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Author:

Parkhill, Nathaniel

Title:

Using multi-scalar habitat modelling of wood thrush in central Pennsylvania to inform novel forest management

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

wildlife
forestry
habitat
wood thrush
forest management
birds
occupancy modelling
multi scalar

File:

Download Parkhill_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Margaret Brittingham, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Andrew Miller, Committee Member
Margot Wilkinson Kaye, Committee Member
Bradley Cardinale, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Bonshock, Brianna

Title:

Farming A Sustainable Fish: Exploring Consumer Support of Aquaponics and Preference for Aquaponic Tilapia

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

Aquaculture
Aquaponics
Tilapia
Sustainability
Perceptions
Knowledge
Consumer Acceptance

File:

Download BriannaC.Bonshock_Final_Thesis_2021.pdf

Committee Members:

Judd Harrison Michael, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
C Paola Ferreri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melissa Kreye, Committee Member
Bradley Cardinale, Special Signatory

Author:

Wray, Shannon

Title:

effects of treated wastewater irrigation on a forest ecosystem

Graduate Program:

Soil Science

Keywords:

Irrigated Forest
Living Filter
soil chemistry
Forest Biomass
tree leaf chemistry

File:

Download ShannonWray_FinalThesis_3_31.pdf

Committee Members:

Jason Philip Kaye, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Margot Wilkinson Kaye, Committee Member
John Earl Watson, Committee Member
Bradley Cardinale, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Clune, John

Title:

Toward the Development of Nutrient Criteria for Streams of Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Forest Resources

Keywords:

water quality
streams
Pennsylvania
nitrogen
phosphorus
biota response

File:

Download John_Clune_PhD_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Weeks Boyer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Weeks Boyer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jay Richard Stauffer, Jr., Committee Member
Allyson Muth, Committee Member
Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Outside Member
J. Kent Crawford, Special Member
Bradley Cardinale, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Murphy, Asia

Title:

Examining how spatial-temporal interactions between predators influence the distribution, vigilance, and survival of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawns

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

predator-prey interactions
interspecific interactions
odocoileus virgnianus
ursus americanus
lynx rufus
canis latrans
camera trap
co-occurrence
temporal overlap
survival

File:

Download MurphyA_Dissertation032121.pdf

Committee Members:

David Andrew Miller, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Duane R Diefenbach, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Outside Member
Tracy Langkilde, Committee Member
Duane R Diefenbach, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bradley Cardinale, Program Head/Chair
David Andrew Miller, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Aspegren, Laramie

Title:

Development of a Multi-Scale, Multi-Model Geospatial Framework for Management of Diffuse Agricultural Pollution in the Conewago Creek in Southeastern Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Soil Science (MS)

Keywords:

Chesapeake
Water Quality
GIS
Agriculture
Conewago
Nitrogen
Phosphorus

File:

Download Aspegren_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bradley Cardinale, Program Head/Chair
Jonathan M Duncan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anthony Robert Buda, Committee Member
Douglas Alan Miller, Committee Member

Author:

Zawatski, Eric

Title:

Effects of Local and Landscape Attributes on Wood Thrush Nest Success in Contiguous Forests

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science (MS)

Keywords:

Wood Thrush
Forest Management
Nest Success
Development
Fragmentation
Forest Birds
Pennsylvania Forest

File:

Download EZawatski_FinalThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bradley Cardinale, Program Head/Chair
Margaret Brittingham, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Julian D Avery, Committee Member
Matthew R. Marshall, Committee Member

Author:

Curtze, Alexander

Title:

Seeing past the green: Characterization, modeling, and management of high graded forests

Graduate Program:

Forest Resources (MS)

Keywords:

high grading
silviculture
mixed-oak
forest management
forest degradation
partial harvest
hardwood
temperate forest
high grading
silviculture
mixed-oak
forest management
forest degradation
partial harvest
hardwood
temperate forest
decision support tools
SILVAH
rehabilitation

File:

Download Curtze_Alex_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Bradley Cardinale, Program Head/Chair
Laura P Leites, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kimberly Bohn, Committee Member
Allyson Muth, Committee Member
Jeffery L Larkin, Committee Member

Author:

Lesher, Emily

Title:

Development and validation of a critical source area index tool to identify areas vulnerable to phosphorus loss

Graduate Program:

Soil Science (MS)

Keywords:

Phosphorus
nutrient management
critical source areas
hydrological source areas
phosphorus index

File:

Download Lesher_Thesis_Draft_Oct_15.pdf

Committee Members:

Bradley Cardinale, Program Head/Chair
Patrick Joseph Drohan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter J A Kleinman, Committee Member
John Thomas Spargo, Committee Member
Ian Thomas, Special Signatory

Author:

Sharma, Sadikshya

Title:

Social Value of Bird conservation on Private Lands in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Forest Resources

Keywords:

Knowledge and attitudes
Attitude scale
Attitude psychology
Habitat management
Conservation
Willingness to Pay

File:

Download 0706_corrected_MS_Thesis_Sadikshya_Sharma_final_upload.pdf

Committee Members:

Melissa M. Kreye, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Margaret C. Brittingham, Committee Member
Katherine Y. Zipp, Committee Member
Bradley Cardinale, Program Head/Chair