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Recent Selected Publications

Althoff, A.L., J.L. *Kinschuh, D.K. *Owens, J.J. Spurgeon, J.N. Stevens, and S.E. Lochmann. 2025. Movements and habitat use of Silver Carp in the Arkansas and White River. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. https://doi.org/10.3996/JFWM-23-066On-line
Anderson, Brett M. 2025. Assessment of Sampling Gears for Bigheaded Carp in Mid-Order Prairie Rivers in Nebraska. (M.S. Thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln). pp. 121On-line
Bolas, E.C.,Benson, J.F., Blakey R.V. 2025. Human recreation influences activity of a large carnivore in an urban landscape. Biological Conservation 301 On-line
Burbach, M.E., Kennedy, S., Eaton, W.M., Brasier, K.J., Rudnick, R.R., and Whitmer, W. (2025). Examination of cooperative extension as a bridging organization to enhance cross boundary collaborative water management. Journal of Extension, 63(2)
Chen, L., Achugbu, I. C., Mahmood, R., Kintziger, K., Bell, J. Meredith, G. 2025. Heat stress induced by irrigation over the US Great Plains and related uncertainties. Environmental Research Letters 20 054072.
David, Kianie B. 2025. Catching a Fever: A Comparison of Vachellia xanthophloea Populations in the Limpopo and Luvuvhu River Floodplains of the Makuleke Contractual Park. (M.S. Thesis, University of Nebraska- Lincoln). pp. 155On-line
Dougherty, K.D., Dellinger, J.A., Cristescu, B., Gammons, D.J., Garcelon, D.K., Higley, J.M., Martins, Q.E., Riley, S.P.D., Sikich, J.A., Stephenson, T.R.,Vickers, T.W., Wengert, G.M., Wilmers, C.C., Wittmer, H.U., Benson, J.F. 2025. A functional response in resource selection links multi-scale responses of a large carnivore to human mortality risk. Ecology LettersOn-line
Fogarty, D.T., M. Beadle, C.R. Allen, C. Bielski and D. Twidwell. 2025. Woody plant reinvasion shortens the lifespan of grassland restoration treatments. Journal of Environmental Management 374: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.124020.On-line
Franz, T., D. Desilets, M. Schrön, F. Baird, and D. McJannet (2025), Two neutron-monitoring networks are better than one, Eos, 106, https://doi.org/10.1029/2025EO250212On-line
Gruntorad, M. P., Lusk, J. J., and Chizinski, C. J. (2025). Annual variation in attribute importance to upland game hunter satisfaction in Nebraska. The Journal of Wildlife Management, e, 22666.On-line
Hajek, Olivia L.; Kaplan, Nicole; Azad, Shefali; Fay, Philip A.; Khorchani, Makki; Nelson, Amanda; et al. (2025). Dataset from: Variation in patterns of production and water-use efficiency among agroecosystems across the LTAR Network. Ag Data Commons. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/26863258.v1On-line
Halli, H. M., Shivakumar, B. G., Wasnik, V. K., Govindasamy, P., Yadav, V. K., Swami, S., ... & Harisha, C. B. (2025). Co-implementation of deficit irrigation and nutrient management strategies to strengthen soil-plant-seed nexus, water use efficiency, and yield sustainability in fodder corn. European Journal of Agronomy, 168, 127609.On-line
Harvey, J., Martins, Q., Dougherty, K.D., Hettena, A., Garcelon, D.K., Benson, J.F. 2025. Functional habitat characteristics influencing spatial variation in mountain lion predation in a human-dominated landscape. Biological Conservation 302
Harvey, Jacob A. 2025. Spatial Ecology and Predator-Prey Interactions of Mountain Lions in California's San Francisco North Bay. (M.S. Thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln). pp. 209On-line
Joeckel R.M. and Waszgis, M.M., 2025, Conservation and Survey Division Annual Report 2023. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Conservation and Survey Division, Open File Report 255, 16 pp.On-line
Khushal, Anum. 2025. Characterization of Undergraduate Biology Instructors’ Goals and Strategies for Implementing Quantitative Reasoning. (M.S. Thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln) pp. 96On-line
Knight, E. C., J. Carlisle, A. J. Boyce, D. Bradley, P. Cimprich, S. Coates, S. J. Dinsmore, C. J. Gregory, J. G. Jorgensen, J. F. Kelly, D. Newstead, A. Olalla, L. A. Powell, A. L. Scarpignato, T. L. Tibbitts, N. Warnock, W. Wehtje, P. P. Marra, A.-L. Harrison. 2025. Delineating ecologically distinct groups for annual cycle management of a declining shorebird. Journal of Applied Ecology 00:1–14. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14885
Li, J., Ge, Y., Gamon, J., Puntel, L.A. et al. Devising optimized maize nitrogen stress indices in complex field conditions from UAV hyperspectral imagery. Precision Agric 26, 3 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11119-024-10205-1On-line
Mahoney, Gosia and Mandel, R.D. and Hanson, Paul and Fritz, Sherilyn. (2025). Early Holocene interaction of aeolian, alluvial, and lacustrine processes in a dune-dammed valley in the central Nebraska Sand Hills. Quaternary Research. 1-18. 10.1017/qua.2024.42.On-line
Martin RP, Carr EM, Sparks JS. Does biofluorescence enhance visual signals in birds-of-paradise? R Soc Open Sci. 2025 Feb 12;12(2):241905. doi: 10.1098/rsos.241905. PMID: 39944292; PMCID: PMC11813591.On-line
Miller, B.T., B.C. Neely, C.J. Chance-Ossowski , M.J. Waters, V. Salazar, L.K. Kowalewski, N.W. Kramer, S.A. Lundgren, and J.J. Spurgeon. 2025. Population characteristics and detection of Flathead Catfish in small Kansas impoundments. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. https://doi.org/10.3996/JFWM-23-057
Obafunwa JO, Roe A, Higley L. A review of the estimation of postmortem interval using forensic entomology. Medicine, Science and the Law. 2024;65(1):52-64. doi:10.1177/00258024241275893
Ogbenna, Uchechukwu V.C. 2025. Multiscale Drivers of Water Level Fluctuations and Nutrient Availability in Small Intermittent Reservoirs in the US Midwest. (M.S. Thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln). pp. 33On-line
Pierrat Z, Magney T, Richardson W, Runkle B, Diehl J, Yang X, Woodgate W, Smith W, Johnston M, Ginting Y, Gerbrand K, Albert L, Kibler C, Morgan B, Barnes M, Uscanga A, Devine C, Javadian M, Meza K, Julitta T, Tabliabue G, Dannenberg M, Antala M, Wong C, Santos A, Hufkens K, Marrs J, Stovall A, Liu Y, Fisher J, Gamon J, Cawse-Nicoholson K. 2025. Proximal Remote Sensing: Anessential tool for bridging the gap between high resolution ecosystem monitoring and global ecology. New Phytologist. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20405On-line
Piper, Alexander. 2025. Assessing Spatial and Temporal Variation in Photoprotective Responses of Deciduous and Evergreen Tree Canopies with Leaf Spectroscopy. (M.S. Thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln). pp. 43
Prajapati, V.K., R. Kaur, V. Prasad, M. Khanna, C. Neale, M. Hayes, M. Svoboda, J. Swigart, T. Tadesse, V. Sehgal, and A. Rani, 2025. Drought declaration potential of seasonally averaged vs. end of season - composite drought indices: comparative validation over Karnataka state of India. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 156, 43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-024-05266-1
Reinhard, Karl J., & Caacho, Morgana. (2025) Archaeoparasitology of the Colorado Plateau. Bioarchaeology of the Southwest Volume 2. University of Florida PressOn-line
Roberts, C.P., A.K. Ludwig, D.T. Fogarty, E.F. Stuber, D.R. Uden, T.L. Walker, Jr., and D. Twidwell. 2025. Population increases of the threatened American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) linked to large-scale collaborations in a working lands ecoregion. Biological Conservation 301:110865. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110865On-line
Schafer, Z. C., (2025) "Wondrous Uncertainty: Transforming Student Educational Experiences Using Restorative Practices". Dissertations and Doctoral Documents from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023–. 264.
Scholtz, R., D.R.Uden, et.al. 2025.Reconciling scale using the Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) Framework to improve management of woody encroachment in grasslands, Jour. Envir. Man.387:125820On-line
Schuster, Grace E. 2025. Bioenergy Crop Production: Implications for Grassland Bird Communities in Southwestern Nebraska. (PhD diss. University of Nebraska-Lincoln). pp. 228On-line
Senthamil, E., Angadi, S. S., Halli, H. M., Salakinkop, S. R., Doddamani, M. B., Gundlur, S. S., ... & Ban, Y. G. (2025). Waterlogging stress mitigation in cowpea: leveraging the potential of foliar spray of nitrogen and phytohormones for improved resilience. Plant and Soil, 1-22.On-line
Senthamil, E., Halli, H. M., Basavaraj, P. S., Angadi, S. S., Gangana Gowdra, V. M., Harisha, C. B., ... & Reddy, K. S. (2025). Waterlogging Effects on Root Morphology, Yield, and Stress Tolerance in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) Grown on Semi‐Arid Vertisols. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 211(1), e70014. DOI: 10.1111/jac.70014
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Sweet, N. M., et al. (2025). Simultaneously Measuring Changes in Methane and Ammonia Emissions Resulting from Altering Beef Cattle Diet. 105th AMS Meeting.
Tabassum, S., Dauer, J.M., Sintov, N., Scherer, H. H., Wang, H. (2025) “Understanding the emerging food, energy, water nexus systems in science education” Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-024-01000-5 On-line
Teshera-Levye, J., Alam, I., Corwin, L., Dauer, J.M. (2025) “Developing a conceptual model for students’ scientific civic engagement” International Journal of Science Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2024.2449220On-line
Weerasekara, C. (2025). Field-Scale Quantification of Methane and Nitrous Oxide Agricultural Emissions Using Micrometeorological Approaches. Ph.D. Dissertation, Kansas State University.
Wolske, J. M., A. C. Behney, L. A. Powell. 2025. Northern bobwhite habitat selection during the nonbreeding season in a riparian corridor in Colorado. Avian Conservation and Ecology 20(1):10. https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-02815-200110
Young, A.R., Burbach, M.E., Lackey, S.O., Joeckel R.M., Westrop, J.P., 2025, Nebraska Statewide Groundwater-Level Monitoring Report 2024. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Conservation and Survey Division, Nebraska Water Survey Paper 93, 24 pp.On-line
*Leal, L.B.S., T. Roy, D.R. Uden, and K. Schoengold. 2024. Hydrological impacts of the Conservation Reserve Program—A mini review. Frontiers in Water 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2024.1506255On-line
Aboushanab, M.K., Hallum, D.R. and Joeckel, R.M., Joint interpretation of ERT and Self-Potential data to characterize the subsurface geology and hydrodynamics along the Sutherland Supply Canal and Paxton Siphon inlet, Paxton, Nebraska, 2024. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Conservation and Survey Division, Report of Investigations 14, 46 pp. On-line
Adams B, Bowley J, Rohwer M, Oberg E, Willemssens K, Wintersteen W, Peterson RKD, Higley LG. 2024. Heavy metal movement through insect food chains in pristine thermal springs of Yellowstone National Park. PeerJ 12:e16827 http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16827On-line
Adams, B. V., and Higley, L. G. 2024. Bone traces and modifications from feeding by Dermestes maculatus. Inter. J. of Zool. Animal Biol.7(2): DOI: 10.23880/izab-16000575.On-line
Adams, B. V., and Higley, L. G. 2024. Water, feeding efficiencies, and development of Dermestes maculatus DeGeer (1774)Inter. J. of Zool. Animal Biol. 7(1):DOI:10.23880/izab-16000565On-line
Agarwal, V., M. Kumar³, D. Prasad Panday, J. Zang, F. Munoz-Arriola (2024). Unlocking the Potential of Remote Sensing for Arsenic Contamination Detection and Management: Challenges and Perspective. Current Opinion in Environmental and Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coesh.2024.100578.On-line
Amori AA, Abimbola OP, Franz TE, Rudnick D, Iqbal J, Yang H (2024) Calibration of Hybrid-Maize Model for Simulation of Soil Moisture and Yield in Production Corn Fields. Water, 16(5):788.On-line
Anderson, A.D., C.L. Burras, J. Turk, R. Young, N. Jelinski, C. Moorberg, D. Presley, K. Osterloh, A. Dere, K. Clark. (2024). An updated method for identifying the formative factors in soil structure, Soil Science Society of America Journal, 88, 2362-2369, doi: 10.1002/saj2.20771.On-line
Angeler, D.G., C.R. Allen, A. Garmestani S.M. Sundstrom. 2024. Tracking a lake regime shift using temporal beta diversity. Pages xx-xx in Guerrero Ruiz, F.J., Editor. Análisis, Restauración y Conservación de Ecosistemas II. Editorial de la Universidad de Jaén, Spain. 264.
Angeler, D.G., Fried-Petersen, H.B. Parallels of quantum superposition in ecological models: from counterintuitive patterns to eco-evolutionary interpretations of cryptic species. BMC Ecol Evo 24, 15 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-024-02206-5On-line
Arathy Nair GR³, A., Adarsh S³, F. Muñoz-Arriola (2024). Introducing a Climate, Demographics, and Infrastructure Multi-module Workflow for Projected Flood Risk Mapping in the Greater Pamba River Basin, Kerala, India. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104780.
Armstrong, Matthew R. 2024. Hybridization between the Rare Gray-headed Chickadee and the Abundant Boreal Chickadee in the Midst of Shifting Climate (M.S. Thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln). pp.165On-line
Asmus, Kate A. 2024. Spatial Ecology of American Bison on Vermejo Park Ranch, New Mexico. (M.S. Thesis, University of Nebraska- Lincoln). pp. 193On-line
Barshinger, C., M. Eggleton, and J. Spurgeon. 2024. Use of otolith microchemistry to determine natal origins for Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix in the lower Mississippi River basin. Biological Invasions 26: 3091-3106.On-line
Becker, S.M.; Franz, T.E.; Morris, T.C.; Mullins, B. Field Testing of Gamma-Spectroscopy Method for SoilWater Content Estimation in an Agricultural Field. Sensors 2024, 24, 2223. https://doi.org/10.3390/ s24072223On-line
Behrendt, M.G., Clark, C.A., and J.T. Dauer. 2024. Relation of life sciences students’ metacognitive monitoring to neural activity during biology error detection. npj Science of Learning. 9(1): 1-12. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41539-024-00231-zOn-line
Benson, J.F. 2024. The Impact of Sublethal Injuries on Mountain Lion Predation and Spatial Ecology. Canadian Wildlife Biology and ManagementOn-line
Benson, J.F., Keiter, D., Mahoney, P.J., et al. (102 authors). 2024. Intrinsic and environmental drivers of pairwise cohesion in wild Canis social groups. Ecology 106(1). On-line
Benson, J.F., Mahoney, P.J., Wheeldon, T.J., Thompson, C.A., Ward, M.E., McLaren, A.D, Desy, G.E., Fryxell, J.M., Patterson, B.R. 2024. Humans drive spatial variation in mortality risk for a threatened wolf population in a Canis hybrid zone. Journal of Applied EcologyOn-line
Bergaoui, K., Fraj, M.B., Fragaszy, S., Hayes, M., Svoboda, M.D. et al. Development of a composite drought indicator for operational drought monitoring in the MENA region. Sci Rep 14, 5414 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55626-0On-line
Blalock, A.G.*, Q. Cai*, J.R. Corman, S.A. Thomas, and E.K. Moody. 2024. Hydrology has stronger effects than periphyton stoichiometry on lotic invertebrate functional diversity across North America. Freshwater Science 43(3): 340-352, doi.org/10.1086/732096.
Borges, T.K.D.S., Oliveira, A.S.D., Allen, R.G., Kilic, A., Couto, J.P.C. and Santana, C.E., 2024. Radiation Balance over Low-Turbidity Water Artificially Cleaned for Irrigation of Tobacco Grown Under Shading. I. Analysis of the Shortwave and Longwave Components. Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia, 39, p.e39240004.On-line
Borges, T.K.D.S., Oliveira, A.S.D., Allen, R.G., Kilic, A., Couto, J.P.C. and Santana, C.E., 2024. Radiation Balance over Low-Turbidity Water Artificially Cleaned for Irrigation of Tobacco Grown Under Shading. II. Water Albedo Analysis and Net Radiation Modelling. Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia, 39, p.e39240005On-line
Bowley, J. L., Heveran, C.,Weaver, D. K, Adams, B, Rohwer, M, Willemssens, K., Oberg, E., Higley, L. G., and Peterson, R. K. D. 2024. Thermalprofiles of Cicindelidia haemorrhagica(Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)activity in hot springs in Yellowstone National Park. Environ. Entomol. 53(5), 829–836 https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvae067On-line
Burbach, M.E., Kennedy, S., Rudnick, R.R., Stockton, M., Burr, C.A., and Rhoades, K. (2024). The influence of a real-life farm management competition on how non-agricultural producers relate to producers with implications for collaborative natural resource management. Socio-Ecological Practice Research, 6(2), 455-467. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42532-02400196-8
Burbach, M.E., Moncure, S.L., Kennedy, S.M., and Smith, J.M. (2024). The effect of default options on choice of electricity utility at grid parity: A mixed methods study. Journal of Management and Sustainability, 14, 21-31. https://doi.org/10.5539/jms.v14n1p21On-line
C. K. Tuggle, J. L. Clarke, B. M. Murdoch, E. Lyons, N. M. Scott, B. Beneš, J. D. Campbell, H. Chung, C. L. Daigle, S. D. Choudhury, J. C. M. Dekkers, J. R. R. Dórea, D. S. Ertl, M. Feldman, B. O. Fragomeni, J. E. Fulton, C. R. Guadagno, D. E. Hagen, A. S. Hess, L. M. Kramer, C. J. Lawrence-Dill, A. E. Lipka, T. Lübberstedt, F. M. McCarthy, P. S. Schnable, Current Challenges and Future of Agricultural Genomes to Phenomes in the USA, Genome Biology, 25(8), January 2024. On-line
C.R. Allen and C.P. Roberts. Alternative futures of the sandhills. 2024. Pages 250-253 in Norby, M.M, J. Diamond, A. Sutherlen, S.C. Fritz, K. Hachiya, D.A. Norby and M. Forsberg, Editors. The Nebraska Sandhills. University of Nebraska Press. 259pp.On-line
Carr, E. M., Martin, R. P., and Sparks, J. S. (2024) A New Extinct Species of Malagodon (Cyprinodontiformes: Pantanodontidae) from Southeastern Coastal Madagascar, with a Discussion of its Phylogenetic Relationships and a Redescription of the Genus. American Museum Novitates. 2024, 1–16.On-line
Carranza Bernal, Katia P. 2024. Assessing, Restoring, and Centering Social-Ecological Relationships for Advancing Social-Ecological Resilience in the Northern Great Plains Grasslands (M.S. Thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln). pp. 273On-line
Carrillo, C.M².; Muñoz-Arriola, F. (2024). Assessing Multi-Scale Atmospheric Circulation Patterns for Improvements in Sub-Seasonal Precipitation Predictability in the Northern Great Plains. Atmosphere, 15, 858. https://doi.org/10.3390/ atmos15070858.On-line
Carroll Steward, K., Gosselin, D., Bhattacharya, D., Chandler, M., & Forbes, C. T. (2024). Teachers’ use and adaptation of a model-based climate curriculum: A three-year longitudinal study. Journal of Geoscience Education, 0(0), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/10899995.2024.2302788
Chaffee, M., A. Mittelstet, S. Comfort, T. Messer, D. Uden, J. McCoy. 2024. Context-Dependent Macroinvertebrate Responses to Prolonged Biological and Chemical Treatment in Urbanized Lentic Ecosystems. Journal of Natural Resources and Agricultural Ecosystems 2(4): 213-225On-line
Chapman KW, Gilmore TE, Mehrubeoglu M, Chapman CD, Mittelstet AR, Stranzl JE (2024) Stage and discharge prediction from documentary time-lapse imagery. PLOS Water 3(4): e0000106. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pwat.0000106On-line
Das Choudhury S, Guadagno CR, Bashyam S, Mazis A, Ewers BE, Samal A and Awada T (2024) Stress phenotyping analysis leveraging autofluorescence image sequences with machine learning. Front. Plant Sci. 15:1353110. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1353110On-line
Das Choudhury S, Guadagno CR, Bashyam S, Mazis A, Ewers BE, Samal A and Awada T (2024) Stress phenotyping analysis leveraging autofluorescence image sequences with machine learning. Front. Plant Sci. 15:1353110. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1353110On-line
Dauer J, Behrendt MG, Elliott M, Gettings B, Long T and Clark C (2024) Individual variation in undergraduate student metacognitive monitoring and error detection during biology model evaluation. Front. Educ. 9:1356626. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2024.1356626On-line
DeRaad, D. A., Files, A. N., DeCicco, L. H., Martin, R. P., Holland, P., Pikacha, D. Jr., Tigulu, I. G., Boseto, D., Lavery, T. H., Andersen, M. J., and Moyle, R. G. (2024). Genomic patterns in the dwarf kingfishers (genus Ceyx) of northern Melanesia reveal a clear mechanistic framework explaining the paradox of the great speciators. Evolution Letters, qrae035On-line
Donovan, V., D. Twidwell, J. Beck, C. Roberts, C. Wonkka and CR Allen. 2024. Declining pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) population productivity caused by woody encroachment and oil and gas development. Global Ecology and Conservation: e02848.On-line
Dougherty, Kyle D. 2024. Spatial Ecology of Mountain Lions Throughout Their Distribution in California (PhD Diss., University of Nebraska-Lincoln). pp. 197On-line
Dozler, K. Y. Xiong, T. Mulliniks, A. R. Little, and M. Stephenson. 2024. Influence of virtual fence on heart rate response in beef cattle. Rangelands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2024.04.003.On-line
Dozler, Kaitlyn E. 2024. Virtual Fencing in Livestock Management: Effects on Beef Cattle Stress and Enhancing Wildlife Conservation (M.S. Thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln). pp. 102On-line
Durhack, T.C., H.A. Simpson, D.A. Watkinson, M.A. Pegg, and E.C. Enders. 2024. A comparison of tag retention and mortality from two tagging methods for internal tag placement in Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus. North American Journal of Fisheries Management http://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.10991.On-line
Enenkel, Markus, Engle, Nathan L., Svoboda, Mark, (2024). A major blind spot in drought risk financing: water services in low-income countries. Frontiers in Climate, Vol. 6, https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/climate/articles/10.3389/fclim.2024.1297002 https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2024.1297002. ISSN=2624-9553On-line
Fadool, B. A., Bostick, K. G., Brewster, L. R., Hansell, A. C., Carlson, J., & Smukall, M. (2024). Age and growth estimates for the nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) over 17 years in Bimini, The Bahamas. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, 1265150.On-line
Fard, B.J., J. Puvvula, K. Smith, M. Hayes, R. Lookadoo, R. Mahmood, S. Medcalf, C. Rowe, M. Durr, J.E. Bell, 2024. Health vulnerability mapping for drought: a case study in a predominantly rural, agricultural state. Environmental Research: Health, 2(4). https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5309/ad689aOn-line
Forsberg M. 2024. Into Whooperland – A Photographer’s Journey with Whooping Cranes. Michael Forsberg Photography. 224 pgs. https://michaelforsberg.com/merchandise/intowhooperlandOn-line
Forsberg, Elsa M. 2024. "Demographic Consequences of Off-River Nesting for Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) and Interior Least Tern (Sternula antillarum athalassos) in the Lower Platte River System, Nebraska" (M.S. Thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln). pp. 180On-line
Forsberg, Elsa M., Brooke Mott, and Joel G. Jorgensen (2024) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) usurps Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) nest at a sandpit in Nebraska, The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 136(2), 270-275.On-line
Freese, E., Harner, M. Lundgren, T. Gilmore, M. Forsberg. Leveraging imagery to build community and increase understanding of a watershed. AWRA, UCOWR, NIWR Joint Water Resources Conference. St. Louis, MO. October 2024.
Freidenreich, A., Schmer, M. R., Khorchani, M., Birru, G., Jin, V. L., Awada, T., Drijber, R. A., Suyker, A., Córdova, S. C., Smith, T., Kettler, T., Christofferson, S., Sun, X., & Li, L. (2024). The LTAR Cropland Common Experiment at Platte River/High Plains Aquifer. Journal of Environmental Quality, 53, 939–947. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20648On-line
Gebril, A., Khalil, M.A., Joeckel, R.M., Rose, J. 2024. Analysis of legacy gravity data reveals sediment-filled troughs buried under Flathead Valley, Montana, USA.Near Surface Geophysics 2024;22:402–417. DOI: 10.1002/nsg.12295On-line
Geremew, B., Tadesse, T., Bedadi, B., Gollany, H.T., Tesfaye, K., Aschalew, A., Tilaye, A. and Abera, W., 2024. Evaluation of RothC model for predicting soil organic carbon stock in north-west Ethiopia. Environmental Challenges, 15, p.100909.On-line
Gibson J, Franz TE, Gilmore T, Heeren D, Gates J, Thomas S, Neale CM (2024) Groundwater recharge response to reduced irrigation pumping: Checkbook irrigation and the water savings payment plan. Water, 16(20):2910.On-line
Gilmore, Troy and Korus, Jesse, 2024. Groundwater In Nebraska (ESN-1): 2 pp., size 8.5" x 11".On-line
Glause, Katelyn F. 2024. Occurrence, Inputs, and Ecological Significance of Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals in Western Nebraska Streams (M.S. Thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln). pp.76On-line
Going the Distance. The harrowing 5000-mile flight of North America’s Wild Whooping Cranes. National Geographic Magazine. April 2024. Pgs 112-131. Author Rene Ebersole. Photographs Michael Forsberg. https://nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/whooping-cranes-migration-flightendangered On-line
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Subsurface Investigation of the Hideaway Hills Subdivision in Blackhawk, South Dakota Using Electric Resistivity Tomography (ERT) and Self-Potential (SP) Surveys
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Villanueva, I., L. Chizinski, D. Golick, and J. Carroll. The flying squirrel squad: Linking urban wildlife and at-risk schools. Nebraska Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Conference. 28 February 2024, Kearney, NE.
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