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The phytotoxic effects of herbicide and adjuvant application by physiological timing on the woody shrub salal (Gaultheria shallon)

Creator:: Downs, Theodore
Abstract:: Salal is plant species that is native to forestland throughout the PNW and northern California that has been identified as a competitor to early crop tree development. This study consisted of a field and a radioisotope laboratory study to test four commonly used herbicides on salal (imazapyr, triclopyr, glyphosate, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : John Tappeiner Salal is plant species that is native to forestland throughout the PNW and northern

Temporal and spatial variability of historic fire frequency in the southern Willamette Valley foothills of Oregon

Creator:: Robbins, Danielle
Abstract:: A crossdated fire history was reconstructed for a 1562 km2 area in the southern Willamette foothills of Oregon, using fire scars and tree origin years from twelve sites. The purpose of this study was to determine fire frequency for each site and to quantify temporal and spatial variability of fire...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ________________________ _ John C. Tappeiner II A crossdated fire history was

The clonal development of vine maple during Douglas-fir stand development in the Coast Range of Oregon

Creator:: O'Dea, Mary E.
Abstract:: Natural Douglas-fir stand development is the result of many types of disturbance, both natural and management induced. The magnitude and timing of these disturbances have profound effects on the structure and composition of both the overstory and understory plant communities. Vine maple responds to disturbance by basal sprouting, layering, producing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Branch diameter and wood density of young western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.) grown at several spacings

Creator:: DeBell, Jeffrey D.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The development of leaf area and biomass in the whiteleaf manzanita (Arctostaphylos viscida Parry.) brushfields of southwest Oregon

Creator:: Latt, Christopher R.
Abstract:: Arctostanhylos viscida is a broad-leaved, evergreen, sclerophylbus shrub which grows in northern California and the Siskiyou Mountain region of southwest Oregon. After site disturbance, A. viscida competes with conifer regeneration, and may dominate a site for ninety years. This study examined the rate at which full site occupancy occurs in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Douglas-fir, grand fir and plant community regeneration in three silvicultural systems in western Oregon

Creator:: Ketchum, J. Scott
Abstract:: Douglas-fir and grand fir seedling establishment and plant community regeneration were examined in a western Oregon forest following harvest in three different silvicultural systems: clearcut, two-story and patchcut. The two-story system consisted of removing all but 10 to 12 trees per acre. The patchcut system consisted of harvesting 1/2 acre...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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

Comparing structure and development of Douglas-fir old-growth, plantations, and young natural forests in western Oregon

Creator:: Dowling, Christopher D.
Abstract:: Ages, diameter growth, density, tree size, and species were studied in old-growth, plantation, and young natural Douglas-fir stands in three areas in western Oregon: the western and eastern Coast Range and the western Cascades. The purpose was to compare the development of these three stand types and to determine whether...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Regeneration of salal : seedling establishment and the effects of overstory stand density on clonal morphology and expansion

Creator:: Huffman, David W. (William), 1962-
Abstract:: Regeneration of salal (Gaultheria shallon Pursh.) in the Coast Range of western Oregon was examined over two growing seasons in a three part study consisting of seedling establishment, clone excavation, and population sampling experiments. The effects of study site location, overstory stand density, and substrate on seedling emergence and survival...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Morphological characteristics of ponderosa pine and lodgepole pine regeneration nine years after stand density reduction at three sites in central Oregon

Creator:: Michel, Alexa K.
Abstract:: Without the natural occurrence of fire in ponderosa pine forests of the western US, lodgepole pine has started to dominate regeneration in many forest stands and may be gradually replacing ponderosa pine over time. This development, however, conflicts with recent efforts in this region to restore old-aged, open ponderosa pine...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Signature redacted for privacy. ?JQ C> ···~ ✓ John C. Tappeiner II Without the natural occurrence of

Stocking and growth of noble fir in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

Creator:: Thomas, Theodore Bruce
Abstract:: Stocking levels and height growth rates of noble fir and associated species were measured on 51 clearcut study areas within the Pacific silver fir zone of the Oregon and Washington Cascades. Clearcut study areas were approximately 20 years old and had either planted noble fir or natural regeneration of noble...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Conifer regeneration, understory vegetation and artificially topped conifer responses to alternative silvicultural treatments

Creator:: Huff, Tristan
Abstract:: Historically, between 40-60% of the Coast Range of Oregon was comprised of structurally diverse, old forests initiated by disturbances of various spatial scales ranging from thousands of acres (large fires) to the size of a single tree (windthrow). The predominant regeneration method of the past several decades, however, has been...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . John Tappeiner and Dr. Brenda McComb (committee members) were immensely helpful throughout my

Sitka spruce and western hemlock regeneration after selective harvesting, Tongass National Forest, southeast Alaska

Creator:: Yount, Louise Simmons
Abstract:: The objectives of this study were to determine the species composition and density of natural conifer regeneration following selective logging in southeast Alaska. Therefore, we quantified the density and size of new cohort spruce and hemlock and current seedling bank in 17 selectively logged stands. All stands were in mixed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The structure and development pattern of mixed-species forest stands in the interior cedar-hemlock zone : moist cold subzone of northwestern British Columbia

Creator:: LePage, P. (Philip)
Abstract:: A field study was established to explore stand structure and development patterns of mature, mixed-species forests in the Interior Cedar-Hemlock (ICH) zone: moist cold subzone of northwestern British Columbia. The species of interest in the study area were: western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.), western redcedar (Thuja plicata Donn), lodgepole...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Two studies of Acer macrophyllum : I. The effects of bigleaf maple on soils in Douglas-fir forests : II. The ecology of bigleaf maple seedling establishment and early growth in Douglas-fir forests

Creator:: Fried, Jeremy Steven
Abstract:: Bigleaf maple (Acer iaacrophyllunt) is a deciduous, persistent, sprouting species that frequently accounts for as much as 20% of the basal area in Douglas-fir forests. Because of the lack of knowledge of the role of bigleaf maple in Douglas-fir forest ecosystems and the problems that it poses as a vigorous...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Elevation, thermal environment, and stream temperatures on headwater streams in northeastern Oregon

Creator:: Meays, Cynthia L.
Abstract:: A case study examining the relationship between stream temperatures and the thermal environment through which streams flow was conducted on the headwaters of 4 tributaries of the Burnt River (Barney, Elk, Greenhorn, and Stevens Creeks) in northeastern Oregon during July through August 1998 and 1999. Barney Creek and Stevens Creek...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: from the world of climatology and atmospheric science. To Dr. John Tappeiner, thank you for serving as

Efficiency of forest vegetation control with herbicides

Creator:: Fredrickson, Edward A.
Abstract:: Selective suppression of crown and root sprouting of non-coniferous cover are the keys to effective forest vegetation management. This study 1) develops insight into mechanisms of controlling root suckering and top regrowth of bear clover (Chamaebatia foliolosa), and develops a broad data base for controlling broad groups of vegetation chemically....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Habitat selection by American martens (Martes americana) in coastal northwestern California

Creator:: Slauson, Keith M.
Abstract:: The Humboldt marten, Martes americana humboldtensis, has undergone a dramatic decline throughout its historical distribution in coastal Northwestern California. There is currently only one known population occupying an area occurring in <5% of the historical distribution of the subspecies. Conservation and management efforts to benefit this population are hampered by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: my committee members John Tappeiner and Richard Schmitz for their insight and suggestions during

Home range and habitat use of pileated woodpeckers, western Oregon

Creator:: Mellen, Teresa Kim
Abstract:: Home range and habitat use by pileated woodpeckers (Dryocopus pileatus) were studied in the Coast Ranges of western Oregon. Radio-telemetry was used to determine home ranges of 11 woodpeckers and habitat use of 14 woodpeckers after young had fledged during summers from 1982 to 1985. Home range size for individual...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: study was initiated by Dr. E.C. Meslow, Dr. R.W. Mannan, and C. Bruce. Funding was provided by Oregon

Influence of light on the growth of advance regeneration in the understory of Douglas-fir dominated forests in western Oregon

Creator:: Deisenhofer, Florian
Abstract:: The growth potential of Douglas-fir, grand fir and western hemlock advance regeneration in the forest understory of Douglas-fir-dominated forests was investigated to detennine the feasibility of selection cutting systems in northwest Oregon. This study compared the growth of Douglas-fir, grand fir and western hemlock advance regeneration along a light gradient...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: thanks also go to my graduate committee of Barbara Schrader and John Tappeiner and their support and

Characteristics of forests at spotted owl nest sites in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Hershey, Kit
Abstract:: This study describes the composition and structure of forests within the immediate vicinity of Northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) nest sites in the Klamath, Coast, and Cascade provinces of western Oregon and the Olympic province, Washington. I compared forest stand data collected at 105 nest sites with data from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: all phases of this project. I also thank the members of my graduate committee, Dr. John Tappeiner

Similarities in understory vegetation composition between unthinned, thinned and old-growth Douglas fir stands in western Oregon

Creator:: Mayrsohn, Cheryl
Abstract:: Forest stands were studied to determine if old-growth forest structure could be mimicked in younger stands via overstory manipulation. Cover and species composition of understory plants were systematically sampled in sixteen thinned second-growth stands and sixteen adjacent unthinned second-growth Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirabel) Franco.) stands. The stands were thinned...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Dr. John Tappeiner III and Dr. Douglas Johnson. I especially need to thank my fellow graduate

Fifth-year growth responses of Douglas-fir to crowding and other competition

Creator:: Cole, Elizabeth C.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the competitive aspects of Douglas-fir trees growing with two commonly associated competitors--red alder and grass--at varying densities. Two Nelder plots in three different environments in the Oregon Coast Range were studied. The sites represented the warm, dry climate of the Willamette Valley; the warm, moist climate of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Stand level silvicultural optimization utilizing a late-seral index constraint

Creator:: Semeliss, Wade Alan
Abstract:: A dynamic programming algorithm (MS PATH) was used to develop a stand level optimization model, FPS Optimizer. The model incorporates a late-seral constraint on the profit maximizing objective function utilizing a four-descriptor structural index as a proxy. This index, the 'Old-Growth Index', rates the late-seral structural quality of a given...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Garland, Dr. Norman Johnson, and Dr. John Tappeiner. In particular, I would like to thank Dr. Brodie

Effects of release from suppression on hydraulic architecture, photosynthetic capacity and functional wood characteristics in Douglas-fir and western hemlock

Creator:: Renninger, Heidi
Abstract:: Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco), a shade intolerant species, and western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.), a shade tolerant species, were compared to learn more about the temporal pattern of release from suppression in both species, whether hydraulic architecture or photosynthetic capacity constrain release and how wood functional properties change...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved: Barbara L. Gartner Frederick C. Meinzer Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga

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:: thank my other committee members, Dr. John Tappeiner, Dr. Peter Homann, and Dr. Kermit Cromack, for

Influence of cattle grazing and forage seeding on establishment of conifers in southwest Oregon

Creator:: Alejandro-Castro, Mabel
Abstract:: The ability of controlled livestock grazing, in combination with seeding of palatable forages, to reduce understory competition and enhance conifer establishment, was evaluated during 1985 and 1986, on two adjacent sites in southwestern Oregon. In 1984, Site 1 was clearcut and broadcast burned to remove slash, and Site 2 was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of my graduate committee, Lee Eddleman, John Tappeiner, and my graduate council representative

Citizen perspectives on hazardous fuel reduction in the Blue Mountains : findings and implications from panel research

Creator:: Toman, Eric Lee
Abstract:: Forests in the Blue Mountains region of eastern Oregon and Washington are facing a large-scale forest health crisis. Poor forest conditions have greatly increased the risk of catastrophic wildfire. Resource managers in the Wallowa-Whitman, Umatilla, and Malheur National Forests are utilizing prescribed fire and mechanized thinning treatments to reduce hazardous...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: other committee members-Denise Lach, John Tappeiner, and Jay Pscheidt-offered invaluable advice and

Thinning effects on stand and tree growth : different perspectives on same old questions

Creator:: Romero Castaño, Pablo
Abstract:: The search for the stand density that optimizes growth and hence generates the maximum amount of wood is one of the philosopher’s stone in modern forestry. Since scientific methods were applied to forestry, numerous generations of foresters have studied the relations between stocking density and growth, obtaining diverse results and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: xiii LIST OF TABLES Table Page 1.1 Mean temperature (°C) and total precipitation (mm) by month

Effects of cultural practices on the yield and vitamin C content of broccoli

Creator:: Anderson, Wendy (Wendy Lee), 1951-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Practices on the Yield and Vitamin C Content of Broccoli Abstract approved: ^ ^ H^rry^ Mack

Autecological studies of two annual herbs, Senecio sylvaticus and Epilobium paniculatum : effects of biotic and abiotic factors

Creator:: Geyer, Melora Arnason
Abstract:: I used greenhouse and field studies to investigate how intraspecific and interspecific competition, soil disturbance, and fertilization affect the biomass and reproductive output of Senecio sylvaticus and Epilobium paniculatum, common winter annuals which invade and dominate western Cascades forests during the first two seasons after clearcutting and slashburning. Field work...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Generation of an animation interface for ORGANON

Creator:: Hanus, Mark L.
Abstract:: The focusing of public attention on the practices of forest managers has resulted in the need for new tools to help explain the results of these practices. The traditional tools of tables and graphs of numerical values require a significant investment in learning the forestry profession. Once the investment is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Distribution and growth of advance Douglas-fir regeneration in commercially thinned stands in the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Beer, Louis W.
Abstract:: This study examined the abundance, size, growth, and age of advance regeneration Douglas-fir, beneath an eighty year-old overstory at a single site on plots subjected to different overstory thinning treatments. Treatments consisted of keeping overstory basal area within upper and lower limits for periods of 12-17 years which, depending upon...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Erythrocytic inclusion body syndrome : salmonid stock susceptibility, secondary diseases, and vitamin therapy

Creator:: Shanks, Carol A.
Abstract:: Erythrocytic inclusion body syndrome (EIBS) was artificially established in selected stocks of juvenile fall and spring chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), chum salmon (0. keta), coho salmon (0. kisutch), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), and rainbow trout (0. mykiss). Adult spring chinook salmon were also artificially infected with the EIBS virus. Adult...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved: Redacted for Privacy C_) John S. Rohovec Erythrocytic inclusion body syndrome (EIBS) was

Correlation between structural heterogeneity and arthropod biodiversity : implications for management of Pacific Northwest forests

Creator:: Madson, Stephanie Lee
Abstract:: The "old-growth controversy" in the Pacific Northwest recognized thinning as the primary silvicultural practice for land managers to produce wildlife habitat while continuing to produce timber. For the foreseeable future, forest stands will be harvested to produce forest gaps and a patchwork of trees of different ages. In order to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (past and future) committee members: Drs. Andrew Moldenke, Robert Griffiths, John Tappeiner, Peter

Design, analysis, and validation of composite c-channel beams

Creator:: Koski, William C.
Abstract:: A lightweight carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) c-channel beam was previously designed using analytical theory and finite element analysis and subsequently manufactured through a pultrusion process. Physical testing revealed the prototype did not meet the bending and torsional stiffness of the beam model. An investigation revealed that the manufactured prototype...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ John P. Parmigiani A lightweight carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) c-channel beam

Growth growing-stock relationships in young Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco)

Creator:: Sales Luis, Jaime Fernando
Abstract:: In the thinning theory, the hypothesis that the stand growth is unaffected by the density over a broad range of densities is generally accepted today. In this study three different measures of stand density were used in basal area growth and volume growth multiple regressions in even-aged managed stands, searching...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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:: : Professor of Forest Pro cts in charge of major Head of Department of Forest Products Dean of Graduate c

Sound and death in John Haines's poetry

Creator:: Noble, Darren L.
Abstract:: Poet John Haines is best known for his first book of poetry, Winter News, which was published in 1966. The book contains poems about the Alaskan landscape that surrounded Haines during his many years of living in Richardson, Alaska. The recurring motifs in his poems include hunting, trapping, the Arctic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: John Haines's Poetry. Kerry D. Ahearn Poet John Haines is best known for his first book of poetry

John Turberville Needham (1713-1781) and eighteenth century theories of generation

Creator:: Benson, Keith Rodney
Abstract:: There were two viable theories of generation, preformation and epigenesis, existing in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Due to their irreconcilable nature, they were often at loggerheads during this time interval. The status of these generation theories can be effectively understood in terms of Thomas Kuhn's conception of preparadigm science....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: John Turberville Needhuam (1713-1781) and eighteenth

The stability of ascorbic acid in bottled cranberry-based beverages under home-use conditions

Creator:: Wong, Geoffrey K.
Abstract:: Commercially bottled, vitamin C-fortified, cranberry juice cocktail and cranberry-apple (cranapple) juice drinks were stored at 5°C under simulated home-use conditions. Ascorbic acid (AA) and dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) levels were evaluated over a period of seven days by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Total vitamin C content was also determined by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved: _ . Allen F. Anglemier Commercially bottled, vitamin C-fortified, cranberry juice

A plant association classification for McDonald-Dunn Forest

Creator:: Hubbard, Connie J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to develop a plant association classification for the mature coniferous forests of the McDonald and Paul M. Dunn Research Forests. A secondary objective was to quantify diversity within the plant associations. This Forest is approximately 11,000 acres and is located 6 miles to the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A sustainable resource development plan framework for the Neskonlith Indian Band, British Columbia

Creator:: Mackasey, J. Patrick
Abstract:: A sustainable resource development plan framework was prepared for the Neskonlith Indian Band, who are located in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. The framework intends to address issues involving; integrated resource management, traditional native land management, ecosystem management, and community-based resource management. A soft systems (Wilson & Morren, 1990)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Nutrient and tannin concentrations of shrub leaves in managed and unmanaged forests of the Oregon Coast Range : implications for herbivores

Creator:: Lange, Karen M.
Abstract:: Many herbivores of the Pacific Northwest rely on forest understory shrub leaves for a source of nitrogen, energy, and moisture. I measured nitrogen, protein-binding capacity, and condensed tannin concentration as indicators of available nitrogen; cell wall constituents and lignin as indicators of available energy; and moisture concentration in young and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Narrative frames and the works of John Coltrane

Creator:: Duncan, James Bryan
Abstract:: In Culture and Imperialism, Said illustrates that we have no "autonomous cultural forms," but rather "impure" ones that are the products of historically "discrepant experiences." American culture has an interesting relationship with the history of imperialism. The Europeans that settled the U.S. imported slave labor to assist in the growth...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Narrative frames and the works of John Coltrane AN

The John Day formation in the Picture Gorge quadrangle, Oregon

Creator:: Coleman, Robert Griffin, 1923-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: John Day Forivation 79 Distribution and Topographic xpression . . 79 13 odding e . e C S e a

An alternating current, resistance analog network simulator for A-C power system stability studies

Creator:: Barton, Donald Roger
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: SIMULATOR FOR A-C POWER SYSTE24 STABflJTI'Y STUDI by DONALD ROGER BARTON A THESIS submitted to

The development of Fe-Cr-C based alloys for high wear and high impact applications

Creator:: Biskey, John Wesley
Abstract:: The structure, hardness, and impact strength of high chromium cast irons was investigated. From the Fe- Cr- C phase diagram, a composition with 74.8 wt% Fe, 21.5 wt% Cr, and 3.7 wt% was selected along the austenite-M₇C₃ eutectic trough. This composition was bracketed by others with slightly different amounts of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Development of Fe-Cr-C Based Alloys for High Wear and High Impact Applications by John Wesley Biskey A

The use of LiDAR to identify forest transportation networks

Creator:: Beck, Storm J. C.
Abstract:: The production of high value non-conventional products, such as long utility poles; or the production of low value bulky products, such as chips or grindings; provide opportunities for forest owners to increase value from their forests. The transport of these products requires the use of specialized trucks and trailers. However,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Use of LiDAR to Identify Forest Transportation Networks Abstract approved: John D

Of dragons, palaces, and gods : a mormon perspective on C. S. Lewis

Creator:: Garrett, Christopher Edward
Abstract:: During his lifetime C. S. Lewis chose to speak to Christians in plain and simple language that they could understand. Lewis taught and defended truths that he felt were discernible through reason. Morality, free will, and the divinity of Jesus Christ were fundamental to his core beliefs and teachings. His...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Of dragons, palaces, and gods : a mormon perspective on C. S

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