Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Department "Forestry and Wildlife Science"
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Capturing Forest Dynamics in Hydrological Modeling
(2020-08-14)
Forests can cover a significant portion of watersheds and affect rainfall interception, water losses through evapotranspiration (ET), surface runoff, and aquifer recharge. Despite their critical role in the hydrologic ...
Cellulose Nanomaterial-based Films for Grease-resistance Food Packaging Application
(2023-05-15)
The common uses of plastic for food packaging are advantageous in many cases because of its easy processability, low cost, and excellent resistance to water, oil, and grease penetration. The per- and poly-fluoroalkyl ...
Chemometric Modeling of the Structural Integrity, Chemistry and Bioenergy Potential of Elite Loblolly Pine Families and Forest Biomass
(2016-12-12)
Pinus taeda L. (loblolly pine) is the most economically important tree species in the USA. With 30 million acres in plantations in the southern United States alone, it accounts for over 50% of the standing pine volume of ...
Chinese tallow seed viability, resprouting capacity, and leaf litter flammability: consequences for restoring coastal pine forests
(2023-07-27)
Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera) is an invasive tree that threatens the health and integrity of pine flatwoods and savannas along the USA Gulf of Mexico. These open forests historically experienced frequent, low-intensity ...
Chronic Wasting Disease in the United States: How Have Hunters and State Wildlife Agencies Responded?
(2024-04-26)
Chronic wasting disease (CWD), a fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects cervids, has been detected in 33 states across the United States. Currently there are no preventions, treatments, or cures for the disease in ...
Climate and Land Use/Cover Change Impacts on the Ecologically Relevant Flow Metrics in the Cahaba River Watershed
(2016-07-05)
This study explored the impacts of land use/cover (LULC) and climate change on hydrological responses, particularly low-flow regimes, in the rapidly urbanizing upper Cahaba River basin in north-central Alabama. The Cahaba ...
Commercial and Recreational Angler Conflict with Coastal Wildlife on the Alabama Coast: Protecting Sea Turtles and Dolphins with Greater Awareness
(2024-06-11)
Human-wildlife interactions in the Gulf of Mexico fisheries, especially along Alabama’s coast, increasingly impact for-hire fishing industries and commercial shrimp industries. Both industries face growing challenges from ...
Community Perceptions and Rapid Assessment of Free-Roaming Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) Populations in Tiger Reserves of Telangana, India
(2026-04-24)
Free-roaming dogs (Canis familiaris) are increasingly recognized as an emerging global conservation and public health concern, particularly in parts of South Asia, such as India, where humans and wildlife coexist. However, ...
Comparing Camera Survey Methods for Monitoring Eastern Wild Turkey Populations
(2019-08-26)
Conflicting estimates of the size and productivity of Eastern Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallapavo silvestris) populations led biologists in Alabama to seek repeatable, less-biased, survey methods. Previously, estimates of ...
The complexities of living with the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus): leprosy, management, and homeowner perceptions
(2024-04-05)
The management of nuisance wildlife damage is complex and requires the understanding of human perceptions, practical management methods, and species-specific factors. For the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), ...
A Comprehensive Analysis of U.S. Biological Field Station Goals, Operations, Land Management, and Recreational Opportunities
(2025-04-22)
There is a project aimed to protect thirty percent of the planet’s lands and oceans by 2030. This project, known as The Thirty by Thirty Project (30x30), stemmed from the Paris Climate Agreement and was developed by the ...
Conservation Compliance and Public Awareness: Assessing Dolphin and Sea Turtle Interactions in Coastal Alabama
(2024-06-26)
The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA) serve as critical legislation for safeguarding marine species in the United States, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico region. Despite legal ...
Conserving the Last Native Frugivore of Kauaʻi: Evaluating Management for the Puaiohi (Myadestes palmeri)
(2025-12-16)
Biodiversity is in crisis worldwide as invasive predators accelerate extinction rates, especially on islands. In Hawaiʻi, the critically endangered puaiohi (Myadestes palmeri), the last frugivore on Kauaʻi, faces severe ...
Contrasting the influence of overstory tree species identity on microclimate, fuels, and tree regeneration in a longleaf pine forest
(2023-07-24)
Fire-dependent ecosystems worldwide are facing a significant threat from anthropogenic activities, particularly land use changes and decades of fire exclusion. These alterations have led to a transformation in once open ...
Coppicing Evaluation in the Southeastern U.S. to Determine Harvesting Methods for Bioenergy Production
(2017-05-01)
Renewable fuels are being tested as an alternative for fossil fuels. Woody biomass is an excellent source of renewable energy in terms of cost-benefit and availability. Short rotation woody crops (SRWC) meet intensive wood ...
Coral Reefs and Climate Change: Examining Two Institutional Approaches to Managing a Novel Marine Ecosystem
(2022-04-20)
Much of Florida’s economy is tied to the third-largest barrier reef in the world, the
Florida Reef Tract. However, because of anthropogenic threats, it is not the thriving ecosystem it
once was, and its persistence ...
Coral Reefs in Congress
(2022-04-15)
As coral reef ecosystems disappear at an alarming rate, the United States and the wider world are weighing options for bold policy action to stop the loss of climate sensitive ecosystems. It is difficult for policies to ...
Coyotes, deer, and hunters: applied ecology for informing deer and hunter management
(2017-12-01)
My research was conducted to provide new methods and analyses to better inform management of white-tailed deer, coyotes, and hunters in Al In particular, my research will support efforts of the Alabama Deer Management ...
The Design Ecology of Backyard Flocks: Design Interventions to Improve Biosecurity
(2024-06-10)
This research explores the human-animal-environment relationship that plays out on the complex landscape of global urbanization. While urbanization signifies economic progress and improved living standards, it concurrently ...
Detecting Toxoplasma gondii in the giant African snail (Lissachatina fulica) in Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi
(2022-08-26)
Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common parasitic foodborne diseases in the world and has severe negative impacts on humans and causes mortality in several wildlife species. Felids are the only definitive host of the ...