This collection includes theses, dissertations, and professional papers from the University of Montana W. A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation. Theses, dissertations, and professional papers from all University of Montana departments and programs may be searched here.
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
Serviceberry: Ecology distribution and relationships to big game, D. Dennis Hemmer
Domestic sheep mortality on a western Montana ranch, Donald Robert Henne
Struggle of trees and men, Cary William Hull
Movement and seasonal ranges of the Burdette Creek elk herd and an investigation of sport hunting, Thomas O. Lemke
Genecology of Pinus ponderosa (Laws.) in the northern Rocky Mountains, Jeffrey Lynn Madsen
SUMMER - FALL HABITAT SELECTION AND USE BY A WESTERN MONTANA ELK HERD, C. Les Marcum
Snowmobiling| An attitude assessment of Montana snowmobile clubs, William Neil McAloon
Reflections on land use planning : a search for technical economic social and ecological harmony, Robert C. McKenna
Habitat types: Their development and practical application, Gretchen Ann Merrill
CHARACTERISTICS AND EFFECTS OF UNDERSTORY FIRES IN WESTERN LARCH/DOUGLAS-FIR STANDS, Rodney A. Norum
History of forest policy in Montana to 1900, Judy Lynn Schutza
RANGE ECOLOGY OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN SHEEP IN CANADIAN NATIONAL PARKS, John G. Stelfox
Composition and dynamics of the tree strata within an old growth Douglas-fir forest in western Montana, Steven D. Tesch
Situational decision-making in public resource agencies, Dean Edward White
Theses/Dissertations from 1974
WINTER HABITAT SELECTION AND USE BY A WESTERN MONTANA ELK HERD, Robert Charles Beall
Wilderness and physical activity attitudes of college-age backpackers, James Andrew Black
Food habits seasonal distribution and habitat utilization of elk in the South Fork of Fish Creek Lolo National Forest Montana, Joseph Ralph Bohne
Distribution and population characteristics of bighorn sheep near Thompson Falls in northwestern Montana, Gerald Warren Brown
Mountain goat ecology : logging relationships in the Bunker Creek drainage of western Montana, Douglas H. Chadwick
Access to the public lands in Montana, Vito A. Ciliberti
Influence of an outdoor survival experience upon the self concept of adolescent boys and girls, Howard Lynn Dickey
Land use planning : a focus on rural land, John J. Eckes
Atmospheric conditions surrounding a seedfall in western Montana, Carl Ernest Fiedler
THE SYSTEMATIC USEFULNESS OF THE SESQUITERPENE LACTONES IN THE GENUS ARTEMISIA SECTION TRIDENTATAE (SAGEBRUSH) OF MONTANA, Rick G. Kelsey
SEDIMENTATION RATES IN SMALL HEADWATER RESERVOIRS IN MONTANA, Phyllis Scudder Marsh
Breeding bird diversity in Douglas-fir stands of western Montana as related to forest structure, Garet Peter Munger
Systematic evaluation of wildland scenery and recreation potential: Rock Creek Pilot Study southeast of Missoula Montana, Leo Robert Neville
AVIAN ECOLOGY ON STOCK PONDS IN TWO VEGETATIONAL TYPES IN NORTH-CENTRAL MONTANA, Vaughn Marlan Rundquist
Recent advances and trends in plywood technology, Abdul Qaiyum Sheikh
Seasonal movements and migrations of the Spotted Bear elk herd, Claire Andrew Simmons
Economic implications of technological change in the wood products industry of Montana, Christopher Brooks Sutherland
Surface mine spoil reclamation in southeastern Kansas, John William Tippie
Seasonal movements of the Burdette Creek elk herd, Helmut Max Zahn
Theses/Dissertations from 1973
Cost and yield comparison of alternative harvesting methods on selected forest vegetation types in the Bitterroot National Forest, Robert Allan Bennett
Public trust in our national forests| Development of an administrative framework for public administration of environmental resources, James Peter Betty
Use of Earth Resource Technology Satellites in the field of resource management, Eldon Wayne Chapman
BENZENEBORONIC-ESTERS OF 16-ANHYDRO-SUGARS AND THE EFFECTS OF FIRE RETARDANTS ON THE PYROLYSIS OF CELLULOSE AND ITS MODEL COMPOUNDS, Ping-sen Chin
Radio telemetry system for elk: its use and efficiency, Jeff W. Denton
Stand structure of spruce-fir forests in southern Utah, Donald P. Hanley
Ecology of bighorn sheep of Wildhorse Island Flathead Lake Montana, John Wayne Matthews
Critique of the methodology of the Forest Service roadless area inventory impact study, William John Milton
The ecology of submerged aquatic macrophytes of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Montana, David Gregory Paullin
Interpretive and paleontologic values of Natural Trap Cave Bighorn Mountains Wyoming, Carol Jo Rushin
Management-oriented study of bald eagle concentrations in Glacier National Park, David S. Shea
Daily movements and activities of cow elk in the Sapphire Mountains of western Montana during summer and fall, Thomas Veasey Stehn
Mine spoil reclamation in the Contrary Creek watershed in Louisa County Virginia, Eddie Lewis Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 1972
History winter range and current status of the Rock Creek Montana bighorn sheep herd, Michael William Aderhold
Forest policy and the regional timber management program, John Francis Ardner
User Preferences for Outdoor Recreation: Their Implications for Management of the Rattlesnake Watershed, David G. Conklin
Role of a manager in a self-determinative resource program, Frank Stofiel Dickson
Conceptual framework for resource management planning, Douglas Harold Ford
Alterations of the in vitro digestibility of deer browse as affected by systematic mixing of paired species, Gerald Byron Gill
Recognizing and solving land use problems; a case study: The Highwood Bench Alkali Control Association, Van K. Haderlie
Public involvement in policy decision-making and the U.S. Forest Service| Blue Mountain case study, Jerry Lee Kidd
Contribution of a small forest industry to the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, Henry W. Kipp
Fire spread in lodgepole pine stands, Bruce Duncan Lawson
Status of prairie falcons in western Montana: special emphasis on possible effects of chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides, Robert Raymond Leedy
Proposed study plan for the development of a ponderosa pine regeneration model on U.S. Plywood lands, Anthony Lloyd Liane
Response of root and shoot growth to decreases in soil water potential, Mark Edward Majerus
Dilemmas and contradictions facing forestry and economic development in western Montana, Alan Graham McQuillan
Interpretive evaluation for the northeast corner, Yellowstone National Park, George Taylor Morrison
Pulp and paper industry in the Northwest, Daniel Thomas Muldoon
Analysis of coyote calling as a game management technique, Eric Hatch Nelson
Analysis of diurnal fluctuations of national fire danger rating system spread index in interior Alaska, Nonan V. Noste
Application of land use controls to Missoula's Clark Fork River corridor, Ronald J. Pagel
Fire spread and impact in lodgepole pine slash, Dennis Quintilio
Soil contamination at Anaconda Montana: history and influence on plant growth, Ronald David Taskey
Performance of the Marden Brush Cutter in south central Montana, Lee Forrest Werth
Theses/Dissertations from 1971
Study of campground use in the upper Blackfoot River Valley of western Montana, Joseph D. Bortz
Lumber output analysis, John Saxon Bricker
Primary production of a rough fescue ecosystem in Western Montana, J. David Brunner
Effect of fertilization on Larix occidentalis in western Montana, William Elwood Chord
Log breakdown simulation, Denny Durfee Culbertson
Measures of output revenues and expenditures of the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service, David Dickens
SOME METHODS AND TECHNIQUES APPLICABLE TO OPEN SPACE PLANNING, Miklos Arpad Gratzer
Biology of white-tailed deer on winter ranges in the Swan Valley Montana, Peter Richard Hildebrand
Comparison of two methods of natural regeneration of lodgepole pine in south central Montana, Bernard Lester Kovalchik
VAPOR PRESSURES GENERATED IN WOOD DURING DRYING, David Perry Lowery
Vegetal development on montane fir clear-cuts in western Montana, C. Les Marcum
Some ecological relationships of grizzly bears and black bears of the Apgar Mountains in Glacier National Park, Montana, Stephen Carl Shaffer
DOUGLAS-FIR INVASION OF WESTERN MONTANA GRASSLANDS, Brian W. Sindelar
Winter movements and distribution of moose (Alces alces shirasi) in Upper Rock Creek drainage Granite County Montana, Joel Leslie Stone
Description and analysis of the dude ranching industry in Montana, Joseph Parker Sullivan
Theses/Dissertations from 1970
ECOLOGY OF ALPINE LARCH (LARIX LYALLII PARL.) IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, Stephen Francis Arno
Identification of big-game animals on small camera vertical aerial photography, Robert Charles Beall
Laboratory method for evaluating forest fire retardant chemicals, Aylmer D. Blakely
Prescribed burning considerations for western Montana, Gardner Walton Ferry
Reproductive success of Canada geese in the Bitterroot Valley Montana, Dennis L. Flath
Air drop tests with the Snow Commander airtanker and Gelgard F fire retardant, Joseph Edward Grigel
TRAVEL PATTERNS OF WILDERNESS USERS IN THE ANACONDA-PINTLAR WILDERNESS, Alan Jubenville
The Lincoln back country controversy: A case study of public land administration, Donald Robert Kendall
Effect of burn intensities on vegetal composition and canopy-coverage in a selected area of western Montana, Ralph Randolph Lafferty
Productivity of Morrell Creek a mountain stream with an intermittant flow section Clark Fork drainage Montana, Robert Lee Newell
Probable smoke column heights from slash fires, Rodney A. Norum
Ponderosa pine growth as influenced by the period of soil moisture recharge, Gary Joe Petersen
THE EFFECTS OF ASH AND SOME ADDITIVES ON THE PYROLYSIS OF COTTONWOOD AND ITS COMPONENTS, Charles W. Philpot
Some aspects of browse production in relation to timber harvest methods and succesion in western Montana, Ralph Alfred Warner
Theses/Dissertations from 1969
Isolation and characterization of the structural polysaccharides of Artemisia tridentata subsp. vaseyana, Wayne Bukwa
Center temperature changes in hot pressing Douglas fir particle board, Ping-sen Chin