Michael McTee, Chuck Casper, Ben Deeble, Mark Grimes, Mike Henning, Craig Jourdonnais, and Philip Ramsey  (2025).  Evaluating the precision and velocity of factory vs. handloaded lead‐free ammunition.  Wildlife Society Bulletin  10.1002/wsb.1570.
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Matthew A. Bowker, Rebecca A. Durham, Jasmine Anenberg, Anita Antoninka, Philip W. Ramsey  (2024).  Moss-covered biodegradable weed barriers promote biocrust establishment but fail to suppress exotic plants.  Restoration Ecology  10.1111/rec.14372.
By: Matthew Bowker, Jasmine Anenberg, Anita Antoninka and more...
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Charles W. Casper, Mary Ellyn DuPre, John L. Maron, Philip W. Ramsey, Ylva Lekberg, Morgan L. McLeod, Rebecca A. Bunn  (2024).  Negative plant–soil feedback in uences a dominant seeded species, Western yarrow (Achillea millefolium), in grassland restoration.  Restoration Ecology  https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14271.
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Ylva Lekberg 1,2,* , Morgan McLeod 1,3, Lorinda S. Bullington 1,2 , Mary Ellyn DuPre 1 , Gabriela De La Roca 4, Shawn Greenbaum 4, Johannes Rousk 5 and Philip W. Ramsey 1  (2024).  Substantial and Rapid Increase in Soil Health across Crops with Conversion from Conventional to Regenerative Practices.  Sustainability  10.3390/su16135509.
By: Ylva Lekberg, Lorinda Bullington, Morgan McLeod and more...
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Matthew A. Bowker, Kyle D. Doherty, Anita J. Antoninka, Philip W. Ramsey, Mary Ellyn DuPre and Rebecca A. Durham  (2022).  Biocrusts Influence Vascular Plant Community Development, Promoting Native Plant Dominance.  Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution  10.3389.
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Marirose P. Kuhlman, Skyler Burrows, Daniel L. Mummey, Philip W. Ramsey, Philip G. Hahn  (2021).  Relative bee abundance varies by collection method and flowering richness: Implications for understanding patterns in bee community data.  Ecological Solutions and Evidence  2, e12071. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12071.
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Robert Domenech, Adam Shreading, Philip Ramsey, Michael McTee  (2020).  Widespread Lead Exposure in Golden Eagles Captured in Montana.  The Journal of Wildlife Management   https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.21980.
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Kyle D. Doherty, Henry S. Grover, Matthew A. Bowker, Rebecca A. Durham, Anita J. Antoninka, Philip W. Ramsey,  (2020).  Producing moss-colonized burlap fabric in a fog chamber for restoration of biocrust.  Ecological Engineering  Volume 158, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.106019.
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Melissa J Reynolds-Hogland, Alan B Ramsey, August T Seward, Kristine L Pilgrim, Cory Engkjer, Philip W Ramsey  (2020).  Response of a remnant marmot population to habitat enhancement yields insights into marmot ecology.  Journal of Mammalogy  Volume 101, Issue 3, 22 May 2020, Pages 658–669, https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyaa021.
By: Alan Ramsey, Gus Seward and Philip W. Ramsey
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McTee, M., Hiller, B., & Ramsey, P.   (2019).  Free lunch, may contain lead: scavenging shot small mammals. .  The Journal of Wildlife Management  83(6), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.21716. .
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Doherty, K., Bowker, M. A., Durham, R. A., Antoninka, A., Ramsey, P., & Mummey, D.   (2019).  Adapting mechanized vascular plant seed dispersal technologies to biocrust moss restoration. .  Restoration Ecology  1-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.12998.
By: Rebecca Durham, Philip W. Ramsey and Dan Mummey
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McTee, M., Bullington, L., Rillig, M. C., & Ramsey, P. W.   (2019).  Do soil bacterial communities respond differently to abrupt or gradual additions of copper? .  FEMS Microbiology Ecology  95(1), fiy212. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiy212.
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Ramsey, A. B., Sawaya, M. A., Bullington, L. S., & Ramsey, P. W.   (2019).  Individual identification via remote video verified by DNA analysis: a case study of the American black bear. .  Wildlife Research  46(4), 326-333. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR18049.
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Mummey, D. L., Stoffel, L., & Ramsey, P. W.   (2018).  Preestablished Plant Influences on Antelope Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata Pursh) Seedling Recruitment and Growth: Analysis of Species and Positional Effects.  Natural Areas Journal  38(1), 44-54. https://doi.org/10.3375/043.038.0106.
By: Dan Mummey, Lauren Stoffel and Philip W. Ramsey
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Durham, R. A., Doherty, K. D., Antoninka, A. J., Ramsey, P. W., & Bowker, M. A.   (2018).  Insolation and disturbance history drive biocrust biodiversity in Western Montana rangelands. .  Plant and Soil  430(1-2), 151-169. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-018-3725-3.
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Stone, D.W., McTee, M.R., McIver, L., Ramsey, P.W.   (2018).  Height Growth of Planted Shrubs and Trees in a Semiarid Rangeland in Western Montana.  Tree Planters Notes  61(1), 12-17. .
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McTee, M. R., Lekberg, Y., Mummey, D., Rummel, A., & Ramsey, P. W.  (2017).  Do invasive plants structure microbial communities to accelerate decomposition in intermountain grasslands?  Ecology and Evolution   7(24), 11227-11235. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3608.
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McTee, M., Young, M., Umansky, A., & Ramsey, P.  (2017).  Better bullets to shoot small mammals without poisoning scavengers.  Wildlife Society Bulletin  41(5), 736- 742. https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.822.
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Lekberg, Y., Wagner, V., Rummel, A., McLeod, M., & Ramsey, P. W.   (2017).  Strong indirect herbicide effects on mycorrhizal associations through plant community shfts and secondary invasions.  Ecological Applications  27(8), 2359-2368. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1613.
By: Ylva Lekberg, Alexii Cornel and more...
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Durham, R. A., Mummey, D. L., Shreading, L., & Ramsey, P. W.  (2017).  Phenological patterns differ between exotic and native plants: Field observations from the Sapphire Mountains, Montana.  Natural Areas Journal  37(3), 361-381. https://doi.org/10.3375/043.037.0310.
By: Rebecca Durham, Dan Mummey, Lauren Shreading and more...
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McTee, M. R., Lekberg, Y., Bullington, L., Rummel, A., Mummey, D. L., Ramsey, P. W., & Hinman, N. W.  (2017).  Restoring ecological properties of acidic soils contaminated with elemental sulfur.  Science of The Total Environment  587-588, 449-456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.110.
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Mummey, D. L., & Ramsey, P. W.  (2017).  Can sainfoin improve conditions for establishment of native forbs in crested wheatgrass stands?  Ecological Restoration  35(2), 127-137. doi: 10.3368/er.35.2.127.
By: Dan Mummey and Philip W. Ramsey
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Sawaya, M. A., Ramsey, A. B., & Ramsey, P. W.  (2017).  American black bear thermoregulation at natural and artificial water sources.  Ursus   27(2), 129-135 https://doi.org/10.2192/URSU-D-16-00010.1.
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Gibbons, S. M., Lekberg, Y., Mummey, D. L., Sangwan, N., Ramsey, P. W., & Gilbert, J. A.  (2017).  Invasive plants rapidly reshape soil properties in a grassland ecosystem.  mSystems  2:e00178-16 doi: 10.1128/mSystems.00178-16.
By: Ylva Lekberg, Dan Mummey and Philip W. Ramsey
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McTee, M. R., Mummey, D. L., Ramsey, P. W., & Hinman, N. W.   (2016).  Extreme soil acidity from biodegradable trap and skeet targets increases severity of pollution at shooting ranges.  Science of the Total Environment  539, 546-550. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.08.121..
By: Mike McTee, Dan Mummey and Philip W. Ramsey
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Rillig, M. C., Ramsey, P. W., Morris, S. & Paul, E. A.  (2003).  Glomalin, an arbuscular-mycorrhizal fungal soil protein, responds to land-use change.  Plant and Soil  253, 293–299.
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Feris, K. P., Ramsey, P.W., Frazar, C., Rillig, M.C., Gannon, J.E. & Holben, W.E.  (2003).  Structure and seasonal dynamics of hyporheic zone microbial communities in free-stone rivers of the western United States.  Microbial Ecology  46, 200–215.
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Feris, K., Ramsey, P., Frazar, C., Moore, J.N., Gannon, J.E. & Holben, W.E.  (2003).  Differences in hyporheic-zone microbial community structure along a heavy-metal contamination gradient.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology  69, 5563–5573.
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Harner, M. J., Ramsey, P. W. & Rillig, M. C.  (2004).  Protein accumulation and distribution in floodplain soils and river foam: Protein in floodplain soils and foam.  Ecology Letters  7, 829–836.
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Feris, K. P., Ramsey, P.W., Rillig, M., Moore, J.N., Gannon, J.E. & Holben, W.E.  (2004).  Determining rates of change and evaluating group-level resiliency differences in hyporheic microbial communities in response to fluvial heavy-metal deposition.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology  70, 4756–4765.
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Feris, K. P., Ramsey, P.W., Frazar, C., Rillig, M., Moore, J.N., Gannon, J.E. & Holben, W.E.  (2004).  Seasonal dynamics of shallow-hyporheic-zone microbial community structure along a heavy-metal contamination gradient.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology  70, 2323–2331.
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Callaway, R. M., Thelen, G. C., Barth, S., Ramsey, P. W. & Gannon, J. E.  (2004).  Soil fungi alter interactions between the invader Centaurea maculosa and North American natives.  Ecology  85, 1062–1071.
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Rillig, M. C., Lutgen, E. R., Ramsey, P. W., Klironomos, J. N. & Gannon, J. E.  (2005).  Microbiota accompanying different arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal isolates influence soil aggregation.  Pedobiologia  49, 251–259.
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Ramsey, P. W., Rillig, M. C., Feris, K. P., Moore, J. N. & Gannon, J. E.  (2005).  Mine waste contamination limits soil respiration rates: a case study using quantile regression. Soil Biology and Biochemistry.  Soil Biology and Biochemistry  37, 1177–1183.
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Ramsey, P. W., Rillig, M.C., Feris, K.P., Gordon, N.S., Moore, J.N., Holben, W.E. & Gannon, J.E.  (2005).  Relationship between communities and processes; new insights from a field study of a contaminated ecosystem: Contaminated systems; communities, processes.  Ecology Letters  8, 1201–1210.
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Gundale, M. J., DeLuca, T.H., Fiedler, C.E., Ramsey, P.W., Harrington, M.G. & Gannon, J.E.  (2005).  Restoration treatments in a Montana ponderosa pine forest: Effects on soil physical, chemical and biological properties.  Forest Ecology and Management  213, 25–38.
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Rillig, M. C., Mummey, D. L., Ramsey, P. W., Klironomos, J. N. & Gannon, J. E.  (2006).  Phylogeny of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi predicts community composition of symbiosis-associated bacteria: AMF-associated bacterial communities.  FEMS Microbiology Ecology  57, 389–395.
By: Dan Mummey and Philip W. Ramsey
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Ramsey, P. W., Rillig, M. C., Feris, K. P., Holben, W. E. & Gannon, J. E.  (2006).  Choice of methods for soil microbial community analysis: PLFA maximizes power compared to CLPP and PCR-based approaches.  Pedobiologia  50, 275–280.
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Rillig, M. C., Ramsey, P.W., Gannon, J.E., Mummey, D.L., Gadkar, V. & Kapulnik, Y.  (2008).  Suitability of mycorrhiza-defective mutant/wildtype plant pairs (Solanum lycopersicum L. cv Micro-Tom) to address questions in mycorrhizal soil ecology.  Plant and Soil  308, 267–275.
By: Philip W. Ramsey and Dan Mummey
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Piotrowski, J. S., Lekberg, Y., Harner, M. J., Ramsey, P. W. & Rillig, M. C.  (2008).  Dynamics of mycorrhizae during development of riparian forests along an unregulated river.  Ecography  31, 245–253.
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Gordon, N. S., Valenzuela, A., Adams, S.M., Ramsey, P.W., Pollock, J.L., Holben, W.E. & Gannon, J.E.  (2009).   Pedobacter nyackensis sp. nov., Pedobacter alluvionis sp. nov. and Pedobacter borealis sp. nov., isolated from Montana flood-plain sediment and forest soil.  International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology   59, 1720–1726.
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Feris, K. P., Ramsey, P.W., Gibbons, S.M., Frazar, C., Rillig, M.C., Moore, J.N., Gannon, J.E. & Holben, W.E.  (2009).  Hyporheic microbial community development is a sensitive indicator of metal contamination.  Environmental Science & Technology  43, 6158–6163.
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Mummey, D. L., Clarke, J.T., Cole, C.A., O’Connor, B.G., Gannon, J.E. & Ramsey, P.W.   (2010).  Spatial analysis reveals differences in soil microbial community interactions between adjacent coniferous forest and clearcut ecosystems.  Soil Biology and Biochemistry  42, 1138–1147.
By: Dan Mummey, Jeff Clarke and Philip W. Ramsey
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Gibbons, S. M., Feris, K., McGuirl, M.A., Morales, S.E., Hynninen, A., Ramsey, P.W. & Gannon, J.E.  (2011).  Use of Microcalorimetry To Determine the Costs and Benefits to Pseudomonas putida Strain KT2440 of Harboring Cadmium Efflux Genes.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology  77, 108–113.
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Ramsey, P. W., Gibbons, S.M., Rice, P., Mummey, D.L., Feris, K.P., Moore, J.N., Rillig, M.C. & Gannon, J.E.  (2012).  Relative strengths of relationships between plant, microbial, and environmental parameters in heavy-metal contaminated floodplain soil.  Pedobiologia  55, 15–23.
By: Philip W. Ramsey and Dan Mummey
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Larkin, B.G., Hunt, L. & Ramsey, P.W.  (2012).  Foliar nutrients shape fungal endophyte communities in western white pine (Pinus monticola) with implications for white-tailed deer herbivory.  Fungal Ecology  5, 252-260.
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McTee, M. R. Gibbons, S.M., Feris, K., Gordon, N.S., Gannon, J.E. & Ramsey, P.W.  (2013).  Heavy metal tolerance genes alter cellular thermodynamics in Pseudomonas putida and river Pseudomonas spp. and influence amebal predation.  FEMS Microbiology Letters  doi:10.1111/1574-6968.12226.
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Lekberg, Y., Gibbons, S. M., Rosendahl, S. & Ramsey, P. W.  (2013).  Severe plant invasions can increase mycorrhizal fungal abundance and diversity.  The ISME journal  7, 1424–1433.
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Bunn, R. A., Lekberg, Y., Gallagher, C., Rosendahl, S. & Ramsey, P. W. (2014)  (2014).  Grassland invaders and their mycorrhizal symbionts: a study across climate and invasion gradients.  Ecology and Evolution   4, 794–805.
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Bunn RA, Ramsey PW, Lekberg Y.   (2015).  Do native and invasive plants differ in their interactions with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi? A meta-analysis.  Journal of Ecology  doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12456.
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