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Nesting and feeding ecology of grassland birds in mixed-grass prairie managed with patch-burn techniques
(2009-07)
Scope and Method of Study: In 2006-2008, we applied patch-burn management techniques to a sandsage (Artemisia filifolia) mixed-grass prairie in western Oklahoma and compared the responses to traditionally managed (i.e., ...
Fire department fitness and wellness program implementation
(2019-12)
Health promotion programs are becoming increasingly popular throughout the private sector. The return on investment averages between $3 - $6 for every dollar spent on program costs. Despite this, implementation has lagged ...
Empirical Comparison of Three Existing Methods for Simulating Embers in Computer-generated Fire
(Oklahoma State University, 2006-12-01)
This study compares computer-generated embers using three existing methods. While there exists research related to fire propagation, flame rendering, and smoke generation, there is nothing that discusses embers. This study ...
Black-tailed Prairie Dog and Large Ungulate Response to Fire on Mixed-grass Prairie
(Oklahoma State University, 2010-12-01)
Restoring historic fire-grazing regimes and the declining keystone species the black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) are two management priorities in North America's grasslands. My study sought to investigate the ...
Effects of prescribed fire and forest thinning on white-tailed deer forage productivity and quality in a southern oak-pine forest-savanna continuum
(2021-07)
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginiana) represent an important economic component in the management of forest lands in the USA with over 16 billion dollars of expenditures annually related to deer hunting. Climate change ...
Large scale avian conservation issues in the Great Plains of North America
(2020-12)
Globally many bird populations are declining at a rapid pace due to direct and indirect anthropogenic disturbances. Bird collisions with buildings are one major source of direct mortality. Chapter 1 examined species- and ...
Restored Heterogeneity as a Conservation Strategy for Grassland Birds
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-05-01)
Grasslands are inherently dynamic in space and time evolving with frequent disturbance from fire and herbivores. Throughout much of the world, grasslands have been converted and fragmented and many remaining grasslands ...
Vegetation Pattern and Response in the Context of Heterogeneous Pasture Management in Southeastern Nebraska
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-05-01)
Prior to European settlement, the interaction of fire and grazing was a dominant disturbance and driver of vegetation structure and diversity in the Great Plains. Periodic wildfires and anthropogenic fires created burned ...
Estimating live fuel moisture content in Oklahoma plants
(2023-05)
Live fuel moisture content (LFM) is an important variable in fire danger rating systems. LFM collection is time and resource intensive and plant water relations vary within and between species. Consequently, the best ...
Vegetation response to fire and domestic and native ungulate herbivory in a Wyoming big sagebrush ecosystem
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-12-01)
Coupling of fire and grazing as a landscape management tool is a global phenomenon in many diverse landscapes. While grazing exclosure studies examining the effects of livestock on rangelands have provided insight into the ...