Theses from 2011
Factors structuring zooplankton density and composition within a Louisiana river and floodplain tributaries with emphasis on hydrologic processes, William Lowe Sheftall IV
A comparative study of cellulose I and II and fibers and nanocrystals, Yiying Yue
Theses from 2010
Status of wintering grassland birds in a post-hurricane, salvage-logged forest, Matthew Edward Brooks
The influence of two estrogens on the sex and ovarian development of eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) maintained in a closed recirculating system, Wesley Michael Burnside
Introgression, health, and condition of Florida, northern, and Fx hybrid largemouth bass in Louisiana water bodies, Melissa Ann Fries
Public perception of wildfire risk and prescribed burning in the wildland/urban interface of the Louisiana Florida parishes, Charlotte Ann Gerald
Impacts of marsh loss and fragmentation on microhabitat use by estuarine nekton in southwest Louisiana, John Alexander Gordon
Habitat use, movements and spring migration chronology and corridors of female gadwalls that winter along the Louisiana Gulf Coast, Jacob M. Gray
Early life history dynamics of the fish community in the Atchafalaya River Basin, B. Thorpe Halloran
Effects of habitat structural complexity on nekton assemblages: lab and field observations in southern Louisiana, Austin T. Humphries
Evaluating remote setting techniques for oyster (Crassostrea virginica) seed production in Louisiana, Victoria D. Ippolito
Predicting first year seedling survival from quality distributions of bareroot seedlings and microsites, Puskar Nath Khanal
Age related productivity and consistency of nest initiation timing of wild mallards in eastern North Dakota, Timothy Charles Kimmel
Understanding the use of barrier islands as nesting habitat for Louisiana birds of concern, Cecilia Marie Leumas
The effects of channel stability on benthic macroinvertebrates in southeastern Louisiana streams, Peter Markos
Impact of urban runoff on phosphorus, nitrogen, and dissolved oxygen in a shallow subtropical lake, Ryan Mesmer
Water and solute transport in the shallow subsurface of a riverine wetland natural levee, April Elea Newman
Upland nesting waterfowl population responses to predator reduction in North Dakota, Matthew R. Pieron
Developing tools to identify factors that limit production in coastal marshes, Vanessa Danielle Tobias
Multi-scale habitat associations of shorebirds during spring migration in southwestern Louisiana rice fields, Rachel K. Villani
Rapid microwave-assisted acid extraction of chromate copper arsenate (CCA)-treated southern pine, Bin Yu
Spatial analyses of pedosphere carbon stock and sequestration potential in Louisiana's watersheds, Biao Zhong
Theses from 2009
Certification: implications for sustainable forest management and timber export trade in Ghana, Abraham Baffoe
Life history characteristics of alligator gar, Atractosteus spatual, in the Bayou DuLarge area of southcentral Louisiana, Kayla Cheree DiBenedetto
Supercritical fluid extraction and analysis of plant oils, Tianchuan Du
The effects of bait type, trap-soak duration, and trap modification on harvest of red swamp crawfish, David C. Hardee
Translocation success of adult red-cockaded woodpeckers, Erin Herbez
Moderating effects of knowledge, gender, and education on the relationship between environmental value orientation and support for Louisiana coastal restoration, Meya Voorhies Holloway
Using demographic models to manage Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense Lour.), Metha Martine Klock
Preparation of the Chinese sweet leaf tea extract and its anti-obesity effect in rodents, Gar Yee Koh
Population characteristics of a white-tailed deer herd in a bottomland hardwood forest of south-central Louisiana, Justin W. Thayer
Distribution and habitat associations of breeding secretive marsh birds in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley of northeast Louisiana, Jonathon Joseph Valente
Spatial-temporal responses of Louisiana forests to climate change and hurricane disturbance, Fugui Wang
M. effects of land use and habitat on stream fish assemblages in tributaries of the lower Bogue Chitto watershed, Washington Parish, Louisiana, Brian Michael Ward
Creep behavior of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites, Yanjun Xu
Theses from 2008
Influence of row spacing and debris distribution on vegetation and small mammals in Louisiana pine plantations, Anne M. Bechard
Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Stream Water Chemistry in a Headwater Catchment of Central Louisiana, April BryantMason
Coarse woody debris characteristics of managed and unmanaged bottomland hardwood forests, John Wesley Cochran
A multi-scale assessment of den selection of Louisiana black bears (Ursus americanus luteolus) in northern and central Louisiana, Annelie Crook Crook
Strategic analysis of Ghana's wood export sector, Odoom Domson
Measurement of nutrient availability in feedstuffs for Florida pompano and development of formulated diets for pompano aquaculture, Craig Gothreaux
Opportunities and challenges associated with development of wood biomass energy production in Louisiana, Anil Raj Kizhakkepurakkal
Evaluating ecological equivalence in created marshes, Christopher Bromley Llewellyn
Two post-harvest treatments for the reduction of Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica), Kevin Patrick Melody
Pileated woodpeckers (Dryocopus pileatus) and saproxylic beetles in partial cut and uncut bottomland hardwood forests, Patricia Jean Newell
Biotransformation of organic wood preservatives by micro-organisms, Diana Nasirumbi Obanda
Effects of burning on Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) density and habitat quality in Louisiana, Laura M. Palasz
Non-industrial private forest landowners and US home center retailers' attitudes and perceptions of forest certification, Polwattage Kushil Perera
An overview of the wood product import sector in the United States with an emphasis on opportunities for Sri Lankan exporters, Rangika Thilaksri Perera
Rice straw fiber polymer composites: thermal and mechanical performance, Fei Yao
Dissertations from 2007
Factors influencing the spatial distribution of natural resource-based industries: the softwood lumber industry in the United States South, Francisco Xavier Aguilar
Effects of predator activity on the nesting of American Black Ducks and other birds on barrier islands in the mid-Atlantic coast, Brian Joseph Arquilla
The ecology of blacktail redhorse Moxostoma poecilurum in West Fork Thompson Creek, Louisiana, Jesse Adam Bahm
Evaluation of anuran richness in restored wetlands of central Louisiana, Sarah Jane Barlow
Habitat use, movements, and survival of radio-marked female mallards in the lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Bruce Edward Davis
Chemical analysis of extracts from Port-Orford cedar wood and bark, Heng Gao
Spatial ecology, habitat selection, and survival of wild turkey gobblers in a managed bottomland hardwood forest, Blake Anthony Grisham
Quantifying the edge effects associated with predator removal blocks on the nesting success of upland ducks in North Dakota, Margaret Jean Kuhn
Effects of aversive conditioning on behavior of nuisance Louisiana black bears, Jennifer Leigh
Survival, habitat use, and movements of female mallards wintering in southwestern Louisiana, Paul Thomas Link
An evaluation of an inshore aquaculture park for sustainable coastal community development, Vanesssa Maxwell
Evaluation of harvesting disturbance and establishment practices on early height growth of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.), Shanna Marie McCarty
The use of stable isotopes to determine the ratio of resident to migrant king rails in southern Louisiana and Texas, Marie Perkins
The Hydrology and Sediment Transport of Low-Gradient, Forested Headwater Streams, Philip Saksa
Spatial ecology of gray foxes on a longleaf pine forest and the surrounding landscape in southwestern Georgia, Danielle Lolene Temple
Relationships Between Macroinvertebrate Communities and Environmental Characteristics of Headwater Streams in Central Louisiana, Adrienne Viosca
Environmental factors affecting the distribution of native and invasive aquatic plants in the Atchafalaya River Basin, Louisiana, U.S.A., Rachel Cathleen Walley
Nest success and nest site selection of shorebirds in North Dakota, Darren Kirk Wiens
Establishment and chemical analysis of hairy roots of Eucommia ulmoides, Xiaojun Wu
Theses from 2006
Dendrochronological analysis of productivity and hydrology in two Louisiana swamps, John Blake Amos
Ecology of lesser scaup amphipods in the upper-Midwest: scope and mechanisms of the Spring Condition Hypothesis and implications for Migration Habitat Conservation, Michael Jason Anteau
Genetic effects influencing salinity and cold tolerance in tilapia, Alvaro M. Armas-Rosales
Effects of silvicultural techniques and landscape management on habitat quality and relative abundance for northern bobwhites in a pine plantation forest, Jason Douglas Burke
Effects of terraces on submerged aquatic vegetation in shallow marsh ponds in coastal southwest Louisiana, Christopher Dean Cannaday
Winter diet, seed preferences and foraging behavior of Henslow's Sparrows (Ammodramus henslowii) in southeastern Louisiana, Jennifer K. DiMiceli
U.S. demand for certified tropical hardwood products, Shadia Duery
The feasibility of using GPS technology for continuous time studies of rubber-tired grapple skidders, Robert Henry Dupre
Effects of insectivorous birds on tree growth in the Maurepas Swamp, David M. Fox
Effects of fire on habitat associations, abundance, and survival of wintering Henslow's Sparrows (Ammodramus henslowii) in southeastern Louisiana longleaf pine savannas, Erik Ivan Johnson
Effective Inter-Organizational Information and Communication Technology Adoption in Business-to-Business Customer Interface, Sanna Maria Kallioranta
Some Factors Affecting the Interfacial Interaction at Thermomechanical Pulp Fiber and Polypropylene Interphase, Sangyeob Lee
Factors influencing the participation in environmental stewardship programs: a case study of the agricultural and forestry sectors in Louisiana, Carrie Castille Mendoza
Coastal marsh restoration using terraces: effects on waterbird habitat in Louisiana's Chenier Plain, Jessica L. O'Connell
Breeding waterbird use of rice fields in southwestern Louisiana, Sergio Pierluissi
Swamp tours in Louisiana post Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, Dawn Schaffer
Reliability of determining adults from juvenile ducks by presence or absence of notched tail feathers in various species of North American ducks, Thomas Michael Siwarski
Structural and forecasting softwood lumber models with a time series approach, Nianfu Song
Impacts of red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta Buren) on native faunal communities in two pine-dominated forests, Lee A. Womack
Theses from 2005
Effects of fire on home range size, site fidelity and habitat associations of grassland birds overwintering in southeast Texas, Heather Quebedeaux Baldwin
Winter bird use of the Chinese tallow tree in Louisiana, Michael John Baldwin
Ecology and conservation of Louisiana black bears in the Tensas River Basin and reintroduced populations, John Farnum Benson
Effects of white-tailed deer herbivory on the growth and survival of seedlings in a coastal wetland forest, Seth Taylor Bordelon
Comparative studies of sperm cryopreservation of diploid and tetraploid Pacific Oysters, Qiaoxiang Dong
Do predator exclusion, position, and plant architecture influence hydrilla-dwelling macroinvertebrate communities?, Jonathan C. Fisher
Use of terraced marsh habitats by estuarine nekton in southwestern Louisiana, Bryan Paul Gossman
Fracture behavior of wood plastic composite (WPC), Gi Young Jeong