Recent M.S. Thesis Statements

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.

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.

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.

2007

Anderson, R. (2007); Advisors: P. Bolstad and T. Burk
LiDAR-Based estimated of biomass, woody productivity and landcover in the Chequamegon National Forest, Wisconsin.

Demma, D. (2007); Advisor: L.D. Mech
Use of GPS telemetry to study wolf territory use and predation on deer fawns during summer in the Superior National Forest of northeastern Minnesota.

Gormanson, D. (2007); Advisor: T. Burk
Can a Forest/Non-forest change map increase the precision of estimates of forest attributes in greater Minnesota?

Grayzeck, S. (2007); Advisor: K. Nelson
Interpreting federal policy at the local level: The case of the wildland-urban interface in community wildfire planning.

Pagano, A. (2007); Advisor: T. Arnold
Examining detection probabilities in waterfowl pair and brood surveys in northeastern North Dakota.

Steil J. (2007); Advisor: C. Blinn
Effects of timber harvesting on windthrow activity and coarse woody debris attributes in mixed conifer-deciduous riparian forests in northern Minnesota.

2006

2005

Steber, A. (2005); Advisor: K. Brooks
Soil sensitivity and surface compaction evaluation in aspen stands of the Great Lakes states.

Worrall, S. (2005); Advisor: A. David
The influence of light quantity, light quality, and overstory type on white spruce seedling growth.

2004

Burton, JI. (2004); Advisors: E. Zenner and L. Frelich
A comparison of primary old-growth and second-growth northern hardwood forests on the North Shore of Lake Superior, Minnesota, USA.

Doherty, K.E. (2004); Advisor: D. Andersen
Fall movement patterns of adult female American woodcock (Scolopax minor) in the western Great Lakes region.

Harper, E. (2004); Advisor: L.D. Mech
An analysis of wolf depredation increase and of wolf control effectiveness in Minnesota.