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Status Of Native Stream Fishes Within Selected Protected Areas Of The Niobrara River In Western Nebraska, Jonathan J. Spurgeon, Richard H. Stasiak, George R. Cunningham, Kevin L. Pope, Mark A. Pegg

Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: Staff Publications

Lotic systems within the Great Plains are characterized by highly fl uctuating conditions through both space and time. Fishes inhabiting these systems have adopted specifi c life- history strategies to survive in such environments; however, anthropogenic disturbance to prairie streams has resulted in declines and extirpation of many native stream fi shes. Terrestrial protected areas (i.e., parks and reserves) are designated to support native fl ora and fauna and, it is assumed, to provide protection to native fi shes. We assessed the presence and relative abundance of stream fi sh populations within protected areas along the Niobrara River in western …

Habitat Structure And Body Size Distributions: Cross-Ecosystem Comparison For Taxa With Determinate And Indeterminate Growth, Kirsty L. Nash, Craig R. Allen, Chris Barichievy, Magnus Nyström, Nicholas A. J. Graham

Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: Staff Publications

Habitat structure across multiple spatial and temporal scales has been proposed as a key driver of body size distributions for associated communities. Thus, understanding the relationship between habitat and body size is fundamental to developing predictions regarding the infl uence of habitat change on animal communities. Much of the work assessing the relationship between habitat structure and body size distributions has focused on terrestrial taxa with determinate growth, and has primarily analysed discontinuities (gaps) in the distribution of species mean sizes (species size relationships or SSRs). The suitability of this approach for taxa with indeterminate growth has yet to be …

Consuming Fire Ants Reduces Northern Bobwhite Survival And Weight Gain, P. Evans Myers, Craig R. Allen, Hannah E. Birge

Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: Staff Publications

Northern bobwhite quail, Colinus virginianus (L.) (Galliformes: Odontophoridae), population declines are well documented, but pinpointing the reasons for these decreases has proven elusive. Bobwhite population declines are attributed primarily to loss of habitat and land use changes. This, however, does not entirely explain population declines in areas intensively managed for bobwhites. Although previous research demonstrates the negative impact of red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on northern bobwhites, the mechanisms underlying this effect are largely unknown. To meet the protein demands of early growth and development, bobwhite chicks predominantly consume small insects, of which ants are …

Quantifying Spatial Scaling Patterns And Their Local And Regional Correlates In Headwater Streams: Implications For Resilience, Emma Göthe, Leonard Sandin, Craig R. Allen, David G. Angeler

Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: Staff Publications

The distribution of functional traits within and across spatiotemporal scales has been used to quantify and infer the relative resilience across ecosystems. We use explicit spatial modeling to evaluate within- and cross-scale redundancy in headwater streams, an ecosystem type with a hierarchical and dendritic network structure. We assessed the cross-scale distribution of functional feeding groups of benthic invertebrates in Swedish headwater streams during two seasons. We evaluated functional metrics, i.e., Shannon diversity, richness, and evenness, and the degree of redundancy within and across modeled spatial scales for individual feeding groups. We also estimated the correlates of environmental versus spatial factors …

Assessing And Managing Freshwater Ecosystems Vulnerable To Environmental Change, David G. Angeler, Craig R. Allen, Hannah E. Birge, Stina Drakare, Brendan G. Mckie, Richard K. Johnson

Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: Staff Publications

Freshwater ecosystems are important for global biodiversity and provide essential ecosystem services. There is consensus in the scientific literature that freshwater ecosystems are vulnerable to the impacts of environmental change, which may trigger irreversible regime shifts upon which biodiversity and ecosystem services may be lost. There are profound uncertainties regarding the management and assessment of the vulnerability of freshwater ecosystems to environmental change. Quantitative approaches are needed to reduce this uncertainty. We describe available statistical and modeling approaches along with case studies that demonstrate how resilience theory can be applied to aid decision-making in natural resources management. We highlight especially …

Bibliography Of Nchc Monographs (2014)

National Collegiate Honors Council Monographs

19 pages. All chapters, arranged alphabetical by first author: "Allen, Janice." through "Zubizarreta, John."

Bibliography Of Monograph Anthologies (2014)

National Collegiate Honors Council Monographs

Contents/Chapters for all volumes in NCHC Monograph Series; by volume.

Growth Of Black Walnut In Southeast Nebraska, Benjamin A. Loseke, Dennis M. Adams

Nebraska Forest Service: Publications

Black walnut (Juglans nigra L.), within the family Juglandaceae, is a premier hardwood timber species in the United States. Its native range encompasses most of the eastern U.S., roughly extending from eastern South Dakota and eastern Texas on its western edge to Massachusetts and western Florida in the east (Figure 1). The occurrence and productivity of black walnut on the western edge of its native range, including eastern Nebraska, is largely a function of available water during the growing season. However, black walnut has been extensively planted west and north of its native range. Studies have shown black walnut can …

Nebraska Game And Parks Commission 2014 Annual Report

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Publications

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Resurrection And Redescription Of Varestrongylus Alces (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae), A Lungworm Of The Eurasian Moose (Alces Alces), With Report On Associated Pathology, Guilherme G. Verocai, Eric P. Hoberg, Turid Vikøren, Kjell Handeland, Bjørnar Ytrehus, Andrew M. Rezansoff, Rebecca K. Davidson, John S. Gilleard, Susan J. Kutz

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Background: Varestrongylus alces, a lungworm in Eurasian moose from Europe has been considered a junior synonym of Varestrongylus capreoli, in European roe deer, due to a poorly detailed morphological description and the absence of a type-series.

Methods: Specimens used in the redescription were collected from lesions in the lungs of Eurasian moose, from Vestby, Norway. Specimens were described based on comparative morphology and integrated approaches. Molecular identification was based on PCR, cloning and sequencing of the ITS-2 region of the nuclear ribosomal DNA. Phylogenetic analysis compared V. alces ITS-2 sequences to these of other Varestrongylus species …

Ncpa Newsletter Febrero De 2014

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Newsletters and Annual Reports

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2014 Nebraska Water Monitoring Programs Report, Marty Link, Ryan Chapman

Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality: Reports

The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) is charged with monitoring, assessing, and to the extent possible, managing the state’s water resources. The purpose of this work is to protect and maintain high quality water and encourage or execute activities to improve poor water quality. Monitoring is done on nearly 17,000 miles of flowing rivers and streams, more than 134,000 acres of surface water in lakes and reservoirs, as well as the vast storage of groundwater in Nebraska’s aquifers.

2014 Nebraska Groundwater Quality Monitoring Report

Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality: Reports

The 2001 Nebraska Legislature passed LB329 (Neb. Rev. Stat. §46-1304) which, in part, directed the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) to report on groundwater quality monitoring in Nebraska. Reports have been issued annually since December 2001. The text of the statute applicable to this report follows: “The Department of Environmental Quality shall prepare a report outlining the extent of ground water quality monitoring conducted by natural resources districts during the preceding calendar year. The department shall analyze the data collected for the purpose of determining whether or not ground water quality is degrading or improving and shall present the …

Rematerializing: Interviews With Emerging Artists About Physicality, Pattern And Textile Techniques, Caroline Hayes Charuk

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

This paper will be a presentation of emerging Bay Area artists who draw upon textile materials, forms, and processes, but who refuse the label of ‘textile artist’ in favor of a more ambiguous relationship. References to textiles may be foundational for the work, or brought in as a means to an end. The conceptual basis of their work is contained within its physicality, and they acknowledge (or knowingly set aside) histories of handwork. Each artist has a practice that necessarily slides on a line between the dematerialization of conceptual art and a rematerialization that recognizes haptic experience as indispensable and …

Index To The Senate Journal State Of Colorado: Sixty-Ninth General Assembly Second Regular Session, Colorado General Assembly

Colorado House and Senate Journals

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Cryptococcus At Work: Gene Expression During Human Infection, Rajendra Upadhya, Maureen J. Donlin, Jennifer K. Lodge

Open Access Publications

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Utilizing Cytokines To Function-Enable Human Nk Cells For The Immunotherapy Of Cancer, Rizwan Romee, Jeffrey W. Leong, Todd A. Fehniger

Open Access Publications

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Genome-Wide Identification And Functional Analysis Of Apobec-1-Mediated C-To-U Rna Editing In Mouse Small Intestine And Liver, Valerie Blanc, Eddie Park, Sabine Schaefer, Melanie Miller, Yiing Lin, Susan Kennedy, Anja M. Billing, Hisham Ben Hamidane, Johannes Graumann, Ali Mortazavi, Joseph H. Nadeau, Nicholas O. Davidson

Open Access Publications

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Ex Vivo, Microelectrode Analysis Of Conduction Through The Av Node Of Wild‐Type And Nkx2‐5 Mutant Mouse Hearts As Guided By A Cx40‐Egfp Transgenic Reporter, Avihu Z. Gazit, Alex Li, Jacob S. Choi, Lucile Miquerol, Patrick Y. Jay

Open Access Publications

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Unexpected Role For Il-17 In Protective Immunity Against Hypervirulent Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Hn878 Infection, Radha Gopal, Leticia Monin, Samantha Slight, Uzodinma Uche, Emmeline Blanchard, Beth A. Fallert Junecko, Rosalio Ramos-Payan, Christina L. Stallings, Todd A. Reinhart, Jay K. Kolls, Deepak Kaushal, Uma Nagarajan, Javier Rangel-Moreno, Shabaana A. Khader

Open Access Publications

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Impact Of Genetic Background On Neonatal Lethality Of Gga2 Gene-Trap Mice, Balraj Doray, Jennifer Govero, Stuart Kornfeld

Open Access Publications

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An Animal Model With A Cardiomyocyte-Specific Deletion Of Estrogen Receptor Alpha: Functional, Metabolic, And Differential Network Analysis, Sriram Devanathan, Timothy Whitehead, George G. Schweitzer, Nicole Fettig, Attila Kovacs, Kenneth S. Korach, Brian N. Finck, Kooresh I. Shoghi

Open Access Publications

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Pharmacologic Blockade Of Jak1/Jak2 Reduces Gvhd And Preserves The Graft-Versus-Leukemia Effect, Jaebok Choi, Matthew L. Cooper, Bader Alahmari, Julie Ritchey, Lynne Collins, Matthew Holt, John F. Dipersio

Open Access Publications

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Mitochondrial Genome Linearization Is A Causative Factor For Cardiomyopathy In Mice And Drosophila, Yun Chen, Megan Sparks, Poonam Bhandari, Scot J. Matkovich, Gerald W. Dorn

Open Access Publications

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Il-6 Stimulates Intestinal Epithelial Proliferation And Repair After Injury, Kristine A. Kuhn, Nicholas A. Manieri, Ta-Chiang Liu, Thaddeus S. Stappenbeck

Open Access Publications

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Aligning Objectives And Assessment In Responsible Conduct Of Research Instruction, Alison Antes, James M. Dubois

Open Access Publications

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Alzheimer’S Therapeutics Targeting Amyloid Beta 1–42 Oligomers Ii: Sigma-2/Pgrmc1 Receptors Mediate Abeta 42 Oligomer Binding And Synaptotoxicity, Jinbin Xu, Chenbo Zeng, Carlos Cruchaga, Alison Goate, Robert H. Mach, Et Al

Open Access Publications

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Loss Of Trop2 Causes Erbb3 Activation Through A Neuregulin-1-Dependent Mechanism In The Mesenchymal Subtype Of Hnscc, Kaihua Zhang, Lamont Jones, Sora Lim, Christopher A. Maher, Douglas Adkins, James Lewis, Randall J. Kimple, Elana J. Fertig, Christine H. Chung, Brian A. Van Tine, Matthew J. Ellis, Andreas Herrlich, Loren S. Michel

Open Access Publications

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Distinct Lysosome Phenotypes Influence Inflammatory Function In Peritoneal And Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages, Kassandra Weber, Joel D. Schilling

Open Access Publications

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A Novel Hybrid Approach For Estimating Total Deposition In The United States, Donna B. Schwede, Gary G. Lear

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

Atmospheric deposition of nitrogen and sulfur causes many deleterious effects on ecosystems including acidification and excess eutrophication. Assessments to support development of strategies to mitigate these effects require spatially and temporally continuous values of nitrogen and sulfur deposition. In the U.S., national monitoring networks exist that provide values of wet and dry deposition at discrete locations. While wet deposition can be interpolated between the monitoring locations, dry deposition cannot. Additionally, monitoring networks do not measure the complete suite of chemicals that contribute to total sulfur and nitrogen deposition. Regional air quality models provide spatially continuous values of deposition of monitored …