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 1966
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
Teak propagation and culture, Nitasana Chareonmit
Analysis of state park charges in the United States, Noble Ernest Dean
A soil-site study of western larch (Larix occidentalis Nuttall) in Montana, Robert S. Embry
The determination of seed source by the ignitibility of tree seed, Gayne G. Erdmann
A preliminary investigation of the protostrongylin lungworm-bighorn sheep relationships in Montana, Donald J. Forrester
Timber policies of Canada, Donald Harvey Fregren
Edaphic factors related to the growth of lodgepole pine in Montana, John Robert Holmes
The Ecological effects of fire on natural grasslands in western Montana, Hubert Ray Humes
Economic analysis of ranch forests as operating units, Alfred Wilmer Laber
Use of fire in ponderosa pine management, Allan Oira Lampi
Laboratory evaluation of aerially applied forest fire retardants, S. John Muraro
Study of the nature and possible cause of ring shake in Douglas-fir, George R. Niskala
Effect of elevation on the chemical, physical, and mineralogical properties of the Holloway series - a Brown Podzolic soil, Mervin E. Stevens
Theses/Dissertations from 1959
Evaluation of magpie predation on the ring-necked pheasant, Gerry C. Atwell
Polyploidy in relation to vegetational zonation in the western United States, Kozo Funabiki
Use of wood residue in making reconstituted board products, Suthi Harnsongkram
Ecological and physiological study of pine marten, Charles J. Jonkel
Summary and analysis of the forest inventory project on the Yakima Indian Reservation, Harry James McCarty
The problem of decay in the management of poplars in Alberta, Glen Dimsdale Paul
Study of conservation information flow in western Montana, Tommy Louis Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 1958
Elk nutrition---the response of elk calves to various winter diets under controlled conditions, Louis Arthur Boll
System for rating seasonal forest fire severity, Robert W. Mutch
An ecological study of sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. in western Montana, C. P. Pase
Summer range ecology of Rattlesnake Creek mule deer in the spruce-fir zone, Keith Lynde White
Theses/Dissertations from 1957
Population ecology of the magpie in western Montana, Robert L. Brown
Time study and cost analysis of shearing wild stands of Douglas-fir Christmas trees, William Howard Covey
Study of the ponderosa pine risk rating system in Montana, Peter J. Dyson
Low altitude stereo-photo timber sampling by helicopter, Fred L. Gerlach
Value of conifers as a winter feed for elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni) determined under controlled conditions, Lawrence Leonard Helwig
Aspects of insect populations of the Bitterroot River Montana, Harold Gene Knapp
Estrous behavior embryological development and ovarian characteristics in elk of known breeding history, John Albert Morrison
A relationship between the marten population and the abundance of small mammals in Glacier National Park, Richard P. Weckwerth
Theses/Dissertations from 1955
Trout migration and spawning studies on the North Fork drainage of the Flathead River, Daniel G. Block
Amerikanische Waldbrandgefahrenmesser; Erlauterungen seiner Handhabe, sowie Gedanken uber seine Einfuhrung in Deutschland, Vollrat von Deichmann
Gonadotrophic potency of mule deer pituitaries and the possible correlation with the reproductive cycle, Kenneth Charles Grieser
Ecology of the marten in Glacier National Park, Vernon Duane Hawley
Poster in forest fire prevention, Lloyd Wesley Morrison
Economic aspects of cut-over land use in western Montana, Gerhart Helmer Nelson
Phenology of goatweed, Hypericum perforatum, in relation to the behavior of goatweed beetles, Chrysolina gemellata and C. hyperici, in western Montana, Howard S. Nelson
Seedbed preparation test in the larch--Douglas-fir timber type in northwestern Montana, Arthur Lawrence Roe
Certain aspects of the reproductive physiology of the female mule deer, Howard Shirley Sears
Variation in cone properties, seed yield, and seed weight in western white pine when pollination is controlled, A. E. Squillace
Study of three production problems influencing Christmas tree quality in western Montana, Robert Norman Stone
Some studies on Rhabdocline pseudotsugae Syd. in western Montana, Davis Andrew Weistaner
Theses/Dissertations from 1954
Biology of Canada geese (Branta canadensis moffitti ) in the Flathead Valley of Montana, Mary Edith Barraclough
Food consumption and relative digestibility of various winter diets fed to elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni) under controlled contions, Anthony Felix Geis