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Conditions For Caribou Persistence In The Wolf-Elk-Caribou Systems Of The Canadian Rockies, Mark Hebblewhite, Jesse Whittington, Mark Bradley, Geoff Skinner, Alan Dibb, Clifford A. White Jan 2007

Conditions For Caribou Persistence In The Wolf-Elk-Caribou Systems Of The Canadian Rockies, Mark Hebblewhite, Jesse Whittington, Mark Bradley, Geoff Skinner, Alan Dibb, Clifford A. White

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Woodland caribou populations are considered threatened in Alberta and have declined in the Canadian Rocky Mountain National Parks of Banff and Jasper despite protection from factors causing caribou populations to decline outside of parks. Recent research emphasizes the importance of the numeric response of wolves to moose in moose-caribou-wolf systems to caribou persistence. Moose are rare in the Canadian Rockies, where the dominant ungulate prey for wolves is elk. Few studies have explored wolf-elk dynamics and none have examined implications for caribou. We used data collected in Banff to estimate the numeric response of wolves to elk from 1985 to …


Vision 2007 Jan 2007

Vision 2007

Vision

No abstract provided.


President's Report, 2007, University Of Montana (Missoula, Mont.). Office Of The President Jan 2007

President's Report, 2007, University Of Montana (Missoula, Mont.). Office Of The President

University of Montana President’s Report, 1993-2016

The President’s Report of the University of Montana, produced by University Relations on behalf of the President’s Office.


Ecological Process And The Blister Rust Epidemic: Cone Production, Cone Predation, And Seed Dispersal In Whitebark Pine (Pinus Albicaulis), Shawn Thomas Mckinney Jan 2007

Ecological Process And The Blister Rust Epidemic: Cone Production, Cone Predation, And Seed Dispersal In Whitebark Pine (Pinus Albicaulis), Shawn Thomas Mckinney

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis), a high elevation foundation species, is experiencing population declines throughout the northern part of its range. The introduced fungal pathogen, Cronartium ribicola (white pine blister rust), infects whitebark pine and kills cone-bearing branches and trees. Blister rust has spread nearly rangewide and damage and mortality are highest in the northwest US and southwest Canada. Mortality caused by mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) population upsurges, and successional replacement and loss of regeneration opportunities from fire suppression, are also impacting some whitebark pine populations. Within this dissertation, I present three manuscripts that address the impact of whitebark pine's …


2007-2008 Course Catalog, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of The Registrar Jan 2007

2007-2008 Course Catalog, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of The Registrar

University of Montana Course Catalogs, 1895-2024

An annual catalog of courses and course descriptions offered at the University of Montana.


Intelligent Design Will Survive: Kitzmiller V. Dover, David Dewolf, John G. West, Casey Luskin Jan 2007

Intelligent Design Will Survive: Kitzmiller V. Dover, David Dewolf, John G. West, Casey Luskin

Montana Law Review

Intelligent Design Will Survive


Disaster In Dover: The Trials (And Tribulations) Of Intelligent Design, Peter Irons Jan 2007

Disaster In Dover: The Trials (And Tribulations) Of Intelligent Design, Peter Irons

Montana Law Review

Disaster in Dover


Knowledge And Use Of Native Trees By Local Forest Users: Implications For A Philippine Protected Area, Noah Jackson Jan 2007

Knowledge And Use Of Native Trees By Local Forest Users: Implications For A Philippine Protected Area, Noah Jackson

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This thesis examines the forest knowledge of non-indigenous, local forest users in the Northwest Panay Protected Area located on the island of Panay in Central Philippines, and the opportunities and constraints to integrating this knowledge into local conservation efforts. The research is based on participant observation, interviews, and sketch maps involving eleven key forest users and interviews with representatives from the three local conservation organizations. Local forest knowledge is discussed through three themes: geographic or area knowledge (GAK), forest ecology knowledge (FEK), and tree species-specific knowledge (TSK). Tree species-specific knowledge, particularly knowledge of seeds and germaplasm transfer, was the component …


The Original Understanding Of The Indian Commerce Clause, Robert G. Natelson Jan 2007

The Original Understanding Of The Indian Commerce Clause, Robert G. Natelson

Faculty Law Review Articles

This article is a comprehensive analysis of the original meaning of and understanding behind the Constitution's Indian Commerce Clause under which Congress claims plenary and exclusive power over federal affairs with Indian tribes. The author concludes that, as originally understood, congressional power over the tribes was to be neither plenary nor exclusive.


An Interlinear Analysis Of Seven Kalispel Texts From Hans Vogt, Kelsi Camp Jan 2007

An Interlinear Analysis Of Seven Kalispel Texts From Hans Vogt, Kelsi Camp

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This thesis is an interlinearization of seven Kalispel texts originally published in 1940 by Hans Vogt. The texts were published with sentence-by-sentence English translations but were not further analyzed by Vogt. Here, they are analyzed at the morpheme level, providing data for further research on the language and for language documentation and preservation purposes. The thesis includes an introductory section with background and methodology, the interlinearized texts, and a list of stems, affixes, and roots occurring in the texts.


The Structure Function Relationship Of Silica Polyamine Composites, Mark Anthony Hughes Jan 2007

The Structure Function Relationship Of Silica Polyamine Composites, Mark Anthony Hughes

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

The goals of this thesis were to improve the performance of silica polyamine composites by manipulating the surface structure and to understand the relationship between, polymer structure and ligand modification of the grafted polyamine. Improvements in silica polyamine composite performance resulted from modifying silica gel with methyltrichlorosilane (MTCS) substituted for a molar fraction of reagent chloropropyltrichlorosilane (CPTCS), which has been traditionally employed. MTCS does not possess a terminal chloride group thus preventing the subsequent attachment of a polyamine to this moiety. MTCS has a smaller molecular volume than CPTCS and as a consequence greater coverage of the silica gel surface …


Maternal Effects And Sexual Selection In The Heliconia Bug, Leptoscelis Tricolor (Hemiptera: Coreidae), Christine Whitney Miller Jan 2007

Maternal Effects And Sexual Selection In The Heliconia Bug, Leptoscelis Tricolor (Hemiptera: Coreidae), Christine Whitney Miller

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

The early environment experienced by organisms can have significant phenotypic effects that persist throughout life. Parents, mothers in particular, commonly determine these early environments. Maternal effects, or the influence of maternal phenotypes on offspring phenotypes, are therefore likely ubiquitous in natural populations. However, the frequency and evolutionary consequences of maternal effects are largely unknown. Here I show that maternal phenotypes can have large effects on offspring morphology, fecundity, and behavior. I theoretically explore the potential for these effects to resolve the long-standing "lek paradox" in the field of sexual selection. I also empirically investigate these effects in the heliconia bug, …


Conservation Of Leopards In Ayubia National Park, Pakistan, Asad Lodhi Jan 2007

Conservation Of Leopards In Ayubia National Park, Pakistan, Asad Lodhi

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Lodhi, Asad M.S. May 2007 Wildlife Biology Conservation of leopard in Ayubia National Park, Pakistan Committee Chair: Dr. Daniel H. Pletscher Large carnivores are important for biodiversity and ecosystem function, yet are very difficult to conserve because of their large home ranges and conflicts with humans. I examined human-leopard conflicts in and near Ayubia National Park, Pakistan, to provide management recommendations for the conservation of leopards. Persecution of leopards by humans has been on the rise primarily due to depredation on livestock and risk to human lives. Since 1989, 16 humans have either been killed or injured in and around …


Annual Financial Report 2006, University Of Montana--Missoula Dec 2006

Annual Financial Report 2006, University Of Montana--Missoula

University of Montana Annual Financial Reports, 1918-2012

University of Montana annual financial report for fiscal year ending June 30, 2006.


Habitat Selection Responses Of Parents To Offspring Predation Risk: An Experimental Test, Joseph J. Fontaine, Thomas E. Martin Dec 2006

Habitat Selection Responses Of Parents To Offspring Predation Risk: An Experimental Test, Joseph J. Fontaine, Thomas E. Martin

Wildlife Biology Faculty Publications

The ability of nest predation to influence habitat settlement decisions in birds is widely debated, despite its importance in limiting fitness. Here, we experimentally manipulated nest predation risk across a landscape and asked the question, do migratory birds assess and respond to variation in nest predation risk when choosing breeding habitats? We examined habitat preference by quantifying the density and settlement date of eight species of migratory passerines breeding in areas with and without intact nest predator communities. We found consistently more individuals nesting in areas with reduced nest predation than in areas with intact predator assemblages, although predation risk …


New 'Backroads' Episode Premieres Nov. 27, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Nov 2006

New 'Backroads' Episode Premieres Nov. 27, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


New 'Backroads' Episode Premieres Nov. 27, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Nov 2006

New 'Backroads' Episode Premieres Nov. 27, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


Montana Kaimin, November 15, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Nov 2006

Montana Kaimin, November 15, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula. Page 3 is missing.


Montana Kaimin, November 14, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Nov 2006

Montana Kaimin, November 14, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula. Pages 3-5, and 7 are missing.


Montana Kaimin, November 9, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Nov 2006

Montana Kaimin, November 9, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Montana Kaimin, November 8, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Nov 2006

Montana Kaimin, November 8, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula. Page 3 is missing.


Montana Kaimin, November 2, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Nov 2006

Montana Kaimin, November 2, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


The Effects Of Postfire Salvage Logging On Cavity-Nesting Birds, Richard L. Hutto, Susan M. Gallo Nov 2006

The Effects Of Postfire Salvage Logging On Cavity-Nesting Birds, Richard L. Hutto, Susan M. Gallo

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

We investigated the effects of postfire salvage logging on cavity-nesting birds by comparing nest densities and patterns of nest reuse over a three-year period in seven logged and eight unlogged patches of mixed-conifer forest in the Blackfoot-Clearwater Wildlife Management Area, Montana. We found 563 active nests of 18 cavity-nesting birds; all species were found nesting in the uncut burned forest plots, but only eight nested in the salvage-logged plots. All except one species nested at a higher density in the unlogged areas, and half of the species were significantly more abundant in the unlogged plots. Every timber-drilling and timber-gleaning species …


Reconciling Carbon-Cycle Concepts, Terminology, And Methods, F. S. Chapin Iii, G. M. Woodwell, J. Randerson, E. B. Rastetter, G. M. Lovett, Dennis Baldocchi, D. A. Clark, M. E. Harmon, D. S. Schimel, R. Valentini, C. Wirth, J. D. Aber, J. J. Cole, M. L. Goulden, J. W. Harden, M. Heimann, Robert W. Howarth, P. A. Matson, A. D. Mcguire, Jerry M. Melillo, H. A. Mooney, J. C. Neff, R. A. Houghton, M. L. Pace, M. G. Ryan, Steven W. Running, Osvaldo E. Sala, W. H. Schlesinger, E. D. Schulze Nov 2006

Reconciling Carbon-Cycle Concepts, Terminology, And Methods, F. S. Chapin Iii, G. M. Woodwell, J. Randerson, E. B. Rastetter, G. M. Lovett, Dennis Baldocchi, D. A. Clark, M. E. Harmon, D. S. Schimel, R. Valentini, C. Wirth, J. D. Aber, J. J. Cole, M. L. Goulden, J. W. Harden, M. Heimann, Robert W. Howarth, P. A. Matson, A. D. Mcguire, Jerry M. Melillo, H. A. Mooney, J. C. Neff, R. A. Houghton, M. L. Pace, M. G. Ryan, Steven W. Running, Osvaldo E. Sala, W. H. Schlesinger, E. D. Schulze

Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group Publications

Recent projections of climatic change have focused a great deal of scientific and public attention on patterns of carbon (C) cycling as well as its controls, particularly the factors that determine whether an ecosystem is a net source or sink of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Net ecosystem production (NEP), a central concept in C-cycling research, has been used by scientists to represent two different concepts. We propose that NEP be restricted to just one of its two original definitions-the imbalance between gross primary production (GPP) and ecosystem respiration (ER). We further propose that a new term-net ecosystem carbon balance (NECB)-be …


Montana Kaimin, October 26, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Oct 2006

Montana Kaimin, October 26, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Montana Kaimin, October 24, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Oct 2006

Montana Kaimin, October 24, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula. Page 5 is missing.


Montana Kaimin, October 20, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Oct 2006

Montana Kaimin, October 20, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula. Page 4 is missing.


University Of Montana Events Monday, Oct. 23, Through Monday, Oct. 30, 2006, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Oct 2006

University Of Montana Events Monday, Oct. 23, Through Monday, Oct. 30, 2006, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


Montana Kaimin, October 19, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Oct 2006

Montana Kaimin, October 19, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Montana Kaimin, October 17, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Oct 2006

Montana Kaimin, October 17, 2006, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.