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Creator:: DeBell, Jeffrey D.
Abstract:: Western redcedar (Thuja plicata Donn.) is a valuable commercial species found in the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada. This dissertation includes four papers focused on wood and stem characteristics of second-growth western redcedar, and how those characteristics vary within the stem or how they are influenced by cultural practices....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Taylor, Michael Monroe
Abstract:: Douglas-fir (Psudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) seedlings were outplanted on eight dates (every three weeks from mid-August 2005 through mid-January 2006). On each plant date, seedlings from a conventional dormancy (CONV) induction treatment, including moisture and nutrient stress, and a shortened daylength (SD) treatment were outplanted on three western Oregon sites...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Monroe Taylor A THESIS Submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment

Creator:: Magalska, Lauren E.
Abstract:: Foresters care about site productivity and stem quality in Douglas-fir plantations for many reasons. The profitability of forest land and the economic returns on silvicultural investments are directly related to site productivity. Thus, understanding the relationships among Douglas-fir productivity, stem form and site characteristics is important economically. My objective was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: variation in Douglas- fir productivity and stem form throughout western Oregon and Washington by using

Creator:: Jacobs, Katherine M.
Abstract:: The Demonstration of Ecosystem Management Options (DEMO) study is a large-scale, multi-year, interdisciplinary project examining the effects of various levels and patterns of green-tree retention on multiple forest features. Six retention levels and patterns were examined and replicated across six blocks of predominately Douglas-fir forested land in western Oregon and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Western Oregon and Washington. by Katherine M. Jacobs A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

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