Nebraska Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
Date of this Version
10-2010
Abstract
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .. 1
PERSONNEL AND COOPERATORS .. 2
Unit Personnel .. 2
Coordinating Committee Members . 4
Cooperators .. 5
MILESTONES .. 8
GOLDEN PILLAR AWARD .. 9
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS .. 11
THESES AND DISERTATIONS .. 11
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES .. 12
RESEARCH PROJECTS.. 13
Angler Behavior in Response to Management Actions on Nebraska Reservoirs . 14
Assessing Local and Landscape Constraints on Habitat Management of Upland Birds . 16
Assessing the Relationship between Stable Isotopes and Grassland Bird Productivity on Great Plains National Park Service Properties .. 17
Avian Conservation in the Prairie Pothole Region: Understanding the Links Between Climate, Ecosystem Processes, Wetland Management, and Bird Communities. 18
Cross–Scale Structure and Scale Breaks in Complex Systems . 19
The Effect of Common Reed on River Otter Habitat Use . 20
Estimating North American River Otter (Lontra Canadensis) Population Size Using DNA from Scat . 21
Making Adaptive Management Meaningful: Translating Science Learning into Policy Decision-Making. 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
Monitoring, Mapping, Risk Assessment and Management of Invasive Species in Nebraska . 25
Platte River Watershed Ecosystems Services on Native and Restored Grasslands. 26
Population Assessment of Channel Catfish in Nebraska . 27
Recruitment of Walleye and White Bass in Irrigation Reservoirs . 28
The Relationship between Diversity and Ecological Functions . 29
River Otter Home Range and Habitat Use . 30
Scenarios of Climate Change and Land Use Change and Biological Invasions in the High Plains . 31
Southeast Prairies BUL and Sandstone Prairies BUL Research . 32
Wetland Condition Assessment . 33
OTHER AFFILIATED RESEARCH PROJECTS . 34
Quantifying Uncertainty in Missouri River Adaptive Management Processes . 34
Total Vegetation Control on Sandbars along the Missouri River Utilizing Lime and Herbicides . 35
USGS Subsurface Investigation for Eolin and Interdune Deposits near Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge . 35
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES .. 36
Teaching .. 36
Training, Workshops and Outreach Activities . 36
Peer-Reviewed Publications .. 37
Presentations at Scientific Meetings . 39
Graduate Committee Service.. 42
Professional and Faculty Service . 42