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Quantifying Aboveground Biomass for Common Shrubs in Northeastern California

Creator:: Huff, Steven
Abstract:: Quantifying biomass is important for sustainable forest management. The purpose of this study is to obtain allometric relationships for seven species of shrubs common in northeastern California so that estimates of carbon and fuel loading may be better realized. Although some shrub biomass equations exist, such equations are limited in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Steven Huff for the degree of Master of Science in Sustainable Forest

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:: Steven S. Perakis Silvicultural canopy gaps are emerging as an alternative management tool to

Nuclear and mitochondrial DNA polymorphism and phylogeny in the California closed-cone pines

Creator:: Wu, Junyuan
Abstract:: We studied genetic polymorphism and phylogeny using nuclear random amplified polymorphic DNA markers (RAPDs) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) in the three California Closed-Cone Pines: Pinus attenuata Lemm., P. muricata D. Don, and P. radiata D. Don. A total of 343 to 384 trees derived from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Polymorphism and Phylogeny in the California Closed-Cone Pines Abstract approved- Steven H. Strauss We

Tree species-soils relationships in old-growth forests of the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Cross, Alison
Abstract:: Tree species directly and indirectly affect soil nutrient cycles. I sought to characterize soils and foliage associated with four common canopy tree species (Douglas-fir, western hemlock, western redcedar, and bigleaf maple) in mixed-species old-growth forests of the Oregon Coast Range and to determine whether and how soils differ among the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : __________________________________________________________________ Steven S. Perakis Tree species directly and indirectly affect soil nutrient cycles. I

The influence of climate change and restoration on stream temperature

Creator:: Diabat, Mousa
Abstract:: Water temperature is an essential property of a stream. Temperature regulates physical and biochemical processes in aquatic habitats. Various factors related to climatic conditions, landscape characteristics, and channel structure directly influence stream temperature. Numerous studies indicate that increased average air temperature during the past century has led to stream warming...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _______________________________________________________________ Roy D. Haggerty Steven M. Wondzell Water temperature is an essential property

Neutronic Analysis of a Liquid Metal Fast Reactor Experiment in the Large-I Position of the Advanced Test Reactor

Creator:: Lilley, Benjamin C.
Abstract:: Material testing experiments are needed to enable the next generation of nuclear fission reactors. Concluding in 2009, the Boosted Fast Flux Loop (BFFL) project was devised as a way to test fast reactor materials and fuels in the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR), however the experiment location it used is now...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . BIONDO, K. HUFF, K. KIESLING, A. SCOPATZ, R. CARLSEN, A. DAVIS, M. GIDDEN, T. HAINES, J. HOWLAND, ET AL

The effects of natural fire and recreational disturbance on montane forest ecosystem composition, structure and nitrogen dynamics, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

Creator:: Wilson, John K. (John Kevin)
Abstract:: Disturbance, whether natural or of human origin, modifies to varying degrees many ecosystem attributes. Fire is a natural process in the montane forests of southern Oregon but for much of the 20th century fire was viewed as an apocalypse and thus fervently suppressed. Effective natural resource management requires an understanding...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: with an inspired outlook. Dr. Steven Perakis layed the foundation that allowed me to tackle nitrogen

Contributions of Epicormic Branches and Delayed Adaptive Foliage in Coastal Douglas-fir under Variable Density Management Regimes

Creator:: Punches, John W.
Abstract:: The contribution of delayed adaptive reiteration to crown maintenance was explored across a wide range of adjacent open space conditions in early-mature (approximately 60 year old) Douglas-fir located on the eastern slope of Oregon’s Coast Range. The stands had experienced uniform thinning in 1964-65 and 1980-81 to release dominant and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Ruggierio, L.F., K.B. Aubrey, A.B. Carey, and M.H. Huff (Eds.), Wildlife and vegetation of unmanaged

Management Applications of Remotely Sensed Dynamic Seascapes: Two Case Studies

Creator:: Klajbor, Willem C.
Abstract:: Dynamic seascapes, which are classified using a combination of remotely sensed data and model output, represent a potential tool for dynamic ecosystem-based management in marine systems. This work explores the utility of seascape classification in the context of marine resource management by examining two case studies: one involving biological relationships...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Lorenzo Cianelli, Dr. Jessica Miller, Dr. Chris Harvey, and Dr. Steven Dundas - for their thoughtful and

Experiments and Observations on How Changes in Riparian Forests Affect Light and Stream Ecosystems

Creator:: Swartz, Allison G.
Abstract:: Riparian zones are ecotones between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Processes in streams are strongly influenced by riparian forest communities, age, stage and structure. Temperate forests across much of North America, including riparian areas, are recovering from historic land clearing with many stands in the stem-exclusion phase of development in which...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: collection and writing of the manuscript. Dr. Steven Perakis participated in experimental design and

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Quantifying Aboveground Biomass for Common Shrubs in Northeastern California

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

Nuclear and mitochondrial DNA polymorphism and phylogeny in the California closed-cone pines

Tree species-soils relationships in old-growth forests of the Oregon Coast Range

The influence of climate change and restoration on stream temperature

Neutronic Analysis of a Liquid Metal Fast Reactor Experiment in the Large-I Position of the Advanced Test Reactor

The effects of natural fire and recreational disturbance on montane forest ecosystem composition, structure and nitrogen dynamics, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

Contributions of Epicormic Branches and Delayed Adaptive Foliage in Coastal Douglas-fir under Variable Density Management Regimes

Management Applications of Remotely Sensed Dynamic Seascapes: Two Case Studies

Experiments and Observations on How Changes in Riparian Forests Affect Light and Stream Ecosystems

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