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2023
Application of Screening in Rangeland Monitoring: Quantifying Early-Warning Signals of State Transitions in Nebraska, Daniel S. Bauloye
The Last Drought Frontier: Building a Drought Index for the State of Alaska, Olivia Campbell
The Role of Gender and Curiosity on Transformational Leadership: A Mixed-Methods Study, Brooke Colleen Mott
2022
ANALYSIS OF SOIL CHANGE ACROSS NEBRASKA, Trinity Baker
Demographic Groups Differ in Urban Recreational Behavior, Brandon Barlow
Feasibility Assessment on Use of Proximal Geophysical Sensors to Support Precision Management, Sophia M. Becker
Landscape Change, Scale, and Human Response to Change in the Great Plains, Kate Bird
SECONDARY SCIENCE TEACHERS USE OF MODELS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING ABOUT EARTH’S CLIMATE, Kimberly Carroll Steward
Towards Usable Environmental Information: A Case Study with the Santee Sioux Nation, Alexis Chavez
Exploring Social Dimensions of Ecological Restoration in the Removal of Two Dams on the Elwha River, Joseph Hinnant
Sturgeon Chub Distributional Patterns and Habitat Use and Benthic Fish Assemblage Structure in Missouri River Tributaries of South Dakota, Mitchell R. Magruder
The North Platte River Valley: The Intersectionality between Water Quality and People, Anni Poetzl
UNDERSTANDING CONSERVATION SPECIALISTS’ ROLE IN THE ADOPTION OF PRECISION AGRICULTURE IN NEBRASKA, Morgan L. Register
Outdoor Play in Preschool Children: Parent attitudes and Loose Part Play in Urban Settings, Ann Spilker
Irrigation’s Impact on a Precipitation Event During GRAINEX in Nebraska, USA, Daniel Whitesel
Nonbreeding Season Survival and Habitat Selection of Northern Bobwhite in Northeastern Colorado, Joseph M. Wolske
2021
Soil Microbial Community Dynamics in Response to Prescribed Extreme Fires Following Juniperus virginiana Invasion in the Loess Canyons of Nebraska, Julie A. Fowler
Bioaccumulation and Partitioning of Heavy Metals in Cicindelidia haemorrhagica in Yellowstone National Park, Monica Gotschall
Social and Ecological Correlates of Avian Infection by Haemosporidian Blood Parasites, Ian R. Hoppe
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK LINKING RESOURCE SIZE AND RECREATIONAL USE, Derek Kane
Soil Morphology and Carbon Stocks of Deflation Basin Wetlands in Eastern Nebraska, USA, Aubrey Grace Kemper
RIGHT SIDE UP: PAYMENT FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ON PRIVATELY OWNED GRASSLANDS IN NEBRASKA, Kyle Martens
Understanding and Contextualizing Foraging Among Recreational Opportunities in the North Central United States, Iris I. McFarlin
Spatiotemporal trends in bacterial diversity across three watersheds within the Platte River Basin, Nebraska, Esther Perisho
Occurrence and Potential Transformation Pathways of Nitrogen Species in the Intermediate Vadose Zone, Jordan Shields
Groundwater Education: An Investigation of Students' Use of a Groundwater Modeling Tool, Holly White
2020
Prairie Grouse Population Trends and their Historical Drivers in the Nebraska Sandhills, Danielle Berger
Using the Elaboration Likelihood Model as a Method to Teach Science Communication, Ann Briggs
Genetic Studies of Wildlife, Brittaney L. Buchanan
Charismatic Predators in Modern Africa: Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) and Human coexistence in the Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana, Jazmin Castillo
Recreational Activity Dynamics at Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Olivia A. DaRugna
Using Return Intervals and Nutrient Spiraling to Examine the 2019 Nebraska Flood, Alexa Davis
POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS AND MOVEMENT OF BLUE CATFISH IN THE KANSAS RIVER, Quintin Dean
Beneficial Effect of Injected Air into Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) on Plant Growth Using Runoff from a Feedlot, D Dissanayake
VEGETATION AND LARGE CARNIVORE RESPONSES IN AN ENCROACHED LANDSCAPE, Hugh Ellerman
In Hot Water: Influence of Multiple Stressors on Thermal Tolerance of Fathead Minnows Pimephales promelas, Alexander Engel
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS OF BAT ACTIVITY IN A SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE, Christopher Fill
Comprehensive and Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories for Nebraska and the Midwest as Baselines for Climate Change Mitigation, Eric R. Holley
The Effects of Temperature on Evacuation Rates and Absorption Efficiency of Flathead Catfish, Zach Horstman
Impacts of Irrigated Agriculture on the Near Surface and Planetary Boundary Layer Atmosphere: Results from the Great Plains Irrigation Experiment (GRAINEX), Emilee Lachenmeier
GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCH: TRENDS AND APPLICATIONS IN UNDERGRADUATE COURSES, Diane Lally
Food system resilience in Nigeria: farmers perspective, Azariah Lawal
USE OF CITIZEN SCIENCE IN MONITORING GROUNDWATER QUALITY: A CASE STUDY FROM NEBRASKA, Christopher Olson
Nitrate Dynamics and Source within Nested Watersheds of an Agricultural Stream, Nebraska, USA, Galen Richards
Impact of Streambank Stabilization on Sediment Deposition and Erosion in Central Nebraska Streams, Matthew Russell
A Conceptual Model Evaluation Framework for Adaptive Governance and Adaptive Management in Large-Scale Restoration Programs, Chadwin Smith
EXPLORING HOW GRADUATES OF THE NEBRASKA WATER LEADERS ACADEMY INFLUENCE COMMUNITY CAPITALS: TWO CASE STUDIES, Dakota Staggs
Population Demographics, Distribution, and Environmental History of Asian Carp in a Great Plains River, Jake Werner
2019
Regime Detection Measures for the Practical Ecologist, Jessica L. Burnett
Urban Forests in a Changing Environment: Motivations for Tree Planting and Perspectives of Climate Change Impacts on Urban Forests, Tobias Burnham
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE FORENSICALLY SIGNIFICANT BLOW FLIES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (DIPTERA: CALLIPHORIDAE), Royce T. Cumming
Relative Density and Resource Selection of Urban Red Foxes in Lincoln, Nebraska, Kyle Dougherty
Modeling Waterfowl Hunter and Ducks Unlimited Member Behavior Using Mark-Recapture Methods, Katherine Graham
Implications of Channel Catfish Movement in an Internationally Managed System, Henry Hansen
Hunter and Angler Motivations, Preferences, and Barriers to Waterfowl Hunting in the Central United States, Matthew P. Hinrichs
Nitrate Removal and Placement of Floating Treatment Wetlands in the Midwest, Mary G. Keilhauer
Drought impacts assessment in Brazil - a remote sensing approach, Denis Mariano
The Niobrara National Scenic River: Exploring Co-Management Through a Case Study of the Niobrara Council, Melissa M. Mosier
Developing a Framework to Link Multi-Sector Drought Impacts to Drought Severity at the State Level, Mary Noel
Population Dynamics of the Freshwater Mussel Lampsilis cardium Reintroduced in Nebraska, Lindsay M. Ohlman
Improving Aquifer Characterization through Integration of Airborne Electromagnetics (AEM) and Well Hydrographs, Jacqueline Polashek
Implementing the North American Bat Monitoring Program in Nebraska: An Assessment of Nebraska Bats with an Emphasis on Citizen Science, Baxter Seguin
Density and Mass Effect on the Development of Phormia regina, Brandon H. Strauss
Investigation of GRACE-derived Information on Forest Drought Stress Across the Contiguous US, Beichen Zhang
2018
THE BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND UTILITY OF FEEDING BY DERMESTES MACULATUS, Braymond Adams
The Impact of Land Use on Nitrate-N Movement and Storage in the Vadose Zone of the Hastings’ WHPA, Craig Adams
Spatial and Temporal Structure of a Canid Community in Nebraska, Lucia Corral Hurtado
Boundary Spanners and Trust Development Between Stakeholders in Integrated Water Resource Management: A Mixed Methods Study, Jodi L. Delozier
Investigating Mechanisms of Hydraulic Conductivity Transience in Sandy Streambeds, Wilhelm Fraundorfer
A Comparison of VNIR and MIR Spectroscopy for Predicting Various Soil Properties, Joshua R. Gates
Groundwater Recharge Response to Reduced Irrigation Pumping in Western Nebraska, Justin Philip Gibson
Motivations, Specializations, Identities, and Constraints Associated with Hunting in Nebraska, Alisha Grams
Motivations, Specializations, Identities, and Constraints Associated with Hunting in Nebraska, Alisha Grams
Managing for Vegetation Heterogeneity on Rangelands: An Exploration of Rancher Attitudes, Stephanie Marie Kennedy
Relationships Among Biodiversity Dimensions of Birds in Nebraska, Nadejda Mirochnitchenko
Analysis of Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) Satellite-Derived Data as a Groundwater and Drought Monitoring Tool, Anthony James Mucia
Landscape Structure and Dynamics of Recreational Fisheries, Christine N. Ruskamp
Assessment of the Ponderosa Woodlands in Nebraska's Wildcat Hills: Implications for Juniperus Encroachment and Management, Allie Victoria Schiltmeyer
Examining Patterns in Nest Predation using Artificial Nests, Victoria L. Simonsen
Distribution and Habitat Association of the Northern Long-eared Bat, Zachary A. Warren
2017
Plant Diversity Influences the Structure and Function of a Restored Prairie and its Responses to Added Disturbances, Rebecca Bevans
SOIL ECOSYSTEM SERVICE TRADEOFFS AND SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS, Hannah E. Birge
Influences of Catch-and-Release Angling on Fish Avoidance Behavior, Alexis D. Fedele
Integration of Hydrogeophysical Datasets for Improved Water Resource Management in Irrigated Systems, Catherine E. Finkenbiner
Recreational Angler Site Choice and Behavior within Midwestern Reservoirs, Brian S. Harmon
Understanding Cigarette Butt Littering Behavior on Public Beaches: a Case Study of Jekyll Island, Georgia, Maranda R. Miller
Assessing Relationships Between Angling Effort and Larval Trematodes in Small Bluegill, Alexis Park