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A Bird's-Eye View of Young Longleaf Pine 

Harris, Natalie (2021-01-11)
Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests are an endangered ecosystem and a primary focus for restoration in the US. Through the cost-share program Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Detecting Toxoplasma gondii in the giant African snail (Lissachatina fulica) in Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi 

Stogner, Olivia (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 ...

Determining habitat requirements and landscape factors for the decline of the southeastern pocket gopher (Geomys pinetis) 

Parsons, Elizabeth (2019-05-16)
Southeastern pocket gophers (Geomys pinetis) are rodents of conservation concern endemic to open-canopy pine forests in the southeastern United States. Preserving habitat is critical for long-term conservation, but there ...

Drivers and consequences of human-elephant interactions in an agricultural landscape of rural Kenya 

Von Hagen, Rebecca Lynn (2022-08-02)
Globally, interactions between people and wildlife are increasing due to habitat loss and conversion and the movement of people and wildlife into areas in which they were not previously present. Many of these interactions ...

Effects of uncertainty on conservation decisions and ecological inference 

Dunham, Kylee (2019-07-23)
Uncertainty is pervasive in ecology and conservation. Ecological systems are dynamic, and therefore inference from observations and subsequent decision-making can be hampered due to observation and process error. Assessing ...

Evaluating Relationships between Road Noise and Breeding Birds in the Conterminous United States 

Sarabat, Halil (2021-12-09)  ETD File Embargoed
Human activities have increased the amount of anthropogenic noise and altered the distribution of birds across the landscape, raising concerns about the possible effects of noise pollution on birds. Anthropogenic noise ...

The Human Dimensions of Whooping Crane Conservation in Alabama 

Lessard, Sarah (2017-05-11)
Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) were historically present throughout Alabama, including coastal and interior regions of the state. However, in the early part of the 20th century, habitat alteration and unregulated human ...

A Meta-Analysis of Bird-Window Collision Solutions 

Colbaugh, Jessica (2023-11-27)  ETD File Embargoed
North American bird populations are declining and bird-window collisions are a leading cause, resulting in 365 - 988 million bird deaths each year in the U.S. alone. One approach aimed at reducing these collisions is ...

Spatiotemporal Impacts of Invasive Species Removal and Reinvasion 

Morehart, Morgan (2020-08-14)
Invasive species are a major driver of native species declines and reduce ecosystem function. Though eradication of invasive species is often beneficial, it can create other ecological issues and if not implemented correctly, ...

Stakeholder Perspectives on Wild Pig Management in Alabama 

TuckerWilliams, Ellary (2018-11-15)
The wild pig (Sus scrofa) is a globally detrimental invasive species with negative economic, ecological, and public health impacts. Despite the well-known negative impacts associated with wild pigs, little is known about ...