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Item Distribution of Exotic Plants in the N. Rocky Mountains by Environmental Type and Disturbance Condition(Montana State Univeristy, 1989-06) Weaver, T.; Gustafson, D.; Lichthardt, J.; Woods, B.This report lists seventy-three exotic species found in a systematic sampling of major environmental zones of the Rocky Mountains between the Canadian border and central Wyoming. For each exotic it states the regional distribution, the environmental types (HTs) it occupies (% constancy), the disturbance conditions (DCs) it occupies (% constancy), and its dominance (in terms of% frequency and% cover) in each cell of the HT x DC matrix. Park managers need to develop policy with respect to legally noxious weeds, forage grasses (eg Phleum pratense, Poa pratensis, Bromus inermis, and Dactylis glomerata), and forage legumes (eg Melilotus and Trifolium spp).Item Cone production in Pinus albicaulis Forests(Inland Mountain West Symposium, 1985-08) Weaver, T.; Forcella, FWhitebark pine cone production was estimated for a 6 to 8 year period in each of 29 stands widespread in.the northern.Rocky Mountains. 1) One-time sampling was possible since the estimate was m2de by multiplying the number of branches perm by an estimate of annual cone production made from counts' of cone lets, mature cones, or cone scars on successively older annual increments of those branches. 2) Average cone production ranged from 0.3 to 3.6 cones·m^-2 ·yr^1 and from 22-270 seeds·m^-2·year^-1 . 3) Regression analysis was used to relate the variance observed to time and place. a) Year-to-year variation in the cone yield of branches, trees, and stands in a region appears to be both internally and externally controlled. Internal control is suggested by the fact that good cone years were usually preceded by poor cone years. While external control is indicated by significant correlations between growth and weather conditions, control is not dominated by the effect of any one factor or any particular developmental stage. b) Although cone production of the average branch varied significantly within 30 percent of the trees and within 48 percent of the stands observed, it did not vary significantly among stands. c) Regressions relating stand cone production to easily measured stand characteristics such as canopy cover, fallen cones, and/or stand size explain no more than 50 percent of the variance among stands.Item Bibliography of Montana vegetation description(1988) Burgeron, P.; Kratz, A.; Weaver, T.; Weidman, N.Listed in alphabetical order by author are 549 references to literature that describes the native vegetation of Montana. This updates the 1965 list of Habeck and Hartley. A keyword subject index is included.Item On the intrinsic dimensionality of chemical structure space(1988-01) Veith, D.; Greenwood, B.; Hunter, R. S.; Niemi, G. J.; Regal, R. R.An important expectation in chemistry and pharmacology is that similar chemical structures have similar properties and behavior. New industrial chemicals, pesticides, and therapeutics are often sublte modifications of "lead" structures with known chemical behavior. Chemical properties and recreation rates can be can be estimated from suitable homologs 1,2. Moreover, the safety of untested chemicals is often evaluated by comparing the chemical toanalogous structures for which toxicological data are available. Despite the widespread use of terms such as "homolog" and "analogs" in research, chemical similarity has evaded quantitative interpretation from a perspective where all chemicals are considered simultaneously. One reason is that chemical similarity is inherently a multivariate problem or, in other words, chemicals are simultaneously similar and different from many perspectives. We have approached chemical similarity by attempting to define a structure space in which all chemicals can be identified. Because there are so many potentially important variables, multivariate tools are necessary to reduce the dimensionality of this problem. When this is accomplished, we need to comprehend what this space means and what can be predicted from it . This paper is one of the first attempts to define chemical structure space for a large universe of chemicals.Item An alternate way(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1981) Hillman, RichardItem Northwoods wilderness excursions : a hunting/fishing and vacation lodge, Flathead Lake, Montana(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1987) Seabury, David W.Item Kakawis family development centre(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1984) Ritter, Kellee SusanItem Towards a regional architecture(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1981) Bishop, Paul W.Item A needs assessment of potential and existing small-business owners on the Blackfeet Reservation(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Business, 1989) Davis, Debra Kay; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Norman L. MillikinThe major purpose of this study was to determine how the Small-Business Management/Entrepreneurship curriculum at Blackfeet Community College can meet the needs of potential and existing small-business owners on the Blackfeet Reservation. A small-business needs assessment questionnaire was sent to potential and existing small-business owners on the Blakcfeet Reservation. The return rate was 62 percent and 80 percent for existing and potential business owners, respectively. The results of the study were 1)the major challenges facing small-business start-up or acquisition are securing capital/credit, developing a business plan and researching the market; 2)potential business owners are more aware of the business program than are current business owners; and 3)both current and potential business owners feel that the most useful tyes of business assistance programs would be basic business principles, computer usage, and home based businesses. Based on the information received from the responses to the questionnaire the following conclusions were reached: 1)the greatest educational need of both potential and existing small-business owners is training and instruction in basic business principles; 2)existing business owners prefer instruction during the evening hours and on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, while potential business owners prefer instruction during the morning hours and on Tuesdays, Wednedsays, and Thursdays; 3)a substantial percentage of existing business owners are unaware of the business program; 4)a market for the program does exist among current business owners; and 5)opportunities exist £or graduates of the program for employment in existing businesses on the reservation.Item The relationship between Montana's and Alberta's oil and natural gas industries : a policy analysis(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1989) DalSoglio, Julie Ann; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Richard L. Haines