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 2011
Evaluating Community Forestry in Huai Lu Luang, Thailand, Kimberly Beth Roberts
Application of Randomized Branch Sampling to Conifer Trees: Estimating Crown Biomass, Ryan Michael Schlecht
A Case Study of Problems and Possibilities in the Establishment of a Guide Training Institute in Uttarakhand, India, Benjamin Schwartz
Winter habitat use by mule deer in Idaho and Montana, Sonja M. Smith
TRIBAL RESERVED RIGHTS ON REGION ONE NATIONAL FORESTS AND GRASSLANDS, Robin Mark Stewart
Heterogeneity of Stand Structure, Fuels, and Wildfire Hazard in Dry and Moist Old-Growth Ponderosa Pine Forests: Case Studies from Western Montana, Kyle Crosby Stover
Efficacy of Riparian Revegetation Projects in the Inland Pacific Northwest, Susan Wall
Distribution, Use and Cultural Meanings of Ciprés de Las Guaitecas in the Vicinity of Caleta Tortel, Chile, Kyla Sara Zaret
A Comparative Analysis between Knowledge and Bear Safety Information Utilization by Day Hikers in Glacier National Park, Phillip Wayne Zumstein
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Evaluating population estimates of mountain goats based on citizen science, Jami J. Belt
Are black bears declining in Montana? Inference from multiple data sources in the face of uncertainty, Julie Ann Beston
Evaluating and Comparing Montana's Geotravelers, Dylan Michael Boyle
The Missoula Poplar Project: Utilizing Poplars to Enhance Wastewater Treatment, Heath Nicolas Carey
The Faithful Skeptics: Conservative Christian Religious Beliefs and Perceptions of Climate Change, Wylie Allen Carr
Climate Change, Gene Flow, and the Legendary Synchrony of Snowshoe Hares, Ellen Cheng
HUMAN PREDATION RISK AND ELK BEHAVIOR IN HETEROGENEOUS LANDSCAPES, Shawn M. Cleveland
Spatio-temporal optimization of tree removal to efficiently minimize crown fire potential, Marco A. Contreras
DOUBLE SAMPLING FOR COARSE WOODY DEBRIS ESTIMATIONS FOLLOWING LINE INTERSECT SAMPLING, Allissa Corrow
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: EFFECTS OF TYRIA JACOBAEAE ON THE POPULATION DYNAMICS OF SENECIO JACOBAEA IN NORTHWEST MONTANA, Kimberly Kay Crider
Summer wolf diet in northwestern Montana, Jonathan Derbridge
Ruffled Feathers: Shared narratives in the sage-grouse management conflict in Sublette County, Wyoming, Maureen A. Essen
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INSTREAM FLOW RIGHTS ON NATIONAL FOREST LANDS IN MONTANA, ANDREW MARIAS FISCHER
Factors that influence ponderosa pine duff mound consumption, Emily Claire Garlough
Short-term effects of wildfire on Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep habitat ecology, Lacey Greene
Quantifying Trends In our National Parks: A Landscape Level Analysis of Climate Change and Ecosystem Productivity, Jessica R. Haas
FUELS MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE IN THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE, Erik K. Hakanson
Escaping the extinction vortex: identifying factors affecting population performance and recovery in endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, Heather Elizabeth Johnson
AUGUST STREAM DISCHARGE TRENDS PORTEND IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES, Jason Christopher Leppi
IMPORTANCE OF SLOW EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT IN OFFSPRING AND ADULT IMMUNE FUNCTION, Ania Aleksandra Majewska
Population dynamics of the Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris): inference from long-term demography, Rebecca Marie Wahl McCaffery
Human-black bear interactions in Missoula Montana, Jerod A. Merkle
Gender, Body, and Wilderness: searching for refuge, connection, and ecological belonging, Angela Marie Meyer
MOVEMENTS, ACTIVITY RANGE, HABITAT USE, AND CONSERVATION OF THE JAMAICAN (YELLOW) BOA, EPICRATES SUBFLAVUS, Erika Elise Miersma
Territoriality and Scent Marking Behavior of African Wild Dogs in Northern Botswana, Margaret Parker
Resource selection and abundance estimation of moose: Implications for caribou recovery in a human altered landscape, Wibke Peters
Assessing cumulative human impacts on northern woodland caribou with traditional ecological knowledge and resource selection functions, Jean Lieppert Polfus
An assessment of factors influencing territory size and the use of hunter surveys for monitoring wolves in Montana, Lindsey Noel Rich
Social Acceptance of Woody Biomass Energy: Expectations, Risks, and Uncertainties in Montana, John Phillip Todd
Using Airborne Laser Altimetry to Characterize Surface Fuels in Western Montana, Tim E. Wallace
Maintaining the Ninth Circuit's Clarified Arbitrary and Capricious Standard of Review after Lands Council v. McNair, Ryan George Weldon
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF SAMPLING DESIGNS FOR MEASURING ABUNDANCE OF UNDERSTORY PLANTS AFTER FOREST RESTORATION, Ilana Abrahamson
RECREATION ALLOCATIONS ON NATIONAL FORESTS: THE CLAIMS AND FRAMES OF RECREATIONISTS, John C. Adams
Does nest size constrain clutch size? A tropical-temperate test, Atilio Luis Biancucci
Geotourism in the Crown of the Continent: Developing and Testing the Geotourism Survey Instrument, Bertram Bynum Boley
A Methodology for Planning Road Best Management Practices Combining WEPP: Road Erosion Modeling and Simulated Annealing Optimization, James Anderson Efta
Barriers to E-Learning Job Training: Government Employee Experiences in an Online Wilderness Management Course, Lisa Ayrdrie Kathleen Eidson
RESTORATION OF NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES AFTER ROAD DECOMMISSIONING: EFFECT OF SEED MIX AND SOIL PROPERTIES ON VEGETATIVE ESTABLISHMENT, Ashley Stevenson Grant
CHANGES IN FIRE SEASON PRECIPITATION IN IDAHO AND MONTANA FROM 1982-2006 , Ann Marie Hadlow
The use of roll-off bins and a hook-lift equipped harwarder and truck for forest biomass utilization, Aaron Elliott Kash
Assessing Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Resources to Develop a Sustainable Management Plan for the Lokaro Reserve in Southeast, Madagascar, Ashley Davis Lehman
Spatial population dynamics of recolonizing wolves in the Western Alps, Francesca Marucco
State-wide assessment of status, predicted distribution, and landscape-level habitat suitability of amphibians and reptiles in Montana, Bryce Alan Maxell
The influence of an ecosystem engineer on nutrient subsidies and fish invasions in southwestern Montana, Magnus McCaffery
NONINVASIVE GENETIC SAMPLING REVELAS BLACK BEAR POPULATION DYNAMICS DRIVEN BY CHANGES IN FOOD PRODUCTIVITY, Barbara McCall
Effects of Overstory Retention and Understory Vegetation on Small Tree Height Growth in the Inland Northwest, Ryan Partrick McHugh
SOCIAL VALUES FOR ATTRIBUTES AT RISK FROM WILDFIRE IN NORTHWEST MONTANA, Derek Timothy O'Donnell
The Development and Testing of a Relational Model of Competence in the Context of Nature-Based Tourism, Christine Marie Oschell
Forest Habitat Improvement Planning on the Blackfoot-Clearwater Wildlife Management Area: A Case Study in Multiple Criteria Decision-Analysis, Christine Ann Paulu
KNOWING THE NATURAL WORLD: THE CONSTRUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EVOLUTION IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM, Alison Emily Havard Perkins
Genetic population structure and dispersal of two North American woodpeckers in ephemeral habitats, Jennifer Christy Pierson
The House That Smokey Built: The Forest Service Management of Historic Structures in Wilderness, Molly Michelle Ryan
Cumulative Effects Analysis in U.S. Forest Service Decision-Making, Courtney Allison Schultz
A REVIEW OF APPEALS AND LITIGATION OVER TIMBER SALES BETWEEN 1999 AND 2008 ON THE LOLO NATIONAL FOREST, Matthew Shaffer
Territoriality and habitat selection of feral pigs on Fort Benning, Georgia, USA, William DeRoche Sparklin
Glucocorticoid physiology and behavior during life history transitions in Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis), Rachel Seabury Sprague
Identification of Tree Species in Mixed Conifer Forests Using Laser Altimetry, Agus Suratno
SAGE-GROUSE AND THE HUMAN FOOTPRINT: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION OF SMALL AND DECLINING POPULATIONS, Jason Duane Tack
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
An Evaluation of Visitor Decisions Regarding Alternative Transportation in Glacier National Park, Melissa Lynn Baker
Carbon Storage in Old-Growth Western Larch (Larix occidentalis) Forests of Western Montana, Sarah M. Bisbing
Fire in My Backyard: Place Meanings and Landowner Views on Fire and Fuels Management on the Kootenai National Forest, MT, Michael Anthony Cacciapaglia
Differential growth of body components among coexisting passerines in response to nest predation risk, Yi-Ru Cheng
Human Bonds with Public Wildland Places: Segmenting Communities to Inform Natural Resource Management, Neal A. Christensen
Social Capital and Vanua: Challenges to Governance Development in a Community-Based Natural Resource Management Project in Cuvu Tikina, Fiji Islands, Paul David Clark
"Blackfeet Belong to the Mountains": Blackfeet Relationships with the Glacier National Park Landscape and Institution, David R. Craig
MALLARD NESTING ECOLOGY IN THE GREAT LAKES, Jonas Ian Davis
Causes and Consequences of Displacement Decision-making in Banhine National Park, Mozambique, Chad Edward Dear
SAGE-GROUSE AND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT: INTEGRATING SCIENCE WITH CONSERVATION PLANNING TO REDUCE IMPACTS, Kevin Eric Doherty
Dynamic human relationships with wilderness: Developing a relationship model, Bob G. Dvorak
Spatial population dynamics of western painted turtles in a wetland ecosystem in northwestern Montana, Kathleen Ann Griffin
Demography and ecology of a declining endemic: The Olympic marmot, Suzanne Cox Griffin
A Demographic and Landscape Analysis for Common Loons in Northwest Montana, Christopher Allan Moanikeala Hammond
The Methane Range: Coalbed Methane Development, Sage-Grouse protection, and The Ranching Way of Life, Jonathan George Hayes
Relationships between flood frequency and riparian plant community structure in mountain streams of western Montana, Motoshi Honda
Hierarchical summer habitat selection by the North American porcupine in western Montana, Katie Ann Mally
Evaluating the Design and Management of Community-Based Ecotourism Projects in Guatemala, Kassandra Lynne Miller
SPATIAL VARIABILITY IN FOREST FUELS: SIMULATION MODELING AND EFFECTS ON FIRE BEHAVIOR, Russell Andrew Parsons
A Landscape Approach to Grassland Bird Conservation in the Prairie Pothole Region of the Northern Great Plains, Frank Royce Quamen
Interpretive Technology in Parks: A study of visitor experience with portable multimedia devices, Lee Gregory Rademaker
Park Visitors and the Natural Soundscape: Winter Experience Dimensions in Yellowstone National Park, Shelley Walker Saxen
Sex-specific investment in incubation and the reproductive biology of two tropical antbird species, Brian A. Schwartz
AGRICULTURAL CERTIFICATIONS AND BEEKEEPING: LESSONS FROM AN APICULTURAL COOPERATIVE IN NORTHEASTERN EL SALVADOR, CENTRAL AMERICA, Jason Andrew Seagle
Capitalization of Environmental Amenities and Wildfire in Private Home Values of the Wildland Urban Interface of Northwest Montana, USA, Kyle Matthew Stetler
Using Noninvasive Genetic Sampling to Assess and Monitor Grizzly Bear Population Status in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem, Jeffrey Brian Stetz
GRIZZLY BEAR REINTRODUCTION: UNDERSTANDING STAKEHOLDER INTERESTS IN THE SELWAY-BITTERROOT ECOSYSTEM SOUTH OF THE SALMON RIVER, Colleen Elizabeth Teevin
TEACHING WILDLIFE BIOLOGY IN BHUTAN: DEVELOPMENT OF WILDLIFE BIOLOGY CURRICULUM AND TEACHING MODULES, Tshering Tempa
Greater Sage-Grouse Response to Coal-Bed Natural Gas Development and West Nile Virus in the Powder River Basin, Montana and Wyoming, USA, Brett Lincoln Walker