Studies were conducted on pathogenic specialization and
heterothallism in Sphaerotheca pannosa var. rosae, causal agent of
rose powdery mildew.
Methods were developed for isolation and identification of
Sphaerotheca pannosa var. rosae races on rose. Monoconidial isolates were initiated on detached leaves, increased on host plants,
and inoculated to rose cultivars...
This study explores the use of predictive mapping techniques in developing Landtype Association (LTA) maps for use in natural resource management. These maps are produced for the USDA Forest Service on a regional basis at a 1:100,000 scale. The goal of this study is to develop and test a method...
Prescribed burning is increasingly being used as a management tool to reduce potential fuels on the forest floor and promote stand vigor through removal of dense, crowded vegetation. Because fire affects both the standing vegetation and the amount of downed wood in the ecosystem, it is imperative to examine how...
A 1.5 ha mixed conifer stand in the Blue Mountains of Oregon
was intensively examined to assess the impact of logging disturbance
on soils and herbaceous vegetation. Sampling was conducted six
years after much of the timber overstory was removed in a
shelterwood cut and yarded by crawler tractor. A...
Women being elected into public office, a recent occurrence, raises questions and concerns about what it means to have women in office. Concerns include: policy differences women in office might produce, changing the image of what it means to be a leader, and ultimately the fear of a shifting society....
The surface mining of coal has accelerated in
northwest Colorado to the point where public pressure
plus impending state and federal regulations dictate the
need for comprehensive reclamation plans. A large coal
company operating in Moffat County has solicited recommendations
concerning soils, hydrogeology, geomorphology,
aesthetics, wildlife, vegetation, microclimatology, and
legal...