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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

Creator:: Deboodt, Timothy L.
Abstract:: Western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) encroachment has been associated with increased soil loss and reduced infiltration resulting in the loss of native herbaceous plant communities and the bird and animal species that rely on them. Hydrologically, however, change in water yield has been linked with the amount of annual precipitation a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: George, Dr. Dave Thomas, Dr. Herbert Huddleston and Dr. Steve Tesch, thank you for your continued

Creator:: Bartels, Marilynn R.
Abstract:: Active habitat management plays a key role in the preservation of native ecosystems and rare species, especially in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, where natural succession to woodlands threatens the few wetland prairies remaining after 150 years of agriculture and urbanization. Sidalcea nelsoniana, listed as threatened under the federal Endangered...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Herbert Huddleston, Robert Meinke, and Dominique Bachelet for their time and valuable feedback. This

Creator:: Knight, Timothy R.
Abstract:: A variety of soil properties have been proposed and tested as potential indicators of soil quality. This study was conducted in an effort to produce a standardized soil quality index for systems in Oregon. Soils in both forested and agricultural systems were sampled in a wide variety of locations, climates,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: thank the other members of my committee, Dr. J. Herbert Huddleston, Dr. William Braunworth, and Dr

Creator:: Elnaggar, Abdelhamid A.
Abstract:: Conventional soil maps represent a valuable source of information about soil characteristics, however they are subjective, very expensive, and time-consuming to prepare. Also, they do not include explicit information about the conceptual mental model used in developing them nor information about their accuracy, in addition to the error associated with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: my committee members Dr. Herbert Huddleston, Dr. John Baham, Dr. Jon Kimerling and Dr. James

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