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1 Appendix to Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories Publications and Theses Unpublished reports, compilations, and miscellaneous material concerning the Itasca region A061 Annon. (Undated). Appendix: Iron Springs Bog Scientific and Natural Area resource inventory. Minnesota Dept. Nat. Res. 26p. A001 Anfang, R. A. 1972a. Feeding habits of porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum L.) in Itasca State Park, Minnesota. M.S. Major Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 47 p. A002 Anfang, R. A. 1972b. The Itasca State Park forestry demonstration area. M.S. Major Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 38 p. A003 Bakuzis, E. V Some observations on natural reproduction in a mixed red pine-balsam fir stand in Itasca State Park, Minnesota. School of Forestry. U. of M. 50 p. A004 Beardsley, W. G Charging for the use of state outdoor recreation areas in Minnesota. M.S. Major Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 77 p. A005 Bredfeldt, H. J A study of the relationship of the percent of full sunlight with community synecological light values. M.S. Plan B Paper. School of Forestry. U. of M. 29 p. A006 Buckman, R. E Regeneration of pine in Itasca State Park. M.S. Major Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 29 p.

2 A007 Cheyney, E. G. n.d. A working plan for Itasca Park. School of Forestry. U. of M. 26 p. A008 Childs, F. W Forest Protection and Recreational Plannning Proposals for Itasca State Park, Minnesota. National Park Service. A059 College of Biological Sciences Itasca at 90. Ed.: D Rubenstein. U of M 56pp. A009 Drew, L. A Spatial distribution in a red pine-balsam fir stand, Itasca State Park, Minnesota. School of Forestry. U. of M. 20 p. A010 Drew, L. A Instruments constructed for the investigation of energy budgets in the prairie-forest transition zone of Minnesota. School of Forestry. U. of M. 10 p. A053 Freske, B., and B. Thoma An untitled compilation on the common loon. Itasca State Park Naturalist Program. A011 Geyer, W. A Microsite and site variations within a 59-year old jack pine stand. M.S. Major Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 15 p. A012 Grafstrom, M Synecological light values compared with percent of full sunlight readings. M.S. Major Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 9 p. A013 Hamernick, J. E A study of the effects of camping on the forest (in campgrounds of Minnesota state parks). M.S. Major Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 50 p. A014 Hansen, H. L Mary Lake deer exclosure. Unpublished report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 2 p. A015 Hansen, H. L A report on the Itasca State Park forest with special reference to the desirability of opening or closing the Park to deer hunting. Unpublished report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 6 p. A016 Hansen, H. L Forest regeneration survey-itasca State Park. Unpublished Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 3 p. A017 Hansen, H. L Summary of reproduction data on the jack pine stand on La Salle Trail, Itasca State Park. Unpublished Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 1 p.

3 A018 Hansen, H. L Research proposals and reports on ecology and management of Itasca State Park forest from Unpublished Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. A019 Hansen, H. L., and J. H. McAndrews A history of the La Salle Trail jack pine stand in Itasca Park. Unpublished Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 5 p. A020 Henry, D. G Some ecological trends in an old growth red pine stand in Itasca State Park, Minnesota. Unpublished Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 21 p. A021 Johnson, Jr., T. W., and D. T. Wagner The aquatic fungi of the Lake Itasca region. Dept. of Botany, Duke University. 112 p. A022 Kotar, J Phenological study of 35 tree and shrub species of Itasca State Park and some geographic comparisons. M.S. Major Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 52 p. A023 Lundgren, A. L An investigation of the 1953 blowdown in Itasca State Park. Unpublished Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 47 p. A056 Lufburrow, J Thirty-five years of change in a mixed northern conifer-hardwood forest under conditions of fire suppression, Itasca Wilderness Scientific and Natural Area, Itasca State Park, Minnesota. M. S. Plan B Paper. School of Forestry. U. of M. 26 p. A024 McCool, S. F Some attitudes toward vegetation management at Itasca State Park. M.S. Major Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 23 p. A025 Megard, R. O The daphnia and chydoridae (Cladocera) of Lake Itasca, Minnesota. Limnological Research Center. U. of M. 11 p. A026 Megard, R. O Lacustrine productivity and the distribution of nutrients,diatoms,and cladocera. Limnological Research Center. U. of M. 11 p. A027 Meyer, R. L. 19. Sites of collection for the conjugutophyceae from Itasca State Park, Minnesota, U.S.A. Dept. of Botany and Bacteriology. U. of. 19 p. A028 Meyer, M. P The vegetation of Itasca State Park (a map). School of Forestry. U. of M.

4 A060 Minnesota Dept. Nat. Res Itasca State Park Fire Plan. Unpublished report. 28p. & enclosed maps. A029 Moritz, R. F Itasca State Park-pine restoration project. Unpublished Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 13 p. A060 Nelson, C Itasca Forestry School University of Minnesota, The Development Years. Unpublished Report. 51pp. A030 Orke, D. N Pattern and intensity of white-tailed deer browsing on the woody plants of Itasca Park. M.S. Major Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 61 p. A031 Patterson, W. A. 1969a. Mineral ion and water concentrations in woody twigs of deer browse species. Unpublished Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 26 p. A032 Patterson, W. A. 1969b. The response of red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) seedlings to growth in unburned and burned soil. Unpublished Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 11 p. A033 Potton, J. E. 1968a. Visitor reactions toward Lake Itasca vista clearings. M.S. Major Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 25 p. A034 Potton, J. E. 1968b. User preferences of campgrounds in Itasca State Park and user perception of site deterioration. M.S. Major Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 39 p. A035 Reick, D. E A CO2 evolution study in Itasca State Park, Minnesota. M.S. Plan B Paper. School of Forestry. U. of M. 39 p. A036 Sauerman, K. H Artificially established white pine plantations in Minnesota: a survey. Plan B paper. U. of M. 74 p. A037 Schnepf, G. F A study and analysis of Minnesota state parks camping data. M.S. Major Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 55 p. A064 Sikes, R., J. R. Tester and B. Thoma Mammals of Itasca State Park. Minnesota DNR, Division of Parks and Recreation, Itasca State Park. 40p. A038 Spurr, S. H The forests of Itasca in 19th century. Unpublished Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 12 p.

5 A039 Spurr, S. H., M. P. Meyer, and R. M. Brown Itasca management project. Unpublished Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. A040 Thoma, B. A compilation on the common loon. Volume One: A loon. A041 Thoma, B. A compilation on the common loon. Volume Two: Pair of loons. A042 Thoma, B. A compilation on the common loon. Volume Three: A043 Thoma, B. A compilation on the common loon. Volume Four: Pair of loons with two chicks. A055 Thoma, B The Civilian Conservation Corps and Itasca State Park. Preliminary Edition. A044 Thoma, B. 1986a. Informational material pertaining to the history, research Minnesota. Vol. 1. Itasca State Park Resource Management Advisory A045 Thoma, B. 1986b. Informational material pertaining to the history, research Minnesota. Vol. 2. Itasca State Park Resource Management Advisory A046 Thoma, B. 1986c. Informational material pertaining to the history, research Minnesota. Vol. 3. Itasca State Park Resource Management Advisory A047 Thoma, B Informational material pertaining to the history, research, Minnesota. Vol. 4. Itasca State Park Resource Management Advisory A054 Thoma, B., D. W. Warner, L. W. Oring, and B. Anderson Birdlife of Itasca State Park. 2p. A048 Thoma, B., D. W. Warner, L. W. Oring, and B. Anderson Birdlife of Itasca State Park: Official park checklist. Mn. Dept. of Nat. Res. 28 p. A049 Thoma, B Informational material pertaining to the history, research,

6 Minnesota. Vol. 5. Itasca State Park Resource Management Advisory A050 Thoma, B., and J. Tester Informational material pertaining to the history, research, and management of the red, white and jack pine forest of Itasca State Park, Minnesota. Vol. 6. Itasca State Park Resource Management Advisory A057 Thoma, B., and J. Tester Informational material pertaining to the history, research, and management of the red, white and jack pine forest of Itasca State Park, Minnesota. Vol. 7 - Final Volume. Management strategy with review and abstracts of the relevant literature. A051 Wald, K.D Itasca State Park: some alternative courses of development and management. M.S. Major Report. School of Forestry. U. of M. 31 p. A052 Weaver, M. G Minnesota Boletaceae: Key and description of species. Research associte. Dept. of Botany, U. of M. 22 p. A063 Webb, S. L., B. S. Marty and P. S. Conklin Forest changes due to prescribed burns and windstorms in Itasca State Park, Minnesota: Apreliminary report. Unpublished report. 44p.

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