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School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
1. it is optional, not required (the ProQuest deposit is required); and
2. it will be available to everyone online; there is no embargo for dissertations in the UNL Digital Commons.
Master's candidates: Deposit of your thesis or project is required. (If an embargo [restricted access] is necessary, you may deposit it at https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/embargotheses/ only after getting approval from your department and the Graduate Office; contact Terri Eastin).
TO DEPOSIT YOUR DISSERTATION OR THESIS
1. Create or log in to your Digital Commons account
To create an account: click on My Account at https://digitalcommons.unl.edu then Sign up.
Fill in your names, email address, create a password, and click on Create Account.
Reply to the confirming email from the system, if you get one (check your spam folder).
Your email address will not be published or shared.
2. Instructions for deposit
Click the Submit your paper or article link at the bottom of the gray box at left.
You should be able to copy (Ctrl-C) and paste (Ctrl-V) most fields.
TITLE: Fill it in using title case (that is, capitals for the first letter of all words except articles and prepositions).
AUTHOR: In each respective box, enter your names (and/or initials) as they appear on the title page of your dissertation or thesis. You are the sole author; your advisor is not considered a co-author. Institution is University of Nebraska-Lincoln (not "at Lincoln" or ", Lincoln"). Do not leave this field blank.
FIRST ADVISOR: Enter your advisor’s name. Add a second and third, if needed (advisors only, not committee members).
DATE OF THIS VERSION: Month and Year only.
CITATION: Copy and paste the rest of whatever appears on the title page of your work. It usually starts with something like “A THESIS Presented to the Faculty …” and ends with “Lincoln, Nebraska [month] [year].”
ABSTRACT: Just include the body of the abstract, not the title or your name, but DO add your advisor’s name at the end of the abstract after the word Advisor and a colon, like this: Advisor: ….
Skip the ORCID IDs, Keywords, Disciplines, and Comments fields, and DO NOT check a bubble for the Publication Status field.
Click UPLOAD FILE FROM YOUR COMPUTER. Select the file of your work from your device (should be in Portable Document Format, PDF).
Click the SUBMIT button at the bottom.
YOU DID IT; your work is submitted!
CONGRATULATIONS on reaching this amazing milestone in your academic career!
3. After your initial deposit
Upon deposit, you will receive an email that your submission has been received; you need to show the Graduate Office this message.
Before we complete your upload, we usually wait a day or two to give you an opportunity to correct those oops issues that seem to emerge just after deposit. Before it’s been posted, you can still log back in and select Revise and upload a new version so you can upload a version with your advisor's name spelled right or whatever else needs to be fixed.
It is important that you DO NOT resubmit another file after it’s been posted online. This causes lots of problems.
But have no fear: If further changes are needed after it’s been posted, you can send a revised file to the series administrator (Sue Gardner) requesting to replace it.
2024
Hybridization between the Rare Gray-headed Chickadee and the Abundant Boreal Chickadee in the Midst of Shifting Climate, Matthew R. Armstrong
Assessing, Restoring, and Centering Social-Ecological Relationships for Advancing Social-Ecological Resilience in the Northern Great Plains Grasslands, Katia Pilar Carranza Bernal
Spatial Ecology of Mountain Lions Throughout Their Distribution in California, Kyle D. Dougherty
Virtual Fencing in Livestock Management: Effects on Beef Cattle Stress and Enhancing Wildlife Conservation, Kaitlyn E. Dozler
Occurrence, Inputs, and Ecological Significance of Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals in Western Nebraska Streams, Katelyn F. Glause
Remotely Sensed Early Warning of Algal Blooms in an Eastern Nebraska Reservoir: A Comparison of Temporal and Spatial Indicators, Mercy Kipenda
Impacts of Invasive Carp and Their Population Dynamics on Fish Communities in the Missouri River, Joshua F. Kocik
Population Demography, Occupancy, and Connectivity of Invasive Bigheaded Carp in the Platte River, Nebraska and Its Tributaries, Blake W. Logan
Analysis of Drought-Flood Abrupt Alternation Events and Their Impacts in Kenya, Betty Makena
Effect of Biomass Water Dynamics in Cosmic-Ray Neutron Sensor Observations: A Long-Term Analysis of Maize-Soybean Rotation in Nebraska, Tanessa Morris
Applying Circuit Theory to Describe Changes in Structural Landscape Connectivity in Response to Wildfire, Christian Ross Nielsen
Spatiotemporal Plasticity in Reproductive Readiness and Recruitment of Ichthyoplankton of Invasive Silver Carp along a Western Invasion Front, Jessi L. Urichich
2023
Precipitation and Greenness in Pastoral Lands of East Turkana, Kenya, Paul Akpejeluh
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
Light Alters Leaf Breakdown Rates and Metabolic Activity in Anthropogenically Impacted Nebraska Streams, William Reilly Farrell
Connecting the Nebraska Water Quality Index to the Aquatic Microbial Community of the North Platte River Basin, Nebraska, Paula R. Guastello
Understanding Avidities of Recreational Activities for People Possessing Fishing Licenses and Residing in Urban Environments, Kyle F. Hansen
The Influence of Invasive Species on Fishers’ Satisfactions, Caroline M. LaPlante
Mentoring experiences of undergraduate students and faculty members in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, Pamela Martínez Oquendo
The Perception of Natural Resource Management in Nebraska: Efforts for Cross-boundary Collaborative Management, Daniel Morales
The Role of Gender and Curiosity on Transformational Leadership: A Mixed-Methods Study, Brooke Colleen Mott
Pronghorn Survival and Resource Selection in Western Nebraska's Agriculturally Dominated Landscape, Katie Piecora
Human Dimensions of Woody Encroachment Management in Nebraska, Emily Rowen
Ecological Impacts of Restoring Fire-Grazing Interaction in Sandhills Prairie through Patch-Burn Grazing, Nolan P. Sipe
Population Demography of a Glacial-Relict Stream Fish Mediated Via Anthropogenic Alteration, Joseph M. Spooner
Bat Use of Afforested and Encroached Patches and Their Role in Extending Bat Habitat into the Nebraska Sandhills, Jacob L. Wagner
Understanding the Factors Affecting Nebraskan Farmers’ and Landowners' Decision to Adopt Precision Agricultural Technologies and Programs, Corrin C. Winter
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
An Investigation of the Attitudes and Behavioral Outcomes of Nebraskan Hunters Toward Tick-Borne Disease, Dominic J. Cristiano
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