Browsing University of Missouri-Columbia by Thesis Advisor "Webb, Elisabeth B."
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Evaluating the relationship between local food availability and wetland landscape structure in determining dabbling duck habitat use during spring migration
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Wetlands in the Nebraska's Rainwater Basin (RWB) have decreased by 90 percent over the past two centuries and are subject to on-going degradation of quality from urban and agricultural land-use practices. Losses in wetland ... -
Maternity roost selection of Indiana bats (myotis sodalis) and occupancy of two threatened myotine bat species on national wildlife refuges in northern Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)North American bat species face a range of environmental stressors which have negatively impacted recovery of the endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) and led to inclusion of the northern long-eared bat (Myotis ... -
Participation in the Light Goose Conservation Order and effects on behavior and distribution of waterfowl in the Rainwater Basin of Nebraska
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)When the Light Goose Conservation Order (LGCO) was initiated there was considerable concern about potential for hunting to negatively impact non-target waterfowl species in the Rainwater Basin (RWB) of Nebraska. We evaluated ... -
Roost site selection by Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) and comparison of foraging habitat selection by morphologically similar bat species in bottomland hardwood ecosystems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] While bottomland hardwoods used to encompass a large portion of the south-central United States, due to clear cutting for agriculture and other purposes, ... -
Waterbird use and food availability on wetland reserve program easements enrolled in the migratory bird habitat initiative
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)The Natural Resource Conservation Service implemented the Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative (MBHI) in summer 2010 to mitigate potential loss of wetland habitat caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The goal of the ...