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Terrestrial Ecosystem Adaptation, Steven W. Running, L. Scott Mills Jun 2009

Terrestrial Ecosystem Adaptation, Steven W. Running, L. Scott Mills

Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group Publications

In this report we evaluate adaptation issues for natural ecosystems. We will specifically focus on the interactions with the abiotic environment of plants and animals, along with other organisms with which they interact (e.g., disease-causing bacteria and viruses). We further limit ourselves to natural ecosystems in which the predominant vegetation has developed without having been planted, irrigated, or fertilized. Most of the natural lands in the United States are managed by federal or state governments. Agricultural lands— including range grazing lands — are dealt with in a related adaptation report. This will evaluate the potential magnitudes and challenges facing terrestrial …


Consumer Show Visitors: A Case Study , Kara Grau Jun 2009

Consumer Show Visitors: A Case Study , Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Tourism marketers often have a difficult time trying to weigh the costs and benefits of exhibiting at consumer shows. What defines success at a consumer show is different for each exhibitor, so a show that has great potential for one exhibitor may not be worth the effort and expense for another. In light of this, this case study was undertaken in an effort to answer several questions about attendees of the Washington Sportsmen’s Show, held in Puyallup, Washington in January, 2009.


Prizes Awarded To Top Dining Services Videos, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations May 2009

Prizes Awarded To Top Dining Services Videos, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


Common Garden Comparisons Of Native And Introduced Plant Populations: Latitudinal Clines Can Obscure Evolutionary Inferences, Robert I. Colautti, John L. Maron, Spencer C.H. Barrett May 2009

Common Garden Comparisons Of Native And Introduced Plant Populations: Latitudinal Clines Can Obscure Evolutionary Inferences, Robert I. Colautti, John L. Maron, Spencer C.H. Barrett

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Common garden studies are increasingly used to identify differences in phenotypic traits between native and introduced genotypes, often ignoring sources of among-population variation within each range. We re-analyzed data from 32 common garden studies of 28 plant species that tested for rapid evolution associated with biological invasion. Our goals were: (i) to identify patterns of phenotypic trait variation among populations within native and introduced ranges, and (ii) to explore the consequences of this variation for how differences between the ranges are interpreted. We combined life history and physiologic traits into a single principal component (PCALL) and also compared …


Ecological Facilitation May Drive Major Evolutionary Transitions, Zaal Kikvidze, Ragan M. Callaway May 2009

Ecological Facilitation May Drive Major Evolutionary Transitions, Zaal Kikvidze, Ragan M. Callaway

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

There is a growing consensus among ecologists that ecological facilitation comprises a historically overlooked but crucial suite of biotic interactions. Awareness of such positive interactions has recently led to substantial modifications in ecological theory. In this article we suggest how facilitation may be included in evolutionary theory. Natural selection based on competition provides a conceptually complete paradigm for speciation, but not for major evolutionary transitions-the emergence of new and more complex biological structures such as cells, organisms, and eusocial populations. We find that the successful theories developed to solve these specific problematic transitions show a consistent pattern: they focus on …


Main Hall To Main Street, May 2009, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations May 2009

Main Hall To Main Street, May 2009, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

Main Hall to Main Street, 2005-2010

This is volume 15, number 5 of Main Hall to Main Street.


Montana Kaimin, May 1, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula May 2009

Montana Kaimin, May 1, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Montana Kaimin, April 29, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Apr 2009

Montana Kaimin, April 29, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Montana Kaimin, April 28, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Apr 2009

Montana Kaimin, April 28, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Montana Kaimin, April 24, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Apr 2009

Montana Kaimin, April 24, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Um Drama/Dance To Present Annual Spring Dance Concert, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Apr 2009

Um Drama/Dance To Present Annual Spring Dance Concert, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


Um Earns Grant To Study High-Country Climate Change, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Apr 2009

Um Earns Grant To Study High-Country Climate Change, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


Montana Kaimin, April 22, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Apr 2009

Montana Kaimin, April 22, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Montana Kaimin, April 21, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Apr 2009

Montana Kaimin, April 21, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Montana Kaimin, April 17, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Apr 2009

Montana Kaimin, April 17, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Institute For Medicine And Humanities Co-Founder Returns To Missoula For 'Ethics Month', University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Apr 2009

Institute For Medicine And Humanities Co-Founder Returns To Missoula For 'Ethics Month', University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


10th Annual Math Film Festival, University Of Montana Apr 2009

10th Annual Math Film Festival, University Of Montana

Colloquia of the Department of Mathematical Sciences

Program for the 10th Annual Math Film Festival held in celebration of Math Awareness Month. The topic of this year’s Math Awareness Month was Mathematics and Climate.


Master's Degree Thesis Exhibitions At Um Art Gallery, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Apr 2009

Master's Degree Thesis Exhibitions At Um Art Gallery, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


Montana Kaimin, April 14, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Apr 2009

Montana Kaimin, April 14, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Secondhand Smoke Effects On Pets Focus Of Um Event, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Apr 2009

Secondhand Smoke Effects On Pets Focus Of Um Event, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


Montana Kaimin, April 9, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Apr 2009

Montana Kaimin, April 9, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Montana Kaimin, April 8, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Apr 2009

Montana Kaimin, April 8, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Montana Kaimin, April 7, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Apr 2009

Montana Kaimin, April 7, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Museu.M. News, No. 31, University Of Montana--Missoula. Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum Apr 2009

Museu.M. News, No. 31, University Of Montana--Missoula. Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum

Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum (UMZM) Newsletters

Recent Accessions -- Museum Opens New Exhibits -- Any Skeletons in Your Closet?


The Oval, 2009 Apr 2009

The Oval, 2009

The Oval

The Spring 2009 issue of The Oval features more of the great poetry, artwork and prose by University of Montana students. With contributions from Ashley Loyning, Lena Viall, Ross Robbins, Kate Olp, Amanda Eggert, and many more.


Linking Wildlife Populations With Ecosystem Change: State-Of-The-Art Satellite Ecology For National-Park Science, Mark Hebblewhite Apr 2009

Linking Wildlife Populations With Ecosystem Change: State-Of-The-Art Satellite Ecology For National-Park Science, Mark Hebblewhite

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

As human impacts increase in national parks and the greater ecosystems surrounding them, the National Park Service faces the difficulty of monitoring ecosystem changes and responses of key wildlife indicator species within parks. Responses of bison to trail grooming in Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho) and control of the animals once they leave the park (Bruggeman et al. 2007), migration of wildlife across park boundaries (Griffith et al. 2002; Berger 2004), effects of restored wolves on vegetation communities through trophic cascades (Hebblewhite et al. 2005), and responses of wildlife to the use of prescribed fires all represent problems …


Area Sensitivity In North American Grassland Birds: Patterns And Processes, Christine A. Ribic, Rolf R. Koford, James R. Herkert, Douglas H. Johnson, Neal D. Niemuth, David E. Naugle, Kristel K. Bakker, David W. Sample, Rosalind B. Renfrew Apr 2009

Area Sensitivity In North American Grassland Birds: Patterns And Processes, Christine A. Ribic, Rolf R. Koford, James R. Herkert, Douglas H. Johnson, Neal D. Niemuth, David E. Naugle, Kristel K. Bakker, David W. Sample, Rosalind B. Renfrew

Wildlife Biology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Invasive Pathogen Threatens Bird-Pine Mutualism: Implications For Sustaining A High-Elevation Ecosystem, Shawn T. Mckinney, Carl E. Fiedler, Diana F. Tomback Apr 2009

Invasive Pathogen Threatens Bird-Pine Mutualism: Implications For Sustaining A High-Elevation Ecosystem, Shawn T. Mckinney, Carl E. Fiedler, Diana F. Tomback

Forest Management Faculty Publications

Human-caused disruptions to seed-dispersal mutualisms increase the extinction risk for both plant and animal species. Large-seeded plants can be particularly vulnerable due to highly specialized dispersal systems and no compensatory regeneration mechanisms. Whitebark pine ( Pinus albicaulis), a keystone subalpine species, obligately depends upon the Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) for dispersal of its large, wingless seeds. Clark's Nutcracker, a facultative mutualist with whitebark pine, is sensitive to rates of energy gain, and emigrates from subalpine forests during periods of cone shortages. The invasive fungal pathogen Cronartium ribicola, which causes white pine blister rust, reduces whitebark pine cone production by killing …


Montanan, Spring 2009, University Of Montana--Missoula Apr 2009

Montanan, Spring 2009, University Of Montana--Missoula

Montanan Magazine, 1969-2024

This is the magazine of the University of Montana with news about the University for UM alumni as well as current faculty, students, staff, and administrators. This is volume 26, number 2.


Montana Kaimin, March 27, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Mar 2009

Montana Kaimin, March 27, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.