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Nebraska Research Activities

GRA Kody Unstad examining insects

Current research is focused on the role that diversity plays in providing ecological functions, understanding the dynamics and structure of channel catfish in Nebraska reservoirs, invasive species risk assessments and distribution modeling, the Nebraska Landowner Incentives Program, the occurrence of amphibians in Nebraska Rainwater Basin wetlands, documenting predator fish control on white perch populations, understanding how resilience is generated in ecological systems, assessing the value of grassland habitats songbird production in three national parks, understanding river otter home range and habitat, and the recruitment of walleye and white bass in irrigation reservoirs.

Theses and dissertations can be found at UNL's Digital Commons. To search, select "Collections," scroll down to "Natural Resources, School of." Or do an author search by Last Name in Advanced Search. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/

Nebraska Active Projects

Nebraska Completed Projects

Nebraska Peer Reviewed Publications

  • Decker, K., C. J. Conway, J. J. Fontaine. 2012. Nest predation, food, and female age explain seasonal declines in clutch size. Evolutionary Ecology 26:683-699.
  • Martin, D. R., L. A. Powell, and K. L. Pope. 2012. Habitat selection by adult walleye during spawning season in irrigation reservoirs: a patch occupancy modeling approach. Environmental Biology of Fishes 93:589-598.
  • Kessler, A. C., J. W. Merchant, C. R. Allen, and S. D. Shultz. 2011. Invasive plants impacts on sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) roosting habitat. Invasive Plant Science and Management 4: 369-377.
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Nebraska Technical Publications

  • Skagen, S.K., J.J. Fontaine, R. Stutzman, V. Steen, C. Melcher, J. Stamm, G. Clow, M. Anderson, P. Norton, N. Niemuth, J.M. Friedman, R. Gleason, and B. Tangen. 2011. Avian conservation in the Prairie Pothole Region, Northern Great Plains: Understanding the links between climate, ecosystem processes, wetland management, and bird communities. U.S.G.S. Fact Sheet 2011-XXX.
  • Fontaine, J.J. and C. van Riper. 2009. A neotropical migrant bird's dilemma: where to stop for a good meal: U.S.G.S. Fact Sheet 2009-3038 [http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2009/3038/]. | Download |
  • Weeks, K. F., J. L. Walker and C. R. Allen. 2006. Chattahoochee National Recreation Area rare species survey - 2004. Final Report to the National Park Service, Award # 1434-HQ-97- RU-1569.

Nebraska Theses and Dissertations

  • Lueckenhoff, R. W. 2011. Morphological variation between juvenile white bass and juvenile hybrid striped bass. M.S. Thesis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
  • Williams, A. R. 2011. River otter (Lontra canadensis) use of Phragmites australis and density estimation using genetic techinques. M.S. thesis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
  • Alai. A. 2010. The Textural Discontinuity Hypothesis and its relation to nomadism,
    migration, decline, and Competition. Masters Thesis, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
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Current Staff

Federal Staff: 3

Masters Students: 17

Phd Students: 9

Post Docs: 1

University Staff: 4

5 Year Summary

Students graduated: 13

Scientific Publications: 64

Presentations: 127

 

Links

  1. Research: Nebraska Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
  2. Nebraska Statewide Creel Project
  3. UNL Digital Commons Document Repository

Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Cooperators

  1. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
  2. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  3. U.S. Geological Survey
  4. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  5. Wildlife Management Institute