ruchty, Andrea M.
Abstract:: I surveyed epiphytic macrolichens and bryophytes in six stands in each of seven riparian stand types in the Oregon Coast Range. This study (Chapter 2) describes the association of epiphytes with stand types and the corresponding potential of forest canopy conversions to affect epiphyte communities. Species composition, diversity, and representation...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Valley Continuum, Oregon Coast Range. Abstract Approved: Bruce P. McCune I surveyed epiphytic

Biosystematic studies of Phacelia capitata (Hydrophyllaceae), a species endemic to serpentine soils in southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Shelly, J. Stephen
Abstract:: Phacelia capitata Rruckeberg is a member of the Phacelia magellanica polyploid complex (species group Magellanicae), a group of wide-ranging, polymorphic perennials in western North America related to the South American P. secunda (= P. magellanica). The purpose of this project was to determine, to the extent possible, the interrelationships of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: American P. secunda (= P. magellanica). The purpose of this project was to determine, to the extent

Environmental Factors Affecting Phytophthora Root Rot of Rhododendron

Creator:: Mestas, Angie
Abstract:: Phytophthora root rot decreases availability and quality of rhododendrons produced in the USA. Symptoms of Phytophthora root rot include root necrosis, leaf chlorosis, stunting, and permanent wilt. The purpose of this thesis was to better understand the impact of root damage, soil moisture, nitrogen fertilizer application, and pathogen species on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: factors affect root rot caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi and P. plurivora. Rhododendron ‘Boule de Neige

Epidemic Dynamics of Sudden Oak Death in the Forests of Oregon

Creator:: Carson, Adam
Abstract:: Sudden Oak Death (SOD) is a forest disease caused by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, and infects trees in the Western United States and Europe. This generalist pathogen can infect over 130 species of plants, and causes rapid mortality in tree species in the Fagaceae. Sexual reproduction is thought to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: be extremely rare in wildland populations of P. ramorum, but asexual sporangia are readily produced

Effects of Preinoculation with VAM fungi isolated from different sites on plant tolerance to salinity in soils amended with sodium chloride

Creator:: Cantrell, Isabella Cardona
Abstract:: The hypothesis that inoculation of transplants with vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi before planting into saline soils would alleviate salt effects on growth and productivity was tested on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) and onion (Allium cepa L.). A secondary hypothesis was that the fungi isolated from a saline soil would be...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: significantly greener than those of the non- VAM lettuce. Non V AM onions were stunted due to available P

Grape Powdery Mildew Management: The Interaction Between Inflorescence Stage and Fungicide Chemistry

Creator:: Warneke, Brent W.
Abstract:: Grape powdery mildew (GPM, causal agent Erysiphe necator) is the most economically important disease of grapevine in the Western U.S. Low levels of GPM infection on clusters (1-5%) can negatively affect wine sensory quality, so intensive fungicide programs are common. This may lead to problems like excessive fungicide use and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: significantly better GPM control on clusters than non-treated and wettable sulfur control treatments (P<0.01

Propagule sources, disturbance characteristics and the inital establishment of riparian vegetation after debris flows

Creator:: Gecy, Jeanne Leslie
Abstract:: Debris flows are a major cause of disturbance to riparian vegetation. Both observational and experimental studies were used to examine the initial recovery of riparian vegetation after debris flows on headwater streams in the western Cascades of Oregon. My goal was to determine the roles of seedlings and vegetative sprouts,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: characteristics of the pre-existing vegetation, and chance events (Franklin 1981, Glenn-Lewin 1980, Noble and

Ecophysiology of the cyanolichen Lobaria oregana

Creator:: Antoine, Marie E.
Abstract:: This thesis consists of three manuscripts describing ecophysiological research on the cyanolichen Lobaria oregana. The first manuscript includes a re-evaluation of the assumptions underlying past estimates of N fixation by this species and provides an estimate of annual N fixation at the Wind River Canopy Crane (WRCC). Based upon litterfall...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: P. menziesii, T. heterophylla and T. plicata. Temperature and photosynthetically active radiation

Soil moisture depletion trends under five plant species present on the Douglas-fir clear-cuts of Mary's Peak, Oregon

Creator:: Drew, Stephen Ernest
Abstract:: Soil moisture depletion trends under five plant species growing on the clear-cuts of the Marys Peak Watershed near Corvallis, Oregon, were followed during the summers of 1963 and 1964. The species were Holcus lanatus, Lotus crassifolius var. subglaber, Gaultheria shallon, Berberis nervosa, and Acer circinatum; and were dominant plants of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 1 1 1 I 1 1 P R E C I P . ( I N S . ) S O I L M O I S T U R E T E N S I O N 20.0

Expression of secondary metabolites following manipulations of the C:N ratio in spotted knapweed, Centaurea maculosa Lam.

Creator:: Brodhagen, Marion L.
Abstract:: Spotted knapweed, Centaurea maculosa Lam. (Compositae) is an extremely successful introduced weed species in the northwestern United States. Multiple factors may be responsible for its success, including chemical defense. Two different types of putative chemical defense agents are the focus of this thesis. The first is a bitter-tasting sesquiterpene lactone,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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The association of epiphytic macrolichens and bryophytes with riparian stand types along a valley continuum, Oregon Coast Range

Biosystematic studies of Phacelia capitata (Hydrophyllaceae), a species endemic to serpentine soils in southwestern Oregon

Environmental Factors Affecting Phytophthora Root Rot of Rhododendron

Epidemic Dynamics of Sudden Oak Death in the Forests of Oregon

Effects of Preinoculation with VAM fungi isolated from different sites on plant tolerance to salinity in soils amended with sodium chloride

Grape Powdery Mildew Management: The Interaction Between Inflorescence Stage and Fungicide Chemistry

Propagule sources, disturbance characteristics and the inital establishment of riparian vegetation after debris flows

Ecophysiology of the cyanolichen Lobaria oregana

Soil moisture depletion trends under five plant species present on the Douglas-fir clear-cuts of Mary's Peak, Oregon

Expression of secondary metabolites following manipulations of the C:N ratio in spotted knapweed, Centaurea maculosa Lam.

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