CFER Research Topic Index


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The following list represents all of CFER's research studies. Studies are grouped by one of the following four themes: Stand Structure, Large Woody Debris, Landscape Pattern and Riparian Linkages.

Stand Structure Studies

1.	Influence of Canopy Type on Biodiversity of Epiphytic Lichens and Bryophytes in Riparian Forests Primary Researchers: McCune and Ruchty Status: Completed in 2000

2.	The Ecology of Rare Plants Primary Researchers: Tappeiner and Latham Status: Active

3.	Old-Growth Stand Development Primary Researchers: Tappeiner, Poage, and Sensenig Status: Completed in 2002

4.	Thinning to Increase Vigor of Old-Growth Trees Primary Researchers: Tappeiner and Latham Status: Completed in 2000

5.	Bird Response to Thinning Primary Researcher: Hayes Status: Completed in 2001

6.	Monitoring Avian Response to Density Management Primary Researchers: Edge and Weikel Status: Completed in 2000

7.	Small Mammal Response to Thinning Primary Researchers: Hayes and Larson Status: Completed in 2001

8.	Trophic Relations among Birds, Arthropods, and Shrubs Primary Researchers: Starkey and Hagar Status: Completed in 2003

9.	Influence of Silviculture and Downed Wood on Small Mammals in the Oregon Coast Range Primary Researchers: Hayes and Waldien Status: Completed in 2005

10.	Response of Small Mammals to Fuels Management in Southwest Oregon Primary Researchers: Edge and Manning Status: Completed in 2002

11.	Validation of Songbird Habitat Models Primary Researchers: Edge and Wilson Status: Completed in 2001

12.	Influences of Post-fire Salvage Logging on Wildlife Populations: The Davis Lake Salvage Study Primary Researchers: Hayes and Manning Status: Active

13.	Response of Birds to Fire Mosaics Primary Researchers: Cannon and Hayes Status: Active

14.	Tree Species Controls on Nutrient Cycling in the Oregon Coast Range Primary Researchers: Cross and Perakis Status: Active

15.	Contrasting Fire Severity between Riparian and Upslope Forests in the Biscuit Fire of Southwestern Oregon Primary Researchers: Halofsky and Hibbs Status: Active

16.	Bureau of Land Management Density Management Study Primary Researchers: Cissel, Anderson, Berryman, Chan, Olson and Puettmann Status: Active

17.	Nitrogen Dynamics across Gaps in Young, Thinned Forests of the Density Management Study Primary Researchers: Thiel and Perakis Status: Active

18.	Predicting Post-fire Regeneration Needs: Spatial and Temporal Variation in Natural Regeneration in Southwestern Oregon and Northern California Primary Researchers: Shatford and Hibbs Status: Active

19.	Four Centuries of Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Change after Severe Fire in a Western Cascades Forest Landscape Primary Researchers: Giesen and Perakis Status: Completed in 2006

Large Woody Debris Studies

1.	Large Woody Debris Production and Input Primary Researchers: Hibbs and Shatford Status: Completed in 2006

2.	Environmental Controls on Woody Plant Diversity in Western Oregon Riparian Forests Primary Researchers: Hibbs and Sarr Status: Completed in 2004

3.	Effects of Beaver on Plant Diversity Primary Researchers: Hibbs, Hayes and Perkins Status: Completed in 2001

4.	Large Wood Recruitment and Redistribution Primary Researchers: Gresswell and May Status: Completed in 2001

5.	Functional Role of Large Wood Primary Researchers: Gresswell and May Status: Completed in 2001

Landscape Pattern Studies

1.	Effects of Landscape Patterns on Fish Distribution Primary Researchers: Gresswell and Bateman Status: Active

2.	Movement Patterns of Coastal Cutthroat Trout Above a Migration Barrier to Anadromous Salmonids Primary Researchers: Gresswell and Hendricks Status: Completed in 2002

3.	Influence of Forest Management on Headwater Stream Amphibians at Multiple Spatial Scales Primary Researchers: Hayes and Stoddard Status: Completed in 2001

4.	Influence of Landscape Characteristics on Abundance and Use of Habitat by Bat Communities in the Central Oregon Cascades Primary Researchers: Hayes and Arnett Status: Active

5.	Evaluating Single- Versus Multiple-pass Removal Estimates for Detecting Spatial Patterns in Fish Distribution Primary Researchers: Gresswell, Bateman and Torgersen Status: Active

6.	Dispersal and Distribution of Coastal Cutthroat Trout in a Headwater Stream Primary Researchers: Gresswell and Wofford Status: Completed in 2003

7.	Genetic Organization of Coastal Cutthroat Trout in Headwater streams of Western Oregon Primary Researchers: Gresswell and Guy Status: Completed in 2004

8.	Cumulative Effects of Contemporary Timber Harvest on Fish Abundance and Distribution Primary Researchers: Gresswell, Bateman, Li, Novick, Torgersen and Hockman-Wert Status: Active

9.	Influences of Landscape Variables on Age and Growth of Coastal Cutthroat Trout in Headwater Streams Primary Researchers: Rehe and Gresswell Status: Active

10.	Effects of Wildfire on Growth and Demographics of Coastal Cutthroat Trout in Headwater Streams Primary Researchers: Heck and Gresswell Status: Completed in 2007

11.	Modeling Alternative Futures for Forest Landscapes in western Oregon Primary Researchers: Torgersen, Hockman-Wert, Cissel, Sheridan and Guetterman Status: Completed in 2004

Riparian Linkages Studies

1.	Contributions of the Riparian Community to Forested Coast Range Streams: A Focus on Terrestrial Invertebrates and Leaf Litter Primary Researchers: Starkey and Doolittle Status: Active

2.	Influences of Riparian Vegetation on Food availability and Diet of Cutthroat Trout Primary Researchers: Gresswell and Romero Status: Completed in 2004

3.	The Influence of Aquatic Emergent Prey on Riparian Predatory Spiders in Alder- and Conifer-Dominated Riparian Areas Primary Researchers: Li/Premdas Status: Completed in 2004

4.	Influence of Riparian Vegetation on Amphibian Communities and Amphibian Diet in the Oregon Coast Range Primary Researchers: Edge and Graff Status: Completed in 2006

5.	Breeding Birds in Riparian Forests of the Central Coast Range Primary Researchers: Hayes and Cannon Status: Active

6.	Relationships Among Vegetation, Invertebrates, and Bats in Riparian Areas Primary Researchers: Hayes and Ober Status: Completed in 2006

7.	Stable Isotope Variation in Riparian Vegetation of Western Oregon Primary Researchers: Hibbs, Perakis and Scott Status: Completed in 2004

8.	Influence of Aquatic and Terrestrial Invertebrates on Riparian Vertebrate Predators Primary Researchers: Robillard and Li Status: Completed in 2006

9.	Vertical and Lateral Litter Inputs to Streams from Riparian Forests of the Central Oregon Coast Range Primary Researchers: Hart, Hibbs and Perakis Status: Completed in 2006

10.	Litter Decay in Coast Range Riparian Zones: Biogeochemical Controls and Implications for Terrestrial and Aquatic Food Chains Primary Researchers: Matkins, Perakis and Hibbs Status: Active


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