Theses and dissertations produced by graduate students affiliated with Mississippi State University's College of Forest Resources.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Resource Analysis of Small-diameter Tree Above-ground Biomass in Mississippi, Mohan P. Tiruveedhula
Effects of driving torques on screw withdrawal resistance from wood-based composites, Onder Tor
Landsat-derived Stand Structure Estimation for Optimizing Stratified Forest Inventories, David Wade Wilkinson
Constructing Spatial Weight Matrix Using Local Spatial Statistics And Its Applications, Weiming Yu
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Poplar interactions with zinc for use in bioremediation and monitoring, Joshua Pope Adams
Reaction Of Bio-Oil With Alcohols: Effect On Long Term Stability And Properties Of Bio-Oil For Use As Fuel, Priyanka Bhattacharya
Competition control in mid-rotation loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) stands, Nicholas Tristian Biasini
Influences Of Artificial Reefs On Juvenile Red Snapper Along The Mississippi Gulf Coast, Jason Robert Brandt
Decrescendo Vocalizations Of Female Mallards And Mimicry By Duck Callers, James Thomas Callicutt
Decay and environmental studies on southern pine, Joseph Martin Dahlen
Assessing effects of land use on streams along the Natchez Trace Parkway using rapid bioassessment protocol techniques, Bonnie Laine Earleywine
Macrophyte Re-establishment and Deductive GIS Modeling to Identify Planting Locations for Fish Habitat Enhancement Projects, Jonathan Paul Fleming
Effects of management and hydrology on vegetation, winter waterbird use, and water quality on wetlands reserve program lands, Mississippi, Kathryn Sarah Fleming
Factors affecting morphometrics and epiphyseal closure of white-tailed deer, Emily Brooke Flinn
Accuracy of estimating age and antler size of photographed deer, Jeremy J. Flinn
Production of Second Generation Biofuels from Woody Biomass, Sanjeev Kumar Gajjela
Population estimation and landscape ecology of the Puerto Rican Nightjar, Rafael Gonzalez
Rapid non-destructive assessment of wood decay by near infrared spectroscopy, Benny Green
Business clusters in Mississippi's forest products industry, Todd Andrew Hagadone
Winter food and waterfowl dynamics in managed moist-soil wetlands in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Heath Michael Hagy
Fire ant response to management of native grass field buffers, Sarah Lucinda Hale
Influence of Turbidity on Fish Distribution, Diet and Foraging Success of Largemouth Bass, Thad William Huenemann
Effects of prescribed fire and selective herbicide (Imazapyr) on biodiversity in intensively managed pine stands of Mississippi, Raymond Bruce Iglay
Novel type engineered structural beams from pine lumber, Maisaa Kakeh
Protein network of FT1 and FT2 in poplar reproduction, Hyejin Kim
Evaluation of Parameters Specified in AWPA standard E1-97: Standard Method for Laboratory Evaluation to Determine Resistance to Subterranean Termites, Gary Brian Lindsey
Physical and mechanical properties evaluations of a new engineered wood product, Jonathan Michael Linton
Laboratory and Field Studies on Subterranean Termites Native to the Eastern United States, Nathan Shook Little
The suitability of LiDar-derived forest attributes for use in individual-tree distance-dependent growth-and-yield modeling, Hilary Alexis Londo
Effects of repeated prescribed fires on upland oak forest ecosystem in the Missouri Ozarks, Zhongqiu Ma
Utilization of extracted hardwood flakes for manufacturing oriented strand lumber, Thomas Eric McConnell
Effect of gender on Mississippi hunter motivations and substitutability of hunting, Vanessa Carina Oquendo
Influence of latitudinal and climatic variation, and field observations, on spring gobbling phenology of wild turkey in Mississippi, Matthew David Palumbo
Modeling moisture absorption and thickness swelling for oriented strand board (OSB), Robert Aaron Slay
Fire in the southern U.S: administrative laws and regulations in the Southeast and wildfire distribution in Mississippi, Branden Tolver
Effects of timber harvesting on upland oak forests in the Missouri Ozarks, Qi Yao
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Testing the accuracy of LiDAR forest measurement replications in operational settings, Theresa Faye Arnold
Catch-related attitudes of anglers and implications for fisheries management, Susan F. Baker
Log Grade Volume Distribution Model for Tree Species in Red Oak-Sweetgum Forests in Southern Bottomlands, George Maynard Banzhaf
Flathead catfish stock characteristics in the Pascagoula River following Hurricane Katrina, Russell M. Barabe
Use of multi-spectral imagery and LiDar data to quantify compositional and structural characteristics of vegetation in red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) habitat in North Carolina, Joelle Marie Carney
Faunal communities of temporary wetlands of upland and floodplain public forested lands in north Mississippi, Katherine E. Edwards
A human factors and ergonomics awareness survey of professional personnel in the American furniture industry, Celal Gungor
Watershed-scale sediment movement in relation to in-stream water quality:pre- and post-harvest observations, Bonnie Leigh Hamiter
Mammalian herbivory of hardwood seedlings on afforestation areas of the lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Tyler S. Harris
A forest product/bioenergy mill location and decision support system based on a county-level forest inventory and geo-spatial information, Thomas Luke Jones
Forest characterization with high resolution satellite data for a regional inventory, Tabatha Rae Kelly
Indirect effects of invasive species:community effects of invasive aquatic plant control and direct and indirect effects of non-native peacock bass, Ekaterina Kovalenko
Biomass Pretreatment For Increased Anhydrosugars Yield During Fast Pyrolysis, Qi Li
Treatment of Timtek process water by co-composting and aqueous phytoremediation, Lauren Heard Mangum
Effects of microbial interactions on gene expression during the wood decay process, Lee Christopher Mangum
Multidisciplinary Evaluation Of No-Till Corn Grazing Systems In Mississippi, Dawn Holland Manning
An investigation of using pyrolysis bio-oil as part of the binder system for wood-based composites, An Mao
Carbon sequestration resulting from bottomland hardwood afforestation in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (LMAV), Bertrand Festus Nero
Effects of river discharge and marine environmental factors on the brown shrimp fishery in the northern Gulf of Mexico, Adam George Pollack
An Analysis Of The Harvesting Costs And Productivity Of Logging Contractors Within The Eastern United States, Jeffrey Jaudon Smith
Evaluation of willow oak acorn production and the effects of midstory control and flooding on underplanted willow oak seedlings in two Arkansas greentree reservoirs, Rory Owen Thornton
Evaluation of bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) feeding habits after eradication of Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum), Krisan Marie Webb
Movements, relatedness and modeled genetic manipulation of white-tailed deer, Stephen Lance Webb
Effects of climate and density on the survival of whiteooted mice (Peromyscus leucopus), Eric Richard Wengert
Ultra stiff wood composite: a comparison of strength properties against existing products in the forest products market, Justin A. Wilkes
Waterfowl foods and use in managed grain sorghum and other habitats in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Alicia Joy Wiseman
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Development of a multi-scale management perspective for wadeable stream fisheries in Mississippi, John Brian Alford
The Wood Supply System of the Eastern United States: An Analysis of the Socioeconomic Impacts on Local and Regional Value Chains, Clayton Bruce Altizer
Predicting Southeastern Forest Canopy Heights and Fire Fuel Models Using Geoscience Laser Altimeter System Data, Andrew Lee Ashworth
Development Of A Fish-Based Index Of Biotic Integrity For Oxbow Lakes Of The Yazoo River Basin, Mississippi, Nathan Aycock
Molecular Based Identification of Wood Decay Fungi from Two Field Sites in Mississippi, Robert Joseph Bucci
Population characteristics of interior double-crested cormorants breeding across the southern border of Ontario, Jennifer Erin Chastant
Restoring blackland prairies in Mississippi: remnant-restored prairie comparisons and techniques for augmenting forbs, Andrew Clifford Dailey
Effects Of Body Mass, Physiographic Region, And Environmental Cues On Reproductive Timing In Deer, Michael Paul Dye
Evaluation of automated, manual and constant aeration practices in managing of dissolved oxygen for channel catfish farming in earthen ponds, Shelby E. Fortune
Development of a bioenergetic model for black carp to predict consumption and growth, Nathaniel Charles Hodgins
A Stand Level Growth and Yield Model for Red Oak/Sweetgum Forests in Southern Bottomlands, John Clinton Iles
Discolorations in Southern Hardwood Logs: Biological and Non-biological Staining Control Practices, Nathan Edward Irby
Effects of Five Different Intensities of Stand Establishment on Wildlife Habitat Quality and Tree Growth in Loblolly Pine (Pinus Taeda) Plantations in Southern Mississippi, Phillip Daniel Jones
An integrated subterranean termite management system coupling soil amendments with insect repellent plant tissues, Shane Clinton Kitchens
Radio Frequency Evaluation of Oriented Strand Board, Xiaojian Liu
Designing a hygrothermally-stable wall featuring multiple evaporative air cavities, Neil Jumamoy Melencion
Patterns of fish communities and limnological conditions relative to floodplain landscapes, Seiji Miyazono
Effect of High Temperatures on Adhesive Bond Durability and Toxic Chemical Production for Engineered Wood Products, Yucheng Peng
An Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Classifying Tree Species with LiDAR and Multi-Spectral Scanner Data, Benedict Kit A Posadas
Factors Determining Per Acre Market Value Of Hunting Leases On Sixteenth Section Lands In Mississippi, Jacob Daniel Rhyne
Effects of Imazapyr and prescribed fire on vegetation and bird communities in mid-rotation CRP pine plantations of Mississippi, Lindsey Rae Carpenter Singleton
Availability And Seasonal Use Of Diurnal Roosts By Rafinesque'S Big-Eared Bat And Southeastern Myotis In Bottomland Hardwoods Of Mississippi, Candice LeeAnn Stevenson
Separation Of Organic Acids And Lignin Fraction From Bio-Oil And Use Of Lignin Fraction In Phenol-Formaldehyde Wood Adhesive Resin, Badamkhand Sukhbaatar
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Effects Of Soil Region, Litter Size, And Gender On Morphometrics Of White-Tailed Deer Fawns, Amy Castle Blaylock
The Role Of Expectations On Waterfowl Hunter Satisfaction, Kevin D. Brunke
Plant and Herpetofaunal Responses to Wetland Restoration on Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, Beaufort County, South Carolina, Sabrina Diane Clark
An Evaluation of a 3D Sampling Technique and LiDAR for the Determination of Understory Vegetation Density Levels in Pine Plantations, Matthew Thomas Clarkson
Subcanopy response to variable-density thinning in second growth forests of the Pacific Northwest, Emily Julia Comfort
Design and structural analysis of sofa frames, Li Dai
Herpetofauna Communities and Habitat Conditions in Temporary Wetlands of Upland and Floodplain Forests on Public Lands in North-Central Mississippi, Katherine E. Edwards
National distribution of feral hogs and related stakeholder attitudes, Edith Parks Fogarty
Influence Of Habitat Associations And Distance From Low-Order Streams On Amphibian And Reptile Communities On Public Lands In East-Central Mississippi, Sarah Louise Gallagher
Economic and policy perspectives of biofuel as an emerging use of forest biomass in Mississippi, Zhimei Guo
