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 1969
Competition for food between mule deer and bighorn sheep on Rock Creek Winter Range Montana, Allen Cooperrider
Water-can fire analog its thermal characteristics and calibration, Charles W. George
Study on the weight gains of cattle on provincial grazing reserves in central Alberta, Samuel George Klumph
Some basic characteristics of recreation and the recreationist Stillwater State Forest Montana, Frederick Charles Low
Population status of the golden eagle in south-central Montana, Harry V. Reynolds
Fracture-failure behavior of western larch and some relationships with anatomical and mechanical properties of the wood, Bryan H. River
The surface radiation-temperature surface soil moisture relationship| A study in remote sensing, Norman Schweizer
Forage Competition Between Cattle and Elk in the Gird Creek Drainage of Western Montana, Roy Owen Snyder
Theses/Dissertations from 1968
Observations on the decline of the Rock Creek Montana population of bighorn sheep, Stephen Harold Berwick
Magruder Corridor controversy; a case history, William P. Cunningham
Ecology of the Rattlesnake Creek, Montana mule deer winter range, Kenneth Gene Knoche
Chemotaxonomic investigation of hybridization between Larix occidentalis and Larix lyallii; a preliminary study, Gerhard M. Knudsen
Breeding bird populations in the coniferous forests of western Montana, David Allen Manuwal
Radiation from big game and background| A control study for infrared scanner census, Harriet Pirkle Marble
Small camera vertical aerial photography, Jean Paul Mohler
Evaluation of the Master Unit system used by the Federal government, James Alan Moorhouse
Herbage and timber production under a western Montana pine canopy, Ronald Edward Ries
Response of juvenile raptors to DDT in the diet, John C. Seidensticker
Cost analysis of the 1967 hand-planting projects in the northern Rocky Mountain region, Cole Charles Snyder
Multiple use forest management and the possibility of its application in the developing countries, Abdul Rashid Tariq
Theses/Dissertations from 1967
Improving resource management planning with precipitation probability estimates, Arthur P. Brackebusch
Relationships of stand conditions to spruce budworm damage on Lubrecht Forest, Montana, David Lloyd Fauss
Mandibular dentition and horn development as criteria of age in the Dall sheep Ovis dalli Nelson, James E. Hemming
Thinning ponderosa pine in western Montana with prescribed fire, Robert Charles Henderson
Fuel complex in 70-year old lodgepole pine stands of different densities, A. D. Kiil
Forage production and utilization in western Montana clearcuts, Burton Paul Lewis
Hydrologic analysis of the North Fork experimental watershed, Wilfred Harvey Poliquin
Preliminary study of the breeding biology of the spruce grouse in northwestern Montana, Ronald P. Stoneberg
Lumber wholesaling in the Pacific Northwest, George Thomas Tutt
Radar echoes and their relationship to lightning fires in the northern Rocky Mountains, Richard David Wahlfeld
Decision making and multiple use management in the United States Forest Service, Carl N. Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 1966
Ignition probability in ponderosa pine needles and decayed Douglas fir wood, Robert E. Burgan
Future of summer homes on national forest land, J. Russell. Dahl
Review of external-communications factors pertinent to the public administrator, J. Russell. Dahl
Root distribution of forest understory species determined with I-131, Lewis Arthur Daniels
Movements populations and behavior of deer on a western Montana winter range, Larry L. Fairman
Investigation of the use of helicopters at night for forest fire control, Arthur H. Jukkala
Conservation of protected large mammals in Thailand, Pong Leng-EE
The Conservation of Protected Large mammals in Thailand, Pong Leng-EE
Aging pronghorn antelope by the incisor cementum, Henry Earnest McCutchen
Season-of-use and the new model| Rest-rotation grazing, Don T. Nebeker
Some aspects of human relations and management, Don T. Nebeker
Study of the big game animals of the Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana, Jim E. Richard
Radiometric surface temperatures in relation to remote sensing of hydrologic data, Darold E. Ward
A study of land management and recreational users of the Mission Mountains Primitive Area Montana 1964, William Fred Wright
A study of land management and recreational users of the Mission Mountains Primitive Area Montana, William Fred. Wright
Recreation developments in public forest areas in the United States and their possible applicability to British conditions, Christopher Yarrow
Theses/Dissertations from 1965
A survey of the users of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area Montana in 1964, William Bradt
Survey of the land values directly attributed to waterfowl within the contiguous United States, Clait E. Braun
The distribution of plant communities in the Badlands of southeastern Montana, Raymond William Brown
Interspecific hybridization of Larix occidentalis and Larix lyallii, Clinton E. Carlson
The effect of release on specific gravity in old age ponderosa pine, John William Crites
Elk herd of the East Fork of the Bitter Root River, Harold James Cross
Wildlife of Manitoba, Charles Clifton Dixon
Movements and concentrations of marked elk on the winter range (Northern Yellowstone elk herd), Richard Ivan Ellis
Communication analysis of the structural plywood market in Missoula, Montana, Carl Fager
Recreational development of Libby Reservoir, Miklos J. Gratzer
Forest taxation problems and development in the United States with special emphasis on the property tax, Lawrence Michael Jakub
A soil-site study of western larch (Larix occidentalis Nutt) on a Waits stony loam soil, R. W. Pearcy
User characteristics and preferences in certain stream-based campgrounds in western Montana, Murphy Briscoe Price
An Evaluation of the 1961-1963 Alaskan Brown and Grizzly Bear Management Program, Ronald J. Somerville
Evaluation of the 1961-1963 Alaskan brown and grizzly bear management program, Ronald J. Somerville
Response of fire analogs to duff conditions during prescribed fires, Dale D. Wade
Theses/Dissertations from 1964
Specific gravity and site index as related to soil series (Sanders County, Montana), Tony Clifford Carlson
Recreational use and the "renewable" resources Swan River State Forest Montana, Ralph Marlin Conrad
Marketing and the small private forest owner, John Power McMahon
Effect of certain fungicides in controlling damping-off in seedlings of ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, and Colorado blue spruce, Sami K. Mohammed
Mule deer of the National Bison Range: population dynamics food habits and physical condition, Carl H. Nellis
Theses/Dissertations from 1963
Causation and plant succession in disturbed areas of southwestern Montana, James Fredrick Cotter
Population dynamics of deer-mice and chipmunks in four forest types in western Montana, Loyal J. Johnson
Tests of chemicals to reduce erosion from burned watersheds, Jay Samuel Krammes
Rates of fire spread in an artificial fuel, Peter John Murphy
Study of the predatory effects of a reduced magpie population on the ring-necked pheasant, Robert L. Ruff
Age criteria for American bison, John Robert Winchell
Theses/Dissertations from 1962
Investigation of steel reinforced wood laminated beams, William Ronald Carr
Economic analysis of the Montana forest products industry, William K. Gibson
Resource base for expanded markets in the Mountain States, Roscoe B. Herrington
Population characteristics and social and reproductive behavior of the grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park, Maurice G. Hornocker
Ecology and productivity of a Montane forest winter deer range, Donald Allen Klebenow
Ecology and productivity of a montane forest winter deer range western Montana, Donald Allen Klebenow
Competition and niche segregation in the genus Microtus, James Ray Koplin
The productivity of the red-head (Aythya americana) in the Flathead Valley Montana., John Theodore Lokemoen
Development of a moose harvest plan for the commercial forest zone Saskatchewan, Hugo Simon Maliepaard
Fall and winter ecology of the Shiras moose (Alces alces shirasi) in the Rock Creek drainage Granite County Montana, Norman S. Smith
Porcupine damage in ponderosa pine stands of western Montana, Gerald L. Storm
Lightning damage to Douglas-fir trees in southwestern Montana, Alan R. Taylor
Characteristics of horn growth in bighorn sheep rams, Robert Alexander Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 1961
Study of educational forest fire prevention media in western Montana, Richard J. Barney
Management plan for Lubrecht forest, Dennis Mederic Cauvin
Some effects of hydrogen peroxide on the germination of western larch seed, Paramajit Singh Dhillon
Method of establishment and analysis of permanent growth plots, David Guarnaccia
Effects of some alternating temperatures on western larch seed germination, Paul S. Johnson
Study of range condition in a fescue grassland in western Montana, Robert Burns Murray
Dynamics of a reduced magpie population, Patrick Lee O'Halloran
Effects of some treatments on the dormancy of western larch seed, Wyman C. Schmidt
Seasonal food habits of the black bear in the Whitefish range of northwestern Montana, Edward L. Tisch
Correlation of weather to fire spread in grass and brushland fuel types on the Snake River plains of southern Idaho, Richard Edwin Traylor
Theses/Dissertations from 1960
Behavior of the Rattlesnake mule deer on their winter range, Edward D. Bailey
Pressure group politics and multiple use administration, Richard W. Behan