Nebraska Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
Date of this Version
2008
Abstract
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . 1
PERSONNEL AND COOPERATORS . 3
Unit Personnel . 3
Coordinating Committee Members . 5
Cooperators. 6
MILESTONES . 9
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS . 10
THESES AND DISERTATIONS . 10
PROJECTS IN FISHERY SCIENCE . 13
Geographic Trends in Contamination of Nebraska’s Surface Waters as Indexed by Sex Steroids of Common Carp . 15
Impact of White Perch on Walleye at Branched Oak and Pawnee Reservoirs . 16
Population Assessment of Channel Catfish in Nebraska . 17
Predators of White Perch at Branched Oak and Pawnee Reservoirs . 18
Recruitment of Walleye and White Bass in Irrigation Reservoirs . 19
OTHER RESEARCH IN FISHERY SCIENCE . 20
Multi-Criteria Assessment of Habitat Restoration for the Missouri River . 20
PROJECTS IN WILDLIFE SCIENCE .23
Assessing the Relationship between Stable Isotopes and Grassland Bird Productivity on Great Plains National Park Service Properties . 25
Cross Scale Structure and Scale Breaks in Complex Systems . 26
Evaluation of the Nebraska Landowner Incentives Program for Species at Risk . 27
Monitoring, Mapping and Risk Assessment for Non-Indigenous Invasive Species in Nebraska . 28
The Relationship between Diversity and Ecological Functions . 29
River Otter Home Range and Habitat Use . 30
Southeast Prairies and Sandstone Prairies Research. 31
Spatial Relations Between Amphibian Occurrence and Diversity and Landscapes . 32
Spatial Risk Assessment of Invasive Species Impacts on Native Species in Nebraska . 33
Understanding Invasions and Extinctions . 34
OTHER RESEARCH IN WILDLIFE SCIENCE . 35
An Adaptive Management Approach for Selecting Habitat Improvement Targets in the Shortgrass Prairie Ecosystem . 35
Individual-Based Models to Predict the Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in Nebraska . 36
Productivity and Biology of Ducks Nesting in the Sandhills of Nebraska . 37
Stable Isotope Determination in Deer and Mountain Lion Tissue . 38
Total Vegetation Control on Sandbars along the Missouri River Utilizing Lime and Herbicides . 39
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES . 41
Teaching . 41
Training and Workshops . 41
Peer-Reviewed Publications . 42
Presentations at Scientific Meetings . 43
Graduate Committee Service . 44
Professional and Faculty Service . 44