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We hope you will enjoy learning about the exciting ecosystems and species we are studying throughout the Western United States. Our scientists work within the Rocky Mountain regions of Montana, Wyoming, and northern Idaho, which include the diverse Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide ecosystems. We also study a variety of topics throughout the U.S. Browse our feature articles or dive right into the science by reading about ongoing research projects or publications our scientists have produced. You can also scroll down to see our research by topic.


Science Picks

Featuring NOROCK's recently published research and publications.

publication cover Chong, G.W., and Allen, L.A. 2012. What are plants doing and when? Using plant phenology to facilitate sustainable natural resources management: WLCI Fact Sheet 3, 2 p.
publication cover Muhlfeld, Clint C., Simon R. Thorrold, Thomas E. McMahon, Brian Marotz. 2012. Estimating westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi) movements in a river network using strontium isoscapes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 69(5): 906-915, 10.1139/f2012-033.
publication cover Saros, Jasmine E., Jeffery R. Stone, Gregory Thomas Pederson, Krista E. H. Slemmons, Trisha Spanbauer, Anna Schliep, Douglas Cahl, Craig E. Williamson, and Daniel R. Engstrom. In press. Climate-Induced Changes in Lake Ecosystem Structure Inferred from Coupled Neo- and Paleo-ecological Approaches. Ecology. 10.1890/11-2218.1
publication cover Halbert, Natalie D., Peter J. P. Gogan, Philip W. Hedrick, Jacquelyn M. Wahl, And James N. Derr.2012. Genetic Population Substructure in Bison at Yellowstone National Park. Journal of Heredity 2012:103(3):360–370.
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