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Mapping disturbance interactions from earth and space : insect effects on tree mortality, fuels, and wildfires across forests of the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Meigs, Garrett W.
Abstract:: Given the vital role of forest ecosystems in landscape pattern and process, it is important to quantify the effects, feedbacks, and uncertainties associated with forest disturbance dynamics. In western North America, insects and wildfires are both native disturbances that have influenced forests for millennia, and both are projected to increase...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ; fuel, insect disturbance; Landsat time series; mountain pine beetle; Pacific Northwest; spectral

Case studies of red alder and Sitka alder in Douglas-fir plantations : nitrogen fixation and ecosystem production

Creator:: Binkley, Dan
Abstract:: Seven case studies of 11 ecosystems were used to examine the effects of nitrogen-fixing alders in Douglas-fir plantations. The first case study quantified nitrogen (N) fixation and aboveground net primary production in a young Sitka alder [Alnus sinuata (Regel) Rydb.] ecosystem. At 5 yr of age, the N fixation (C₂2H₂...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 1961). 2 Another common, though little-studied, alder species in the Pacific Northwest is Sitka

Effects of canopy gaps in Douglas-fir forests and resource gradients on fecundity and growth of understory herbs

Creator:: St. Pierre, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Ann)
Abstract:: Effects of small-scale disturbances on fecundity and growth rates of Linnaea borealis L., Tiarella trifoliata L. var. unifoliata, and Trillium ovatum Pursh. were studied in old-growth forests in the Tsuga heterophylla Zone on the west slope of the Cascade Mountain Range of Oregon. Performance of each species was compared in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Potential carbon storage at the landscape scale in the Pacific Northwest, U.S.A.

Creator:: Smithwick, Erica Ann Hoffa
Abstract:: Estimates of potential carbon (C) storage can be used to constrain predictions of future carbon sequestration and to understand the degree to which disturbances, both natural aid anthropogenic, affect C storage. An upper bound on C storage in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of the United States was estimated using field...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Potential Carbon Storage at the Landscape Scale in the Pacific Northwest, U.S.A. Abstract approved

Influences of nitrogen on carbon dynamics in forest soil and density fractions

Creator:: Swanston, Christopher W.
Abstract:: Application of N fertilizer is a common forest management practice in the Pacific Northwest, yet the long-term influence of fertilization on forest soil properties is not well known. Although elevated N often increases mineralization of C and N from labile organic matter, negative effects have been documented in recalcitrant organic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Root decomposition in three coniferous forests : effects of substrate quality, temperature, and moisture

Creator:: Chen, Hua
Abstract:: Controls of substrate quality, temperature, and moisture on woody root decomposition in the Pacific Northwest were explored using chronosequences, time series, laboratory incubations, and simulation modeling approaches at three sites: Cascade Head (CAH), H. J. Andrews (HJA), and Pringle Falls Experimental Forests (PRF). In the chronosequence study, a structural component-oriented...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Characteristics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and its stabilization in forest soil

Creator:: Yano, Yuriko
Abstract:: Dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays an important role in transport of C and essential nutrients such as N, P and S. DOM is also critical for the formation of soil organic matter (SOM), which is the largest terrestrial C pool. Nonetheless, we lack a basic understanding of what controls immobilization...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Analyzing patterns of woody plant richness at multiple spatial scales with modeled photosynthesis

Creator:: Swenson, Jennifer J.
Abstract:: The hump-shaped relationship that predicts highest species richness (species/unit area) at intermediate levels of productivity was examined for woody plants across the Pacific and Inland Northwest of the U.S. Many studies have examined this relationship at regional scales, but commonly use species range maps and surrogate measures of productivity (e.g....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Population dynamics of three early seral herb species in Pacific Northwest forests

Creator:: Hanson, D. Eric
Abstract:: I investigated the population dynamics of fireweed (Epilobium angustfolium), foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) , and woodland groundsel (Senecio sylvaticus) to understand their colonization, persistence, and extirpation in Pacific Northwest Douglas-fir forests. Factors affecting the species' frequency and abundance in forest communities were evaluated. Their population dynamics were modeled and field experiments...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Population genetics, systematics, and habitat associations of chanterelles in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Dunham, Susie M.
Abstract:: Balancing resource extraction with protection of Pacific Northwest forest ecosystems requires understanding the population biology of ectomycorrhizal fungi. Design of landscape-scale management and research strategies requires understanding genet size, habitat requirements, and dispersal capabilities. The purpose of this dissertation was to gain knowledge about the distribution of genetic variation, systematics,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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Mapping disturbance interactions from earth and space : insect effects on tree mortality, fuels, and wildfires across forests of the Pacific Northwest

Case studies of red alder and Sitka alder in Douglas-fir plantations : nitrogen fixation and ecosystem production

Effects of canopy gaps in Douglas-fir forests and resource gradients on fecundity and growth of understory herbs

Potential carbon storage at the landscape scale in the Pacific Northwest, U.S.A.

Influences of nitrogen on carbon dynamics in forest soil and density fractions

Root decomposition in three coniferous forests : effects of substrate quality, temperature, and moisture

Characteristics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and its stabilization in forest soil

Analyzing patterns of woody plant richness at multiple spatial scales with modeled photosynthesis

Population dynamics of three early seral herb species in Pacific Northwest forests

Population genetics, systematics, and habitat associations of chanterelles in the Pacific Northwest

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