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Development of Quantitative PCR Assays to Aid in Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne spp.) Diagnostics and Resistance Breeding Efforts in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Soule, Michelle L.
Abstract:: In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), the two most common root-knot nematodes are Meloidogyne hapla and Meloidogyne chitwoodi. These nematodes can infect a wide variety of crops and can cause significant losses. Currently, it is common for the field of nematology to use labor-intensive microscopy to identify plant-parasitic nematodes based on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________ Inga A. Zasada In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), the two most common root-knot nematodes

Community Ecology of Foliar Fungi and Oomycetes of Pseudotsuga menziesii on the Pacific Northwest Coast

Creator:: Gonen, Lilah
Abstract:: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (coast Douglas-fir) is a tree of ecological, economic, and cultural value in its native North American Pacific Northwest (PNW) distribution. P. menziesii is host to a variety of well-documented endophytic foliar microorganisms, including the fungus Nothophaeocryptopus gaeumannii, the causal agent of Swiss needle cast (SNC), and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ecological, economic, and cultural value in its native North American Pacific Northwest (PNW) distribution

Factors limiting the distribution of the sensitive lichen Usnea longissima in the Oregon Coast Range : habitat or dispersal?

Creator:: Keon, Dylan B.
Abstract:: The sensitive lichen Usnea longissima Ach., formerly a fairly common circumboreal species, has been extirpated from much of its range (e.g., Eastern Europe). Although the U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW) remains a relative stronghold for the species, U longissima faces increasing pressure in the region from habitat loss, air pollution, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: its range (e.g., Eastern Europe). Although the U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW) remains a relative

Responses of forest understory plants to burial by volcanic tephra from Mount St. Helens, Washington

Creator:: Antos, Joseph A.
Abstract:: The effects of burial by tephra (volcanic aerial ejecta) on forest understory plants were examined northeast of Mount St. Helens, Washington, in the area where the 18 May 1980 eruption deposited tephra but did not destroy canopy trees. At six sites along a tephra depth gradient from 2-15 cm, understory...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: through tephra deposits exceeding 10 cm in depth. Examination of such plants of 109 species indicated

The Role of Plant-soil Feedback in the Invasion of Brachypodium sylvaticum in Douglas-fir Forests

Creator:: Esterson, Andrew
Abstract:: Invasive plants have the capacity to transform landscapes and alter ecosystem function, causing significant economic and ecological damage. These effects include displacement and reduction of native flora and fauna, altered fire regimes, modification of biotic and abiotic soil properties, as well as local, regional, and global economic impacts. With such...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (PNW), Brachypodium sylvaticum (slender false brome), a perennial bunch grass native to Eurasia, is

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:: oregana 3 Abstract 4 Introduction 4 Nitrogen fixation by cyanolichens in PNW old-growth forests - ------4

Epiphytic macrolichens in relation to forest management and topography in a western Oregon watershed

Creator:: Berryman, Shanti D.
Abstract:: This dissertation describes patterns in epiphytic macrolichen community composition, diversity, and biomass across various stand types in the Blue River watershed of western Oregon. It first examines the relative importance of ecological factors such as stand age, remnant tree retention, and topography to lichen communities in the landscape. It then...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ...........................................................................................109 METHODS

Riparian lichens of northern Idaho

Creator:: Hutchinson, Jenifer L.
Abstract:: Riparian forests in the Idaho Panhandle, north of Whitebird, were surveyed for rare riparian lichen species. The region was stratified into nine geographic units and by stream size. Eighty-one plots were surveyed for lichen community, stand and river characteristics. Variables important to lichen community composition included regional differences, elevation, climatic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the Rocky Mountains, southern interior British Columbia, and the coastal Pacific Northwest (PNW

Impacts of ponderosa pine forest restoration treatments on the ectomycorrhizal fungal community and fine root biomass in the Blue Mountains of Oregon

Creator:: Smith, Jane E. (Jane Elizabeth)
Abstract:: Before the arrival of Euro-Americans, the inland Pacific Northwest was settled by native people whose frequent intentional burning of the landscape promoted open stands dominated by large fire-resistant ponderosa pine. Fire suppression for nearly a century, livestock grazing, and logging of the largest trees has resulted in forests characterized by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Forest Service PNW Research Station and by a grant from USDA National Research Initiative (96-03 859

Silviculture Impacts and Population Genomics of Coniferiporia sulphurascens, the Causal Agent of Laminated Root Rot

Creator:: McMurtrey, Shawn
Abstract:: Within the Pacific Northwest, USA, root diseases of conifers are a major forest health concern. These diseases are primarily caused by basidiomycete fungi. These fungal associates play a vital role in carbon sequestration but also have a significant negative economic impact within the timber industry. As a result, research on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Forest Vegetation Simulator; and Dr. Jay Pscheidt for allowing me to collaborate with work on the PNW

Studies on the etiology and epidemiology of bull's eye rot of pears

Creator:: Henriquez, Jose Luis, 1961-
Abstract:: The objective of this dissertation is to introduce low-cost processing methods for the fabrication of ZnO transparent thin-film transistors (TTFTs). A novel method for depositing ZnO body layers via spin-coating of a zinc nitrate-based spin solution is presented. The processing conditions of spin-coated ZnO are optimized to produce continuous and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: N. alba ........109 4.5 Correlation coefficients (r) between wetness duration and disease incidence

Impact of raspberry bushy dwarf virus, raspberry leaf mottle virus, and raspberry latent virus on plant growth and fruit crumbliness in red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) 'Meeker'

Creator:: Quito-Avila, Diego F.
Abstract:: The United States is the third-largest producer of raspberries in the world. Washington State leads the nation in red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) production. 'Meeker', the most grown red raspberry cultivar in the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon and British Columbia, Canada) is highly susceptible to Raspberry crumbly fruit, a virusinduced...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ”. Chapter 1: Introduction Diego F. Quito-Avila 2 The Pacific Northwest (PNW) (Oregon

Foliar respiration in an old-growth coniferous forest

Creator:: Cooper, Clifton E.
Abstract:: Foliar respiration forms a large component of the carbon balance of any coniferous forest. We examine seasonal, interannual, spatial and interspecific variation of foliar maintenance respiration in a forest in Washington, USA, with measurements made quarterly for >4 years on 400-year old trees of Pseudotsuga menziesii, Tsuga heterophylla and Thuja...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: canopy,. and understory), pooled results from 1998-2001 ........................... 109 4.6 Total

Cryptogam communities in forest and steppe ecosystems of Oregon, USA

Creator:: Root, Heather T.
Abstract:: I focus on addressing knowledge gaps relating to management of cryptogams in Oregon's public lands in Pseudotsuga menziesii-Tsuga heterophylla forests on the west side of the Cascade Range and dryland steppe in the Cascade Range's rainshadow. While a great deal of research has illustrated the importance of late-successional forests for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: biodiversity in the Pacific Northwest of North America (PNW) is a lichen community rich in nitrogen-fixing

Growth and reproductive ecology of Larix laricina in interior Alaska

Creator:: Brown, Kevin R.
Abstract:: Larix laricina in Alaska occurs on sites ranging from productive slopes and riverbottoms to wet bogs underlain by permafrost. It is largest on sites without permafrost, where it is associated with Picea glauca, but is much more common in bogs, where it occurs with Picea mariana. In this study, I...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , after 17 and 34 days, Experiment 4 106 109 111 30 Surface temperature and volumetric moisture of

Factors determining species composition of post-disturbance vegetation following logging and burning of an old growth Douglas-fir forest

Creator:: Clark, Deborah Louise, 1950-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Factors affecting the inoculum potential of VA and ectomycorrhizal fungi in forest soils of southwest Oregon and northern California

Creator:: Parke, Jennifer Lee
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Service General Technical Report PNW-90. WILLIAMSON, D.M. & MINORE, D. (1978). Survival and growth of

Mycorrhizal fungi and their relationship to plant succession in subalpine habitats

Creator:: Cazares, Efren
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 100 Description 101 Discussion 103 Acknowledgments 104 References 109 CHAPTER 6: Alpine and Subalpine

The relation of soil characteristics to growth and distribution of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana and Thuja plicata in southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Imper, David Kimberly
Abstract:: Twelve plots at six sites in southwestern Oregon were studied to determine the degree to which various soil characteristics are related to the occurrence and growth of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana and Thuja plicata. Soil profiles and vegetation were described in each plot, and measurements were made of insolation, soil and litter...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Distribution and characterization of ice nucleation active strains of Pseudomonas syringae from diseased woody plants and grasses

Creator:: Baca, Steve
Abstract:: In a recent survey, it was observed that many woody plant species grown in Pacific Northwest nurseries exhibited disease symptoms typical of a bacterial infection and Pseudomonas syringae was commonly isolated from these tissues. The distribution of the ice nucleation phenotype among P. syringae strains recovered from these infected woody...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: populations of fluorescent pseudomonads exceeding 109 cfu/g fresh tissue from sudan samples whereas

Pathological and ecological aspects of decline and mortality of Chamaecyparis nootkatensis in southeast Alaska

Creator:: Hennon, Paul Edward
Abstract:: Alaska-cedar (Chamaecvparis nootkatensIs (D. Don) Spach) is a valuable tree that is suffering from a serious decline and mortality of unknown cause throughout southeast Alaska. Epidemiological and pathological studies were initiated to determine if a pathogen is the primary cause of this problem. By examining old aerial photographs and by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . The setting. Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-12. Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Exp. Sta

Understory herb and shrub responses to root trenching, pre-commercial thinning, and canopy closure in Douglas-fir forest of the western Cascades, Oregon

Creator:: Lindh, Briana C.
Abstract:: This thesis examines factors limiting understory herb presence and flowering in young second-growth Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) forests on the west side of the Cascade Mountains, Oregon, USA. I studied the belowground effects of canopy trees on understory herbs and shrubs in old-growth forests using trenched plots from which tree roots...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Pathogenicity of Phytophthora species from Oregon waterways

Creator:: Navarro, Sarah M.
Abstract:: Described as one of the most destructive pathogens of agricultural crops and forest trees, Phytophthora is a genus of microorganisms containing over 100 known species. Phytophthora alni has caused collar and root disease in alders throughout Europe and a form of the species has recently been isolated in North America....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Ecological thresholds, climate extremes, and tree species' distributions across the Pacific coastal United States

Creator:: Lintz, Heather E.
Abstract:: Species' distributions across the landscape are perhaps the least understood yet most conspicuous features of life on earth. Ecologists have long studied species' distributions; yet, many questions remain about why species occur where they do. Such questions persist largely because species' distributions are complex systems with challenging properties like non-linearity,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ………………………………………………. 108 4.7 Realized Niches for Seedlings and Adults……………………………. 109 4.8 Response Surfaces for Adult

Nursery, cold storage, and field studies on western conifers inoculated with spores of Pisolithus tinctorius

Creator:: Alvarez, Isabel Fernandez
Abstract:: Inoculations of white fir, Shasta red fir, Douglas fir and ponderosa pine with Pisolithus tinctorius spores when outplanted failed to produce P. tinctorius mycorrhizae at the end of the first growing season. In the third year a few P. tinctorius mycorrhizae were formed on white fir. Inoculations reduced seedling survival...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: U.S. Forest Service, PNW, Portland , for the statistical analysis of the data. Table 2.3. Growth

The structure and dynamics of old-growth Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) forest of the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Quaye, Eric Charles
Abstract:: The objectives of this study are to: 1) study the variations among stands of old-growth Sitka spruce forest located within a relatively restricted geographical area, 2) determine the relationship between species distribution, vegetational pattern, and such site factors as slope and aspect, and 3) ascertain the abruptness of phytosociological change...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Phytophthora species and riparian alder tree damage in western Oregon

Creator:: Sims, Laura L.
Abstract:: The genus Phytophthora contains some of the most destructive pathogens of forest trees, including the most destructive pathogen of alder in recent times, Phytophthora alni. Alder trees were reported to be suffering from canopy dieback in riparian ecosystems in western Oregon, which prompted a survey of alder health and monitoring...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: trees and foliar necrosis of ornamentals in the UK. Mycological Research 109: 853–859. Brown AV and

Genetics of sexuality and population genetics of Phellinus weirii

Creator:: Angwin, Peter A.
Abstract:: Phellinus weirii (Murr.) Gilbertson, cause of laminated root and butt rot, is a heterothallic basidiomycete lacking clamp connections. Two biological species groups of the fungus have been hypothesized, the Douglas-fir and cedar-types, on the basis of physiological, morphological and epidemiological differences. Single-spore and vegetative isolates differ in cultural morphology, nuclear...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Epidemiology and population biology of Inonotus tomentosus as a pathogen of forests of British Columbia

Creator:: Lewis, Katherine JoAnn
Abstract:: The root disease fungus Inonotus tomentosus, common in the old growth boreal forests of British Columbia, poses a threat to the health of second growth forests established on sites with a previous history of root disease. Colonized stumps occur in groups of 1 to 6; the groups are clumped within...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: layout, and labelling of excavated plots 109 IV.2 Lesion and light brown stain caused by I. tomentosus

Hybridization between Castilleja levisecta and C. hispida : Implications for Pacific Northwest Prairie Management

Creator:: Sandlin, Isaac J., III
Abstract:: Conservation conflicts may develop on restoration sites with multiple species recovery objectives. For example, on Pacific Northwest prairies, the co-planting of the diploid cytotype of the common native wildflower Castilleja hispida with the endangered wildflower C. levisecta has resulted in putative Castilleja hybrids on restoration sites, prompting fears that genetic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ................................................................................................................................. 109 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page

Identification of Endogenous and Exogenous Pararetroviruses in Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) and Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.)

Creator:: Diaz Lara, Alfredo
Abstract:: The Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington in the United States and British Columbia in Canada) is one of the major producers of red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) and blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) in the world. The expansion of growing area with these crops has resulted in the emergence of new...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Northwest (PNW) (Oregon and Washington in the United States and British Columbia in Canada). According to

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:: patterns 109 Conclusions 110 Acknowledgements 111 4. CONCLUSIONS 113 5. LITERATURE CITED 119 6. APPENDIX

Canopy epiphyte studies in the central Oregon Cascades : implications for the management of Douglas-fir forests

Creator:: Sillett, Stephen Charles
Abstract:: This thesis includes four separate studies. The first two studies assessed edge effects in a 700-year-old forest. After 20 years of exposure, epiphyte assemblages on the clearcut edge were similar to those of the forest interior, but there were some differences in vertical distribution patterns. Several species restricted to the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Bibliography. 109 List of Figures Figure Page 1.1 The relationship between epiphytic cyanolichen

Invasion by trees into a grassy bald on Marys Peak, Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Magee, Teresa K.
Abstract:: Grassy balds are meadows that occur on or near the summits of montane peaks and ridges. The sites on which balds are located generally fall within the climatic tolerance ranges of associated tree species. This study evaluates the stability of a forest-meadow transition zone of such a bald on Marys...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Annual Recruitment Patterns 103 Microsite Availability and Recruitment 109 Direct Gradient Analysis 118

Patterns of ectomycorrhizal host-fungus specificity in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Molina, R.
Abstract:: Results from approximately 400 fungus-host pure culture inoculations indicate that specificity of ectomycorrhizal associations is a complex phenomenon and cannot be based solely on field observations of sporocarp-host associations. Of the numerous sporocarp-host specific fungi tested, most formed ectomycorrhizae with one or more unexpected, non-associated hosts. These results conclusively demonstrate...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Identification and Occurrence of Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium) Virus and Virus-Like Diseases in Various Regions and Orchards of Oregon

Creator:: Reinhold, Lauri A.
Abstract:: There are over 35 known virus and virus-like diseases of sweet cherry (Prunus avium), some with potential to cause severe economic impact by reducing vegetative growth, vigor, and/or quality of fruit. Oregon is the second-ranked state for sweet cherry production in the United States with 13,000 acres and $70.8 million...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Twenty-one years of secondary succession in Pseudotsuga forests of the western Cascade Range, Oregon

Creator:: Halpern, Charles B.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: STUDY AREA 106 Physical Environment 106 Vegetation 107 History of Disturbance 109 METHODS 110 Field

Chaparral history, dynamics, and response to disturbance in southwest Oregon : insights from age structure

Creator:: Duren, Olivia
Abstract:: Fuels management on Bureau of Land Management lands in SW Oregon, USA, is motivated by the needs to reduce fire hazard and restore ecosystems thought to be impacted by fire suppression. Chaparral is one of the most characteristic vegetation communities of SW Oregon's interior valleys, and extensive acreages within this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Forest structure and regeneration in the Tsuga heterophylla - Abies amabilis transition zone, central Western Cascades, Oregon

Creator:: Stewart, Glenn H.
Abstract:: The dynamics of stands in the mid-elevation old-growth Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) forests of the central western Oregon Cascade Range were investigated using stand structure analysis. Trees with different growth rates were commonly present in the same stand, which resulted often in a weak correlation between tree diameter and age. Thus,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Fungal and bacterial associations in heart rots of Abies concolor (Gord. and Glend.) Lindl. and techniques for estimating damage in southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Aho, Paul E.
Abstract:: Infection courts for microorganisms invading white fir heartwood were determined to be primarily branches and basal wounds. Of 11 hymenomycetes isolated from infected trees, only four: Echinodontiurn tinctorium, Phellinus chrysoloma, Pholiota adiposa, and Hericium abietis were of major significance in terms of frequency of infection and damage caused. Two or...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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:: Washington. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PNW-8. Harrington, C.A., J.C. Zasada and E.A

Port-Orford-cedar and Phytophthora lateralis : grafting and heritability of resistance in the host, and variation in the pathogen

Creator:: McWilliams, Michael G.
Abstract:: Port-Orford-cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) is a forest tree native to a small area of Oregon and California. A root disease caused by Phytophthora lateralis causes widespread mortality of Port-Orford-cedar. This dissertation examines three important elements of the Port-Orford-cedar P. lateralis pathosystem related to breeding for disease resistance: use of resistant rootstocks...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Mycorrhizal and other root endophytic fungi of lupines in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: O'Dell, Thomas E.
Abstract:: We investigated the root endophytic fungi of lupine using four approaches: (1) occurrence of fungal colonization in field-collected roots; (2) growth response of L. latifolius to inoculation with two types of fungi; (3) structure of root colonizations of Pinus and Lupinus by Phialocephala fortinii, a septate endophytic fungus of lupine;...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Stand structures of Oregon white oak (Quercus garryana) woodlands and their relationships to the environment in southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Gilligan, Laurie A.
Abstract:: Large areas of non-coniferous communities in southwestern Oregon are thinned to reduce fire hazard and accomplish ecosystem restoration, under the assumption that current fuel loads are unnaturally high. Although Oregon white oak (Quercus garryana) woodlands are a characteristic landscape component in this region, little is known about their current or...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Ecology and biological control of an apomictic invasive plant, Chondrilla juncea (Asteraceae)

Creator:: Campanella, Donald M.
Abstract:: A study consisting of three parts was undertaken to investigate how variation in species interactions, population genetic structure, epidemiological parameters, and plant breeding system may influence the ecology and biological control of an apomictic invasive plant, Chondrilla juncea (Asteraceae). Interactions between natural enemy species may modify their net effect on...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: apomictic dandelions……………………………………………………….90 Chapter 5: General Conclusion…………………………………………….109

Variation of drought resistance and root regeneration among genotypes of Port-Orford-cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)

Creator:: Sharpe, Jodie M.
Abstract:: Drought resistance among genotypes of Port-Orford-cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murr.) Pan., Cupressaceae) seedlings was evaluated both in the field and in the greenhouse. Field water potentials (Ψ) of 5-year-old seedlings were measured at two high-elevation plantation sites where summer drought occurs. Measurements of Ψ were compared to survival two years...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Community Ecology and Population Genomics of Rhizopogon in the Madrean Sky Island Archipelago

Creator:: Piña Páez, Carolina G.
Abstract:: Anthropogenic induced climate change is predicted to alter distribution of existing plant populations. As plants migrate over space and time, populations often fragment and contract, affecting basic elements of population dynamics (e.g., population size, gene flow, genetic diversity, etc.). Little is known, however, how these impacts on plant species will...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ................................................................................................................................... 109 Introduction

Shrub epiphyte communities in relation to stand management in forests of western Oregon

Creator:: Rosso, Abbey L.
Abstract:: This dissertation describes the epiphyte communities on tall shrubs in forests of western Oregon, with a focus on potential effects of management practices on these communities. Shrubs and other hardwoods have recently gained recognition as hotspots of diversity for epiphytes in young conifer forests of the region. Yet little is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Mediation of conifer root growth by mycorrhizal fungi and plant growth regulators

Creator:: Scagel, Carolyn F.
Abstract:: Many mycorrhizosphere microorganisms can produce plant growth regulating compounds in vitro. Plant growth regulating compounds are known to mediate root growth and development. In reforestation practices, conifer tree seedling growth and survival are linked to rapid root growth and development after outplanting. Multifactorial experiments were conducted to document variations in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Conservation biology of Plagiobothrys hirtus (Boraginaceae) : evaluation of life history and population enhancement

Creator:: Amsberry, Kelly
Abstract:: Plagiobothrys hirtus (Boraginaceae) is a state and federally listed endangered plant found only in Douglas County, Oregon. This vernal pool endemic has historically been threatened by agricultural conversion of seasonal wetlands in the Sutherlin area, and is currently being eradicated as habitat is lost due to the rapid urban development...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Analysis and prediction of patterns in lichen communities over the western Oregon landscape

Creator:: Peterson, Eric B.
Abstract:: The diverse lichen flora of the Pacific Northwest is being impacted by population growth and by forest management practices. Accumulating information about our lichen flora will improve our conservation strategies. This dissertation first collects information to improve our understanding of how lichen communities vary among forests of differing structure, and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Phylogenetics, population genetics, molecular epidemiology, and pathogenicity of the Douglas-fir Swiss needle cast pathogen Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii

Creator:: Winton, Loretta M.
Abstract:: A hierarchical series of studies, based mainly on molecular data, was conducted to elucidate the life history of the Douglas-fir Swiss needle cast pathogen Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii at macro- and micro-evolutionary scales. This information was then utilized to design and evaluate molecular diagnostic tools for use in studies on the epidemiology...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Population characteristics of exotic plants in a Willamette Valley native prairie

Creator:: Lantz, Lisa E.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Phytosanitation of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) logs to mitigate the risk of artificially disseminating Phytophthora ramorum within the global trade of timber

Creator:: Hulbert, Joseph M.
Abstract:: Phytophthora ramorum is a plant pathogen that was accidentally introduced to the United States. This invasive microorganism has killed over a million trees in California and Oregon, and continues to spread to new areas. Diseased areas have been nationally quarantined to prevent further spread and more than ninety countries include...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Characterization of fungal and bacterial communities associated with mat-forming ectomycorrhizal fungi from old-growth stands in the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest

Creator:: Hesse, Cedar N.
Abstract:: Mat-forming ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi represent a prevalent constituent of many temperate forest ecosystems and create dramatic changes in soil structure and chemistry. EcM mat soil have been shown to have increased microbial respiration rates and have been hypothesized to harbor unique assemblages of fungi and bacteria. The objectives of this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ........................................... 109 Taxonomic distributions and ordinations ................................................... 109

Vegetation and fire history of a Ponderosa pine-white fir forest in Crater Lake National Park

Creator:: McNeil, Robert Curlan
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Age-density relations of three major tree species in the Chimaphila community. 109 19 Age-density

Distribution of Phytophthora rubi and Pratylenchus penetrans in Pacific Northwest Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) Fields

Creator:: Kroese, Duncan R.
Abstract:: The Pacific Northwest produces over 95% of the nation’s processed red raspberries, valued at over $65 million. Two of the major soilborne pathogens effecting the production of raspberry in this region are the oomycete Phytophthora rubi, which causes root rot in red raspberry plants, and the plant-parasitic nematode Pratylenchus penetrans,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . 22: 109-115. 15 Haydock, P.P.J., S.R. Woods, I.G. Grove, and M.C. Hare. 2006. Chemical

Anatomical changes in the secondary phloem of grand fir (Abies grandis (Dougl.) Lindl.), induced by the balsam woolly aphid (Adelges piceae Ratz.)

Creator:: Saigo, Roy Hirofumi
Abstract:: The balsam woolly aphid (Adelges piceae Ratz.) feeds by inserting its stylets intra- and intercellularly into the cortex or outer phloem of the true firs. While feeding, the aphid injects into the bark an unknown stimulatory substance which affects the adjacent cortical parenchyma cells, the activity of the vascular cambium...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The genus Leucogaster (Basidiomycetes, Leucogastraceae)

Creator:: Fogel, Robert Dale
Abstract:: Three provisional species are described as new: Leucogaster couchii, L. gelatinosus, and L. microsporus. Leucophlebs candida is transferred to Leucogastef, completing the transfer of all Leucophlebs species to Leucogaster. L. columellatus is transferred to Sclerogaster. L. longisterigmatus is synonymized with L. rubescens, L. foveolatus with L. odoratus, and L. fulvimaculatus...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A systematic and ecological study of Astragalus diaphanus (Fabaceae)

Creator:: Wright, Carolyn E.
Abstract:: Astragalus diaphanus is a rare plant endemic to the John Day River drainage of north-central Oregon. This species has several interesting features, including the dimorphism of its fruit and its geographical isolation from the two nearest taxonomically related species, which occur in Colorado. This study addressed the species' distribution and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Epidemiological insights into Armillaria mellea root rot in a managed Ponderosa pine forest

Creator:: Shaw, Charles G. (Charles Gardner) 1948-
Abstract:: Root rot of ponderosa pine caused by Armillaria mellea was studied in a pine forest that had been under management for 30 years in Klickitat County, Washington. Information sources included disease survey, detailed observation and description of specific disease situations, and examination of roots in situ and removed. Roughly circular...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: TREE Page 109 Characteristics of A. mellea on Individual Pine Root Systems 109 Root Systems of Old

The reproductive ecology of the pacific yew (Taxus brevifolia nutt.) under a range of overstory conditions in western Oregon

Creator:: DiFazio, Stephen P.
Abstract:: The influence of overstory openness on the reproductive ecology of Pacific yew (Taxus brevifolia Nutt.) was investigated on 4 sites in western Oregon over 2 years. The breeding system of T. brevifolia was found to deviate from pure dioecy under a broad range of canopy and site conditions. Production of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Overstory Canopy 109 Analysis 110 RESULTS 110 Patterns of Attrition 110 Pollen Limitation 111

Establishment of Poria carbonica in wood and colonization by basidiomycetes of Douglas-fir utility poles during air seasoning

Creator:: Przybylowicz, Paul
Abstract:: Influence of temperature and wood moisture content on spore germination and colonization of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga jnenziesii) heartwood by Poria carbonica basidiospores and chlamydospores was studied. Both spore types germinated and colonized wood at moisture contents above the fiber saturation point, but not below. Germination and wood colonization occurred at 22°C...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: APPENDIX 106 109 118 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Paae 1 Moisture content of Douglas-fir heartwood 34

Vegetative ecology of a montane mire, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

Creator:: Seyer, Susan C.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: invading trees in the mire. 109 VII. Stand structure of conifer-invasion area, illustrating numbers of

Lichen response to the environment and forest structure in the western Cascades of Oregon

Creator:: Martin, Erin P.
Abstract:: Lichens are an important part of the biota in western Oregon forests, where they perform valuable ecological roles and contribute significantly to biodiversity. Lichens in western Oregon are threatened by a number of factors including air pollution and land use practices. If we wish to maintain the persistence of lichens...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Relatively high values for a given species are in boldface............................ 109 DEDICATION

Interactions between nitrogen, phosphorus, and molybdenum in forest soils and cyanobacterial lichen in the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Marks, Jade A.
Abstract:: Molybdenum is an essential component of biogeochemical cycling, most notably as a component of the nitrogenase enzyme used in biological nitrogen (N) fixation. While the important role of phosphorus (P) in limiting N fixation in ecosystems has been well documented, occurrence and prevalence of molybdenum (Mo) limitation is largely unknown....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ....................................................................... 109 4. Discussion

Landscape Genomics and Climatic Responses of Willamette Valley Alders

Creator:: Kral, George L.
Abstract:: The climate of the Pacific Northwest is in flux, and existing forest ecosystems are stressed and poised to shift in fundamental ways, with or without human intervention. This dissertation probes the nature of forest responses to environmental change through investigations of morphology and genetics of three species of alder co-occurring...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: .. ........................................................... 109 Figure 4.26: Model 3.1 DAPC plot showing PC 1 and 2

Insights into the pathology and epidemiology of Phytophthora ramorum, causal agent of sudden oak death

Creator:: Daniels, Hazel A.
Abstract:: Sudden oak death is caused by the clonally reproducing generalist oomycete Phytophthora ramorum. The pathogen can infect more than 130 different plant hosts including Quercus spp., Larix kaempferi, and Notholithocarpus densiflorus, as well as common nursery genera such as Rhododendron and Camelia, where it causes symptoms ranging from bleeding cankers...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Biology and control of Fusarium spp. on Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

Creator:: Hoefnagels, Mariëlle Henriette, 1965-
Abstract:: Fusarium spp. are among the most important pathogens of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) seedlings in bareroot nurseries. Currently the most effective disease control method is soil fumigation with methyl bromide. As methyl bromide is phased out, however, other disease management strategies may become more important. We explored two alternative approaches to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Ecology and reproduction in Collomia macrocalyx Brand (Polemoniaceae)

Creator:: Joyal, Elaine
Abstract:: Populations of Collom ia macrocalyx Brand were located and observed in order to determine the distribution, ecology, and reproductive biology of this species and probable relationships to other members of the genus. The purpose of the study was to obtain information that would explain the restricted range of the species...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The influence of prescribed fire on the rare endemic plant Delphinium pavonaceum (Peacock larkspur)

Creator:: McKernan, Brie-Anne
Abstract:: In the wetland prairie of William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge (FNWR) in western Oregon, we investigated the response of Delphinium pavonaceum Ewan (peacock larkspur, Ranunculaceae), an endangered perennial forb, to four unreplicated dormant season fire regimes of 0, 2, 4, or 10 fires that were applied over a 12-year...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Description of the plant communities and succession of the Oregon coast grasslands

Creator:: Ripley, James Douglas
Abstract:: In an effort to describe the plant communities and succession of the Oregon coastal grasslands, vegetation and environmental data were collected from 75 stands at 24 separate locations ranging from Cape Falcon in Tillamook County to Cape Ferrelo in Curry County. The vegetation data consisted of cover and frequency values...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Description of Communities 107 The Carex obnupta Community 109 The Calamagrostis nutkaensis/Elymus glaucus

Ecology of Corydalis aquae-gelidae, a rare riparian plant

Creator:: Goldenberg, Douglas M.
Abstract:: Corydalis aquae-gelidae is a large herbaceous perennial in the Fumariaceae that has high habitat specificity. It is endemic to the western Cascade Range of Oregon and Washington, almost entirely on the Mt. Hood and Gifford Pinchot National Forests. It is a federal C2 candidate under the Endangered Species Act and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sampling year 108 36. Growth model for juveniles and young adults 109 37. Growth model for adults 109

Lichen Studies of Tropical Dry Forest: A Systematic and Ecological Approach

Creator:: Miranda-González, Ricardo
Abstract:: In recent years, our ecological knowledge of tropical dry forests has increased dramatically. However, whole components of the ecosystem, like lichenized fungi, remain mostly unknown. Crustose lichens in these forests are so abundant, that they are responsible for the characteristic appearance of a “white bark forest” during the dry season....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ……………………………………… 108 Abstract …………………………………………………………………………… 109 Introduction ……………………………………………………………………….. 109

Genetic Structure in Populations of the Douglas-fir Swiss Needle Cast Fungus Nothophaeocryptopus gaeumannii

Creator:: Bennett, Patrick I.
Abstract:: The fungus Nothophaeocryptopus gaeumannii is the causative agent of Swiss needle cast (SNC), a foliar disease of Douglas-fir. Disease is characterized by premature loss of foliage and reduced growth resulting from the inhibition of photosynthesis due to the occlusion of stomata by the ascocarps of N. gaeumannii. Although the disease...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Symbiosis in the Pacific Ring of Fire : evolutionary-biology of Rhizopogon subgenus Villosuli as mutualists of Pseudotsuga

Creator:: Mujic, Alija Bajro
Abstract:: Rhizopogon is a large genus of ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi that grows in association with host trees of the family Pinaceae. We have conducted a series of studies investigating the ecology and evolutionary biology of the EM symbiosis shared between R. subgenus Villosuli and trees of the genus Pseudotsuga. Two members...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the Pacific Northwest (PNW), P. menziesii is a dominant overstory tree species estimated to be

Patterns in coastal marsh vegetation of the Juneau area, Alaska

Creator:: Stone, Catherine S.
Abstract:: A vegetation study was made of four coastal marshes near Juneau, Alaska. Results confirmed earlier studies' findings in southeast Alaska that communities or assemblages of species can be identified but from marsh to marsh these assemblages appear to have no consistent relationship to each other or to environmental "factors" such...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 97 Physiographic Classification of Species 109 Vegetation-Type Classification of Species 127

Plant communities and succession in Oregon coastal salt marshes

Creator:: Jefferson, Carol A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine plant species composition, community structure, successional relationships, vegetational development and plant distributions in estuarine salt marshes on the Pacific Coast of Oregon. Quadrat and transect samples of plant presence and cover, collected from April 1971 - June 1974, were subjected to phytosociological...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Candidate Genes Associated with Blister Rust Resistance in Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) Revealed through de novo Transcriptome Assembly and Differential Gene Expression Analysis

Creator:: Bair, Zolton J.
Abstract:: Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) is an iconic North American high-elevation tree species currently threatened by climate change, mountain pine beetle, and white pine blister rust (WPBR), a lethal disease caused by the non-native fungal pathogen Cronartium ribicola. In collaboration with the USDA Forest Service Dorena Genetic Resource Center, germplasm was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Genetic analysis of catechol siderophore by Erwinia carotovora

Creator:: Bull, Carolee Theresa, 1962-
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: pesticides (PNW Plant Disease Control Handbook). Thus, microbially-produced antibiotics, if present in

Inferring Patterns and Processes of Emergence in Clonal Phytophthora Epidemics using Population Genomic Approaches

Creator:: Cauldron, Nicholas C.
Abstract:: Oomycete and fungal pathogens threaten food, fiber, and forests around the world. With climate change, these pathogens are expected to emerge more frequently. Evolution can facilitate their emergence through mechanisms such as mutations that change or expand host range. Characterizing evolutionary mechanisms in plant pathogens will contribute to our ability...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: within the P. plurivora population found in PNW nurseries has implications for managing disease caused

A systematic study of Lathyrus vestitus Nutt. ex T. & G. (Fabaceae) and allied species of the Pacific Coast

Creator:: Broich, Steven L.
Abstract:: Eight species of Lathvrus (Fabaceae, Faboideae) endemic to the Pacific Coast of North America were the subject of a systematic investigation. Taxa studied included Lathvrus vestitus, Nutt. ex T. & G., L. laetif lorus Greene, L.. iepsonii Greene, £,. splendens Kellogg, L. polvphvllus, Nutt. ex T. & G., L. holochlorus...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The sequestrate relatives of Russula in Australia and New Zealand

Creator:: Lebel, Teresa
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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