Nebraska Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
Date of this Version
2011
Abstract
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 1
PERSONNEL AND COOPERATORS ...................................................................... 2
Unit Personnel ............................................................................. 2
Coordinating Committee Members .............................................................. 4
Cooperators ............................................................................... 5
MILESTONES ...................................................................................... 8
THESES AND DISSERTATIONS ......................................................................... 8
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS ........................................................................ 9
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ............................................................................. 10
RESEARCH PROJECTS............................................................................... 11
Adaptive Management for the Nebraska Natural Legacy Plan ........................................ 12
Angler Behavior in Response to Management Actions on Nebraska Reservoirs ........................... 13
Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Prevention Program ................................................ 15
Assessing Local and Landscape Constraints on Habitat Management for Upland Birds..................... 16
Assessing the Relationship between Stable Isotopes and Grassland Bird Productivity on Great Plains National Park Service Properties ....................................................................... 17
Cross–Scale Structure and Scale Breaks in Complex Systems ......................................... 18
The Effect of Common Reed on River Otter Habitat Use ............................................. 19
The Effects of Altered Stopover Habitat on Resource Availability, Habitat Selection, and Stopover Behaviors... 20
Estimating North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis) Population Size Using DNA from Scat ............ 21
Evaluating the Benefits of Higher Diversity CRP Plantings for At-Risk Species ............................ 22
Influence of Trout Stocking on Tier I/II Fishes ..................................................... 23
Making Adaptive Management Meaningful: Translating Science Learning into Policy Decision-Making........ 24
Missouri River Mitigation: Implementation of Amphibian Monitoring and Adaptive Management for Wetland Restoration Evaluation ................................................................... 25
Monitoring, Mapping, Risk Assessment, and Management of Invasive Species in Nebraska ................. 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
SE Prairies Biologically Unique Landscape and Sandstone Prairies BUL Research .......................... 32
Wetland Condition Assessment ................................................................ 33
Wind and Wildlife Project ................................................................... 34
OTHER AFFILIATED RESEARCH PROJECTS ............................................................... 35
Quantifying Uncertainty in Missouri River Adaptive Management Processes ............................ 35
Subsurface Investigation for Eolin and Interdune Deposits near Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge ....... 36
Total Vegetation Control on Sandbars along the Missouri River Utilizing Lime and Herbicides ............... 37
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES .......................................................................... 38
Teaching ................................................................................ 38
Graduate Committee Service................................................................. 38
Professional and Faculty Service ............................................................... 39
Other Professional Service ................................................................... 39
Training Assistance, Workshops and Outreach Activities ............................................ 40
Peer-Reviewed Publications ................................................................. 42
Presentations at Scientific Meetings ............................................................ 44
Comments
Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit—USGS
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
School of Natural Resources
422 Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege Street
Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0984
Phone (402) 472-0449
Fax (402) 472-2722