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2009

Animal Ecology and Foraging Behavior, Frederick D. Provenza and Darrell L. Emmick; Animal Production System for Pasture-Based Livestock Production

Behavior-Based Management of Ecosystems, Frederick D. Provenza and T. G. Papachristou; Behavior-Based Management of Ecosystems

Self-Medication in Domestic Herbivores, Frederick D. Provenza and Juan J. Villalba; Society For Integrative and Comparative Biology 2009 Annual Meeting

Gaps Among Perennial Plants: Spatial Relationships, Root Biomass and Cheatgrass Cover, D. A. Pyke, S. E. Shaff, A. Lindgren, M. D. Reisner, Eugene W. Schupp, J. Burnham, P. S. Doescher, and J. C. Chambers; Gaps Among Perennial Plants: Spatial Relationships, Root Biomass and Cheatgrass Cover

Spatial Patterns and Species Interactions in a Diverse Great Basin (USA) Shrub Community, A. P. Rayburn and Eugene W. Schupp; Spatial Patterns and Species Interactions in a Diverse Great Basin (USA) Shrub Community

Spatial Patterns and Species Interactions in a Diverse Great Basin (USA) Shrub Community, A. P. Rayburn and Eugene W. Schupp; Spatial Patterns and Species Interactions in a Diverse Great Basin (USA) Shrub Community

Don’t Miss the Invasions! A Note on Forest Health Monitoring in the Taita Hills, Kenya, Paul C. Rogers; Journal of East African Natural History

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Aspen Succession and Nitrogen Loading: A Case for Epiphytic Lichens as Bioindicators in the Rocky Mountains, USA, Paul C. Rogers, Kori D. Moore, and Ronald J. Ryel; Journal of Vegetation Science

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Aspen succession and nitrogen loading: a case for epiphytic lichens as bioindicators in the Rocky Mountains, USA, Paul C. Rogers, Kori D. Moore, and Ronald J. Ryel; Journal of Vegetation Science

Changes in occupancy and breeding probabilities of Lesser Scaup, B. E. Ross and David N. Koons; 2nd Pan-European Duck Symposium

Pretreatment Vegetation Similarities and Differences Among Arid Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP) Sites, S. E. Schaff, D. A. Pyke, A. Lindgren, J. Burnham, Eugene W. Schupp, J. C. Chambers, and P. S. Doescher; Pretreatment Vegetation Similarities and Differences Among Arid Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP) Sites

Landscape Factors Affecting Cougar Mortality Patterns: Implications for the Identification of Ecological Trap and De Facto Refugia, David C. Stoner, Michael L. Wolfe, and W. Rieth; International Association for Landscape Ecology

Benefits of Multi-Paddock Grazing Management on Rangelands: Limitations of Experimental Grazing Research and Knowledge Gaps, Richard Teague, Frederick D. Provenza, Brien Norton, Tim Steffens, Matthew Barnes, Mort Kothmann, and Roy Roath; Grasslands: Ecology, Management and Restoration, Schroder

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Forestry Camp at the Crossroads: Future Scenarios for Environmental Learning at an Historic University Site, D. Transtrum, G. Nelson, S. McArthur, D. Trauntvein, E. Andrus, A. Chadwick, D. Frazier, S. Hunt, K. Mitchell, C. Wirick, and Paul C. Rogers

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Invasive Litter, Not an Invasive Insectivore, Determines Invertebrate Communities in Hawaiian Forests, N. C. Tuttle, Karen H. Beard, and W. C. Pitt; Biological Invasions

FTIR Evidence of Changes in Carbon Associated with Hydrophobicity in Wildfire Affected Soils Treated with Elevated Temperature, Acid Snow Melt, or UV-Light, Helga Van Miegroet, A. R. Jacobsen, and A. J. Anderson; American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2009, abstract #B51F-0363

Cattle and wildlife affect development of old boma sites, Kari E. Veblen; Laikipia Wildlife Forum Newsletter

Cattle drive the development of wildlife hotspots in an East African rangeland, Kari E. Veblen; Cattle drive the development of wildlife hotspots in an East African rangeland

Assessment of livestock grazing effects and land management in sagebrush steppe across the western United States, Kari E. Veblen, D. A. Pyke, C. L. Aldridge, M. L. Casazza, T. Assal, and M. A. Farinha; Assessment of livestock grazing effects and land management in sagebrush steppe across the western United States

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A California grasslands alkali specialist, Hemizonia pungenspungens, prefers non-alkali soil, Kari E. Veblen and T. P. Young; Journal of Vegetation Science

Feeding Behavior in Ruminants, Juan J. Villalba; XXXII Annual Argentinean Meeting on Animal Production

Linking Animal Behavior, Plant Chemistry, and Herbivore Health, Juan J. Villalba; University of Catania

Linking Plant Chemistry and Herbivore Health, Juan J. Villalba; Center for Advanced Nutrition (CAN)

Peripheral Senses, Behavior, and Welfare. How do They Interact and Why it Matters Anyway?, Juan J. Villalba; Lucta, S.A.

Post Ingestive Feedback as an Underlying Mechanism for Food Preferences in Ruminants, Juan J. Villalba; Universidad Nacional del Sur

Primary Roles for Secondary Compounds: Enhancing the Health of Soils, Plants, Herbivores and People Through Plant Biochemical Diversity, Juan J. Villalba; USDA-NIFA-NRI Managed Ecosystems Annual Awardee Meeting

Selection of Tannins by Sheep in Response to Gastro-Intestinal Nematode Infections, Juan J. Villalba, Frederick D. Provenza, Jeffery O. Hall, and Larry D. Lisonbee; American Association of Animal Science Meetings

Links Between Ruminant's Feeding Behavior and Their Welfare, Juan J. Villalba, Frederick D. Provenza, and X. Manteca; Xith International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology

Climate Warming in Western North America: Evidence and Environmental Effects, Frederic Wagner

Developing Riparian Bird Habitat Association Models and Management Guidelines in Utah, H. White, John A. Bissonette, and F. Howe; US International Association for Landscape Ecology, 2009 Annual Meeting, Snowbird, UT

Riparian Bird Habitat Association Models and Management Guidelines in Utah, H. White, John A. Bissonette, and F. Howe; Ecological Society of America, 2009 Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM

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Relative Importance of Habitat Area and Isolation for Bird Occurrence Patterns in a Naturally Patchy Landscape, T. L. Wilson, E. J. Johnson, and John A. Bissonette; Landscape Ecology

A 15-Year Study of Cougar Exploitation in Utah, Michael L. Wolfe and David C. Stoner; National Conference of The Wildlife Society

A 15-Year Study of Cougar Exploitation in Utah, USA, Michael L. Wolfe and David C. Stoner; International Mammalogical Congress

El clima, cambio climático, e incendios forestales en el norte de México, Larissa L. Yocom Kent; Universidad Autónoma Chapingo

El clima e incendios forestales en el norte de México, Larissa L. Yocom Kent; Universidad de Guadalajara

Effects on El Niño-southern oscillation on fire regime changed over time in northeastern Mexico, Larissa L. Yocom Kent, Peter Z. Fule, P. M. Brown, J. Cerano, J. Villanueva-Diaz, D. A. Falk, and E. Cornejo-Oviedo; Ecological Society of America

Effects on El Niño-southern oscillation on fire regime changed over time in northeastern Mexico, Larissa L. Yocom Kent, Peter Z. Fule, P. M. Brown, J. Cerano, J. Villanueva-Diaz, D. A. Falk, and E. Cornejo-Oviedo; Association for Fire Ecology

Understanding Saiga Ecology for Effective Conservation, Julie K. Young; Humboldt State University

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Population Estimates of Mongolian Saiga: Implications for Effective Monitoring and Population Recovery, Julie K. Young, K. M. Murray, S. Stringberg, B. Buuveibaatar, and J. Berger; Oryx

Outcome of Workshop on Population Estimation Methodologies for Mongolian Saigas, Julie K. Young, S. Strindberg, L. Amgalan, B. Buuveibaatar, A. E. Fine, J. Berger, and B. Lhagvasuren; Saiga News

2008

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Environmental Variation, Stochastic Extinction, and Competitive Coexistence, Peter B. Adler and John M. Drake; American Naturalist

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The Influence of Climate and Species Composition on the Population Dynamics of Ten Prairie Forbs, Peter B. Adler and Janneke HilleRisLambers; Ecology

The Role of Landscape Permeability For Stone Marten Conservation: Patch Occupancy and Road Mortality Risk, F. Ascensao, C. Grilo, John A. Bissonette, and M. Santos-Reis; The 23rd Annual Landscape Ecology Symposium, Madison Wisconsin

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How Movement Properties Affect Prey Encounter Rates of Ambush Versus Active Predators: A comment on Scharf et al, Tal Avgar, Nir Horvitz, Luba Broitman, and Ran Nathan; The American Naturalist

Mechanisms Determining Large-Herbivore Distribution, Derek W. Bailey and Frederick D. Provenza; Mechanisms Determining Large-Herbivore Distribution

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Diurnal Changes in Epidermal UV Transmittance of Plants in Naturally High UV Environments, Paul W. Barnes, Stephan D. Flint, James R. Slusser, Wel Gao, and Ronald J. Ryel; Physiologia Plantarum

An Invasive Frog Affects Ecosystem Process Through Nutrient Recycling as Opposed to Trophic Cascades, Karen H. Beard; An Invasive Frog Affects Ecosystem Process Through Nutrient Recycling as Opposed to Trophic Cascades

Global Change at Local Scales: Examples From Species Introductions, Karen H. Beard; Global Change at Local Scale: Examples From Species Introductions

Global Change at Local Scales: Examples From Species Introductions and Climate Change, Karen H. Beard; Global Change at Local Scales: Examples From Species Introductions and Climate Change

Global Change at the Local Scale: Examples From Plant and Animal Invasions and Climate Change, Karen H. Beard; Global Change at the Local Scale: Examples From Plant and Animal Invasions and Climate Change

Opening Remarks- Introduction to Research on the Role of Amphibians in Ecosystem Processes, Karen H. Beard; Opening Remarks- Introduction to Research on the Role of Amphibians in Ecosystems Processes

Population Density, Growth Rates, and Diets of Eleutherodactylus coqui at Eight Sites in Hawaii, Karen H. Beard; Population Density, Growth Rates, and Diets of Eleutherodactylus coqui at Eight Sites in Hawaii

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Population Density Estimates and Growth Rates of Eleutherodactylus coqui in Hawaii, Karen H. Beard, R. Al-Chokhacky, N. C. Tuttle, and Eric M. O'Neill; Journal of Herpetology

Wildlife and Energy Development: Pronghorn of the Upper Green River Basin - Year 3 Summary, J. P. Beckmann, K. M. Berger, Julie K. Young, and J. Berger; Wildlife Conservation Society Society, Bronx, NY

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Migration Bottlenecks, Climate, and the Conservation of Pleistocene Relicts in Central Asia, J. Berger, K. Murray Berger, S. Bergen, B. Bayarbaatar, A. Fine, B. Lkhagvasuren, Julie K. Young, and P. Zahler; The Open Conservation Biology Journal

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Protecting Migration Corridors: Challenges and Optimism for Mongolian Saiga, J. Berger, Julie K. Young, and K. Berger; PLoS Biology

Predicting the Invasion Potential of a Puerto Rican Frog in Hawaii Using MODIS Satellite Imagery, S. A. Bisrat, M. A. White, Karen H. Beard, and D. R. Cutler; Predicting the Invasion Potential of a Puerto Rican Frog in Hawaii Using MODIS Satellite Imagery

Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change: An Ecological and Conservation Synthesis, John A. Bissonette; Ecological Restoration

Restoring Landscape Permeability to the Roaded Landscape: Finding the Distance, John A. Bissonette; Idaho State University

Resoring Habitat Permeability to Roaded Landscapes With Isometrically-Scaled Wildlife Crossings, John A. Bissonette and William A. Adair; Biological Conservation

Evaluation of the Use and Effectiveness of Wildlife Crossings, John A. Bissonette and Patricia C. Cramer; National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Science

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Assessment of Costs Associated With Deer-Vehicle Collisions: Human Death and Injury, Vehicle Damage, and Deer Loss, John A. Bissonette, C. Kassar, and L. J. Cook; Human Wildlife Conflicts

Increased Abundance of Native and Non-Native Spiders With Habitat Fragmentation, D. T. Bolger, Karen H. Beard, A. Suarez, and T. Case; Diversity and Distributions

Bluebunch Wheatgrass Competition with Invasive Weeds, J. S. Burnham and Eugene W. Schupp; Bluebunch Wheatgrass Competition with Invasive Weeds

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Three Deeply Divided Lineages of the Freshwater Mussel Genus Anodonta in Western North America, Jer Pin Chong, Jayne C. Brim-Box, Jeanette K. Howard, David Wolf, Terry L. Myers, and Karen E. Mock; Conservation Genetics

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Morphological and Genetic Structuring in the Utah Lake Sucker Complex, D. D. Cole, Karen E. Mock, B. L. Cardall, and T. A. Crowl; Molecular Ecology

Infectious disease in cervids ofNorth America: data, models, and management challenges, Mary M. Conner, Michael Ryan Ebinger, Julie Anne Blanchong, and Paul Chafee Cross; Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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Evaluating coyote management strategiesusing a spatially explicit, individual-based, socially structured population model, Mary M. Conner, Michael Ryan Ebinger, and Frederick F. Knowlton; Ecological Modelling

Greater sage-grouse juvenile survival in Utah, David K. Dahlgren, Terry A. Messmer, and David N. Koons; Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Columbian Sharptailed and Greater Sage-grouse Technical Committee Meeting, Mammoth Lakes, CA

Life history traits and population dynamics: How will prairie plants respond to climate change?, Harmony Dalgleish, P. B. Adler, and David N. Koons; ESA 93rd Meeting

Here's How to Plan and Manage Forest Roads for Water Quality, B. Daniels, Darren McAvoy, Michael R. Kuhns, and R. Gropp; Soc. Amer. Foresters for Forestry Source

Improving longleafpine mortality predictions in the Southern Variant of the Forest Vegetation Simulator, R. Justin DeRose, John D. Shaw, Giorgio Vacchiano, and James N. Long; Third Forest Vegetation SimulatorConference

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“Pando” Lives: Molecular Genetic Evidence of a Giant Aspen Clone in Central Utah, Jennifer DeWoody, Carol A. Rowe, Valerie D. Hipkins, and Karen E. Mock; Western North American Naturalist

Browsing-induced effects on leaf litter quality and decomposition in a southern African savanna, D. A. Fornara and Johan T. du Toit; Ecosystems

Community-level interactions between ungulate browsers and woody plants in an African savanna dominated by palatable-spinescent Acacia trees., D. A. Fornara and Johan T. du Toit; Journal of Arid Environments

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Responses of woody saplings exposed to chronic mammalian herbivory in an African savanna, D. A. Fornara and Johan T. du Toit; Ecoscience

Effectiveness of Rodents as Local Seed Dispersers of Holm Oak, J. M. Gomez, C. Puerta-Pinero, and Eugene W. Schupp; Oecologia

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Response of Carnivores to Existing Highway Culverts and Underpasses: Implications for Road Planning and Mitigation, C. Grilo, John A. Bissonette, and M. Santos-Reis; Biodiversity and Conservation

Sensitivity of Carnivores to Habitat Fragmentation From a Multi-Scale Perspective, C. Grilo, M. Cruz, John A. Bissonette, and M. Santos-Reis; The 23rd Annual Landscape Ecology Symposium, Madison Wisconsin

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Parker Mountain Adaptive Resources Management Group, Michael R. Guttery, D. Dahlgren, M. Monsen, and Terry A. Messmer; 2007 Annual Report

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Spatio-Temporal Dynamics and Local Hotspots of Initial Recruitment in Vertebrate-Dispersed Trees, A. Hampe, J. L. Garcia-Castano, Eugene W. Schupp, and P. Jordano; Journal of Ecology

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Evaluating Genetic Structure Among Resident and Migratory Forms of Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in Northeast Oregon, K. Homel, Phaedra Budy, Michael E. Pfrender, T. A. Whitesel, and Karen E. Mock; Ecology of Freshwater Fish

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Distribution of Ecosystem C and N within Contrasting Vegetation Types in a Semiarid Rangeland in the Great Basin, USA, Toby D. Hooker, Urszula Norton, A. Joshua Leffler, Michael S. Peek, Ronald J. Ryel, and John M. Stark; Biogeochemistry

The Role of Aggressive Behavior in Territorial Disputes in California Sea Lions, D. F. Jacobs, C. J. Hernandez, Julie K. Young, and L. R. Gerber; Journal of Mammalogy

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Birds of the Major Mainlnand Rivers of Southeast Alaska, J. A. Johnson, B. A. Andres, and John A. Bissonette; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station

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Quantitative-Genetic Variation in Morphological and Physiological Traits Within a Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) population, Megan K. Kanaga, Ronald J. Ryel, Karen E. Mock, and Michael E. Pfrender; Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Plant-Soil Feedbacks: A Meta-Analytical Review, A. Kiesecker, Karen H. Beard, J. M. Stevens, and S. M. Cobbold; Ecology Letters

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Long-term Patterns in Mammalian Abundance in Northern Portions of the Great Basin, Frederick F. Knowlton, Rebecca A. Bartel, and L. Charles Stoddart; Journal of mammalogy

Evolution of delayed reproduction inuncertain environments: a life history perspective, David N. Koons, C. J.E. Metcalf, and S. Tuljapurkar; American Naturalist

Does Topping Look Good?, Michael R. Kuhns; Proc. ISA Annual Conf., St. Louis, MO

Growing a Good Tree Root System, Michael R. Kuhns; ArborEssence, UCFC/Utah-ISA Newsletter

2008-present: USU Tree Browser Website, Michael R. Kuhns and L. Holmgren; USU Extension Forestry Website

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Decoupling Plant-Growth From Land-Use Legacies in Soil Microbial Communities, Andrew Kulmatiski and Karen H. Beard; Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Tree and Grass Water-Use in a Changing Savannah System, Andrew Kulmatiski and Karen H. Beard; Tree and Grass Water-Use in a Changing Savannah System

Plant-Soil Feedbacks: A Meta-Analytical Review, Andrew Kulmatiski, Karen H. Beard, J. M. Stevens, and S. M. Cobbold; Plant-Soil Feedbacks: A Meta-Analytical Review

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Influence of Pocket Gopher Mounds on Nonnative Plant Establishment in a Shrubsteppe Ecosystem, G. P. Kyle, Andrew Kulmatiski, and Karen H. Beard; Western North American Naturalist

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Differential Snowpack Accumulation and Water Dynamics in Aspen and Conifer Communities: Implications for Water Yield and Ecosystem Function, Eric LaMalfa and Ronald J. Ryel; Ecosystems

The Use of Molecular Markers in Wild Turkey Management, E. K. Latch; Karen E. Mock; and O. E. Rhodes, Jr.; Wild Turkey Management: Accomplishments, Strategies, and Opportunities

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Demography of Perennial Grassland Plants: Survival, Life Expectancy, and Lifespan, William K. Lauenroth and Peter B. Adler; Journal of Ecology