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Watershed-scale vegetation patterns in a late-successional forest landscape in the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:

Wimberly, Michael C.

Abstract:

Knowledge about vegetation patterns and ecological processes in unmanaged, late-successional watersheds is needed to provide a foundation for forest management strategies aimed at conserving native biodiversity. I examined influences of environmental variability and disturbance history on forest structure and composition in the Cummins Creek Wilderness, located on the central Oregon...

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Dissertation
Age structure, developmental pathways, and fire regime characterization of Douglas-fir/western hemlock forests in the central western Cascades of Oregon

Creator:

Tepley, Alan J.

Abstract:

Descriptions of the fire regime in the Douglas-fir/western hemlock region of the Pacific Northwest traditionally have emphasized infrequent, predominantly stand-replacement fires and an associated linear pathway of stand development, where all stands proceed along a common pathway until reset by the next fire. Although such a description may apply in...

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Dissertation

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mathematician, he was quick to catch on to concepts and terminology related to fire and forest ecology, and he