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 2014
UNDERSTANDING TRADITIONS AND PRACTICES OF MEDICINAL PLANT USE IN CARHUAMAYO, JUNIN, PERU, Anastasia Orkwiszewski
Quantifying the influence of past wildfires on the severity and size of subsequent wildfires, Sean Aaron Parks
Use of Climatic Water Balance Metrics as Site Productivity Predictors, Matthew Dilsworth Perry
QUANTIFYING THE HYDROLOGIC IMPACT OF MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE DISTURBANCE IN A WESTERN MONTANA ECOSYSTEM, James A. Reilly
Addressing the challenges of monitoring a rare and elusive seabird, Anne Louise Schaefer
Proactive Management of Pneumonia Epizootics in Bighorn Sheep in Montana, Sarah N. Sells
Emerging Models in Environmental Volunteerism: The Domestic Volunteer Vacation, John Andrew Stegmaier
AN EMPRIRICAL TEST OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INDIRECT MANAGEMENT TOOL IN INCREASING OPTIONAL SHUTTLE USE AT GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Alex Benjamin Weinberg
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Effects of Disturbance on Tree Community Dynamics in Whitebark Pine Ecosystems, Jeremy Travis Amberson
A spatially-explicit decision support system for invasive weed species management, Pablo Aracena
Variations in wildfire ash properties and implications for post-fire hydrological response within Western North American ecosystems, Victoria Balfour
Escape probability: an alternative risk metric to support and evaluate wilderness fire management decisions, Kevin Matthew Barnett
Exploring Detracting Elements and Coping Mechanisms Reported in Four Trails along the Going-To-The-Sun Road Corridor in Glacier National Park, Diana Maritza Bedoya
Connectivity and Spatial Organization of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep in Idaho, Nathan Jeffery Borg
Evaluating genetic status and management tradeoffs for conservation of cutthroat trout (oncorhynchus clarkii), Kellie Jahan Carim
IDENTIFYING ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS INFLUENCING GOLDEN EAGLE PRESENCE AND REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS, Ross H. Crandall
Understanding the dynamics of species distributions under climate change: linking empirical evidence, ecological theory, and statistical models, Shawn M. Crimmins
Shifts in Caribou Calving Habitat and Space-Use, Daniella Johanna Dekelaita
Changes in litter inputs and decomposition in headwater streams during a mountain pine beetle infestation of whitebark pine, Hilary Genevieve Eisen
Transient dynamics in plant population models, Martha Ellis
Characterizing Crown Struture of Three Interior Northwest Conifer Species Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning, Jena Ferrarese
ESTIMATION AND MODELING OF FOREST ATTRIBUTES ACROSS LARGE SPATIAL SCALES USING BIOMEBGC, HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGERY, LIDAR DATA, AND INVENTORY DATA, Jordan Seth Golinkoff
Gamification in Environmental Education, Daniel Charles Hatley
Control by Vegetation Disturbance on Gully Rejuvenation Following Wildfire, Kevin Hyde
SUPPORTING TRANSITIONS TO RESILIENT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS: FINDINGS FROM SOUTHERN KYRGYZSTAN, Peter Michael Igoe
Tourism on a Scenic Byway: Destination Image and Economic Impacts of the Beartooth Highway, Jacob Daniel Jorgenson
Exotic invasive plants drive different ecosystem processes than natives in Montana grasslands, Morgan Marie Luce
Ecology of juvenile salmon in large floodplain rivers: the influence of habitat modification by beavers (Castor canadensis) on salmon growth and production, Rachel Lanelle Malison
Montana Logging Costs: Resources for Continued Industry Viability, Joshua P. Meek
The effects of temperature on fungal symbionts in the mountain pine beetle-fungus multi-partite symbiosis, Melissa Lea Moore
Examining skewed sex ratio in the mountain plover (Charadrius montanus) population, Margaret Mercedes Riordan
Evaluating and Role of Standards and Guidelines in National Forest Planning, Emily E. Schembra
Opportunities and Constraints to Community Forest User Groups Participating in REDD+ Payment Programs in Nepal, Alexander Cuthbert Smith
Global and regional scale constraints to bioenergy potential and the human appropriation of net primary production, William Kolby Smith
WOMEN’S WATER, WOMEN’S WORK: EVALUATING DECENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT OF DEEP BOREHOLE WELLS FOR IMPROVED RURAL WATER ACCESS IN TAWA FALL VILLAGE, SENEGAL, Tenly Elizabeth Snow
EFFECTIVENESS OF STRAW BALE CHECK DAMS AT REDUCING POST-FIRE SEDIMENT YIELDS FROM EPHEMERAL CHANNEL CATCHMENTS, Keenan Storrar
Assessment of Public Land Values and a Comparison Amongst Nonresident Outdoor Recreationists in Montana, Megan Michele Tanner
Assessing changes in connectivity and abundance through time for fisher in the southern Sierra Nevada, Jody Marlene Tucker
Characterizing fuelbed structure, depth, and mass in a grassland using terrestrial laser scanning, Tara Amber Umphries
Spatial Distribution and Quantification of Forest Treatment Residues for Bioenergy Production, Lucas A. Wells
Camouflage mismatch in seasonal coat color due to decreased snow duration: Will snowshoe hares keep up with climate change?, Marketa Zimova
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The Importance of Water-Based Ecosystem Services Derived from the Shoshone National Forest, Christopher Aden Armatas
Collaborative Conservation of Taimen (Hucho taimen)Through Education and Awareness Khovsgol Aimag Mongolia, Daneil H. Bailey
ASSESSING THE SHORT- AND LONG-TERM EFFECTIVENESS OF FOREST PLANNING WORKSHOPS FOR FAMILY FORESTS, Cynthia Ann Bertek
Effects of Lithology, Structure and Stratigraphy on Surface Water Specific Electrical Conductance; South Fork of the Flathead River, Montana, Melissa A. Brickl
Effects of Biotic Interactions on Climate-Growth Relationships of Douglas-Fir and Ponderosa Pine, Gunnar Carnwath
Resource selection, predation risk, and population dynamics of woodland caribou, Nicholas James DeCesare
Mountain pine beetle outbreaks in high elevation whitebark pine forests: the effects of tree host species and blister rust infection severity on beetle productivity, Edith Mary Dooley
AN INQUIRY INTO ECO-LABELING: THE PROMISE OF PREDATOR FRIENDLY CERTIFICATION (PFC), Melissa Ellen Katherine Early
Migratory Behavior and Survival of Adult Female Elk in a Partially Migratory Population, Scott Eggeman
Modeling the potential impacts of climate change on streamflow variability in the North Fork of Elk Creek Experimental Watershed, West-Central, Montana, Katie Marie Jorgensen
Impacts of mountain pine beetle outbreak on biogeochemical cycling in a high elevation whitebark pine ecosystem, Megan Keville
Women's Views on Conservation-Based Income Generation and Women's Empowerment in Kwandu Conservancy in Caprivi, Namibia, Kathryn Elizabeth Khumalo
Bison Conservation in the Northern Great Plains, Michel Thomas Kohl
Private Property Owner Regard of Hazard Fuel Mitigation in the Wildland Urban Interface, Jennifer Ann Martynuik
AMUR TIGER PREDATION AND ENERGETIC REQUIREMENTS IN THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST: NEW INSIGHTS FROM GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM COLLARS, Clayton Steele Miller
Upper South Fork of the Flathead Users: What Social Setting Attributes are the Most Important?, Forest Waters Moulton
NORTHERN RIVER OTTER POPULATION ASSESSMENT AND CONNECTIVITY IN WESTERN MONTANA, Darin Edward Newton
Exploring visitor experiences along the Going-to-the-Sun corridor of Glacier National Park, Elena Nikolaeva
BRUCELLOSIS TRANSMISSION BETWEEN WILDLIFE AND LIVESTOCK IN THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM: INFERENCES FROM DNA GENOTYPING, Michael Patrick O'Brien
Core Selection by Wolf Packs in a Human-Dominated Landscape: A Case Study in the Mountains of Southern Poland, Nathan Alan Owens
Spectral Identification of Wild Rice (Zizania palustris L.) Using Indigenous Knowledge and Landsat Multispectral Data, Michael Wassegijig Price
Strategic Analysis Identifying Opportunities for Exporting Montana's Wood Products to China, Micah Scudder
Conserving Montana's sagebrush highway: long distance migration in sage-grouse, Rebecca Elizabeth Smith
Spatial regression methods capture prediction uncertainty in species distribution model projections through time, Alan Swanson
Fire-on-Fire Interactions in Three Large Wilderness Areas, Casey Teske
Assessment of Prediction Bias in Crown Biomass Equations for Important Conifer Species of the Inland Northwest, Brian Robert Turnquist
Composition, Distribution, and Conservation of the Herpetofauna of Santa Barbara Mountain, Honduras, Alicia Marie Ward
WHAT PREDICTS TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATE SUBSIDY USE BY BROOK TROUT (SALVELINUS FONTINALIS) IN HEADWATER STREAMS?, Matthew Kestrel Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Assessing Efficacy of Restoration Treatments in Juniper Savannas using Spatial Wavelets and Dot Grids on Aerial Photography, Erik James Apland
Whitebarkpine Forest Restoration: Cultural Perspectives from Blackfoot Confederacy Members, Kodi Jae Augare-Estey
Modeling risk of hunting pressure on large mammals in northwestern Argentina, Loretta Kathleen Baker
Conservation genetics of sauger in the upper Missouri River drainage, Daniel Michael Bingham
Assessing the effects of field plot size and stand structure on forest inventory estimates derived from laser altimetry data, Jody Paul Bramel
Wolves and Livestock: A review of tools to deter livestock predation and a case study of a proactive wolf conflict mitigation program developed in the Blackfoot Valley, Montana, Peter Douglas Brown
Variation in tree mortality and regeneration affect forest carbon recovery following fuel treatments and wildfire, Christopher Hale Carlson
MANAGEMENT AND LIFE HISTORY CONSEQUENCES OF HYBRIDIZATION BETWEEN WESTSLOPE CUTTHROAT TROUT (ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKII LEWISI) AND RAINBOW TROUT (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS), Matthew Philip Corsi
Opposition and Barriers to Conservation Easements: Insights from Montana Landowners, Alayna S. DuPont
Assessing the Potential of Scenario Planning as a Public Participation Tool for Public Land Managers, Matthew K. Ehrman
From Crop to Cup; The Plight of Coffee, Dana Lynn Foster
Interactive effects of wildfire and disturbance history on amphibians and their parasites, Blake Roger Hossack
MULTISCALE EFFECTS OF FOREST ROADS ON BLACK BEARS (URSUS AMERICANUS), Benjamin S. Jimenez
Effects of different canopy tree species on belowground biogeochemistry in a wet lowland tropical forest, Adrienne Blair Keller
Experimental litterfall manipulation effects on soil bacterial community structure and soil carbon cycling in a wet tropical forest, Jonathan Winston Leff
CAN SHEEP CONTROL LEAFY SPURGE WITHOUT COMPROMISING EFFORTS TO RESTORE NATIVE PLANTS?, Eva S. Masin
Essential Elements of Ecological Literacy and the Pathways to Achieve It: Perspectives of Ecologists, Brooke Baldauf McBride
Incentives and disincentives of adolescent girls participation in outdoor activities and recommendations for practitioners, Sarah Anne Megyesi
Future potential net primary production trends of contiguous United States rangelands, Adam LaSalle Moreno
Governance of Community-Based Ecotourism in Bhutan: A Case Study of Nabji Trail in Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park, Ugyen Namgyel
Puma Dispersal Ecology in the Central Rocky Mountains, Jesse R. Newby
GENETIC POPULATION STRUCTURE AND CONSERVATION OF BULL TROUT IN THE EAST FORK BITTERROOT RIVER DRAINAGE, MONTANA, Leslie Grace Nyce
THE EFFECTS OF LARGE HERBIVORES ON SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITIES, PLANTS AND ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA, Elliott Wentworth Reed Parsons
Factors influencing the distribution of late-seral woody species along the upper Missouri River in central Montana, Kali Grace Pennick
A CENTURY OF CHANGE IN FOREST STRUCTURE AND FIRE REGIME CONDITION CLASS IN A WESTERN MONTANA PONDEROSA PINE DOUGLAS-FIR FOREST, Robert Michael Rich