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Effect of thinning and fertilization on wood properties and intra-ring characteristics in young Douglas-fir

Creator:: Bodner, Josef
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if thinning, fertilization or a combination of thinning and fertilization had an effect on overall average specific gravity, modulus of elasticity, modulus of rupture, fiber length and intra-ring characteristics. Material for this experiment consisted of 7 trees randomly selected from each of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: LITERATURE REVIEW 3 Effect of Thinning and Fertilization on Forest Stand 3 Yield and Growth Effect of

Decomposition and nitrogen dynamics of red alder and Douglas-fir leaf litter in Oregon Coast Range riparian forests

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:: characterization of the 8 research sites .......... 108 2.2. Litterfall, forest floor, and soil characteristics

The influence of contemporary forest management on stream nutrient concentrations in an industrialized forest in the Oregon Cascades

Creator:: Meininger, William Scott
Abstract:: The increased demand for wood and fiber from a continually shrinking land base has resulted in the use of intensively managed forest plantations. The concentration of timber production on the most suitable sites allows the world's demand for forest products to be met on less land and enable native forests...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William Scott Meininger for the degree of Master of Science in Forest

Soil-site relationships in second growth Douglas-fir stands in the central Oregon coast range

Creator:: Urie, Dean Howard
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: INVESTIGAI IONS Attempts to classify forest land according to produc- tivity by use of soil

A method of forest soil-site quality investigation

Creator:: Collins, Dana Huntley
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Hydrologic properties of soil and subsoil on a steep, forested slope

Creator:: Ranken, Darrel Wesley
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine certain hydrologic properties of the soil and subsoil on a steep forested slope and relate these -rceTties to the movement of water via subsurface routes. The hydrologic properties examined were bulk density, soil texture, total porosity, pore size distribution, saturated hydraulic conductivity,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Amount and chemical composition of understory vegetation in Alsea basin forest communities

Creator:: Tarnócai, Charles
Abstract:: The understory vegetation was sampled in eight plant communities of a Douglas-fir ecosystem to determine the organic matter production and mineral composition. Four sample sites were selected in each plant community and the understory vegetation sampled using the method of quadrats of successively increasing size. All herbaceous plants were separated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: group their components into a number of categories such as: soil, forest floor, understory, and

Effects of mulch and forest floor material on soil macro-nutrients in homogenized soil cores

Creator:: Newman, Joseph Paul
Abstract:: Effects of three mulches of tree foliage and twigs (red alder, Douglas-fir, and salal) and homogenized, partially decomposed material (forest floor) on soil macronutrients (Ca, K, Mg, P, NO3, and NH4) were evaluated in the summer of 1997. These effects were measured with buried, coated ion-exchange resin bags at two...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

First year development of three conifers on surface and exposed subsoil horizons

Creator:: Cochran, Patrick Holmes, 1937-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) reviewed sorne foreign papers on the relation of forest tree root developrnent to soil horl- zons. They

Analysis of variability of some forest soils in southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Wicherski, Bruce P.
Abstract:: The variability of selected physical, chemical, and morphological soil properties in two landtype mapping units on'the Rogue River National Forest in southwestern Oregon was studied. The objectives of the study were (i) to quantify soil variability in several soil resource inventory mapping units, (ii) to explore methods of describing soil...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Soil Science presented on August 29, 1980 Title: Analysis of Variability of Some Forest Soils in

Engineering properties of Southeast Alaskan forest soils

Creator:: Filz, George
Abstract:: The strength of both undisturbed and compacted soils from 10 sites in the slide-prone Tongass National Forest in SE Alaska were studied. Index property tests were also conducted on disturbed samples. The index tests included natural water content, Atterberg Limits, specific gravity of solids, grain size distribution, and moisture-density relationship....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: obtained at each site. The surface layer of forest litter was removed, exposing the mineral soil. A

The nature of Fusarium exclusion from coniferous forest soils : evidence of differential microbial involvement in forest vs. nursery soils

Creator:: Schisler, David Albert
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of macroconidia added to soil determined that forest soils stimulate macroconidial germination (R

Low molecular weight organic acids in forest soils

Creator:: Hayden, John
Abstract:: Two studies concerning low molecular weight organic acids in soils were conducted. In the first study, anion exclusion chromatography was used to separate and identify 12 common organic acids, and the accuracy, precision and detection limits of the method were determined. The method was found to be sensitive and accurate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: second study, the reaction of a forest soil with oxalic acid at four concentrations was monitored for

Overland flow and sediment production potentials in logged and nonlogged sites of a ponderosa pine forest in northeastern Oregon

Creator:: Williams, John Dana
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to determine if overland flow and sediment production were different in logged (on snow, frozen soil, and prescribed skid trails) and nonlogged sites in a Pinus ponderosa Laws.! Symohoricaroos albus Laws. community in the foothills of the Wallowa Mountains in northeastern Oregon. To determine...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: soil (Sartz 1953). 10 Forest Hydrological Systems Infiltration rates in forests are high because

The effect of logging and slash burning on certain physical properties of forest soils

Creator:: Dyrness, C. T.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Soil physical properties and available water capacity of southwest Oregon forest soils

Creator:: Flint, Alan L.
Abstract:: Measurements for water retention calculations and physical characterization were made on skeletal and non-skeletal soils in southwest Oregon. A new bulk density sampler was designed for the physical characterization of the steep, skeletal soils commonly encountered in this area. The new sampler and the techniques required for the measurement and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Properties of southwest Oregon Forest Soils. 44 2 Correlation matrix for soil physical properties 46 and

An investigation of the influence of root reinforcements on soil strength and the initiation of static liquefaction in forest soils

Creator:: Smith, Russell S.
Abstract:: A study was conducted to investigate the influence of root reinforcements on soil strength and the initiation of static liquefaction in forest soils. The design and operation was developed of an apparatus capable of modeling rainfall-induced shallow hill-slope failures that also permitted observation of the soil volume change tendencies at...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Influence of Root Reinforcements on Soil Strength and the Initiation of Static Liquefaction in Forest Soils

Biology and chemistry of a meadow-to-forest transition in the Central Oregon Cascades

Creator:: Heichen, Rachel S.
Abstract:: In this study, biological and chemical characteristics were determined for two high-elevation meadow-to-forest transitions located in the Central Oregon Cascades. The chloroform fumigation incubation method (CFIM) was used to determine microbial biomass C(MBC) and the N flush due to fumigation (NF), and meadow values were compared to forest values for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: meadow and forest soils, respectively. Mean NF was estimated to be 37 and 56 tg N g soil in meadow and

Soluble carbon and respiration of forest humus

Creator:: Hu, Lily Jho-yuan
Abstract:: Humus is one of the important factors controlling the soil formation process. The nutrients released from it during the decomposition process also affect the growth and reproduction of the forest. The type of humus formed is influenced by the nature of the forest litter and the environment in which it...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: taking place in the soil. Forest soils are characterized by large amounts of organic matter decomposing

Mycorrhiza formation and diversity in undisturbed forest and clearcut and burned areas in three forest types in Oregon

Creator:: Brainerd, Richard E.
Abstract:: A greenhouse bioassay was used to compare ectomycorrhiza formation and diversity in soils from undisturbed and clearcut and burned areas in moist mesic, moist montane and dry montane forest types representing a gradient of environmental harshness. It was hypothesized that mycorrhiza diversity decreases with increasing environmental harshness and that stability...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Understory vegetation effects on soil nitrogen and soil carbon in thinned and unthinned Douglas-fir forests

Creator:: Geyer, Eric A.
Abstract:: The optimum goal of forest management is to foster long-term productivity and ecological integrity while maintaining or increasing short-term growth and yield through sustainable practices. Understory vegetation plays a definite role in forest functions through nutrient cycling and habitat provisions. The objective of this study was to determine how salal,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Soil Carbon in Thinned and Unthinned Douglas-fir Forests 1.0 INTRODUCTION Intensive forest

Soil variability on steep, skeletal forested slopes of the Umpqua National Forest, Oregon

Creator:: Myhrum, Ronald P.
Abstract:: This study was undertaken to determine both the amount and the spatial variability of sand, silt, clay, and six fractions of coarse fragments in soils representing harsh sites for reforestation. Particle size data were collected because of their direct relationship to water holding capacity and the plantability and survivability of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Page 1 Coefficient of Variation of Soil Properties from Selected Forest Soil Research 7 2 Summary

Dynamics of water-soluble carbon in forest soils of contrasting fertility

Creator:: Wagai, Rota
Abstract:: Most soil organic C is in a stable form, associated with clay minerals in the upper soil profile. Upon environmental and land-use changes, stable soil C is subject to losses, which influence the global C cycle and the productivity of terrestrial ecosystems. However, mechanisms controlling soil C destabilization are not...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Restoring productivity of compacted forest soils with tillage

Creator:: Whitaker, Carol Anne
Abstract:: Tillage of forest soils compacted by ground-based logging systems is a practice that is becoming widely accepted in the Pacific Northwest. However, past research has failed to adequately define the conditions and specifications that particular tillage operations should meet in order to produce the maximum growth response from planted seedlings....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Effect of thinning Douglas-fir on soil moisture, temperature and nitrogen relations

Creator:: André, Johnnie Edgar
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the Black Rock Forest .•...•........ 64 IX. Profile Description of Stump Farm Soil

Surface erosion on a clearcut in the Willamette National Forest

Creator:: George, Danella
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Forest AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF renella George for the degree of Master pi Science in Soil

The effect of miombo and dambo soil transfers on early seedling growth of Bauhinia petersiana Bolle., Cassia spectabilis D.C., and Calliandra calothyrsus Meissn. on degraded miombo sites

Creator:: Volk, John
Abstract:: Miombo woodland and dambo grassland soils were selected to study the effect of soil transfer on early growth of B. petersiana, C. spectabilis, and C. calothyrsus on degraded sites in northern Zambia. The experiment was conducted on previously slash and burned, cultivated, and abandoned sites. Both sterile and unsterile miombo...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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:: availability have implications for future forest and stream productivity. Species-specific data on soil

Phytosociology of the ponderosa pine type on pumice soils in the Upper Williamson River Basin, Klamath County, Oregon

Creator:: Volland, Leonard A.
Abstract:: The study was conducted over approximately 191,000 acres in central Klamath County, Oregon. The research had three objectives: first, to describe and classify the seral and near-climax vegetation by using polyclimax principles; secondly, to determine the southern extension of five plant associations and one plant associes as previously described by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: distributed Lapine soil series and the less prevalent Longbell and Shanahan soil series. Their profiles are

Impacts of post-fire salvage logging on soil chemistry, physical properties and bacterial community composition in a mixed-conifer forest in central Oregon

Creator:: Jennings, Tara Nicolle
Abstract:: Land managers, scientists, and the interested public are confronted with uncertainty about the impacts of salvage logging on soil productivity. In recent years, stand-replacing wildfires in the western United States have increased in frequency, prompting the need to evaluate the effect of post-fire treatments on forest ecosystem recovery. This study...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: biological activities, soil chemistry, and physical soil properties in a mixed conifer forest in central

Effects of 20 years of litter and root manipulations on soil organic matter dynamics

Creator:: Wig, Jennifer D.
Abstract:: Globally, the forestry sector is the second largest contributor of greenhouse gases, and sustainable forest management is a major target of international environmental policy. However, there is the assumption underlying many policy recommendations that an increase in above-ground carbon stocks correspond to long term increases in ecosystem carbon stocks, the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: stored in soils. We analyzed soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in forest soils that had undergone

Soil carbon and nitrogen in old-growth forests in western Oregon and Washington

Creator:: Remillard, Suzanne Marie
Abstract:: Soil organic carbon (SOC, kg C m-2) is an important component in evaluating global C stores. The nitrogen (TN, kg N m"2) cycle is closely linked to C and understanding its role is also important. Contents and distributions of SOC and TN in soil profiles, to 1-meter depth, were estimated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for the degree of Master of Science in Forest Science presented on April 30, 1999. Title: Soil Carbon

Quantifying C and N contents and isotope signatures of SOM pools in the H. J. Andrews DIRT plots

Creator:: Keirstead, Heath
Abstract:: The mechanisms governing short- and long-term belowground carbon dynamics need to be understood. As part of a larger project developed to assess the effect of quantity and quality of litter inputs on the rate of soil organic matter (SOM) formation, I examined SOM in the H. J. Andrews Detritus Input...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: examine the influence of temperature on forest soil decomposition predicted by models such as Century

Predicting the spatial variability in soil properties using DSM across Malheur National Forest

Creator:: Seeno, Elizabeth A.
Abstract:: Soil properties may hold the key to improved predictions of soils during digital soil mapping (DSM), which has developed with a focus on environmental factors external to soil. The spatial variability in soil properties was modeled across Malheur National Forest in eastern Oregon as an approach to improve DSM. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: spatial variability in soil properties using DSM across Malheur National Forest Abstract approved

Effect of soil compaction and organic residues on spring-summer soil moisture and temperature regimes in the Sierra National Forest, California

Creator:: Troncoso, Guillermo E.
Abstract:: Soil moisture and temperature regimes during spring-summer 1996 were evaluated in plots with compaction and organic residues treatments established in 1993 at three sites in the Sierra National Forest after forest harvesting. The results indicate that the bare condition (non-compacted soil with total removal of the harvesting residues and forest...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Carbon cycling and priming of soil organic matter decomposition in a forest soil following glucose additions

Creator:: Diaz, David D.
Abstract:: Soils are a globally significant carbon (C) pool and have the potential to respond to elevated CO2 and environmental changes through positive feedback cycles that enhance the turnover of soil organic matter (SOM). Understanding the mechanisms governing the turnover of SOM is particularly important for modeling the fate of C...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: May 1, 2008. Title: Carbon Cycling and Priming of Soil Organic Matter Decomposition in a Forest

Predictive mapping for the delineation of landtype association units in the Fremont National Forest, Oregon

Creator:: Malone, Melanie R.
Abstract:: Predictive Soil Mapping (PSM) has recently become an attractive method for soil scientists wishing to develop a more objective and efficient approach to mapping soils. Due to the potential PSM has for reducing the effort to produce soil maps, as well as its ability to improve the classification accuracy of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Forest, Oregon. Abstract approved: Jay S. Noller Predictive Soil Mapping (PSM) has

Litter controls of microbial community composition and function in forest soils

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:: inputs to soil on the composition and function of the soil microbial community in forest ecosystems, as

Non-linear nitrogen dynamics and calcium depletion along a temperate forest soil nitrogen gradient

Creator:: Sinkhorn, Emily R.
Abstract:: Understanding how N availability influences base cation stores is critical for long-term ecosystem sustainability. Indices of nitrogen (N) availability and the distribution of nutrients in plant biomass, soil, and soil water were examined across ten young, unpolluted Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) stands in the Oregon Coast Range spanning a three-fold soil...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Forest Soil Nitrogen Gradient. Abstract approved

Exploring Soil-Landscape Relationships on the Pacific Slope of Monteverde, Costa Rica

Creator:: Hesson, Kevin M.
Abstract:: Landscape positions have been used to determine soil properties. My soil study in Monteverde on the Pacific slope of Costa Rica was designed to examine soil-landscape relationships for sites with various land use histories and management. Soil pits were dug at Nacimiento y Vida, Crandell, Curi-cancha, La Calandria, and Finca...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: indicator for appropriate planting locations during future tropical forest restoration. Soil color

Variation in communities of ammonia-oxidizing and denitrifying bacteria in Fennoscandian boreal forest soils

Creator:: Ghimire, Rama D.
Abstract:: The objective of this study was to examine the variation among ammonia-oxidizing and denitrifying communities in soils of a natural Fennoscandian boreal forest and of a forest with a long history of fertilization with different levels of nitrogen (N), and to examine whether there are any changes in the microbial...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: N fertilization increased the size of the AOB community in a forest soil (Compton et al., 2004). A

Influence of slash burning on microbial population and activities in a Douglas-fir forest soil

Creator:: Neal, John Lloyd
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: activities in a douglas-fir forest soil AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS 0F JOHN LLOYD NEAL, JR for the M. S. in

Physical and chemical characteristics of riparian soils two third order streams in the western Cascades of Oregon

Creator:: Gillham, Marla L.
Abstract:: Study objectives were to survey and compare physical and chemical characteristics of soils within two thirdorder montane riparian ecosystems: a 500-year old Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menzlesii) forest at Mack Creek, and a mature red alder (Alnus rubra) forest occupying a 35-year old clearcut at Quartz Creek, both near Blue River,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Forest macro-arthropods as potential indicators of ecosystem conditions in Western Idaho : an analysis of community composition, biological diversity, and community structure

Creator:: Ruby, Margaret E.
Abstract:: Adaptive ecosystem management is a new paradigm for managing federal forests which requires regular monitoring of ecosystem function and diversity to measure the effects of management. Managers need new strategies and tools to help them assess their progress in maintaining healthy, productive and biologically diverse forests. Biomonitoring of select forest...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: spruce. Intact stands have stable interior forest conditions characterized by higher soil moisture

Top-Down Effects of Wildlife and Bottom-Up Drivers of Soils and Productivity in Intensively Managed Forest Plantations in the Northern Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Frey, David W.
Abstract:: In intensively managed forest plantations in the northern Oregon Coast Range, herbicides are often applied during site preparation and early stand regeneration to reduce competition for resources for planted conifer seedlings. In addition to reducing competition for crop trees, herbicide applications may affect soil processes including decomposition and nutrient cycling,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ......................................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2: Effects of Intensive Forest Management and Wildlife on Decomposition and Soil

Effects of microsite alteration on soil climate, nitrogen mineralization, and establishment of Picea Glauca x Engelmannii seedlings in the sub-boreal spruce zone of west-central British Columbia

Creator:: Macadam, Anne M.
Abstract:: Site preparation treatments are often used prior to the planting of clearcut forest lands to improve planter access and to increase the number and quality of planting spots. Most mechanical site preparation treatments alter the configuration and material composition of surface soil materials, and can have marked effects on soil...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: alteration were investigated: forest floor removal (spot scalping), soil mounds over inverted sections of

Soil arthropods in the Central Cascades : slash burning effects and biology of some species

Creator:: Estrada-Venegas, Edith G
Abstract:: Despite the recognized role of soil arthropod fauna on nutrient cycling and decomposition processes, many aspects of the effects of sylvicultural methods in forest ecosystems upon their biology remain poorly understood. The long term effects of prescribed fires on soil arthropods in forest ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest have never...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: arthropods in forest ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest have never been studied. Soil samples were taken

Contributions of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea to nitrification in forest soils

Creator:: Lu, Xinda
Abstract:: Prior to 2005, ammonia oxidation, the first step of nitrification, was thought mediated mainly by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB). However, the discovery of Thaumarchaeota carrying the genes coding for the ammonia monooxygenase (AMO) enzyme led to the discovery that ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) also contribute to nitrification. Despite the uptick in studies...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Franco) at three sites in Oregon (Cascade Head, the H.J. Andrews, and McDonald Forest) that had a soil

Effects of burrowing by mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa) on soil in a young forest in the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Russell, William Ogburn, 1964-
Abstract:: Soil effects from mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa ) burrowing were investigated in Oregon Coast Range soils formed from Tyee sandstone. The potential for observed changes in soil to affect productivity was assessed. Soil horizons from mountain beaver mound soil and adjacent unmounded profiles were collected with a monolith-type quantitative sampler....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Response of Soil Temperature, Moisture, and Respiration Two Years Following Intensive Organic Matter and Compaction Manipulations in Oregon Cascade Forests

Creator:: Gallo, Adrian Carlos
Abstract:: Forest soils contain a substantial portion of global terrestrial carbon stores. Forest management can influence the soil carbon pool and how soil organic matter functions. The long-term productivity of forests is an ongoing goal where land managers utilize biomass and timber. A site-specific understanding of intensively managed forests can ensure...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: managers are planning forest fertilization and rotation lengths

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