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Community gradients of Arctic macrolichens in relation to succession, grazing and the environment

Creator:: Holt, Emily A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this dissertation was to define macrolichen community gradients in relation to succession, grazing and the environment. First, species scores indicating when macrolichen species appeared following disturbance were derived from the literature. Weighted averaging of these data with a community matrix created a successional score for each sample...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: reindeer only in times of food shortages (Llano 1956). In far northern ecosystems above treeline, the

Conservation of Oenothera wolfii (Onagraceae) : introducing a threatened plant into two protected locations in Oregon

Creator:: Currin, Rebecca E.
Abstract:: The showy biennial to short-lived perennial Oenothera wolfii (Munz) Raven, Dietrich & Stubbe (Wolf’s evening primrose) occurs in only a small number of isolated populations on the southern Oregon and northern California coast. This rare species is currently listed as Threatened in Oregon, and is considered a Species of Concern...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: with problems. Many ecosystems are overrun with non-native invasive species, and this increased

Characterization of the molecular foundations and biochemistry of alkane and ether oxidation in a filamentous fungus, a Graphium species.

Creator:: Skinner, Kristin M.
Abstract:: Graphium sp., a eukaryotic alkanotroph, is able to oxidize small-molecular weight gaseous n-alkanes, diethyl ether and the branched ether, methyl tert butyl ether (MTBE). However, information regarding the biochemistry of fungal-mediated alkane and ether metabolism is limited, and questions regarding the identity of alkane oxidation catalysts and the genetic underpinnings...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: can account for up 50% of the constituents in crude oil. These compounds therefore impact ecosystems

Biology of chlamydospores of Phytophthora ramorum

Creator:: Smith, Aaron Lee
Abstract:: The chlamydospore is a survival spore produced by 35 of the 75 described species of Phytophthora. Phytophthora ramorum Werres, de Cock & Man in't Veld, the causal agent of Sudden Oak Death (SOD), produces abundant chlamydospores in artificial culture and plant tissue. The chlamydospore is likely the most important survival...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ; Werres et al. 2001). It subsequently spread in wildland ecosystems to 14 coastal counties of

Functional groups, traits, and the performance of species in restoration

Creator:: Roberts, Rachael E. (Rachael Elaine)
Abstract:: In ecological restoration, species that are sown to increase the native plant diversity range in establishment ability. Some species readily establish, while others rarely do. This study set out to investigate some of the potential processes influencing species establishment, as well as the traits that are associated with the success...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of organisms in model ecosystems. Pages 98‐102 in S. A. Levin, editor. Ecosystem Analysis and

Reproductive isolation and interspecific hybridization in the threatened species, Sidalcea nelsoniana

Creator:: Gisler, Steven D.
Abstract:: In addition to its longstanding recognition as an influential evolutionary process, interspecific hybridization is increasingly regarded as a potential threat to the genetic integrity and survival of rare plant species, manifested through gamete wasting, increased pest and disease pressures, outbreeding depression, competitive exclusion, and genetic assimilation. Alternatively, hybridization has also...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: acknowledged for their essential role as the primary producers that sustain functioning ecosystems. Indeed

Terrestrial lichen and bryophyte communities of the Blue Mountains in Northeast Oregon

Creator:: Hardman, Amanda
Abstract:: Although terrestrial lichens and bryophytes are common in upland plant communities of the Blue Mountains in northeast Oregon, research on cryptogam communities in this region is wanting. Studies have shown that lichens and bryophytes can reduce soil erosion and increase soil fertility in other semiarid habitats of North America. Understanding...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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
Full Text:: ecosystem as well as of other wetland or extreme habitat areas. At the time I began this study, very

Salt marsh reestablishment following dike breaching in the Salmon River estuary, Oregon

Creator:: Mitchell, Diane Lynne
Abstract:: A 22 ha, 1S yeas old, diked permanent pasture in the Salmon River estuary in Lincoln County, Oregon, was chosen for a study to determine the potential for natural salt marsh restoration with dike breaching. Two undiked fragments of relatively undisturbed salt marsh, one at each end of the study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the first phase of what will continue as a long-term study of a developing salt marsh ecosystem

The effects of site preparation on native forb establishment in a wet prairie, Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:: Norman, Katherine N.
Abstract:: Wetlands and wet prairies are economically and environmentally valuable ecosystems, but many have been degraded or converted to other uses. As human understanding of wetlands' value has increased, restoration efforts have grown correspondingly. Restoration attempts use a diversity of methods, which often include seeding with native plant species. This thesis...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Wetlands and wet prairies are economically and environmentally valuable ecosystems, but many have been

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Community gradients of Arctic macrolichens in relation to succession, grazing and the environment

Conservation of Oenothera wolfii (Onagraceae) : introducing a threatened plant into two protected locations in Oregon

Characterization of the molecular foundations and biochemistry of alkane and ether oxidation in a filamentous fungus, a Graphium species.

Biology of chlamydospores of Phytophthora ramorum

Functional groups, traits, and the performance of species in restoration

Reproductive isolation and interspecific hybridization in the threatened species, Sidalcea nelsoniana

Terrestrial lichen and bryophyte communities of the Blue Mountains in Northeast Oregon

Plant communities and succession in Oregon coastal salt marshes

Salt marsh reestablishment following dike breaching in the Salmon River estuary, Oregon

The effects of site preparation on native forb establishment in a wet prairie, Willamette Valley, Oregon

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