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Creator:: Ober, Holly K.
Abstract:: Vegetation provides food for many insects, and many insects serve as food for bats. We investigated the linkages among these three trophic levels in riparian areas throughout the Oregon Coast Range by examining the influence of vegetation cover, composition, and structure on the activity of nocturnal insects and bats, the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: endeavor: Rajat Panwar, Fred Frick, Peter Giampaoli, Ed Arnett, Dave Waldien, and Julie Boland. I also

Creator:: Brown, Dina E.
Abstract:: Managing riparian buffer zones is a potentially important approach to protecting streams from agricultural pollution. This study was conducted to determine if a pasture, a hybrid poplar (Populus trichocarpa x deltoides) stand, or a native oak (Quercus garryana) forest, had the greatest potential to serve as a nutrient buffer zone....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: my fellow graduate students. Nobi Suzuki, Brad Withrow- Robinson, Jenny Walsh, Julie Stinson, Steve

Creator:: Weiskittel, Aaron R.
Abstract:: Forest growth models in the Pacific Northwest are predominantly empirical. Predictions of yield under alternative silvicultural regimes cannot rely completely on field trials; yet empirical growth models are often inadequate for extrapolating untested regimes and genotypes. The limitations of current models include (1) long time-steps (e.g. 5-10 years); (2) insufficient...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Phillips, Claire L.
Abstract:: Soil respiration, or the combined CO₂ emissions from roots and soil microorganisms, constitutes one of the largest losses of carbon (C) from terrestrial ecosystems. The major drivers of soil respiration, which include soil moisture, temperature, and substrate quality, have been known for some time. Nevertheless, correlations between these drivers and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: undergraduates assisted me and also became good friends, special thanks to Julie Pedersen, Michele Noble

Creator:: Peterson, Fox S.
Abstract:: The link between aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) and resource gradients generated by complex terrain (solar radiation, nutrients, and moisture) has been established in the literature. Belowground ecosystem stocks and functions, such as soil organic carbon (SOC), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and belowground productivity have also been related to the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Harmon, Julie Pett-Ridge, Lisa Ganio, Ariel Muldoon, Jim Graham, and Dawn Wright. I am also thankful

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