Title | Succession and Certain Adaptive Features of Plants Native to the Sand Dunes of the Oregon Coast |
Publication Type | Thesis |
Year of Publication | 1963 |
Authors | Kumler, Marion Lawrence |
Academic Department | Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology, Botany |
Degree | Ph. D. |
Pagination | 149 p. |
University | Oregon State University |
City | Corvallis, Or. |
Type of Work | Doctoral Dissertation |
Call Number | OSU Libraries: Internet Resources LD4330 1963D 29, Digital Open Access |
Keywords | Alsea Bay, China Creek, Florence (Or.), geographical distribution, plant succession, salinity, sand dunes, Sand Lake, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw River estuary, species list, Tenmile Creek, terrestrial vegetation, theses, Yaquina Bay, zonal distribution |
Notes | Doctoral dissertation. In this interesting look at the vegetation of Oregon sand dunes, the author identifies nine different plant communities that represent different stages of plant succession on the dunes. The author also examined the effects of salt spray on dune plants. Includes b+w photographs. Major professor was William W. Chilcote. |
URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/n009w536s |