Projects

Utah Agricultural Experiment Station research projects reach well beyond the “cows and plows” many people expect of agricultural research. The following list of current project titles is arranged alphabetically by the departments in which the researchers work.

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Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences

Project Title	Last Name	First Name
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Logan, UT	Baldwin	Thomas J.
NALHN UT	Baldwin	Thomas J.
Influence of Environmental Factors on the Epigenome in Early Life	Benninghoff	Abby
Germ Cell and Embryo Development and Manipulation for the Improvement of Livestock (from W1171)	Bunch	Thomas D.
National Animal Genome Research Program	Bunch	Thomas D.
Increased Efficiency of Sheep Production	Bunch	Thomas D.
The Addition of 60,000 SNPs to the Ovine Genome Map	Cockett	Noelle E.
Assembly of the Ovine Whole Genome Reference Sequence	Cockett	Noelle E.
Increased Efficiency of Sheep Production	Cockett	Noelle E.
Identification of Genetic Markers Associated with Economically Important Traits in Livestock	Cockett	Noelle E.
Characterization of the Ovine Genome	Cockett	Noelle E.
Using Genomics to Address Health and Disease Resistance in Livestock	Cockett	Noelle E.
National Animal Genome Research Program	Cockett	Noelle E.
Beneficial and Adverse Effects of Natural, Bioactive Dietary Chemicals on Human Health and Food Safety (W1122)	Coulombe	Roger A.
Reducing the Adverse Impacts of Agricultural Toxins	Coulombe	Roger A.
Enabling Pesticide Registrations for Specialty Crops and Minor Uses	Deer	Howard
Metabolic Relationships in Supply of Nutrients for Lactating Cows (NC-1009)	Eun	Jong-Su
Manipulation of Ruminal Fermentation to Enhance Forage Utilization and Improve Ruminant Production	Eun	Jong-Su
Nutrition and Management of Feedlot Cattle to Optimize Performance, Carcass Value adn Environmental compatability (NCT192)	Eun	Jong-Su
Maintenance and Operation of Animal Science Farms and Facilities	Galloway	Parl
Toxic Effects of Minerals, Plants, and Interactions of Plants with Minerals in Livestock	Hall	Jeffery O.
Genetic and Epigenetic Determinants of Successful Pre- and Per-Implantation Embryo Development	Isom	Clay
Pathogenic Mechanisms of West Nile Virus Neurological Disease	Morrey	John D.
Metabolic Networks of Mammalian Fertilization	Rickords	Lee F.
Clinical Care of University Animals	Stott	Rusty
Caine Dairy Operation	Wallentine	John C.
In Vitro Embryo Production	White	Kenneth L.
ADVS Departmental Operations	White	Kenneth L.
Mycoplasma Bovine Mastitis and Descriptive and Statistical Analyses	Wilson	David J.
Mastitis Resistance to Enhance Dairy Food Safety	Wilson	David J.
Dairy Cattle Surveillance and Descriptive and Statistical Analyses	Wilson	David J.
Management Systems to Improve the Economic and Environmental Sustainability of Dairy Enterprises (Rev. NC-1119)	Young	Allen J.
The Management of Calves and Heifers to Improve Dairy Farm Profitability and Productivity	Young	Allen J.
Improving Ruminant Use of Forages in Sustainable Production Systems for the Western U.S. (from WERA110)	ZoBell	Dale
Maximizing Forage Utilization in Beef Cattle Diets	ZoBell	Dale

Project Title	Last Name	First Name
Enhancing the Competitiveness and Value of U.S. Beef (from W1177)	Bailey	DeeVon
The Emergence of Supply Chains and Their Potential Impact on Utah's Food and Agricultural Products	Bailey	DeeVon
Heterogeneity in Preferences for Public Environmental Health Policies	Bosworth	Ryan
Associations of Non-Point Source Polluters and Water Quality Trading in the Bear River Basin	Caplan	Arthur J.
Assessing the Consumer Behavior, Market Coordination and Performance of the Consumer-Oriented Fruit and Vegetable Sector	Curtis	Kynda
Assessing Consumer Demand and Purchase Motivations for Differentiated Produce Across Direct Marketing Outlets	Curtis	Kynda
Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management (NCDC-198 and NCR-134)	Feuz	Dillon M.
Modeling Typical Inter-mountain Cattle Ranches: An Economic Analysis of Cattle Management and Marketing Alternatives	Feuz	Dillon M.
Enhancing Profit for Intermountain Cattle Ranches: An Economic Analysis	Feuz	Dillon M.
Multilateral Trade Liberalization and Income Distribution in South Asia: Implications for US Approaches to Doha	Gilbert	John P.
Applied Economics Department Operations	Jakus	Paul M.
Benefits and Costs of Natural Resources Policies Affecting Public and Private Lands (from W1133)	Jakus	Paul M.
Economic, Social, and Ecological Issues of Rangeland Fragmentation that Affect Rangeland Sustainability and Rural Communities	Kim	Man-Keun
Economic Feasibility and Potential of Biomass for Electric Power Generation in Utah	Kim	Man-Keun
International Trade and Development	Oladi	Reza
The Role of Forest Management Objectives in Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreaks	Sims	Charles

Project Title	Last Name	First Name
Pollination and the Development of Alternative Crop Pollinators	Kemp	William

Project Title	Last Name	First Name
Selection and Optimization of Trailer Mounted Spray Equipment	Beard	F. Richard
Agricultural Education Research	Miller	Bruce E.
Biological and Agricultural Engineering	Miller	Bruce E.
Waste Management for On-Farm Sustainability	Miller	Bruce E.
Agricultural Engineering	Miller	Bruce E.
ASTE Department Operations	Miller	Bruce E.
Effect of Livestock Grazing on Soil Compaction and Nutrient Cycling	Miller	Rhonda L.
Whole Farm Dairy and Beef Systems: Gaseous Emissions, P Management, Organic Production, and Pasture Based Production	Miller	Rhonda L.
Nitrogen Cycling, Loading, and Use Efficiency in Forage-Based Livestock Production Systems (formerly NCT-196 and NC-189)	Miller	Rhonda L.
Impact of Manure Management on Nutrient Cycling	Miller	Rhonda L.
Effects of Agriculture Health and Safety Interventions for At-Risk Populations in Utah's Dairy Industry	Pate	Michael L.
Agricultural Safety and Health Research and Extension	Pate	Michael L.
Agricultural Literacy	Warnick	Brian K.
The Impact of Agricultural Education and Literacy Programs on Nutrition and Rural Entrepreneurism	Warnick	Brian K.

Project Title	Last Name	First Name
Impact, Detection and Tracking of Nanoparticles in Agriculture: A Focus on Crops and Associated Soil Microbes	Britt	David W.
Nanotherapeutics for Amyloid Disease	Britt	David W.
Development of Lactose-Surfactants and Polymers to Improve Water Utilization and to Reduce Soil Runoff in Agricultural & Municipal Set	Britt	David W.
Design, Assessment, and Management of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems: Soil Transport and Microbial Treatment Characteristics	Sims	Judy L.
Design, Assessment, and Management of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems: Addressing the Challenges of Climate Change	Sims	Judy L.
Development of a 'Lab-on-a-chip' for Cryptosporidium DNA Detection	Zhou	Anhong

Project Title	Last Name	First Name
Determining the Signaling Properties of the Monomeric G-protein Rhes	Adams	Brett A.
Developing Sustainable and Organic Pest Management Programs for Western Orchard Systems (Renewal of WERA-43)	Alston	Diane G.
Integrated Orchard Management Sytems Research and Demonstration	Alston	Diane G.
Insect Caneborers in Raspberry and Blackberry: Biology, Phenology, and Management	Alston	Diane G.
Community Behavior in Pseudomonas chlororaphis 06: It's in the Genes	Anderson	Anne J.
Developing the US National Virtual Herbarium (from WDC12)	Barkworth	Mary E.
Grass Identification Resources for North America	Barkworth	Mary E.
Intermountain Herbarium	Barkworth	Mary E.
Biology Department Operations	Brodie	Edmund D.
Biological Control in Pest Management Systems of Plants	Evans	Edward W.
Role of K+ Channels in Nutrient Detection in Chemosensory Cells	Gilbertson	Timothy A.
Rust Fungi for Biocontrol of Weeds in Utah: Understanding Their Biology	Kropp	Bradley R.
Phylogenetic Relationships and Species Concepts for Selected Mycorrhizal Root Symbionts	Kropp	Bradley R.
Selective Degradation of Human Cancer Cells by Sheep Bluetongue Viruses that Exhibit Oncolytic Activities	Li	Joseph K.
Virolomic Pathways Used by the Oncolytic Bluetongue Virus to Selectively Degrade Human Cancer Cells	Li	Joseph K.
Mechanisms and Consequences of Host-Range Expansion by a Seed Beetle	Messina	Frank J.
Testing a New Mechanism for Stomatal Responses to Temperature and Humidity	Mott	Keith E.
Curly Top Virus Biology, Transmission, Ecology, and Management	Nischwitz	Claudia
Managing IYSV in Onion by Targeting Weedy Virus Reservoirs and Reproduction Hosts for Onion Thrips	Nischwitz	Claudia
Diversity of Noctural Velvet Ants in the North American Deserts	Pitts	James P.
Plant Defenses in Alfalfa: The Effect of Disease Resistant Varieties on Aboveground Herbivores	Ramirez, II	Ricardo
Persistence of Cheatgrass on Western Rangelands: The Role of Cheatgrass-induced Changes in Soil Nutrient Cycling	Stark	John M.
Novel Antifungal Aminoglycolipids: Action and Bioactivities	Takemoto	Jon Y.
Utah State University Insect Collection and its Maintenance	von Dohlen	Carol D.
Using DNA Sequences to Untangle the Relationships of Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and Provide Molecular Signatures for Agricultural Pest Species	von Dohlen	Carol D.

Project Title	Last Name	First Name
Verification of Field Crop Evapotranspiration in an Irrigated Arid Environment	Hill	Robert W.
Agricultural Sprinkler Irrigation Design and Analysis Application	Merkley	Gary P.
Irrigation Water Demand Estimates in Agriculture and Urban Areas Using Remote Sensing	Neale	Christopher
Sustainable Integrated Water Management Optimization	Peralta	Richard C.
Biog. & Irrg. Engineering Laboratory & Farm Service	Rahmeyer	William

Project Title	Last Name	First Name
Direct Production of Biofuels in Photosynthetic Microbes	Seefeldt	Lance C.

Project Title	Last Name	First Name
Addressing the Rural Development Concerns of the Rural West	Albrecht	Don
Western Rural Development Center	Albrecht	Don
Utah State Botanical Garden Service Project	Anderson	David A.

Project Title	Last Name	First Name
Interconnections Among Human Behaviors and Ecosystem Attributes in Coupled Human-Natural Systems	Brunson	Mark W.
Risk Management and Utah Ranching	Coppock	D. Layne
Research Advances in Agricultural Statistics	Durham	Susan
Promoting Sustainable Management of Private Lands Through Effective Policy Making	Ma	Zhao
Recreation Ecology and Management in Wildland Ecosystems	Monz	Christopher
Communities in Transition: Bioregional Planning in the Intermountain West	Toth	Richard E.

Project Title	Last Name	First Name
Quality Improvement Through the Baby Steps Project for Infant and Toddler Child Care	Austin	Ann M.B.
Use of In-Class Assessment and Targeted Parent-Teacher Communication to Enhance Day Care Children's School Readiness Scores	Austin	Ann M.B.
Assessing the Intermediate Outcomes of Individual Development Account on Student Loans and Homeownership Sustainability	Delgadillo	Lucy
Exploring the Utilization and Outcomes of 502 Mutual Self Help Program by Low Income Famillies in Rural Utah	Delgadillo	Lucy
Relationship Quality and Stability in Rural Newlywed Remarriages	Higginbotham	Brian
Family Firms and Policy in Times of Disruption (NC1030)	Lee	Yoon G.
The Complex Nature of Saving: Psychological and Economic Factors	Lown	Jean M.
Psychosocial Stressors and Sociodemographic Moderators: Influence on Dementia and AD Risk	Norton	Maria
Enhancing the Delivery of Rural Mental Health Services to Couples: Providing Resiliency and Relationship Skills Training Using Distance Learning Technology	Openshaw	D. Kim

Project Title	Last Name	First Name
Evaluation of Carbon Dioxide Generating System to Extend Meat Shelf Life	Allen	Karin
Genome Biology of Dairy Lactic Acid Bacteria	Broadbent	Jeffery R.
Enhancing the Value of Biofuels Derived from Algae and Perennial Grass Feedstocks through Integration of a Lactic Acid Fermentation	Broadbent	Jeffery R.
Anti-Listeria Action of Organic Acids	Carpenter	Charles E.
Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Sciences Administrative Account	Carpenter	Charles E.
Antioxidant Status of Grass-fed and Grain-fed Beef	Cornforth	Daren P.
Renewable Energy and Other Useful Products from Waste Organics	Hansen	Conly L.
Molecular Mechanisms of Iron Absorption and Transport	Hintze	Korry J.
Modifying the Functional Properties of Lipids Using High Intensity Ultrasound	Martini	Silvana
Evaluating Relationships Between Food Quality and Physiochemical Properties	Martini	Silvana
Strategies for Making Value Added Cheese	McMahon	Donald J.
The Role of Diabetes and Diet in Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer's Disease in the Cache County Study on Memory, Health, and Aging	Munger	Ronald G.
Maternal Dietary Patterns and Risk of Oral Cleft Birth Defects in Utah	Munger	Ronald G.
Vitamin D Metabolites and the Regulation of Intestinal Phosphate Adsorption	Nemere	Ilka
Regulation of Calcium and Phosphate Transport Across the Intestine	Nemere	Ilka
Characterization of Extrusion-Textured Whey Products Containing Dietary Fiber	Walsh	Marie K.
Effect of Milk Fat Globular Membrane on Gut Mucosa and Lipid Metabolism	Ward	Robert E.
Diet, Cognitive Function, and Risk of Alzheimer's Disease Among Participants of the Cache County Study on Memory, Health and Aging	Wengreen	Heidi J.

Project Title	Last Name	First Name
The Second International Soil Moisture Sensing Technology Conference	Jones	Scott B.
Improving Economic and Environmental Sustainability in Tree Fruit Production Through Changes in Rootstock Use	Black	Brent L.
Small Fruit and Viticulture Research	Black	Brent L.
Expanding Opportunites for Fruit Production in Utah	Black	Brent L.
Benchmark Soilscapes to Predict Effects of Climatic Change in the Western USA	Boettinger	Janis L.
Quantitative Soil Survey and Interpretation	Boettinger	Janis L.
Ethylene Synthesis and Sensitivity in Crop Plants	Bugbee	Bruce G.
Controlled Environment Technology and Use	Bugbee	Bruce G.
Soil Fertility and Salinity Management in Utah and the Western US	Cardon	Grant E.
Water Policy and Management Challenges in the West (from W1190)	Cardon	Grant E.
USU Analytical Laboratories	Cardon	Grant E.
EXTENSION Project, Nutrient Management and Water Quality (from WERA103)	Cardon	Grant E.
Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation of Apomixis: Pursuing the Headwaters	Carman	John G.
Adaptation, Quality and Management of Sustainable Cellulosic Biofuel Crops in the West	Creech	J. Earl
Optimizing Inputs for Agronomic Crops in Utah	Creech	J. Earl
Vegetable Cropping Opportunities: Crop Rotations and Cover Crops Strategies for Utah	Drost	Dan T.
Vegetable Cropping Opportunities: Cover Crops and Production Strategies for Conventional and Organic Summer and Winter Vegetables in Utah	Drost	Dan T.
Biology and Management of Iris Yellow Spot Virus (IYSV) and Thrips in Onions	Drost	Dan T.
The National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP)	Gillies	Robert R.
Developing a New ENSO Index for Utah and Surrounding States	Gillies	Robert R.
Managing and Utilizing Precipitation Observations from Volunteer Networks	Gillies	Robert R.
Climate Data and Analyses for Applications in Agriculture and Natural Resources	Gillies	Robert R.
The Quantification of Seasonal Signatures of NDVI--Towards the Monitoring of Outbreaks in Vector-Bourne Disease	Gillies	Robert R.
Climate Research and Services for the State of Utah	Gillies	Robert R.
Dynamics of Rhizosphere Chemistry: Influence on Sustainable Agriculture	Grossl	Paul R.
The Nature of Wet and Dry Cycles in the Great Basin, and Connections to Evapotranspiration	Hipps	Larry E.
Systems to Improve End-Use Quality of Wheat	Hole	David J.
Plant Breeding	Hole	David J.
Improvement of Winter Wheat Through Breeding	Hole	David J.
Breeding and Testing Improved Varieties of Barley, Spring Wheat, and Oats	Hole	David J.
The Effects of Elevated Pco2 and Temperature on Trace Element Retention and Transports in Soils	Jacobson	Astrid
Western Regional Turfgrass Research	Johnson	Paul G.
Evaluation and Development of Stress Tolerant and Sustainable Turfgrasses for the Intermountain West	Johnson	Paul G.
A Novel Gradient-Based Method of Insitu Monitoring of Greenhouse Gas	Jones	Scott B.
Exploring Novel Measurement Methods for Soil Fluid Flux Determination	Jones	Scott B.
Characterizing Mass and Energy Transport at Different Vadose Zone Scales (from W1188)	Jones	Scott B.
Investigating Landscape Water Consumption and Minimum Tree Water Requirements to Improve Irrigation Scheduling for Urban Landscape Water Conservation	Kjelgren	Roger
Turfgrass and the Environment	Kopp	Kelly L.
Turfgrass Management in the Intermountain West: Conservation of Water and Nutrients	Kopp	Kelly L.
Western Regional Turfgrass Research	Kopp	Kelly L.
Intermountain Regional Evaluation and Introduction of Native Plants (from WDC11)	Kratsch	Heidi A.
Intensive Pasture Management for Sustainable Livestock Production in the Western US	MacAdam	Jennifer W.
Ecophysiological Aspects of Forage Management	MacAdam	Jennifer W.
Management and Ecology of Irrigated Pastures in the Intermountain West	MacAdam	Jennifer W.
Improved Organic Milk Production through the Use of the Condensed Tannin-Containing Forage Legume Birdsfoot Trefoil	MacAdam	Jennifer W.
Functional Genomics and Ecology of Nitrifying Bacteria	Norton	Jeanette M.
Functional and Molecular Diversity in Nitrogen Cycle Enzymes under Contrasting Agricultural Management Systems	Norton	Jeanette M.
Integrated Weed Management in Agronomic Crops of Utah and the Intermountain West	Ransom	Corey V.
Managing Invasive Weeds in Wheat (from WERA077)	Ransom	Corey V.
Western Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program	Rasmussen	V. Philip
Western Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Professional Development Program (PDP)	Rasmussen	V. Philip
Western Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Professional Development Program	Rasmussen	V. Philip
Western Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Professional Development Program	Rasmussen	V. Philip
Western Region Sustainable and Education (SARE) Research	Rasmussen	V. Philip
Western Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)	Rasmussen	V. Philip
Western Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Professional Development Program	Rasmussen	V. Philip
Western Region Sustainable Research and Education (SARE) Program	Rasmussen	V. Philip
Sustainable Cropping Systems Utilizing Low-Cost Precision Agriculture and Remote Sensing Techniques	Rasmussen	V. Philip
Western Region Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) Training Professional Development Program (PDP)	Rasmussen	V. Philip
Western Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program	Rasmussen	V. Philip
Western Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Training Professional Development Program (PDP)	Rasmussen	V. Philip
Implementation of Western Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Proposal	Rasmussen	V. Philip
Diversification of Sustainable Farming Systems in Utah	Reeve	Jennifer
Organic Stone-Fruit Production: Optimizing Water Use, Fertility, Pest Management, Fruit Quality and Economics	Reeve	Jennifer
Quantifying the Linkages Among Soil Health, Organic Farming, and Food	Reeve	Jennifer
Plants, Soils & Climate DepartmentAdministrative Account	Roper	Teryl
Synthesis and Characterization of Lactose Esters with Respect to Microbial Inhibitory and Emulsification Properties	Walsh	Marie
Predict the Growing-Season Climate Using a New Climate Forecast Model	Wang	Simon
Incentivizing Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Children	Wengreen	Heidi J.
Production of Foundation Seed Stocks	Young	Stanford A.
Crop Improvement Through Seed Certification	Young	Stanford A.

Project Title	Last Name	First Name
Reduction of Error in Rural and Agricultural Survey (from WERA1001 & WDC14)	Allen	John C.
Social Network Structures and Rural Community Response to Change	Allen	John C.
Military Enlistment, National Guard Service and the Post-9/11 GI Bill in the Mountain West	Bailey	Amy
Military Enlistment, National Guard Sercie and the Post-9/11 GI Bill in the Mountain West	Bailey	Amy Kate
Population Dynamics and Change: Aging, Ethnicity and Land Use Change in Rural Communities (from W1001)	Berry	Eddy
The Role of Employer Recruitment and Hiring in Motivating Migration from the Rust Belt to the Mountain West	Glass	Christy
Impacts of Population Growth and Rural Residential Development on Agriculture in the Intermountain West	Jackson-Smith	Douglas
Rural Sociology (Administrative Project)	Krannich	Richard S.
Public Response to Alternative Energy Systems in the Intermountain West	Krannich	Richard S.
Gateway Communities and Neighboring Public Lands: Examining the Relationship	Petrzelka	Peggy
The Distribution and Determinants of Obesity: National, Regional and State-Level Analyses	Reither	Eric N.
Population Dynamics, Social Change and Health Outcomes: Spatial, Temporal, and Life Cycle Variations	Toney	Michael B.

Project Title	Last Name	First Name
Education Outreach, Demonstration and Research at the Utah Botanical Center	Anderson	David A.
Agricultural Experiment Station Farm Operations	Cartee	Raymond
Joint U.S. China Biotechnology Research and Extension, UT	Cockett	Noelle E.
Joint U.S. China Biotechnology Research and Extension	Cockett	Noelle E.
Multistate Research Coordination, Western Region	Cockett	Noelle E.
Joint U.S. China Biotechnology Research and Extension, UT	Cockett	Noelle E.
Federal Grant Fund Research, General Administration	Cockett	Noelle E.
Research Advances in Agricultural Statistics	Dai	Xin
Mcintire-Stennis Research Administrative Support	Frazer	Nat
Plant Genetic Resource Management, Preservation, Characterization and Utilization (from W006)	Jensen	Kevin
Drought Management Project, Utah	Johnson	Paul G.
Drought Management, UT	Johnson	Paul G.
Public Lands and the Political, Economic, and Social Structure of Rural Western Counties	Simmons	Randy T.
Research Planning Using the Current Research Information System (CRIS)	Smith	Beth H.
Integrated Approach to Enhance Efficiency of Feed Utilization in Beef Production Systems	Snyder	Donald L.
Pasture project	Snyder	Donald L.
High Performance Computing-Utah	Spall	Robert
High Performance Computing Utah	Spall	Robert
Reproductive Performance in Domestic Ruminants	Stevens	John R.
Radiation Safety Committee (U-109)	Terrell	Stephen G.
Biotechnology Center	White	Kenneth L.
Functional Genomics in Nature	White	Kenneth L.
Research Advances in Agricultural Statistics	Xin	Dai

Project Title	Last Name	First Name
Erosion and Sediment Dynamics in Forested Watersheds of the Mountain West	Belmont	Patrick
Quantify Utah Hydroclimate Using a High-Resolution Regional Climate Model	Jin	Jiming
Evaluating the Importance of Plant Genetic Diversity to Ecosystem Function in Wetland	Kettenring	Karin M.

Project Title	Last Name	First Name
Forecasting Changes in Rangeland Vegetation Under Future Climate and Grazing Management	Adler	Peter B.
Assessing the Impact of Forest Diseases	Baker	Fred A.
Interaction of Emerging Threats and Bark Beetle Microbial Dynamics in Forest Ecosystems (from W1187)	Baker	Fred A.
Finding Endemic Soil-Mediated Controls on Weed Growth	Beard	Karen H.
Rangeland Education Across Institutional Borders	Call	Christopher
Ecologically-based Management of Cheatgrass-dominated Rangelands	Call	Christopher
Testing the Olfactory Concealment Theory	Conover	Michael R.
Wildland Resources Administrative Account	Du Toit	Johan
The Ecology and Management of Disturbance in Intermountain Subalpine Spruce-Fir Forests	Jenkins	Michael J.
Social and Biological Aspects of Community Forests	Kuhns	Michael R.
Silviculture of Intermountain Subalpine Forests	Long	Jim N.
Managing for Resilience in Forested Ecosystems of the Intermountain West: A Model for Training Future Researchers and Managers	Mock	Karen
Enhancing the Health of Soil, Plants, and Herbivores Through Plant Biochemical Diversity	Provenza	Fred D.
Primary Roles for Secondary Compounds: Enhancing the Health of Soil, Plants, Herbivores and People through Plant Biochemistry Diversity	Provenza	Fred D.
Development of New Approaches to Rangeland Monitoring and the Assessment of Condition and Trend	Ramsey	R. Douglas
Application and Utility of the Ecological Site and Condition Concept for Monitoring Rangeland Ecological Status in the Western U.S. (from WERA40)	Ramsey	R. Douglas
Assessing the Coexistence of Woody and Herbaceous Plants in Sagebrush Steppe and Mountain Aspen Rangelands	Ryel	Ronald J.
Reproductive Ecology and Recruitment of Utah Rangeland Plants	Schupp	Eugene W.
Nutrient Dynamics in Wildland Ecosystems	Van Miegroet	Helga
Self-Medication in Herbivores: A Low-Input and Sustainable Alternative to Improve Animal Health, Well Being, and Productivity	Villalba	Juan
Undergraduate Enrollment Trends in Natural Resources in the U.S.	Sharik	Terry L.

10/2011