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 2002
Movement and resource selection of recolonizing bighorn sheep in western Montana, Nicholas J. DeCesare
An Evaluation of GIS-based habitat models for bighorn sheep winter range in Glacier National Park Montana USA, Gordon H. Dicus
Price beyond the pump: Social economic and environmental effects of United States oil development in Ecuador: How might U.S. corporations reduce negative impacts?, Tamara Diane Egans
Exploring Visitor Experiences on Going-To-The-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, Robert N. Giordano
Minding the meaning of wilderness: Investigating the tensions and complexities inherent in wilderness visitors' experience narratives, Brian S. Glaspell
Spatial and temporal response of grizzly bears to recreational use on trail, Tabitha A. Graves
Narratives on nature beauty and public land: A search for an elusive environmental ethics, James A. Harding
Modeling approach to analyzing ecological condition as a result of alternative fuel treatment strategies, Donald J. Helmbrecht
Local distribution of brown-headed cowbirds relative to movement of livestock and a comparison of cowbird detection techniques, Jennifer Jolivette Lair
Landscape level to elemental scale: pH copper and vegetation in the Upper Clark Fork River National Priority List Site, J. Gant Massey
Undergrowth vegetation response to fuel reduction treatments in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon, Kerry L. Metlen
Habitat selection of large flying foxes using radio telemetry : targeting conservation efforts in Subic Bay Philippines, Tammy L. Mildenstein
Estimates of nonpoint source pollution to watersheds in Belize using the AGNPS model, Philip A. Morgan
Instream flow and water regime of selected riparian habitats in west-central Montana, Stephanie K. Mulica
Alien plant species in protected areas and their matrices: Understanding invasions at multiple scales, AniÌbal Pauchard
Conflict and communicatively rational public discourse: Exploring an approach to social assessment to facilitate collaboration, Robert S. Potts
Salt-affected sites in the Teton Wilderness, Dustin K. Walters
Influences of elk management on the common raven population in Jackson Hole Wyoming, Crow White
Recent sediment deposition on the South Fork of the Snake River Idaho and implications for cottonwood regeneration, Michael C. Williamson
Fire in the mountains| Campesino and natural resource manager perspectives on agro-pastoral burning and forest fires in Honduras, Dale Gregory Woitas
The ecology of Malayan sun bears (Helarctos malayanus ) in the lowland tropical rainforest of Sabah Malaysian Borneo, Siew Te. Wong
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
The debate surrounding newly implemented recreation user fees on federal lands: an examination of those actively opposed, Kristin H. Anderson
Use of prescribed fire| Identifying perspectives and the resulting policy implications, Michelle Dawn Anderson
The Golden Guipil: A story of the endangered Maya-Pokomchi and the golden-cheeked warbler in Guatemala, Douglas S. Booth
Survival and dispersal of yellow warblers in Montana, Amy B. Cilimburg
Efficacy of translocations for restoring populations of black-tailed prairie dogs in north-central Montana, Jo Ann Dullum
A conservation strategy for the six sensitive species of Botrychium on the Kootenai National Forest, Roger D. Ferriel
Viewing grizzly bears in captivity | an exploration of visitor dialogue and meanings associated with the experience, Stefanie A. Kearns
Simulating the effects of climate change on the carbon balance of North American high latitude forests, Alisa Renae Keyser
Effects of fire on range plant species in the northern mixed grass prairie, Sarah Kruger
Effects of forest fragmentation and forest edge on Columbian mouse and southern red-backed vole demography, Kevin Patrick Lair
Avian community composition and nesting productivity relative to cattle grazing in north-central Montana, Brian D. Logan
Monitoring social conditions in wilderness: Visitor carrying capacity and Isle Royale National Park, Ann Mayo Kiely
Development of a school gardening environmental education curriculum for rural Paraguayan schools, Anna Michelle Moline
The delegation of law -making authority to the United States Forest Service: Implications in the struggle for national forest management, Michael J. Mortimer
Floodplain plant diversity and conservation in regional and local contexts, Jason E. Mouw
Forest health: Coming to terms, Ashley L. Preston
Effects of intensive salvage logging on Rocky Mountain elk at the Starkey Experimental Forest and Range, Jennifer Morgan Rinehart
Validation and calibration of the FARSITE fire area simulator for Yellowstone National Park, Kristen A. Sanders
Social dimensions of exotic weed management in national forests and adjacent communities, Ann Ellen Schwaller
The influence of gene flow and landscape location on genetic variation in two threatened carnivores: The Canada lynx and San Joaquin kit fox, Michael Kenneth Schwartz
Working with community-based organizations to develop nature tourism : a case study from the tropical lowlands of Bolivia, Jennifer Snyder
River recreation policy for Kansas, Brian A. Sweatland
Multiple use on our national forests?| A literature review and discussion, David F. Wickwire
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Comparison of techniques for estimating overstory canopy cover, Jason R. Applegate
Effects of whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) restoration treatments on the distribution of bark beetle attacks, Kristen M. Baker
The effects of wildfire and prescribed fire on soil nitrogen and carbon dynamics in ponderosa pine forests, Urszula Choromanska
Nesting habitat selection and productivity of northern goshawks in west-central Montana, Lorraine T. Clough
Status and management of forest carnivores on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Benjamin R. Conard
Wolf and elk predator-prey dynamics in Banff National Park, Mark Hebblewhite
A Comparative Analysis of Surface Erosion and Water Runoff from Existing and Recontoured Forest Roads: O'Brien Creek Watershed, Lolo National Forest, Montana, Jennifer Hickenbottom
Stand dynamics of Cinnamomum burmannii an invasive tree on O'ahu Hawaii, Andy T. Horcher
Effectiveness of covered track plates for detecting American marten, Jacob Scott Ivan
South Fork Tenderfoot Creek: Watershed analysis, Steven E. Kem
Analysis of perceptions of natural resource planning in four 'wicked' situations, Paul R. Lachapelle
Avian seed dispersal of Cinnamomum burmannii in Nuuanu Valley O'ahu Hawaii and its implications for alien species invasion, Sarah E. Laughlin
Vegetation and process of the Kootenai National Forest, Daniel M. Leavell
Height growth model for young lodgepole pine in western Montana| Quantifying small tree and competing vegetation relationships, Mark W. Loveall
Habitat ecology and vulnerability to hunting mortality of elk in the southcentral Washington Cascades, Scott M. McCorquodale
Social acceptability of alternatives to clearcutting in southeast Alaska| An exploratory study of the factors affecting judgement, Jeffrey Michael Miller
Experiencing wolves in Yellowstone National Park: The wolf watching story, Jessica M. Montag
Assessment of accident investigation methods for wildland firefighting incidents by case study method, Steve Munson
Even-aged and multiaged ponderosa pine: A physiological comparison of stand structure and productivity, Linda Marie Nagel
Agroecology hydrology and conservation of ephemeral streams and alluvial fans Zuni Pueblo New Mexico, Jay B. Norton
Analysis and dynamic simulation of morphologic controls on surface- and ground-water flux in a large alluvial flood plain, Geoffrey Candler Poole
Development of nuclear DNA markers to detect hybridization and assess phylogenetic relationships among subspecies of rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss) and cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki), J.W. Pearce Smithwick
Noninvasive fecal monitoring of glucocorticoids in Alaskan brown bears (Ursus arctos horribilis), Christina G. Von der Ohe
Incorporating competition between life forms into the soil water submodel within STAND-BGC a vegetative process model, Ellen P. Voth
Building a Lubrecht Forest inventory Internet mapping service and volume comparisons, John R. Waterman
Growth and structural dynamics of uneven -aged ponderosa pine stands in eastern Montana, Christopher William Woodall
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Influence of upland cover on occupancy rates of nest structures by mallards, Michael J. Artmann
Field testing the accuracy and generality of selected wildlife-habitat models, Thomas R. Baumeister
Riparian management and restoration in the Upper Henry's Fork basin Idaho, Nicholas C. Bezzerides
A guide to important forestry tree species native to the Atlantic Slope of Costa Rica, Brian Daly
Yellowstone National Park winter visitor stories : an exploration of the nature of recreation experiences and visitor perceptions of management change, Mae A. Davenport
Evaluating the usefulness of the Internet as a survey method for testing visual preferences, Thale Dillon
Modeling the initiation and spread of crown fires, Miguel Gomes da Cruz
Nest habitat selection by grassland birds : the role of vegetation structure and floristics, Steven T. Hoekman
Climatic and hydrologic effects on the establishment of Tamarix ramosissima in the cold desert of northern Wyoming (Bighorn Lake), Laura Elizabeth Hudson
Biophysical differences between primary forest and traditional hillside farms in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Jennifer C. Karsner
Planted conifer and surface vegetation responses to herbaceous vegetation control in western Montana, Chad E. Keyser
Comparison of methods for the quantification of coarse woody debris and identification of its spatial scale| A study from the Tenderfoot Creek Experimental Forest, Montana, Duncan Campbell Lutes
Relating Piparian Habitat Variables to Incidence of Whirling Disease, Jack McWilliams
Relating riparian habitat variables to incidence of whirling disease, Jack McWilliams
Old-growth ponderosa pine in the Bull Mountains of central Montana, Todd A. Morgan
Revegetation for riverbank stabilization on the upper Clark Fork River, Montana, Brendan James Moynahan
Internet in wilderness distance education : a case study of an online course, Stephen L. Peel
Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata) regeneration processes in a ponderosa pine stand at the Lick Creek study area, Kristi D. Pflug
Application of the Precipitation Runoff Modeling System for landscape ecosystem simulation, Michael J. Roberts
Assessing longevity of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) snags in relation to age, diameter, wood density and pitch content, Helen Y. Smith
Ecology and summer/fall habitat selection of American marten in northern Idaho, Scott Dean Tomson
Integrating wildlife conservation with community -based development in Northern Areas Pakistan, Amjad Tahir Virk
Occurrence of two genera of arboreal lichen and their utilization by deer and elk on selected winter ranges in west-central Montana, Richard L. Ward
Using cottonwoods as indicators of past floods along a gravel-bedded stream, Edward A. Watson
Monitoring and modeling growing season dynamics, Michael White
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
The effects of recolonizing wolves on coyote populations movements behaviors and food habits, Wendy M. Arjo