An ecological study of small forest mammals was conducted
from 1964 to 1970. The objectives were to obtain chronological information
relative to the effects of current logging practices on vegetational
succession and small mammal populations.
The locale of the study was in the west-central Cascade Mountains
of Oregon. The principal...
Tanoak (Lithocarpus densflorus (Hook and Am.) Rehd.), an evergreen hardwood tree that grows abundantly in southwest Oregon and
north California, sprouts vigorously after a disturbance, such as logging or fire These sprouts form clumps that can hamper conifer
regeneration on clearcuts and in shelterwoods. In order to obtain a quantitative...
An energy balance analysis was performed on each of four
transplanted Douglas-fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Francol
seedlings growing on two cutover sites in southwestern Oregon. The
two sites were a clearcut and a partial-cut (shelterwood) side by
side, with a pair of seedlings used on each site. One seedling of...