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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