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Contents
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Solicited Papers
Early History of St. Louis Creek and the Fraser Experimental Forest: A
Narrath'e
f~obert R. Alexander ......................................................................................
The Role of EXllerimental Forests in Forestry Research
John M. Ohman, Charles M. Loveless, Richard G. Cline, and M. Dean
I<nigf'lton .................................................................................................. 12
Silvicultural Research in Coniferous Subalpine Forests of the Central
Rocky Mountains
Frederick W. SrTlith ............................. ...... .............. .............. ................. ...... 15
Itracticality of Applying Silvicultural Research on Subalpine Conifer Forest
"rhomas W. OstenTlann ................................................................................ 21
Silviculture Research in Rocky Mountain Aspen
Wayne D. Shepperd .................................................................................... 25
Case Studies in the Application of ASllen Research
Robert T. Beeson ........................................................................................
Growth and Yield of Subalpine Conifer Stands in the Central Rocky
Mountains
Carleton B. Edminster........ ............. ................... ......... ........... ......................
Growth and Yield of Aspen in the Central Rocky Mount;lins
1-1. Todd Mowrer ..........................................................................................
Aplllication of Growth and Yield Models for Forest and I'ro.lect Planning
Daniel M. Greene ..........................................................................................
Trees--The Link fJetween Sih'iculture and Jlydrology
Merrill R. Kaufmann, Charles A. Troendle, Michael G. Ryan, and H. Todd
Mowrer ....................................................................................................
Influence of Forests on Snowpack Accumulation
James R. Meiman ......... ................. ............. ...................... ...........................
Influence of Forests on the Jlydrology of the Subalpine Forest
C. A. Troendle and M. R. Kaufmann ........ ....................... .............................
Applying Hydrologic Princillies to the Management of Subalpine Forests for
Water Supply
Robert ~i. Swanson......................................................................................
Natural and Anthropic Factors as Determinants of Long-term Streamwater
Chemistry
Robert Stottlemeyer ....................................................................................
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The Potential of Subalpine Forest 1\tanagement Practices on Sediment
I'roduction
J. D. Stl~clnick .............................................................................................. 95
Watershed Research for ,Management Needs: Which "'ay 'Ve Ought to
W'alk from Here
J~hey Solomon ............................................................................................ 101
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lUg Game Habitat Research In Subalpine Forests in the Central Rocky
Mountains
Glenn L. Crouch ........................................................................................
Nongame Wildlife RI~sl~arch in Subalpine Forests of the Central Rocky
Mountains
rViartin G. Raphael ......................................................................................
[)o We Know Enough to Manage Subalpine Wildlife Habitats'! M_~t All
Depends
JacJ< Wardl"holTlas ....................................................................................
A l'reHminary Economic Assessment of Timber and Water I'roductlon in
Subailline Forl~sts
Thomas C. Brown and Benjamin L. Harding ............................................
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Poster Papers
Krummholz Snowdrifts: Hydrologic Implications at a Colorado Treeline
Site
r\ll~iI I-t Berg ................................................................................................ 141
The Coon Creek Water Yield Augmentation Pilot Project
G. S. BI~vin~ler and C. A. Troendle .... ....... ..................... ........... ...... ........... 145
Studies on the Resting Site Ecology of Marten In the Central Rocky
Mountains
Stevlm W. Buskirk, Henry J. Harlow, and Steven C. Forrest.. .................. 150
Control of [)warf Mistletoes with a I'lant Growth Regulator
Thomas H. Nicholls, Leanne E~leland, Frank G. HawJ<swo,th, David W.
Johnson, and M. I<athryn Robbins .................. .............. ...... ................ 154
Effect of Manal~ement on Nutrient Dynamics in Southwestern I'inyon
Juniper Woodlands
L. F. DeBano and J. IVI. Klopatl~k .............................................................. 157
(ilacier Lakes Ecosystem Experi.ments Site: An "Experimental" Wilderness
Dou~llas G. Fox, Anna W. Schoettle, and Frank A. Vertucci .................... 161
Uird-habitat RelationshiIls in Subalpine Rillltrian Shrublands of the
Central Rocky Mountains
Deborah M. Finch ...................................................................................... 167
The Coon Creek Wildlife I'roject: Effects of Water Yield Augmentation on
Wildlife
rViartin G. Raphael ....................................... ........ ....................................... 1"73
Growth Effici.ency, Leaf Area, and Sallwood Volume in SubafIline Conifers
lVIichal~1 G. I~yan ........................................................................................ 180
Observations of Onrsnow Flow in Subalpine Meadows of Colorado
Richard KattE31mann .................................................................................... 185
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Stormflow Responses to Forest Treatments on Two Arizona Mixed Conifer
Watersheds
Alden R. Hibbert and Gerald J. Gottfried............................ .... ..... .... ...... ... 189
The Influence of Pinyon~Juniller on J\1icrotopography and Sediment
Delivery of an Arizona Watershed
Burchard H. Heede ............ ..... ... .................................... ... ........ ................. 195
Environmental Limitations to Photosynthesis in Subalpine 1~laf1ts of the
Central Rocky Mountains, USA
Williar!l K Smith, Evan H. Delucia, and Alan K J<napp .......... ......... ......... 199
W'ater Uptake of Subalpine Conifer nranches Buring Heating
W. B. Cohen, P. N. Oml, and M. R. Kaufmann .......................................... 207
The Diversity in Streamflow Response from Upland Basins in Arizona
Malchus B. Baker, Jr. .................... .................. ......... .... ........... ....... ........... 211
Commandra Blister Rust: A Threat to Lodgellole Pine
Brian W. Geils and William R. Jacobi ........................................................ 216
Sanitation Thinning in Young, Dwarf Mistletoe-Infested Lodgepole Pine
Stands
Franl< G. Hawksworth, David W. Johnson, and Brian W. Geils ................ 218
Long-Distance Dispersal of Lodgepole Pine Dwarf Mistletoe
Franl< G. Hawksworth, Thomas H. Nicholls, and Laura M. Merrill .......... 220
A System That Monitors Blowing Snow in Forest Canollies
R A. Schmidt and Robert L. Jairell............................................................ 227
Temperature Gradient Driven VaoJlr Transport In Snow
Richard A. SomrTH~rfl~ld .............................................................................. 231
Ecosystem Studies in the Subalpine Coniferous Forest of Wyoming
Dennis ~i. J<ni~lht ........................................................................................ 235
Partial CiUing in MPB-Suscelltible Pine Stands: WiliU Work and for How
l,ong
J. M. Schmid .............................................................................................. 243
The Measurement of Changes in a Colorado Subalpine Ecosystem Resulting
from A1ternath:e Recreation Camlling Beh;niors
Deborah J. Overton and Glenn E. Haas .......... ................ ............ .............. 246
The Application of Video/I~hotographlc Remote Sensing to Recreation
Uesource Management: An In-Progress Report
John R. Watson, Glenn Haas, and James K. Lewis.................................. 250
Factors Mfecting Snowmelt and Streamflow
W. U. GarsU<a ............................................................................................ 253
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