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 1998
To plant or not to plant| An evaluation of individual household participation in an agroforestry project in El Salvador, Monica Mae Petersen
Effects of forest age versus forest structure on epiphytic lichen biomass and diversity, Andrea Kirn Pipp
Women wilderness & everyday life : an examination of the connection between wilderness recreation and women's liberation, Sarah L. Pohl
Urban forest sustainability| An application and critique of an urban forestry sustainability model to Missoula, Montana, Daniel A. Rogers
Analysis of the Keetch-Byram Drought Index as a fire danger indicator as expressed by fire occurrence in Idaho from 1988 to 1997, Taiga S. Rohrer
National forest management in Hokkaido Japan: Biodiversity conservation considerations, Michael J. Roy
Relationship of benefits sought to preferred setting attributes for two groups of snowmobile users, Eric G. Schultz
Development of two indices of crown fire hazard and their application in a western Montana ponderosa pine stand, Joe H. Scott
Timing and causes of neonatal Dall sheep mortality in the central Alaska Range, Bradley D. Scotton
Sensitivity analysis of the SIMPPLLE model on Lubrecht Experimental Forest, western Montana, Christine Marie Stalling
Evaluation of rancher interest and on-farm performance of two indigenous tree species (Albizia guachapele and Samanea saman) in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Robert W. Tawes
Integrating GIS into the management of vegetation along power line corridors, William E. Tedder
Regional ecosystem simulation: Combining surface- and satellite-based observations to study linkages between terrestrial energy and mass budgets, Peter Edmond Thornton
Modeling the distribution of woodpecker species in the Jura France and in Switzerland using atlas data, Claudine Tobalske
Recent human migration to the interior Columbia Basin: Implications for natural resource management, Lisa Richards Troy
Economic thresholds for agroforestry investment options in New Zealand, Kaarsten Turner
Game farming in Montana| A historical and comparative policy analysis, Laura Van Riper
Effects of recreational activities on declining Anuran species in the John Muir Wilderness CA, Meg Vinson
Height| Diameter ratio and tree stability relationships for four northern Rocky Mountain tree species, Hagan T. Wonn
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Variation among host species in probability of parasitism by brown-headed cowbirds : the role of everyday host activity, Alison J. Banks
Dispersal genetic relationships and landscape use by colonizing wolves in the central Rocky Mountains, Diane K. Boyd-Heger
Examination of site and thinning effects on understory vegetation in second-growth forests of southeastern Alaska, DeLoris E. Casey
Integration of wildlife conservation with local community development: Sanmin and Taoyuan districts in Taiwan as a case study, Tsuilan Chen
Trends in above and below-ground production of trees and non-tree vegetation on contrasting aspects in western Montana, Dean Wayne Coble
Analysis and inventory of riparian vegetation along Nevada Creek and Monture Creek using ADAR imagery, Gretchen Fitzgerald
Nest density and nest success of ground-nesting grassland birds relative to grazing in western Montana, Thomas F. Fondell
Human-related factors affecting brown bear recovery in the Rhodopi Mountains of northeastern Greece, George Giannatos
Habitat use of black bears in the northeast Cascades of Washington, Andrea Lee. Gold
Measures of success in public involvement processes: An investigation of how managers researchers and members of the public define success, Kathleen Meyers Guthrie
When trees fall in the forest: Stand structure following partial disturbance in the spruce-hemlock forests of Southeast Alaska, Kim Hastings
Where have all the suckers gone?: A comparison of Aspen treatments on the Deerlodge National Forest, Bob Robert Hodge
Early dry season biomass burning in the dambo and miombo of Zambia, Erica Ann. Hoffa
Reproductive ecology and relative utilization of Salix bebbiana (Bebb willow) in southcentral Idaho and southwestern Montana, Todd Hoitsma
Baseline hydrological conditions Willow Creek Basin Valley County Montana, Jennie Jennings
Leaf area dynamics and stocking relationships of multi-aged lodgepole pine stands in western and central Montana, Cassandra L. Kollenberg
Predation by wolves and other large carnivores in northwestern Montana and southeastern British Columbia, Kyran E. Kunkel
Development of a formalized information needs assessment for multiresource inventories and landscape analysis, Renee Rene' Lundberg
Development of a formalized information needs assessment of multisource inventories and landscape analysis, Renee Rene' Lundberg
Camelid introduction and substitution plan| A sustainable land use alternative for pastoralists in Sangay National Park, Ecuador, P. Shane McCarthy
Timber harvest effects on metamorphosed and larval long-toed salamanders (Ambystoma macrodactylum), Rex L. McGraw
Coping behaviors in recreational settings: Substitution displacement and cognitive adjustments as a response to stress, Theron Allen Miller
Inventory of streams on Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch Dupuyer Montana : implications for livestock grazing and ranch management, Jason B. Moeckel
Rural tourism economic development: A Geographic Information System modeling approach, R. Neil Moisey
Attitudes and opinions of Montana residents about Montana State Parks, Karen E. Sargeant
Voluntary agreements to conserve endangered species on private land: Accommodating local interests with trusting relationships, Gregory T. Schildwachter
Growth response of residual stands in western Montana and FVS model validation using remeasurement data, Christopher R. Schwalm
Ecological characterization and restoration alternatives for Sawmill Creek Research Natural Area, Bitterroot National Forest, Montana, Pamela G. Sikkink
Community development groups: A solution to conflict in western Montana, Charlie Sperry
Constructing understory foliar biomass equations for use with standard inventory data in western Montana, Melinda K. Stivers
On the relationship between avian species richness and net primary productivity in western Montana, Polly C. Thornton
A physiologically-based comparison of even- and multi-aged ponderosa pine stand productivity, Narayanan Illath Valappil
The initiation of coarse bed load transport in gravel bed streams, Andrew C. Whitaker
Evaluating the growth basal area method as a tool for estimating site productivity in uneven-aged ponderosa pine stands, Christopher W. Woodall
Comparison of the bending-moment resistance of wood-plate and dowel joints in particleboard and lodgepole pine lumber, Tsair-Bor Yen
Effects of selection harvest and prescribed burning on nitrogen availability in the mineral soil under ponderosa pine, Kris Zouhar
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Discriminant function for old forest classification of mesic types in the northern Rocky Mountains, David C. Atkins
Population characteristics and habitat use of porcupines in a partially burned landscape in northwestern Wyoming, Anne-Louise Band
Elk habitat and residential development: Pragmatic approaches to harmony via county government endeavors, Terry D. Berkhouse
Evaluation of alternative approaches for recreational use allocation in the Bob Marshall Wilderness complex, Suzanne Cable
Water yield recovery in the northern Rockies, C. Paul Callahan
Restoring alpine tundra following road disturbances on Bald Mountain, Wyoming| An ecological approach to species selection, Todd R. Caplan
The ecology use and local knowledge of medicinal plants in Nanga Juoi West Kalimantan Indonesia, Izefri Chaniago
Factors influencing black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa ) recruitment on the upper Clark Fork River western Montana, Stephen R. Clayton
Planning| To get through this mess, to make things better, Jerry Covault
Tree nursery production conditions in Henan Province, People's Republic of China, Gao Feng
Painted turtle in the Mission Valley of western Montana, Suzanne C. Fowle
The amount function and relationship to channel stability of large woody debris in minimally disturbed western Montana streams, Steven William Hayes
Integrating social assessment and biophysical characterization for watershed protection of upper Tenmile Creek near Helena Montana, Patricia S. Hettinger
Differences in plant composition in cattle and wild ungulate exclosures on the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch, Kris Hurlburt
Effect of patch resolution and raster cell size on selected landscape metrics applied at Lubrecht Experimental Forest, Tobin M. Kelley
Stand structures and silvicultural strategies to prevent crown fires in northern Rocky Mountain forests, Christopher R. Keyes
Determining the effects of fire restoration on elk winter range and hiding cover, William F. Koncerak
Identifying the human resources of Montana's Swan Valley a rural forest-dependent community in transition, Mark Richard Lambrecht
A process-related quantification of forest structure and understory diversity in Inland Northwest forests: From stands to landscapes, Penelope A. Latham
Expectations of experiences and setting attributes: An importance-performance analysis of wilderness visitors, Mark A. Marshall
Impacts of water diversion of floodplain structure hydrology and riparian vegetation and possible mitigation Cascade River Banff National Park, Richard J. McCleary
Impacts of Water idversion on Floodplain Structure Hydrology and Riparian Vegetation and Possible Mitigation Cascade River Banff National Park, Richard J. McCleary
Flood plain and vegetation dynamics along a gravel bed braided river in the northern Rocky Mountains, Michael F. Merigliano
Wetland vascular plant community diversity in Montana, Tom Parker
Influence of llama, horse, and foot traffic on soil erosion from established recreation trails in western Montana, William A. Patterson
Estimation of forest stand structure attributes from aerial photographs| An accuracy assessment, Charlie C. Patton
Estimating bear habitat quality in southeastern British Columbia by measuring changes in bear body condition, David C. Reiner
Identification of potential linkage zones for grizzly bears in the Swan-Clearwater Valley using GIS, Per Lennart Sandstrom
The effects of 55 years of vegetative change on bighorn sheep habitat in the Sun River area of Montana, David Schirokauer
Identification measurement and application of leading indicators as a tool to prepare for growth in rural regions, Lara Hagan Soward
Modeling environmental land use preferences in rural resource-dependent counties in Montana, Bonnie Stelzenmuller
Identifying landscape elements in relation to elk kill sites in western Montana, Keith T. Weber
Spatial and temporal scale effects on assessment of a regional ecosystem model: Modeling climate change in Glacier National Park United States of America, Joseph Daniel White
Continental Phenology Modeling, Michael White
Staying on the land: The search for cultural and economic sustainability in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, Mick Womersley
Site productivity and soil conditions on terraced ponderosa pine stands on the Bitterroot National Forest, Elena J. Zlatnik
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Response of bitterbrush and Scouler's willow to a shelterwood harvest and prescribed burn in western Montana, Dayna Marie Ayers
Resource partitioning and browse use by sympatric elk mule deer and white-tailed deer on a winter range in western Montana, Gary Ross Baty
Development of a system for simulating vegetative patterns and processes at landscape scales, Jimmie D. Chew
GIS applications in wildland/urban interface fire management and planning in Missoula County MT, Kelly R. Close
Comparison of canopy closure measurements used in stand inventories, Timbra H. Coates
The utilization of a social judgment framework in wilderness management, Christopher P. Dumas