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Influences of riparian canopy on aquatic communities in high desert streams of eastern Oregon

Creator:: Tait, Cynthia K.
Abstract:: Because riparian canopy controls most energy inputs to stream ecosystems, it directly affects the structure of aquatic food webs and the ecological processes that govern interactions among trophic levels. This study addresses the interdependence among riparian canopy, benthic community structure, and the carrying capacity of high desert streams for salmonid...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Riparian Canopy on Aquatic Communities in High Desert Streams of Eastern Oregon. Abstract approved

Understory herb and shrub responses to root trenching, pre-commercial thinning, and canopy closure in Douglas-fir forest of the western Cascades, Oregon

Creator:: Lindh, Briana C.
Abstract:: This thesis examines factors limiting understory herb presence and flowering in young second-growth Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) forests on the west side of the Cascade Mountains, Oregon, USA. I studied the belowground effects of canopy trees on understory herbs and shrubs in old-growth forests using trenched plots from which tree roots...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: gaps had about 30 percentage points higher plant cover than trenched plots under closed canopy

Characterizing grapevine canopy architecture

Creator:: Navarrete, Alejandra
Abstract:: Vertically shoot positioned (VSP) training systems are common in Oregon's Willamette Valley, where deep fertile soils and high regional precipitation task growers with curbing vegetative vigor within this system. Management strategies, such as canopy hedging and cluster-zone leaf removal, are used to improve microclimate within the canopy and around the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: canopy define plant atmospheric interactions. Leaf characteristics such as size, age (Kriedemann 1968

Germination and first-year survival of red alder seedlings in the central Coast Range of Oregon

Creator:: Haeussler, Sybille
Abstract:: The role of disturbance in seed germination and first-year survival of red alder (Alnus rubra) was studied over two growing seasons at four sites representing a climatic gradient within the central Coast Range of Oregon. Disturbance affected red alder seed germination and seedling establishment by altering the temperature and moisture...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Patterns in understory vegetation communities across canopy gaps in young, Douglas-fir forests of western Oregon

Creator:: Fahey, Robert T.
Abstract:: Canopy gap formation is a major factor contributing to maintenance of overstory species diversity and stand structure in forests and may be integral to development of understory shrub and herb layers as well. Acknowledgement of gap formation as a fundamental feature of natural forests has led to consideration of gaps...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Understory Vegetation Communities Across Canopy Gaps in Young, Douglas-fir Forests of Western Oregon

Understanding changes in forest cover and carbon storage in early successional forests of the Pacific Northwest using USDA Forest Service FIA and multi-temporal Landsat data

Creator:: Schroeder, Todd A.
Abstract:: To effectively study dynamic processes like forest succession over long time periods one must effectively integrate data collected at many different times, locations and spatial scales. The purpose of this research is to integrate forest inventory data collected by the USDA Forest Service’s Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: successional forest regrowth patterns and carbon storage in western Oregon forests. To detect and

A characterization of unmanaged riparian overstories in the central Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Nierenberg, Tara R.
Abstract:: Riparian areas that can be used as reference sites on which to base goals of vegetation restoration have not been documented in the Oregon Coast Range. I examined the composition and distribution of unmanaged riparian overstories in the central Oregon Coast Range along nine streams which have experienced minimal disturbance...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Land ownership and forest cover in the Oregon Coast Range : spatial pattern and social ground-truthing

Creator:: Stanfield, Brooks J.
Abstract:: We use qualitative and quantitative methods to explore social and spatial relationships between land ownership and forest cover in the Oregon Coast Range. Using a Geographic Information System (GIS) and regression analysis, we tested for spatial relationships between the structure of land ownership and forest cover across 66 watersheds in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Ownership and Forest Cover in the Oregon Coast Range: Spatial Pattern and Social Ground-Truthing

Bright air : geoprocessing thermal imagery to map the nocturnal dynamics of the boundary layer in a mountain valley

Creator:: Johnson, Christopher
Abstract:: A thermal infrared (TIR) camera is used to remotely sense the foliage temperature in a mountain valley. The foliage temperature is used as a proxy for air temperature and can be used to study and map the dynamics of the nocturnal, weak-wind boundary layer in this valley. All radiative flux...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Canopy Flow Observation (ARCFLO) project. ARCFLO studies how air moves in plant canopies such as

Estimating ground cover via spectral data

Creator:: Axness, Daniel S.
Abstract:: Potato ground cover and spectral data were measured in the Columbia Basin during the 1990 growing season. Three spectral were correlated with ground cover; normalized difference, near infrared-red ratio, and the first derivative of the spectral curve at 750 nm. All models were statistically significant at the 99% level. Normalized...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ground cover and canopy reflectance was studied under field conditions in Eastern Oregon during the

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Influences of riparian canopy on aquatic communities in high desert streams of eastern Oregon

Understory herb and shrub responses to root trenching, pre-commercial thinning, and canopy closure in Douglas-fir forest of the western Cascades, Oregon

Characterizing grapevine canopy architecture

Germination and first-year survival of red alder seedlings in the central Coast Range of Oregon

Patterns in understory vegetation communities across canopy gaps in young, Douglas-fir forests of western Oregon

Understanding changes in forest cover and carbon storage in early successional forests of the Pacific Northwest using USDA Forest Service FIA and multi-temporal Landsat data

A characterization of unmanaged riparian overstories in the central Oregon Coast Range

Land ownership and forest cover in the Oregon Coast Range : spatial pattern and social ground-truthing

Bright air : geoprocessing thermal imagery to map the nocturnal dynamics of the boundary layer in a mountain valley

Estimating ground cover via spectral data

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