Foreword Jack Ward Thomas; Part I. Management and Conservation Issues for Various Taxa: 1. Introduction and historical perspective C. Zabel and R. Anthony; 2. Forests and woodlands of western North America M. Hemstrom; 3. Faunal composition and distribution of mammals in western coniferous forests T. Lawlor; 4. Habitat ecology and conservation of bats in western coniferous forests J. Hayes; 5. Ecological relationships of terrestrial small mammals in western coniferous forests J. Hallet, M. O' Connell and C. Maguire; 6. Ecology and conservation of arboreal rodents of western coniferous forests W. Smith, J. Waters, R. Anthony, N. Dodd and C. Zabel; 7. Small and mid-sized carnivores S. Buskirk and W. Zielinski; 8. Ecology, conservation and restoration of large carnivores in western N. America K. Kunkel; 9. Ungulates in western coniferous forests: habitat relationships, population dynamics and ecosystem processes J. Kie, R. Terry Bowyer and K. Stewart; Part II. Community and Ecosystem Relations: 10. Relationships among fungi and small mammals in forested ecosystems D. Luoma, J. Trappe, A. Claridge, K. Jacobs and E. Cazares; 11. Ecology of coarse woody debris and its role as habitat for mammals W. McComb; 12. The ecological role of tree-dwelling mammals in western coniferous forests K. Aubry, J. Hayes, B. Biswell and B. Marcot; 13. The role of ungulates and large predators on plants, community structure and ecosystem processes in national parks F. Singer, G. Wang, and N. Hobbs; 14. The role of the lynx-hare cycle in boreal forest community dynamics S. Boutin, C. Krebs, R. Boonstra and A. Sinclaire; 15. Association of mammals with riparian ecosystems in Pacific Northwest forests R. Anthony, A. O'Connell, M. Pollock and J. Hallet; Part III. Conservation Issues and Strategies: 16. Small mammals in a landscape mosaic: implications for conservation K. Martin and W. McComb; 17. Measuring and interpreting changes in connectivity for mammals in coniferous forests L. Scott Mills, M. Schwartz, D. Tallmon, K. Lair; 18. An evolutionary and behavioural perspective on dispersal and colonization of mammals in fragmented landscapes J. Wolff; 19. The functional diversity of mammals in coniferous forests of western North America B. Marcot and K. Aubry; 20. Synthesis and future perspective R. Anthony and C. Zabel; Index.
