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A bibliography of research conducted within the Portneuf River Ecosystem

The combination of diverse natural areas and a state university within this ecosystem has given rise to considerable research on various aspects of the Portneuf River Ecosystem. Listed on this page are various publications, theses and dissertations that have been generated from research within this ecosystem. Theses and dissertations from Idaho State University include the student's faculty advisor.

Plants
Animals
Aquatic organisms and processes
Water Quality, Hydrology
Soils

Plants

Publications

Boeger, M., R. Torres, and M.E. Poulson. 2002. Morphological adaptations and photosynthetic rates of amphibious Veronica anagallis-aquatica L. (Scrophulariaceae) under different flow regimes. Aquatic Botany 75:123-135.

Dilman, K.L. 1996. Use of the lichen Rhizoplaca melanophthalma as a biomonitor in relation to phosphate refineries near Pocatello, Idaho. Environmental Pollution 92:91-96.

Groves, C.R. and J.E. Anderson. 1981. Allelopathic effects of Artemisia tridentata leaves on germination and growth of two grass species. American Midland Naturalist 106:73-79.

Inouye, R.S. 2001. Sampling effort and vegetative cover estimates in sagebrush steppe. Western North American Naturalist 62:360-364.

Ostrow, D.G., N. Huntly, and R.S. Inouye. 2002. Plant-mediated interactions between the northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides, and above-ground herbivorous insects. Journal of Mammalogy 83:991-998.

Ratzlaff, T.D. and J.E. Anderson. 1995. Vegetal recovery following wildfire in seeded and unseeded sagebrush steppe. Journal of Range Management 48:386-391.

Wilhelm, C. 2006. Assessing phosphorus inputs in the lower Portneuf River through measurements of macrophyte biomass. Journal of the Idaho Academy of Science, in press.

Theses and Dissertations

Chipman, Jayne. 2000. A Preliminary Floral Key of Indian Rocks Area of Critical Environmental Concern, a Sagebrush Steppe Community of Southeast Idaho. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 220 p. (K. Holte)

Dupre, James F. 1976. Variation in the Rocky Mountain Maple (Acer glabrum Torrey) in Southeastern Idaho and Western Wyoming. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 65 p. (K. Holte)

Glennon, James M. 1991. Flora of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Idaho. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 91 p. (K. Holte)

Humphrey, David. 1981. Patterns and Mechanisms of Plant Succession After Fire in Foothills Areas of Southeastern Idaho. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 116 p. (J. Anderson)

Ostrow. D. Gigi. 1999. Plant-Mediated Interactions Between Above-ground Herbivorous Insects and the Northern Pocket Gopher, Thomomys talpoides. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 65 p. (N. Huntly)

Pappani, Karie. 2004. Water relations of a sagebrush steppe community: performance of Stipa comata (needle and thread grass) and Agropyron dasytachyum (thick-spiked wheatgrass). MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 97 pp.

Ratzlaff, Teresa D. 1990. Postfire Vegetation Development in Seeded and Unseeded Areas of Sagebrush/Steppe Near Pocatello, Idaho. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 65 p. (.J. Anderson)

Thornton, Michele M. 1997. Use of Geomorphic Variables to Predict Riparian Vegetation Patterns: A Comparison of Field and GIS Techniques. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 111 p. (G.W. Minshall)

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Animals (mammals, birds, insects)

Publications

Craig, E.H. and B.L. Keller. 1986. Movements and home range of porcupines, Erethizon dorsatum, in Idaho shrub desert. The Canadian Field-Naturalist 100:167-173.

Keller, B.L. 1985. A simplified key for Idaho bats. Tebiwa 22:57-63.

Stone, Eric and Charles H. Trost. 1991. The effects of supplemental food on nest dispersion in black-billed magpies. The Condor 93:452-454.

Wang, Xiao-Hong, and Charles H. Trost. 2000. Trapping territorial black-billed magpies. Journal of Field Ornithology 71(4):730-735.

Wang, Xiao-hong and Charles H. Trost. 2001. Dispersal pattern of black-billed magpies (Pica hudsonia measured by molecular genetic (RAPD) analysis. The Auk 118(1):137-146.

Witt, W. Christopher and Nancy Huntly. 2001. Effects of isolation on red-backed voles (Clethrionomys gapperi) and deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) in a sage-steppe matrix. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79(9):1597-1603.

Theses and Dissertations

Bohn, Kirsten M. 1999. Day Roost Selection by Silver-Haired Bats (Lasionycteris noctivagans) and the Effects of a Selective Timber Harvest on Bat Populations in Caribou National Forest. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 91 p. (B. Keller)

English, Joyce. 1982. Black billed Magpie Pica pica hudsonia: Aspects of the Communication System including Documentation of Vocalizations. 133 p. (C. Trost)

Gerstell, Arnold T. 2000. Breed Biology of Black-Billed Magpies (Pica pica hudsonia) in Southeastern Idaho. PhD Dissertation, Idaho State University. 101 p. Trost.

Hansen, Erica M. 1977. A Telemetry Study of the Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) in a Cool Desert Environment. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 74 p. (B. Keller)

Holmes, Brian Russell. 2000. The Mountain Lion in Southeastern Idaho: Population Characteristics and a Test of Optimal Foraging Theory. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 96 p. (J. Laundre)

Loxterman, Janet L. 2001. The Impact of Habitat Fragmentation on the Population Genetic Structure of Pumas (Puma concolor) in Idaho. PhD Dissertation, Idaho State University. 177 p. (M. Ptacek)

Mahoney, Michael P. 1977. Mating Behavior of Brown headed Cowbirds. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 48 p. (C. Trost)

Merrick, Melissa J. 2002. Thermal Ecology and Thermoregulatory Ability of Three Nicrophorus Species in Idaho and Colorado, U.S.A. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 71 p. (R.Smith)

Pitcher, Kenneth W. 1968. Birds of the Fort Hall Bottoms. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. (E. Fichter)

Reed, Lisa M. 1990. Genetic and Morphological Variation and the Evolution of Social Signals in the Black Billed Magpie (Pica pica hudsonia). PhD Dissertation, Idaho State University. 177 p. (C. Trost)

Reynolds, Mark D. 1982. Nest Defense of Black-billed Magpies. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 49 p. (C. Trost.)

Splendoria, Frank. 1971. Roost Ecology of the Black-billed Magpie, Pica pica hudsonia. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. (C. Trost)

Sterner, Mauritz C. III. 1990. Studies of Five New Species of Myxozoan Parasites of the Mottled Sculpin From Southeastern Idaho. 74 p. (R. Spall)

Stone, Eric R. 1991. The Sociology of North American Black-billed Magpies (Pica pica hudsonia). PhD Dissertation, Idaho State University. 71 p. (C. Trost)

Tourtlotte, Gregory Ira. 1973. A Preliminary Investigation of the Biology and Ecology of the Northern Scorpion, Vaejovis boreus (Girard). MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 30 p. (R. Anderson)

Wang, Xiaohong. 1999. Dispersal Pattern and Mating Behavior of Black-Billed Magpies (Pica pica hudsonia) Interpreted by Molecular Techniques. PhD Dissertation, Idaho State University. 98 p. (C. Trost)

Witt, W. Christopher. 2000. Effects of Isolation on Small Mammal Populations (Clethrionomygapperi and Peromyscus maniculatus) in a Desert Matrix. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 30 p. (N. Huntly)

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Aquatic Organisms & Processes

Publications

Boeger, Maria Regina Torres and Mary E. Poulson. 2002. Morphological adaptations and photosynthetic rates of amphibious Veronica anagallis-aquatica L. (Scrophulariaceae) under different flow regimes. Aquatic Botany 75:123-135.

Heimer, John T., W.M. Frazier, and J.S. Griffith. 1985. Post-stocking performance of catchable-size hatchery rainbow trout with and without pectoral fins. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 5(1):21-25.

Meyer, Kevin A., Daniel J. Schill, F. Steven Elle, and William C. Schrader. 2003. A long-term comparison of Yellowstone cutthroat trout abundance and size structure in their historical range in Idaho. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 23:149-162.

Minshall, G.W. 1981. Structural and temporal variations of the benthic macroinvertebrate community inhabiting Mink Creek, Idaho, U.S.A., a 3rd order Rocky Mountain stream. J. Freshwater Biology 1:13-26.

Minshall, G. W. and J. N. Minshall. 1966. Notes on the life history and ecology of Isoperla clio (Newman) and Isogenus decisus Walker (Plecoptera: Perlodidae). American Naturalist 76:340-350.

Minshall, G. W. and D. A. Andrews. 1973. An ecological investigation of the Portneuf River, Idaho: a semiarid-land stream subjected to pollution. Freshwater Biology 3:1-30.
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Minshall, G.W. and J. N. Minshall. 1977. Microdistribution of benthic invertebrates in a Rocky Mountain (USA) stream. Hydrobiologia 55:231-249.

Minshall, G. W., E. Hitchcock, and J. R. Barnes. 1990. Decomposition of Rainbow Trout carcasses in a forest stream ecosystem inhabited only by nonanadromous fish populations. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 48:191-195.

Moser, D.C. and G.W. Minshall. 1996. Effects of localized disturbance on macroinvertebrate community structure to mode of colonization and season. American Midland Naturalist 135:92-101.

Newell, Robert L. and G. Wayne Minshall. 1979. Aquatic invertebrates of southeastern Idaho II. Trichoptera (caddisflies). J. Idaho Academy of Science 15:33-51.

Rabeni, C. F. and G. W. Minshall. 1977. Factors affecting microdistribution of stream bethic insects. Oikos 29:33-43.

Richards, C. and G. W. Minshall. 1988. The influence of periphyton abundance on Baetis bicaudatus distribution and colonization in a small stream. North American Benthological Society 7:77-86.

Robinson, C. T. and G.W. Minshall. 1986. Effects of disturbance frequency on stream bethic community structure in relation to canopy cover and season. North American Benthological Society 5:237-248.

Robinson, C. T., G. W. Minshall, and S. R. Rushforth. 1990. Seasonal colonization dynamics of macroinvertebrates in an Idaho stream. North American Benthological Society 9:240-248.

Royer, T. V., M. T. Monaghan, and G. W. Minshall. 1999. Processing of native and exotic leaf litter in two Idaho (USA) streams. Hydrobiologia 400:123-128.

Shaw, and G. W. Minshall. 1980. Colonization of an introduced substrate by stream macroinvertebrates. Oikos 34:259-271.

Shepard, R.B. and G.W. Minshall. 1984. Role of benthic insect feces in a Rocky Mountain stream: fecal production and support of consumer growth. Holarctic Ecology 7:119-127.

Vinson, Deanna K. and Samuel R. Rushforth. 1989. Diatom species composition along a thermal gradient in the Portneuf River, Idaho, USA. Hydrobiologia 185(1):41-54.

Wilhelm, C. 2006. Assessing phosphorus inputs in the lower Portneuf River through measurements of macrophyte biomass. Journal of the Idaho Academy of Science, in press.

Theses and Dissertations

Andriano, Donald. 1953. Analysis of fishing pressure and harvest on Portneuf River, Idaho. MS Thesis, Utah State University.

Chen, Songqiao. 2001. Hydrogeochemical studies of the Portneuf River, southeastern Idaho. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 133 pp.

Gerber, Gwen. 2002. Recharge mechanisms of the lower Portneuf aquifer determined from a sub-alpine watershed in the Mink Creek Basin, Bannock Range, southeastern Idaho. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 128 pp.

Gregg, Watson W. 1981. Aquatic Macrophytes as a Factor Affecting the Microdistribution of Benthic Stream Invertebrates. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 163 p. (F. Rose)

Gregory, Jim S. 1995. Winter Behavior of Subyearling Rainbow Trout: Space Size Selection, Concealment Behavior and Aggression in Concealment Habitat. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 44 p. (J. Griffith)

Hale, Alan Barker. 1981. Assembly of Morphological Types in Stream Insect Communities. PhD Dissertation, Idaho State University. 134 p. (G.W. Minshall)

Koetsier, Peter, III. 1993. Direct and Indirect Effects of Predator Type on the Structure and Function of a Lotic Benthic Community. PhD Dissertation, Idaho State University. 156 p. (G.W. Minshall)

Lainhart, Richard Dale. 1967. The ecology of Chaoborus flavicans (Meligen) in McCammon Pond, Bannock County. .MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 35 p. (GW Minshall).

LaPoint, Thomas. 1980. The Role of Ciliated Protozoa and Bacteria in Stream Benthic Organic Matter Decomposition. PhD Dissertation, Idaho State University. 134 p. (G.W. Minshall)

LaRoche, Carole. 1980. Observations on the Life History and Ecology of Gymnaetron tetrum Fabricus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 53 p. (B. Keller)

Moellmer, William Otto. 1966. A Preliminary Limnological Survey of a Lava Sink Pond (McCammon Pond). MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 53 p. (A. Linder)

Mohr, Raymond Everett. 1968. Survey of the Fishes of the Portneuf River and its Tributaries. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 33 p. (A. Linder)

Moser, David Charles. 1993. Effects of Disturbance Frequency on Macroinvertebrate Community Structure in Relation to Mode of Colonization and Season. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 45 p. (G.W. Minshall)

Perry, James Alfred, II. 1981. Diel and Seasonal Carbon, Nutrient, and Mineral Budgets in Two Cold Spring Ecosystems. PhD Dissertation, Idaho State University. 188 p. (F. Rose)

Rabeni, Charles F. 1971. Experimental Investigation of Factors Effecting the Microdistribution of Benthic Insects in a Riffle of Mink Creek, Caribou National Forest, Idaho. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 64 p. (G.W. Minshall)

Relyea, Scott E. 2002. Effects of Substrate Reflectance, Light Intensity, and Time of Season on Stream Periphyton Biomass and Pigment Levels. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 64 p. (G.W. Minshall)

Robinson, Christopher Thomas. 1986. Physical Disturbance as a Mechanism Structuring Stream Benthic Communities. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 71 p. (G.W. Minshall)

Royer, Todd V. 1999. Factors Controlling Leaf Processing in Stream Ecosystems and a Hierarchical Model of their Interactions. December 1999. PhD Dissertation, Idaho State University. 82 p. (G.W. Minshall)

Shaw, David W. 1976. Colonization of an Artificial Substratum by Benthic Macroinvertebrates. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 162 p. (G.W. Minshall)

Shepard, Richard B. 1980. The Role of Aquatic Insect Feces in Stream Ecosystems. PhD Dissertation, Idaho State University. PhD Dissertation, Idaho State University. 83 p. (G.W. Minshall)

Sterner, Mauritz C. III. 1990. Studies of Five New Species of Myxozoan Parasites of the Mottled Sculpin From Southeastern Idaho. 74 p. (R. Spall)

Whitmire, Doug. 2000. Surface and vadose zone hydrology of a constructed wetland used to treat urban storm waterrunoff: Pocatello, Idaho. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 165 pp.

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Water Quality, Hydrology

Publications

Campbell, T. R. Rodriguez, G.M. Arcand, S. Wood, and R. James. 1992. An evaluation of the concentration of orthophosphate in the Portneuf River, Idaho. Journal of the Idaho Academy of Science 28:40-47. (2MB download)

Noftsker, C. and M.E. Watwood. 1997. Removal of tetrachloroethylene in an anaerobic column bioreactor. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 48(3):424-430.

Reale-Munroe, K. and R.S. Inouye. 2005. Soil hydrocarbon concentrations in the South First Street storm water runoff basin, Pocatello, Idaho. Journal of the Idaho Academy of Science 41:1-7.

Welhan, J.A. 2001. Water quality in the Portneuf Aquifer, Pocatello-Chubbuck area, Idaho: The case for protection. Journal of the Idaho Academy of Science 37:88-92.

Theses and Dissertations

Arcand, G.M. 1972. Chemical character of the Portneuf River. Dept. of Chemistry, Report, Idaho State University.

Chen, S. 2001. Hydrogeochemical studies of the Portneuf River, southeastern Idaho. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 133 pp.

Gerber, G. 2002. Recharge mechanisms of the lower Portneuf aquifer determined from a sub-alpine watershed in the Mink Creek Basin, Bannock Range, southeastern Idaho. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 128 pp.

Goldstein, F. 1981, Hydrogeology and water quality of Michaud Flats, southeastern Idaho. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 80 pp.

O'Connor, J. 1990. Hydrology, hydraulics, and sediment transport of Pleistocene Lake Bonneville flooding on the Snake River, Idaho. MS Thesis, University of Arizona. 192 pp.

Perry, J. A., II. 1981. Diel and Seasonal Carbon, Nutrient, and Mineral Budgets in Two Cold Spring Ecosystems. PhD Dissertation, Idaho State University. 188 p. (F. Rose)

Whitmire, D. 2000. Surface and vadose zone hydrology of a constructed wetland used to treat urban storm water runoff: Pocatello, Idaho. MS Thesis, Idaho State University. 165 pp.

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Soils

Publications

Inouye, R.S. 2006. Effects of shrub removal and nitrogen addition on soil moisture in sagebrush steppe. Journal of Arid Environments 65:604-618.

Johnson, R., H. Lee, H. Wilmes, C.M. Wal, and B. McVeety. 1980. Uranium in soil around phosphate processing plants in Pocatello, Idaho. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 24:735-738.

Perry, J.A. 1979. Pesticide and PCB residues in the upper Snake River ecosystem, Southeastern Idaho, following the collapse of the Teton Dam 1976. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 8(2):139-159.

Reale-Munroe, K. and R.S. Inouye. 2005. Soil hydrocarbon concentrations in the South First Street storm water runoff basin, Pocatello, Idaho. Journal of the Idaho Academy of Science 41:1-7.

Roberts, G.V. 1976. Continuing conservation on the Pocatello benches. Soil Conservation 41:16-17.

Severson, R.C. and L.P. Gough. Concentration and distribution of elements in plants and soils near phosphate processing factories, Pocatello, Idaho. Journal of Environmental Quality 5:476-482.

Theses and Dissertations

Bechtold, Heather. 2005. Distribution of total carbon, total nitrogen, and nitrogen mineralization pools following shrub removal and nitrogen additions in sagebrush steppe. MS Thesis, Idaho State University.