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Creator:: Meehan, Nathan Andrew
Abstract:: Growing societal demand for forest products is pressuring managers to increase productivity from a finite land area, and it is expected that increased supply will come mostly from expansion of intensively managed stands. The USDA Forest Service and numerous collaborators created the Long-Term Soil Productivity (LTSP) network of research sites...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Forest Engineering presented on March 17, 2006. Title: Response of Needle-Litter Decomposition and Soil

Creator:: Matkins, Joselin
Abstract:: I examined factors regulating decomposition rates of red alder (Alnus rubra)) and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) leaf litter in Coast Range riparian areas in western Oregon. Overall, this study was designed to examine the influence that leaf litter quality characteristics and decomposition site treatment have on decomposition rates, to provide a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Litter in Oregon Coast Range Riparian Forests Abstract approved

Creator:: Brant, Justin B.
Abstract:: Most carbon (C) transformations in soil are carried out by a diverse and complex soil microbial community. The size and composition of the soil microbial community is determined by poorly understood interactions between the quantity and chemical composition of plant inputs, as well as climate. Given the metabolic diversity of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 10, 2005. Title: Litter Controls of Microbial Communi!Y Composition and Function in Forest Soils

Creator:: van Huysen, Tiffany L.
Abstract:: Litter nutrient dynamics contribute significantly to biogeochemical cycling in forest ecosystems. These dynamics may be influenced by site attributes, litter nutrient concentrations, and soil nutrient availability either independently or synergistically. Litter nutrient dynamics were examined in two decomposition studies in temperate coniferous forests of Oregon. I used ¹⁵N-labelled litter of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: biogeochemical cycling in forest ecosystems. These dynamics may be influenced by site attributes, litter

Creator:: Strid, April R.
Abstract:: Soil dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is a small but crucial part of the forest carbon cycle. Characterizing the relationship between detrital inputs and soil DOC chemistry is crucial to understanding the ultimate fate of root carbon, fallen wood and needles. Chemical differences in the DOC pool may help to explain...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: biodegradation incubation of litter and soil extracts provided insight into the characteristics of PARAFAC

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