| Title | Vegetation Zones of Coastal Dunes Near Waldport, Oregon |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 1950 |
| Authors | Byrd, Nathan Lemuel |
| Academic Department | Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology |
| Degree | M.S. |
| Pagination | 44 p. |
| University | Oregon State College |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Masters Thesis |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Internet Resources LD4330 1950 14, Guin Byrd 1950, Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Alsea Bay, Alsea Spit, community ecology, geographic distribution, habitats, pH, salinity, sand dunes, sediments, soils, terrestrial vegetation, theses, weather, wind |
| Notes | Plants in Oregon coast sand dunes tend to group themselves in natural zones. “The factors which seem to exert the most influence on the zonation of vegetation are the accumulating sand about the base of the stems of the plants, accumulating salt due to wind-borne spray on both soil and plants, and the evaporation of soil moisture. All these factors are directly related to the velocity of the wind.” (p.43). BW photographs show plant specimens and typical habitats. Major professor was Henry P. Hansen. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/p5547v62g |
