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Recent Master's Plan A Theses

The quality of facilities and the strength of faculty support allow students to study a diversity of topics within Natural Resources Science and Management, as shown by the completed M.S. theses below.

2012

Dutton, P. (2012); Advisors: K. Brooks and J. Magner
Factors influencing roadside erosion and in-stream geomorphic stability at road-stream crossings for selected watersheds, North Shore, Minnesota, USA
Fransen, G. (2012); Advisor: K. Brooks
Hydrologic, nutrient, and sediment responses of restored perennial vegetation/wetland complexes in southern Minnesota
Gamble, J. (2012); Advisors: D. Current and C. Sheaffer
Development of agroforestry systems for bioenergy crop production and soil conservation
Guo, T. (2012); Advisor: I. Schneider
Measurement properties and invariance of negotiation with outdoor recreation constraints: A cross-culture study between United States and Chinese university students
Heeren, A. (2012); Advisor: D. Fulton
Change we can believe in? The role and implications of culture and environmental values on climate change perceptions
Hendrickson, J. (2012); Advisor: A. David
Genetic variability and inheritance of nuclear microsatellite markers in Minnesota's black ash (Fraxinus nigra) and green ash (F. pennsylvanica) with recommendations for the optimal seed sample size from individual trees
Klockow, P. (2012); Advisors: A. D'Amato and J. Bradford
Impacts of biomass harvesting on biomass, carbon, and nutrient stocks in Populus tremuloides forests of northern Minnesota, USA
Schulman, C. (2012); Advisors: D. Current and D. Becker
Minnesota landowners' habitus and interest in perennial energy crops
Silver, E. (2012); Advisors: A. D'Amato and S. Fraver
Structure, development, and spatial patterns in Pinus resinosa forests of northern Minnesota, USA
Waldstein, A. (2012); Advisor: T. Arnold
Nest-site selection and nesting ecology of red-headed woodpeckers

2011

Bergh, S. (2011); Advisor: D. Andersen
Factors influencing detection of American woodcock during singing-ground
Haworth, B. (2011); Advisors: A. David and C. Blinn
Response of Thuja occidentalis and Abies balsamea seedlings to stand manipulations in northern Minnesota riparian forests

Kouffeld, M. (2011); Advisors: R. Gutiérrez and M. Larson
Male ruffed grouse landscape scale habitat selection: An investigation during peak abundance
Reinikainen, M. (2011); Advisor: A. D'Amato
Disturbance dynamics and carbon storage in southern boreal mesic aspen mixedwood forests of northern Minnesota
Shannon, J. (2011); Advisors: K. Brooks and R. Kolka
Canopy transpiration and water yield changes following forest canopy conversion in northern Minnesota

Yee, S. (2011); Advisor: S. Suh
U.S. agricultural phosphorus partial nutrient balances and temporal nutrient use trends within Minnesota

2010

Bolton, N. (2010); Advisor: A. D'Amato
The influence of natural disturbance-based silviculture treatments on northern hardwood forests in northeastern Minnesota, USA.
Byrne, M. (2010); Advisor: K. Brooks
Soil moisture and soil frost regimes under annual, perennial and agroforestry crops in Waseca, Minnesota.
Gronewold, C. (2010); Advisors: A. D'Amato and B. Palik
The influence of stand stocking level on the growth and structure of managed old-growth northern hardwoods.
Hatfield, M. (2010); Advisors: T. Burk and M. Bauer
Post-stratified estimation of coarse woody debris volume using the down woody materials sample of forest inventory and analysis.
Kurtz, C. (2010); Advisor: R. Montgomery
Effects of site and climate characteristics on forest invasibility by non-native plants in the Midwest.
Martin, M. (2010); Advisor: E. Zenner and B. Palik
Riparian plant composition, abundance, and structure responses to different harvesting approaches in riparian management zones nine years after treatment in northern Minnesota, U.S.A.
Nelson, M. (2010); Advisor: D. Andersen
American woodcock singing-ground Surveys in the western Great Lakes region: Assessment of woodcock counts, forest cover types along survey routes, and landscape cover type composition.
Song, W. (2010); Advisor: P. Wang
Microscopic and thermal characterization studies of heterogeneous biocatalysis: Polyurethane film immobilized enzymes and degradation of algal cells.
Yao, J. (2010); W. Tze
Raman spectroscopic studies of load transfer in microfibrillated cellulose/poly(lactic acid) composites.
Zhou, L. (2010); Advisor: W. Tze
All cellulose composites prepared in an ionic liquid.

2009

Almberg, E. (2009); Infectious disease in Yellowstone National Park’s canid community.
Asah, R. (2009); Advisor: D. Current
Motivations to purchase a sustainable product: Eco-Palms, a case study.
Hanson, D. (2009); Advisor: G. Johnson
Stratified random sample analysis of Minneapolis, Minnesota’s urban forest: Status of the urban forest and applying lessons learned from Ulmus americana.
Olszewski, S. (2009); Advisors: E. Zenner and R. Montgomery
Structural and compositional changes in the terrestrial vegetation of forested riparian areas as a result of a gradient of timber harvesting regimes.
Suppes, B. (2009); Advisors: K. Brooks and J. Magner
Comparing channel stability assessment tools for low-gradient streams in agricultural watersheds of the Minnesota River Basin.
Tewalt, J. (2009); Advisor: J. Schilling
Assessment of saccharification efficacy in the cellulase system of the brown rot fungus Gleophyllum trabeum.

2008

Meneguzzo, D. (2008); Advisor: M. Bauer
Quantifying and monitoring forest fragmentation using satellite imagery and forest inventory and analysis plot data.
Pelc, B. (2008); Advisors: R. Montgomery and P. Reich
American hazel (Corylus americana) in oak savanna: Resprout dynamics and influence on ground layer vegetation.
Williams, P. (2008) Advisors: R. Gutiérrez and D. Andersen
Home range and foraging habitat selection of spotted owls in the central Sierra Nevada.