Vol. 10 No. 1-4 December (2004)

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Published: 2004-12-01

Independent Refereed Articles

Effect of Livestock Grazing and Fire History on Fuel Load in Sagebrush-Steppe Rangelands

Keith T. Weber, J. Ben McMahan, Glenn P. Russell

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A Tracer Investigation of Pheromone Dispersion in a Lodgepole Pine Forest Canopy

Holly G. Peterson, Trisha N. Smith, Harold W. Thistle, Brian K. Lamb

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Effects of a Beginning Judo Class on Heart Rate

John Amtmann, Steve Berry, William K. Spath

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Individualized Meeting Abstracts

The Montana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society 2004 Annual Meeting Introduction

Clint Muhlfeld

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River Morphology/Stability Analysis and Fish Habitat/Population Significance

Dave Rosgen, Ron Pierce, John M. Muhlfeld

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Montana's Future Fisheries Improvement Program

Mark Lere

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Stream Restoration from the Perspective of the Natural Resource Conservation Service

D. James Suit

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Stream Restoration from the Perspective of a Water Resource Specialist Within the U.S. Forest Service

Traci Sylte

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Stream Restoration From the Perspective of a Regulation Agency

Doug McDonald

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Context, Context, Context: Diagnostic Approach to Channel Assessment

David R. Montgomery

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A Geomorphic Approach to Natural Channel Design

Dave Rosgen

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Prioritizing Stream and Watershed Restoration: A Review of Approaches and a Recommended interim Method

Phil Roni

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Conceptualizing Watershed to Channel Scale Groundwater-Stream Exchange Under Natural and Re-naturalized Conditions

William W. Woessner

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Resotration of Grave Creek: Applications, Results and Lessons Learned

John M. Muhlfeld

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Practitioners at Risk: Managing Risk and Uncertainty at Stream Restoration

Dale E. Miller

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Navada Spring Creek Restoration Helmville, Montana

Don Peters

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Rock Creek Feasibility Study

Bruce Anderson

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Fish Community Response to Habitat Improvements in Western Washington Rivers

George Pess, Phil Roni, Sarah Morley, Roger Peters

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Implementation and Assessment of Upstream Passage for Fluvial Bull Trout and Westlope Cutthroat Trout in a Large Clark Fork River Tributary

Ladd Knotek, Raven Rashap, Bruce Farling, Jeff McLaughlin

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Assessment of Culverts as Fish Passage Barrier in a Montana Drainage Using a Multi-Tiered Approach

D. Drake Burford, Thomas E. McMahon

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Detection of (Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis), The Chyrid Fungus Associated with Global Amphibian Declines, In Montana Amphibians

Bryce A. Maxell, Grant Hokit, Kirwin Werner

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Streamlining Data Collection and Analysis for Support of TMDL and Water Quality Restoration Plant Development in Montana

Amy Beussink (Rollings)

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The Catron and Nash Story: Urban Development as a Stream Restoration Tool

Patrick Byorth

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Geomorphic Comparison of Holocene Terraces Between the Sun River, Montana and the Sopachnaya River, Kamchatka: Implications to the Fisheries Resource Resulting from Floodplain Function and Land Use

Steven Buckley, Mike Koopal

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Wetland Sod for Bio-Engineered Streambank Stabilization and Wetland Revegetation

Paul B. Hook, Katie M. Salsbury

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Aquatic Conservation Efforts of a Private Organization - Can We Make a Difference or Are We Just Turn(er)ing Circles?

Carter G. Kruse

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Paradise Stabilized: Juvenile Salmonid Abandances in the Yellowstone River

Alexander V. Zale

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Channel Modification and Fish Habitat in the Upper Yellowstone River

Zachary H. Bowen, Ken D. Bovee, Terry J. Waddle

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An Assessment of Reproductive isolation Between Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout and Rainbow Trout in the Yellowstone River, Montana

James N. De Rito, Alexander V. Zale, Bradley B. Shepard

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Temporal Patterns of Channel Migration, Fluvial Events, and Associated Vegetation Along the Upper Yellowstone River, Montana

Michael F. Merigliano, Mary Louise Polzin

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Historical Channel Changes and Geomorphology of the Upper Yellowstone River

Chuck Dalby, Jim Robinson

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Continued Invasion on Nonnative Trout and Associated Changes in Fish Communities in Shields River Tributaries from 1974 to 2003

Bradley B. Shepard

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They're (Almost) Gone: Removal of Northern Pike From Milltown Reservoir, Montana - It's Just Like Pulling Knapweed, Only Less Controversial

David A. Schmetterling

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Population Characteristics of Lake Trout in Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park: Implications for Removal

Andrew M. Dux, Christopher S. Guy, Leo Marnell, Wade A. Fredenberg

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Interactions Among the Three Top-Level Predators in Harlin County Reservoir, Nebraska

NAthan W. Olson, Christopher S. Guy

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Life-History Characteristics of an Adfluvial Population of Bull Trout in a Northern Idaho Stream

Christopher C. Downs, Robert Jakubowski

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Assessment of Tributary Potential for Wild Rainbow Trout Recruitment in Hebgan Reservoir, Montana

Darin A. Watschke, Thomas E. McMahon

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Application of a Two-Dimensional Habitat Model for Instream Flow Investigations on the Flathead River, Upstream of Flathead Lake, Montana

William J. Miller, Doran J. Geise

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Bacterial Coldwater Disease: Hatchery Epidemiology and Control

Eileen K. N. Ryce, Alexander V. Zale, Mark Sweeney, Jay Pravecek

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Does Wildfire Favor Invasion of Nonnative Fishes?

Clint M. Sestrich, Thomas E. McMahon, Michael K. Young

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Predicting Post-Fire Sediment Risks to Streams

Kevin Hyde

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Effects of Wildfire in an Aquatic Habitat of the Wigwam River 70 Years Later - Insights into Temporal Dynamics in Watershed Processes, Channel Condition and Riparian Function

Kim C. Green

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They're (Almost) Everywhere: Movement Patterns and Habitat Use in Boreal Toads in Western Montana Basins

Michael K. Young, David A. Schmetterling

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Age Structure, Growth Rate, And Condition of Margaritifera Falcata (Gould, 1850), A Native Freshwater Mussel in West-Central Idaho

Krisit Overberg

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Using Fish Assemblages as Indicators of Aquatic Ecosystem Integrity in Montana Prairie Streams

Robert G. Bramblett, Alexander V. Zale, Thomas R. Johnson, Daniel Heggem

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Fish Entrainment Investigations From the Yellowstone, Sun and St. Mary Rivers in 2003, with Preliminary Evaluations of an Experimental Electric Barrier at the St. Mary Diversion

Steve Hiebert, Juddson Sechrist, Eric Best, Sue Camp, Jim Mogen

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Configuring Libby Dam Operation for Recovering the Endangered Kootenai White Sturgeon - What Will Society Bear to Save This Ancient Species?

Brian Marotz

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Sheppard Creek: A Case Study of a Brook Trout electrofishing Removal Effort and Lesson Learned

Beth Gardner

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The Un-Streaming of Mitchell Slough; How Landowners Along a Spring Creek Will Not Be Required to Obtain 310 Permits

Chris Clancy

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Overview of Rainbow Trout Broodstock Management and Egg Production Technique at Ennis National Fish Hatchery

Sean H. Henderson

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Trammel Net Efficiency for Juvenile Pallid and Shovelnose Sturgeon

Eric W. Oldenburg, Paul C. Gerrity, Christopher S. Guy, William M. Gardner

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Food Habits of Hatcher-Reared Juvenile Pallid Sturgeon and Juvenile Shovelnose Sturgeon in the Missouri River Above Fort Peck Reservoir, Montana

Paul C. Gerrity, Christopher S. Guy, William M. Gardner

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The Kootenai River Networik (KRN)

Rox Rogers

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Wild Fish Habitat initiative: Technical Resources on Habitat Restoration for Resource Professionals and Project Managers

M. Boucher, W.C. Fraser, M.D. White

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Fridley Creek Reconnection Project

Daniel E. March

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Distribution, Species Richness, and Predictive Modeling of Montana Prairie Fishes

Melissa Jones-Wuellner, Robert G. Bramblett, Christopher S. Guy, Alexander V. Zale

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Influence of Water Temperature and Competition on Growth and Survival of Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Oncorhynchus Clarki Lewisi

Beth A. Bear, Thomas E. McMahon, Alexander V. Zale

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New Tools To Mosaic and Georeference Imagery: Dime "The New Tool" Showcasing The Flathead National Forest Post Fire Management

Dale R. Johnson

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Preliminary Evaluation of Entrainment Losses and the Efficinecy of Fish Screens at Skalkaho Creek

Steve Gale, Alexander V. Zale

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Clark Fork River Response to Reduction in Nutrient Loading from Watershed

Vicki Watson, Gary Ingman, John Babcock, Bruce Anderson

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Can Passive Solar Heating be Used to Control the Spread of New Zealand Mud Snails?

Robert H. Wiltshire

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Snowshoe Hare Response to Pre-Commercial Thinning in Northwest Montana

David E. Ausband, G. Ross Baty

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Recovery and Delisting of the Gray Wolf in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming

Edward E. Bangs, Joseph J. Fontaine, Michael D. Jimenez, Thomas J. Meier, Carter C. Niemeyer, Douglas W. Smith, Curt M. Mack, Val Asher, Larry Handegard, Mark Collinge, Rod Krischke, Carolyn Sime, Dave Moody, Steven Nadeau

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Small Aspen Stand Dynamics in the Elkhorn Mountains

Jodie Canfield

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Recovery of the Bald Eagle in Montana - An Update

Kristi Dubois

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Using Land Use Planning to Protect Montana's Wetlands and Riparian Areas

Janet H. Ellis

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Climate Change in Montana

Phil Farnes

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Economic and Social Truths Underlying Modern Agriculture in Western Montana and Their Effect on Wildlife Habits

Les Gilman

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Common Loon Management: Implications from Sensitivity Analyses

Christopher A. M. Hammond

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Winter Feeding Ecology of Mule Deer, Elk, and Cattle Along Montana's East Front

Scott A. Hemmer, C. Les Marcum, Richard Keigley, Gary Olsen

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Ecology and Management of Sylvatic Pklague in Phillips County, Montana

Brain E. Holmes, Randy Matchett

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Challenges, Opportunities and Techniques for Wetland Wildlife Habitat Restoration and Managment on Montana's Private Lands

Peter Husby

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Wolverine Ecology and Management in The Greaater Yellowstone Ecosystem, A Program OVerview and Update

Kristine H. Inman, Robert M. Inman, Craig Groves, Anthony J. McCue, Nate Berg

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Beyond Bait: Opportunities for Passive Bear Hair Collection

Katherine C. Kendall, Jeff Stetz

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Efforts to Re-establish Northern Leopard Frog on the Flathead Indian Reservation

Janene Lichtenberg, Art Soukkala, J. Kirwin Werner

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Detection of (Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis), The Chyrid Fungus Associated with Global Amphibian Declines, In Montana Amphibians

Bryce A. Maxell, Grant Hokit, J. Kirwin Werner

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Landscape-Scale Nesting Behavior of Greater Sage-Grouse in North Central Montana

Brendan J. Moynahan

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Cause-Specific Mortality of Calf Elk in the Garnet Mountain Range, Montana

Jarod D. Raithel, Daniel H. Pletscher, Michael J. Thompson

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Cougar Ecology and Cougar-Wolf Interactions in Yellowstone National Park: A Guild Approach to Large Carnivore Conservation

Toni K. Ruth, Polly C. Buotte, Howard B. Quigley, Maurice G. Hornocker

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Fire Effects on Populations and Habitats of Sensitive Species of Wildlife in Ponderosa Pine Forests of the Interior West

Vicki Saab

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Quantification of Noninvasive Population Sampling: A Compariosn of Genetic and Independent Estimates for Cougars in Yellowstone National Park

Michael A. Sawaya

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Bat Conservation Strategy and Plan for the State of Montana

Nathan A. Schwab

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Grizzly Bear Recovery: A Progress Report After 23 Years

Christopher Servheen, Wayne Kasworm

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Wildlife, Fire and the Urban Interface

Gayle Sitter

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Wolf-Prey Interactions in Yellowstone National Park

Douglas W. Smith, Kerry M. Murphy, Debra S. Guernsey, Thomas D. Drummer

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An Evaluation of Fisher Introductions in Montana

Ray S. Vinkey, Kerry R. Foresman, Brian J. Giddings, Michael K. Schwartz

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Sage Grouse, Coal-Bed Methane Development, and West Nile Virus in the Powder River Basin: Is There a Link?

Brett L. Walker, David E. Naugle

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$18 Billion for Conservation - How the 2002 Farm Bill Can Assist Private Lands Wildlife Conversation Efforts

Dave White

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Role of USDA, Aphis, and PPQ in Prevention, Eradication, and Management of Invasive Plant Pests

Gary Adams

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Bozeman Fish Health Center's Invasive Species Diagnosis and Monitoring Program

Linda Beck

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Montana's Noxious Weeds - History and Needs

Scott Bockness

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How Much Do We Know About the Effects of Wildlife on the Occurence and Expansion of Non-Native Plant Species' Distributions in Natural Areas?

Mara Johnson, Lisa Rew, Bruce Maxwell, Steve Sutherland

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Detecting Change in Invasive Plant Populations for Prioritization of Management

Bruce Maxwell, Lisa Rew

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Whirling Disease in Yellowstone National Park

Silvia Murcia, Billie L. Kearns, Todd M. Koel

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Intensive Monitoring of Linaria Vulgaris at the Patch Scale

Charles Repath, Lisa Rew, Bruce Maxwell

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Sampling to Understand Non-Indigenous Plant Species Occurrence and Develop Probability Maps of Occurrence

Lisa Rew, Bruce Maxwell

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Effect on Grassland Invasability of Vegetation Type, Weakening Distrubance, and Destructive Disturbance

Tad Weaver, L. Payson, J. Plaggemeyer, J. Hartz-Rubin

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