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Spatial analysis of Phellinus weirii infection centers in the central Cascades of Oregon : inferring ecological processes from patterns

Creator:: Lattin, Peter D.
Abstract:: This study was conducted to investigate why root disease centers east of the Cascade crest tend to be larger in diameter and more abundant than their counterparts to the west, within subalpine forest stands of central Oregon. The trend in a 290 km² study area appeared opposite of what was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Fungal diversity within decomposing woody conifer roots in Oregon

Creator:: Vandegrift, V. Eleanor
Abstract:: Previous studies have indicated that roots from five tree species (Picea sitchensis, Tsuga heterophylla, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinus ponderosa, and Pinus contorta) decompose at different rates across an environmental gradient in Oregon. Measurements of wood chemistry from each tree species as well as moisture and temperature from each location do not...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for sequencing. Thanks to the Departments of Forest Science and Botany and Plant Pathology at

Thinning and urea fertilization effects on emerging grand fir (Abies grandis) foliage and growth of western spruce budworm (Choristoneura occidentalis) larvae

Creator:: Savage, Thomas J.
Abstract:: The objective of this study was to determine how the balance of carbon to nitrogen in a grand fir ecosystem affects the chemistry of emerging grand fir foliage and the growth of western spruce budworm larvae. Forest plots in the grand fir zone of eastern Oregon were thinned, thinned and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Impact of Armillaria and annosus root diseases on stand and canopy structure, species diversity, and down woody material in a central Oregon mixed-conifer forest

Creator:: Fields, Kristen L. N.
Abstract:: White and grand fir are both valuable components of the mixed-conifer stand structure managed for late-successional reserves in central Oregon. However, they are often short-lived species because of high susceptibility to root diseases, defoliating insects, bark beetles, and wildfire. This study focuses on the effects of root diseases caused by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: a Central Oregon Mixed-Conifer Forest Abstract approved: Gregory M. Filip White and grand fir are

Spatial and temporal dynamics of the Douglas-fir bark beetle (Dendroctonus pseudotsugae, Hopk.) in the Detroit Ranger District, Oregon : a landscape ecology perspective

Creator:: Powers, Jennifer Sarah
Abstract:: I developed a conceptual model of Douglas-fir bark beetle dynamics and associated host mortality across spatial and temporal scales. I proposed that a hierarchy of factors influence host resistance to attack at different spatial scales. I then tested this model by measuring the association between the occurrence of beetle-kill and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in the state of Oregon 1951- 1993 75 4.2 Beetle kill (acres), precipitation, and windstorms in the

Field classification of white pine blister rust stem-cankers on resistant western white pine in northern Idaho and determination of respective tissue damage through tree ring analysis

Creator:: Eckert, Amy I.
Abstract:: Western white pine historically dominated northern Idaho’s forested landscape and was the Inland Empire’s most economically important tree. White pine blister rust, caused by the exotic fungus Cronartium ribicola, played a principal role in the decline of western white pine. The pathogen causes branch and bole cankers, which usually girdle...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: helped spread the disease on Ribes spp. in southwest Oregon and northern California. High aeciospore

Hazard rating system for spruce weevil (Pissodes strobi) in Sitka spruce in the northern Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Lysak, Teresa
Abstract:: The spruce weevil (Pissodes strobi) is a serious pest of Sitka spruce in Oregon. Weevils cause damage by killing the leader of a tree, resulting in defects such as crooks and forks that can render the tree unmerchantable. In this study, spruce stands 16-25 years old were surveyed for weevil...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: serious pest of Sitka spruce in Oregon. Weevils cause damage by killing the leader of a tree, resulting

Western larch resistance to Douglas-fir beetle attack

Creator:: Neal, Tiffany A.
Abstract:: Live western larch, Larix occidentalis Nutt., a tree species resistant to the Douglas-fir beetle, Dendroctonus pseudotsugae Hopkins, produces the monoterpene 3-carene in higher concentrations compared to Douglas-fir, the preferred host of D. pseudotsugae (Reed et al. 1986). The inhibitory effects on attraction to aggregation pheromones and toxicity of 3-carene to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: light, moisture, and nutrient deficiencies, disease, or old age. 2.3.3 Counter-Offensive Adaptation

The effect of light intensity on Douglas-fir foliage quality : survival and development of Western spruce budworm

Creator:: Waddell, Karen L.
Abstract:: Foliage from Douglas-fir(var. glauca) seedlings grown under two light intensities was bioassayed to examine palatability to the western spruce budworm (Choristoneura occidentalis Free.). Samples were collected in Fall, Winter and early Spring to identify seasonal changes in host foliage, as evidenced by the response of spruce budworms. Fall collected foliage...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Effects of nutrient and light limitation on mountain hemlock : susceptibility to laminated root rot

Creator:: Matson, P. A. (Pamela A.)
Abstract:: Mountain hemlock forests in the Oregon Cascades exhibit wave-form dieback resulting from infection by laminated root rot (Phellinus weirii). Although Phellinus remains viable in dead roots after the wave of dieback passes, many regenerating mountain hemlock forests do not become immediately reinfected. We measured at least a doubling of nitrogen...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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Spatial analysis of Phellinus weirii infection centers in the central Cascades of Oregon : inferring ecological processes from patterns

Fungal diversity within decomposing woody conifer roots in Oregon

Thinning and urea fertilization effects on emerging grand fir (Abies grandis) foliage and growth of western spruce budworm (Choristoneura occidentalis) larvae

Impact of Armillaria and annosus root diseases on stand and canopy structure, species diversity, and down woody material in a central Oregon mixed-conifer forest

Spatial and temporal dynamics of the Douglas-fir bark beetle (Dendroctonus pseudotsugae, Hopk.) in the Detroit Ranger District, Oregon : a landscape ecology perspective

Field classification of white pine blister rust stem-cankers on resistant western white pine in northern Idaho and determination of respective tissue damage through tree ring analysis

Hazard rating system for spruce weevil (Pissodes strobi) in Sitka spruce in the northern Oregon Coast Range

Western larch resistance to Douglas-fir beetle attack

The effect of light intensity on Douglas-fir foliage quality : survival and development of Western spruce budworm

Effects of nutrient and light limitation on mountain hemlock : susceptibility to laminated root rot

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