Nebraska Theses and Dissertations

• Jorgensen, C.F. 2012. Assessing Local and Landscape Constraints on Habitat Management for Grassland and Upland Birds. MS Thesis. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. pp. 114. | Download | 
• Stutzman, R.J. 2012. STOPOVER DECISIONS OF MIGRATORY SHOREBIRDS: AN ASSESSMENT OF HABITAT USE, FOOD AVAILABILITY, BEHAVIOR AND PHENOLOGY. MS Thesis. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. pp. 86. | Download | 
• Spirk, P. J. 2012. Effects of length limits on sexually size dimorphic fishes. M.S. thesis. University of Nebraska—Lincoln.
• River otter (Lontra Canadensis) home range, habitat use, overnight movement, and survival in the Platte River of Nebraska.
• Agricultural landuse change impacts on bioenergy production, avifauna, and water use in Nebraska's Rainwater Basin
• Chizinski, L. K. 2012. An evaluation of stocking and habitat influences on channel catfish lentic ecosystems of the Great Plains. M.S. thesis. University of Nebraska—Lincoln.
• Predictors of insect diverstiy and abundance in a fragmented tallgrass prairie ecosystem
• 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.
• Rehme, S. E. 2010. Ecology, stable isotopes, and management of grassland songbirds at National Park Service properties on the Great Plains. M.S. Thesis, University of Nebrsaka, Lincoln.
• Manry, K. 2009. Carolina Bogmint at Congaree National Park: distribution, mapping, and population status assessment. PhD Dissertation Clemson Univeristy.
• Decker, K. 2009. Seasonal decline in clutch size: A test of six alternative hypotheses. M.S. Thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
• Jezierski, C. M. 2009. The impact of sea kayak tourism and recreation on harbor seal behavior in
  Kenai Fjords National Park: integrating research with outreach, education, and tourism.
  MSc Thesis University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, USA.
• Thad Miller. MS, School of Natural Resources (co-advisor Jim Merchant), University of Nebraska, January 2006 – May 2009. Weaver Grant recipient. Center for Great Plains Research Grants-in-Aid recipient. “Risk assessment: an approach top prioritizing the control of invasive plant species for the conservation of rare species and plant communities”.
• Martin, D. R. 2008. Habitat selection by spawning habitats for walleye and white bass in irrigation reservoirs of the Republican River basin, Nebraska. M.S. thesis. University of Nebraska—Lincoln.
• Gosch, N. J. C. 2008. Predation as a mechanism for control of white perch: an investigation of food habits in two Nebraska reservoirs.
• Elizabeth Forbus. MS, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, January 2005 – December 2007. “Avian response to invasive tree removal on remnant prairie pastures in southeast Nebraska”. Thesis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
• Don Wardwell. MS, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, August 2004 – December 2006. “Resilience, discontinuity, and function in animal communities”. Thesis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
• Pegg, M. A. 2000. Hydrological variation along the Missouri River and its effect on the fish community. Ph.D. Dissertation, Iowa State University, Ames.