Microclimate and Phenology at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest

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dc.contributor.advisorRoy, Bitty
dc.contributor.authorWard, Sarah
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-31T22:34:33Z
dc.date.issued2018-10-31
dc.description.abstractSpring plant phenology is often used as an indicator of a community response to climate change. Remote data and low-resolution climate models are typically used to predict phenology across a landscape; however, this tends to miss the nuances of microclimate, especially in a mountainous area with heterogeneous topography. I investigated how inter-annual variability in regional climate affects the distribution of microclimates (i.e., areas <100m2) and spring plant phenology across a 6400-hectare watershed within the Western Cascades in Oregon. Additionally, I created species-specific models of bud break at the microclimate scale, that could then be applied across a wider landscape. I found that years with warm winters, few storms and low snowpack have a homogenizing effect on microclimate and spring phenology events, and that bud break models developed at a local scale can be effectively applied across a broader landscape. This thesis includes previously unpublished coauthored material.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/23916
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.subjectH.J. Andrewsen_US
dc.subjectLTERen_US
dc.subjectMicroclimateen_US
dc.subjectPacific Northwesten_US
dc.subjectPhenologyen_US
dc.subjectWestern Cascadesen_US
dc.titleMicroclimate and Phenology at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineDepartment of Biology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.S.

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