Bitterroot Ecosystem Management Research Project

FAUNA RESEARCH INCLUDES...

	Integrating studies of aquatic, riparian, and upland wildlife habitat across landscape scales

	Producing designs for studying threatened and endangered (TES) species

	Examining the importance of riparian deciduous habitats to bird populations

	Understanding noxious weed infestations and their effects on wildlife (e.g., elk, rodents and birds)

	Testing the effectiveness of restorative actions

	Determining the effects of ecosystem management on elk herds

	Developing monitoring methods for forest carnivores, cavity nesting birds, and small mammals

	Investigating full communities of common insects, birds, and mammals

Fauna Research