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Demographic, behavioral and physiological responses of wildlife to reintroduction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
To improve the outlook for conserving species and strengthen natural resource management, for my dissertation I evaluated factors influencing wildlife reintroduction success. Success is often defined demographically, where ...
Factors affecting spatial and temporal dynamics of an ungulate assemblage in the Black Hills, South Dakota
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Our goal was to gain empirical data on the spatial and temporal selection of resources by the ungulate assemblage in Custer State Park (CSP), South Dakota. To achieve this goal, we developed a spatially-explicit model to ...
Greater sage-grouse nest site selection, brood-rearing site selection, and chick survival in Wyoming
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter, sage-grouse) populations throughout North America were recently listed as �warranted but precluded� under the Endangered Species Act. North America�s largest wind ...
Initial movements and disturbance response of a newly reintroduced elk herd in the Missouri Ozarks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Initial movements of reintroduced wildlife populations can determine shortterm restoration success. Managers need ways to encourage animals to exhibit high release site fidelity so that they can mitigate suboptimal breeding, ...
Implications of Commercial Harvest of River Turtles in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Not all forests are disturbed equally: population dynamics and resource selection of black-backed woodpeckers in the Black Hills, South Dakota
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Black-backed Woodpeckers are a disturbance-dependent species that rely on burned forests and mountain pine beetle infestations. Efforts to prevent or mitigate the effects of these natural disturbances may lead to habitat ...
Translocation and Conservation of Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Populations of eastern hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) and Ozark hellbenders (C. a. bishopi) in Missouri have declined ...
A landscape-scale assessment of the response of birds to land cover, climate, and forest management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Climate change will likely increase temperatures across the globe as well as alter regional climates. These climate shifts have the potential to substantially change vegetation and reshape both plant and animal distributions. ...
Lek ecology of male greater sage-grouse in Carbon County, Wyoming
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Broad-scale resource selection and food habits of a recently reintroduced elk population in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Since being extirpated from eastern North America, elk (Cervus elaphus) have been reintroduced in 10 eastern states and 1 Canadian province. However, little is known about the habitat needs of eastern elk populations. Our ...