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Creator:: Soto, Daniel P.
Abstract:: The increasing human demands on natural resources, in combination with uncertainties about ecosystem dynamics due to global change, has led the scientific community to conclude that new approaches in understanding of ecological systems are needed to tackle environmental issues in an efficient manner. One development that has received more attention...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: colleagues, Pablo Donoso, Pato Romero, Raul Bertin, Christian Salas, Karina Martin, Rodrigo Mujica, Karla

Creator:: Punches, John W.
Abstract:: The contribution of delayed adaptive reiteration to crown maintenance was explored across a wide range of adjacent open space conditions in early-mature (approximately 60 year old) Douglas-fir located on the eastern slope of Oregon’s Coast Range. The stands had experienced uniform thinning in 1964-65 and 1980-81 to release dominant and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Brizendine, and Dr. Christian Kuehne, for assistance with data collection; • Dr. Jim Johnson, for isotope

Creator:: Geisel, Julian
Abstract:: Parcellization of the rural landscape threatens the provision of social, ecological and economic benefits to society due to loss of economies of scale. A continued provision requires new approaches to forest management for multiple, interconnected goals. I used interviews, archival records and field measurements to learn how select, experienced owners...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Patty Vega-Gutierrez, Christian Buesch and Gabriel Schwarzmann for making life in windowless RH 163 a

Creator:: Arnold, Molly L.
Abstract:: Few studies examine whether public attitudes toward forest management practices differ between public and private forests, with virtually no recent studies examining these differences in the Pacific Northwest, despite the coexistence of millions of acres of both public and private forest lands. Knowing whether public attitudes differ between public and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: example; while a Christian person may think eating pork is fine, a Jewish or Muslim person would likely

Creator:: Kooistra, Chad M.
Abstract:: Forest disturbances, such as wildfires, pine beetle outbreaks, and floods are important features of many landscapes and ecosystems. Many disturbances are increasing in size, frequency, and intensity due to changing climates and land management decisions. The changing ecological and aesthetic conditions following a disturbance can lead to negative short- and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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