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Influences on plant species distributions and soil organic carbon in playa catchments of the High Plains
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: Depressional wetlands are threatened globally by conversion to agriculture, altering wetland processes and degrading societal services. We elucidated effects of land management and conservation ...
Population genetic analysis of invasive Rattus: Implications for evolutionary biology, disease ecology and invasion biology
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: I utilized population genetic analyses to examine the colonization history and contemporary dispersal patterns of invasive Rattus in the U.S., as well as identifying any evolutionary impacts of ...
Evaluation of amphibian communities of playa wetlands in the Southern High Plains, Texas and physiological effects of environmental stressors on the New Mexico spadefoot toad, Spea multiplicata
(2012-07)
Scope and Methods: The purpose of this dissertation project was two-fold, 1) to investigate the effects of surrounding land use on playa wetlands and resident amphibian communities and 2) to assess developmental and ...