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Is Everything Connected? Following The Predators, Pests, And Plants Within A No-Till, Western Montana Agroecosystem, Ethan A. Smith Jan 2006

Is Everything Connected? Following The Predators, Pests, And Plants Within A No-Till, Western Montana Agroecosystem, Ethan A. Smith

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Agricultural systems are being re-engineered with hedgerows, living mulches, or minimum tillage activities in hopes of retaining populations of beneficial, predatory insects that may decrease the need for pesticide use. The purpose of this research was twofold. First, this on-farm research assessed the population and activity of six beneficial arthropod predators - the carabid beetle (Carabidae: Coleoptera), minute pirate bug (Orius spp.: Hemiptera), nabid bug (Nabis spp.: Hemiptera), lady beetle larvae (family Coccinellidae: Coleoptera), syrphid fly larvae (Syrphidae: Diptera) and spiders (Araneae) - and one crop pest - the imported cabbage worm (Pieris rapae: Lepidoptera) - within a no-till Brussels …


Learning To Change And Changing Learning In Environmental Management: A Case Study Of The Kaw Nature Reserve In French Guiana, Kimberly Knowles Notin Jan 2006

Learning To Change And Changing Learning In Environmental Management: A Case Study Of The Kaw Nature Reserve In French Guiana, Kimberly Knowles Notin

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Participation is a key component in socially just, successful nature conservation. Yet, participation can range from informing citizens to offering them decision-making power. Only participation that allows for an open, respectful negotiation of conservation planning and implementation opens the door to engaging, place-appropriate conservation, rather than conservation implemented by external agents with external agendas. However ecologically or socially correct these external agendas may be, collaboration by all stakeholders validates the appropriateness of conservation projects. One conservation tool is education, which typically assumes that the public lacks environmental knowledge and that information can create environmentally aware and active citizens. Often in …


Characterization Of Pre And Post Re-Naturalized Surface Water/Groundwater Exchange, Jocko River, Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana, Shandin Hashkeh Pete Jan 2006

Characterization Of Pre And Post Re-Naturalized Surface Water/Groundwater Exchange, Jocko River, Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana, Shandin Hashkeh Pete

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ABSTRACT Pete, Shandin, Hashkeh, M.S., December, 2006 Geology Characterization of Pre and Post Re-Naturalized Surface Water/Groundwater Exchange, Jocko River, Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana. Chair: Dr. William Woessner Construction of flood protection levees in the 1950’s resulted in channel incision of 2200 ft of the Jocko River. Resulting floodplain water table lowering is thought to have altered surface water/groundwater interactions, impairing riparian habitat and trout fisheries. The objective of this research was to establish the hydraulic link between the stream and floodplain under pre-restored/re-naturalize conditions; assist the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in design and implementation efforts to re-naturalize the Jocko …


Addressing Contaminants In Traditional Foods In Alaska: Environmental Justice Framing And Policy Approaches, Mary Beth Mckinley Jan 2006

Addressing Contaminants In Traditional Foods In Alaska: Environmental Justice Framing And Policy Approaches, Mary Beth Mckinley

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The transport of contaminants to the Arctic and their presence in traditional foods in the region is causing concern about potential adverse health impacts resulting from exposure to these globally-borne chemicals. In this study, ten stakeholders in the issue of contaminants in traditional foods in Alaska were interviewed to determine how they define the problem, and in doing so, to determine if they perceive that the situation constitutes an environmental injustice for Alaska Natives. The interview transcripts were analyzed using five sub-frames of the environmental justice framework: distributive justice, procedural justice, indigenous rights, corrective justice, and ecological sustainability. The interview …


Monitoring Survival Of Young In Ungulates: A Case Study With Rocky Mountain Elk, Nyeema Charmaine Harris Jan 2006

Monitoring Survival Of Young In Ungulates: A Case Study With Rocky Mountain Elk, Nyeema Charmaine Harris

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Harris, Nyeema C., M.S., Spring 2007 Wildlife Biology MONITORING SURVIVAL OF YOUNG IN UNGULATES: A CASE STUDY WITH ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK Chairperson: Daniel H. Pletscher Survival of young is an important determinant of population growth and persistence in ungulate populations. Therefore, monitoring the survival of young is an essential component in many research and management programs. The primary techniques used to monitor survival of young in ungulate populations are age ratios, obtained from herd composition surveys, and telemetry studies of marked individuals. Concerns about survival of young and the impact of predators on recruitment have recently arisen because of reported …


The Relationship Between Microbial Communities Processes And Mine Waste Contamination In Upper Clark Fork River Alluvial Soils, Philip Wharton Ramsey Jan 2006

The Relationship Between Microbial Communities Processes And Mine Waste Contamination In Upper Clark Fork River Alluvial Soils, Philip Wharton Ramsey

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The Role Of Trust And Ownership In Community Wildfire Protection Planning In West Central Montana, Paul R. Lachapelle Jan 2006

The Role Of Trust And Ownership In Community Wildfire Protection Planning In West Central Montana, Paul R. Lachapelle

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Umfc #12 : A Comprehensive Forensic Analysis Case Report, Stacy Mae Westberg Jan 2006

Umfc #12 : A Comprehensive Forensic Analysis Case Report, Stacy Mae Westberg

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Recreation On The Upper Yellowstone River| A Study Of Use And Place, Megan K. Mcbride Jan 2005

Recreation On The Upper Yellowstone River| A Study Of Use And Place, Megan K. Mcbride

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Modernist Literature As Victorian Sexology | Joyce's Treatment Of Sexual Aberration And Female Sexuality In "Ulysses", Chris Mathers Jan 2005

Modernist Literature As Victorian Sexology | Joyce's Treatment Of Sexual Aberration And Female Sexuality In "Ulysses", Chris Mathers

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Examining The Social Acceptability Of Restoration And Management At Silver Creek Idaho, Dayna S. Smith Jan 2005

Examining The Social Acceptability Of Restoration And Management At Silver Creek Idaho, Dayna S. Smith

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Negotiating A Three-Dimensional Environment : Limb Kinematics Of Terrestrial Birds During Sloped Ascents, Heather D. Davis Jan 2005

Negotiating A Three-Dimensional Environment : Limb Kinematics Of Terrestrial Birds During Sloped Ascents, Heather D. Davis

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Investigation Of Groundwater Resources And The Transport And Fate Of Septic Effluent In A Fractured Rock Aquifer Western Montana, Susan E. Joy Jan 2005

Investigation Of Groundwater Resources And The Transport And Fate Of Septic Effluent In A Fractured Rock Aquifer Western Montana, Susan E. Joy

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Change In Nasal Width Produced By Smiling: Its Application In Forensic Art, Michelle M. Hinojosa Jan 2005

Change In Nasal Width Produced By Smiling: Its Application In Forensic Art, Michelle M. Hinojosa

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Comprehensive Examination Of The University Of Montana Forensic Case 141, Amanda Marie Mason Jan 2005

Comprehensive Examination Of The University Of Montana Forensic Case 141, Amanda Marie Mason

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Nontarget Effects Of Host-Specific Biological Control Agents, Dean E. Pearson Jan 2005

Nontarget Effects Of Host-Specific Biological Control Agents, Dean E. Pearson

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The Tradeoffs Associated With Leg Regeneration In Stick Insects (Insecta: Phasmidae), Tara Lynne Maginnis Jan 2005

The Tradeoffs Associated With Leg Regeneration In Stick Insects (Insecta: Phasmidae), Tara Lynne Maginnis

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Anna Thompson's Starving Children: Emotion Regulation And Verbal Memory In Borderline Personality Disorder, Ellen M. Crouse Jan 2005

Anna Thompson's Starving Children: Emotion Regulation And Verbal Memory In Borderline Personality Disorder, Ellen M. Crouse

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The Effects Of Delay In The Aggressive Display Of Male Siamese Fighting Fish: Betta Splendens Missoula Montana Usa, Baine B. Craft Jan 2005

The Effects Of Delay In The Aggressive Display Of Male Siamese Fighting Fish: Betta Splendens Missoula Montana Usa, Baine B. Craft

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A Tracer Monitored Titration For Seawater Total Alkalinity, Todd R. Martz Jan 2005

A Tracer Monitored Titration For Seawater Total Alkalinity, Todd R. Martz

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Spatial Population Dynamics Of Microtus In Grazed And Ungrazed Grasslands, Jonathan Peter Runge Jan 2005

Spatial Population Dynamics Of Microtus In Grazed And Ungrazed Grasslands, Jonathan Peter Runge

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Upper Triassic Carbonates And Scleractinian Corals From Wrangellia And The Alexander Terrane ( Alaska And Vancouver Island Canada ): Depositional Environments And Paleobiogeography, Andrew H. Caruthers Jan 2005

Upper Triassic Carbonates And Scleractinian Corals From Wrangellia And The Alexander Terrane ( Alaska And Vancouver Island Canada ): Depositional Environments And Paleobiogeography, Andrew H. Caruthers

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Application Of The Limits Of Acceptable Change (Lac) Model To Structure Long-Term Social And Resource Management For South Maui Hawaii, Cheryl S. Vann Jan 2005

Application Of The Limits Of Acceptable Change (Lac) Model To Structure Long-Term Social And Resource Management For South Maui Hawaii, Cheryl S. Vann

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The Effect Of Snowmobile Trails On Coyote Movements Within Lynx Home Ranges, Jay A. Kolbe Jan 2005

The Effect Of Snowmobile Trails On Coyote Movements Within Lynx Home Ranges, Jay A. Kolbe

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Impact Of Calf Survival On Elk Population Dynamics In West-Central Montana, Jarod Douglas Raithel Jan 2005

Impact Of Calf Survival On Elk Population Dynamics In West-Central Montana, Jarod Douglas Raithel

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Ecotone Between Hyporheic Water And Lake Water: Dimensions And Ecology, Fred T. Offenkrantz Jan 2005

Ecotone Between Hyporheic Water And Lake Water: Dimensions And Ecology, Fred T. Offenkrantz

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Review Of The Effects Of Outdoor Education On Childrens' And Adolescents Self Constructs, Jennifer French Thompson Jan 2005

Review Of The Effects Of Outdoor Education On Childrens' And Adolescents Self Constructs, Jennifer French Thompson

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No abstract provided.


Case Of Historical Forensics : The Identification Of Rattlesnake Jake, Susan M. Craun Jan 2005

Case Of Historical Forensics : The Identification Of Rattlesnake Jake, Susan M. Craun

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Non-Directive Female-Pejorative Language (Ndfpl): The Effects Of Indirect Pejorative Language On Females' Perception And Thought, J. Leah Morris Jan 2005

Non-Directive Female-Pejorative Language (Ndfpl): The Effects Of Indirect Pejorative Language On Females' Perception And Thought, J. Leah Morris

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Access Tradeoffs Vs. Social Preferences| Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, Hartwell H. Carson Jan 2005

Access Tradeoffs Vs. Social Preferences| Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, Hartwell H. Carson

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