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 2006
Spatial variability of soil hydrophobicity after wildfire, Anna Chapman Birkas
Biodiversity and conservation of Sierra Chinaja: A rapid assessment of biophysical socioeconomic and management factors in Alta Verapaz Guatemala, Curan A. Bonham
Sustainability of commercial woodcraft production in Mision Chaquena, Argentina| A preliminary assessment, Thaden E. Brient
Charcoal quantity and adsorptive activity in ponderosa pine ecosystems of western Montana, Rachel J. Brimmer
Demographic and behavioral responses of breeding birds to variation in food nest predation and habitat structure across multiple spatial scales, Anna D. Chalfoun
Applying ant colony optimization (ACO) metaheuristic to solve forest transportation planning problems with side constraints, Marco A. Contreras
Negotiating influence: The experience of three local NGOs in marine reserve co-management in southern Belize, Jocelyn Rae. Finch
Physiological life history and behavioral responses of a breeding bird community to experimentally reduced nest predation risk, Joseph J. Fontaine
Effectiveness of post-fire erosion control techniques in western Montana, Amy Heather Groen
MONITORING SURVIVAL OF YOUNG IN UNGULATES: A CASE STUDY WITH ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK, Nyeema Charmaine Harris
Application of MODIS for monitoring water quality of a large oligotrophic lake, Matthew Oushana Jones
The role of trust and ownership in community wildfire protection planning in west central Montana, Paul R. Lachapelle
Modeling interactions among climate landscape and emerging diseases: A hantavirus case study, Rachel Andrea Loehman
Learning to Change and Changing Learning in Environmental Management: A case study of the Kaw Nature Reserve in French Guiana, Kimberly Knowles Notin
Riparian grazing in the northern intermountain region: Impacts and strategies for management, Jon P. Oestreich
Temporal and spatial patterns of Populus angustifolia along the upper Yellowstone River and clonal recruitment: Extent and requirements, Mary Louise Polzin
Incorporating forest road erosion into a resource transportation planning model for the Mica Creek Watershed, Idaho, Jennifer E. Rackley
Early basal area growth response of reserved lodgepole pine to shelterwood harvesting in central Montana, P. Chris Roy
Snow accumulation and snowmelt in thinned and unthinned lodgepole pine stands, west central Montana, Jason Sappington
Role of selective foraging and cecal microflora in sage-grouse nutritional ecology, Heather S. Sauls
Post-fire management and public lands conflict: The Bitterroot National Forest and beyond, Alex Corbly Sienkiewicz
Development of an effective forest fire management strategy for Bhutan, Kinley Tshering
Using Place Attachment to Determine the Acceptability of Restoring Fire to Its Natural Role in Wilderness Ecosystems, Eric Paul Turbeville
Evaluation of the indicators and standards used for the limits of acceptable change process in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Sarah E. Wallace
A cultural ethic in tribal forest management and self-determination: The human dimension of silviculture, Victoria Lynn Yazzie
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Modeling wildland fire potential and live fuel moisture, Patricia L. Andrews
Land restitution and protected areas in KwaZulu Natal South Africa: Challenges to implementation, Laurie Ashley
Assessing the success of swift fox reintroductions on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation Montana, David E. Ausband
Modeling forest planning trade-offs on the Colorado Front Range, using MAGIS, an optimization, spatial decision support tool, Edward B. Butler
Analyzing implementation of the Natural Forest Protection Plan in China's Southwestern Forest Management Region, Henry Gordon Carey
Access tradeoffs vs. social preferences| Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, Hartwell H. Carson
Population dynamics of mountain bluebirds, John J. Citta
The NAAEC after ten years: A qualitative assessment of the North American agreement on environmental cooperation, Clifford T. Cosgrove
Linking spatial patterns to forest ecological processes by using spatial statistical methods, Alex Fajardo-YaÌñez
Emerging biodigester technology in Honduras : biophysical processes and operation, N. Stuart Green
Grassbanks: An evaluation of a conservation tool, Stephanie L. Gripne
Nitrogen cycling and spatial heterogeneity following fire and restoration treatments in the Ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir ecosystem, Michael J. Gundale
Effects of spotted knapweed invasion and restoration treatments on ground beetle diversity abundance and distribution in Rocky Mountain savannas in Montana, Allison K. Hansen
Characterizing thermal features from multi-spectral remote sensing data using dynamic calibration procedures, Colin C. Hardy
Vegetation recovery across wildland fire severity gradients in western Montana, LaWen T. Hollingsworth
Comprehensive evaluation of the Lower Musselshell River study monitoring plan and evaluation of the water quality of the Lower Musselshell River, O'Brien Hollow
Factors that contribute to cloud forest conservation in southern Ecuador, Pelah Niamie Hoyt
Evaluation of growth and yield model performance against remeasured permanent plots, Melissa A. Jafvert
Interactions between the invasive plant Centaurea maculosa and ant communities in savannas in western Montana, Joseph M. Jensen
Development and evaluation of successional pathways for SIMPPLLE: Simulating vegetation along the Colorado Front Range, Thad E. Jones
Applying the Prediction of Four-Year Height Growth of Douglas-fir and Ponderosa pine Saplings to an Existing Growth Simulator, Kathryn Arendt Keller
The effect of snowmobile trails on coyote movements within lynx home ranges, Jay A. Kolbe
Recreational trail conflict| Achieving equity through diversity, Clifton R. Koontz
Charcoal in ponderosa pine ecosystems of western Montana| decomposition, mineralization, and quantification, Valerie J. Kurth
Towards a more comprehensive understanding of trust: exploring the public's trust in natural resource management, Adam J. Liljeblad
Recreation on the upper Yellowstone River| A study of use and place, Megan K. McBride
Effects of transportation and development on black bear movement, mortality, and use of the Highway 93 corridor in NW Montana, Karin R. McCoy
Developing a disturbance index and extreme land surface temperature in the western United States, David J. Mildrexler
Corn/cattle/care| Farm tree and agroforestry practices in Saraguro, Ecuador, Mark Richard Olson
Sediment deposition below forest road drivable drain dips in Belt and glacial till parent materials of Western Montana, Brian Rawls Parker
Impact of calf survival on elk population dynamics in west-central Montana, Jarod Douglas Raithel
Fecal pellet deposition and disappearance rates for snowshoe hares near Seeley Lake Montana, Pilar T. Rivera
Patch characteristics of post fire landscapes in the Crown of the Continent ecosystem Montana USA, Joshua T. Rodriguez
Spatial population dynamics of Microtus in grazed and ungrazed grasslands, Jonathan Peter Runge
Organizational culture: An impetus to influence organizational behavior and decision making, Thomas M. Schultz
Attempts at participatory forest management in the Ghana-Togo highlands, John J. Sheffy
The nature of change in Western Montana's bunchgrass communities, Pamela G. Sikkink
Examining the social acceptability of restoration and management at Silver Creek Idaho, Dayna S. Smith
Comparing silvicultural alternatives for restoring western white pine in the North Fork Clearwater River Basin, Idaho, Timothy P. Spoelma
GIS application in evaluating the road effects on fire severity, Agus Suratno
Design and comparison of quantitative alternative future landscape scenarios for the Bitterroot Front area, Martin Twer
A noninvasive survey method for detecting wolverine, Todd J. Ulizio
Influences of landscape structure on snowshoe hare populations in fragmented forests, Carly Jane Walker
Movements and habitat-use of grizzly bears along U.S. Highway 2 in northwestern Montana 1998--2001, John Steven Waller
Investigating and reconceptualizing recreation specialization: Flow as a developmental influence, Joshua G. Whitmore
Influences on the decision to authorize wildland fire use, Martha A. Williamson
Dietary overlap between argali sheep and domestic livestock in Mongolia, Ganchimeg J. Wingard
Off-road vehicle policy on USDA national forests: Evaluating user conflicts and travel management, Brenda M. Yankoviak
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Rural reforestation projects in Touroua Northern Cameroon, Brian J. App
Evaluation of wolf-livestock conflicts and management in the northwestern United States, Elizabeth H. Bradley
Integrating social equity into the measurement of human values in outdoor recreation, Laura E. Cauley
Physiological assessment of avian refueling performance, David J. Cerasale
Energy policy and climate change : a comparison of American and European energy policy, Meagan M. Conry
Effects of atmospheric deposition on water quality in high alpine lakes of Grand Teton National Park Wyoming, Jennifer Ann Corbin
Monitoring change in exotic plant abundance after fuel reduction/restoration treatments in ponderosa pine forests of western Montana, Erich Kyle Dodson
Interpreting the meaning of recreation impacts, Robert G. Dvorak
Measurements of fire radiative energy emitted during the combustion of wildland fuels, Patrick H. Freeborn
Ignition of crown fuels above a spreading surface fire, Miguel Gomes da Cruz
Landscape ecology of snowshoe hares in Montana, Paul Carlo Griffin
Winter feeding ecology and browse effects of mule deer elk white-tailed deer and cattle on the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch, Scott A. Hemmer
Cultivating student internal locus of control using participatory rural appraisal in Villa Santa Honduras, Journey M. Herbeck
Exploring environmental knowledge attitude and behavior of secondary students in Sarawak Malaysia, Shazali Johari
Developing a near real-time system for monitoring the foliar phenology of the terrestrial biosphere, William Matthew Jolly
Habitat selection and use by the Dusky Flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri) at multiple scales: Implications for habitat-based methods for population viability analysis, Andrew James Kroll
Forest and range ecotone restoration in central Montana, Darin Jay Law
Fire exclusion forest dynamics and nitrogen cycling in low elevation forests of western Montana, Michael Derek MacKenzie
Monitoring and modeling human interactions with ecosystems, Cristina Milesi
Mountain lions wolves and bears: Detangling the issues surrounding predator conservation in the West, Jessica M. Montag
Landscape-scale factors affecting population dynamics of greater sage -grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in north-central Montana 2001--2004, Brendan James Moynahan
Commercial guiding| An exploratory study of the roles of guides and their relationship with the customer experience, Christine Oschell