| Title | Large Downed Wood as Post-fire Refugia for Terrestrial Salamanders in Pacific Northwest Forests |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 2023 |
| Authors | Stephens, Paige N. |
| Academic Department | Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Wildlife Sciences |
| Degree | M.S. |
| Pagination | 41 p. |
| University | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Masters Thesis |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Acker Fire, amphibians, Apple Fire, Big Bend Fire, Columbia River Gorge, Dunn’s salamander = Plethodon dunni, ecosystem health, Ensatina = Ensatina eschscholtzii, forest fires, habitats, large woody debris, logging, Mt. Hood National Forest, North Umpqua Complex Fire, North Umpqua River, Oregon slender salamander = Batrachoseps wrighti, salamanders, Umpqua National Forest, Western red-backed salamander = Plethodon vehiculum, Willamette National Forest |
| Notes | “Climate change, wildfire, timber harvest, and land conversion alter the availability of downed wood in forests of the western United States. Numerous taxa rely on downed wood for temperature and humidity refugia, and downed wood may play a key role in enabling the persistence of climate-sensitive, low-vagility species like terrestrial salamanders (family Plethidontidae) after high severity wildfire. However, few studies have quantified the relationship between the quantity, size, and quality of downed wood and terrestrial salamander occupancy—especially in harsh microclimate conditions following high severity fire” (from the Abstract) In this Master’s thesis, areas burned in 2002 are compared with unburned areas and areas burned in 2017. The author examined occupancy, abundance, diversity and relationships with downed wood. Lisa M. Ellsworth was the major professor. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/bg257p45w |
