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 1997
Voluntary agreements to conserve endangered species on private land: Accommodating local interests with trusting relationships, Gregory T. Schildwachter
Growth response of residual stands in western Montana and FVS model validation using remeasurement data, Christopher R. Schwalm
Ecological characterization and restoration alternatives for Sawmill Creek Research Natural Area, Bitterroot National Forest, Montana, Pamela G. Sikkink
Community development groups: A solution to conflict in western Montana, Charlie Sperry
Constructing understory foliar biomass equations for use with standard inventory data in western Montana, Melinda K. Stivers
On the relationship between avian species richness and net primary productivity in western Montana, Polly C. Thornton
A physiologically-based comparison of even- and multi-aged ponderosa pine stand productivity, Narayanan Illath Valappil
The initiation of coarse bed load transport in gravel bed streams, Andrew C. Whitaker
Evaluating the growth basal area method as a tool for estimating site productivity in uneven-aged ponderosa pine stands, Christopher W. Woodall
Comparison of the bending-moment resistance of wood-plate and dowel joints in particleboard and lodgepole pine lumber, Tsair-Bor Yen
Effects of selection harvest and prescribed burning on nitrogen availability in the mineral soil under ponderosa pine, Kris Zouhar
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Discriminant function for old forest classification of mesic types in the northern Rocky Mountains, David C. Atkins
Population characteristics and habitat use of porcupines in a partially burned landscape in northwestern Wyoming, Anne-Louise Band
Elk habitat and residential development: Pragmatic approaches to harmony via county government endeavors, Terry D. Berkhouse
Evaluation of alternative approaches for recreational use allocation in the Bob Marshall Wilderness complex, Suzanne Cable
Water yield recovery in the northern Rockies, C. Paul Callahan
Restoring alpine tundra following road disturbances on Bald Mountain, Wyoming| An ecological approach to species selection, Todd R. Caplan
The ecology use and local knowledge of medicinal plants in Nanga Juoi West Kalimantan Indonesia, Izefri Chaniago
Factors influencing black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa ) recruitment on the upper Clark Fork River western Montana, Stephen R. Clayton
Planning| To get through this mess, to make things better, Jerry Covault
Tree nursery production conditions in Henan Province, People's Republic of China, Gao Feng
Painted turtle in the Mission Valley of western Montana, Suzanne C. Fowle
The amount function and relationship to channel stability of large woody debris in minimally disturbed western Montana streams, Steven William Hayes
Integrating social assessment and biophysical characterization for watershed protection of upper Tenmile Creek near Helena Montana, Patricia S. Hettinger
Differences in plant composition in cattle and wild ungulate exclosures on the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch, Kris Hurlburt
Effect of patch resolution and raster cell size on selected landscape metrics applied at Lubrecht Experimental Forest, Tobin M. Kelley
Stand structures and silvicultural strategies to prevent crown fires in northern Rocky Mountain forests, Christopher R. Keyes
Determining the effects of fire restoration on elk winter range and hiding cover, William F. Koncerak
Identifying the human resources of Montana's Swan Valley a rural forest-dependent community in transition, Mark Richard Lambrecht
A process-related quantification of forest structure and understory diversity in Inland Northwest forests: From stands to landscapes, Penelope A. Latham
Expectations of experiences and setting attributes: An importance-performance analysis of wilderness visitors, Mark A. Marshall
Impacts of water diversion of floodplain structure hydrology and riparian vegetation and possible mitigation Cascade River Banff National Park, Richard J. McCleary
Impacts of Water idversion on Floodplain Structure Hydrology and Riparian Vegetation and Possible Mitigation Cascade River Banff National Park, Richard J. McCleary
Flood plain and vegetation dynamics along a gravel bed braided river in the northern Rocky Mountains, Michael F. Merigliano
Wetland vascular plant community diversity in Montana, Tom Parker
Influence of llama, horse, and foot traffic on soil erosion from established recreation trails in western Montana, William A. Patterson
Estimation of forest stand structure attributes from aerial photographs| An accuracy assessment, Charlie C. Patton
Estimating bear habitat quality in southeastern British Columbia by measuring changes in bear body condition, David C. Reiner
Identification of potential linkage zones for grizzly bears in the Swan-Clearwater Valley using GIS, Per Lennart Sandstrom
The effects of 55 years of vegetative change on bighorn sheep habitat in the Sun River area of Montana, David Schirokauer
Identification measurement and application of leading indicators as a tool to prepare for growth in rural regions, Lara Hagan Soward
Modeling environmental land use preferences in rural resource-dependent counties in Montana, Bonnie Stelzenmuller
Identifying landscape elements in relation to elk kill sites in western Montana, Keith T. Weber
Spatial and temporal scale effects on assessment of a regional ecosystem model: Modeling climate change in Glacier National Park United States of America, Joseph Daniel White
Continental Phenology Modeling, Michael White
Staying on the land: The search for cultural and economic sustainability in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, Mick Womersley
Site productivity and soil conditions on terraced ponderosa pine stands on the Bitterroot National Forest, Elena J. Zlatnik
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Response of bitterbrush and Scouler's willow to a shelterwood harvest and prescribed burn in western Montana, Dayna Marie Ayers
Resource partitioning and browse use by sympatric elk mule deer and white-tailed deer on a winter range in western Montana, Gary Ross Baty
Development of a system for simulating vegetative patterns and processes at landscape scales, Jimmie D. Chew
GIS applications in wildland/urban interface fire management and planning in Missoula County MT, Kelly R. Close
Comparison of canopy closure measurements used in stand inventories, Timbra H. Coates
The utilization of a social judgment framework in wilderness management, Christopher P. Dumas
Recruitment and survival of ring-necked pheasants on the Nampa study area in southwestern Idaho, David L. Felley
Responsible environmental behavior| Metaphoric transference of minimum-impact ideology, James Porter Hammitt
6800-year vegetation and fire history in the Bitterroot Mountain Range Montana, Anne Elizabeth Karsian
Grizzly bear distribution in the North Fork of the Flathead River valley : a test of the Linkage zone prediction model, Nancy Marie Kehoe
Song development by free-living yearling male Lazuli Buntings (Passerina amoena), John Muir Laws
Reactions of summering waterfowl to three types of human disturbance at Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge, Jen-chu Lin
The effects of persuasive communication messages on backcountry visitor behavior in occupied grizzly bear habitat, Amy Braithwaite Molitor
Reinhabiting the land: A postmodern gardener's perspective on ecosystem management, Ashley L. Preston
Comparing simulated and measured water and carbon dioxide fluxes spatially over the 15 km by 15 km FIFE site, Matthew Gregory Rollins
Institutional and legal barriers to ecosystem management, Daniel B. Schlager
Winter habitat selection by wolves in the North Fork of the Flathead River Basin Montana and British Columbia, Peter H. Singleton
Aspen stand recruitment and ungulate impacts : Gardiner Ranger District Gardiner Montana, Robert A. St. John
Quantification of habitat type and climate relationships in western Montana, Julie Tobin-Scheer
Rangeland classification system based on vegetative structure, Brad Villnow
Environmental and biological factors limiting reproduction recruitment and growth of largemouth bass in Seeley and Echo Lakes Montana, Kathleen Walker-Smith
Inorganic Content of forest Floor Layers Under Ponderosa Pine and Grand Fir Cover Types in the blue Mountains of Northeast Oregon, Thomas A. Wordell
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Segmenting bald eagle viewers preferences and attitudes: An exploratory study, Walter L. Bradford
Developing a field test for measuring unconfined compressive strength of indurated materials, Bradley J. Cook
Attitudes toward limiting overnight use of the Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site, Tom W. Elliot
Quantifying stand horizontal spatial distributions through point basal area estimation, Bruce L. Garcia
Duck productivity and nest predation in southeastern Idaho, Randall J. Gazda
Validating diurnal and topographic climatology logic of the MT-CLIM model, Joseph Marion Glassy
Effects of striped skunk removal on duck nest success in the Mission Valley Montana, Nathan E. Hall
Factors affecting attention to and retention of low-impact messages on trailside bulletin boards, Timothy P. Hammond
Effect of encounter levels on overall trip satisfaction of wilderness visitors in the Beartrap Canyon Wilderness Montana, Andrew L. Holak
Demographics of political alienation in a growing rural timber dependent western Montana community, Mathew James Johnson
Classification of avalanche paths in northwestern Montana, Jerome John Korol
Wildlife conservation through the management of available human resources in NWFP Pakistan, Mohammad Mumtaz Malik
Attitudes and behavioral intentions of Montana residents toward tourism, Steven Richard Martin
Structural development and classification of western redcedar (Thuja plicata Donn.) stands in northwestern Montana, Cecilia Helen McNicoll
Natural history of the South Fork Snake River eastern Idaho emphasizing geomorphology hydrology and vegetation, Michael F. Merigliano
Revegetation of smelter-affected lands using native trees and shrubs at Anaconda, Montana, Bruce E. Miller
Western influences on the management of brown bears in Hokkaido Japan, Joseph Patrick Moll
Comparison of bird communities between an untreated control and two timber harvest treatments in western Montana, Michael A. Munts
Winter habitat use migration and spring and summer use of clearcuts by white-tailed deer in the Priest Lake watershed of northern Idaho, Mark L. Secord
Initial response of small mammals to new forestry and overstory removal timber harvests, Jay F. Shepherd
Relationship of the National Wetlands Inventory to an ecological site classification of wetlands in northeast Montana, William Thompson
Ecology of wolf predation amidst high ungulate diversity in Jasper National Park Alberta, John L. Weaver
Exploration of the Pikuni world view| Pikuni water rights in the Ceded Strip, Michael D. Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Mapping the undergrowth of forested elk habitat using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems, David DelSordo
Consideration of site deterioration in the economics of even-aged forestry, Luc Descloitres
Influence of skunk removal on nest success and breeding populations of upland nesting ducks in the lower Flathead Valley Montana, Kurt J. Forman
Use of urban habitats by coyotes in the vicinity of Banff Alberta, Michael L. Gibeau
Seasonal range and habitat selection by white-tailed deer in northwestern Virginia, Salah A. Hakim
Wildlife conservation in Yeniugou Qinghai Province China, Richard Bradley Harris