Rocky Mountain Research Station
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Publications

Wood, W.F., J.P. Copeland, R.E. Yates, I.K. Horsey, L.R. McGreevy. In press. Potential semiochemicals in urine from free ranging wolverines (Gulo gulo Pallas, 1780). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology xxx (2009) 1–5
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Bricker, M., D.E. Pearson, and J.M. Maron. In press. Small mammal seed predation limits the recruitment and abundance of two perennial grassland forbs. Ecology.

Russell, R.E., A. Royle, V. Saab, W. Block, J. Lehmkuhl, and J. Sauer. In press. Modeling the response of wildlife communities to environmental disturbance: quantifying the effect of prescribed fire treatments on avian communities in a coniferous forest in Washington. Ecological Applications.

Grubb, T. G. is author of one chapter In press. The Eagle Watchers Cornell University Press - more information forthcoming.

McKenzie, D., C.L. Raymond, and S. Cushman. In Press. Modeling understory vegetation and its response to fire. In J.J. Millspaugh and F.R. Thompson, III, (eds.) Models for planning wildlife conservation in large landscapes. Elsevier.

Salafsky, S.M. In press. Population ecology of the northern goshawk in California in The northern goshawk in California: a technical assessment of its current status and ecology. Woodbridge, B., J. Keane, D. Hansen, and J. Dunk, technical editors. USDI Fish and Wildlife Service Technical Report, Yreka, California.

Cushman S.A., and K.S. McKelvey. In press. Chapter 6. Data on Distribution and Abundance: Monitoring for Research and Management. In: Spatial Complexity, Informatics, and Wildlife Conservation. Springer.
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Schwartz, M.K., G. Luikart, K.S. McKelvey, and S.A Cushman. In press. Chapter 9. Landscape Genomics: A Brief Perspective. In: Spatial Complexity, Informatics, and Wildlife Conservation. Springer.
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McKelvey, K.S., S.A. Cushman, and M.K. Schwartz. In press. Chapter 17. Landscape Genetics. In: Spatial Complexity, Informatics, and Wildlife Conservation. Springer.
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Pope, T. L., and W. M. Block. In press. Effects of prescribed fire on winter assemblages of birds in ponderosa pine forests of Northern Arizona. Southwestern Naturalist.

Krausman, P. R., D. E. Naugle, M. R. Frisina, R. Northrup, V. C. Bleich, W. M. Block, M. C. Wallace, and J. D. Wright. In press. Livestock grazing, wildlife habitat, and rangeland values. Rangelands.

Cushman, S.A. and K. McGarigal. In Press. Landscape metrics and scales of resolution. Chapter 4 in K.V. Gadow, (ed.), Adaptive Design of Forested Landscapes: The Multiple Path Principle. Springer.

Krausman, P. R., V. C. Bleich, W. M. Block, D. E. Naugle, and M. C. Wallace. In press. Rangeland conservation practices and wildlife. USDA NRCS Conservation Effects Assessment Report.

Zwolak, R., D.E. Pearson, Y.K. Ortega, and E.E. Crone. In press. Fire and mice: Seed predation trumps fire’s influence on conifer recruitment. Ecology

Luikart, G., K. Pilgrim, J. Visty, V. Ezenwa, and M.K. Schwartz. In Press. Parasite-mediated heterozygote advantage in wild bighorn sheep detected via noninvasive fecal sampling. Biology Letters 4:228-231.

Buckland, S.T., R.E. Russell, B. Dickson, V. Saab, D. Gorman, W. Block. Accepted. Analysing designed experiments in distance sampling. Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics.

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Dickson, B. G., B. R. Noon, C. H. Flather, s. Jentsch, and W. M. Block 2009. Quantifying the multi-scale response of avifauna to prescribed fire experiments in the southwest United States. Ecological Applications, 19(3), 2009, pp. 608–621.
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Pater, L. L., T. Grubb, and D. Delaney. 2009. Recommendations for Improved Assessment of Noise Impacts on Wildlife The Journal of Wildlife Management. 73(5) 788-795.
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Russell, R.E., A. Royle, V. Saab, J. Lehmkuhl, W. Block, and J. Sauer. 2009. Modeling the effects of environmental disturbance on wildlife communities: avian responses to prescribed fire. Ecological Applications, 19(5), 2009, pp. 1253–1263.
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Pearson, D.E. 2009. Invasive plant architecture alters trophic interactions by changing predator abundance and behavior. Oecologia (2009) 159:549–558.
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Pope, T. L., W. M. Block, and P. Beier. 2009. Prescribed Fire Effects on Wintering, Bark-Foraging Birds in Northern Arizona. Journal of Wildlife Management 73(5):695–700.
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Ruggiero, L. 2009. The Value of Opinion in Science and the Forest Service Research Organization. Journal of Wildlife Management 73(5):811–813.
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Sabo, K.E., C.H. Sieg, S.C. Hart, and J.D. Bailey. 2009. The role of disturbance severity and canopy closure on standing crop of understory plant species in ponderosa pine stands in northern Arizona, USA. Forest Ecology and Management 257: 1656-1662.
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Forristal, C. 2009. Influence of Postfire Salvage Logging on Black-Backed Woodpecker Nest-Site Selection and Nest Survival. M.S. thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman. 103p
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Pearson, D.E. and Y.K. Ortega. 2009. Managing invasive plants in natural areas: moving beyond control. Pgs. 1-21 in (ed.) Rudolf V. Kingley, Weeds: Management, Economic Impacts and Biology. Nova Publishers, NY.
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Russell, R. E., V. Saab, J. Rotella, and J. Dudley. 2009. Detection probabilities of woodpecker nests in mixed conifer forests in Oregon. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121(1):82–88.
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Hansen, A. K., Y. K. Ortega, and D. L. Six. 2009. Comparison of ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages in Rocky Mountain savannas invaded and un-invaded by an exotic forb, spotted knapweed. Northwest Science 83(4):348-360.
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Iniguez, J.M., Swetnam, T.W., and C.H. Baisa. 2009. Spatially and temporally variable fire regime Rincon Peak, Arizona, US. Fire Ecology 5:3-21.
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Saab, V.A., R.E. Russell, J.G. Dudley. 2009. Nest-site selection by cavity-nesting birds in relation to postfire salvage logging. Forest Ecology and Management 257: 151-159.
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Crone, E. E., M. Marler, D. E. Pearson. 2009. Non-target effects of broadleaf herbicide on a native perennial forb: a demographic framework for assessing and minimizing impacts. Journal of Applied Ecology 46:673-682.
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Beja-Pereira, Albano Rita Oliveira, Paulo C. Alves, Michael K. Schwartz and Gordon Luikart. 2009. Advancing ecological understandings through technological transformations in noninvasive genetics. Molecular Ecology Resources 9, 1279–1301
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Francesca Marucco, Daniel H. Pletscher, Luigi Boitani, Michael K. Schwartz, Kristy L. Pilgrim and Jean-Dominique Lebreton 2009. Wolf survival and population trend using non-invasive capture–recapture techniques in the Western Alps. Journal of Applied Ecology. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01696.x
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Pearson, D.E. 2009. Biological invasions on oceanic islands: implications for island ecosystems and avifauna. . Pages 3-14 in Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Migratory Birds. Seabirds in danger: invasive species and conservation of island ecosystems. Keynote address. Mokpo, Korea, 25 September.
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Brinkman, T., M.K. Schwartz, D.K. Person, K.L. Pilgrim, K.J. Huntertmark. 2009. Effects of time and rainfall on PCR success using DNA extracted from deer fecal pellets. Conservation Genetics. DOI 10.1007/s10592-009-9928-7
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Cushman, S.A., K.S. McKelvey, and M.K. Schwartz. 2009. Evaluating habitat connectivity and mapping of corridors between Yellowstone National Park and the Canadian Border with landscape genetics and least cost path analysis. Conservation Biology 23:368-376.

McKelvey, K.S., S.A. Cushman, M.K. Schwartz, and L. F. Ruggiero. 2009. Wildlife sampling across multiple spatial scales using grid-based sampling. Pgs. 137-142 in: R. E. McRoberts, G. A. Reams, P. C. Van Deusen, and W. H. McWilliams editors. Eighth annual Forest Inventory and Analysis symposium. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report WO-79. 404 pgs.
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Hayes, C.J., T.E. DeGomez, K.M. Clancy, and J.D. McMillin. 2008. Evaluation of Funnel Traps for Characterizing the Bark Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) Communities in Ponderosa Pine Forests of Northern Arizona. Journal of Economic Entomology 101: 1253-1265.
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Noon, B. R., K. S. McKelvey, and B. G. Dickson. 2008. Multispecies conservation planning on U. S. federal lands. Pgs. 51-83 in: J. J Millspaugh and F. R. Thompson (editors). Models for Planning Wildlife Conservation in Large Landscapes. Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Ganey, J. L., Telles, A. J. and Ramsey, M. A. 2008. Status and Ecology of Mexican Spotted Owls in the Gila Region, New Mexico. The New Mexico Botanist, Special Issue 1, p34-48.
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Dodge, R.S., P.Z. Fule, and C. Hull Sieg. 2008. Dalmation toadflax (Linaria dalmatica) response to wildfire in a southwestern USA forest. Ecoscience 15(2): 213-222.
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Cushman, S.A., K.S. McKelvey, and M.K. Schwartz. 2008. Case Study 6.1: DNA survey for fisher in Northern Idaho. Pgs. 173-174 in: R.A. Long, P. MacKay, J.C. Ray, and W.J. Zielinski, Editors. Noninvasive Survey Methods for North American Carnivores. Island Press, Washington D.C.
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Squires, J.R., N.J. Decesare, J.A. Kolbe, and L.F. Ruggiero. 2008. Hierarchical den selection of Canada lynx in western Montana. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:1497–1506.
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Youtz, J. A., R. T. Graham, R. T. Reynolds, and J. Simon. 2008. Implementing Northern Goshawk Habitat Management in Southwestern Forests: A Template for Restoring Fire-Adapted Forest Ecosystems. In: Integrated restoration of forested ecosystems to achieve multiresource benefits: proceedings of the 2007 national silviculture workshop. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-733. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 306 p.
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Homyack JA, Vashon JH, Libby C, Lindquist EL, McAlpine DF, Pilgrim KL, and Schwartz MK. 2008. Canada lynx-bobcat (Lynx canadensis x L. rufus) hybrids at the southern periphery of lynx range in Maine, Minnesota and New Brunswick. Am. Midl. Nat. 159:504–508.
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Pearson, D. E. and R. J. Fletcher, Jr. 2008. Mitigating exotic impacts: restoring native deer mouse populations elevated by an exotic food subsidy. Ecological Applications18 (2):321-334.
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Pearson, D. E. and R. M. Callaway. 2008. Weed biocontrol insects reduce native plant recruitment through second-order apparent competition. Ecological Applications, 18(6), pp. 1489–1500.
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Reynolds, R. T., R. T. Graham, and D. A. Boyce, Jr. 2008. Northern goshawk habitat: an intersection of science, management, and conservation. Journal of Wildlife Management 72(4)
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Kuenzi, Amanda M., Peter Z. Fule, and Carolyn Hull Sieg. 2008. Effects of fire severity and pre-fire stand treatment on plant community recovery after a large wildfire. Forest Ecology and Management 255: 855-865.
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S.R. Hurteau, Sisk, T.D., Block, W.M., Dickson, B.D. 2008. Fuel-Reduction Treatment Effects on Avian Community Structure and Diversity. The Journal of Wildlife Management 2(5)
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McKelvey KS, Aubry KB, and Schwartz MK. 2008. The use of anecdotal occurrence data for rare or elusive species: the illusion of reality and a call for evidentiary standards. Bioscience. Vol. 58 No. 6:549-555.
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Iniguez, J. M., T.W. Swetnam, S.R. Yool. 2008. Topography affected landscape fire history patterns in southern Arizona, USA. Forest Ecology and Management 256: 295–303.
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Luikart G, Pilgrim K, Visty J, Ezenwa V, and Schwartz MK. 2008. Candidate gene microsatellite variation is associated with parasitism in wild bighorn sheep. Biol. Lett. (2008) 4, 228–231.
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Fowler, J., C. Sieg, B. Dickson, and V. Saab. 2008. Exotic plant species diversity: influence of roads and prescribed fire in Arizona ponderosa pine forests. Range Ecology and Management 61: 284-293.
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Schwartz, M.K. and K.S. McKelvey. 2008. Why sampling scheme matters: the effect of sampling scheme on landscape genetic results. Conservation Genetics 10:441–452.
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Allender, C.J., K.M. Clancy, T.E. DeGomez, J.D. McMillin, S.A. Woolbright, P. Keim, and D.M. Wagner. 2008. Lack of Genetic Differentiation in Aggressive and Secondary Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) from Arizona. Environmental Entomology 37(3): 817-824.
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Kearns, H.S., W.R. Jacobi, K.S. Burns, and B.W. Geils. 2008. Distribution of Ribes, an alternate host of white pine blister rust, in Colorado and Wyoming. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 135(3): 423–437.
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Kendall, K.C. and K.S. McKelvey. 2008. Chapter 6: Hair Collection. Pgs. 135-176 in: R.A. Long, P. MacKay, J.C. Ray, and W.J. Zielinski, Editors. Noninvasive Survey Methods for North American Carnivores. Island Press, Washington D.C.
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Schwartz M. K. and Monfort S. L. 2008. Genetic and Endocrine Tools for Carnivore Surveys. In: Long RA, MacKay P, Ray JC, Zielinski WJ (eds) Noninvasive survey methods for North American carnivores. Island Press, Washington D.C.
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Frank, K. L., L. S. Kalkstein, B. W. Geils, H. W. Thistle Jr. 2008. Synoptic climatology of the long-distance dispersal of white pine blister rust. I. Development of an upper level synoptic classification. International Journal of Biometeorology. DOI 10.1007/s00484-008-0157-4.
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Bayard de Volo, S. 2008. Genetic studies of Northern Goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) : genetic tagging and individual identification from feathers, and determining phylogeography, gene flow and population history for Goshawks in North America Ph. D. Thesis: Colorado State University.
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Sabo, Kyla E., Stephen C. Hart, Carolyn Hull Sieg, and John Duff Bailey 2008. Tradeoffs in Overstory and Understory Aboveground Net Primary Productivity in Southwestern Ponderosa Pine Stands. Forest Science 54(4): 408-416.
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Lisa-Natalie Anjozian 2008. The Tao of Treating Weeds: Reaching for Restoration in the Northern Rocky Mountains. Joint Fire Science Program Fire Science Brief Issue 18, October 2008.
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Frank, K. L., L. S. Kalkstein, B. W. Geils, H. W. Thistle Jr. 2008. Synoptic climatology of the long-distance dispersal of white pine blister rust. II. Combination of surface and upper-level conditions. International Journal of Biometeorology. DOI 10.1007/s00484-008-0158-3.
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Cushman, S.A., K.S. McKelvey, and M.K. Schwartz. 2008. Use of empirically derived source-destination models to map regional conservation corridors. Conservation Biology.
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Courbois, J., S.L. Katz, D.J. Isaak, E.A. Steel, R.F. Thurow, A.M.W. Rub, T. Olsen, and C.E. Jordan. 2008. Evaluating probability sampling strategies for estimating redd counts: an example with Chinook salmon. Canadian Journal of Fisheries Management 65:1814-1830.
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Linkhart1, B.D., E. M. Evers, J. D. Megler, E.C. Palm, C. M. Salipante, and S.W. Yanco. 2008. First Observed Instance of Polygyny in Flammulated Owls. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120(3):645-648.
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Sturdivant, R.X., J.J. Rotella, and R. E. Russell. 2008. A Smoothed Residual Based Goodness-of-Fit Statistic for Nest-Survival Models. Studies in Avian Biology No. 34:45–54.
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Steed, B.E., and M.R. Wagner. 2008. Seasonal pheromone response by Ips pini in northern Arizona and western Montana, U.S.A. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 10: 189-203.
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Squires, J.R. 2008. The goshawk – review of a book by Robert Kenward. Condor 110(1):191-193.
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Huebner, D.P., S.D. Olberding, B. Peterson, and D. DeSimone. 2008. A century of meteorological observations at Fort Valley Experimental Forest: a cooperative observer program success story. In: Fort Valley Experimental Forest - a century of research 1908-2008. Conference Proceedings; August 7-9, 2008; Flagstaff, Arizona. Proceedings RMRS-P-53CD. 408 p.
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Bayard de Volo, S., R.T. Reynolds, M.R. Douglas, M.F. Antolin. 2008. An improved method to increase DNA yield from molted feathers. Condor 110:in press.

Jentsch, S., R.W. Mannan, B.G. Dickson, and W.M. Block. 2008. Associations among breeding birds and gambel oak in Southwestern ponderosa pine forests. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:994-1000.
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Squires, J.R. 2008. Predicting the effects of forest management on lynx populations. Wild Felid Monitor: Winter 1(1):14.
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Hutto, R., C.J. Conway, V.A. Saab, and J.R. Walters. 2008. What constitutes a natural fire regime? Insight from the ecology and distribution of coniferous forest birds in North America. Fire Ecology 4:115-132.
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Hurteau, S.R., B.G. Dickson, T.D. Sisk and W.M. Block. 2008. Chapter 10: Avian community responses to forest thinning and prescribed surface fire, alone and in combination. In: van Riper and Sogge, editors. The Colorado Plateau III. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona. 393 pp.
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Ganey, J.L, R.H. Cassidy, and W.M. Block. 2008. Estimating canopy cover in forest stands used by Mexican spotted owls: do stand-exam routines provide estimates comparable to field-based techniques? US Forest Service Research Paper RMRS-RP-72WWW. 8pp.
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Dudley, J. G. and V. A. Saab. 2007. Home range size of Black-backed Woodpeckers in burned forests of southwestern Idaho. Western North American Naturalist 67(4), 593–600.
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Squires, J. R., L. F. Ruggiero. 2007. Winter Prey Selection of Canada Lynx in Northwestern Montana. Wildlife Management 71(2):310–315.
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Delaney, D.K., and T.G. Grubb. 2007. Effects of recreational activities on Mexican spotted owls: 2005 results. Report to Fort Huachuca Environmental and Natural Resources Division. U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Champaign, Illinois. 34 pp.

Squires, J.R., J.P. Copeland, T.J. Ulizio, M.K. Schwartz, and L.F. Ruggiero. 2007. Sources and Patterns of Wolverine Mortality in Western Montana. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:2213–2220.
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Block, W.M. 2007. Editorial: Is This Truly An International Journal? Journal of Wildlife Management 71:2119.
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Morrison, M.L., and W.M. Block. 2007. Editorial: Out With the Old. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:2447-2448.
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Cushman, S. A., K. S. McKelvey, C. H. Flather, and K. McGarigal. 2007. Do forest community types provide a sufficient basis to evaluate biological diversity? Front Ecol Environ 2008; 6, doi: 10.1890/070039
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Schwartz, M. K., K. L. Pilgrim, K. S. McKelvey, P. T. Rivera, L. F. Ruggiero. 2007. DNA Markers for Identifying Individual Snowshoe Hares Using field-collected Pellets. Northwest Science, Vol. 81, No.4.
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Salafsky, S. M., R. T. Reynolds, B. R. Noon, and J. A. Wiens. 2007. Reproductive responses of northern goshawks to variable prey populations. Journal Wildlife Management 71: 2274-2283.
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Ruggiero, Leonard F. 2007. Scientific independence: a key to credibility. EcoReport 2007(1-4). Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, Colorado. 20pp.
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Kolbe, J. A., and J. R. Squires. 2007. A longevity record for Canada lynx, Lynx canadensis, in western Montana. Western North American Naturalist. 71(5):1607–1611.
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Kolbe, J. A., J. R. Squires. 2007. Circadian activity patterns of Canada lynx in western Montana. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:1607-1611.
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Jordan, Mark J. , J . Mark Higley, Sean M. Matthews, Olin E. Rhodes, Michael K. Schwartz, Reginald H. Barrett and Per J. Palsbøll. 2007. Development of 22 new microsatellite loci for fishers (Martes pennanti) with variability results from across their range. Molecular Ecology Notes.
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McDaniel GW, McKelvey KS. 2007. A Cost-Effective System for measuring microscale habitat use of small mammals with high precision. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34(5).
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Russell, R.E, V.A. Saab, and J. Dudley. 2007. Habitat suitability models for cavity-nesting birds in a postfire landscape. The Journal of Wildlife Management 71(8):2600–2611.
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Aubry KB, McKelvey KS, Copeland JP. 2007. Distribution and Broad-scale Habitat Relations of the Wolverine in the Contiguous United States. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:2147–2158.
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Compton, B., K. McGarigal, S.A. Cushman and L. Gamble. 2007. A resistant kernel model of connectivity for vernal pool breeding amphibians. Conservation Biology.
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Schwartz MK, Luikart G, and Waples RS. 2007. Genetic monitoring as a promising tool for conservation and management. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 22: 25-33.
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Kolbe, J. A., J. R. Squires, D. H. Pletscher, and L. F. Ruggiero. 2007. The effect of snowmobile trails on coyote movements within lynx home ranges. Journal of Wildlife Management.71(5):1409–1418
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Schwartz MK, Aubry KB, McKelvey KS., Pilgrim KL, Copeland JP, Squires JR, Inman RM, Wisely SM and Ruggiero LF. 2007. Inferring Geographic Isolation of Wolverines in California Using Historical DNA. The Journal of Wildlife Management 71:2170–2179.
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Squires, J.R., and L.F. Ruggiero. 2007. Winter prey selection of canada lynx in northwestern Montana. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:310-315.
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Saab, V.A.; Block, W.; Russell, R.E.; Lehmkuhl, J.; Bate, L.; and White, R. 2007. Birds and Burns of the Interior West: Descriptions, habitats, and management in western forests. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-712. Portland, OR.
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Olberding, S. D., D. P. Huebner, C. B. Edminster. 2007. Sierra Ancha Experimental Forest historical photographs. [Online]. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Available: http://www.rmrs.nau.edu/imagedb/bcollection.shtml [2007, January 17].

Cushman, S.A., D. McKenzie, D. L. Peterson, J. Littell, and McKelvey, K. S. 2007. Research agenda for integrated landscape modeling. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRSGTR-194. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 51 p.
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Olberding, S. D., D. P. Huebner, C. B. Edminster. 2007. Fort Valley Experimental Forest historical photographs. [Online]. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Available: http://www.rmrs.nau.edu/imagedb/bcollection.shtml [2007, January 17].

Russell, R.E., R.K. Swihart, and B.A. Craig. 2007. The Effects of Matrix Structure on Movement Decisions of Meadow Voles (Microtus Pennsylvanicus). Journal of Mammalogy, 88(3):573–579.
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Ganey, J. L.; Vojta, S. C. 2007. Modeling snag dynamics in northern Arizona mixed-conifer and ponderosa pine forests.
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Schwartz MK. 2007. Ancient DNA confirms native rocky mountain fisher Martes pennanti avoided early 20 th century extinction. Journal of Mammalogy 88:921-925.
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Copeland, J. P., J.M.. Peek, C. R. Groves, W. E.. Melquist, K. S. Mckelvey, G. W. McDaniel, C. D. Long, C. E. Harris. 2007. Seasonal Habitat Associations of the Wolverine in Central Idaho. The Journal of Wildlife Management 71:2201–2212.
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Covert-Bratland, K. A., T. C. Theimer, and W. M. Block. 2007. Hairy woodpecker winter roost characteristics in burned ponderosa pine forest. Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 119.43-52.
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Block, W.M., and M.L. Morrison. 2007. Editorial: How to be Impactful. Journal of Wildlife Management 71: 1747-1748.
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Hurteau, S.R. 2007. Fire and fire surrogates experimental treatments: influencing bird communities at multiple levels of organization. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona. Thesis. 101 pp.

Flather, C. H. and C.H. Sieg 2007. Species rarity: Definition, causes, and classification. pp 40-66 in Raphael, M.G. and Molina, R. Conservation of Rare or Little-Known Species. Island Press, Washington.
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R. Molina, C.H. Flather, R.S. Holthausen, R.L. Johnson, B.G. Marcot, D.H. Olson, J.D. Peine, C.H. Sieg. 2007. A process for selection and implementation of conservation approaches. pp. 334-362 in Raphael, M.G. and Molina, R. Conservation of Rare or Little-Known Species. Island Press, Washington.
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Raphael, M.G., R. Molina, C.H. Flather, R.S. Holthausen, R.L. Johnson, B.G. Marcot, D.H. Olson, J.D. Peine, C.H. Sieg, and C.S. Swanson. 2007. A process for selection and implementation of conservation approaches. pp. 334-362 in Raphael, M.G. and Molina, R. Conservation of Rare or Little-Known Species. Island Press, Washington.

Linkhart, B. D., and R. T. Reynolds. 2007. Return rate, fidelity, and dispersal in a breeding population of flammulated owls (Otus flammeolus). Auk 124.
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Reinking, D.L. 2005. Fire regimes and avian responses in the central tallgrass prairie. Studies in Avian Biology 30:116-126.
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Ortega, Y. K., and D. E. Pearson. 2005. Weak vs. Strong Invaders of Natural Plant Communities: Assessing Invasibility and Impact. Ecological Applications 15:651-661.
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Pearson, D. E. 2005. Biological control is more than just natural enemies. Review of Natural Enemies: an Introduction to Biological Control. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 20: 10-11.
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Reynolds, R. T., J. D. Wiens, S. M. Joy, And S. R. Salafsky. 2005. Sampling Considerations for Demographic and Habitat Studies of Northern Goshawks. J. Raptor Res. 39(3):274–285.
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Ganey, J. L. and W. M. Block. 2005. Dietary Overlap Between Sympatric Mexican Spotted and Great Horned Owls in Arizona. Research Paper RMRS-RP-57WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Departmemt of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 9 p.
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Bayard De Volo, S., R. T. Reynolds, J. R. Topinka, B. May, M. F. Antolin. 2005. Population Genetics and Genotyping for Mark-Recapture Studies of Northern Goshawks (Accipiter Gentilis) on the Kaibab Plateau, Arizona. J. Raptor Res. 39(3):286–295.
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Neary, D. G., Ryan, K. C., and DeBano, L. F., eds. 2005. Wildland fire in ecosystems: effects of fire on soils and water. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-42-vol.4. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 250 p.
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Saab, V. A., and H. Powell (eds.). 2005. Fire and avian ecology in North America. Studies in Avian Biology No. 30.
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Mills, L. S., P. C. Griffin, K. E. Hodges, K. Mckelvey, L. Ruggiero, T. Ulizio. 2005. Pellet count indices compared to mark–recapture estimates for evaluating snowshoe hare density. Journal of Wildlife Management 69:1053–1062.
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Salafsky, S. R., R. T. Reynolds, and B. R. Noon. 2005. Patterns of temporal variation in goshawk reproduction and prey resources. J. Raptor Res. 39(3):237–246
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Wiens, J. D. 2004. Post-fledging Survival and Natal Dispersal of Northern Goshawks in Arizona. M.S. Thesis, Colorado State University. Fort Collins, CO.
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Salafsky, S. R. 2004. Covariation between prey abundance and northern goshawk fecundity on the Kaibab Plateau, Arizona. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. Thesis.
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Ganey, J. L. 2004. Thermal Regimes of Mexican Spotted Owl Nest Stands. The Southwestern Naturalist 49(4):478-486.
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Pearson, D. E. and R. M. Callaway. 2004. Response to Thomas et al.: biocontrol and indirect effects. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 19:62-63.
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Jenness, J. S., P. Beier, and J. L. Ganey. 2004. Associations between Forest Fire and Mexican Spotted Owls. Forest Science, Volume 50, No. 6.
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Saab, V. A., J. G. Dudley, and W. L. Thompson. 2004. Factors influencing occupancy of nest cavities in recently burned forests. Condor 106:20-36.
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Jenness, J. S. 2004. Calculating landscape surface area from digital elevation models. Wildlife Society Bulletin 2004, 32(3):829-839.
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Dickson, B.G., W. M. Block, and T.D. Sisk. 2004. Conceptual framework for studying the effects of fuels treatments on avian communities in ponderosa pine forests of northern Arizona. Pp. 193-200 in C. van Riper III and K.L. Cole (editors). The Colorado Plateau: cultural, biological and physical research. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ.
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Converse, S.J., B.G. Dickson, G.C. White, and W. M. Block. 2004. Estimating small mammal abundance on fuel treatment units in southwestern ponderosa pine forests. Pp. 113-120 in C. van Riper III and K.L. Cole (editors). The Colorado Plateau: cultural, biological and physical research. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ.
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Reich, R.M., S.M. Joy, and R.T. Reynolds. 2004. Predicting the location of goshawk nests: modeling the spatial dependency between nest locations and forest structure. Ecological Modelling 176:109-133.
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Kolbe, J. A., and J.R. Squires. 2004. Long distance movement by a coyote within the Rocky Mountains. Northwest Science 78(4):344-345.
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McKelvey, K. S. and M. K. Schwartz. 2004. Genetic Errors Associated with Population Estimation Using Non-Invasive Molecular Tagging: Problems and New Solutions. J. Wildl. Manage. 68(3):439–448.
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Ganey, J. L., and S. C. Voita. 2004. Characteristics of snags containing excavated cavities in northern Arizona mixed-conifer and ponderosa pine forests. Forest Ecology and Management 199 (2004) 323–332.
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Delaney, D. K., and T. G. Grubb. 2004. Sound recordings of road maintenance equipment on the Lincoln National Forest, NM. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Research Paper RMRS-RP-49.
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Abele, S. C., V. A. Saab, and E.O. Garton. 2004. Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis): A technical conservation assessment. [Online]. USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region. Available:
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Neil J. Gemmell, Michael K. Schwartz, and Bruce C. Robertson. 2004. Moa were many. Proc Biol Sci. 2004 Dec 7;271 Suppl 6:S430-2.
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Wienk, C. L., C. H. Sieg, and G. R. McPherson. 2004. Evaluating the role of cutting treatments, fire, and soil seed banks in an experimental framework in ponderosa pine forests of the Black Hills, South Dakota. Forest Ecology and Management 192: 373-393.
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Fowler, J. F. and C. H. Sieg. 2004. Post-fire mortality of ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir: A review of methods to predict tree death. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report RM-GTR-132. Fort Collins, CO.
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Pearson, K. M., K. A. Covert and L.A. Compton. 2004. Dispersal of Piñon Pine (Pinus edulis) Seeds: effects of substrate type. Eds. C.Van riper III and K. L. Cole in The Colorado Plateau: Cultural, Biological, and Physical Research. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ. Pp 95-101.
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Steed, B.E., and M.R. Wagner. 2004. Importance of log size on host selection and reproductive success on Ips pini (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in ponderosa pine slash of northern Arizona and western Montana. Forest Entomology 97(2): 436-450.

La Sorte, F. A., R.W. Mannan, R. T. Reynolds, and T. G. Grubb. 2004. Habitat associations of sympatric red-tailed hawks and northern goshawks on the Kaibab Plateau. Journal Wildlife Management 68:207-318.
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Squires JR, McKelvey KS, Ruggiero LF. 2004. A snow-tracking protocol used to delineate local lynx, Lynx canadensis, distributions. Canadian Field-Naturalist 118: 583-589.
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Poff, B., Assefa, D. S., and A. Tecle. 2004. Spatial evaluation of precipitation in two large watersheds in North-Central Arizona. Hydrology and Water Resources in Arizona and the Southwest. Vol. 34.
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Poff, B., and A. Tecle. 2004. Multi-objective analysis of the proposed rerouting of the Rio de Flag in Flagstaff, AZ. In: Charles van Riper III and Kenneth L. Cole (eds.) The Colorado Plateau: Cultural, Biological and Physical Research. University of Arizona Press. Tucson, AZ. pp. 245-256.
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Medina, A. L., and J. W. Long. 2004. Placing riffle formations to restore stream functions in a wet meadow. June 2004.Ecological Restoration 22:120-125. Please note that the article is under © copyright by 2004 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin.
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Long, J. W., Burnette, B. M., and A. L. Medina. 2004. Restoring wetlands after the Rodeo-Chediski Wildfire. In Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference of the Society for Ecological Restoration (CD-ROM, August 24-26, 2004, Victoria, British Columbia.
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Russell, R. E. , J.E. Moore, M.S. Miller, T.M. Sutton, and S.M. Knapp. 2004. Selecting surrogate species for ecological assessments in land-use planning: a case study in the Upper Wabash river basin. In: R.K. Swihart and J. E. Moore (editors). Conserving biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: model-based planning tools for systems with sharp edges. Purdue University Press.
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Long, J. W., Burnette, B. M., Medina, A. L. and J. L. Parker. 2004. Restoration of Soldier Spring: an isolated habitat for native Apache trout. In Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference of the Sociey for Ecological Restoration (CD-ROM), august 24-26, 2004, Victoria, British Columbia.
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Neel, M.C., S.A. Cushman, and K. McGarigal. 2004. Behavior and stability of landscape metrics across controlled gradients of landscape structure. Landscape Ecology. 19:534-455.

Inman RM, Wigglesworth RR, Inman KH, Schwartz MK, Brock BL, and Rieck JD. 2004. Wolverine makes extensive movements in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem. Northwest Science 78: 261-266.
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Long, J. W., Burnette, B. M. and A. L. Medina 2004. Effects of wildfires on riparian restoration sites. In Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference of the Society for Ecological Restoration (CD-ROM), August 24-26, 2004, Victoria, British Columbia.
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Ortega Y. K., D. E. Pearson, and K. S. McKelvey. 2004. Effects of biological control agents and exotic plant invasion on deer mouse populations. Ecological Applications 14: 241-253.
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May, C.A., M.L. Petersburg, and R.J. Gutiérrez. 2004. Mexican spotted owl nest- and roost-site habitat in northern Arizona. Journal of Wildlife Management 68:1054-1064.
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Lundquist, J.E., and J.P. Ward, Jr. 2004. Impact of diseases and other disturbances on non-timber forest resources: a case study involving small mammals. Pp. 105-112 in J.E. Lundquist and R.C. Hamelin (editors). From Molecules to Ecosystems – forest pathology in the era of genes and landscapes. APS Press, St. Paul, MN.
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Reynolds, R. T., G. C. White, S. M. Joy, R. W. Mannan. 2004. Effects of Radiotransmitters on Northern Goshawks: Do Tailmounts Lower Survival Of Breeding Males? Journal Of Wildlife Management 68(1):25–32.
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Ganey, J. L., G.C. White, D.C. Bowden, and A.B. Franklin. 2004. Evaluating methods for monitoring populations of Mexican spotted owls: a case study. Pp. 337-385 in W. L. Thompson (editor). Sampling rare and elusive species: concepts, designs, and techniques for estimating population parameters. Island Press. Washington, DC.
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Ellis, D.H., C.H. Ellis, B.A. Sabo, A.M. Rea, J. Dawson, J.K. Fackler, C.T. Larue, T. G. Grubb, J. Schmitt, D.G. Smith, and M. Kery. 2004. Summer diet of the peregrine falcon in faunistically rich and poor zones of Arizona analyzed with capture-recapture modeling. The Condor 106:873-886.
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McKelvey KS and Schwartz MK. 2004. Providing reliable and accurate genetic capture–mark–recapture estimates in a cost-effective way. Journal of Wildlife Management 68(3): 453-456.
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Cushman, S.A. and K. McGarigal. 2004. Patterns in the species-environment relationship depend on both scale and choice of response variables. Oikos 105: 117-124.

Michael K. Schwartz, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Kevin S. McKelvey, Edward L. Lindquist, James J. Claar, Steve Loch and Leonard F. Ruggiero. 2004. Hybridization between Canada lynx and bobcats: Genetic results and management implications. Conservation Genetics 5: 349–355.
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Miller, M.S., and R. E. Russell. 2004. Sharp edges, matrix permeability, and individual behavior: considerations for improving estimates of landscape connectivity. In: R.K. Swihart and J. E. Moore (editors). Conserving biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: model-based planning tools for systems with sharp edges. Purdue University Press.
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Moore, J.E., and R. E. Russell. 2004. Considerations for measuring behavioral responses to habitat edges and dispersal ability through fragmented landscapes. In: R.K. Swihart and J. E. Moore (editors). Conserving biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: model-based planning tools for systems with sharp edges. Purdue University Press.
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Reich, R.M., S.M. Joy, and R. T. Reynolds. 2004. Predicting the location of northern goshawk nests: modeling the spatial dependency between nest locations and forest structure. Ecological Modelling 176: 109-133.
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Grand, J., Buonaccorsi, S.A. Cushman, M. Mello, and C.R. Griffin. 2004. A Multiscale Landscape Approach to Predicting Bird and Moth Rarity Hotspots in a Threatened Pitch Pine-Scrub Oak Community. Conservation Biology 18 (4), 1063–1077.

Cushman, S.A. and K. McGarigal. 2004. Hierarchical analysis of forest bird species-environment relationships in the Oregon Coast Range. Ecological Applications. 14(4): 1090-1105.
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Abele, S. C., V. A. Saab, and O. Garton. 2004. Lewis’s woodpecker: species assessment for the Rocky Mountain Region. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, Lakewood, CO.
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Paul L. Leberg, Michael R. Carloss, Larry J. Dugas, Kristine L. Pilgrim, L. Scott Mills, M. Clay Green, and Daniel Scognamillo. 2004. Recent Record of a Cougar (Puma concolor) in Louisiana, with Notes on Diet, Based on Analysis of Fecal Materials. Southeastern Naturalist 3(4):653-658.
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Sieg, C. H., B. Philips, and L. Moser. 2003. Exotic and Noxious Plants. Pages 251-267 In Frederici, P., ed. Restoration Handbook for Southwestern Ponderosa Pine Forests. Island Press, Washington, D.C.
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Kirby, D., R. G. Lym, J. J. Sterling, and C. H. Sieg. 2003. Observation: Leafy spurge control in western prairie fringed orchid habitat. Journal of Range Management 56: 466-473.
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J. P. Ward Jr., J. L. Ganey, G. Sorrentino. 2003. Coordinated Management, Monitoring, and Research Program For the Rio Penasco Watershed Project, Sacramento Ranger District, Lincoln National Forest.Progress Report for Pilot Study - 2002. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station 2500 South Pine Knoll Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001.
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Russell, R. E. , R.K. Swihart, and Z. Feng. 2003. Population consequences of foraging decisions in a patchy matrix. Oikos 103:142-152.
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Russell, R. E. , and J.K. Detling. 2003. Grasshoppers (Orthoptera:Acrididae) and black-tailed prairie dogs (Sciurdae:Cynomys ludovicianus)(Ord): associations between two rangeland herbivores. J. Kansas Entomological Society 76:578-587.

Sieg, C. H., R. M. King, and F. Van Dyke. 2003. Exercise 14. Using stochastic models to incorporate spatial and temporal variability. Pages 109-113 In F. Van Dyke and contributors. A workbook of practical exercises in conservation biology. McGraw Hill, New York.
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Sieg, C. H., R. M. King and F. Van Dyke. 2003. Exercise 12. Creating a stage-based deterministic PVA model - the western prairie fringed orchid. Pages 91-99 In F. Van Dyke and contributors. A workbook of practical exercises in conservation biology. McGraw Hill, New York.
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Hornbeck, J. H., C. H. Sieg, and D. J. Reyher. 2003. Conservation assessment for southern maidenhair fern and stream orchid in the Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota and Wyoming. USDA Forest Service, Black Hills National Forest, Custer, SD.
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Ganey, J. L., W. M. Block and S.H. Ackers. 2003. Structural Characteristics of Forest Stands Within Home Ranges of Mexican Spotted Owls in Arizona and New Mexico. Western Journal of Applied Forestry, Vol. 18, No. 3, July 2003.
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Dudley, J. G., V. A. Saab 2003. A field protocol to monitor cavity-nesting birds. Res.Pap.RMRS-RP-44.Fort Collins, CO:U.S.Department of Agriculture,Forest Service,Rocky Mountain Research Station.16 p.
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Sieg, C. H., R. M. King, and F. Van Dyke. 2003. Exercise 15. Conservation and management issues and applications in population viability analysis. Pages 115-122 In F. Van Dyke and contributors. A workbook of practical exercises in conservation biology. McGraw Hill, New York.
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Hornbeck, J. H., C. H. Sieg, and D. J. Reyher. 2003. Conservation assessment for groundcedar and stiff clubmoss in the Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota and Wyoming. USDA Forest Service, Black Hills National Forest, Custer, SD.
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Grubb, T. G., W. M. Bowerman, A. J. Bath, J. P. Giesy, D. V. Weseloh. 2003. Evaluating Great Lakes Bald Eagle Nesting Habitat With Bayesian Inference. USDA, Rocky Mountain Research Research Station, General Technical Report, RMRS-RP-45 14 p.
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Hornbeck, J. H., C. H. Sieg, and D. J. Reyher. 2003. Conservation assessment for bloodroot in the Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota and Wyoming. USDA Forest Service, Black Hills National Forest, Custer, SD.
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Sieg, C. H., R. M. King, and F. Van Dyke. 2003. Exercise 13. The concept and use of elasticity in population viability models. Pages 101-108 In F. Van Dyke and contributors. A workbook of practical exercises in conservation biology. McGraw Hill, New York.
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Covert, K. A. 2003. Hairy Woodpecker Winter Ecology Following Wildfire: Effects of Burn Severity and Age. Northern Arizona University. M.S. Thesis. 87 p.
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Malusa, J., S. T. Overby, and R. A. Parnell. 2003. Potential for travertine formation: Fossil Creek, Arizona. Applied Geochemistry 18:1081-1093.
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Knapp, S.K., R. E. Russell, and R.K. Swihart. 2003. Setting priorities for conservation: the influence of uncertainty on species rankings of Indiana mammals. Biological Conservation 111:223-234.
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Hornbeck, J. H., C. H. Sieg, and D. J. Reyher. 2003. Conservation assessment for autumn willow in the Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota and Wyoming. USDA Forest Service, Black Hills National Forest, Custer, SD.
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Classen, A.T., S.I. Boyle, K. Haskins, S. Overby, and S.C. Hart. 2003. Community-level physiological profiles of bacteria and fungi: plate type and incubation temperature influences on contrasting soils. FEMS Microbial Ecology 44:319-328.
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Bowden, D. C., G. C. White, A. B. Franklin, and J. L. Ganey. 2003. Estimating population size with correlated sampling unit estimates. Journal of Wildlife Management 67:1-10.
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Grubb, T. G. 2003. Wintering Bald Eagle Trends in Northern Arizona, 1975-2000. The Southwestern Naturalist 48(2):223-230.
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Joy, S. M., R. M. Reich, and R. T. Reynolds. 2003. A non-parametric, supervised classification of forest types on the Kaibab National Forest using decision trees. Int. J. Remote Sensing. 24(9):1835-1852.
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Flather, C. H., T. H. Ricketts, C. H. Sieg, M. S. Knowles, and J. P. Fay. 2003. Criterion 1: Conservation of biological diversity. Indicator 7: The status (threatened, rare, vulnerable, endangered, or extinct) of forest dependent species at risk of not maintaining viable breeding populations, as determined by legislation or scientif In Darr, D., compiler. Technical document supporting the 2003 national report on sustainable forests. USDA Forest Service, Washington DC.
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Hornbeck, J. H., C. H. Sieg, and D. J. Reyher. 2003. Conservation assessment for great-spurred violet in the Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota and Wyoming. USDA Forest Service, Black Hills National Forest, Custer, SD.
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Pearson, D. E. and R. M. Callaway. 2003. Indirect effects of host-specific biological control agents. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 18(9):456-461.
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Pearson, D. E., and L. F. Ruggiero. 2003. Transect versus grid trapping arrangements for sampling small mammal communities. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31(2): 454-459.

Kolbe, J. A., J.R. Squires, and T. W. Parker. 2003. An effective box trap for capturing lynx. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31:980-985.
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Cushman, S.A. and K. McGarigal. 2003. Landscape-level patterns of avian diversity in the Oregon Coast Range. Ecological Monographs 73(2):259-281.

M. K. Schwartz, L . S . Mills, Y. Ortega, L. F. Ruggiero and F. W. Allendorf. 2003. Landscape location affects genetic variation of Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis). Molecular Ecology (2003) 12, 1807–1816.
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Grand, J. and S.A. Cushman. 2003. Multiple-scale analysis of bird-habitat relationships: breeding birds in a pitch pine-scrub oak (Pinus rigida-Quercus ilicifolia) community. Biological Conservation. 12(3):307-317.

Flather, C. H., T. H. Ricketts, C. H. Sieg, M. S. Knowles, J. P. Fay, and J. McNees. 2003. Criterion 1: Conservation of biological diversity. Indicator 6: The number of forest dependent species. In Darr, D., compiler. Technical document supporting the 2003 national report on sustainable forests. USDA Forest Service, Washington DC.
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Sieg, C. H., R. M. King, and F. Van Dyke. 2003. Overviews and assignment answers for exercises 12, 13, 14, and 15. Pages 171 -177 In F. Van Dyke and contributors. A workbook of practical exercises in conservation biology. McGraw Hill, New York.
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Riddle, A., K. L. Pilgrim, L. S. Mills, K. S. McKelvey, and L. F. Ruggiero. 2003. Identification of mustelids using mitochondrial DNA and non-invasive sampling. Conservation Genetics 4:241-243.
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Manel S, Schwartz MK, Luikart G, and Taberlet P. 2003. Landscape genetics: combining landscape ecology and population genetics. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 18: 1807-1816.
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Mills LS, Schwartz MK, Tallmon DA, and Lair KP. 2003. Measuring and interpreting changes in connectivity for mammals in coniferous forests. In: Zabel C, Anthony RG (eds.) Mammal community dynamics in Western coniferous forests: management and conservation in the new millennium. Island Press, Washington D.C., pp 587-613.
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Flather, C. H., C. H. Sieg, M. S. Knowles, and J. McNees. 2003. Criterion 1: Conservation of biological diversity. Indicator 8: The number of forest dependent species that occupy a small portion of their former range. In Darr, D., compiler. Technical document supporting the 2003 national report on sustainable forests. USDA Forest Service, Washington DC.
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Sieg, C. H., C. H. Flather, N. Barstatis, and M. S. Knowles. 2003. Criterion 1: Conservation of biological diversity. Indicator 9: Population levels of representative species from diverse habitats monitored across their range. In Darr, D., compiler. Technical document supporting the 2003 national report on sustainable forests. USDA Forest Service, Washington DC.
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Pearson, D. E., Y., K. Ortega, and L. F. Ruggiero. 2003. Trap-induced mass declines in small mammals: mass as a population index. Journal of Wildlife Management 67(4):684-691.
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Gatto, A. E. 2002. Foraging Ecology and Parental Behavior of Red-Tailed Hawks Sympatric with Northern Goshawks on the Kaibab Plateau, Arizona. Northern Arizona University. 84 p. thesis.
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Slauson, L. A. 2002. Effects of fire on the reproductive biology of Agave palmeri agavaceae. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 49(1): 11.
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Aigner, P. A., and P. E. Scott. 2002. Use and pollination of a hawkmoth plant, Nicotiana attenuata, by migrant hummingbirds. The Southwestern Naturalist. 47(1): 1-11.
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Seamans, M. E., R. J. Gutiérrez, and C. A. May. 2002. Mexican spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) population dynamics: Influence of climatic variation on survival and reproduction. The Auk. 119(2): 321-334.

Johnson, C. L., and R. T. Reynolds. 2002. Responses of Mexican spotted owls to low-flying military jet aircraft. Res. Notes RMRS-RN-12. Fort Collins, CO: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station: 4 p.
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Wagner, D. M. 2002. Current status and habitat use of Gunnison's prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni) in Arizona. Northern Arizona University: Ph.D. Dissertation. 77.
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Reynolds, R. T., D. P. Kane, and D. M. Finch. 2002. Tree-nesting habitat of purple martins in Colorado. Journal of the Colorado Field Ornithologists. 36(1): 6-13. 2002.
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Garnett, G. N. 2002. Wildlife uses of witches' brooms induced by dwarf mistletoe in ponderosa pine forests of northern Arizona. Northern Arizona University. 75 p. Thesis.
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Joy, S. M. 2002. Northern goshawk habitat on the Kaibab national forest in Arizona: factors affecting nest locations and territory quality. Colorado State University: Ph.D. Dissertation. 237 pp.
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Saab, V. A., R. Brannon, J. G. Dudley, L. Donohoo, D. Vanderzanden, V. Johnson, and H. Lachowski. 2002. Selection of fire-created snags at two spatial scales by cavity-nesting birds. In Proceedings of The Symposium on The Ecology and Management of Dead Wood in Western Forests, Nov 2-4, 1999, Reno, Nevada, editors Shea, P. J.; W.F. Laudenslayer, Jr.; B. Valentine; C. P. Weatherspoon, and T. E. Lisle. USDA Forest Service PSW-GTR-181.
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Kotliar, N.B., S. Hejl, R.L. Hutto, V. A. Saab, C.P. Melcher, and M.E. McFadzen. 2002. Effects of wildfire and post-fire salvage logging on avian communities in conifer-dominated forests of the Western United States. Studies in Avian Biology 25:49-64.
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Tewksbury, J.J., A. E. Black, N. Nur, G.R. Guepel, V. A. Saab, B. Logan, and D. S. Dobkin. 2002. Effects of anthropogenic fragmentation and livestock grazing on western riparian bird communities. Studies in Avian Biology 25:158-202.
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Grubb, T. G., W. L. Robinson, and W. W. Bowerman. 2002. Effects of watercraft on bald eagles nesting in Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 30(1): 156-161.
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P. F. Kukuk, S . H. Forbes, R. Zahorchack, A. Riddle And K. Pilgrim. 2002. Highly polymorphic microsatellite markers developed for the social halictine bee Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) hemichalceum. Molecular Ecology Notes 2 529-530.
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Reed JM, Mills LS, Dunning JB, et al. 2002. Emerging issues in population viability analysis. Conservation Biology 16: 7-19.

Ortega, Y. K., and D. E. Capen. 2002. Roads as edges: effects on birds in forested landscapes. Forest Science 48:381-390.

Wisdom, M. J., B.C. Wales, M. M. Rowland, M.G. Raphael, R. S. Holthausen, T.D. Rich, and V. A. Saab. 2002. Performance of greater sage-grouse models for conservation assessment in the interior Columbia basin, USA. Conservation Biology 16:1232-1242.
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Neary, E.L., D.G. Neary, S.T. Overby, and S. M. Haase. 2002. Prescribed fire impacts on soil carbon and nitrogen. In Hydrology and Water Resources in Arizona and the Southwest, Vol. 32, Proceedings of the 2002 Meetings of the Arizona Section, American Water Resources Association and the Hydrology Section, Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science, April 6,2002, Glendale, AZ, 8 p.
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McGarigal, K. and S.A. Cushman. 2002. Comparative evaluation of experimental approaches to the study of habitat fragmentation effects. Ecological Applications 12(2): 335-345.

Cushman, S.A. and D.O. Wallin. 2002. Separating the influences of spatial, environmental, and disturbance factors in forests of the Russian Far East. Forest Ecology and Management. 168 (1-3): 201-215.

Cushman, S.A. and K. McGarigal. 2002. Hierarchical, multi-scale decomposition of species-environment relationships. Landscape Ecology. 17:637-646.

McKelvey KS, McDaniel GW, Mills LS, et al. 2002. Effects of plot size and shape on pellet density estimates for snowshoe hares. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30: 751-755.

Reed WJ, McKelvey KS. 2002. Power-law behaviour and parametric models for the size-distribution of forest fires. Ecological Modelling 150: 239-254.
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Poff, B. and A. Tecle. 2002. Bacteriological Water Quality Trend Analysis in Oak Creek Canyon, AZ. pp. 431-436 in Proceedings: Ground Water/Surface Water Interactions. American Water Resources Association. 2002 Summer Specialty Conference, Keystone, Colorado, July 1-3.
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Michael K. Schwartz, L. Scott Mills, Kevin S. McKelvey. 2002. DNA reveals high dispersal synchronizing the population dynamics of Canada lynx. Nature Vol 415, 520-522.
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Neary, D. G., S. T. Overby and S. C. Hart. 2002. Soil Carbon in arid and semi-arid forest ecosystems In J. M. Kimble, Linda S. Heathe, Richard A. Birdsey, and R. Lal (eds.) The Potential of U.S. Forest Soils to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect. p. 293-310. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
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Neary, D.G., Moir, W.H., and S. T. Overby. 2002. Role of soil disturbances in determining post-harvest plant biodiversity and invasive weed distributions Pp. 52-54. In Frochot, H.; Collet, C.; Balandier, P. (Compilers) Popular Summaries from the 4 th International Conference on Forest Vegetation Management, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Nancy, France.
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Ganey, J. L., and M. A. Benoit. 2002. Using terrestrial ecosystem survey data to identify potential habitat for the Mexican spotted owl on national forest system lands: A pilot study. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-86. Fort Collins, CO: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station: 25 p.
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Overby, S. T., S. C. Hart, and D. G. Neary. 2002. Impacts of Natural Disturbance on Soil Carbon Dynamics in Forest Ecosystems. p. 159-172. In J.M. Kimble, Linda S. Heath, Richard A. Birdsey, and R. Lal (eds.) The Potential of U.S. Forest Soils to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
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Martinez, G. B. 2002. Influence of residential development on breeding birds in ponderosa pine forests of northern Arizona. University of Arizona: M.S. Thesis. 63 p.

Delaney, D.K., and T. G. Grubb. 2001, 2003. Effects of off-highway vehicle noise on northern spotted owls: sound data results, 2002 results. Reports [2] to Mendocino National Forest, Contract No. 43-91Z9-0-0055. USA CERL, Champaign, IL; Rocky Mountain Research Station, Flagstaff, AZ.

Pearson, D. E., and Y. K. Ortega. 2001. An indirect dispersal pathway for spotted knapweed seeds via deer mice and great-horned owls. Canadian Field-Naturalist 115(2):354.
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Parker, T. J. 2001. Bird communities in dwarf mistletoe infested ponderosa pine forests. Northern Arizona University: M.S. Thesis. 90 p.
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Griffis, K. L., J. A. Crawford, M. R. Wagner, and W. H. Moir. 2001. Understory response to management treatments in northern Arizona ponderosa pine forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 146: 239-245.
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Ward Jr., J. P. 2001. Ecological responses by Mexican spotted owls to environmental variation in the Sacramento mountains, New Mexico. Colorado State University: Ph.D. Dissertation. 423 p.
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Linkhart, B. D. 2001. Life history characteristics and habitat quality of flammulated owls (Otus flammeolus) in Colorado. University of Colorado: Ph.D. Dissertation. 206 p.

Moir, W. H., and W. M. Block. 2001. Adaptive management on public lands in the United States: Commitment or rhetoric? Environmental Management. 28(2): 141-148.
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Pletscher DH and Schwartz MK. 2001. Rearranging the deck chairs on the Malthusian ship: Reply to Phifer and Roebuck. Conservation Biology 15. T

La Sorte, F. A. 2001. Habitat association of sympatric red-tailed hawks and northern goshawks on the Kaibab plateau, Arizona. University of Arizona: M.S. Thesis. 62 p.

Urban, D., and T. Keitt. 2001. Landscape connectivity: A graph-theoretic perspective. Ecology. 82(5): 1205-1218.

Waters JR, Zabel CJ, McKelvey KS, et al. 2001. Vegetation patterns and abundances of amphibians and small mammals along small streams in a northwestern California watershed. Northwest Science 75: 37-52.
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Ralls, K. K. L. Pilgrim, P. J. White, E. E. Paxinos, M. K. Schwartz, and R. C. Fleischer. 2001. Kinship, social relationships, and den sharing in kit foxes. Journal of Mammalogy 82(3):858-866.

Neary, D. G., W. H. Moir, and B. G. Phillips. 2001. Harvesting-related soil disturbance: Implications for plant biodiversity and invasive weeds. In: J. Richardson, R. Bjorheden, P. Hakkila, A. T. Lowe, and C. T. Smith, comps. Proc. Forest Research Bulletin No. 223. IEA Bioenergy T18:2001:02, September 2001. Bioenergy from sustainable forestry: Principles and practice; 2000 October 16-20; Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. Rotorua, New Zealand: New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited: 17-32.

Block, W. M., A. B. Franklin, J. P. Ward, Jr., J. L. Ganey, and G. C. White. 2001. Design and Implementation of Monitoring Studies to Evaluate the Success of Ecological Restoration on Wildlife. Restoration Ecology, Vol. 9 No. 3, pp.293-303.
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Saab, V. A., and K.T. Vierling. 2001. Reproductive success of Lewis’s woodpecker in burned pine and cottonwood riparian forests. Condor 103:491-501.
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Wolken, P. M., C. H. Sieg, and S. E. Williams. 2001. Quantifying suitable habitat of the threatened western prairie fringed orchid. Journal of Range Management 54: 611-616.
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Morrison, M. L., W. M. Block, M. D. Strickland, and W. L. Kendall. 2001. Wildlife study design. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag: 210 p.
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Pearson, D. E., and L. F. Ruggiero. 2001. Test of the prey-base hypothesis to explain use of red squirrel midden sites by American martens. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79(8):1372-1379.
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Ortega, Y. K., and D. E. Pearson. 2001. Occurrences of the western skink (Eumeces skiltonianus) in grasslands of western Montana. Northwestern Naturalist 82:125-125.
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McKelvey KS, Pearson DE. 2001. Population estimation with sparse data: the role of estimators versus indices revisited. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79: 1754-1765.
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Pearson D. E., Y. K. Ortega, K. S. McKelvey and L. F. Ruggiero. 2001. Small mammal communities and habitat selection in Northern Rocky Mountain bunchgrass: Implications for exotic plant invasions. Northwest Science 75: 107-117.
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Poff, B. and A. Tecle. 2001. Cost-effectiveness of multi-objective forest management in the wildland urban interfacve. Hydrology and Water Resources in Arizona and the Southwest. Vol. 31:13-19.
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Poff, B., Tappan R., and L. G. Morgan. 2001. Analyzing the Feasibility for Rerouting the Rio de Flag in Flagstaff, Arizona. Hydrology and Water Resources in Arizona and the Southwest. Vol. 31:59-65.
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Crawford, J. A., C. H. A. Wahren, S. Kyle, and W. H. Moir. 2001. Responses of exotic plant species to fires in Pinus ponderosa forests in northern Arizona. Journal of Vegetation Science. 12: 261-268.
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Brown, P. M., M. W. Kaye, L. S. Huckaby, and C. H. Baisan. 2001. Fire history along environmental gradients in the Sacramento mountains, New Mexico: Influences of local patterns and regional processes. Ecoscience. 8(1): 115-126.
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May, C. A. 2000. Landscape scale analysis of Mexican spotted owl nest and roost habitat in central Arizona. Humboldt State University: M.S. Thesis. 37 p.

Moir, W. H., J. A. Ludwig, and R. T. Scholes. 2000. Soil erosion and vegetation in grasslands of the Peloncillo Mountains, New Mexico. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 64: 1055-1067.
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Cushman, S.A. and D.O. Wallin. 2000. Rates and patterns of landscape change in the Sikhote-alin Mountains, Russian Far East. Landscape Ecology 15(7): 643-659.

Boucher, P. F., W. M. Block, G. V. Benavidez, and L. E. Wiebe. 2000. Implementing the expanded prescribed fire program on the Gila National Forest, New Mexico : implications for snag management. IN: Fire and forest ecology: innovative silviculture and vegetation management, proceedings of the 21st Tall Timbers fire ecology conference, 14-16 April 1998, Tallahassee, Florida. p. 104-113.
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Ganey, J. L., G.C. White, A.B. Franklin, D.C. Bowden, and J.P. Ward, Jr. 2000. A pilot study on monitoring populations of Mexican spotted owls in Arizona and New Mexico: second interim report. Rocky Mountain Research Station, Flagstaff, AZ.

Baker, M.B., Jr., D. P. Huebner, and P.F. Ffolliott. 2000. Accessing a personalized bibliography with a searchable system on the World Wide Web. (53K PDF). Land stewardship in the 21st century: the contributions of watershed management: conference proceedings, Tucson, AZ. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 3 p.
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Huebner, D. P.., M.B. Baker, Jr., and P.F. Ffolliott. 2000. Increasing efficiency of information dissemination and collection through the World Wide Web. Land stewardship in the 21st century: the contributions of watershed management: conference proceedings, Tucson, AZ. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 4 p.
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Pletscher DH and Schwartz MK. 2000. The tyranny of popluation growth. Conservation Biology 14: 1918-1919. T

Long, J. W. 2000. Cibecue watershed projects: Then, now, and in the future. Pages 227-233 in P. F. Ffolliott, M. B. Baker, C. B. Edminster, B. Carleton, M. C. Dillon, and K. C. Mora, editors. Proceedings of Land stewardship in the 21st Century: The contributions of watershed management, RMRS-P-13. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station,Fort Collins, CO.
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Long, J. W., and D. Endfield. 2000. Restoration of White Springs. Pages 359-360 in P. F. Ffolliott, M. B. Baker, C. B. Edminster, B. Carleton, M. C. Dillon, and K. C. Mora, editors. Proceedings of Land stewardship in the 21st Century: The contributions of watershed management, RMRS-P-13. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO.
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Long, J. W. 2000. Restoration of Gooseberry Creek. P. 356-358 in P. F. Ffolliott, M. B. Baker, C. B. Edminster, B. Carleton, M. C. Dillon, and K. C. Mora, editors. Proceedings of Land Stewardship in the 21st Century: The contributions of watershed management, RMRS-P-13. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO.
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Long, J. W. and B. M. Burnette. 2000. Restoration of Soldier Spring. P. 361-362 in P. F. Ffolliott, M. B. Baker, C. B. Edminster, B. Carleton, M. C. Dillon, and K. C. Mora, editors. Proceedings of Land stewardship in the 21st Century: The contributions of watershed management, RMRS-P-13. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO.
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Kyle, S. C. 2000. Small mammal abundance and habitat correlates following varied-severity wildfire in ponderosa pine-bunchgrass forests. Northern Arizona University: M.S. Thesis.125 p.
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Ffolliott, P. F., G. J. Gottfried, and W. H. Kruse. 2000. Past, present, and potential utilization of pinyon-juniper species. In: S. B. Monsen, and R. Stevens, comps. Proc. RMRS-P-9. Proceedings: Ecology and management of pinyon-juniper communities within the Interior West; 1997 September 15-18; Provo, UT. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station: 254-259.
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Wagner, M. R., W. M. Block, B. W. Geils, and K. F. Wenger. 2000. Restoration ecology : a new forest management paradigm, or another merit badge for foresters? Journal of forestry. Vol. 98, no. 10 p. 22-27.
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Grubb, T. G., and R. G. Lopez. 2000. Food habits of bald eagles wintering in northern Arizona. Journal of Raptor Research. 34(4): 287-292.
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Mills, L. S., K. L. Pilgrim, M. K. Schwartz, and K. McKelvey. 2000. Identifying lynx and other North American felids based on MtDNA analysis. Conservation Genetics 1(3):285-288.
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Mills LS, Citta JJ, Lair KP, Schwartz MK, and Tallmon DA. 2000. Estimating animal abundance using non-invasive DNA sampling: promise and pitfall. Ecological Applications 10: 283-294.
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Baker, M.B., Jr., D. P. Huebner, and P.F. Ffolliott. 2000. Documenting historical data and accessing it on the World Wide Web. Land stewardship in the 21st century: the contributions of watershed management: conference proceedings, Tucson, AZ. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 5 p.
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Ruggiero LF, Schwartz MK, Buskirk SF, Krebs CJ, and Stanley A. 2000. Ecotypic variation and conservation. In: Ruggiero LF, Aubry, K.B., Buskirk, S.F., Krebs, C.J., McKelvey, K.S., Squires, J.R. (ed) The Ecology and Conservation of Lynx. University of Colorado Press, Denver, CO.

Kyle, S. C. and W. M. Block. 2000. Effects of wildfire severity on small mammals in northern Arizona ponderosa pine forests. In: Fire and forest ecology: innovative silviculture and vegetation management, proceedings of the 21st Tall Timbers fire ecology conference, 14-16 April 1998, Tallahassee, Florida. p. 163-168
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McGarigal, K., S.A. Cushman, and S. Stafford. 2000. Multivariate Statistics for Wildlife and Ecology Research. Springer-Verlag, New York.

Jenness, J. S. 2000. The effects of fire on Mexican spotted owls in Arizona and New Mexico Northern Arizona University: M.S. Thesis. 131 p.
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Dwyer, J.K., and W. M. Block. 2000. Effects of wildfire on densities of secondary cavity-nesting birds in ponderosa pine forests of northern Arizona. In: W. Keith Moser and Cynthia E Moser (eds.). Fire and forest ecology: innovative silviculture and vegetation management. Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference Proceedings, No. 21. Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL. Pages 151-156.
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Willey, D. W., and C. van Riper III. 2000. First-year movements by juvenile Mexican spotted owls in the Canyonlands of Utah. Journal of Raptor Research. 34(1):1-7.
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Aubry, Keith B. , Gary M. Koehler, John R. Squires. 2000. Ecology of Canada Lynx in Southern Boreal Forests. Pp. 373-396. Pages 373-396 in Ruggiero et al., Ecology and Conservation of Lynx in the United States. University Press of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado.
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Baker, M.B., Jr., D. P. Huebner, and P.F. Ffolliott. 2000. An on-line image data base system: managing image collections. Land stewardship in the 21st century: the contributions of watershed management: conference proceedings, Tucson, AZ. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 4 p.
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Pearson D. E., K. S. McKelvey , L. F. Ruggiero. 2000. Non-target effects of an introduced biological control agent on deer mouse ecology. Oecologia 122 : 121-128
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Conroy, C. J., J. R. Demboski, and J. A. Cook. 2000. Mammalian biogeography of the Alexandra Archipelago of Alaska: A north temperate nested fauna. Journal of Biogeography. 26(2): 343-352.
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Slauson, L. A. 2000. Pollination biology of two chiropterophilous agaves in Arizona. American Journal of Botany. 87(6): 825-836.
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Saab, V. A., and K. T. Vierling. 2000. Reproductive success of Lewis's woodpecker in burned pine and cottonwood riparian forests. The Condor. 103: 491-501.
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Wisdom, M.J., R.S. Holthausen, B.C. Wales, C.D. Hargis, V. A. Saab, D.C. Lee, W.J. Hann, T.D. Rich, M.M. Rowland, W.J. Murphy, M.R. Eames. 2000. Source habitats for terrestrial vertebrates of focus in the Interior Columbia Basin: Broad-scale trends and management implications. USDA, Forest Service, General Technical Report PNW-GTR-485, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, Oregon.
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Iniguez, J. M. 2000. Cover type and structural classification in the Sky Islands of southeastern Arizona Northern Arizona University: M.S. Thesis. 75 p.
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Overby, S. T., W. H. Moir, and G. T. Robertson. 2000. Soil and vegetation changes in a pinyon-juniper area in central Arizona after prescribed fire. In: P. F. Ffolliott, M. B. Baker Jr., C. B. Edminster, M. C. Dillon, and K. L. Mora, tech. cords. Poc. RMRS-P-13. Land stewardship in the 21st century: The contributions of watershed management; 2000 March 13-16; Tucson, AZ. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station: 371-374.
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Bowerman, W. W., D. A. Best, T. G. Grubb, J. G. Sikarskie, and J. P. Giesy. 2000. Assessment of environmental endocrine disruptors in bald eagles of the Great Lakes. Chemosphere. 41(2000): 1569-1574.
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Conroy, C. J., and J. A. Cook. 2000. Phylogeography of a post-glacial colonizer: Microtus longicaudus (Rodentia: Muridae). Molecular Ecology. 9(2): 165-175.
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Conant, R. T., J. M. Klopatek, and C. C. Klopatek. 2000. Environmental factors controlling soil respiration in three semiarid ecosystems. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 64(1): 383-390.
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Johnson, V., D. Vanderzanden, H. Lachowski, V. A. Saab, L. Donohoo. 2000. Using landsat satellite imagery to evaluate fire-created habitat for cavity-nesting birds. USDA, Forest Service, Remote Sensing Tips RSAC-12-TIP1, Remote Sensing Applications Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Joy, S. M., R. M. Reich, and R. T. Reynolds. 2000. Modeling small-scale variability in the composition of goshawk habitat on the Kaibab National Forest. In: Proceedings of the Eighth Forest Service remote sensing applications conference: Remote sensing and geospatial technologies for the new millennium; 2000 April 10-14; Albuquerque, NM. Bethesda, MD: American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing: 11 p.
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Dixon, R.D., and V. A. Saab. 2000. Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus). In: The Birds of North America. No. 509. (Poole, A. and Gill, F. eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington D.C.
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Ward, Jr., J. P., and D. Salas. 2000. Adequacy of roost locations for defining buffers around Mexican spotted owl nests. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 28(3): 688-698.
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Ganey, J. L.; Block, W. M.; King, R. M. 2000. Roost Sites of Radio-marked Mexican Spotted Owls in Arizona and New Mexico: Sources of Variability and Descriptive Characteristics. Journal of raptor research. Vol. 34, no. 4. p. 270-278.
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Dwyer, J. K. 2000. Response of secondary cavity-nesting birds to wildfire in ponderosa pine forests for northern Arizona. Northern Arizona University: M.S. Thesis. 59 p.
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Sands, A.R., S. Sather-Blair, and V. A. Saab. 2000. Sagebrush steppe wildlife: historical and current perspectives. Pages 27-35 In Proceedings: Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems Symposium; Entwistle, P.G., A.M. DeBolt, J.H. Kaltenecker, and K. Steenhof, compilers. Bureau of Land Management Publication No. BLM/ID/PT-001001+1150, Boise, Idaho, USA.

Pearson, D. E. 2000. Evidence of red-squirrel fall breeding in western Montana. Canadian Field-Naturalist 114(4):703-704.

Johnson, V., V. A. Saab, D. Vanderzanden, H. Lachowski, R. Brannon, and C. Crist. 2000. Using landsat satellite imagery to assess fire-created habitat for cavity-nesting birds. In Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies for the New Millennium; Proceedings of the Eighth Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Conference, 10-14 April 2000, Albuquerque, New Mexico, editor Greer, J.D. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. Published on CD-ROM.

Flather, C. H., and C. H. Sieg. 2000. The applicability of Criterion 1 (Conservation of Biological Diversity) of the Montreal Process to rangeland sustainability. International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 7:81-96.
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Buskirk, S.W., L.F. Ruggiero, and C.J. Krebs. 2000. Habitat fragmentation and interspecific competition: Implications for lynx conservation. Pages 83-100 in Ruggiero et al., Ecology and Conservation of Lynx in the United States. University Press of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado.

McDaniel, G.J., K.S. McKelvey, J.R. Squires, and L.F. Ruggiero. 2000. Efficacy of lures and hair snares to detect lynx. Wildlife Society Bulletin 2000, 28(1):119-123.
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Shaw, N.L., V. A. Saab, S.B. Monsen, and T.D. Rich. 1999. Bromus tectorum expansion and biodiversity loss on the Snake River Plain, southern Idaho, U.S.A. Proceedings of the VI International Rangeland Congress. Townsville, Australia.

Wisdom, M.J., B.C. Wales, R.S. Holthausen, C.D. Hargis, V. A. Saab, W.J. Hann, T.D. Rich, D.C. Lee, and M.M.. Rowland. 1999. Wildlife habitats in Forests of the Interior Northwest: history, status trends and critical issues confronting land managers. Pages 79-93. In Trans. 64th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference.

Ruggiero, Leonard F., Keith B. Aubry, Steven W. Buskirk, Gary M. Koehler, Charles J. Krebs, Kevin S. McKelvey, John R. Squires. 1999. The Scientific Basis for Lynx Conservation: Qualified Insights. Pp. 443-454. In L.F. Ruggiero, K.B. Aubry, S.W. Buskirk, G.M. Koehler, C.J. Krebs, K.S. McKelvey, and J.R. Squires (eds.) Ecology and conservation of lynx in the United States. RMRS-GTR-30WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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Saab, V. A. 1999. The importance of spatial scale to habitat use by breeding birds in cottonwood forests: a hierarchical analysis. Ecological Applications 9(1):135-151.
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Donovan, T.M., K.E. Freemark, B.A. Mauer, L. Petit, S.K. Robinson, and V. A. Saab. 1999. Setting local and regional objectives for the persistence of bird populations. In Bonney, R., D.N. Pashley, R.J. Cooper, and L. Niles, eds. Strategies for bird conservation: the Partners in Flight planning process. Proceedings of the 3rd Partners in Flight Workshop; 1995 October 1-5; Cape May, NJ. Electronic proceedings http://birds.cornell.edu/pifcapemay, and USDA Forest Service, Proceedings RMRS-P-16, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Ogden, Utah.
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Ruggiero, L. F. 1999. Preface: Ecology and Conservation of Lynx in the United States. Pp. 1-4. In L.F. Ruggiero, K.B. Aubry, S.W. Buskirk, G.M. Koehler, C.J. Krebs, K.S. McKelvey, and J.R. Squires (eds.) Ecology and conservation of lynx in the United States. RMRS-GTR-30WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.

Ruggiero, L.F. , K.B. Aubry, S.W. Buskirk, G.M. Koehler, C.J. Krebs, K.S. McKelvey, and J.R. Squires (eds.). 1999. Ecology and conservation of lynx in the United States. General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-30WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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Zimmerman, J. C., L. E. DeWald, and P. G. Rowlands. 1999. Vegetation diversity in an interconnected ephemeral riparian system of north-central Arizona, USA. Biological Conservation. 90: 217-228.
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Apps, Clayton D. 1999. Space-Use, Diet, Demographics, and Topographic Associations of Lynx in the Southern Canadian Rocky Mountains: A Study. Pp. 351-372. In L.F. Ruggiero, K.B. Aubry, S.W. Buskirk, G.M. Koehler, C.J. Krebs, K.S. McKelvey, and J.R. Squires (eds.) Ecology and conservation of lynx in the United States. RMRS-GTR-30WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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Ffolliott, P. F., L. F. DeBano, G. J. Gottfried, D. P. Huebner, and C. B. Edminster, Compilers. 1999. A Bibliography for the Northern Madrean Biogeographic Province. USDA Forest Service Res. Note RMRS–RN–7.
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Hodges, Karen E. 1999. Ecology of Snowshoe Hares in Southern Boreal and Montane Forests. Pp. 117-162. In L.F. Ruggiero, K.B. Aubry, S.W. Buskirk, G.M. Koehler, C.J. Krebs, K.S. McKelvey, and J.R. Squires (eds.) Ecology and conservation of lynx in the United States. RMRS-GTR-30WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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McKelvey, Kevin S., K. B. Aubry, and Y. K. Ortega. 1999. History and Distribution of Lynx in the Contiguous United States. Pp. 207-264. In L.F. Ruggiero, K.B. Aubry, S.W. Buskirk, G.M. Koehler, C.J. Krebs, K.S. McKelvey, and J.R. Squires (eds.) Ecology and conservation of lynx in the United States. RMRS-GTR-30WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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Buskirk, S. W., L. F. Ruggiero, K. B. Aubry, D. E. Pearson, J Squires, and K. S. McKelvey. 1999. Comparative ecology of lynx in North America. Pp. 397-417. In L.F. Ruggiero, K.B. Aubry, S.W. Buskirk, G.M. Koehler, C.J. Krebs, K.S. McKelvey, and J.R. Squires (eds.) Ecology and conservation of lynx in the United States. RMRS-GTR-30WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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Agee, James K. 1999. Disturbance Ecology of North American Boreal Forests and Associated Northern Mixed/Subalpine Forests. Pp. 39-82. In L.F. Ruggiero, K.B. Aubry, S.W. Buskirk, G.M. Koehler, C.J. Krebs, K.S. McKelvey, and J.R. Squires (eds.) Ecology and conservation of lynx in the United States. RMRS-GTR-30WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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Pearson, D. E. 1999. Deer mouse predation on the biological control agent, Urophora spp., introduced to control spotted knapweed. Northwestern Naturalist 80(1): 26-29.
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Pearson, D. E. 1999. Small mammals of the Bitterroot National Forest: a literature review and annotated bibliography. USDA Forest Service, General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-25.
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Baker, M. B. Jr., Compiler. 1999. History of Watershed Research in the Central Arizona Highlands. General technical report RMRS GTR-29. Fort Collins, CO : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 1999.
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McKelvey, Kevin S., Yvette K. Ortega, Gary M. Koehler, Keith B. Aubry, and J. David Brittell. 1999. Canada Lynx Habitat and Topographic Use Patterns in North Central Washington: A Reanalysis. Pp. 307-336. In L.F. Ruggiero, K.B. Aubry, S.W. Buskirk, G.M. Koehler, C.J. Krebs, K.S. McKelvey, and J.R. Squires (eds.) Ecology and conservation of lynx in the United States. RMRS-GTR-30WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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Ruggiero, Leonard F. and Kevin S. McKelvey. 1999. Toward a Defensible Lynx Conservation Strategy: A Framework for Planning in the Face of Uncertainty. Pp. 5-20. In L.F. Ruggiero, K.B. Aubry, S.W. Buskirk, G.M. Koehler, C.J. Krebs, K.S. McKelvey, and J.R. Squires (eds.) Ecology and conservation of lynx in the United States. RMRS-GTR-30WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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Hall, L. S., and R. W. Mannan. 1999. Multiscaled habitat selection by elegant trogons in southeastern Arizona. Journal of Wildlife Management. 63(2): 451-461.
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Ruggiero, Leonard F. , Michael K. Schwartz, Keith B. Aubry, Charles J. Krebs, Amanda Stanley, Steven W. Buskirk 1999. Species Conservation and Natural Variation Among Populations. Pp. 101-116. In L.F. Ruggiero, K.B. Aubry, S.W. Buskirk, G.M. Koehler, C.J. Krebs, K.S. McKelvey, and J.R. Squires (eds.) Ecology and conservation of lynx in the United States. RMRS-GTR-30WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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McKelvey, Kevin S., Keith B. Aubry, James K. Agee, Steven W. Buskirk, Leonard F. Ruggiero, Gary M. Koehler. 1999. Lynx Conservation in an Ecosystem Management Context. Pp. 397-418. In L.F. Ruggiero, K.B. Aubry, S.W. Buskirk, G.M. Koehler, C.J. Krebs, K.S. McKelvey, and J.R. Squires (eds.) Ecology and conservation of lynx in the United States. RMRS-GTR-30WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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Buskirk, Steven W. 1999. Habitat Fragmentation and Interspecific Competition: Implications for Lynx Conservation. Pp. 83-100. In L.F. Ruggiero, K.B. Aubry, S.W. Buskirk, G.M. Koehler, C.J. Krebs, K.S. McKelvey, and J.R. Squires (eds.) Ecology and conservation of lynx in the United States. RMRS-GTR-30WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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Ganey J. L., S. Ackers, P. Fonken, J. S. Jenness, C. Kessler, K. Nodal, P. Shaklee, and E. Swarthout. 1999. Monitoring Population Trends of Mexican Spotted Owls in Arizona and New Mexico: 1999 Progress Report. Progress report. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station 2500 South Pine Knoll Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 23 November 1999.
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McKelvey, Kevin S., Steven W. Buskirk, Charles J. Krebs 1999. Theoretical Insights into the Population Viability of Lynx. Pp. 21-38. In L.F. Ruggiero, K.B. Aubry, S.W. Buskirk, G.M. Koehler, C.J. Krebs, K.S. McKelvey, and J.R. Squires (eds.) Ecology and conservation of lynx in the United States. RMRS-GTR-30WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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Foresman, K. R., and D. E. Pearson. 1999. Activity patterns of American martens, fishers, snowshoe hares, and red squirrels in westcentral Montana. Canadian Field-Naturalist 113(3):1-4.

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Stacey, P. B., and Hodgson, A. 1999. Biological diversity in montane riparian ecosystems: the case of the Mexican spotted owl. In: D. M. Finch, J. C. Whitney, J. F. Kelley, and S. R. Loftin, eds., In: Rio Grande ecosystems: linking land, water and people-toward a sustainable future for the Middle Rio Grande Basin; 1998 June 2-5; Albuquerque, NM. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station; RMRS-P-7: 204-210.
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Peery, M. Z., R. J. Gutiérrez, and M. E. Seamans. 1999. Habitat composition and configuration around Mexican spotted owl nest and roost sites in the Tularosa Mountains, New Mexico. Journal of Wildlife Management. 63(1): 36-43.
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Barrowclough, G. F., R. J. Gutiérrez, and J. G. Growth. 1999. Phylogeography of spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) populations based on mitochondrial DNA sequences: Gene flow, genetic structure, and a novel biogeographic pattern. Evolution. 53(3): 919-931.
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Barrowclough, G. F., and J. G. Groth. 1999. Demographic inferences from coalescent patterns; mtDNA sequences from a population of Mexican spotted owls. In: N. J. Adams, and R. H. Slotow, eds. Proceedings of the 22nd International Ornithological Congress; 1998 August 16-22; Durban, South Africa. Johannesburg, South Africa: Birdlife South Africa: 1914-1921.
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Sureda, M., and M. L. Morrison. 1999. Habitat characteristics of small mammals in southeastern Utah. Great Basin Naturalist. 59(4): 323-330.
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Seamans, M. E., and R. J. Gutiérrez. 1999. Diet competition and reproductive success of Mexican spotted owls. Journal of Raptor Research. 33(2): 143-148.
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Aubry,Keith B. , Leonard F. Ruggiero, John R. Squires, Kevin S. McKelvey, Gary M. Koehler, Steven W. Buskirk, Charles J. Krebs. 1999. Conservation of Lynx in the United States: A Systematic Approach to Closing Critical Knowledge Gaps. Pp. 455-470. In L.F. Ruggiero, K.B. Aubry, S.W. Buskirk, G.M. Koehler, C.J. Krebs, K.S. McKelvey, and J.R. Squires (eds.) Ecology and conservation of lynx in the United States. RMRS-GTR-30WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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Brown, P.M. and C.H. Sieg. 1999. Historical variability in fire at the ponderosa pine - Northern Great Plains prairie ecotone, southeastern Black Hills, South Dakota. EcoScience 6(4):539-547.
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Delaney, D. K., T. G. Grubb, and P. Beier. 1999. Activity patterns of nesting Mexican spotted owls. The Condor. 101(2): 42-49.
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Delaney, D. K., T. G. Grubb, P. Beier, L. L. Pater, and M. H. Reiser. 1999. Effects of helicopter noise on Mexican spotted owls. Journal of Wildlife Management. 63(1): 60-76.
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Squires, John R. and Tom Laurion. 1999. Lynx Home Range and Movements in Montana and Wyoming: Preliminary Results. Pp. 337-350. In L.F. Ruggiero, K.B. Aubry, S.W. Buskirk, G.M. Koehler, C.J. Krebs, K.S. McKelvey, and J.R. Squires (eds.) Ecology and conservation of lynx in the United States. RMRS-GTR-30WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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Hof, J., C. H. Sieg, and M. Bevers. 1999. Spatial and temporal optimization in habitat placement for a threatened plant: the case of the western prairie fringed orchid. Ecological Modeling 115: 61-75.
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Seamans, M. E., R. J. Gutiérrez, C. A. May, and M. Z. Peery. 1999. Demography of two Mexican spotted owl populations. Conservation Biology. 13(4): 744-754.
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Ganey, J. L., S. Ackers, P. Fonken, J.S. Jenness, C. Kessler, K. Nodal, P. Shaklee, and E. Swarthout. 1999. Monitoring populations of Mexican Spotted Owls in Arizona and New Mexico: 1999 progress report.
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Schwartz MK, Tallmon DA, and Luikart G. 1999. Using genetics to estimate the size of wild populations: many methods, much potential, uncertain utility. Animal Conservation 2: 320-322.

Vapalahti, O., A. Lundkvist, and V. Fedorov. 1999. Isolation and characterization of a hantavirus from Lemmus sibiricus: Evidence for host switch during hantavirus evolution. Journal of Virology. 73(7): 5586-5592. (Additional authors: C. J. Conroy, S. Hirvonen, A. Plyusnina, K. Nemirov, K. Fredga, J. A. Cook, J. Niemimaa, A. Kaikusalo, H. Henttonen, A. Vaheri, and A. Plyusnin.)
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Spruell, P., K. L. Pilgrim, B. A. Greene, C. Habicht, K. L. Knudsen, K. R. Lindner, G. K. Sage, J. E. Seeb, and F. W. Allendorf. 1999. Inheritance of nuclear DNA markers in gynogenetic haploid pink salmon. Journal of Heredity 90:289-296.

Fleming, M. A., E. A. Ostrander, and J. A. Cook. 1999. Microsatellite markers for American mink (Mustela vison) and ermine (Mustela erminea). Molecular Ecology. 8(8): 1352-1354.
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Ortega, Y. K., and D. E. Capen. 1999. Effects of forest roads on habitat quality for Ovenbirds in a forested landscape. Auk 116:937-946.
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Ruggiero, Leonard F., Keith B. Aubry, Steven W. Buskirk, Gary M. Koehler, Charles J. Krebs, Kevin S. McKelvey, John R. Squires. 1999. Epilogue: The Scientific Basis for Lynx Conservation: Can We Get There From Here? Pp. 471-474. In L.F. Ruggiero, K.B. Aubry, S.W. Buskirk, G.M. Koehler, C.J. Krebs, K.S. McKelvey, and J.R. Squires (eds.) Ecology and conservation of lynx in the United States. RMRS-GTR-30WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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White, G. C.; Block, W. M.; Ganey, J. L.; Moir, W. H.; Ward, J. P.; Franklin, A. B.; Spangle, S. L.; Rinkevich, S. E.; Vahle, J. R.; Howe, F. P.; Dick, Jr., J. L. Dick. 1999. Science Verses Political Reality in Delisting Criteria for a Threatened Species: the Mexican Spotted Owl Experience. Trans. 64th No. Am. Wildl. and Natur. Resour. Conf. p 292-306.
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Lance, E. W., and J. A. Cook. 1998. Biogeography of tundra voles (Microtus oeconomus) of Beringia and the southern coast of Alaska. Journal of Mammalogy. 79(1): 53-65.

Sieg, C. H. and R. Fletcher. 1998. Fire nourishes biological diversity in the Northern Great Plains. Forestry Research West 4/98 issue, pp. 28-32.
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Ganey, J. L., W. M. Block, J. K. Dwyer, B. E. Strohmeyer, and J. S. Jenness. 1998. Dispersal Movements and Survival Rates of Juvenile Mexican Spotted Owls in Northern Arizona. Wilson Bulletin: Vol. 110(2). pp. 206-217.
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Block, W. M., and M. L. Morrison. 1998. Habitat Relationships of Amphibians and Reptiles in California Oak Woodlands. Journal of Herpetology, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 51-60.
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Rumble, M. A., C. H. Sieg, D. W. Uresk, and J Javersak. 1998. Native woodlands and birds of South Dakota: past and present. Research Paper RM-6. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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Aigner, P. A., W. M. Block, and M. L. Morrison. 1998. Effect of Firewood Harvesting on Birds in a California Oak-Pine Woodland. Journal of Wildlife Management 62(2):485-496.
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Linkhart, B. D., R. T. Reynolds, and R. A. Ryder. 1998. Home range and habitat of breeding flammulated owls in Colorado. Wilson Bulletin. 110(3): 342-351.
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Block, W. M., M. L. Morrison, and P. E. Scott. 1998. Development and evaluation of habitat models for herpetofauna and small mammals. Forest science. Vol. 44, no. 3, p. 430-437.
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Ganey, J. L., W. M. Block, J. S. Jenness, and R. A. Wilson. 1998. Mexican spotted owl home range and habitat use in pine-oak forest: Implications for forest management. Forest Science. 45(1): 127-135.
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Ganey, J. L. 1998. Spotted Owl, strix occidentalis. In: The Raptors of Arizona. The University of Arizona Press. The Arizona Game and Fish Department. :170-174.
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Saab, V. A. and J. G. Dudley 1998. Responses of cavity-nesting birds to stand-replacement fire and salvage logging in ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir forests of southwestern Idaho. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Research Paper, RMRS-RP-11.
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Ruggiero, L. F., D. E. Pearson, S. E. Henry. 1998. Characteristics of American marten den sites in Wyoming. Journal of Wildlife Management 62(2):663-673.
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Reynolds, R.T., and S.M. Joy. 1998. Distribution, territory occupancy, dispersal, and demography of northern goshawks on the Kaibab Plateau, Arizona. Final Report for Arizona Game and Fish Heritage Project Number 194045.
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Bowerman, W. W., D. A. Best, T. G. Grubb, G. M. Zimmerman, and J. P. Glesy. 1998. Trends of contaminants and effects in bald eagles of the Great Lakes Basin. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 53: 197-212.
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Willey, D. W. 1998. Movements and habitat utilization by Mexican spotted owls within the Canyonlands of Utah. Flagstaff, AZ: Northern Arizona University. 86 p. Dissertation.
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Ward, Jr., J. P., R. J. Gutiérrez, and B. R. Noon. 1998. Habitat selection by northern spotted owls: the consequences of prey selection and distribution. The Condor. 100(1): 79-92.
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Johnson, C. L., and R. T. Reynolds. 1998. A new trap design for capturing spotted owls. Journal of Raptor Research. 32(2): 181-182.
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Kruse, W. H., and M. B. Baker Jr. 1998. Twenty years of watershed response to strip-cutting ponderosa pine in central Arizona. In: D. F. Potts, ed. In: Proceedings of AWRA Specialty Conference. Rangeland management and water resources; 1998 May 27-29; Reno, NV. Herndon, VA: American Water Resources Association: 179-185.

Pilgrim, K. P., S. H. Forbes and D. K. Boyd. 1998. Testing for wolf-coyote hybridization in the Rocky Mountains using mitochondrial DNA. Journal of Wildlife Management 62(2):683-689.
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Schwartz MK, Tallmon DA, and Luikart G. 1998. Using non-invasive genetic sampling methods and new analytical tools to detect population declines and minimize extinctions. Animal Conservation 1: 293-299.

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Willey, D. W., and C. van Riper III. 1998. Ecology of Mexican spotted owls (Strix occidentalis lucida) in the Canyonlands of southern Utah and potential relationships to the GSENM. In: Hill, L.M., ed. Learning from the land: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Science Symposium Proceedings; 1997 November 04-05; Salt Lake City, UT. Salt Lake City, UT: U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management: 219-228.

Sureda, M., and M. L. Morrison. 1998. Habitat use by small mammals in southeastern Utah with reference to Mexican spotted owl management. Great Basin Naturalist 58(1): 76-81.
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Boveng PL, Hiruki LM, Schwartz MK, and Bengston JL. 1998. The effect of leopard seal predation upon Antarctic fur seals at Seal Island, Antarctica. Ecology 8: 2863-2877.

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Delaney, D. K., and T. G. Grubb. 1998. An Infrared Video Camera System for Monitoring Diurnal and Nocturnal Raptors. J. Raptor Res. 32(4):290-296.
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Gavin, T. A., R. T. Reynolds, S. M. Joy, D. Leslie, and B. May. 1998. Genetic evidence for low frequency of extra-pair fertilizations in northern goshawks The Condor. 100(3): 556-560.
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Reynolds, R. T., and B. D. Linkhart. 1998. Flammulated Owl. In: Glinski, Richard L. ed., The raptors of Arizona. Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona Press: 140-144.
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Michael K. Schwartz, David A. Tallmon and Gordon Luikart. 1998. Review of DNA-based census and effective population size estimators. Animal Conservation (1998) 1, 293-299.
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Klopatek, J. M., R. T. Conant, J. M. Francis, M. Joyce, R. A. Malin, K. L. Murphy, and C. C. Klopatek. 1998. Implications of patterns of carbon pools and fluxes across a semiarid environmental gradient. Landscape and Urban Planning. 39(4): 309-317.

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Foresman, K. R., and D. E. Pearson. 1998. Comparison of proposed survey procedures for detection of forest carnivores. Journal of Wildlife Management 62(3):1217-1226.

Klopatek, C. C., and J. M. Klopatek. 1997. Nitrifiers and mycorrhizae in pristine and grazed pinyon-juniper ecosystems. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation. 11(4): 331-342.

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Young, K. E., P. J. Zwank, R. Valdez, J. L. Dye, and L. A. Tarango. 1997. Diet of Mexican spotted owls in Chihuahua and Aguascalientes, Mexico. Journal of Raptor Research. 31(4): 376-380.
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Sieg, C. H. 1997. The mysteries of a prairie orchid. Endangered Species Bulletin. 22: 12-13.
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Heidmann, L. J., P. F. Ffolliott, and G. J. Gottfried. 1997. Thirty-year growth and yield of a ponderosa pine plantation in Arizona. In: Res. Note RM-537. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 1-6.
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Saab, V. A., and T.D. Rich. 1997. Large-scale conservation assessment for Neotropical migratory landbirds in the Interior Columbia River Basin. USDA, Pacific Northwest Research Station, General Technical Report, PNW-GTR-399.
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Saab, V. A. 1997. Cavity-nesting bird responses to stand-replacement fire and postfire salvage logging. Blue Mountains Natural Resources Institute 7:8-9.

Johnson, C. L. 1997. Distribution, habitat, and ecology of the Mexican spotted owl in Colorado. Greeley, CO: University of Northern Colorado. 78 p. Thesis.

Morrison, M. L., P. R. Krausman, M. Sureda, and L. M. Fox. 1997. Literature on wildlife research in the Madrean archipelago. 1800's-1994. In: Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-290. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Experiment Station: 54 p.
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Grubb, T. G., J. L. Ganey, and S. R. Masek. 1997. Canopy closure around nest sites of Mexican spotted owls in northcentral Arizona. Journal of Wildlife Management. 61(2): 336-342.

Block, W. M., D. M. Finch, J. L. Ganey, and W H. Moir 1997. Summary. Songbird ecology in southwestern ponderosa pine forests: a literature review. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-292. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 145-150.
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Finch, D. M., and W. M. Block. 1997. Introduction. In: Songbird ecology in southwestern ponderosa pine forests: a literature review. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-292. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 1-2.
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Rich, K. M., and P. Mehlhop. 1997. Landscape dynamics and considerations. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-292. Fort Collins, CO. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 137-144.
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Scurlock, D., and D. M. Finch. 1997. A historical review. In: Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-292. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 43-68.
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Moir, W. H., B. W. Geils, M. A. Benoit, and D. Scurlock. 1997. Ecology of southwestern ponderosa pine forests. In: Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-292. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 3-27.
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Raish, C., W. Yong, and J. Marzluff. 1997. Contemporary human uses of southwestern ponderosa pine forests. In: Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-292. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 28-42.
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Evans, K. E., ed. 1997. Research needs for forest and rangeland management in Arizona and New Mexico. In: Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-291. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 27 p.
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Marzluff, J. M. 1997. Effects of urbanization and recreation on songbirds. In: Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-292. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 89-102.
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Baltosser, W. W., and P. E. Scott. 1997. Costa's Hummingbird. In: Life histories for the 21st Century. Philadelphia, PA. The Academy of Natural Sciences: 32 p.
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Ffolliott, P. F., L. F. DeBano, L. A. Strazdas, M. B. Baker, Jr. and G. J. Gottfried. 1997. Hydrology and water resources: a changing emphasis? Proceedings of the 1997 meetings of the hydrology section Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science, Volume 27. Las Vegas, NV: Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science. 65-66.

Grubb, T. G., and R. G. Lopez. 1997. Ice fishing by wintering bald eagles in Arizona. Wilson Bulletin. 109(3): 546-548.
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Grubb, T. G., and W. W. Bowerman. 1997. Variations in breeding bald eagle responses to jets, light planes and helicopters. Journal of Raptor Research. 31(3): 213-222.
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Graham, R. T., T. B. Jain, R. T. Reynolds, and D. A. Boyce. 1997. The role of fire in sustaining northern goshawk habitat in Rocky Mountain forests. In: J. M. Greenlee, ed. Proceedings of the first conference on fire effects on rare and endangered species and habitats; 1995 November 13-16; Fairfield, WA: International Association of Wildland Fire: 69-76.

Kirby, D. R., T. P. Hanson, and C. H. Sieg. 1997. Diets of Angora goats grazing leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) infested rangeland. Weed Technology 11:734-738.
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Sieg, C. H. 1997. The role of fire in conserving the biological diversity on native rangelands of the Northern Great Plains. Pages 31-38 In D. W. Uresk and G. L. Schenbeck (eds). Proceedings of the symposium on Conserving Diversity of the Northern Great Plains. August 17, 1995. Fort Robison State Park, Nebraska. General Technical Report RM-298. Fort Collins, Co: USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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Aigner, P. A., W. M. Block, and M. L. Morrison. 1997. Design recommendations for point counts of birds in California oak-pine woodlands: power, sample size, and count stations versus visits. In: N. H. Pillsbury, J. Verner, W. D. Tietje, tech. coords. Proceedings of a symposium on oak woodlands: ecology, management, and urban interface issues; 1996 March 19-22; San Luis Obispo, CA. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-160. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station: 431-439.
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Gottfried, G. J., M. B. Baker Jr., P. F. Ffolliott, and G. K. Colmer. 1997. Snowpack-runoff relationships for a mixed conifer watershed in Arizona. In: Hydrology and water resources in Arizona and the southwest, proceedings of the 1997 meetings of the hydrology section Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science, Volume 27. Las Vegas, NV: 1-8.

Dahms, C. W., and B. W. Geils, technical editors. 1997. An Assessment of forest ecosystem health in the Southwest. Fort Collins, Colo. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, 97 p. General technical report RM GTR-295.
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Hall, L. S., M. L. Morrison, and W. M. Block. 1997. Songbird status and roles. In: Songbird ecology in southwestern ponderosa pine forests: a literature review. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-292. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 69-88.
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Brussaard, L., V. M. Behan-Pelletier, D. E. Bignell, [and others]. 1997. Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in soil. Ambio. 26(8): 563-570.
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Ganey, J. L., W. M. Block, J. S. Jenness, and R. A. Wilson. 1997. Comparative habitat use of sympatric Mexican spotted and great horned owls. Journal of Wildlife Research. 2(2): 115-123.
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Block, W. M. and D. M. Finch technical editors. 1997. Songbird Ecology in Southwestern Ponderosa Pine Forests: A Literature Review. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-GTR-292. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. Fort Collins, CO: 152 p.
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Overby, S. T., and H. M. Perry. 1996. Direct effects of prescribed fire on available nitrogen and phosphorus in an Arizona chaparral watershed. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation. 10: 347-357.

Chojnacky, D. C., and M. E. Rubey. 1996. Smoothing point data into maps using SAS/GRAPH software. Res. Note INT-428. Fort Collins, CO/USA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 13 p.
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Ffolliott, P. F., D. F. DeBano, D. M. Baker, G. J. Gottfried, G. Solis-Garza, C. B. Edminster, D. G. Neary, L. S. Allen, and R. H. Hamre, eds. 1996. Effects of fire on Madrean province ecosystems-a symposium proceedings. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-289; 1996 March 11-15; Tucson, AZ. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Experiment Station. 277 p.
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Ganey J. L., W. M. Block, and P. F. Boucher. 1996. Effects of Fire on Birds in Madrean Forests and Woodlands. In: P. F. Ffolliott, L. F. DeBano, M. B. Baker, G. J. Gottfried, G. Solis-Garza, C. B. Edminster, D. G. Neary, L. S. Allen, R. H. Hamre, eds. Gen Tech. Rep. RM-289; 1996 March 11-15; Tucson, AZ. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 146-154.
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Gartner, R. F. and C. H. Sieg. 1996. South Dakota rangelands: more than a sea of grass. Rangelands 18(6):212-216.
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Sieg, C. H., D. M. Meko, A. T. DeGaetano, and W. Ni. 1996. Dendroclimatic potential in the Northern Great Plains. Pages 295-302 In J. S. Dean, D. M. Meko, and T. W. Swetnam (eds.) Tree Rings, Environment, and Humanity. Tuscan, AZ: Radiocarbon.
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Brown, P. M. and C. H. Sieg. 1996. Fire history in interior ponderosa pine communities of the Black Hills, South Dakota, USA. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 6 (3): 97-105.
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Sureda, M. 1996. Small mammal abundance within Mexican spotted owl home ranges in the Manti-Lasal National Forest, San Juan County, Utah. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona. 116 p. Thesis.

Sieg, C. H. and H. A. Wright. 1996. The role of prescribed burning in regenerating Quercus macrocarpa and associated woody plants in stringer woodlands in the Black Hills, South Dakota and Wyoming. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 6(1): 21-29.
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MacDonald, S. O., and J. A. Cook. 1996. The land mammal fauna of southeast Alaska. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 110(4): 571-598.

Neary, D. G., S. A. Overby, G. J. Gottfried, and M. J. Perry. 1996. Nutrients in fire-dominated ecosystems. In: P. F. Ffolliott, L. F. DeBano, M. B. Baker, G. J. Gottfried, G. Solis-Garza, C. B. Edminster, D. G. Neary, L. S. Allen, and R. H. Hamre, eds. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-289; 1996 March 11-15, Tucson, AZ. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 107-117.

May, C. A., M. Z. Peery, R. J. Gutiérrez, M. E. Seamans, and D. R. Olson. 1996. Feasibility of a random quadrant study designed to estimate changes in density of Mexican spotted owls. In: Res. Pap. RM-322. Fort Collins, CO/USA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 12 p.
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Hall, L. S., and J. O. Karubian. 1996. Breeding behavior of elegant trogons in southeastern Arizona. AUK. 113(1): 143-150.

Peery, M. Z. 1996. A landscape-scale analysis of Humboldt State University. 22 p. Thesis.

Hall, L. S. 1996. Habitat selection by the elegant trogon at multiple scales Tucson, AZ/USA: University of Arizona. 181 p. Dissertation.

Sieg, C. H. and K. E. Severson. 1996. Managing Habitats for white-tailed deer: Black Hills and Bear Lodge Mountains of South Dakota and Wyoming. General Technical Report RM-274. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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Siders, M., and P. L. Kennedy. 1996. Forest structural characteristics of accipiter nesting habitat: is there an allometric relationship? The Condor. 98(1): 123-132.
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Aigner, P. A. 1996. Effects of firewood harvesting on avian abundance and guild structure in a California oak-pine woodland. Northern Arizona University. 117 p. Thesis.
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Gutiérrez, R. J., M. E. Seamans, and M. Z. Peery. 1996. Intermountain movement by Mexican spotted owls (Strix occidentalis lucida). Great Basin Naturalist. 56(1): 87-89.
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Squires, J. R., and L. F. Ruggiero. 1996. Nest-site preference of northern goshawks in southcentral Wyoming. Journal of Wildlife Management. 60(1): 170-177.

Clary, W.P., N.L. Shaw, J.G. Dudley, V. A. Saab, J.W. Kinney, L.C. Smithman. 1996. Response of a depleted sagebrush steppe riparian system to grazing control and woody plantings. USDA, Intermountain Research Station, Research Paper INT-RP 492.
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DeBano, L. F., G. J. Gottfried, J. Villanueva-Diaz, P. F. Ffolliott, and D. Valdez-Zamudio. 1996. Initial assessment of fire-damaged mesquite trees following an illegal burn. In: P. F. Ffolliott, L. F. DeBano, M. B. Baker, G. J. Gottfried, G. Solis-Garza, C. B. Edminster, and R. H. Hamre, eds. Effects of fire on Madrean province ecosystems-a symposium proceedings; 1996 March 11-15; Tucson, AZ. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-289. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 226-228.
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Gutiérrez, R. J., and S. Harrison. 1996. Applying metapopulation theory to spotted owl management: a history and critique. In: McCullough, Dale R., ed. Metapopulations and wildlife conservation. Washington, DC: Island Press: 167-185.

Shaw, D. W. and D. M. Finch, tech coords. 1996. Desired future conditions for Southwestern riparian ecosystems: Bringing interests and concerns together. 1995 Sept. 18-22, 1995; Albuquerque, NM. General Technical Report RM-GTR-272. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 359 p.
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Morrison, M. L., W. M. Block, L. S. Hall, L. L. Christoferson, and J. A. Martin. 1996. Linking research and management: conceptual designs and case studies. North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. 61: 463-471.
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Reynolds, R. T., W. M. Block, and D. A. Boyce, Jr. 1996. Using ecological relationships of wildlife as templates for restoring southwestern forests. In: W. Covington, and P. K. Wagnee, tech. coords. Conference on adaptive ecosystem restoration and management; Fort Collins, CO/USA. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-278. Fort Collins, CO/USA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 35-43.
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Zeller NK and Schwartz MK. 1996. General Biology Laboratories: evolution and the kingdoms. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, Iowa.

Moir, W. H., and R. Fletcher. 1996. Forest diversity in New Mexico. New Mexico Journal of Science. 36: 232-254.

Hodgson, A. 1996. Dispersal and habitat use of Mexican spotted owls in New Mexico Reno, NV: University of Nevada. 91 p. Thesis.

White, G. C., A. B. Franklin, and J. P. Ward Jr. 1996. Population biology. In: W. M. Block, F. Clemente, J. F. Cully, J. L. Dick Jr., A. B. Franklin, and J. L. Ganey, comps., eds. Recovery plan for the Mexican spotted owl, vol. II. Technical supporting information. Albuquerque, NM/USA: U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: 25 p.
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Hawksworth, F. G. and D. Wiens. 1996. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1996. xii, 410 p. Agriculture handbook no. 709.
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Klopatek, C. C. 1996. Melange of below-ground research in arid and semi-arid systems. Video for the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory CEB Meeting. 11 January 1996. Berkeley, CA. Video is also being used for educational purposes at schools in the United States and South America. Video (1hr. 10 min.).

Christoferson, L. L. 1996. Defining breeding habitat for painted redstarts, solitary vireos, and western wood-pewees in riparian areas of southeastern Arizona. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona. 71 p. Thesis.

Covington, W., and P. K. Wagner. 1996. Conference on adaptive ecosystem restoration and management: restoration of cordilleran conifer landscape of North America; 6-8 June 1995; Flagstaff, AZ/USA. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-278. Fort Collins, CO/USA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 91 p.
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Franklin, A. B., R. J. Gutiérrez, B. R. Noon, and J. P. Ward, Jr. 1996. Demographic characteristics and trends of northern spotted owl populations in northwestern California. In: Studies in avian biology. 17. Camarillo, CA/USA: Cooper Ornithological Society: 83-91.
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Kruse, W. H., G. J. Gottfried, D. A. Bennett, and H. Mata-Mangueros. 1996. The role of fire in madrean encinal oak and pinyon-juniper woodland development. In: P. F. Ffolliott, L. F. DeBano, M. B. Baker, G. J. Gottfried, G. Solis-Garza, C. B. Edminster, D. G. Neary, L. S. Allen, and R. H. Hamre, eds. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-289; 1996 March 11-15; Tucson, AZ. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Experiment Station: 99-106.
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Klopatek, C. C., K. L. Murphy, J. Rosen, J. R. Obst, and J. M. Klopatek. 1995. Preliminary results of decomposition and cellulose degradation along an environmental gradient in northern Arizona. In: Desired future conditions for pinon-juniper ecosystems; 1994 August 8-12; Flagstaff, AZ. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-258. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 46-53.
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Klopatek, C. C., K. L. Murphy, and J. M. Klopatek. 1995. Preliminary results of carbon cycling in southwestern ecosystems: implications for climate change. In: R. W. Tinus, ed. Proceedings of the interior west global change program workshop; 1995 April 25-27; Fort Collins, CO. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-262. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 51-56.
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Ganey, J. L., and J. L. Dick, Jr. 1995. Habitat relationships of the Mexican spotted owl: current knowledge. In: Block, W. M.; Clemente, F.; Cully, J. F.; Dick, Jr., J. L.; Franklin, A. B.; Ganey, J. L., comps., eds. Recovery plan for the Mexican spotted owl, vol. II. Technical supporting information. Albuquerque, NM/USA: U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: 42 p.
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Rinkevich, S. E., J. L. Ganey, W. H. Moir, F. P. Howe, F. Clemente, J. F. Martinez-Montoya. 1995. Recovery units. In: W. M. Block, F. Clemente, J. F. Cully, J. L. Dick Jr., A. B. Franklin, and J. L. Ganey, comps., eds. Recovery plan for the Mexican spotted owl, vol. I. Albuquerque, NM/USA: U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: 36-51.
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Rinkevich, S. E., J. L. Ganey, W. H. Moir, F. P. Howe, and J. F. Montoya. 1995. Recovery units. In: Draft Mexican spotted owl recovery plan. Albuquerque, NM: U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: 43-75.
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Kruse, W. H. 1995. Effects of fuelwood harvesting on small mammal populations in a pinon-juniper woodland. In: Desired future conditions for pinon-juniper ecosystems; 1994 August 8-12; Flagstaff, AZ. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-258. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 91-96.
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Dick, Jr., J. L., J. L. Ganey, and W. H. Moir. 1995. Definitions of forest over cover types. In: W. M. Block, F. Clemente, J. F. Cully, J. L. Dick, Jr., A. B. Franklin, and J. L. Ganey, comps., eds. Recovery plan for the Mexican spotted owl, vol. I. Albuquerque, NM/USA: U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: 52-58.
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Ganey, J. L., and F. P. Howe. 1995. Introduction. In: Draft Mexican spotted owl recovery plan. Albuquerque, NM: U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: 41-42.
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Lundquist, J. E., and J. P. Ward Jr. 1995. Describing the conditions of forest ecosystems using disturbance profiles. In: Forest health through silviculture; 8-11 May, 1995: Mescalero, NM/USA. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-267. Fort Collins, CO/USA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 128-134.
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Keitt, T., A. B. Franklin, and D. Urban. 1995. Landscape analysis and metapopulation structure. In: W. M. Block, F. Clemente, J. F. Cully, J. L. Dick Jr., A. B. Franklin, and J. L. Ganey, comps., eds. Recovery plan for the Mexican spotted owl, vol. II. Technical supporting information. Albuquerque, NM/USA: U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service:16 p
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Ganey, J. L., and J. L. Dick, Jr. 1995. Habitat relationships of the Mexican spotted owl: current knowledge. In: Draft Mexican spotted owl recovery plan. Albuquerque, NM: U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: 207-273.
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Rinkevich, S. E., J. L. Ganey, J. P. Ward Jr., G. C. White, D. L. Urban, and A. B. Franklin. 1995. General biology and ecological relationships of the Mexican spotted owl. In: W. M. Block, F. Clemente, J. F. Cully, J. L. Dick Jr., A. B. Franklin, and J. L. Ganey, comps., eds. Recovery plan for the Mexican spotted owl, vol. I. Albuquerque, NM/USA: U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: 19-35.
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Moir, W. H., J. L. Dick Jr., W. M. Block, J. P. Ward Jr., R. Vahle, and F. P. Howe. 1995. Conceptual framework for recovery. In: W. M. Block, F. Clemente, J. F. Cully, J. L. Dick Jr., A. B. Franklin, J. L. Ganey, comps., eds. Recovery plan for the Mexican spotted owl, vol. I. Albuquerque, NM/USA: U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: 59-75.
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Morrison, M. L., W. M. Block, L. S. Hall, H. S. Stone. 1995. Habitat characteristics and monitoring of amphibians and reptiles in the Huachuca Mountains, Arizona. The Southwestern Naturalist. 40(2): 185-192.

Sieg, C. H. and R. King. 1995. Influence of environmental factors and preliminary demographic analysis of a threatened orchid, Platanthera praeclara. American Midland Naturalist. 134: 307-323.
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Sieg, C. H., D. M. Meko, A. T. DeGaetano, J. R. Miller, M. J. Bunkers, and W. Ni. 1995. An analysis of drought in the Northern Great Plains: summary of progress. Pages 20-22 In R. W. Tinus (tech. ed.) Interior West Global Change Workshop, April 25-27, 1995. General Technical Report RM-262. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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Murphy, K. L. 1995. The effects of climate and litter quality on litter decomposition along an environmental gradient. Tempe, AZ/USA: Arizona State University. 123 p. Thesis.

Kruse, W. H., and H. M. Perry. 1995. Ecosystem management research in an "old growth" pinon-juniper woodland. In: Desired future conditions for pinon-juniper ecosystems; 1994 August 8-12; Flagstaff, AZ. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-258. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 219-224.
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Ward, Jr., J. P., and W. M. Block. 1995. Mexican spotted owl prey ecology. In: Draft Mexican spotted owl recovery plan. Albuquerque, NM: U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: 274-358.
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Gutiérrez, R. J., A. B. Franklin, A.B., and W. S. LaHaye. 1995. Spotted owl. In: The birds of North America #179. Philadelphia, PA/USA: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia: 28 p.
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Saab, V. A., C.E. Bock, T.D. Rich, and D.S. Dobkin. 1995. Livestock grazing effects in western North America. In T.E. Martin and D.M. Finch [eds.], Ecology and management of Neotropical migratory birds: a synthesis and review of critical issues. Pages 311-353. Oxford University Press, New York.
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Zabel, C. J., K. McKelvey, and J. P. Ward Jr. 1995. Influence of primary prey on home-range size and habitat-use patterns of northern spotted owls (Strix occidentialis caurina). Canadian Journal of Zoology. 73: 433-439.
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Ward, J. M. 1995. Effects of supplemental food on the reproductive ecology of the northern goshawk during brood rearing. Fort Collins, CO/USA: Colorado State University. 43 p. Thesis.
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Block, W. M., D. M. Finch, and L. A. Brennan 1995. Single species versus multiple-species approaches for management. In: T. E. Martin, and D. E. Finch, comps., eds. Ecology and management of neotropical migratory birds: a synthesis and review of critical issues. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press: 461-476.
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Ward, Jr., J. P., A. B. Franklin, S. E. Rinkevich, and F. Clemente. 1995. Distribution and abundance. In: Draft Mexican spotted owl recovery plan. Albuquerque, NM: U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: 97-122.
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Ward, Jr., J. P., and W. M. Block. 1995. Mexican spotted owl prey ecology. In: W. M. Block, F. Clemente, J. F. Cully, J. L. Dick, Jr., A. B. Franklin, and J. L. Ganey, comps., eds. Recovery plan for the Mexican spotted owl, vol. II. Technical supporting information. Albuquerque, NM/USA: U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: 48 p.
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Ward, Jr., J. P., A. B. Franklin, S. E. Rinkevich, and F. Clemente. 1995. Distribution and abundance. In: W. M. Block, F. Clemente, J. F. Cully, J. L. Dick Jr., A. B. Franklin, and J. L. Ganey, comps., eds. Recovery plan for the Mexican spotted owl, vol. II. Technical supporting information. Albuquerque, NM/USA: U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: 14p.
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Grubb, T. G. 1995. Food habits of bald eagles breeding in the Arizona desert. Wilson Bulletin. 107(2): 258-274.
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Toure, B. 1995. Soil moisture and moisture stress of C3 and C4 grasses along an environmental gradient. Tempe, AZ/USA: Arizona State University. 73 p. Thesis.

Block, W. M., F. Clemente, J. F. Cully, J. L. Dick, Jr., A. B. Franklin, and J. L. Ganey. 1995. Recovery plan for the Mexican spotted owl, vol. I. Albuquerque, NM/USA: U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. 172 p.
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Squires, J. R., and L. F. Ruggiero. 1995. Winter movements of adult northern goshawks that nested in south-central Wyoming. Journal of Raptor Research. 29(1): 5-9.

Block, W. M., F. Clemente, J. F. Cully, J. L. Dick, Jr., and A. B. Franklin. 1995. Recovery plan for the Mexican spotted owl, vol. II. Technical supporting information. Albuquerque, NM/USA: U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. 150 p.
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Block, W. M., F. Clemente, J. F. Culey, A. B. Franklin, and J. L. Ganey. 1995. Draft Mexican spotted owl recovery plan. Albuquerque, NM: U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. 646 p.
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Squires, J. R., and S. H. Anderson. 1995. Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) food habits in the greater Yellowstone ecosystems. American Midland Naturalist. 133: 274-282.

Grubb, T. G. 1995. Constructing Bald Eagle Nests With Natural Materials. Research note RM ; RN-535. Fort Collins, Colo. : USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station.
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Siders, M. 1995. Nesting habitat of sympatric accipiters in north central New Mexico. Fort Collins, CO/USA: Colorado State University. 111 p. Thesis.
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Seamans, M. E., and R. J. Gutiérrez. 1995. Breeding habitat of Mexican spotted owls in the Tularosa Mountains, NM. Condor. 97(4): 944-952.
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Ward, J. M., and P. L. Kennedy. 1994. Approaches to investigating food limitation hypotheses in raptor populations: an example using the northern goshawk. In: The northern goshawk: ecology and management; 1993 April 14-15; Sacramento, CA. Studies in Avian Biology No. 16. Lawrence, KS: Cooper Ornithological Society: 114-118.
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Grubb, T. G., W. W. Bowerman, and P. H. Howey. 1994. Tracking local and seasonal movements of wintering bald eagles Haliaeetus leucocephalus from Arizona and Michigan with satellite telemetry. In: Proceedings of the IV world conference on birds of prey and owls; 1992 May 10-17; Berlin, Germany. Near Robertsbridge, East Sussex: Helm Information: 347-358.

Ganey, J. L. and R. P. Balda. 1994. Habitat selection by Mexican Spotted Owls in Northern Arizona. Auk 111:162-169.
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Aigner, P. A., M. L. Morrison, L. S. Hall, and W. M. Block. 1994. Great Horned Owl Food Habits at Mono Lake, California. The Southwestern Natuuralist Vol 39, no. 3.
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Zhou, B. 1994. Quantifying Mexican spotted owl habitat with the Johnson system of distributions. Flagstaff, AZ: Northern Arizona University. 169 p. Thesis.
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Kennedy, P. L., J. M. Ward, G. A. Rinker, and J. A. Gessaman. 1994. Post-fledging areas in northern goshawk home ranges. In: The northern goshawk: ecology and management; 1993 April 14-15; Sacramento, CA. Studies in Avian Biology No. 16. Lawrence, KS: Cooper Ornithological Society: 75-82.
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Joy, S. M., R. T. Reynolds, R. L. Knight, and R. W. Hoffman 1994. Feeding ecology of sharp-shinned hawks in deciduous and coniferous forests in Colorado. Condor 96:455-467
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Block, W. M., M. L. Morrison, J. Verner, and P. N. Manley. 1994. Assessing wildlife-habitat-relationships models: a case study with California oak woodlands. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 22(4): 549-561.
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Scott, P. E. 1994. Lucifer Hummingbird. No. 134. Washington, DC: The American Ornithologists Union. 20 p.
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Scott, P. E., and B. R. McKinney. 1994. Brown-headed cowbird removes blue-gray gnatcatcher nestlings. Journal of Field Ornithology. 65(3): 363-364.
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Ganey, J. L. and W. M. Block. 1994. A comparison of two techniques for measuring canopy closure. Western journal of applied forestry. Vol. 9, no. 1. p. 21-23.
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Klopatek, C. C., C. Friese, M. F. Allen, and J. M. Klopatek. 1994. Comparisons of field and laboratory studies on the effects of fire on VA mycorrhizal fungi. In: Proceedings of the 12th conference on fire and forest meteorology; 1993 October 26-28; Jekyll Island, GA. SAF Publ. 94-02. Bethesda, MD: Society of American Foresters: 762-776.

Kaufmann, M.R., Graham, R.T., Boyce D.A. Jr.,Moir, W.H. Perry, L., Reynolds, R.T., Bassett, R.L., Mehlhop, P., Edminster, C.B., Block, W. M., and Corn, P.S. 1994. An Ecological Basis for Ecosystem Management. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-246. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station.
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Klopatek, C. C. 1994. Effect of fire on mycorrhizae Women in Natural Resources. 15(3):14-15.

Sieg, C. H. and A. J. Bjugstad. 1994. Five years of following the western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara) on the Sheyenne National Grassland, North Dakota. Pages 141-146 In R. G. Wickett, P. D. Lewis, A. Woodliffe, and P. Pratt, (eds). Proceedings of the 13th North American Prairie Conference, August 6-9, 1992. Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Windsor: Preney Print and Litho Inc.
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Seamans, M. E. 1994. Breeding habitat ecology of the Mexican spotted owl in the Tularosa Mountains, New Mexico. Humboldt State University. 64 p. Thesis.

Reynolds, R. T., S. M. Joy, and D. G. Leslie. 1994. Nest productivity, fidelity, and spacing of northern goshawks in Arizona. In: The northern goshawk: ecology and management; 1993 April 14-15; Sacramento, CA. Studies in Avian Biology No. 16. Lawrence, KS: Cooper Ornithological Society: 106-113.
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Siders, M. S., and P. L. Kennedy. 1994. Nesting habitat of accipiter hawks: is body size a consistent predictor of nest habitat characteristics? In: The northern goshawk: ecology and management; 1993 April 14-15; Sacramento, CA. Studies in Avian Biology No. 16. Lawrence, KS: Cooper Ornithological Society: 92-96.
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Graham, R. T., R. T. Reynolds, M. H. Reiser, R. L. Bassett, and D. A. Boyce. 1994. Sustaining forest habitat for the northern goshawk: a question of scale. In: The northern goshawk: ecology and management; 1993 April 14-15; Sacramento, CA. Studies in Avian Biology No. 16. Lawrence, KS: Cooper Ornithological Society: 12-17.
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Joy, S. M., R. T. Reynolds, and D. G. Leslie. 1994. Northern goshawk broadcast surveys: hawk response variables and survey cost. In: The northern goshawk: ecology and management; 1993 April 14-15; Sacramento, CA. Studies in the Avian Biology No. 16. Lawrence, KS: Cooper Ornithological Society: 24-30.
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Block, W. M., M. L. Morrison, and M. H. Reiser, eds. 1994. The northern goshawk: ecology and management; 1993 April 14-15; Sacramento, CA. Studies in Avian Biology No. 16. Lawrence, KS: Cooper Ornithological Society: 136 p.
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Bright-Smith, D. J., and R. W. Mannan. 1994. Habitat use by breeding male northern goshawks in northern Arizona. In: The northern goshawk: ecology and management; 1993 April 14-15; Sacramento, CA. Studies in Avian Biology No. 16. Lawrence, KS: Cooper Ornithological Society: 58-65.
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Perry, H. M. 1994. Fuelwood harvesting and prescribed fire. Women in Natural Resources. 15(3): 15 p.

Block, W. M., M. L. Morrison, and M. H. Rieser. 1994. Introduction. In: The northern goshawk: ecology and management; 1993 April 14-15; Sacramento, CA. Studies in Avian Biology No. 16. Lawrence, KS: Cooper Ornithological Society: 1-2.
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Boal, C. W., and R. W. Mannan. 1994. Northern goshawk diets in ponderosa pine forests on the Kaibab Plateau. In: The northern goshawk: ecology and management; 1993 April 14-15; Sacramento, CA. Studies in Avian Biology No. 16. Lawrence, KS: Cooper Ornithological Society: 97-102.
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Boal, C. W. 1994. A photographic and behavioral guide to aging nestling northern goshawks. In: The northern goshawk: ecology and management; 1993 April 14-15; Sacramento, CA. Studies in Avian Biology No. 16. Lawrence, KS: Cooper Ornithological Society: 32-40.
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Bassett, R. L., D. A. Boyce, Jr., M. H. Reiser, R. T. Graham, and R. T. Reynolds. 1994. Influence of site quality and stand density on goshawk habitat in southwestern forests. In: The northern goshawk: ecology and management; 1993 April 14-15; Sacramento, CA. Studies in Avian Biology No. 16. Lawrence, KS: Cooper Ornithological Society: 41-45.
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Hall, L. S., M. L. Morrison, and W. M. Block. 1994. Current Status of Terrestrial Birds on the Islands of Mono Lake. The Southwestern Naturalist.Vol 39, no. 2.

Bengston JL, Jansen JK, Meyer WR, Miller RV, Schwartz MK, and Walker BW. 1993. AMLR Program: fur seal and seabird studies at Seal Island, South Shetland Islands during the 1992/93 austral summer. Antarctic Journal 14: 21-24.

Block, W. M. and L. A. Brennan. 1993. The habitat concept in ornithology : theory and applications. Current ornithology. Volume 11. p. 35-91.
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Finch, D. M., W. M. Block, R. A. Fletcher and L. F. Fager. 1993. Integrating neotropical migratory birds into Forest Service plans for ecosystem management. Transactions of the fifty-eighth North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. p. 417-421.
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Block, W. M. 1993. The biology of rare and declining species and habitats: session summary. Conference on sustainable ecological systems : Sustainable ecological systems: implementing an ecological approach to land management. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, July 12-15, 1993.
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Sieg, C. H. 1993. A classification of soils in bur oak woodlands in the foothills of the Black Hills, South Dakota. Soil Science. 155(2): 131-147.
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Ganey, J. L., Balda, R. P., King, R. M. 1993. Metabolic rate and evaporative water loss of Mexican Spotted and Great Horned Owls. Wilson Bulletin 105 (4) 645-656.
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Sieg, C. H. and C. W. O'Brien. 1993. Stethobaris commixta Blatchley (Cooleoptera: Curculionidae) collected from a species of orchid; Platanthera praeclara Sheviak and Bowles, in North Dakota tall-grass prairie. Prairie Naturalist. 25(l): 81.
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Clancy, K.M., J.K. Itami, and D. P. Huebner. 1993. Douglas-fir nutrients and terpenes: potential resistance factors to western spruce budworm defoliation. Forest Science 39(1).

Boal, C. W. 1993. Northern goshawk diets in ponderosa pine forests in northern Arizona. Tucson, AZ/USA: University of Arizona. 60 p. Thesis.
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Smith, D. J. 1993. Habitat use by breeding male northern goshawks in northern Arizona. Tucson, AZ/USA: University of Arizona. 71 p. Thesis.

Manley, P. N., W. M. Block, F. R. Thompson, G. S. Butcher, C. Paige, L. H. Suring, D. S. Winn, D. Roth, C. J. Ralph, E. Morris, C. H. Flather, and K. Byford. 1993. Guidelines for Monitoring Populations of Neotropical Migratory Birds on National Forests Sysyem Lands. Monitoring Task Group Report. USDA Forest Service, Wildlife and Fisheries Staff, Washington DC. July 1993.
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Bunkers, M. J., C. H. Sieg and A. T. DeGaetano. 1993. A comparison of divisional growing season drought between western and southeastern South Dakota. Proceedings South Dakota Academy of Sciences 72: 141-160.
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Block, W. M., and K. E. Severson. 1992. Habitat Associations of Birds and Herpetofauna in Southeastern Arizona. Chiricahua Mountains Research Symposium Proceedings.
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Morrison, M. L., W. M. Block, J. R. Jehl, Jr., and L. S. Hall. 1992. Terrestrial vertebrates of the Mono Lake islands, California. The Great Basin naturalist. Vol. 52, no. 4. p. 328-334 : map.
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Block, W. M., J. L. Ganey, K. E. Severson, and M. L. Morrison. 1992. Use of Oaks by Neotropical Migratory Birds in the Southwest. Pages 65-70 in: Ecology and management of oak and associated woodlands: perspectives in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. GTR RM-218
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Ganey, J. L. 1992. Food habits of Mexican spotted owls in Arizona. Wilson Bulletin. Vol. 104, no. 2:321-326.
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Ganey, J. L., R. B. Duncan, W. M. Block. 1992. Use of Oak and Associated Woodlands by Mexican Spotted Owls in Arizona. In: Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-GTR-218. Fort Collins, CO: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.:125-128.
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Reynolds, R. T., and Brian D. Linkhart. 1992. Flammulated Owls in Ponderosa Pine: Evidence of Preference for Old Growth. Paper presented at the Workshop on Old-growth Forests in the Southwest and Rocky Mountain Region, (Portal, AZ, March 3-5, 1992).
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Reynolds, R.T., R.T. Graham, M.H. Reiser, R.L. Bassett, P.L. Kennedy, D.A. Boyce Jr., G. Goodwin, R. Smith and E.L. Fisher. 1992. Management Recommendations for the Northern Goshawk in the Southwestern United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-GTR-217. Fort Collins, CO: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station: 91 p.
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Sieg, C.H. 1991. Geographic affinity of bird species associated with Rocky Mountain juniper woodlands and adjacent grasslands in southwestern South Dakota. Prairie Naturalist. 23(l): 25-33.
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Block, W. M. 1991. Foraging ecology of Nuttall's woodpecker. Auk. Vol. 108: 303-317.
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Morrison, M. L., W. M. Block, and J. Verner. 1991. Wildlife-Habitat Relationships in California's Oak Woodlands: Where Do We Go from Here? Pages 105-109 in: Proceedings of the Symposium on Oak Woodlands and Hardwood Rangeland Management. October 31-November 2, 1990. Davis California. GTR PSW-123.

Grubb, T. G. 1991. Modifications of the Portable Rocket-Net Capture System to Improve Performance. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, March 1980. Research Note RM-502.
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Block, W. M., L. A. Brennan, and R. J. Gutierrez. 1991. Ecomorphological Relationships of a guild of ground-foraging birds in Northern California, USA. Oecologia (1991) 87:449-458.

Block, W. M. and M. L. Morrison. 1991. Influence of scale on the management of wildlife in California oak woodlands. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Oak Woodlands and Hardwood Rangeland Management : October 31-November 2, 1990, Davis, California. General technical report PSW. p. 96-104.
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Sieg, C. H. and D. M. Becker. 1990. Nest-site habitat selected by Merlins in southeastern Montana. The Condor. 92:688-694.
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Ganey, J. L., M. E. Alderson, R. P. Balda, and D. R. Patton. 1990. Developing a Large-Scale Model or Mexican Spotted Owl Habitat. Pages 182-189 in P. R. Krausman and N. S. Smith, eds. Managing wildlife in the southwest. Ariz. Chap. the Wildl. Soc. Phoenix, Ariz.

Joy, Suzanne M. 1990. Feeding ecology of sharp-shinned hawks and nest-site characteristics of accipiters in Colorado. Colorado State University. M.S. Thesis. 72 pp.
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Reynolds, R. T., and B. D. Linkhart. 1990. Extra-pair copulation and extra-range movements in Flammulated Owls. Ornis Scandinavica 21:1 pp 74-77.
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Manweiler, S. A., R. S. Lane, W. M. Block, and M. L. Morrison. 1990. Survey of Birds and Lizardsd for Ixodid Ticks (Acari) and Spirochetal Infection in Northern California. J. Med. Entomol. 27(6): 1011-1015.

Block, W. M., M. L. Morrison, and J. Verner. 1990. Wildlife and Oak-Woodland Interdependency. p 72-76 in: Fremontia. Year of the Oak. July 1990.

Block, W. M., and M. L. Morrison. 1990. Wildlife diversity of the central Sierra foothills. Pages 19-22 in California Agriculture, March-April.

Block, W. M. 1990. Geographic variation in foraging ecologies of breeding and nonbreeding birds in oak woodlands. Avian foraging : theory, methodology, and applications : proceedings of an international symposium of the Cooper Ornithological Society held at Asilomar, California, December 18-19, 1988. Studies in avian biology ; no. 13. p. 264-269.
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Reynolds, R. T., S. M. Joy, and T. Mears 1990. Predation and observation records of boreal owls in Western Colorado. Colo. Field Ornith. 24:99-101

Ganey, J. L. 1990. Calling Behavior of Spotted Owls in Northern Arizona. Condor: Vol. 92, No. 2, March-April, 1990
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Reynolds, R. T., and B. D. Linkhart. 1990. Longevity records for male and female flammulated owls. Journal Field Ornithology 61: 243-244.
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Noon, B.R.; Block, W. M. 1990. Analytical considerations for study design. Pages 126-133 in: Morrison, M.L.; Ralph, C.J.; Verner, J.; Jehl, J.R., eds., Avian Foraging: Theory, Methodology, and Applications. Studies in Avian Biology. Issue 13.
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Ganey, J. L. and R. P. Balda. 1989. Distribution and habitat use of Mexican spotted owls in Arizona. Condor. Vol. 91:355-361.
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Morrison, M. L., L. A. Brennan, and W. M. Block. 1989. Arthropod Sampling Methods in Ornithology: Goals and Pitfalls. In Estimation and Analysis of Insect Populations. Proceedings of a conference held in Laramie, Wyoming, January 25-29, 1988. L. McDonald, B. Manly, J. Lockwood, J. Logan (Eds.)

Hodorff, R. A., C. H. Sieg, and R. L. Linder. 1988. Wildlife response to stand structure of deciduous woodlands. Journal of Wildlife Management. 52(4): 667-673.
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Sieg, C. H. 1988. Small mammals: pests or vital components of the ecosystem. In D. W Uresk, G. L. Schenbeck, and R. Cefkin. tech. coord., Eighth Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings. April 28-29, 1987, Rapid City, SD. General Technical Report RM-154. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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Grubb, T. G., and W. L. Eakle. 1988. Recording Wildlife Locations with the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Grid System. Research Note RM-483
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Block, W. M., M. L. Morrison, J. C. Slaymaker, and G. Jongejan. 1988. Design Consideration for the Study of Amphibians, Reptiles, and Small Mammals in California's Oak Woodlands: Temporal and Spatial Patterns. Pages 247-253 in: Management of Amphibians, Reptiles, and Small Mammals in North America. July 19-21, 1988. Proceedings. GTR RM-166.
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Grubb, T. G. 1988. A Portable Rocket-Net System for Capturing Wildlife. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, March 1980. Research Note RM-484.
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Grubb, Teryl G.; Forbis, Larry A.; McWhorter, Marta; Sherman, David R. 1988. Adaptive perch selection as a mechanism of adoption by a replacement Bald Eagle. Source: Wilson Bulletin 100 (2) 302-305.
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Linkhart, B. D., and R. T. Reynolds. 1987. Brood division and postnesting behavior of flammulated owls. Wilson Bulletin 99: 240-243.
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Becker, D. M. and C. H. Sieg. 1987. Home range and habitat utilization of breeding male merlins, Falco columbarius, in southeastern Montana. Canadian Field-Naturalist. 101(3): 398-403.
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Becker, D. M. and C. H. Sieg. 1987. Eggshell quality and organochlorine residues in eggs of Richardson's Merlins in southeastern Montana. Canadian Field-Naturalist. 101(3):369-372.
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Sieg, C. H., D. W. Uresk, and R. M. Hansen. 1987. Impact of bentonite mining on selecting arthropods. Journal of Range Management. 40(2): 128-131.
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Brennan, L. A., W. M. Block, and R. J. Gutierrez. 1987. Habitat Use by Mountain Quail in Norhern California. The Condor 89:66-74.
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Block, W. M., L. A. Brennan, and R. J. Gutierrez. 1987. Evaluation of Guild-indicator Species for Use in Resource Management. Environmental Management. Vol 11. No 2. pp 265-269.

Block, W. M., and L. A. Brannan. 1987. Characteristics of Lewis' Woodpecker Habitat on the Modoc Plateau, California. Western Birds 18: 209-212, 1987.

Block, W. M., and M. L. Morrison. 1987. Conceptual Framework anf Ecological Considerations for the Study of Birds in Oak Woodlands. In: Gen. Tech. Rep PSW-100. Berkeley, CA. Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; 1987. p163-173.
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Block, W. M., K. A. With, and M. L. Morrison. 1987. On measuring bird habitat: influence of observer variability and sample size. Condor. Vol. 89, no. 2 p. 241-251.
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Morrison, Michael L., Kimberly, A.; Timossi, Irene C.; Block, William M.; Milne, Kathleen A 1987. Foraging behavior of bark-foraging birds in the Sierra Nevada. Condor 89 (1) 201-204.
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Brennan, L. A., and W. M. Block. 1986. Line Transect Estimates of Mountain Quail Density. J. Wildl. Manage. 50(3):373-377.

Sieg, C. H., D. W. Uresk, and R. M. Hansen. 1986. The value of bentonite mine spoils in southeastern Montana as small mammal habitat. Northwest Science. 60(4): 218-224.
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Block, W. M., L. A. Brennan, and R. J. Gutierrez. 1986. The Use of Guilds and Guild-Indicator Species for Assessing Habitat Suitability. Chapter 18 (p 109-11) in J. Vernor et al (eds) Wildlife 2000: Modeling Relationships of Terrestrial Vertebrate 1986

Hodorff, R. A., and C. H. Sieg. 1986. Bird species associated with green ash in the Slim Buttes, South Dakota. South Dakota Bird Notes. 38(3): 56-60.
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Reynolds, R. T., Brian D. Linkhart, and Judy-Jo Jeanson. 1985. Characteristics of snags and trees containing cavities in a Colorado conifer forest. USDA Forest Service. Research note RM-455, Fort Collins, Colo.
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Brennan, L. A., and W. M. Block. 1985. Sex Determination of Mountain Quail Reconsidered. J. Wildl. Manage. 49(2):475-476.

Becker, D. M. and C. H. Sieg 1985. Breeding chronology and reproductive success of Richardson's Merlins in southeastern Montana. Raptor Research. 19: 52-55.
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Reynolds, R. T., and B. D. Linkhart. 1984. Methods and materials for capturing and monitoring flammulated owls. Great Basin Naturalist 44: 51.
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Reynolds, R. T., and E. C. Meslow. 1984. Partitioning of Food and Niche Characteristics of Coexisting Accipiter During Breeding. The Awk 101:761-779.
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Brennan, L. A., W. M. Block, and R. J. Gutierrez. 1984. The Use of Multivariate Statistics for Developing Habitat Suitability Index Models. Chapter 27 in: Wildlife 2000. Modeling Habitat Relationships of Terrestrial Vertebrates. The University of Wisconsin Press.

Paulson, D. D. and C. H. Sieg. 1984. Long-eared owls nesting in Badlands National Park. South Dakota Bird Notes 36(4): 72-75.
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Sieg, C. H., D. W. Uresk, and R. M. Hansen. 1984. Natural growth of Atriplex suckleyi ((Torrey) Rydb.) on bentonite mine spoils in southeastern Montana. Pages 53-38 In: A. R. Tiedemann, H. C. McArthur, R. Stutz, R. Stevens, and K. L. Johnson, compilers. Proceedings - Symposium on the biology of Atriplex and related chenopods, May 2-6, 1983, Provo, UT. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-172. Provo, UT: USDA Forest Service Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station.
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Reynolds, R. T. 1983. Management of western coniferous forests habitat for nesting accipiter hawks. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, USDA Forest Service, Fort Collins, CO. GTR RM-102.
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Sieg, C. H., D. W. Uresk, and R. M. Hansen. 1983. The biological costs of not reclaiming bentonite mine spoils. Pages 272-277 In Proceedings of the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Conference. July 18-22, 1982. Las Vegas, NV.
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Reynolds, R. T., E. C. Meslow, and H. M. Wight. 1982. Nesting Habitat of Coexisting Accipiter in Oregon. J. Wildl. Manage. 46(1):1982.

Grubb, T. G.; Coffey, Michael A. 1982. Evidence of Bald Eagles feeding on freshwater mussels. Wilson Bulletin 94 (1) 84-85.
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Reynolds, R. T., J. M. Scott and R. A. Nussbaum 1980. A variable circular-plot method for estimating bird numbers. Condor. -- Vol. 82, no. 3, p 309-313.
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Grubb, T. G. 1980. An Artificial Bald Eagle Nest Structure. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, March 1980. Research Note RM-383.
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Reynolds, R. T. and Wight. 1978. Distribution, density, and productivity of accipiter hawks breeding in Oregon. Wilson Bulletin 90:182-196.A
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Grubb, T. G. 1976. Nesting bald eagles attack researcher. Auk 93: 842-843.
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Snyder, N. F. R., H. A. Snyder, J. L. Lincer, and R. T. Reynolds. 1973. Organochlorines, heavy metals, and the biology of North American accipiters. BioScience 23: 300-305.

Reynolds, R. T. 1972. Sexual Dimorphism in Accipiter Hawks: A New Hypothesis. The Condor. Vol. 74, No. 2, pp. 191-197.
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Reynolds, R. T. 1971. A recent occurrence of a colony of white-throated swifts in Central Oregon. Murrelet 52:22.

Reynolds, R. T. 1970. Nest observations of the long-eared owl (Asio otus) in Benton County, Oregon, with notes on their food habitats. Murrelet 51: 8-9.
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Gaines, Edward M. Shaw, Elmer W. 1958. Half a century of research - Fort Valley Experimental Forest 1908-1958. Station Paper 38. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 17 p.
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Pearson, G. A. 1913. A Meteorological Study of Parks and Timbered Areas in the Western Yellow-Pine Forests of Arizona and New Mexico. Monthly Weather Review, Vol. No. 41, pages 1615-1629.
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Pearson, G. A. 1910. The Coconino Forest Experiment Station Near Flagstaff, Ariz. Monthly Weather Review, Volume 38, Issue 3.
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Mattoon, W. R. 1909. Measurements of the Effects of Forest Cover Upon the Conservation of Snow Waters. Forest Quarterly 7(3): 245-248.
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