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View article: Declining geomorphic diversity and potential adaptive management opportunities on a highly regulated reach of the Bighorn River, Montana
Declining geomorphic diversity and potential adaptive management opportunities on a highly regulated reach of the Bighorn River, Montana Open
Rivers downstream from dams often experience decreased flow variability and disrupted sediment transport. We investigated a highly regulated 35.5-kilometre reach of the Bighorn River, downstream from Yellowtail Dam, emplaced in 1965. This …
View article: Soil Salinity and pH Drive Soil Bacterial Community Composition and Diversity Along a Lateritic Slope in the Avon River Critical Zone Observatory, Western Australia
Soil Salinity and pH Drive Soil Bacterial Community Composition and Diversity Along a Lateritic Slope in the Avon River Critical Zone Observatory, Western Australia Open
Soils are crucial in regulating ecosystem processes, such as nutrient cycling, and supporting plant growth. To a large extent, these functions are carried out by highly diverse and dynamic soil microbiomes that are in turn governed by nume…
View article: Mule Deer Management in Southeastern Montana
Mule Deer Management in Southeastern Montana Open
In 1982, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 7 implemented a five week regionwide general license either-sex plus additional antlerless B license harvest structure for mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus). This harvest strategy implemente…
View article: From the Mountains to the Plains: Constraining the Evolution of Front Range Surfaces Through Quaternary Dating
From the Mountains to the Plains: Constraining the Evolution of Front Range Surfaces Through Quaternary Dating Open
At the Colorado Front Range, the low-relief High Plains meet the crystalline rocks of the Rocky Mountains. The western High Plains record a long period of post-Laramide deposition with late Cenozoic exhumation. Variation of sediment produc…
View article: Partners of the Americas Montana-Patagonia Chapter: Challenges, Directions, and Successes
Partners of the Americas Montana-Patagonia Chapter: Challenges, Directions, and Successes Open
From the steppe to the Andes, the small towns to the big ranches, outdoor tourism to oil and gas development, Patagonia has a lot in common with Montana. Partners of the Americas (POA) is a nonprofit organization that pairs regions in Nor…