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Habitat relationships of small terrestrial vertebrates and invertebrates in managed forests in the southern Oregon Cascades

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McDade, Kirsten Ayn

Abstract:

Silviculture systems that involve commercial thinning may provide higher quality wildlife habitat than traditional clearcut systems, yet such systems have not been vigorously tested. This prospective study examined forest floor animal abundance and habitat relationships under three different silviculture conditions: clearcuts, commercial thins, and uncuts. Eighteen stands, six per treatment,...

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Masters Thesis

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AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kirsten Ayn McDade for the