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Creator:: Lunde, A. Katarina
Abstract:: Classic biological control can be a powerful option for those tasked with managing biological invasions; however, some biocontrol releases lead to non-target attack – feeding, damage or development on species other than the target species. The cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae L. (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) was introduced to Western Oregon as a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Peter B. McEvoy

Creator:: Schappe, Tyler
Abstract:: Fungi play critical roles in ecosystem processes and interact with plant communities in mutualistic, pathogenic, and commensal ways. Fungal communities are thought to be influenced by both associated tree communities and soil properties. However, the relative importance of the biotic and abiotic drivers of soil fungal community structure and diversity...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: work for this project took place. Special thanks to Dr. Ben Turner for providing valuable project

Creator:: Colby, Samantha E.
Abstract:: Soil food webs process the majority of terrestrial carbon, and influence overall ecosystem function. A primary distinction among soil food webs is based on fungal versus bacterial pathways of decomposition; these lead to fundamentally different soil function, and are expected to differ in dominance between meadows and forests. This assumption...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sparking my interest in invertebrates, and providing me with such a good role model. Peter Kennedy first

Creator:: Pfleeger, Thomas G.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: competition (Turner and Rabinowitz, 1983). Turner and Rabinowitz (1983) concluded that dominance and

Creator:: Lu, Dabao Sun
Abstract:: Rhizopogon vesiculosus is a common ectomycorrhizal (EM) symbiont of Pseudotusga menziesii (Douglas-fir) in the coast range of the Pacific Northwest. The species has been studied for its systematics, genet size, population structure, and competitive ability in several field and experimental studies. This thesis seeks to provide a more thorough characterization...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Spickerman, Kaleigh
Abstract:: Functional traits of vascular plants have been an important component of ecological studies for a number of years; however, in more recent times vascular plant ecologists have begun to formalize a set of key traits and universal system of trait measurement. Many recent studies hypothesize global generality of trait patterns,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: lichenologists, including Lucia Muggia, Peter Nelson, Tor Tønsberg, all of whom helped with the data collection

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