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Variation in communities of ammonia-oxidizing and denitrifying bacteria in Fennoscandian boreal forest soils

Creator:: Ghimire, Rama D.
Abstract:: The objective of this study was to examine the variation among ammonia-oxidizing and denitrifying communities in soils of a natural Fennoscandian boreal forest and of a forest with a long history of fertilization with different levels of nitrogen (N), and to examine whether there are any changes in the microbial...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: forest and of a forest with a long history of fertilization with different levels of nitrogen (N), and

Understory vegetation effects on soil nitrogen and soil carbon in thinned and unthinned Douglas-fir forests

Creator:: Geyer, Eric A.
Abstract:: The optimum goal of forest management is to foster long-term productivity and ecological integrity while maintaining or increasing short-term growth and yield through sustainable practices. Understory vegetation plays a definite role in forest functions through nutrient cycling and habitat provisions. The objective of this study was to determine how salal,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: harvesting (Binkley 1986). Nitrogen is added to the forest soil from a variety of sources: coarse woody

Soil carbon and nitrogen in old-growth forests in western Oregon and Washington

Creator:: Remillard, Suzanne Marie
Abstract:: Soil organic carbon (SOC, kg C m-2) is an important component in evaluating global C stores. The nitrogen (TN, kg N m"2) cycle is closely linked to C and understanding its role is also important. Contents and distributions of SOC and TN in soil profiles, to 1-meter depth, were estimated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: .......................................................................4 1.3. The soil nitrogen cycle of a coniferous forest ecosystem ................5 2.1. Old-growth

Quantifying C and N contents and isotope signatures of SOM pools in the H. J. Andrews DIRT plots

Creator:: Keirstead, Heath
Abstract:: The mechanisms governing short- and long-term belowground carbon dynamics need to be understood. As part of a larger project developed to assess the effect of quantity and quality of litter inputs on the rate of soil organic matter (SOM) formation, I examined SOM in the H. J. Andrews Detritus Input...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to the soil is much lower in nitrogen content than is needed by the respiring microbes. Plant leaves

Ammonia-oxidizer and denitrifier populations in boreal forest soils of differing nitrogen availability

Creator:: Burton, Marci S.
Abstract:: Nitrification and denitrification are major biological processes transforming nitrogen (N) in soils to plant available N, highly leachable nitrate (NO₃⁻) and gaseous N oxides. Although many studies in the past have studied N cycling communities, the effect of increased N inputs on ammonia-oxidizer and denitrifier population dynamics is still under...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -Oxidizer and Denitrifier Populations in Boreal Forest Soils of Differing Nitrogen Availability

Nitrogen dynamics across silvicultural canopy gaps in young forests of western Oregon

Creator:: Thiel, Aaron L.
Abstract:: Silvicultural canopy gaps are emerging as an alternative management tool to accelerate development of complex forest structure in young, even-aged forests of the Pacific Northwest. I investigated patterns of nitrogen (N) availability along transects through 0.1 and 0.4 ha silvicultural gaps in three 50-70 year old Douglas-fir forests of western...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: forest floor and mineral soil and several factors related to N cycling were measured from November 2005

Non-linear nitrogen dynamics and calcium depletion along a temperate forest soil nitrogen gradient

Creator:: Sinkhorn, Emily R.
Abstract:: Understanding how N availability influences base cation stores is critical for long-term ecosystem sustainability. Indices of nitrogen (N) availability and the distribution of nutrients in plant biomass, soil, and soil water were examined across ten young, unpolluted Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) stands in the Oregon Coast Range spanning a three-fold soil...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Forest Soil Nitrogen Gradient. Abstract approved

Interactions between ecosystem nitrogen and bedrock control long-term calcium sources in Oregon Coast Range forests

Creator:: Hynicka, Justin D.
Abstract:: Ecosystem nitrogen (N) supply strongly influences the availability and cycling of other essential nutrients in temperate forests, especially calcium (Ca). Short-term additions of N that exceed ecosystem demands often increase dissolved nitrate fluxes and decrease soil pH, which can stimulate soil Ca loss. However, the long-term effects of high N...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Hynicka for the degree of Master of Science in Forest Ecosystems and Society and Soil Science presented

Four centuries of soil carbon and nitrogen change after severe fire in a Western Cascades forest landscape

Creator:: Giesen, Thomas William
Abstract:: Fire is a major disturbance process in many forests. Long-term studies of the biogeochemical effects of fires, especially on soils, are very rare. Consequently, long-term effects of fire on soils are often hypothesized from short-term effects. In a chronosequence study, I studied 24 western Cascades (Oregon) forest stands thought to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Four Centuries of Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Change After Severe Fire in a Western Cascades Forest

Baseline stream chemistry and soil resources for the Hinkle Creek Research and Demonstration Area Project

Creator:: George, Robert Lance
Abstract:: This research addressed the opportunity to obtain baseline data for both stream chemistry and soil resources for an intensively managed forest watershed, encompassed by the North and South Forks of Hinkle Creek Watershed Research and Demonstration Area Project near Sutherlin, Oregon. A solid representative database for both stream and soil...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: stream chemistry and soil resources for an intensively managed forest watershed, encompassed by the

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Variation in communities of ammonia-oxidizing and denitrifying bacteria in Fennoscandian boreal forest soils

Understory vegetation effects on soil nitrogen and soil carbon in thinned and unthinned Douglas-fir forests

Soil carbon and nitrogen in old-growth forests in western Oregon and Washington

Quantifying C and N contents and isotope signatures of SOM pools in the H. J. Andrews DIRT plots

Ammonia-oxidizer and denitrifier populations in boreal forest soils of differing nitrogen availability

Nitrogen dynamics across silvicultural canopy gaps in young forests of western Oregon

Non-linear nitrogen dynamics and calcium depletion along a temperate forest soil nitrogen gradient

Interactions between ecosystem nitrogen and bedrock control long-term calcium sources in Oregon Coast Range forests

Four centuries of soil carbon and nitrogen change after severe fire in a Western Cascades forest landscape

Baseline stream chemistry and soil resources for the Hinkle Creek Research and Demonstration Area Project

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