Theses and dissertations produced by graduate students affiliated with Mississippi State University's College of Forest Resources.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Modeling yield and aboveground live tree carbon dynamics in oak-gum-cypress bottomland hardwood forests, Suchana Aryal
Identifying the shortest log trucking routes and optimizing those constrained by low-weight bridges in Mississippi, Swagat Attreya
Development of preservative-treated cross-laminated timber and lignin-reinforced polyurethane-adhesive for glued laminated timber, Samuel Oluwafemi Ayanleye
Patterns of distribution and dispersion of Silver Carp in an oxbow lake, Jordan Besson
The response of an avian community to intercropping and forest management practices in a private working pine forest, Rebecca Doyne Bracken
Advancing salamander conservation efforts in zoos and aquaria through assisted reproductive technologies (ART), Devin Marie Chen
Macroecological patterns of frugivorous fishes’ diversity (Serrasalmidae) in the Amazon drainage basin, Karold Vivianna Coronado Franco
A silvicultural approach to increase drought resistance and resilience in longleaf pine, Kyle R. Dues
A four-pronged approach to addressing a wild pig invasion in a bottomland and upland forested landscape, Tyler Scott Evans
Gene expression effects on productivity and stress tolerance in polyclonal plantings of Populus deltoides, Macy Gosselaar
Of changing climate and habitat: range-wide individual growth and local patterns of phenology and landscape use in a threatened pit-viper, James Helferich
Effects of adding graphene-based nano materials on cure time and bond strength of adhesives, Bradia T. Henfield
The impact of environmental education delivery methods and outreach messaging on attitudes, interests, and intended-behavior changes toward nature, Vanessa Elizabeth Hoffman
Condition assessment of the northern climatic research house at the USDA forest service forest products laboratory, Tanaya Johnson
Synthesis of biomass-based graphene nanomaterials for aqueous heavy metal removal and cement-based composite property enhancement, Tharindu N. Karunaratne
Insights into the challenges posed by climate change and land competition to Brazil’s Midwest pulpwood market, Roberto Hajime Sant Anna Kimura
Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) breeding season calling behavior and roost site selection in a working agricultural landscape in Clay County, Mississippi, Olivia A. Lappin
Understanding dietary and thermal influences on invasive cichlids in Puerto Rico reservoir systems, Jacob A. Moreland
Towards understanding the interactions between Ospreys and human-made structures in the Tennessee River Valley, Natasha Karina Murphy
Modeling the effect of neighborhood competition on tree diameter growth in the Pacific Northwest Coast Range, Htet Lin Naing
The migration ecology of North American turkey vultures wintering in the Neotropics: spatial and population dynamics, Adrián José Naveda-Rodríguez
The Mississippi timber severance tax: Its economic impacts to forestry and the state economy, Sakar Nepal
Green wood composites with natural preservatives, Thomas Frank Norman
Evaluating selected properties of underutilized hardwood species for fabrication of cross-laminated timber industrial mats, Mercy Itunu Ogunruku
Expanding the market of biomaterials, Franklin Quin Jr.
Development of hydrophobic paper and wood products via metal ion modification, Oshani Nayanathara Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage
Timing is everything: impacts of firing technique and season on plant communities in the southeastern United States, Luke Michael Resop
The response of bats and their insect prey to different coastal upland habitat management techniques, Amanda Nicole Sartain
Maximum size-density relationships in mixed-species and monospecific stands of the southeastern United States, Maxwell Robert Schrimpf
Surface modification of wood using nano-sized titania particles coated by liquid-precursor flame spray pyrolysis, Ganesh Sedhain
Developing a precision agriculture framework to assess financial viability of decisions in farming and conservation, Jennifer Sublett
Spatial conservation planning in the southeastern United States: alignments and opportunities, Bradly Stewart Thornton
Heirs' property disputes on forestlands, partition actions, and the determinants of court verdicts, Mahesh Prasad Tiwari
Marginal agricultural land identification in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Prakash Tiwari
Effects of fire seasonality on Bachman’s Sparrows in the longleaf pine forests of Southern Mississippi, Michael D. Warren
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Towards structured planning and learning at the state fisheries agency scale, Caleb A. Aldridge
The effects of short-term sea level rise on vegetation communities in coastal Mississippi, Brianna Michelle Andrews
Diversity-productivity relationships in forests of the southeastern United States: Leveraging national inventory data and tree functional traits, Elizabeth Baach
Photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants by titania particles produced by flame spray pyrolysis, Noah Babik
Nondestructive assessment of flexural and tensile properties for southern pine structural lumber, Marly Gabriela Carmona Uzcategui
Effects of post-fire disturbance responses of Microstegium vimineum on native hardwood seedling growth and survival, Zachary A. Chandler
Effects of temperature on growth, metabolic rate, and lower dissolved oxygen tolerance of Speckled Peacock Bass Cichla temensis, Manuel E. Coffill-Rivera
Exploring the impact of end-user engagement on the diffusion and adoption of a climate resilience tool in the Gulf of Mexico, Renee C. Collini
Novel silviculture practices for non-industrial private forest landowners, Darcey Alyce Collins
Consumer attitudes and perceptions towards the use of reclaimed wood, Mia Craig
Improvement value of forest resources by use of cottonseed protein meal as a bio-based wood adhesive for hardwood plywood products, Edward David Entsminger
Assessing the legacy of erosion and flood control management efforts on the fish assemblages and physical conditions of Yazoo Basin bluff hill streams, Nicky M. Faucheux
Assessing wood failure in plywood by deep learning/semantic segmentation, Ramon Ferreira Oliveira
Evaluating soil health changes following cover crop and no-till integration into a soybean (Glycine max) cropping system in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Alexandra Gwin Firth
The effects of moderate and high temperatures on growth, metabolism, and blood-oxygen affinity in Ictalurus spp., Brandon Gerhart
Nesting ecology of Wood Ducks and other cavity-nesting ducks in Mississippi, Justin Taylor Gibson
Disease resistance and productivity in genetically improved loblolly pine: Results from a resistance screening trial and a midrotation comparison of genetic improvement levels, Stephen W. Goodfellow
Economic aspects of U.S. catfish farming: Technological progress, cost of regulations, and economic contribution, Shraddha Gurupad Hegde
Stress response and recovery of Atlantic Tarpon (Megalops Atlanticus) to catch-and-release angling, Laura B. Horowitz
Evaluating non-invasive environmental methods for detecting tropical African pangolin species to inform conservation actions, Ichu Godwill Ichu
Evaluation of flood damage on cross laminated timber wall configurations, Mustafa Nezih Kaya
Evaluating the role of area, isolation, and human behavior on meso-mammals in a small statistical demographic area, Brittney Palode
Animal husbandry in the 21st century: Application of ecological theory and precision technology to inform understanding of modern grazing systems, Ira Lloyd Parsons
Mapping forest structure in Mississippi using LiDAR remote sensing, Nitant Rai
Evaluating functional zoning based on site index to achieve competing objectives held by family forest owners on southern U.S. pine forest tracts, Bradley S. Resch
Vegetation and nutritional changes over 20 years of white-tailed deer exclusion, Gabrielle Nicole Ripa
Determination of flexural strength of structural red and white oak and hardwood composite lumber, Alan Sherrington
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) mechanical properties evaluation., Laurice Mara Spinelli Correa
Climate sensitive diameter growth models for major tree species in Mississippi, Sujan Subedi
Assessing priority bird response to open pine management in eastern Mississippi, Holly Marie Todaro
The invasion of bigheaded carps in the Tennessee River and Tennessee – Tombigbee Waterway, Spencer N. VanderBloemen
Understanding the relationship among cool temperatures, growth, metabolism, and energy use of Ictalurus spp., Abby Vaughn
Advancement of field-deployable, computer-vision wood identification technology, Adam Carter Wade
Quantifying the economic impact of conservation policy changes utilizing precision agriculture tools, Kyle Stanley Watkins
Enhancing the performance of dowel type fasteners and a case study of timber truss failure, Lon A. Yeary
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Modeling statistical distributions and evaluating properties of mill-run lumber, Guangmei Cao Anderson
Synthesis of microcapsules and inclusion complexes consisting of hydrophobic cores and polysaccharidic shells for thermal energy management and packaging, Gulbahar Bahsi-Kaya
Effects of bonding pressure and lamina thickness on mechanical properties of CLT composed of southern yellow pine, Cody S. Bates
Impact of economically targeted conservation delivery on agricultural revenue across a range of commodity prices, Emily Kranz Bedwell
Using precision agriculture to identify overlap in conservation and economic opportunities in agricultural landscapes, Makayla Brister
The ART of amphibian conservation: linking in-situ and ex-situ populations of endangered species through genome banking, Isabella JoAnn Burger
Development of cell cultures from the tissues of ictalurid catfish and investigation into the pathogenesis of blue catfish alloherpesvirus, Vandana Dharan
Evaluation of decay effect on tension perpendicular to grain properties of wood, Brianna Abigail Duquette
Estimation of wild pig damage to corn production in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, David H. Foster
Oak regeneration: Impacts of prescribed fire and invasive species, Caleb Desmond Goldsmith
Regeneration potential and habitat suitability modeling of three imperiled Southeastern U.S. woody plants, Clayton Warren Hale
Effects of reduced predator abundance on the predator-prey community of a tropical reservoir, Cynthia Holt
The effects of year-round supplemental feeding of white-tailed deer on sources of disease, Miranda Hsiang-Ning Jacobson Huang
Computational Simulation of Southern Pine Lumber Using Finite Element Analysis, Yali Li
Comparison of two planting stocks and two species for regenerating oak seedlings on Hurricane Katrina impacted sites, Michael Madden
Effects of year-round supplemental feeding of white-tailed deer on plant community dynamics, Beau Navarre
Linking remotely-sensed UAS imagery to forage quality in an experimental grazing system, Durham Alexander Norman
