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Western Transportation Institute

College of Engineering
Montana State University
P.O. Box 174250
Bozeman, MT 59717-4250

Tel: (406) 994-6114
Fax: (406) 994-1697

Physical Address:
2310 University Way Building 2, Suite 2
Bozeman, MT 59715

Director:
Steve Albert
stevea@coe.montana.edu
Road Ecology


RECENT WTI PUBLICATIONS (WTI Staff emboldened)

BOOKS

Long, R. A., P. MacKay, W. J. Zielinski, and J. C. Ray, editors. 2008 (in press). Noninvasive Survey Methods for Carnivores. Island Press, D.C.

Clevenger, A.P. & J. Wierzchowski. 2006. Maintaining and Restoring Connectivity in Landscapes Fragmented by Roads. pp. 502-535. In Connectivity Conservation, K. Crooks and M. Sanjayan, eds. Cambridge University Press.

Huijser, M.P. & A.P. Clevenger. 2006. Habitat and Corridor Function of Rights-of-Ways. In The Ecology of Transportation: Managing Mobility for the Environment. J. Davenport & J.L. Davenport (eds). Springer, London, UK.

National Research Council. 2005. Assessing and Managing the Ecological Impacts of Paved Roads. The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C. (authors: Gunderson, L, Clevenger, A, Cooper, A, Dale, V, Evans, L, Evink, G, Fahrig, L, Haynes, K, Kober, W, Lester, S, Redford, K, Strand, M, Wagner, P, Yowell, J.)

Forman, R.T.T., D. Sperling, J. Bissonette, A. Clevenger, C. Cutshall, V. Dale, L. Fahrig, R. France, C. Goldman, K. Heanue, J. Jones, F. Swanson, T. Turrentine, & T. Winter. 2003. Road Ecology: Science and Solutions. Island Press, Washington, D.C.

SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL ARTICLES

Long, R. A., T. M. Donovan, P. MacKay, J. S. Buzas, and W. J. Zielinski. 2007. Effectiveness of Scat Detection Dogs for Detecting Forest Carnivores. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:2007–2017.

Long, R. A., T. M. Donovan, P. MacKay, J. S. Buzas, and W. J. Zielinski. 2007. Comparing Scat Detection Dogs, Cameras, and Hair Snares for Surveying Carnivores. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:2018–2025.

Hansen, M. & A.P. Clevenger. 2005. The Influence of Disturbance and Habitat on the Frequency of Non-native Plant Species along Transportation Corridors. Biological Conservation 125: 249-259.

Clevenger, A.P. 2005. Conservation Value of Wildlife Crossings: Measures of Performance and Research Directions. GAIA 14:124-129 (www.oekom.de/gaia).

Clevenger, A.P. & N. Waltho. 2005. Performance Indices to Identify Attributes of Highway Crossing Structures Facilitating Movement of Large Mammals. Biological Conservation 121:453-464

Chruszcz, B., Clevenger, A.P., Gunson, K. & Gibeau, M.L. 2003. Relationships among Grizzly Bears, Highways and Habitat in the Banff-Bow Valley, Alberta. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81:1378-1391.

Clevenger, A.P., B. Chruszcz, & K. Gunson 2003. Spatial Patterns and Factors Influencing Small Vertebrate Fauna Road-kill Aggregations. Biological Conservation 109:15-26.

Little, S.J., Harcourt, R.G. & Clevenger, A.P. 2002. Do Wildlife Passages Act as Prey Traps? Biological Conservation 107:135-145.

Clevenger, A.P., Wierzchowski, J., Chruszcz, B., & Gunson, K. 2002. GIS-generated Expert-based Models for Identifying Wildlife Habitat Linkages and Mitigation Passage Planning. Conservation Biology 16:503-514.

Gibeau, M.L., Clevenger, A.P., Herrero, S. & Wierzchowski, J. 2002. Grizzly Bear Response to Human Development and Activities in the Bow River Watershed, Alberta. Biological Conservation 103:227-236.

Huijser, M.P. and Bergers, J.M. 2000. The Effects of Roads and Traffic on Hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, Populations. Biological Conservation 95:111-116.

Huijser, M.P. 1999. Human Impact on Populations of Hedgehogs, Erinaceus europaeus, Through Traffic and Changes in the Landcape: A Review. Lutra 42: 39-56.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Ament, R.J., Clevenger, A.T., Yu, O. and A. R. Hardy, 2007. An Assessment of Road Impacts on Wildlife Populations in U.S. National Parks. WTI-MSU Technical Report REP-07-01, Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University. 37 pp.

Hardy, A.R., Fuller, J., Huijser, M., Kociolek, A.M. and Evans, M. 2007. Evaluation of Wildlife Crossing Structures and Fencing on U.S. Highway 93 Evaro to Polson, Phase I: Preconstruction Data Collection and Finalization of Evaluation Plan. FHWA/MT-06-008/1744-1, Helena, Montana. 190pp.

Huijser, M.P., P.T. McGowen, W. Camel, A. Hardy, P. Wright, A.P. Clevenger, L. Salsman & T. Wilson. 2006. Animal-vehicle Crash Mitigation Using Advanced Technology. Phase I: Review, Design and Implementation. SPR 3(076). FHWA-OR-TPF-07-01, Western Transportation Institute - Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana. 292 pp. Available at: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TP_RES/ResearchReports.shtml

Clevenger, A.P., A.R. Hardy & K.E. Gunson. 2006. Analyses of Wildlife-Vehicle Collision Data: Applications for Guiding Decision-making for Wildlife Crossing Mitigation and Motorist Safety: I. Limiting Effects of Road-kill Reporting Data Due to Spatial Inaccuracy. Prepared for Dr. John Bissonette of Utah State University and the National Cooperative Highway Research Program Research Project 25-27. 23pp.

Huijser, M.P., W. Camel & A.R. Hardy. 2006. Reliability of the Animal Detection System along U.S. Highway 191 in Yellowstone National Park, Montana. Pages 509-523 in Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Ecology and Transportation, eds. C.L. Irwin, P. Garrett, and K.P. McDermott. Raleigh, N.C.: Center for Transportation and the Environment, North Carolina State University.

Huijser, M.P., D.E. Galarus & A.R. Hardy. 2006. Software for Pocket PC to Collect Road-kill Data. Poster presentation. Page 640 in Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Ecology and Transportation, eds. C.L. Irwin, P. Garrett, and K.P. McDermott. Raleigh, N.C.: Center for Transportation and the Environment, North Carolina State University.

Blank, M., J. Cahoon, D. Burford, T. McMahon and O. Stein. Studies of Fish Passage through Culverts in Montana. 2006. In Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Ecology and Transportation, eds. C. L. Irwin, P. Garrett, and K.P. McDermott. Raleigh, N.C.: Center for Transportation and the Environment, North Carolina State University.

Huijser, M.P., McGowen, P.T., Camel, W., Hardy A., Wright P., Clevenger, A.P., Salsman, L. and Wilson, T. 2006. Animal-vehicle Crash Mitigation using Advanced Technology. Phase I: Review, Design and Implementation. SPR-3(076). Final Report to Oregon Department of Transportation, Research Unit. 271 pp.

Cahoon, J. T. McMahon, O. Stein, D. Burford and M. Blank. 2005. Fish Passage at Road Crossings in a Montana Watershed. FHWA/MT-05-002/8160. Montana Department of Transportation, Helena, Montana.

Huijser, M.P., Gunsun, K.E. and Abrams, C. 2005. Animal-vehicle Collisions and Habitat Connectivity along Montana Highway 83 in the Seeley Swan Valley of Montana: A Reconnaissance. FHWA/MT-06-002/1877, Final Report. 149 pp.

Hardy, A. and M. P. Huijser. 2005. U.S. Highway 93 Preconstruction Field Methods Handbook. Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana.

Hardy, A. and M. P. Huijser. 2004. Effects of Proposed Fencing Changes on Animal-vehicle Collisions, Habitat Connectivity and Study Design for U.S. Highway 93 Wildlife Mitigation on the Flathead Reservation. Technical report to the U.S. 93 Technical Design Committee. 41 pp.

Hardy, A., A.P. Clevenger, M. Huijser & G. Neale. 2003. An Overview of Methods and Approaches for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Wildlife Crossing Structures: Emphasizing the Science in Applied Science. Pages 319-330, in Proceedings from the International Conference on Ecology & Transportation (ICOET). Center for Transportation & the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C.


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