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The effects of vegetation control on the early growth of Douglas-fir at a high quality site in coastal Washington Kyle Petersen A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science University of Washington 2005 Program Authorized to Offer Degree: College of Forest Resources University of Washington Graduate School This is to certify that I have examined this copy of a masters thesis by Kyle Petersen and have found that it is complete and satisfactory in all respects, and that any and all revisions required by the final examining committee have been made. Committee Members: ________________________________________________________ Eric Turnblom ________________________________________________________ Thomas A. Terry ________________________________________________________ Robert B. Harrison Date: ____________________________________ In presenting this thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a masters degree at the University of Washington, I agree that the Library shall make its copies freely available for inspection. I further agree that extensive copying of this thesis is allowable only for scholarly purposes, consistent with fair use as prescribed in the U.S. Copyright Law. Any other reproduction for any purposes or by any means shall not be allowed without my written permission. Signature ___________________________ Date _____________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures ii List of Tables iii Section 1: Introduction 1 Section 2: Objectives and Hypotheses 3 2.1 Objectives 3 2.2 Hypotheses 4 Section 3: Literature Review 6 3.1 Impacts of Competing Vegetation on Tree Growth 6 3.2 Control of Competing Vegetation 9