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Temporal effect of vegetation management on growth and wood quality of conifers in a western Oregon plantation

Creator:

Goracke, Heidi S. Roe

Abstract:

Concern over the increasing proportion of juvenile wood grown in second growth plantations has led to a large amount of research on the effects of common silvicultural practices on wood quality. Lacking is research on the effect of timing and duration of vegetation control on wood quality near the pith...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
Understory vegetation effects on soil nitrogen and soil carbon in thinned and unthinned Douglas-fir forests

Creator:

Geyer, Eric A.

Abstract:

The optimum goal of forest management is to foster long-term productivity and ecological integrity while maintaining or increasing short-term growth and yield through sustainable practices. Understory vegetation plays a definite role in forest functions through nutrient cycling and habitat provisions. The objective of this study was to determine how salal,...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis