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In the News...
BioScience 'LEAP' paper: A summary of the 'Land-use Effects on Amphibian Populations' from three regions (Maine, Missouri, South Carolina) has finally been published in the November 2009 issue of BioScience. Former MU graduate students Elizabeth Harper, Dan Hocking, Tracy Rittenhouse, and Betsie Rothermel all contributed research results to the paper. Research was supported by a Collaborative Grant from the National Science Foundation (DEB 0239943). View pdf of the article (PDF file) Also, see MU News: http://rcp.missouri.edu/articles/semlitsch-clearcutting.html New Graduate Students: Grant Connette - from Davidson College, North Carolina; Katie O'Donnell - from Oakland University, Michigan; Bill Peterman - from Butler University & University of Missouri Kristen Malone is a senior Biological Sciences major from St. James, Missouri. In the past year, her research won first place in a Life Sciences Week category (Genetics, Environment and Evolution) and was presented in Washington DC at Posters on the Hill, not to mention at MU’s recent Summer and Spring Forums. The poster title for her recent research is “Juvenile salamander dispersal and use of terrestrial microhabitat cues.” see The Connections Newsletter April/May 2009 (view PDF file)
Shannon Pittman - National Science Foundation has awarded Shannon a Graduate Research Fellowship.
(http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/news/chiefeditor/2008/12/golf-courses-for-wildlife.html)
National Wetlands Award in Science Research: Ray accepting the science research award on 13 May 2008 from Leslie Weldon, External Affairs Officer, USDA Forest Service
2008 National Wetlands Awards winners
http://mizzouwire.missouri.edu/stories/2008/wetlands-man/ http://www.nationalwetlandsawards.org/ ; http://munews.missouri.edu/news-releases/2008/0310-semlitsch-clear-cuttingamphibians.php ; http://rcp.missouri.edu/articles/semlitsch-golfcourses.html Media Coverage from our Golf Course work: The San Diego Union Tribune – circ. 378,696 Press coverage of the news release on headwater streams and salamander biomass from our paper in Freshwater Biology: <http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080222095730.htm
http://www.usga.org/turf/green_section_record/2007/jul_aug/usinggolf.html Press coverage of news release on golf course management papers and recent paper in Conservation Biology: Scientific American Online: (view PDF file); Columbia Tribune: (view PDF file); Arts & Sciences Research Communication Page: (view PDF file) Semlitsch Lab past and present meet in St. Louis on 13 July 2007 at the recent ASIH/HL/SSAR Meeting
Bottom Row: Tina Britton, Allison Welch, Ray Semlitsch, Nathan Mills Middle Row: Chris Conner, Chad Rittenhouse, Tracy Rittenhouse, Travis Ryan, Michelle Boone Top Row: Mike Osbourn, Gina Johnson, Matt Parris, Jarrett Johnson (& Finley), Betsie Rothermel, Scott Rothermel. LEAP: (March 2007) We were finally able to burn one of the clearcut quadrants at each of our replicate Missouri LEAP Sites. Below is Chris Conner, Dan Hocking, Mike Osbourn, and Tracy Rittenhouse on 6 March 2007 at Pond 2, ready for action! Gus Raeker (DBCA Manager) and staff (Jeff and Tony) worked hard to prepare firelines for burning LEAP clearcut sites. The controlled burns finally happened at Ponds 2 & 4 on 6 March and at Ponds 1 & 5 on 7 March! Below is a picture by Dan of brush piles blasing at Pond 4.
(March 2007) Tracy Rittenhouse had a paper using univariate kernel estimates of adult migration distance entitled "Distribution of amphibians in terrestrial habitat surrounding wetlands" accepted for publication in the March 2007 issue of the journal Wetlands. Ray, Michelle Boone, and Russ Bodie published an "electronic" paper on golf course management entitled "Golf courses could bolster amphibian communities" in Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online [http://usgatero.msu.edu/currentpastissues.htm] (view PDF file) (February 2007) Presentations: Bethany, Tracy, and Chris each gave talks at the recent Wisconsin Wetlands Association Science Forum in La Crosse 1-2 February Bethany and Sara each presented a poster at the meeting "Understanding Agriculture's Effects on Amphibians and Reptiles in a Changing World" in St. Louis 6-8 February. (October/November 2006) Forest Roads Negatively Affect Wildlife; MU News Bureau, mongabay.com, The Columbia Tribune
(July-August 2006) National Wetlands Newsletter article: "A Paradigm Shift in Wetland Boundaries" (view PDF file) (April 2004) University of Missouri's 'Illumination' magazine article on pond-breeding amphibian research: "Amphibian Advocate" by Charlotte Overby (view PDF file) (October 2003) Press release regarding new 'buffer zone' article in Conservation Biology: MU College of Arts & Science (March 2003) Audubon magazine article on habitat selection research: Audobon magazine (2003) Report by Meyer et al. on the importance of small streams and wetlands; sponsored by American Rivers and Sierra Club (view PDF file)
(May 2001) Greenville News online article; FURMAN PROF STUDIES HAZARDS TO GOLF COURSES' ECOLOGY, by Bob Montgomery (view online article) (April 2001) Newsday Article; THE FIRST TO DISAPPEAR, by Madeline Bodine: (view PDF file ) (2001) National Wetlands Newsletter on core habitat for amphibians and reptiles (view PDF file) |
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Kristen (in center) with Dr. Linda Blockus (on left: MU- Director of LSUROP) and Senator Claire McCaskill (on right)
