Foreword by Jack Ward Thomas
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I The Mountain
1 The Cultural Signifi cance of Mt. Graham (Dzil nchaa si’an) in Western Apache Tradition
Patricia M. Spoerl
2 Exploring the Larger Environment: Astrophysical Explorations from Mt. Graham
John R. Ratje
3 Tree-Ring Perspectives on Fire Regimes and Forest Dynamics in Mixed-Conifer and Spruce-Fir Forests on Mt. Graham
Thomas W. Swetnam, Christopher H. Baisan, and Henri D. Grissino-Mayer
Part II Management
4 Natural History and Management of the Pinaleño Mountains with Emphasis on Mt. Graham Red Squirrel Habitats
Lawrence L. C. Jones
5 The Process and Recovery Team Structure for Revising the 1993 Mount Graham Red Squirrel Recovery Plan
Paul J. Barrett
Part III Mt. Graham Red Squirrel Population Trends
6 Mt. Graham Red Squirrel Natural History and Pre-observatory Construction Conservation Efforts
Kathleen A. Granillo and Genice F. Froehlich
7 Mt. Graham Red Squirrel Interagency Midden Surveys: 1991 – 2007
Tim K. Snow
8 Mt. Graham Red Squirrel Populations on the University of Arizona’s Mt. Graham Red Squirrel Monitoring Program Area: 1989 – 2003
Paul J. Young
9 A Comparison of Two Sampling Techniques to Assess Population Trends in Endangered Mt. Graham Red Squirrels
John L. Koprowski and Tim K. Snow
10 Consequences of Small Populations and Their Impacts on Mt. Graham Red Squirrels
John L. Koprowski and Robert J. Steidl
Part IV Mt. Graham Red Squirrel Habitat
11 Vegetation Changes within the Subalpine and Mixed-Conifer Forest on Mt. Graham, Arizona: Proxy Evidence for Mt. Graham Red Squirrel Habitat
R. Scott Anderson and Susan J. Smith
12 Mapping and Monitoring Mt. Graham Red Squirrel Habitat with GIS and Thematic Mapper Imagery
James R. Hatten
13 Site Selection for the Establishment of New Middens of Mt. Graham Red Squirrels
Sadie R. Bertelsen and John L. Koprowski
14 Habitat Characteristics of the Midden Sites of Mt. Graham Red Squirrels: Do Sex Differences Exist?
Marit I. Alanen, John L. Koprowski, Martha I. Grinder, Vicki L. Greer, Carol A. Coates, and Kelly A. Hutton Kimple
Part V Mt. Graham Red Squirrel Behavior and Ecology
15 Time Budget of the Mt. Graham Red Squirrel
Vicki L. Greer and John L. Koprowski
16 Removal Rates and Fate of Two Cone Species Collected by Red Squirrels
Diane K. Angell
17 Nutrient Content of Mt. Graham Red Squirrel Feedstuffs
William H. Miller and William E. Yoder
18 The Adaptive Signifi cance of Seed Hoarding by the Mt. Graham Red Squirrel
Craig L. Frank and Stephanie R. Cox
19 The Nutritional Ecology of Fungal Sporocarp Hoarding by Mt. Graham Red Squirrels
Craig L. Frank
20 Reproductive Ecology and Home Range Size of Red Squirrels: Do Mt. Graham Red Squirrels Fit the Pattern?
Karen E. Munroe, John L. Koprowski, and Vicki L. Greer
Part VI Risk and Disturbance 299
21 Effect of Human and Non-human Disturbance on Mt. Graham Red Squirrels
Sarah R. B. King and John L. Koprowski
22 Spruce Aphid, Elatobium abietinum (Walker): Life History and Damage to Engelmann Spruce in the Pinaleño Mountains, Arizona
Ann M. Lynch
23 Nest-Site Characteristics of Sympatric Mt. Graham Red Squirrels and Abert’s Squirrels in the Pinaleño Mountains
Thomas E. Morrell, Eric A. Point, and James C. DeVos Jr.
24 Introduced Abert’s Squirrels in the Pinaleño Mountains: A Review of Their Natural History and Potential Impacts on the Red Squirrel
Andrew J. Edelman and John L. Koprowski
25 A Risk Assessment of Multiple Impacts on the Endangered Mt. Graham Red Squirrel
Elaine K. Harding, Daniel F. Doak, Cynthia Hartway, Terry Moore Frederick, and Genice Froehlich
Appendix A: Further Reading of Recent Research on Mt. Graham Red Squirrels and Their Sky Island Allies
Index
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