The Research Program

Research is an integral part of the mission of the College of Natural Resources. Much research in the CNR is done in conjunction with master's projects, although many faculty conduct research independently or through outreach programs, often with the help of undergraduate students. Our research benefits undergraduates and graduates by providing employment, experience, and exposure to current research techniques and practices. Much of our research is done in cooperation with federal, state, and local resource management agencies; results are disseminated in a variety of scientific and popular publications.

To find out more about our research projects, you can review a sampling of recent publications by CNR students and faculty or select from the disciplines below:

	Forestry		Soils and Waste Management
	Paper Science		Water Resources
	Resource Management		Wildlife
	Research Symposium		Student Research Web Pages

Crunkilton, R., Kleist, J., Ramcheck, J., DeVita, W. and D. Villeneuve. In press. Assessment of the response of aquatic organisms to long-term insitu exposures of urban runoff. Proceedings of the Effects of Watershed Development and Management on Aquatic Ecosystems. Engineering Foundation, New York, N.Y.

Crunkilton, R. and W. DeVita. In Press. Determination of aqueous concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in an urban stream. Chemosphere

Gregg, L., and N. D. Niemuth. 199x. History, status, and future of sharp-tailed grouse in Wisconsin. Passenger Pigeon (submitted).

Hansen, M. J., T. D. Beard, Jr., and S. W. Hewett. Walleye catchability in angling and spearing fisheries in northern Wisconsin lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. (submitted).

Last, D. 1997. Understanding the Motives of Rural Zoning Decision Makers. Society and Natural Resources 10:567-575, 1997.

Nate, N. A., M. A. Bozek, M. J. Hansen, and S. W. Hewett. Variation in walleye abundance with lake surface area and recruitment source. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. (accepted).

Hansen, M. J. 1999. Lake trout in the Great Lakes: basin-wide stock collapse and binational restoration. Pages xxx-xxx in W. W. Taylor and C. P. Ferreri, editors. Great Lakes fishery policy and management: a binational perspective. Michigan State University Press, East Lansing.

Hansen, M. J., M. A. Bozek, J. R. Newby, S. P. Newman, and M. D. Staggs. 1998. Factors affecting recruitment of walleyes in Escanaba Lake, Wisconsin, 1958-1995. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 18(4):764-774.

Hansen, M. J., R. G. Schorfhaar, and J. H. Selgeby. 1998. Gill-net saturation by lake trout in Michigan waters of Lake Superior. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 18(4):847-853.

Hansen, M. J., C. P. Madenjian, J. H. Selgeby, and T. E. Helser. 1997. Gillnet selectivity for lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) in Lake Superior. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 54(11):2483-2490.

Hansen, M. J., J. R. Bence, J. W. Peck, and W. W. Taylor. 1997. Evaluation of the relative importance of hatchery-reared and wild fish in the restoration of Lake Superior lake trout. Pages 492-497 in D. A. Hancock, D. C. Smith, A. Grant, and J. P. Beumer, editors. Developing and sustaining world fisheries resources: the state of science and management: 2nd World Fisheries Congress proceedings. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, VIC, Australia.

Lindeman J., B.H. Shaw and B. McKinney. 1997. An Evaluation of the Impacts Septic Systems Have on the Groundwater Quality and Surface Water Quality of Lake Minocqua, WI.

Naugle, D. E., K. F. Higgins, and S. M. Nusser. 1999. Effects of woody vegetation on prairie wetland birds. Canadian Field-Naturalist (in press).

Naugle, D. E., K. F. Higgins, S. M. Nusser, and W. C. Johnson. 1998. Scale-dependent habitat use in three species of prairie wetland birds. Landscape Ecology (in press)

Naugle, D. E., J. S. Gleason, J. A. Jenks, K. F. Higgins, P. W. Mammenga, and S. M. Nusser. 1997. Factors influencing wetland use by Canada geese. Wetlands: 17:552-558.

Naugle, D. E., J. A. Jenks, B. J. Kernohan, and R. R. Johnson. 1997. Effects of hunting and loss of escape cover on movements and activity of female white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus. Canadian Field-Naturalist: 111:595-600.

Niemuth, N. D. 2000. Land use and vegetation associated with greater prairie-chicken leks in an agricultural landscape. Journal of Wildlife Management 64:xxx-xxx (accepted).

Niemuth, N. D., and M. S. Boyce. 1998. Disturbance in Wisconsin pine barrens: implications for management. Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters 86:167-176.

Niemuth, N. D., and M. S. Boyce. 1997. Edge-related nest losses in Wisconsin pine barrens. Journal of Wildlife Management 61: 1234-1239.

Payne, N., M. A. Bozek, and N. D. Niemuth. 200x. Management concerns of intermountain West palustrine habitats. Pages xxx-xxx in Wetland and riparian areas of the inter-mountain West: their ecology and management.M. C. McKinstry, S. H. Anderson, and W. Hubert, eds. Texas Press (under contract).

Peterson, Carlton E., and B.H. Shaw. 1997. Lake Tomah Watershed Water Quality Evaluation, Tomah, Wisconsin. UW-Stevens Point, WI. 192 pp.

Unmuth, J. M. L., M. J. Hansen, and T. D. Pellett. In review. Effects of close-cut mechanical harvesting on fish population dynamics. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. (accepted).

Villeneuve, D., Crunkilton, R. and W. DeVita. In press. Ah receptor-mediated toxic potency of dissolved lipophilic organic contaminants collected from Lincoln Creek, Milwaukee, WI to PLHC (Poeciliopsis lucida) fish hepatoma cells. J. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. Natural Resources 10:567-575, 1997.

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