Natural Resources Management and Policy Commons^™

Enhancing Global Food Security: Opportunities For The American Meteorological Society, L. Stuart, M. Hobbins, E. Niebuhr, A. C. Ruane, R. Pulwarty, A. Hoell, W. Thiaw, C. Rosenzweig, Francisco Munoz-Arriola, M. Jahn, M. Harrar

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

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Influence Of Virtual Fence On Heart Rate Response In Beef Cattle, K. Dozler, Y. Xiong, T. Mulliniks, Andrew R. Little, M. Stephenson

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

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A Functional Response In Resource Selection Links Multi-Scale Responses Of A Large Carnivore To Human Mortality Risk, Kyle Duncan Dougherty, J. A. Dellinger, B. Cristescu, D. J. Gammons, D. K. Garcelon, J. M. Higley, Q. E. Martins, S.P.D. Riley, J. A. Sikich, T. R. Stephenson, T. W. Vickers, G. M. Wengert, C. C. Wilmers, H. U. Wittmer, John F. Benson

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Theory suggests that animals make hierarchical, multiscale resource selection decisions to address the hierarchy of factors limiting their fitness. Ecologists have developed tools to link population-level resource selection across scales; yet, theoretical expectations about the relationship between coarse-and fine-scale selection decisions at the individual level remain elusive despite their importance to fitness. With GPS-telemetry data collected across California, USA, we evaluated resource selection of mountain lions (Puma concolor; n = 244) relative to spatial variation in human-caused mortality risk. With hierarchical resource selection, coarse-scale selection determines availability at finer scales. This simple relationship allowed us to demonstrate that …

Planet’S Biomass Proxy For Monitoring Aboveground Agricultural Biomass And Estimating Crop Yield, T. E. Franz

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

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Groundwater Recharge Response To Reduced Irrigation Pumping: Checkbook Irrigation And The Water Savings Payment Plan, J. Gibson, T. E. Franz, T. Gilmore, D. Heeren, J. Gates, S. Thomas, C. M. Neale

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Combined High Rates Of Alternative Breeding Strategies Unexpectedly Found Among Populations Of A Solitary Nesting Raptor, R. N. Rosenfield, Sarah A. Sonsthagen, W. E. Stout, T. G. Driscoll, A. C. Stewart, P. N. Frater, S. L. Talbot

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

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Hydrological Impacts Of The Conservation Reserve Program—A Mini Review, L.B.S. Leal, T. Roy, Daniel R. Uden, Karina Schoengold

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

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Quantifying The Climate Change Impacts On The Magnitude And Timing Of Hydrological Extremes In The Baro River Basin, Ethiopia, S. M. Kassaye, Tsegaye Tadesse, G. Tegegne, A. T. Hordofa

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

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An Updated Method For Identifying The Formative Factors In Soil Structure, A. D. Anderson, C. L. Burras, Judith Turk, R. Young, N. Jelinski, C. Moorberg, D. Presley, K. Osterloch, A. Dere, K. Clark

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

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Social Networks And Transformative Behaviours In A Grassland Social-Ecological System, H. K. Nesbitt, A. L. Metcalf, T. M. Floyd, Daniel R. Uden, B. C. Chaffin, S. Gulab, S. Banerjee, S. Vallury, S. L. Hamlin, E. C. Metcalf, D. T. Fogarty, D. Twidwell, Craig R. Allen

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Evaluating The Risk Landscape Of Hawaiian Monk Seal Exposure To Toxoplasma Gondii, S. Robinson, K. Falinski, D. Johnson, E. Vanwormer, K. Shapiro, M. Barbieri

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

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Context-Dependent Macroinvertebrate Responses To Prolonged Biological And Chemical Treatment In Urbanized Lentic Ecosystems, M. Chaffee, A. Mittelstet, S. Comfort, T. Messer, D. Uden, J. Mccoy

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

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Water, Feeding Efficiencies, And Development Of Dermestes Maculatus Degeer (1774), B. V. Adams, Leon G. Higley

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

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Thermalprofiles Of Cicindelidia Haemorrhagica(Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)Activity In Hot Springs In Yellowstone National Park, J. L. Bowley, C. Heveran, D. K. Weaver, B. Adams, M. Rohwer, K. Willemssens, E. Oberg, Leon G. Higley, R. K. D.

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

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Development Modeling Of Phormia Regina(Diptera:Calliphoridae), A. Roe, J. D. Wells, Leon G. Higley

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

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Bone Traces And Modifications From Feeding By Dermestes Maculatus, B. V. Adams, Leon G. Higley

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

That Dermestes maculatus feeding can leave marks on bones is established in the literature - that D. maculatus routinely mark bones is not. Our results here, exposing fleshed bones to D. maculatus adults and immatures for almost two months after complete tissue removal, indicate that under natural conditions D. maculatus do not feed on bones. The key issue seems to be the ability of D. maculatus to seek new food sources versus being confined (and eventually starving) on bones. In a natural setting, once a food supply is exhausted, D. maculatus would seek new food …

Coordinated Cosmic-Ray Observing System (Ccros) Concept Paper, Trenton E. Franz

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

The Coordinated Cosmic-Ray Observation System Conference (CCROS) was held October 14-16, 2024, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (USA), and seven strategic priorities and needs were identified.

Tallgrass Prairie Center 2023-2024 Highlights, University Of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.

Annual Reports

Contents:

--- Staff
--- From Our Director
--- Iowa Roadside Management: Enhancing our public roadsides
--- Research and Restoration: Native seeds and methods for prairie reconstruction
--- Plant Materials: A prairie pedigree for Iowa’s roadsides and beyond
--- Prairie on Farms: Making prairie practical
--- Irvine Prairie: Restoring a piece of the original Iowa landscape
--- Prairie Roots Project: A deeper appreciation of the prairie ecosystem
--- A Hidden Gem - UNI's Biological Preserves: A legacy of service and partnership
--- Green Iowa AmeriCorps: Service members expand TPC capacity
--- Friends of the TPC: Critical support for the TPC mission …

Using Open-Path Dual-Comb Spectroscopy To Monitor Methane Emissions From Simulated Grazing Cattle, C. Weersekara, L. C. Morris, N. A. Malarich, F. R. Giorgetta Et Al.

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

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Nebraska Water Center Annual Report 2024

Nebraska Water Center: Administrative Materials

The report's highlights updates including ongoing research, know your well, and the Nebraska master irrigator launch.

Wics Conference 2024: Announcement, Wics Conference

Water and Integrated Cropping Systems Conferences

Announcement for the 2024 Water and Integrated Cropping Systems (WICS) Conference to be held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, discussing the theme: Creating Connections Together with the goals of addressing Team Science.

Behaviour And Attitudes Of Non-Resident Waterfowl Hunters In Saskatchewan, Matthew P. Gruntorad, Mark P. Vrtiska, Christopher J. Chizinski

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

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The North American Trumpeter Swan Survey: Retain Or Find Something New?, Mark P. Vrtiska, J. A. Dubovsky, M. G. Anderson

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

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Exploring Heterogeneity In Waterfowl Hunter Trip Preferences: A Discrete Choice Experiment, K. A. Sainsbury, H. W. Harshaw, D. C. Fulton, N. W. Cole, A. A. Dayer, J. N. Duberstein, A. H. Raedeke, R. M. Schuster, Mark P. Vrtiska

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

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Exploring Recruitment, Retention, And License Purchase Probability Of Waterfowl Hunters Using A Mark-Recapture Approach, K. A. Graham, Mark P. Vrtiska, D. H. Humburg, Larkin A. Powell, A. H. Raedeke, P. K. Devers, Christopher J. Chizinski

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

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Dam Dimensions And Surface Porosity Affect The Water Storage Capacity Of Beaver Dam Analogs Compared To Natural Beaver Dams, Sawyer Nagle

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

Widespread stream incision in the Western United States, exacerbated by climate change and anthropogenic activities, necessitates effective restoration strategies. My study compares water retention by Beaver Dam Analogs (BDAs) to natural beaver dams and undammed control reaches. I compared how dam dimensions affect the hydraulic performance of both BDAs and beaver dams, revealing gaps in research on their comparative effectiveness. My study was conducted across eight watersheds in Washington state and two in Idaho. Hydraulic retention time (HRT), water travel time, and pool volume were response variables used to determine dam effectiveness. Dam height, thickness, length and porosity were the …

Speaking For The States: A Response To The Proposal Of Subnational Forest Federalization, Joseph White

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

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The Hutton Project: Long-Term Agricultural Impacts On Soil Loss And Carbon Dynamics In Eastern South Dakota, Eli Halverson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Long-term and intensified agricultural land management has resulted in increased rates of soil erosion and has altered much of the carbon cycle at regional and global scales. Anthropogenic degradation of soil resources is a barrier to sustainable production, soil functioning, and ecosystem services. It is difficult to quantify the scope of pedogenic changes due to the lack of legacy data and short temporal scales. This study utilized decades to century-old soil information to quantify historical soil erosion losses and changes in soil carbon pools of eastern South Dakota soils. The results show that soils in the region have been significantly …

Effects Of Low-Cost, Low-Tech Tools For Riparian Restoration On Prairie Streams In Western South Dakota, James Andrew Joseph Bolyard

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Despite making up less than two percent of the overall landscape in the arid and semi-arid western US, riparian areas are a crucial resource for agriculture, livestock, and wildlife. However, many have impaired function and reduced riparian cover. Low-Cost, Low-Tech Tools (LCLTT) are a subset of Process-Based Restoration (PBR) used for riparian restoration that were chosen for their cost-effectiveness and minimal technical requirements. LCLTT has been tested in mountainous areas of the western US but only recently implemented in the Northern Great Plains (NGP). Given their novelty as an approach toward restoration for the region, professional restoration and landowner communities …

Plant Available Water Drives Semi-Arid Forage Quality And Quantity In A Common Garden Greenhouse Experiment, Parker J. Witt

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Rangeland forage nutrition and biomass production are integral components of sustainable livestock grazing systems and are controlled by soil quality and precipitation. I examined the effects of precipitation on growth and nutrition of three forage species in four different soils that span the longitudinal moisture gradient in South Dakota. I grew little bluestem (Schizachyrum scoparium), western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii), and smooth brome (Bromus inermis) in soils representing the eastern tallgrass/mid-grass prairie (Brookings, 700 mm avg. precipitation.), an eastern mid-grass prairie (Highmore, 550 mm avg. precipitation.), a western mid-grass prairie (Cottonwood, 450 mm avg. precipitation.), and a western mid-grass/short-grass prairie (Sturgis, …