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    School of Natural Resources and Environment

    School of Natural Resources and Environment

    Previous Dissertations and Theses 

    • 2024

      Ph.D.

      Marliz Arteaga
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Navegando las Cachuelas: the Social-Environmental Impacts of Hydroelectric Dams on the Upper Madera River Basin and Transboundary Water Governance in the Amazon
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Dr. Stephen Perz, Sociology, Criminology, and Law

      Xiaoxing Bian
      Ph.D. Dissertation: A Multi-Dimensional Assessment on the Co-Existence of the Snow Leopard and Local Pastoralist Communities in Changtang, China
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Dr. Vanessa Hull, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Marcus Briggs-Cloud
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Hopuetak-cakaksekat Pum Oponvkv Pun Fulletv Svpeyepetayat Vrahkv (So That Unborn Generations May Carry on Our Language and Culture): A Maskoke Holistic Decolonization and Reindigenization Paradigm Shift at the Intersections of Ecology, Linguistics, Genetics, Ecofeminism and Liberation Theology
      Chairs/Faculty Advisors: Dr. Mark Brenner, Geological Sciences, and Dr. Ken Sassaman, Archaeology

      Virnaliz Cruz Hernandez
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Integrating Data Science for Disease Prediction, Clustering, and Expanding Access in Internet-Limited Settings
      Co-chairs/Faculty Advisors: Dr. Miguel Acevedo and Dr. Ethan White, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Sinomar Ferreira Da Fonseca Junior
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Indigenous Mobilization for Rights in Resistance to Infrastructure Projects in the Brazilian Amazon
      Co-chairs/Faculty Advisors: Dr. Stephen Perz, Sociology, Criminology, and Law, and Dr. Catherine M. Tucker, Anthropology

      Kodiak C. Hengstebeck
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Multifarious Impacts of Animal Invasions
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Dr. Christina Romagosa, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Ashpreet Kaur
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Zero Waste Programs in Higher Education Institutions: Understanding Factors Influencing Campus Waste Diversion and Minimization
      Co-chairs/Faculty Advisors: Dr. Christine Overdevest and Dr. Stephen Perz, Sociology, Criminology, and Law

      Deisi "Vanessa" Luna Celino
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Fire in the Peruvian Andes: Agricultural Burns, Key Actors' Perceptions, and Changes in Community-Based Management
      Co-chairs/Faculty Advisors: Dr. Karen Kainer, Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, and Dr. Bette Loiselle, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Amanda Muni-Morgan
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Investigating the Composition and Reactivity of Dissolved Organic Matter from Urban Environs: Implications for Blooms of Karenia Brevis and Pyrodinium Bahamense
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Lusk, Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

      Fernando Noriega Betancourt
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Marine Vessels & Humpback Whale Habitat in Bahia De Banderas, Mexico, Alongside Societal Analysis of Vessel Captains' Attitudes & Perceptions Toward Whale Conservation
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Dr. Vince LeCours, Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

      Celso A. Poot
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Understanding Tapir Occupancy and Activity Patterns in a Multiuse Landscape: Exploring the Interplay of Human Disturbances, Environmental Factors, and Attitudes Toward Tapir Conservation in Belize
      Co-chairs/Faculty Advisors: Dr. Holly Ober, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and Dr. Mysha Clarke, Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatic Sciences

      Matthew Richardson
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Quantitative Frameworks for Oyster Reef Monitoring and Restoration in the Big Bend of Florida
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bill Pine, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation/Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

      Natalia Uribe Castaneda
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Community Engagement in Coral Reef Restoration
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Dr. Martin Main, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Hui Zhao
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Sustaining Urban Agriculture: The Role of Ecosystem Service and the Public Involvement
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jianxiao Qiu, Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

      M.S.

      Catherine Hannan
      M.S. Non-thesis Paper: TBA
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Dr. Nia Morales, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Shelby LeClare
      M.S. Thesis: Effects of an Invasive Top Predator on Ecosystem Structure and Function: A Comparison of the Greater Everglades Graminoid Marsh Food Web Before and After the Burmese Python Invasion
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Ben Baiser, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

    • 2023

      Ph.D.

      Castro, Ernesto Bastos Viveiros De
      Ph.D. Dissertation: A Path to Nature Conservation: The Role of Mega Trails in Connecting Hikers, Communities, and Landscapes
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Taylor Stein, Forest Resources and Conservation

      Dawson, DeVant’e
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Investigating Potential Bioindicators of Health & Environmental Stress in the Cnidarian Holobiont Experiencing Multiple Stressors
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Julie Meyer, Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

      Donovan, Megan
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Advancing Protected Agriculture as a Climate Risk Mitigation Strategy in the Southeastern United States
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Sam Smidt, Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

      Episcopio-Sturgeon, Diane
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Case Studies Exploring Social Science Approaches to Charismatic Species Conservation
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Vanessa Hull, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Gengler, Nicholas
      Ph.D. Dissertation: A Global Examination of the Spatial Extent of Landscape Effects and a Regional Examination of How Climate Effects Vary Across Trophic Levels
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Lyn Branch, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Jones, Maggie
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Savannas in a Changing World: Effects of Environmental Change on Tree-herbivore Interactions in African Savannas
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Robert McCleery, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Pappo, Emily
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Evaluating Climate Resilience of Arabica Coffee (Coffea arabica) Agroecosystems
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Luke Flory, Agronomy

      Perry, Diane
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Developing Decision Support Tools for Socioecological Systems: a Cast Study of Florida Stock Enhanced Freshwater Recreational Fisheries
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Ed Camp, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

      Rodofili, Esteban
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Semi-Automated Analysis of Satellite and UAS Imagery to Inform Marine Mammal Detection, Migration Route Studies and Marine Protected Area Design
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Vince LeCours, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

      Schneider, Owen
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Restoration Effects, Community Assembly Dynamics, and Flammability of the Rare and Imperiled Plant Communities on Long Pine Key in Everglades National Park
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Ben Baiser, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Sibiya, Muzi
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Shrub Encroachment and Large Herbivores as Drivers of Avian Communities in African Savannas
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Robert Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Talla Kouete, Marcel
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Microbial Diversity of Central African Amphibians and its Relationship to Pathogens
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: David Blackburn, Florida Museum of Natural History and Zoology

      M.S.

      Howley, Samantha
      M.S. Thesis: River Reversals and the Metabolic Regimes of Florida's Springs
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Matt Cohen, Forest Resources and Conservation

      Lucinda Fisher
      M.S. Thesis: Effects of Soil Amendment Incorporation on Soil-Water Relationships and Turfgrass Quality in Florida
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Eban Bean, Agricultural and Biological Engineering

      Markee, Amanda
      M.S. Thesis: Weaving Connections from Genotype to Phenotype: A Characterization of Silk Production in the Luna Moth (Actias luna)
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Akito Kawahara, Entomology and Nematology

    • 2022

      Ph.D.

      Borden, Jesse
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Complex Impacts of Anthropogenic Habitat Alteration on Wildlife
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Luke Flory, Agronomy 

      Borsum, Scott
      Ph.D. Dissertation: The Development of Oyster Resource Production and Governance: A Harbinger For Seafood Production Systems
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Ed Camp, School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences

      Botta, Robert
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Enhancing the usage of regional economic analyses within resource management: Case studies of Florida aquatic resources
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Ed Camp, School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences

      Brinton, Amanda
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Puerto Rico's Solid Waste System: Stakeholder Dynamics, Relationships and Events
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Tim Townsend, Environmental Engineering Sciences

      De Oliveira Jordao, Carolina
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Saving the Rainforest? Challenges of being and acting as NGOs in the Amazon
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Bob Buschbacher, School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences

      Diaz, Renata
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Of Rodents and Randomness: Macroecological Approaches to Community Structure
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Morgan Ernest, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Enloe, Carolyn
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Population Genomic Structure and Geographic Variation in Florida's Coastal Seaside Sparrows
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Rebecca Kimball, Biology

      Feyers, Shane
      Ph.D. Dissertation: System Mechanics of Sustainable Nature-Based Tourism: Producers, Consumers, and Facilitative Actors
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Taylor Stein, School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences

      Khazan, Emily
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Thermal Physiology and Community Ecology of Butterflies of the Colombian Andes
      Co-chairs/Faculty Advisors: Jaret Daniels, Florida Museum of Natural History; Bette Loiselle, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Lefler, Forrest
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Diversity and Management of Cyanobacteria in Tropical and Subtropical Fresh Waters
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Dail Laughinghouse, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center

      Montero Alvarez, Pamela
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Conservation Strategies in the Contemporary Amazon: Community-Based Tourism, Networks, and Actions among Conservation Organizations
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Stephen Perz, Sociology; co-advisor: Angelica Almeyda, Center for Latin American Studies

      Moreno Garcia, Pablo
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Variation in plant-pollinator and host-parasite networks along spatial and temporal gradients
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Ben Baiser, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Padilla Paz, Sergio
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Human Dimensions of Morelet's Crocodile in Campeche, Mexico 
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Steve Johnson, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Pilnick, Aaron
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Intensive Aquaculture of the Long-Spinded Sea Urchin Diadema Antillarum with Restoration Considerations
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Josh Patterson, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

      Roth, Jamila
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Effects of Environmental Change on Seagrass Reslience and Seagrass-Herbivore Interactions
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Laura Reynolds, Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

      Stokes, Gretchen
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Assessing global inland fisheries with integrated socio-ecological approaches
      Co-chairs/Faculty Advisors: Tom Frazer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences; Sam Smidt, Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

      Webb, Elizabeth
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Land-Climate Feedbacks in the Arctic-Boreal Zone
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Jeremy Lichstein, Biology 

      Zlotnik, Sam
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Feeding Behavior and Mouthpart Development in Juvenile Leaf-Footed Bugs
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Christine Miller, Entymology

      M.S.

      DiMaggio, Kylee
      M.S. Thesis: The fitness consequences of human-wildlife interaction on common bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay, Florida
      Co-chairs/Faculty Advisors: Miguel Acevedo, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation; Madan Oli, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Hardin, Alizé
      M.S. Thesis: Historical Ecology of Seagrass Meadows along the Gulf Coast of Florida: Environmental Trends in Body Size, Taphonomy and Predation
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Michal Kowalewski, Florida Museum of Natural History

      Littell, Joe
      M.S. Non-thesis Paper: Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster spp.) and the Great Barrier Reef
      Chair/Faculty Advisor: Steve Johnson, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

    • 2021

      Ph.D.

      Barchiesi, Stefano
      Ph.D. Dissertation: From Ecosystem Restoration to Nature-based Solution: the Case of an Endangered Wetland of International Importance in Costa Rica 
      Advisor: Christine Angelini, Environmental Engineering

      Basham, Edmund
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Vertical Stratification of Tropical Forest Biodiversity across Multiple Scales of Space and Time
      Advisor: Brett Scheffers, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Bishop, Nichole
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Nutritional Ecology of the Critically Endangered Central American River Turtle, Dermatemys Mawii
      Advisor: Ray Carthy, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Claunch, Natalie
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Physiological Legacies of Reptile Invasions
      Advisor: Christina Romagosa, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Garcia V., Angelica
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Factors Affecting Cultural Perceptions of Palms and the Sustainability of Their Management in Madre de Dios, Peru
      Advisor: Stephen Perz, Sociology 

      Hecht, Kirsten
      Ph.D. Dissertation: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Public Engagement Activities by Herpetologists
      Advisors: Katie Stofer, Agricultural Education and Communication; Max Nickerson, Florida Museum of Natural History

      Lehmensiek, May
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Occupation Displacement of Commercial Fishers - Case Studies from Florida and Brazil
      Advisor: Kai Lorenzen, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

      Lowe, Ben
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Human dimensions of global environmental change: The influence of religion on perceptions and responses to climate change, fisheries management, and biodiversity conservation management, and Biodiversity Conservation
      Advisor: Susan Jacobson, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Stelling, Benjamin
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Phytoplankton Composition & Abundance along Depth & Seasonal Gradients in the South Atlantic Bight off the Coast of Cape Canaveral, FL
      Advisor: Edward Phlips, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

      Walker, Julie
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Wetland Ecosystems and the Implications for Their Future Management
      Advisors: Todd Osborne, Soil and Water Sciences; Christine Angelini, Environmental Engineering Sciences

      M.S. 

      Bandara, Manuja Pabasara
      M.S. Thesis: Role of Metaphors in Communicating Threat of Climate Change: An Experimental Study on Climate Change Communication
      Advisor: Christine Overdevest, Sociology 

      Carneiro, Celine
      M.S. Thesis: Genomic Insight into the Demographic History and Structure of the Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus Savannarum)
      Advisor: James Austin, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation          

      Catizone, Dan 
      M.S. Thesis: Ecology of the Ornate Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota) in St. Joseph Bay, FL 
      Advisor: Christina Romagosa, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Farris, Seth
      M.S. Thesis: Improving the Use of Ecological Indicators Using Hierarchical Modeling
      Advisor: Frank Mazzotti, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation        

      Hartfelder, Jack
      M.S. Thesis: Megaherbivore Distributions and Their Effects on Savanna Herbivore Community Structure
      Advisor: Rob Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Logan, Tracey
      M.S. Thesis: Generation of in vitro cell lines, maintenance of lines, and creation of database
      Advisor: Robert Ossiboff, Comparative, Diagnostic, and Population Medicine       

      Maleko, Philipp
      M.S. Thesis: Filling Knowledge Gaps for Two Declining East Asian-Australasian Flyway Shorebirds: Nordmann's Greenshanks and Common Redshanks
      Advisor: Abby Powell, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Merriell, Brandon
      M.S. Thesis: Evaluating the Demographics and Dynamics of Florida Panthers with an Integrated Population Model
      Advisor: Madan Oli, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Moreno, Melissa “Mel”
      M.S. Thesis: Big Changes in the Big Bend: A data management and shoreline analysis study
      Advisor: Bill Pine, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Poongavanan, Jenicca 
      M.S. Thesis: A Glimpse into the Reproducibility of Scientific Papers in Movement Ecology: How Are We Doing?
      Advisor: Mathieu Basille, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Rash, Rebecca
      M.S. Thesis: Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors for Stingray Puncture Injuries in Cedar Key Clam Farmers
      Advisor: Andy Kane, Environmental and Global Health

      Scherneck, Sam
      M.S. Thesis: International survey explores how risk assessment tools for invasive species can be utilized successfully
      Advisors: Deah Lieurance, Agronomy; Luke Flory, Agronomy

    • 2020

      Ph.D.

      Bedoya Duran, Maria Juliana
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Privately protected areas, shade coffee, and the conservation of ground birds and medium to large mammals in the western Andes of Colombia
      Advisor: Lyn Branch, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Bledsoe, Ellen
      B.A. Mount Holyoke College
      Research: The Role of Patch- and Landscape-Level Processes in Shaping Desert Rodent Communities
      Advisor: Morgan Ernest, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      DeLong, Alia N
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Farmer Decision-Making: A New Generation of New and Beginning Farmers
      Advisor: Marilyn Swisher, Family, Youth and Community Sciences 

      Durland Donahou, Allison
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Effects of Domestication on the Guppy Poecilia reticulata with Implications for Invasiveness
      Advisor: Jeff Hill, Fisheries and Aquatic Science

      Esbach, Michael
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Hunting for Justice: Cofan Subsistence, Sustainability, and Self-Determination in the Ecuadorian Amazon
      Advisor: Bette Loiselle, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Harris, Holden E
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Viability and Effectiveness of a Commercial Fishery to Mitigate Invasive Lionfish in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
      Advisor: Mike Allen, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

      Hightower, Jessica 
      Ph.D. Dissertation: The Response of Bird Communities to Logging, Fragmentation, and Conversion to Oil Palm Plantations in Borneo
      Advisor: Rob Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Jamal, Fatemah 
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Ecology and Systematics of Irregular Echinoids (Echinoids, Echinodermata) and Associated Pea Crabs (Crustacea, Arthropoda) from the Gulf of Mexico and Bahamas 
      Advisor: Michal Kowalewski, Florida Museum of Natural History

      Kim, Kwanmok 
      Ph.D. Dissertation: How does Refuge Shape, Abundance, and Arrangement Affect Species Diversity in an Oyster Reef System
      Advisor: Peter Frederick, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Kirk, Lily
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Metabolism in Subtropical Lowland Rivers
      Advisor: Matt Cohen, Forest Resources and Conservation

      Marconi, Sergio
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Disentangling the Role of Ecological Drivers on Forest Biological Dimensions across Scales
      Advisor: Ethan White, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      McEachron, Lucas
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Reef Fish Spatial Distributions Throughout the Florida Keys in the Context of Matrix Effects, Trophic Dynamics, and Complementary Modeling Techniques
      Advisor: Robert Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      McGrew, Alicia
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Taxonomic, Phylogenetic, and Size-Based Approaches to Characterizing Aquatic Community Structure
      Advisor: Ben Baiser, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Mtsetfwa, Fezile
      B.S., M.S. University of Swaziland
      Research: Bat Conservation in African Savannas
      Advisor: Robert McCleery, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Nhleko, Zoliswa Nombulelo 
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Understanding and Responding to South Africa's White Rhino Poaching Crisis
      Advisor: Robert McCleery, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Nunez Godoy, Cristina
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Improving Payments for Ecosystem Service Programs in a Global Deforestation Hotspot: The Gran Chaco of Argentina
      Advisors: Elizabeth Pienaar, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation; Lyn Branch, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Peralta, Percy
      Ph.D. Dissertation: What Incentivizes Eco-Friendly Coffee Practices in the Peruvian Tropical Andes?: Socioeconomic and Environmental Sustainability of Smallholder Coffee Production in the Satipo Province, Peru
      Advisor: Karen Kainer, Forest Resources and Conservation

      Pinheiro, Felipe Machado 
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Silvopastoral Management of the Brazilian Drylands: Soil Carbon Sequestration and Farmer-Managed Restoration of Native Vegetation
      Advisor: P.K. Nair, Forest Resources and Conservation

      Poli, Caroline
      Ph.D. Dissertation: The Roles of Habitat and Individual-Based Traits for Understanding Survival and Connectivity across Landscapes
      Advisor: Rob Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Srivathsa, Arjun S.
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Saving the Underdogs: a Multi-Scale Approach to Inform Strategies for Conserving the Endangered Asiatic Wild Dog
      Advisor: Madan Oli, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Toh, Kok Ben
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Predicting Malaria: Models and Their Applications
      Advisor: Denis Valle, Forest Resources and Conservation

      White Rose, Elizabeth
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Population Characteristics, Movement Behavior, and Resource Selection of Florida Burrowing Owls Breeding in Suburban and Pastureland Habitats
      Advisor: Raoul Boughton, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      M.S.

      De Vito, Lauren
      M.S. Thesis: Land and vegetation change from regional to local scales in Ecuador 
      Advisor: Matt Cohen, Forest Resources and Conservation

      Eastman, Scott
      M.S. Thesis: A Comparative Study of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Nesting on Undeveloped and Developed Beaches in Northeast Florida
      Advisor: Raymond Carthy, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      McCallister, Lorna
      M.S. Thesis: Effects of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Insect and Avian Pollinator Communities.
      Advisor: Robert McCleery, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 

      Smithers, Cherice
      M.S. Thesis: Drivers of Diversity and Composition of Native Bee Communities In Fire-Maintained Pine Savanna
      Advisor: Ben Baiser, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

    • 2019

      Ph.D.

      Alvarez Aleman, Anmari
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Population Genetics and Conservation of the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Cuba
      Advisor: Tom Frazer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences/SNRE

      Baudoin Farah, C. Andrea
      B.S. University of Sao Paulo, M.S. AgroParis Tech
      Ph.D. Dissertation: "Volver a hablar con la gente del agua": Meanders of indigenous autonomy in the TIPNIS, Bolivia
      Advisor: Stephen Perz, Sociology

      Brown, Hannah O.
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Collaborating for Oyster Sustainability: A mixed-methods analysis of stakeholder communication and preference for future management outcomes on the Gulf Coast
      Advisor: Susan Jacobson, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Dahl, Kristen
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Life History and Ecology of Invasive Lionfish Populations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Impacts to Native Reef Fish Communities and their Potential Mitigation
      Advisor: Will Patterson, SFRC/FAS

      Diaz Toribio, Milton
      B.S. Universidad Veracruzana, M.S. Instituto de Ecologia
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Community Dynamics and Under-Ground Functional Trait Responses of Plants in Pine Savannas after Fire Suppression
      Advisor: Francis "Jack" Putz, Biology

      Dobbins, Michael
      B.A., B.S. & M.S. University of Alabama
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Anthropogenic Impacts on Tropical Mammals
      Advisor: Eben Broadbent, School of Forest Resources and Conservation

      Haro-Carrion, Xavier
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Land and vegetation change from regional to local scales in Ecuador 
      Advisor: Jane Southworth, Geography

      Hilsenroth, Jana
      B.S. University of Tampa
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Changing Seas: Potential Effects of Increasing Ocean Temperatures on the Black Pearl Industry in French Polynesia
      Advisor: Tom Frazer, USF

      Kadagi, Nelly Isigi
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Contextualizing Socio-Ecological Interactions in Recreational and Artisanal Fisheries: Implications for Sustainable Use and Management of Billfish in the Western Indian Ocean 
      Advisor: Rob Ahrens, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

      Malone, Kristen
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Ground-Nesting Birds in Southeastern Pine Savanna: Predation and Habitat Management 
      Advisor: Kathryn Sieving, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Maynard, Lily
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Are Zoos Conservation Leaders? Using Organizational Conservation Identity and Social Network Analysis to Assess Zoos’ Collective Impact
      Advisor: Susan Jacobson, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Meiners, Joan
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Data Dynamics of Bee Biodiversity: Understanding Native Bee Ecology
      Advisor: Tom Frazer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

      Singer, Randal
      Ph.D. Dissertation: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Increasing Biodiversity Collections' Sustainability using Computational and Survey Methods 
      Advisor: Larry Page, Florida Museum of Natural History

      Taylor, Shawn
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Forecasting Plant Phenology: an Assessment of Data Sources and Estimators, and a Fully Automated Implementation
      Advisor: Ethan White, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      M.S.

      Epperly, Haley
      B.S. Oregon State University 
      M.S. Thesis: Effects of woody vegetation in savannas on animal diversity and behavior
      Advisor: Robert McCleery, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Gearhart, Justin
      B.S. University of Florida
      M.S. Thesis: Longleaf Pine Sensitivity to Interannual Variability in Precipitation in Fire-Maintained and Fire-Excluded Stands
      Advisor: Jeremy Lichstein, Biology

      Hill, Geena
      B.S. Kent State University
      M.S. Thesis: Ecological Dynamics of Lepidoptera in a Changing World, with a Focus on a Critically Endangered Butterfly 
      Advisor: Jaret Daniels, Entomology and Nematology

      Mosso, Clara
      M.S. Thesis: Urban Expansion Into Native Forests in Patagonia, Argentina: Assessing Environmental Policy Challenges at National And Local Levels
      Advisor: Mark Hosteler, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation  

      Pride, Lillian
      B.S. Iowa State University
      M.S. Thesis: Living Mulch and Microirrigation for Runoff and Erosion Reduction during Bare-root Strawberry Transplant Establishment
      Advisor: Carlene Chase, Horticulture Sciences

      Quincy, Kaitlyn
      M.S. Thesis: The Ecology and Management of West Indian Marsh Grass (Hymenachne amplexicaulis) in Florida Wetlands
      Advisor: Stephen Enloe, Agronomy

    • 2018

      Ph.D.

      Adler, Jennifer
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Water's Story: an interdisciplinary approach combining springs science, communications, and environmental education
      Advisor: Tom Frazer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences/SNRE

      Ávila, Susana Hervas
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Understanding Stakeholder Conflict in the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Fishery 
      Advisor: Kai Lorenzen, Fisheries and Aquatic Science

      Bailey, Karen
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Understanding drivers and consequences of adaptation to drought in Swaziland
      Advisor: Bob McCleery, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Chidakel, Alex 
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Institutions, Governance, and the Economic Performance of Protected Areas in Southern Africa
      Advisor: Brian Child, Geography

      Desormeaux, Amanda
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Quantification and Source Identification of Nitrate Leached in the Vadose Zone of a Karst Springshed
      Advisor: James Jawitz, Soil and Water Sciences

      Fahey, Catherine 
      Ph.D. Dissertation: The Effects of Plant Invasion and Drought on Plant-Soil Interactions
      Advisor: Luke Flory, Agronomy

      Fiorini, Ana Carolina Oliveira 
      Ph.D. Dissertation:  Brazilian Forest Code Instruments Used to Promote Atlantic Forest Restoration: A Study in Rio Claro Municipality
      Advisor: Jack Putz, Department of Biology 

      Glodzik, Katie 
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Impacts of Saltwater Intrusion and Hydrologic Change to Salt Marsh and Coastal Forest of Florida's Big Bend 
      Advisor: David Kaplan, Environmental Engineering Sciences

      Ludgate, Nargiza
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Gender Roles in Household Water Resource Management in Water-Scarce Countries: Does Greywater Treatment Technology Empower Rural Women in Jordan?
      Advisor: Sandra Russo, International Center

      Muyengwa, Shylock 
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Elite Capture of Community Based Natural Resources Management Projects in Southern Africa
      Advisor: Brian Child, Geography

      Pinheiro, Paula Soares 
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Decentralization of rights to communities in the co-management of natural resources in the Lower Juruá Extractive Reserve, central-west Brazilian Amazon: implications for natural resource conservation
      Advisor: Stephen Perz, Sociology and Criminology & Law 

      Rubino, Elena 
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Incentivizing Rhinoceros Conservation among Private Landowners in South Africa
      Advisor: Elizabeth Pienaar, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 

      Rueda, Farah Carrasco
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Land-use Change and Bat Biodiversity: Understanding Patterns, Drivers, and Impacts of Mitigation Efforts 
      Advisor: Bette Loiselle, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Schuman, Carrie
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Ecosystem Service Provision by the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, within the St. Augustine Region of Florida
      Advisor: Shirley Baker, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

      Shapiro, Julie 
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Bats in a Changing World: Where They Go, What They Bring, and How They Impact People 
      Advisor: Bob McCleery, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Somjee, Ummat 
      Ph.D. Dissertation: The Hidden Consequences of Exaggerated Sexually Selected Weapons 
      Advisor: Christine Miller, Entomology and Nematology

      Wilkinson, Krystan
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Understanding Risk Mitigation by Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida through Analysis of Group Size, Habitat Use, and Perinatal Movements
      Advisor: Bill Pine, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      M.S.

      Adair, Robyn
      M.S. Thesis: Field Evaluation of Cover Crops for Nematode and Weed Management in Florida and Haiti
      Advisor: Marilyn Swisher, Family, Youth, and Community Sciences; Carlene Chase, Horticulture Sciences

      Borden, Jesse 
      M.S. Thesis: Ecological Disturbances and Canopy Communities
      Advisor: Brett Scheffers, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Duan, Leilei
      M.S. Thesis: Examine Urban Allocation Outcomes with Sea Level Rise Scenarios in City of Tampa
      Advisor: Paul Zwick, College of Design, Construction & Planning

      Hill, Melissa 
      M.S. Thesis: Determining Property Owners' Attitudes of Adopting Conservation Easements to Protect Sea Turtle Nesting Habitat
      Advisor: Martha Monroe, School of Forest Resources and Conservation

      Maneval, Paul 
      M.S. Thesis: Influences of genotype, nursery design, and location on the growth of Acropora cervicornis fragments
      Advisor: Tom Frazer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences/SNRE

      Scott, Raymond 
      M.S. Thesis: Non-thesis Project
      Advisor: Tom Frazer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences/SNRE

      Smith, Austin
      M.S. Thesis: Niche Modeling of Released Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) in North America
      Advisor: Wendell Crooper, Forest Resources and Conservation 

      Szabo, Andrea 
      M.S./J.D.: Non-thesis Project
      Advisor: Alison Adams, School of Forest Resources and Conservation 

      Thomas, Shelby
      M.S. Thesis: More than the Eye Can See: Gross and Radiographic Observations of Shell-Boring Parasites Cliona, Diplothyra, and Polydora in Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea Virginica, Reveal Dynamics of Shell Damage
      Advisor: Andy Kane, Emerging Pathogens Institute

      Veras Mena, Daniel 
      M.S. Thesis: Influence of Sponges on the Performance of Nursery-reared Staghorn Coral (Acropora cervicornis)
      Advisor: Donald Behringer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

    • 2017

      Ph.D.

      Avila-Segura, Laura 
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Stingless Bee Foraging Ecology in Tropical Agricultural Landscapes 
      Advisor: Glenn Hall, Entomology and Nematology 

      Guan, Jing
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Quantifying the Effects of Epiphytic Algae on the Growth of a Submersed Macrophyte
      Advisor: Tom Frazer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences/SNRE

      Hallett, Matt
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Population Size, Spatial Distribution, Space Use, Human/Wildlife Conflict, Protection and Planning Related to Jaguars in Guyana, South America
      Advisor: John Blake, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Hernandez, Felipe 
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Anthropogenic Factors as Disruptors of Ecosystem Health: Effects of Contaminants in Raccoons (Procyon lotor) and Pathogen Pollution by Invasive Feral Swine (Sus scrofa) in Southeastern United States
      Advisor: Sam Wisely, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Karelus, Dana
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Black Bear Home Ranges and Habitat Use
      Advisor: Madan Oli, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Marquez Garcia, Marcela Andrea
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Attitudes and Factors Influencing Behavior Change of Wine Producers Toward the Conservation of Chile's Mediterranean Habitat
      Advisor: Susan Jacobson, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 

      McCarthy, James
      Ph.D. Dissertation: The Dynamics of Corporate Sustainability and Profitability
      Advisor: Robert Ries, Construction Management

      Rios Marin, Maria Constanza 
      Ph.D. Dissertation: From Individual Decisions to Collective Action for Biodiversity Conservation: Networks of Reserves of the Civil Society in Colombia
      Advisor: Karen Kainer, Forest Resources and Conservation, Latin American Studies 

      Stanton, Richard  
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Effects of Shrub Encroachment in Grass-Dominated Biomes on Vertebrate Communities
      Advisor: Rob Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Van Treese, Jeffrey
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Environmental Horticulture
      Advisor: Andrew Koeser, Landscape Conservation and Ecology

      Wilson, Chris
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Ecology and Management of Soil Carbon on Ranchlands of Florida, USA
      Advisor: Luke Flory, Agronomy

      M.S.

      Berkebile, Nathan
      M.S. Thesis: Ecology and Distribution of the Florida Sea Cucumber, Holothuria floridana, in Seagrass and Hard-bottom Communities of the Florida Keys
      Advisor: Donald Behringer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

      Hyman, Alex 
      M.S. Thesis: Seagrass Ecology 
      Advisor: Michal Kawalewski, Florida Museum of Natural History

      Lastinger, Cody
      M.S. Non-Thesis: Improving Hack and Squirt Technologies for Management of Woody Invasive Plants in Florida 
      Advisor: Stephen Enloe, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

      Loggins, Annie
      M.S. Thesis: Savanna Vegetation Shapes Small Mammal Communities and Foraging Behaviors
      Advisor: Bob McCleery, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      McBride, Jennifer 
      M.S. Thesis: Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Growth in Spring-Fed Rivers  
      Advisor: Matt Cohen, Forest Resources and Conservation

      Mulindahabi, Felix
      M.S. Thesis: Assessment of the Impacts of the Conservation of Protected Areas to the Improvement of Livelihoods of Adjacent Communities of the Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda
      Advisor: Brian Child, Geography

      Rodrigues, Camila 
      M.S. Thesis: Livelihood Strategies of Family Farmers across the Amazon Frontier of Malo Grosse 
      Advisor: Stephen Perz, Sociology 

      Wang, Jinghui
      M.S. Thesis: Economic Analysis of Tomato Production with Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation  
      Advisor: Zhifeng Gao, Food and Resource Economics

    • 2016

      Ph.D.

      Anderson, C. Jane
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Ecology and Impacts of Introduced Non-Human Primate Populations in Florida
      Advisor: Steve Johnson, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Anderson, John D. 
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Ecosocial Determinants of Environmental Exposure to Diarrheal Disease
      Advisor: Richard Rheingans, Environmental & Global Health

      Chaves Didier, Willandia 
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Wild Meat Consumption in the Central Amazon, Brazil: Evaluating Drivers and Conservation Strategies 
      Advisor: Katie Sieving, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Crandall, Chelsey
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Stakeholder Engagement in Fisheries Management
      Advisor: Kai Lorenzen, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

      Haase, Catherine 
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Effects of the Spatial Configuration of Forage and Thermal Habitats on the Behavior of the Florida Manatee
      Advisor: Rob Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Fang, Yu
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Human Population Spatio-Temporal Distribution Embedded Within Water Networks 
      Advisor: Jim Jawitz, Soil and Water Science 

      Knowles, Hal
      Ph.D. Dissertation: From Development Density to Consumption Complexity: Using Visualization Tools and Nonlinear Analyses to Compare Resource Efficiency in Urban Communities and Buildings
      Advisor: Mark Hostetler, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Laing, Joelle
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Relationships between Sediment Redox Potential and Vegetation Characteristics in Florida Spring Systems: Implications for Restoration
      Advisor: Tom Frazer, School of Natural Resources and Environment

      Littles, Chanda
      Ph.D. Dissertation: An Investigation of Wintering Florida Manatee Population Dynamics at Multiple Scales
      Advisor: Tom Frazer, School of Natural Resources and Environment

      Montes, Nancy
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Analyzing the Distribution of Recreational Boating off the Coast of Northeast Florida to Determine its Implications for the Conservation of the North Atlantic Right Whale
      Advisor: Bob Swett, Forest Resources and Conservation

      Nunez-Regueiro, Mauricio
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Regional and Global Effects of Biofuel Production and Expansion 
      Advisor: Rob Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Sobreiro da Silva, Thaissa
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Indigenous Mobilization and Multi-Local Livelihood Strategies in the Middle Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil
      Advisor: Stephen Perz, Sociology and Criminology and Law

      Souza, Thiago Do Val S.
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Recreation Classification, Tourism Demand and Economic Impact Analyses in Protected Areas of Brazil
      Advisor:  Brijesh Thapa, Dept of Tourism, Recreation, and Sport Management

      Vincent, Christopher
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Wind and Light Stress in Papaya as Influenced by Intercropping: Stress Priming and Photosynthetic Acclimation
      Advisor: Bruce Schaffer, Horticultural Sciences, Tropical REC

      West, Thales
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Deforestation and Payment for Environmental Services
      Advisor: Jack Putz, Biology

      Williams, Rebecca J.
      Ph.D. Dissertation: The Gift of More Time: The Influence of Eco-Stove Improved Cookstoves on Women's Time Poverty and Agency in Indigenous Lenca Communities in Intibuca, Honduras
      Advisor: Sandra Russo, Women's Studies

      Xu, Yiming
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Predicting Soil Properties and Soil Quality by Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques in South India 
      Advisor: Scott Smith, Forest Resources & Conservation

      M.S.

      Archer, Jan-Michael
      M.S. Thesis: A Systematic Review of Forest Bird Occurrence in North American Forest Fragments and the Built Environment 
      Advisor: Mark Hostetler, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Burja, Kristina
      M.S. Thesis: Conservation Education at Tsavo West National Park, Kenya: A Case Study
      Advisor: Martha Monroe, Forest Resources and Conservation

      Cummings, Katy
      M.S. Thesis: Ecological Fidelity of Death Assemblages: Can Mollusks be Used to Assess Changes in Seagrass Ecosystems?
      Advisors: Michael Kowalewski, Florida Museum of Natural History; Tom Frazer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

      Gelin Spessot, Maria Laura  
      M.S. Thesis: Response of Pumas (Puma concolor) to the Migration of Guanacos (Lama Guanicoe) in Patagonia
      Advisor: Lyn Branch, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Gottlieb, Isabel
      M.S. Thesis: Implications of Future Biofuels Expansion on Avian Communities in the Southeastern U.S. 
      Advisor: Rob Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Hiatt, Drew 
      M.S. Thesis: Invasive Plant Populations and Co-Occurring Native Species Vary in Phenotypic Plasticity
      Advisor: Luke Flory, Agronomy 

      Langston, Jaqueline
      M.S. Thesis: The Effect of the Non-Native Mayan Cichlid Cichlasoma Urophthalmus on the Nesting and Parental Care of the Spotted Sunfish Lepomis Punctatus
      Advisor: Tom Frazer, School of Natural Resources and Environment

      NeSmith, Julienne
      M.S. Thesis: Tree Regeneration Response to Cogon Grass Invasion Along a Soil Moisture Gradient
      Advisor: Luke Flory, Agronomy

      Nunez, Leroy
      M.S. Thesis: Molecular Analyses of Three Non-Indigenous Squamate Species in Florida: Testing Various Hypotheses Regarding Species Introductions
      Advisor: Kenneth Krysko, Florida Museum of Natural History

      Nunez Godoy, Cristina
      M.S. Thesis: Wildlife Friendly Certification: A Case Study of Patagonian Cashmere Producers and Buyers 
      Advisor: Karen Kainer, Forest Resources and Conservation, Latin American Studies

      Timpe, Kelsie
      M.S. Thesis: How are Dams Changing the Ecohydrology of Amazonian Rivers? A Comprehensive Review of Environmental Flows Management in the Brazilian Amazon
      Advisor: David Kaplan, Environmental Engineering Sciences

    • 2015

      Ph.D.

      Cao, Baijing
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Soil Carbon Modeling Along Ecological, Climatic, and Biotic Trajectories at a Continental Scale
      Advisor: Sabine Grunwald, Soil and Water Science

      Gonzalez, Oscar
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Bird-Flowering Plant Networks in Andean Montane Forests
      Advisor: Bette Loiselle, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Livengood, Elisa
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Sustainability of the Global Ornamental Fish Trade through Management, Education, Health and Welfare of the Resource
      Advisor:  Frank Chapman, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

      Luo, Jiexuan
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Nitrogen Mass Balance at University of Florida Campus
      Advisor: George Hochmuth, Soil and Water Science

      Mavah, Germain
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Governance for Sustaining Natural Resources: Effectiveness of Community-Based Wildlife Management in the Republic of Congo
      Advisor: Brian Child, Geography and Center for African Studies

      Monaghan, Kelly
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Sustainable Agriculture and Urban-Community Food Systems
      Advisor: Mickie Swisher, Family, Youth and Community Sciences

      Murillo, Oscar
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Demography and Population Dynamics of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) in South Scotland
      Advisor: Madan Oli, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Nifong, Rachel
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Analysis of the Relationships Between the Stoichiometry of Whole Ecosystem Metabolism and Primary Producers
      Advisor: Matt Cohen, Forest Resources and Conservation

      Yuan, Jing 
      Ph.D. Dissertation: Metrics of Pattern Loss and Ecosystem Change in the Ridge and Slough Mosaic of the Everglades
      Advisor: Matt Cohen, Forest Resources and Conservation

      M.S.

      Bauman, Michael L.
      M.S. Thesis: Where Should the Forests Grow: Socio-Ecological Forest Conservation Planning Using Biodiversity, Landholder, and Agency-Based Priorities in Los Santos, Panama
      Advisor: Stephanie Bohlman, Forest Resources and Conservation

      Bouchillon, Rachel
      M.S. Thesis: Florida Gulf Coast Oysters and Freshwater River Flow Modeling
      Advisor: Bill Pine, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Delaney, John Patrick
      M.S. Thesis: Using GIS to Assess Nest Site Selection and Nest Abundance by American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in Three Central Florida Lakes
      Advisor: Franklin Percival, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Dornisch, Vanessa
      M.S. Thesis: Florida Beach Users’ Perceptions of Beach Ownership, Erosion Management, and Sea Level Rise
      Advisor: Bob Swett, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

      Grade, Aaron M.
      M.S. Thesis: Consequences of Anthropogenic Road Noise on Avian Communities
      Advisor: Katie Sieving, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

      Lane, Christian
      M.S. Thesis: Sturgeon Nutrition
      Advisor: Frank Chapman, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

      Larios, Kalindhi
      M.S. Thesis: Florida Wildfires During the Holocene Climatic Optimum
      Advisor: Stefan Gerber, Soil and Water Science

      Mortimer, Jessica
      M.S. Thesis: The Development and Comparative Analysis of a Rapid Herbaceous Monitoring Method in Lowveld Savanna, South Africa
      Advisor: Brian Child, Geography, Center for African Studies

      Presser, Jackson
      M.S. Thesis: GIS-Based Risk Model for Prediction/Detection of Pythium insidiosum in the Environment
      Advisor: Erica Goss, Plant Pathology, Emerging Pathogens Institute

      Puls, Danielle
      M.S. Thesis: Determining if the Mucilage Caused by a Specific Cyanobacterium is Inhibiting Sponge Function/Killing Sponge Species in the Florida Bay
      Advisor: Donald Behringer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

      Quintana, Yasmin 
      M.S. Thesis: Fishing Mortality Assessment from Giant Cichlid Artisanal Fishery in Lake Peten Itza, Guatemala
      Advisor: Mike Allen, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

      Rojas Bonzi, Viviana B.
      M.S. Thesis: Phylogenetics of the Red-Footed Tortoise
      Advisor: Jim Austin, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

    • 2014 and Earlier

      List of theses and dissertations in the UF Library database.

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