Nebraska Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
Date of this Version
2009
Abstract
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .. 1
PERSONNEL AND COOPERATORS . 2
Unit Personnel .. 2
Coordinating Committee Members . 4
Cooperators .. 5
MILESTONES .. 7
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS .. 8
THESES AND DISERTATIONS .. 8
PROJECTS IN FISHERY SCIENCE . 9
Angler Behavior in Response to Management Actions on Nebraska Reservoirs . 10
Geographic Trends in Contamination of Nebraska’s Surface Waters as Indexed by Sex Steroids of Common Carp .. 11
Impact of White Perch on Walleye at Branched Oak and Pawnee Reservoirs . 12
Latitudinal Influence on Age Estimation of Bluegill . 13
Predators of White Perch at Branched Oak and Pawnee Reservoirs . 14
Population Assessment of Channel Catfish in Nebraska . 15
Recruitment of Walleye and White Bass in Irrigation Reservoirs . 16
PROJECTS IN WILDLIFE SCIENCE . 17
Assessing the Relationship between Stable Isotopes and Grassland Bird Productivity on Great Plains National Park Service Properties . 18
Climate Change as a Challenge to Bird Conservation in Arid and Semi-arid Regions of North America . 19
Cross–Scale Structure and Scale Breaks in Complex Systems . 20
The Effect of Common Reed on River Otter Habitat Use . 21
Identifying Socio-Ecological Factors Determining Invasions and Extinctions . 22
Missouri River Mitigation: Implementation and Adaptive Management for Wetland Restoration Evaluation . 23
Monitoring, Mapping and Risk Assessment for Non-Indigenous Invasive Species in Nebraska . 24
The Relationship between Diversity and Ecological Functions . 25
River Otter Home Range and Habitat Use . 26
Southeast Prairies BUL and Sandstone Prairies BUL Research . 27
Spatial Risk Assessment of Invasive Species Impacts on Native Species in Nebraska . 28
Understanding Invasions and Extinctions . 29
OTHER AFFILIATED RESEARCH PROJECTS . 30
Multi-Criteria Assessment of Habitat Restoration for the Missouri River . 30
Productivity and Biology of Ducks Nesting in the Sandhills of Nebraska . 30
Quantifying Uncertainty in Missouri River Adaptive Management Processes . 31
Stable Isotope Determination in Deer and Mountain Lion Tissue . 32
Total Vegetation Control on Sandbars along the Missouri River Utilizing Lime and Herbicides . 32
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES .. 33
Teaching .. 33
Training and Workshops .. 33
Peer-Reviewed Publications . 33
Presentations at Scientific Meetings . 35
Graduate Committee Service . 37
Professional and Faculty Service . 37