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 1991
River otter population status and habitat use in northwestern Montana, Ana E. Dronkert-Egnew
Preserving biological diversity| A description and analysis of the Nature Conservancy's program in Montana, Robert C. Ehrhart
Bald eagles wintering along the Columbia River in southcentral Washington: Factors influencing distribution and characteristics of perch and roost trees, Sherry Anne Eisner
Habitat use by dispersing and transplanted beavers in western Montana, Holly Tucker Harris
Experimental manipulation of white-tailed deer habitat on a winter range in the Swan Valley Montana, Janet L. Johnson
Duck nest success in Montana, Victoria L. Kurnat
Distribution of damage by Armillaria root disease in the douglas-fir series of the Lolo National Forest, Montana, Catherine Cae Maynard
Characteristics of a striped skunk population in the Mission Valley Montana, Denise Madelaine Pengeroth
Computerized development of fire prescriptions: An application of artificial intelligence to natural resource management, Elizabeth D. Reinhardt
Ecology of reintroduced fishers in the Cabinet Mountains of northwest Montana, Kevin D. Roy
A study of campsite impacts on the San Juan River Utah, Debra Jane Sholly
Effects of cattle grazing on the regeneration of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) seedlings in western Montana, Margaret H. Smith
Evaluation of techniques to monitor white-tailed deer populations in the North Fork of the Flathead River Valley, Montana, Patricia A. Tucker
Dispersal patterns of juvenile beavers in western Montana, Timothy R. Van Deelen
Vegetative productivity of grizzly bear habitat components in southeastern British Columbia, Anne M. Vandehey
Management plan for wild ungulates in Balochistan Pakistan, Amjad Tahir Virk
Defining old-growth Douglas-fir forests of central Montana and use of the northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) as a management indicator species, Thomas C. Whitford
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Partnership assessment for the proposed Montana Yellowstone Information Center, Amy K. Ballard
Winter habitat selection by elk in northwestern Montana, Milo Burcham
Black bears in the North Fork of the Flathead River Valley Montana, Harry Carriles
On-site assessment of best management practices| A component of cumulative watershed effects in the Flathead River Basin, William Ehinger
Habitat use by white-tailed deer in relation to winter range silvicultural treatments in the Thompson River drainage northwestern Montana, Lorin Lee Hicks
Beaver dispersal in western Montana, Michael D. Jackson
Floodplain distribution of fishes of the Bitterroot River, with emphasis on introduced populations of northern pike, Thomas Stiles Jones
Food habits and population characteristics of dorcas gazelles and distributions and statuses of wild ungulates in Morocco, Chris O. Loggers
A GIS application for assessment of nonpoint source pollution risk on managed forest lands, Kenneth J. Lull
Effects of prescribed burning on the Burdette Creek winter range, Paul D. Makela
Plant community development in a minerotrophic peatland Teton County Montana, David Charles McAllister
Application of the "Sequoia method" for cumulative watershed effects analysis in the Flathead Basin, Brian Brian McInerney
Population trends of songbirds in western North America, L. Christine Paige
The distribution abundance and habitat requirements of the Sierra mountain beaver in Yosemite National Park, Paul A. Todd
Comparing the time efficiency of several timber inventory designs, William L. Wood
Development of a wildland crown fire initiation model, Gavriil Xanthopoulos
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Effects of normative and informational social influence on visitor behavior in occupied grizzly bear habitat, Amy M. Braithwaite
Silvicultural prescription stand 827-01-066, Tally Lake Ranger District, Flathead National Forest, C. Kenneth Brewer
Intramural-recreational sports program fiscal management: a comparative study of University of Montana peer institutions, Adrienne M. Corti
Habitat use patterns and population trends among Shiras moose in a heavily logged region of northwest Montana, Brent Costain
Smoldering duff: Limits heat evolved and burn rate, William H. Frandsen
Study of spatial patterns of visitors using mechanical counters, GPS and GIS technology in the Slough Creek subregion of Yellowstone National Park, Meritxell Gracia-Longares
Status and population dynamics of mountain goats in the Snake River Range Idaho, James A. Hayden
Ecology of mule deer in the upper Missouri River breaks Montana, Susan K. Kraft
Seasonal habitat relationships of white-tailed deer in northwestern Montana, Rodney W. Krahmer
Elk habitat selection, distribution, and nutrition as influenced by cattle in east-central Idaho, Sandra Prater Kratville
A description of the major plant communities on the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch, Russell James Offerdahl
Airborne imaging spectrometry and ecological modeling of coniferous forests, George Anthony Riggs
Use of remotely sensed data to predict biomass and grazing capacity in eastern Montana, Richard V. Ringleb
Seasonal avifauna use of burned and unburned lodgepole pine forest ecotones, Nancy Gayle Skinner
Evaluation of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) seed tree mortality on the Clearwater National Forest, ID, Catherine A. Stewart
Nesting of ring-necked pheasants in the Ninepipe area of western Montana, Kuenhi Tsai
Bald eagle nesting ecology and habitat use: Lake McDonald Glacier National Park Montana, Richard E. Yates
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
Predicting Pinus ponderosa site index from soil mineralization rates at Lubrecht Forest, Montana, Stephen Patrick Baker
Beaver habitat along rivers and reservoirs in central Montana, Robin Bown
Winter habitat selection by the sexes of white-tailed deer, Stephen Paul Brockmann
Cellular anatomy of penetration and infection of containerized western larch seedlings by Botrytis cinerea, Frank Dugan
Predicting prescribed fire managers' perceptions of their information sources' worth, William Kaage
Application of the SIRO-PLAN methodology to decision making in wildland fuel management planning, Brian L. Lord
Acceleration of point source fire to equilibrium spread, Robert Stanley McAlpine
In search of the ideal document: A problem analysis of literature-based wilderness education efforts, John John Mercer
Spatial and temporal variability of soil frost in clearcuts and adjacent forest stands at two elevations in western Montana, Lynda Adelaide Saul
Breeding ecology of Canada geese on an irrigation reservoir in northwestern Montana, Sally J. Sovey
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Silvicultural prescription, Stand 805-03-047, Tally Lake Ranger District, Flathead National Forest, David C. Cawrse
Forage utilization habitat selection and population indices of beaver in northwestern Montana, Andrea L. Easter-Pilcher
Elk and cattle relationships on summer range in southwestern Montana, Steve Gniadek
Ecology of the black-tailed jack rabbit near a solid radioactive waste disposal site in southeastern Idaho, John C. Grant
Grizzly bear habitat analysis southern Whitefish Range Montana, David A. Hadden
Influence of specialization among anglers and hikers on information needs and site attribute preferences during site selection, Steven W. Mackay
Management plan for wild artiodactyls in North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, Mohammad Mumtaz Malik
Visitor perceptions of campsite impact acceptability, Steven R. Martin
Yaks and grasses: Pastoralism in the Himalayan countries of Nepal and Bhutan and strategies for sustained development, Daniel John Miller
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SITE SPECIFIC HEIGHT GROWTH CURVES FOR FOUR CONIFERS IN WESTERN MONTANA, Kelsey S. Milner
Habitats trails and campground situations associated with grizzly-human confrontations in Glacier National Park Montana, M. Steven Nadeau
Mapping forest evapotranspiration and photosynthesis by coupling satellite data with ecosystem simulation, Ramakrishna R. Nemani
Survival of mallard broods on Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge in north-central Montana, Dennis L. Orthmeyer
Root distribution and shoot| Root characteristics of six-year-old ponderosa pine established on reclaimed minesoils at Colstrip, Montana, Karen A. Thamarus
Transpirational drying of limbed and unlimbed lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir with controlled precipitation, Fabian C. Uzoh
WILDERNESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS: A PHILOSOPHY OF WILDERNESS PRAXIS (NATIVE AMERICAN ROMANTICISM), Jay Hansford Vest
THE STRUCTURE OF PRODUCTION IN THE U.S. WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES AND THE DERIVED DEMAND FOR SAWTIMBER (UNITED STATES), David Norman Wear
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
Responses of three plant communities to herbicide spraying and burning of spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa) in western Montana, Jeffrey L. Carpenter
BEHAVE wildland fine fuel moisture model| Field testing and sensitivity analysis, Elizabeth F. Easterling
Electronic determination of rapidly induced high temperature mortality in Pinus ponderosa seedlings, Robert H. Ethridge
Use and preference of spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa ) by elk (Cervus elaphus) and mule deer ( Odocoileus hemionus) on two winter ranges in western Montana, Darlene Anne Lavelle
Examination of optimal energy allocation patterns in lodgepole pine-mountain pine beetle systems through the use of dynamic programming and computer simulation, Kevin Scot McKelvey
Comparison of ecological and mensurational indexes of site quality and forest productivity in Pinus ponderosa stands of western Montana, Scott D. McLeod
Relationship of critical environmental factors to the success of spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa L.) in western Montana, Gloria B. Mooers
Comparison of the Forest Fire Danger Meter Mk.5 and the BEHAVE fire behavior prediction system in a dry eucalypt forest, Peter Francis Moore
A Fuel Model for Fire Behavior Prediction in Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea maculosa L.) Grasslands in Western Montana, Gavriil Xanthopoulos
Visitor Attitudes Toward Use Control Wilderness Regulations and Wilderness Policies in the Bob Marshall Wilderness complex, Wen-Tsann Yang
Ecology and status of a wilderness fishery| Westslope cutthroat trout in the South Fork Flathead River, Michael Kenneth Young
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Research and management implications of the pursuit of black bears with trained bear dogs, R. Bradford Allen
Suspended Sediment, Turbidity, and Organic Debris in a Belt Series Watershed of Western Montana, Bruce Konrad Muir Anderson
Association of fire occurrence and past western spruce budworm activity in dry Douglas-fir habitat types of western Montana, Leslie L. Anderson
Blackfeet Agreement of 1895 and Glacier National Park| A case history, Christopher S. Ashby
Recreation management in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex: An application of the limits of acceptable change concept and transactive planning theory, Joseph L. Ashor