Research

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Current Projects

Pheasant Presence as a Benefit to Declining Grassland Birds

Benefiting grassland bird populations through management of habitat for pheasants.

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Improving Midwestern Agriculture’s Environmental, Social, and Economic Footprint with Prairie Strips

Expanding the footprint of prairie strips across the Midwest.

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Wild Turkey Ecology in Western Nebraska

Improving our understanding of wild turkey ecology including nesting ecology, movements, resource selection, genetics, survival, and gobbling chronology.

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Bioenergy Crop Production: Implications for Grassland Bird Communities

Establishing effective conservation strategies for grassland bird communities in bioenergy production systems while maximizing productivity of the agricultural landscape.

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Identifying and Prioritizing Pheasant Habitat in Agricultural Landscapes

Identifying and prioritizing habitat for pheasant conservation and management in agriculturally dominated landscapes.

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a male ring-necked pheasant in the middle of a corn field

Evaluating Spatial Distribution and Composition of Mesopredator Communities in Western Nebraska

Improving our understanding of mesopredator communities in Nebraska 

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Past Projects

Precision Livestock Management on Extensive Rangelands

Optimizing grazing strategies to benefit ranchers, cattle, and wildlife.

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White-tailed Deer Fawn Survival in North Georgia

Improving our understanding of the factors negatively influencing deer population growth for healthier deer populations.

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White-tailed Deer Spatial Ecology During Hunting Season in Nebraska

Understanding deer movements and resource selection prior to, during, and post rifle season in Nebraska to improve deer management in highly fragmented agricultural landscapes.

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Constraints to Precision Conservation Adoption

Understanding the constraints to precision technology and program adoption in order to create a more profitable and sustainable agricultural system within Nebraska.

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Dr. Andrew Little and Dr. John Carroll speak with a producer near a crop field

Habitat Selection for Territorial Male Pheasants

Investigating territory selection in male Ring-necked pheasants across the Nebraska landscape and the potential relationship to areas of farmland enrolled in CRP.

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Wildlife Space Use in an Agricultural Landscape

Examining wildlife movements, home ranges, and habitat selection in Nebraska agricultural landscapes.

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Pronghorn Spatial Ecology in Nebraska

Monitoring pronghorn in western Nebraska to better understand their movement and resource selection, identify migration corridors and critical habitat, and evaluate adult survival and spatiotemporal distribution across an agriculturally-dominant landscape.

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Four adult pronghorn stand in a golden field of grass

Effects of Human Hunter Movement and Habitat Use on Observation Rate of White-tailed Deer

Examining hunter movement, site selection, and prey observations to delineate the relationship between hunter behavior and deer observation success.

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Increase Farm Profitability While Conserving Soil, Water, and Wildlife

Addressing conservation challenges and opportunities in intensive agriculture landscapes through precision conservation.

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Yield monitor map shows areas of high and low yield throughout a field. In the corner there is a photo of a prairie strip within a crop field.

Spatial Ecology of White-tailed Deer and Hunters in North Georgia

Improving our understanding of White-tailed deer and deer hunter use of the landscape to help guide future deer management efforts.

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A buck with a GPS collar and an ear tag stands in a field