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Filtering by: Creator McCune, Amelia J. Resource Type Masters Thesis Subject Wetland ecology -- Oregon -- Willamette River Valley

Vegetation composition and response to fire of native Willamette Valley wetland prairies

Creator:

Pendergrass, Kathy L. (Connelly)

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Fires set by Native Americans were important in shaping and maintaining Willamette Valley prairie plant communities. With fire exclusion after Euro-American settlement in the 1840's, composition of the remaining prairies shifted toward shrub and tree dominance with a concomitant decline in endemic prairie plant populations. I hypothesize that by restoring...

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Masters Thesis

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... I must thank my major professor, J. Boone Kauffman, and the Rangeland Resources Department for
Plant community dynamics in remnant and restored Willamette Valley wetland prairies

Creator:

Schwindt, Rachel A.

Abstract:

Invasion by exotic species can pose a major challenge for developing native plant communities in wetland restoration projects. Often native plant communities do not develop as anticipated in restored wetlands due to colonization by exotic species that dominate the native plant community. Despite the time and expense to restore wetlands,...

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Masters Thesis
Patterns in responses of an amphibian assemblage to wetland restoration

Creator:

Rowe, Jennifer C.

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Wetland restoration success in attaining wildlife conservation goals can be confounded by the presence of multiple biological invaders. Wetland management activities typically target invasive plants, but bottom-up responses of higher trophic levels in novel communities are difficult to predict. We surveyed plant and amphibian assemblages at 26 sites enrolled in...

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Masters Thesis

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, Doug Markle, Bruce McCune, Dede Olson, Phil Schapker, Brian Sidlauskas, and Richard Van Driesche. I