Nicholas McMillan

Nicholas McMillan

  • Contact Information
  • Publications
  • Background
  • Interests
  • Advising
  • Courses Taught

Contact Information

TitleRange Scientist
Faculty RankAssistant Professor
Address314 Keim Hall
1875 North 38th Street
Lincoln NE
68583–0915

East Campus
Phone
  • office: 402-472-6237
E-mailnmcmillan2@unl.edu
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Selected Publications

Cady, S.M., Londe, D.W., Fuhlendorf, S.D., Davis, C.A., Kanz, A.J., Knutson, J.K., Barnes, A., McMillan, N.A., Neumann, L.K., Goodman, L.E. (2023). Ecologists are broadly failing to provide actionable management recommendations to cope with the uncertainty of climate change. Global Ecology and Conservation. E02544. 10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02544.
McMillan, N.A., Fuhlendorf, S.D., Davis, C.A., Goodman, L.E., Luttbeg, B., Hamilton, R.G. (2023). A plea for scale, and why it matters for invasive species management, biodiversity, and conservation. Journal of Applied Ecology. 60(7): 1468-1480. 10.1111/13652664.14411.Online
McMillan, N.A., Fuhlendorf, S.D., Davis, C.A., Goodman, L.E., Luttbeg, B., Hamilton, R.G. (2023). Growing season fires and herbicide may not be a silver bullet to long-term Lespedeza cuneata management in the tallgrass prairie. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 91: 64-72. 10.1016/j.rama.2023.08.002. Led study development and design.
Gholizadeh, H., Dixon, A.P., Plan, K.H., McMillan, N.A., Hamilton, R.G., Fuhlendorf, S.D., Cavender-Bares, J., Gamon, J.A. 2022. Using airborne and DESIS imaging spectroscopy to map plant diversity across the largest contiguous tract of tallgrass prairie on earth. Remote Sensing of Environment 281 (2022) 11325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2022.113254Online
McMillan, N.A., Fuhlendorf, S.D., Goodman, L.E., Davis, C.A., Luttbeg, B., Hamilton, R.G. (2022). Does fire and herbicide benefit cattle production in invaded grassland landscapes? Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 340:108163. 10.1016/j.agee.2022.108163
McMillan, N.A., Fuhlendorf, S.D., Luttbeg, B., Goodman, L.E., Davis, C.A., Allred, B.W., Hamilton, R.G. (2022). Bison movements change with weather: implications for their continued conservation in the Anthropocene. Ecology and Evolution. 12(12):e9586. 10.1002/ece3.9586
McMillan, N., Kunkel, K., Hagan, D. and Jachowski, D. (2019), Plant community responses to bison reintroduction on the Northern Great Plains, USA: A test of the keystone species concept. Restoration Ecology. 27: 379-388. doi:10.1111/rec.12856

Background

Education

DegreeMajorInstitutionYear Awarded
Doctorate of PhilosophyNatural Resource Ecology and Management,Oklahoma State University2022
Master of ScienceWildlife and Fisheries BiologyClemson University2017
Bachelor of ScienceEnvironmental and Natural ResourcesClemson University2015

 

Affiliations

Areas of Interest/Expertise

  • Interactions between large herbivores and landscape disturbances (e.g., fire)
  • Landscape heterogeneity, and the processes that create it
  • The role of large herbivores in shaping grassland dynamics
  • Patterns of biodiversity, and relationships between biodiversity and landscape structure
  • How heterogeneity affects the provisioning of grassland ecosystem services

Advising

Graduate Programs

Master of Applied Science

Master of Science in Natural Resource Sciences
including specializations in

  • Applied Ecology

Doctorate of Philosophy in Natural Resource Sciences
including specializations in

  • Applied Ecology

Courses Taught

Course NumberCourse TitleFall Even YearsFall Odd YearsSpring Even YearsSpring Odd YearsSummer SessionCross Listing
NRES 438/838Grassland Conservation: Planning and ManagementXX
NRES 444/844Ecosystems Monitoring and AssessmentXXPLAS/RNGE 444/844, AGRO 844