Selected Environment and Natural Resource Publications

The books and publications that follow are illustrative of the scope of environment and natural resource research, instruction and outreach at the University of Wyoming. For additional information on faculty research articles and publications, please contact individual faculty members in the areas of interest.

A Wolf in the Garden
1996, edited by Philip D. Brick and R. McGreggor Cawley, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Wyoming.
Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., Lanham, MD.

The Acid Rain Debate
1993, by Bruce A. Forster, Dean, College of Business and Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming.
Published by Iowa State University Press.

Investigates the scientific causes of acid rain; the physical and economic effects of acid rain on agriculture, forest and aquatic ecosystems, materials, visibility and human health; the approaches to reducing emissions that create acid rain; and the arguments used by various special interest groups to affect the formation of public policy.

Beaver: Water Resources and Riparian Habitat Manager
1994, by Richard Olson, Assistant Professor, Department of Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management, University of Wyoming; and Wayne A. Hubert, Professor, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming.
Published by the University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.

Describes the beneficial aspects of beaver as a tool to enhance water resources and riparian habitat by improving water quality and quantity, increasing quality wildlife habitat, increasing forage production for livestock grazing, enhancing aesthetic values, and providing recreational opportunities. It also describes problems to agriculture and urban developments due to flooding of roads, hay meadows, pastures and croplands; and impairment of agricultural operations. Discussion of damage management issues includes suggestions to reduce economic loss where conflicts with humans occur.

Ecological Implications of Livestock Herbivory in the West
1994, edited by William Laycock, Professor, Department of Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management, University of Wyoming, et. al.
Published by the Society for Range Management.

Presents documented scientific information on past and present effects of livestock grazing on western rangeland, including effects of grazing on physiology and ecology of range plants, riparian systems, improving wildlife habitat, and methods of deciding public rangeland policy.

Ecophysiology of Coniferous Forests
1994, edited by William K. Smith, Professor, Department of Botany, University of Wyoming; and Thomas M. Hinckley, Department of Forestry, University of Washington.
Published by Academic Press, New York, NY.

Contributions by 48 international scientists focus on genetics of conifers, growth and geographic distribution and the factors influencing distribution, effects of air pollution, and the potential influence that global climatic changes will have upon conifers.

Environmental Hazard Assessment of Effluents
1986, edited by Harold L. Bergman, Professor, Department of Zoology and Physiology, Director, Red Buttes Environmental Biology Laboratory, and J.E. Warren Professor of Energy and the Environment, University of Wyoming; Richard A. Kimerle, Senior Fellow, Monsanto Co.; and Alan W. Maki, Environmental Toxicologist, Research and Environmental Health Division of Exxon Corp.
Published by Pergamon Press.

Proceedings of a Pellston Environmental Workshop at Valley Ranch, Cody, Wyoming, Aug. 22-27, 1982. Includes background and perspectives, biological effects taking, exposure assessment, hazard assessment, hazard assessment case histories, workshop summary and conclusions.

Environmental Science (Fourth Edition)
1993, by Ronald E. Beiswenger, Department Head and Professor, Department of Geography and Recreation, University of Wyoming; Stanley H. Anderson, Professor, Wyoming Cooperative Research Unit; and P. Walton Purdom.
Published by Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, NY.

A college-level text discussing such natural systems as ecosystems, populations, geophysical systems and the hydrological system; pollution issues including water quality and pollution, the atmosphere and global climate change and air pollution; environmental management of forests and grasslands, wildlife and fisheries, biodiversity, food and energy; toxins in the environment, including pesticides and wastes; and people in the environment, dealing with human population and the development of cities and economic growth.

Environment and Society in the Manaslu-Ganesh Region of the Central Nepal Himalaya
1989, edited by Richard A. Marston, Professor, Department of Geography and Recreation, University of Wyoming.
Published by the University of Idaho Foundation for Glacier and Environmental Research.

A final report of the 1987 Manaslu-Ganesh Expedition to conduct geological, geomorphological, hydrological and resource management studies in the Manaslu-Ganesh Himal on the Nepal-Tibet border. Chapters focus on weather behavior, geology and mineralization, floods, slope failures, sediment production, glaciation, and land use in this region of the central Nepal Himalaya.

"Chemistry and Mineralogy of Molybdenum in Soils" by K.J. Reddy, Senior Research Scientist, Wyoming Water Resources Center, and Adjunct Professor of Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences; L.C. Munn, Professor of Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences; and L. Wang.
in Soils and Plant Molybdenum and its Significance in Crops and Livestock.
1996, edited by U.C. Gupta.
Published by Cambridge University Press, New York, NY.

Environmental Economics in Theory and Practice
1996, by N. Hanley; Jason Shogren, Thomas Stroock Distinguished Professor of Natural Resource Conservation and Management, Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming; and B. White.
Published by Oxford University Press, New York, NY.

A final report of the 1987 Manaslu-Ganesh Expedition to conduct geological, geomorphological, hydrological and resource management studies in the Manaslu-Ganesh Himal on the Nepal-Tibet border. Chapters focus on weather behavior, geology and mineralization, floods, slope failures, sediment production, glaciation, and land use in this region of the central Nepal Himalaya.

Federal Land, Western Anger: The Sagebrush Rebellion and Environmental Politics.
1994, by R. McGreggor Cawley, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Wyoming.
Published by University Press of Kansas.

Weaving together the themes of conservation, multiple use, environmentalism and federal laws, Cawley offers an explanation for the emergence of the Sagebrush Rebellion, the Wise Use Movement, and radical environmental groups such as Earth First. This book offers a provocative interpretation of events in federal land policy from the 1960s to the 1990s, and thereby a framework for assessing current and future developments in federal land policy.

Geology of Wyoming
1993, by Arthur W. Snoke, Professor, Department of Geology, University of Wyoming; James Steidtmann, Department Head and Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming; and Sheila M. Roberts.
Published by the Geological Survey of Wyoming.

Twenty-eight articles on all aspects of Wyoming geology, including an overview of geologic setting, geologic history as reflected in the sedimentary record, history of mountain building and economic mineral deposits.

Guide to Environmental Resources in the American Heritage Center
1995, by Maxine Trost, Associate Archivist, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming; and Lori Olson, Archive Specialist, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Published by the American Heritage Center, Laramie, WY.

Brief description of all American Heritage Center collections that contain information about environmental issues in Wyoming, the West and the United States.

Hydrosystems Engineering and Management
1992, by Yeou-Koung Tung, Professor, Department of Statistics and Wyoming Water Resources Center, University of Wyoming.
Published by McGraw-Hill, New York.

Describes techniques for optimal design and management of various hydrosystems, including reservoir systems, groundwater systems, urban storm drainage systems, water distribution systems and flood control systems.

"Impact of Massive Deforestation on Shallow Karst Aquifer Groundwater Supplies in South China", and "Upland Recharge Area Protection in Western North American Alpine and Sub-alpine Karsts" by P.W. Huntoon, Professor of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming
in Mountain Hydrology, Peaks and Valleys in Research and Applications,
1995, edited by B.T. Guy and J. Barnard.
Published by Canadian Water Resources Association.

Inland Fisheries Management in North America
1993, edited by C.C. Kohler and Wayne Hubert, Professor, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming.
Published by the American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD.

Describes techniques for optimal design and management of various hydrosystems, including reservoir systems, groundwater systems, urban storm drainage systems, water distribution systems and flood control systems.

Integrating Economic and Ecological Indicators
1995, by J.W. Milon and Jason Shogren, Thomas Stroock Distinguished Professor of Natural Resource Conservation and Management, Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming, with "Ecosystem Functions, Economies, and the Ability to Function", by Thomas D. Crocker, Professor of Economics and Finance and Director of the School of Environment and Natural Resources.
Published by Preager Press, Westport, CT.

Micro and macro applications of how economics and ecology can be integrated to provide a better measure of the performance of an economy.

International Archive of Economic Geology (brochure)
1995
Published by the American Heritage Center, Laramie, WY.

"Is It Appropriate To Apply Porous Media Groundwater Circulation Models To Karstic Aquifers?" by P.W. Huntoon, Professor of Geology and Geophysics
in Groundwater Models for Resources Analysis and Management, edited by A. El-Kadi, 1995.
Published by Lewis Publishers/CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

This brochure describes corporate and personal collections related to petroleum and mining geology. The nucleus of the archive is the Anaconda Mining Company Documents Collection. At present, the archive contains more than 300 collections available for research.

Land and Water Law Review
Published semi-annually by the University of Wyoming College of Law and the Wyoming State Bar.

A leading publication in the field of natural resources including water, oil, gas, minerals and public and private lands. Vol. 30, No. 1, 1995 contains articles on water right adjudications in the western states: procedures, constitutionality, problems and solutions; Bruce Babbitt's use of governmental dispute resolution: a mid-term report card; Section 404 of the Clean Water Act: the case for expansion of federal jurisdiction over isolated wetlands; the 1994 amendments to the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure; and proceedings of the Wyoming State Bar.

Martens, Sables and Fishers: Biology and Conservation
1994, edited by Steven W. Buskirk, Department Head and Associate Professor, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming; Alton S. Harestead; Martin G. Raphael; and Roger Powell.
Published by Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY.

Martens and fishers comprise seven species of characteristically long, thin-bodied mammals including fishers, pine and stone martens, and sables. Primarily forest dwellers, the animals fill specific ecological niches and are carnivorous predators, often economically important for their luxurious furs. Many populations are subject to growing pressure from human impact on their habitats.

Mountains and Plains: the Ecology of Wyoming Landscapes.
1994, by Dennis H. Knight, Department Head And Professor, Department of Botany, University of Wyoming.
Published by Yale University Press.

Presents in text and more than 150 photographs, maps and line drawings the rich diversity of plant and animal life in the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains and intermountain basins of the region. Knight considers plant ecology, plant-animal interactions, geologic history, nutrient cycling, land management and the effects of disturbances such as fires and insect epidemics.

Multiphase Flow in Porous Media: Mechanics, Mathematics and Numerics
1988, by Myron B. Allen III, Department Head and Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Wyoming; Alda Behie; and John A. Trangenstein.
Published by Springer-Verlag, New York, NY.

This monograph has three parts, each devoted to one of three aspects of reservoir modeling - a systematic approach to establishing the equations governing reservoir flows, analysis of the mathematical structure of those flow equations, and development of efficient schemes for solving large sparse systems of linear equations. The text grew out of a set of lectures presented by the authors in 1986 at the IBM Scientific Center in Bergen, Norway. The monograph outlines promising new ways of attacking reservoir simulation problems.

Proceedings: The 3rd International Symposium on Evaluation of Reservoir Wettability and Its Effects on Oil Recovery.
1994
Published by Western Research Institute, Laramie, WY.

Topics include: the chemical and physical structure of oil, precipitation of asphaltenes in mixed solvents, separation and characterization of wetting crude oil compounds, potentiometric studies of asphalts, an empirical method for the estimation of initial water saturation and residual oil saturation by image analysis, simulation of wettability effects on displacement processes by cellular automata methods, limitations of the Washburn Equation and the importance of pore metering effects during imbibition processes, the effects of wettability and interfacial forces on the depressurisation of water-flooded reservoirs, and fluid distribution in rocks inferred from NMR-spectroscopy and cryo-SEM.

PURTI Research Summaries
Published by the Public Utility Research and Training Institute.

Topics include: local telephone service competition, telecommunication deregulation, environmental regulation enforcement, fossil fuel conservation and competitive bidding for electricity generation.

Resource Physiology of Conifers
1994, edited by William K. Smith, Professor, Department of Botany, University of Wyoming; and Thomas M. Hinckley, Department of Forestry, University of Washington.
Published by Academic Press, New York, NY.

Contributions by 48 international scientists focus on how the trees acquire, allocate and utilize resources that sustain their crucial productivity.

Severe Sustained Drought: Managing the Colorado River System in Times of Water Shortage, Forward (Monograph containing papers reprinted from the Water Resources Bulletin 31(5):779-994)
1995, by Steve Gloss.
The Powell Consortium, Issue No. 1.

Contributions by 48 international scientists focus on how the trees acquire, allocate and utilize resources that sustain their crucial productivity.

Soils and Environmental Quality
1994, by George Vance, Associate Professor, Department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences, University of Wyoming; Gary M. Pierzynski, Kansas State University Department of Agronomy; and J. Thomas Sims, Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Delaware.
Published by Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL.

This textbook for upper-level undergraduate courses in soils and the environment provides an overview of basic soil science, hydrology, atmospheric chemistry and classification of pollutants. It also examines the role of soils in the biogeochemical cycling of major elements and compounds of environmental concerns. Risk assessment is also reviewed, using several contemporary examples such as pesticide concentrations in drinking water.

"Solubility and Mobility of Copper, Zinc, and Lead in Acid Environments", by K.J. Reddy, Senior Research Scientist, Wyoming Water Resources Center, and Adjunct Professor of Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences; L. Wang; and S.P. Gloss, Director, Wyoming Water Resources Center; Associate Professor of Zoology and Physiology
in Plant-Soil Interactions at Low pH: Principles and Management,
1995, edited by R.A. Date, N.J. Grundon, G.E. Rayment, and M.E. Probert.
Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands.

The Acid Rain Debate
1993, by Bruce A. Forster.
Published by Iowa State University Press.

"The Impact of Environmental Controls on Petroleum Exploration, Development, and Extraction", by Thomas D. Crocker, Professor of Economics and Finance; Director of the School of Environment and Natural Resources; D. Denison; and G. Briand,
in Global Oil Markets, edited by S. Shojai, 1995.
Published by Praeger Publishers, New York, NY.

"Role of Soil Organic Acids in Mineral Weathering Processes" by James Drever, Professor of Geology and Geophysics; J.E. Warren Professor of Energy and the Environment and George Vance, Associate Professor of Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences, University of Wyoming
in The Role of Organic Acids in Geological Processes, edited by E.D. Pittman and M.D. Lewan, 1994.
Published by Springer-Verlag.

"Thermal Limits to Salmonid Distributions in the Rocky Mountain Region and Potential Habitat Loss Due to Global Warming: a Geographic Information System Approach"
by C.J. Keleher and F.J. Rahel, Associate Professor of Zoology and Physiology
1996.
in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

"Valuing Ecosystems and Biodiversity", by Thomas D. Crocker, Professor of Economics and Finance; Director of the School of Environment and Natural Resources, and Jason Shogren, Thomas Stroock Distinguished Professor of Natural Resource Conservation and Management, Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming
in Conservation of Great Plains Ecosystems: Current Science, Future Options
1995, edited by A. Bouzaher and S. Johnson,.
Published by The Netherlands, Kluwer Academic Publishers.

"Valuing Nonpoint Pollution Impacts on Coastal Habitats: Providing More Content", by M.D. Agee; Thomas D. Crocker, Professor of Economics and Finance; Director of the School of Environment and Natural Resources; and Jason Shogren, Thomas Stroock Distinguished Professor of Natural Resource Conservation and Management, Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming
in Sustaining Coastal Resources: Economics and the Natural Sciences
1995, edited by C.S. Colgan.
Published by Edmund S. Muskie Institute of Public Affairs, Portland, ME.

This textbook for upper-level undergraduate courses in soils and the environment provides an overview of basic soil science, hydrology, atmospheric chemistry and classification of pollutants. It also examines the role of soils in the biogeochemical cycling of major elements and compounds of environmental concerns. Risk assessment is also reviewed, using several contemporary examples such as pesticide concentrations in drinking water.

Water, Youth & Optimism
1992, Wyoming Conservation Connection.
Published by the Wyoming Conservation Connection.

A collection of water-related activities for kindergarten through sixth grade, compiled from teachers around the state of Wyoming. Activities include topics such as water conservation, the water cycle, physical properties of water, municipal water use, recreation, wildlife and water, and water and the environment.

Wyoming Energy Curriculum
1994, by the University of Wyoming Natural Science Program.

An interdisciplinary, Wyoming-specific guidebook addressing energy concepts, uses and issues for students in elementary and secondary level schools.

Wyoming Waste Management Curriculum
1994, edited by Maggie Cason, Graduate Assistant, University of Wyoming Natural Science Program.
Published by the University of Wyoming Natural Science Program.

An interdisciplinary, Wyoming-specific guidebook that addresses waste management concepts for students in elementary and secondary schools.

Wyoming Water Atlas
1990, by Lawrence M. Ostresh, Jr., Professor of Geography, University of Wyoming; Richard A. Marston, Professor of Geography, University of Wyoming; and Walter M. Hudson.
Published by the Wyoming Water Resources Center.

Maps and text depict the origin of state water, where and how it is used, entry and departure of water to and from Wyoming and neighboring states, storage capacity, interstate water agreements, state water administration, trout stream classification, recreational use of water, location of water quality problems, and state and federal water development projects.

Wild Wonderful Wyoming: Choices for the Future
1995, edited by Duane Keown, Associate Professor, College of Education, University of Wyoming; and David Rizor, Assistant Coordinator, Wyoming Conservation Connection.
Published by the Wyoming Conservation Connection.

The curriculum of the Statewide Integrated Conservation Education Program. Activities for classroom use in conservation/environmental education are included as well as short, background information pieces. Topic areas include earth systems, water resources, energy resources and recycling, wildlife resources, forest resources, and agriculture resources. Five unifying strands run through the topic areas including Earth time strand, geological-geophysical strand, ecosystem functions strand, adaptation-evolution strand, and populations strand.
The elementary school manual is in print; the middle school and high school manuals go to press in 1996.

Wyoming Farm, Ranch and Home Publications Consumer Catalog (MP-7R)
1994, published by the Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture.

Contains an inventory of agricultural/environment and natural resource-related publications in animal science; community services; economics; engineering; plant, soil and insect sciences; and range management.