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Tradeoff between water yield and biomass production associated with eastern redcedar encroachment into grassland ecosystems
(2019-12)
Eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) is encroaching tallgrass prairie ecosystems in the southern Great Plains disrupting multiple ecosystem services provided by these ecosystems. While not suitable for row crop production, ...
Urban Tick Ecology in Oklahoma City: Tick Distribution, Pathogen Prevalence and Avian Infestation Across an Urbanization Gradient
(2019-05-01)
Urbanization has been linked to the emergence and increased prevalence of many vector-borne diseases, including tick-borne diseases. Despite the growing public health importance of tick-borne diseases, little is known about ...
Examining Occurrence, Life History, and Ecology of Cavefishes and Cave Crayfishes Using Both Traditional and Novel Approaches
(2019-05-01)
The persistence of cavefishes and cave crayfishes in the Ozark Highlands ecoregion is threatened due to narrow ranges coupled with declining groundwater quality. To adequately address the threats to cavefishes and cave ...
Investigating the effects of weather, artificial lighting, and polarized light on bird-building collisions in the downtown area of a major U.S. City
(2019-05)
Collisions with buildings are a major source of human-caused mortality of birds, killing up to 1 billion birds annually in the United States. Most bird-building collision studies have focused on building and landscape-related ...
Non-Native Black Bass: Potential Conflicts in Fisheries Management
(2019-05-01)
Black bass (Micropterus spp.) are among the most highly sought after recreational fishes around the world, which has resulted in widespread introductions outside of their indigenous ranges. Non-native black bass can, ...
Assessment of economic impact and visitor satisfaction: A case study from Canton Lake, Oklahoma
(2019-12)
Lake resources provide a variety of socioeconomic benefits ranging from market based goods (e.g., water supply and irrigation) to non-market based ecosystem services (e.g., recreation, wildlife habitat). However, ecosystem ...
Cavity Tree Selection and Effects of Inter-Annual Weather Variation on Nesting Phenology and Success of Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers in the Ouachita Mountains of Oklahoma and Arkansas
(2019-07)
The Ouachita Mountains ecoregion in southeast Oklahoma and west-central Arkansas contains two populations of the red-cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates borealis, RCW), a federally endangered, cooperatively breeding species. ...
Movement, survival, and resource use by stocked Rainbow Trout
(2019-12)
Non-native species introductions often have unintentional consequences. This has led to a gradual philosophical shift where aquatic management agencies now either consider the consequences of adding a new species prior to ...
Analyzing Sericea Lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) Management Practices and the Importance of Forbs in the Diet of Cattle and Bison on Tallgrass Prairie
(2019-05-01)
Managing an invasive species while simultaneously preserving native plant diversity can be a challenge and species invasions are best understood when they are studied at multiple spatiotemporal scales. Using two large, ...