Completed Ph.D. Thesis Titles

White, Gwen Maria. 1996

Advisor(s): Kapuscinski, Anne R
Title: Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecosystems: Regulation and Environmental Assessment of Floodplain Construction.

Joshi, Anup Raj. 1996

Advisor(s): Smith, James L David and Garshelis, David L
Title: The Home Range, Feeding Habits, and Social Organization of the Sloth Bears (Melursus ursinus) in Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal

Prayurasiddhi, Theerapat. 1997

Advisor(s): Smith, James L David
Title: The Ecological Separation of Gaur (Bos gaurus) and Banteng (Bos javanicus) in Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand.

Budelsky-Olson, Rachel Aglaya. 1998

Advisor(s): Cushing, Edward J and Galatowitsch, Susan M
Title: Establishment of Native Sedges in Restored and Created Wetlands.

Phifer, Paul R. 1998

Advisor(s): Cunningham, William Patrick
Title: Conservation Biology and Urban Sustainability: Policy and Practice.

Mayer, Paul Miles. 1998

Advisor(s): Tester, John R and Galatowitsch, Susan M
Title: Using Indicators of Community Structure and Ecosystem Function to Assess the Biological Integrity and Recovery of Restored Prarie Wetlands.

Lane, Cynthia Patrice. 1999

Advisor(s): Andow, David
Title: Benefits of Heterogeneous Habitat: Oviposition Preference and Immature Performance of Lycaeides Melissa Samuelis Nabokov (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).

Manolis, James C. 1999

Advisor(s): Cuthbert, Francesca Jean and Andersen, David Eric
Title: Clearcut Edge Effects on Avian Nesting Success in Extensively Forested, Northern Hardwood-Conifer Landscapes.

Cotner, Sehoya H. 1999

Advisor(s): Corbin, Kendall W
Title: Anuran Response to Habitat Disruption in a Neotropical Rainforest.

Allendorf, Terilyn D. 1999

Advisor(s): Smith, James L David and Anderson PhD, Dorothy Helen
Title: Local Residents' Perceptions of Protected Areas in Nepal: Beyond Conflicts and Economics.

Ozesmi, Uygar. 1999

Advisor(s): Cunningham, William Patrick
Title: Conservation Strategies for Sustainable Resource Use in the Kizilirmak Delta in Turkey.

Decker, Mark David. 2000

Advisor(s): Corbin, Kendall W
Title: Gene Flow And Genetic Structure In A Spatially-Structured Beetle Population.

Wemmer, Lauren C. 2000

Advisor(s): Cuthbert, Francesca Jean
Title: Conservation of the Piping Plover (Charadrius Melodus) in the Great Lakes Region: A Landscape-Ecosystem Approach.

Beres, Diane Lynne. 2000

Advisor(s): Starfield, Anthony Michael
Title: A Methodological Study of Modeling for California Condors.

Pommerenke, Lori L. 2000

Advisor(s): Kapuscinski, Anne R
Title: Eucalyptus in the Community Forest: The Social and Ecological Implications of an Exotic Plantation on Common Property Management in Northeastern Thailand.

Cochrane, Jean Fitts. 2000

Advisor(s): Starfield, Anthony Michael
Title: Gray Wolves in a Small Park: Analyzing Cumulative Effects Through Simulation.

Etterson, Matthew A. 2000

Advisor(s): Cuthbert, Francesca Jean and Zink, Robert Martin
Title: Spatial Ecology and Mating System of a Declining Songbird.

Romo, David. 2001

Advisor(s): Phillips, Richard E
Title: A Computerized Sound Analysis Method for Monitoring Anuran Diversity in the Amazon Basin of Ecuador.

Evers,David C. 2001

Advisor(s): Cuthbert, Francesca Jean
Title: Common Loon Population Studies: Continental Mercury Patterns and Breeding Territory Philopatry.

Fish,Thomas E. 2001

Advisor(s): Anderson, Dorothy Helen
Title: Landowner Perceptions of Ecosystems Health in Upper Great Lake States Riparian Landscapes.

Cameron, Michael F. 2001

Advisor(s): Siniff, Donald B
Title: Dynamics of a Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) Population in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.

Chapman, Kim Alan. 2001

Advisor(s): Reich, Peter Bernard
Title: Conserving Regional Biodiversity: Role of Reserves, Rural Lands and Surburbs in the Prairie-Forest Transition, Minnesota, USA.

Wahl, Eugene R. 2002

Advisor(s): Davis, Margaret Bryan and Cunningham, William Patrick
Title: Paleoecology and Testing in Paleoclimate Hypotheses in Southern California During the Holocene.

Melin,Sharon R. 2002

Advisor(s): Siniff, Donald B
Title: The Foraging Ecology and Reproduction of the California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus californianus).

Mumford, Karen G. 2002

Advisor(s): Kapuscinski, Anne R
Title: Managing Common Pool Resources: A Coevolutionary Environmental History of the Lake Michigan Fishery.

Nega,Tsegaye Habte. 2002

Advisor(s): Kapuscinski ,Anne R and Braun, Bruce Philip
Title: The Rise and Fall of the Nett Lake Dam: Toward Reconnecting Nature, Technology, and Society.

Angliss, Robyn Phyllis. 2003

Advisor(s): Siniff, Donald B
Title: Evaluation of Management Options for Bison and Brucellosis in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Holzer, Kathy Traylor. 2003

Advisor(s): Tilson, Ronald Lewis
Title: Using Computer Simulation to Assess Management Strategies for Retention of Genetic Variation in Captive Tiger Populations.

Hwang, Meihsiu. 2003

Advisor(s): Garshelis, David L and Anderson, Dorothy Helen
Title: Ecology of Asiatic Black Bears and People-Bear Interactions in Yushan National Park, Taiwan.

Elkan Jr, Paul Walter. 2003

Advisor(s): Smith, James L David
Title: Ecology and Conservation of Bongo Antelope (Tragelaphus eurycerus) in Lowland Forest, Northern Republic of Congo.

Frost Nerbonne, Julia A. 2003

Advisor(s): Vondracek, Bruce and Nelson, Kristen C
Title: Volunteer Macroinvertebrate Monitoring as a Tool for Empowering Citizen Groups in the United States.

Byrd, Kimberly Lynn. 2004

Advisor(s): Cunningham, William Patrick and Bengston, David
Title: Of Wolves and Worldviews: Navigating the Social Landscape of Wolf Management in Minnesota.

Rosales, Jon R. 2004

Advisor(s): Spangler, George R
Title: Renditions of Progress: United Nations Climate Change Policy and the Values of Tradable Permits.

Savanick, Suzanne. 2004

Advisor(s): Perry, Jim A
Title: Campus Ecology Bridging the Gap Between Campus Sustainability Efforts and Urban Ecology.

Blann, Kristen L. 2004

Advisor(s): Vondracek, Bruce
Title: Landscape-Scale Analysis of Stream Fish Communities and Habitats: Lessons from Southeastern Minnesota.

Kramer, Daniel Boyd. 2005

Advisor(s): Polasky, Alan Stephen
Title: Interdisciplinary Essays in Conservation Biology.

Myers, Mark C. 2005

Advisor(s): Polasky, Alan Stephen and Smith, James L David
Title: Endangered Wildlife Conservation in the Neotropics: Lessons and Strategies from Costa Rica.

Pierce, Ann Marie. 2005

Advisor(s): Reich, Peter Bernard
Title: Bluff Prairies of Southeastern Minnesota: Competition as a Driving Force of Community Structure and Composition.

Preus, Laura Elizabeth. 2005

Advisor(s): Fiutak, Thomas Richard and Bengston, David
Title: Managing Conflict and Promoting Learning in Interactive Arenas in Natural Resources Management: The Importance of Stakeholder Frames Related to People-Environment Relationships.

Hoskinson, Annemarie C. 2006

Advisor(s): Neuhauser, Claudia and Starfield, Anthony Michael
Title: Additive Partitioning Reveals Spatial Patterns of Plant Species Diversity in a Sagebrush Steppe.

Wolff, Brian G. 2006

Advisor(s): Phillips, Richard E
Title: Utilitarian and Environmental Ethics.

Holdsworth, Andrew R. 2006

Advisor(s):Reich,Peter Bernard and Frelich,Lee E
Title: Earthworm Invasion: Patterns, Ecological Effects, and Implications for Conservation in Northern Hardwood Forests.

Hu, Cheng-Heng 2006

Advisor(s): Neuhauser, Claudia and Nelson, Kristen C
Title: Indigenized Conservation and Biodiversity Maintenance on Orchid Island.

KalevKronik, Natalie 2006

Advisor(s): Cohen,Yosef
Title: Evolutionary Games in Space.

Luo, Shu-Jin. 2006

Advisor(s): Smith, J. L. David and O'Brien, Stephen
Title: Comparative phylogeography of sympatric wild cats:
implications for biogeography and conservation in Asian biodiversity hotspots.

Borman, Susan Cray 2007

Advisor(s0: Galatowitsch, Susan M and Newman, Raymond M
Title: Aquatic Plant Communities and Lakeshore Land Use: Changes over 70 Years in Northern Wisconsin Lakes.

Nagle, Fiona A 2007

Advisor(s): Vondracek,Bruce and Nelson,Kristen C
Title: Empowering Conservation Decisions: Toward a Theory of Authentic Arenas for Environmental Conflict Management.

Pintea, Lilian 2007

Advisor(s): Pusey, Anne
Title: Applying Romote Sensing and GIS for Chimpanzee Habitat Change Detection, Behaviour and Conservation.

Patterson, Dawn Kathryn Glaser 2007

Advisor(s): Nelson, Kristen C
Title: Landowner Decision-making, Land Retirement, and Wildlife Conservation: The Conservation Reserve Program and the Reinvest in Minnesota Program in Southeastern Minnesota.

Atuke, Dickson Misati 2007

Advisor(s): Newman, Raymond M and Vondracek, Bruce
Title: Effectiveness of Riparian Forestry Best Management Practices to Protect Stream Habitat and Biota: Lessons from Temperate and Tropical Systems.

Burdett, Christopher L 2008

Advisor(s):Niemi, Gerald John and Mech, L David
Title: Hierarchical Structure of Canada Lynx Space Use and Habitat Selection in Northeastern Minnesota.

Ledee, Olivia Erin 2008

Advisor(s): Cuthbert, Francesca J
Title: Canaries on the Coastline: Estimating Survival and Evaluating the Relationship Between Non-Breeding Shorebirds, Coastal Development and Beach Management Policy.

Gamble, Anthony Blake 2008

Advisor(s):Simons, Andrew M.
Title: Origins and Diversification of New World Geckos.

Gurung,Bhim Bahadur 2008

Advisor(s): Smith, James L David
Title: Ecological and Sociological Aspects of Human-Tiger Conflicts in Chitwan National Park, Nepal.