Natural Resources Research & Management
Natural Resources Research & Management
| Name | Thesis Title | School | Degree | Advisor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Baron | jordan.baron@jonesctr.org | Understanding northern bobwhite covey movement dynamics | Mississippi State University | MS | L. M. Conner |
| Suranjana Chatterjee | suranjana.chatterjee@jonesctr.org | Modeling sedimentation rates in isolated wetlands in an agricultural landscape | Auburn University | MS | S. T. Brantley |
| Helena Garrett | Auburn University | MS | K. D. Klepzig | ||
| Ben Gochnour | Interactions between lps beetle, associated fungi and mites, and longleaf pines under a frequent fire regime | University of Georgia | PhD | K. D. Klepzig | |
| Ian Goldberg | ian.goldberg@jonesctr.org | Silvicultural strategies for promoting longleaf pine recruitment in multi-aged stands | University of Missouri | MS | J. J. Puhlick |
| Michelle Henson | michelle.henson@jonesctr.org | Effects of prescribed fire regimes on plant-microbe interactions in a longleaf pine savanna | University of Georgia | PhD | L. M. Giencke |
| Leela Hospach | Biology and ecology of gnats in longleaf forest systems | Clemson University | MS | K. D. Klepzig | |
| Arthur Lamounier-Moura | arthur.moura@jonesctr.org | Linking understory community functional traits and fire behavior in two fire-dependent forest types | Auburn University | PhD | J. B. Cannon |
| Garrett Lawson | garrett.lawson@jonesctr.org | Nest site selection in gopher tortoises: Implications for management | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) | MS | L. L. Smith |
| Gianna Leone | gianna.leone@jonesctr.org | Comparing longleaf pine regeneration among various selection systems | Alabama A&M University | MS | J. J. Puhlick |
| Gabriel Nyen | gabriel.nyen@jonesctr.org | Silvicultural strategies for converting longleaf pine plantations to multi-aged longleaf pine stands | Mississippi State University | MS | J. J. Puhlick |
| Elizabeth Parsons | elizabeth.parsons@jonesctr.org | Bird and mammal communities in depressional wetlands in the longleaf pine ecosystem | University of Georgia | PhD | L. M. Conner |
| Jabryan Pegues | jabryan.pegues@jonesctr.org | Quantifying site productivity and production efficiency of plantation grown longleaf pine | Mississippi State University | MS | J. J. Puhlick |
| Hanusia Riggins | Ips bark beetle responses to climatic conditions | University of Georgia | PhD | K. D. Klepzig | |
| Jade Samples | jade.higgins@jonesctr.org | Amphibian response to wetland restoration | University of Georgia | MS | L. L. Smith |
| Varsha Shastry | varsha.shastry@jonesctr.org | Analysis of two decades of small mammal capture-mark-release data | Mississippi State University | PhD | L. M. Conner |
| Thomas Sheehan | tom.sheehan@jonesctr.org | University of Georgia | PhD | K. D. Klepzig | |
| Elizabeth Sicking | elizabeth.sicking@jonesctr.org | Assessing the influences of hydrology and vegetation on emergent insect and benthic macroinvertebrate communities across seasonally inundated, geographically isolated wetlands | Virginia Tech | MS | K. D. Klepzig |
| Chelsea Smith | chelsea.smith@jonesctr.org | Secondary production of aquatic macroinvertebrates in intermittent streams | University of Alabama | PhD | S. W. Golladay |
| Justine Smith | justine.smith@jonesctr.org | University of Georgia | PhD | L. M. Conner | |
| Gabriel Tigreros | gabriel.tigreros@jonesctr.org | University of Georgia | MS | K. D. Klepzig | |
| Justine Valadez | justine.valadez@jonesctr.org | Hydraulic capacitance of pines | University of Georgia | PhD | S. T. Brantley |
| Ben Webster | benjamin.webster@jonesctr.org | Using sediments to reconstruct dynamics of large rivers | Auburn University | PhD | S. W. Golladay |
| Name | Thesis Title | School | Year | Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Addington | Water use patterns and stomatal responses to the environment in longleaf pine on contrasting sites | University of Georgia | 2001 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Katherine Aleric | Responses to varied light environments and propagation techniques of the federally endangered shrub, Lindera melissifolia (Lauraceae). | University of Georgia | 2004 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Travis Alstad | Conservation genetics of the red-cockaded woodpecker | University of Georgia | 2010 | L. M. Conner |
| Andrew Arko | Quantifying changes in forest structural complexity in a longleaf pine woodland from Hurricane Michael using aerial LiDAR | Mississippi State University | 2023 | J. B. Cannon |
| Philip Ashford | Field methods and photogrammetric techniques for mapping aquatic vegetation using unmanned aerial systems | University of Georgia | 2019 | S. W. Golladay |
| Carla Atkinson | Food resource quality and its utilization by a native and an invasive bivalve in a Gulf Coastal Plain stream | University of Georgia | 2008 | S. P. Opsahl |
| Douglas Aubrey | Stored carbon decouples soil CO2 efflux in chronically disturbed ecosystems | University of Georgia | 2011 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Ashley Ballou | Aspects of gopher tortoise (Gopherus Polyphemus) populations in Georgia: status, landscape predictors, juvenile movements, and burrow use. | University of Georgia | 2013 | L.L. Smith |
| Benju Baniya | Re-assembly of the longleaf pine ecosystem: Effects of groundcover seeding on understory characteristics, fire behavior and soil properties. | University of Florida | 2021 | S. T. Brantley |
| Coleman Barrie | Groundwater flow on a karstic landscape in southwest Georgia | University of Georgia | 2019 | S. T. Brantley |
| Coleman Barrie | Sedimentation and hydrology of isolated wetlands impacted by row crop agriculture | Auburn University | 2022 | S. T. Brantley |
| Michael Battaglia | The influence of overstory structure on understory light availability in longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) forest. | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) | 2000 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Michael Belovitch | Hydraulic redistribution – roots to the ecosystem. | University of Georgia | 2018 | L. M. Conner |
| Michael Biggerstaff | Seasonal resource selection of white-tailed deer on managed forests in the Upper Coastal Plain longleaf pine ecosystem | University of Georgia | 2017 | J. B. Cannon |
| Roger Birkhead | Ingestion of seeds by gopher tortoises (Gopherus Polyphemus) in a southeastern pine savanna: species composition and effects on germination. | Auburn University | 2001 | W. K. Michener |
| Crystal Bishop | In the eye of a hurricane: The effects of prescribed burns and salvage logging on lower stem and root feeding beetles and their sybiotic blue-stain fungi | University of Georgia | 2022 | K. D. Klepzig |
| Suzanne Henderson Blaydes | Modeling needle fuel dispersal in longleaf-pine dominated forests | University of Georgia | 2022 | J. B. Cannon |
| Kristin Bliss | Impact of nutrient heterogeneity on plant response and competition in Coastal plain species | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) | 2001 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Melissa D. Boglioli | Burrow dispersion and occupancy patterns as they relate to habitat parameters and social behavior in the gopher tortoise,(Gopherus Polyphemus). | Auburn University | 1999 | L. M. Conner |
| Jennifer Borgo | Reducing southern flying squirrel use of red-cockaded woodpecker cavities | Utah State University | 2004 | L. M. Conner |
| Gina Botello | Larval mosquitoes in agricultural wetlands of the Gulf Coastal Plain of Georgia, U.S.A.: investigating the effects of surrounding land use, nutrient enrichment, and food resources | University of Georgia | 2012 | S. W. Golladay |
| Sabrie Breland | Bee assemblage and vegetation across a suite of restoration conditions in a fire-maintained longleaf pine savanna | University of Georgia | 2015 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Courtney Brissey | Ecology of bark and woodboring beetles in longleaf pine forest stands | University of Georgia | 2015 | L. R. Boring |
| Jesse Canfield | Wildfire dynamics: understanding some behavior trends | Florida State University | 2014 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Durwin Carter | Carbon-fine root allocation and transfer at ecosystem scales (C-FATES) | State University of West Georgia | 2001 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Sarah Cathey | Growth and N2-fixation of legumes native to the longleaf pine-wiregrass ecosystem | Florida State University | 2014 | L. R. Boring |
| Michael Cherry | White-tailed deer, coyotes, and the ecology of fear in a longleaf pine savanna | University of Georgia | 2014 | L. M. Conner |
| Jessica Cochrane | Ecology of bobcats in a longleaf pine forest in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2003 | L. M. Conner |
| Derek Colbert | Breeding season gobbling chronology in hunted and non-hunted populations of eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2013 | L. M. Conner |
| Kelly Coles | Conservation, propagation, and restoration of Schwalbea Americana | Emory University | 2023 | K. D. Klepzig |
| Daniel Crawford | Causal linkages between prey behavior and predation risk: Controlled experiments reveal behavioral effects of predation risk on white-tailed deer | Texas A&M University | 2021 | L. M. Conner |
| Michelle Creech | Revegetation potential of slash pile burn sites in the longleaf pine ecosystem | University of Georgia | 2009 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Patrick Curtin | Canopy recruitment dynamics in naturally regenerated longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) woodlands | University of Missouri | 2017 | S. B. Jack |
| Brandon Daly | Observed changes in the atmospheric surface layer during prescribed agricultural burns | Florida State University | 2012 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Jessica Davis | Stream fish response to intermittency and drying in the Ichawaynochaway Creek Basin | University of Georgia | 2017 | S. W. Golladay |
| Stephanie Davis | Assessing impacts of animal agriculture on macroinvertebrates in intermittent Coastal Plain streams in the southeastern USA: implications for biomonitoring | University of Georgia | 2000 | S. W. Golladay |
| James Deemy | Isolated wetland mapping, connectivity assessment, and water quality in the Dougherty Plain of Georgia | University of Georgia | 2015 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Anna Derrick | Small mammal responses to prescribed fire and simulated mammal removal in a longleaf pine ecosystem | University of Georgia | 2007 | L. M. Conner |
| Nicholas Deuel | Space use, interactions, extra-territorial forays and habitat selection of gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2016 | L. M. Conner |
| David Diaz | Effects of growing season flow regime on stream periphyton growth in a Coastal Plain stream | University of Georgia | 2015 | P. V. McCormick |
| Jordana Doughty | Bobcat (Lynx rufus) ecology in a longleaf pine ecosystem in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2004 | L. M. Conner |
| David Dyson | Influence of competition on longleaf pine seedling recruitment in selection silviculture | Auburn University | 2010 | S. B. Jack |
| Michelina Dziadzio | Effects of predation on gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) nest and hatchling survival | University of Georgia | 2015 | L. L. Smith |
| Chloe Eggert | Biogeochemical storage and transformation of sediments from geographically isolated wetlands in agriculture landscapes | Auburn University | 2022 | S. W. Golladay |
| Chambers English | Economic modeling of longleaf pine restoration for water quantity | University of Georgia | 2023 | J. B. Cannon |
| Michael Entrekin | Storm flowpaths and biogeochemistry of a karst stream in southwest Georgia | University of South Carolina | 1997 | E. R. Blood |
| Sally Entrekin | Abundance, biomass, and secondary production of chironomids (Diptera) in grass-sedge marshes and cypress-gum swamps | University of Georgia | 2000 | S. W. Golladay |
| Christine Fallon | Effects of stream intermittency on leuciscid and percid food web dynamics in the Ichawaynochaway Creek Basin, Southwest Georgia, USA | University of Georgia | 2020 | S. W. Golladay |
| Chelcy Ford | Variable distributions of water as a transpiration source: consequences from the tree stem to ecosystem functioning | University of Georgia | 2004 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Catherine Frock | An integrative study in the behavioral landscape ecology of Sherman’s fox squirrels: implications of animal conservation in a changing world | University of Florida | 2022 | L. M. Conner |
| Danny Gammons | Radiotelemetry studies of armadillos in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2006 | L. M. Conner |
| Heather Gaya | Sampling design enhancement for gopher tortoises | University of Georgia | 2019 | L. L. Smith |
| Elizabeth (Liz) Gleim | The effects of long-term prescribed burning on ticks and tick-borne pathogen prevalence. | University of Georgia | 2013 | L. M. Conner |
| Ivy Godbois | Ecology of bobcats on land managed for northern bobwhite in southwestern Georgia. | University of Georgia | 2003 | L. M. Conner |
| Jessica Gonynor McGuire | A multifaceted approach to evaluating gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) population health at selected sites in Georgia. | University of Georgia | 2013 | L. L. Smith |
| Darroc Goolsby | Patterns of landuse and succession in a longleaf pine forest | University of Georgia | 2005 | L. R. Boring |
| Jeffrey Grayum | Understanding northern bobwhite covey movement dynamics | Mississippi State University | 2023 | L. M. Conner |
| Mark Hainds | Legume population dynamics in a frequently burned longleaf pine – wiregrass ecosystem. | Auburn University | 1995 | R. J. Mitchel |
| Theresa Harper | Effects of diversionary feeding on raccoon foraging behavior in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2001 | L. M. Conner |
| Camille Herteux | Wading bird use of geographically isolated wetlands in the southeastern U.S. coastal plain | Florida Atlantic University | 2018 | L. L. Smith |
| Kevin Hiers | The effect of fire season on legumes in a fire-maintained longleaf pine ecosystem. | University of Georgia | 1999 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Joseph Honings | Hydrogeologic investigation of a covered karst region | Louisiana State University | 2022 | S. T. Brantley |
| Shannon Hoss | Spatial ecology and male reproductive biology of the Eastern diamond-back rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus | Auburn University | 2007 | L. L. Smith |
| Brent Howze | The effect of predation on white-tailed deer recruitment at the Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center | University of Georgia | 2009 | L. L. Smith |
| Gwen Iacona | Seedling recruitment as a driver of species richness in the understory of the longleaf pine savanna | University of Florida | 2008 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Claire Ike | Spatial variability and land use change: effects on total soil carbon contents in the coastal plain of Georgia | University of Georgia | 2010 | L. R. Boring |
| Elizabeth(Beth)Jacqmain | Controls on oak composition and population size structure in frequently burned longleaf pine – wiregrass ecosystems. | Auburn University | 1996 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Noah Jansen | Influence of root branching order on fine root substrate quality and decomposition in a Pinus palustris ecosystem | University of Florida | 2007 | R. J. Mitchell |
| George Jensen | Turning up the heat: Fire ecology and climate adaptive silviculture in longleaf pine forests | University of Missouri | 2022 | J. B. Cannon |
| James Johnson | White-tailed deer camera surveys: density estimation and spatio-temporal dynamics | University of Georgia | 2019 | L. M. Conner |
| Paula Johnson | Habitat association and drought responses of mussels in the lower Flint River Basin, southwest Georgia. | University of Georgia | 2001 | R. J. Mitchell |
| David D. Jones | Can increasing food availability alter foraging behavior of potential nest predators? | University of Georgia | 2001 | L. M. Conner |
| Phoebe Judge | The impacts of hydraulic redistribution on the physiology and growth of understory plants in longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) sandhills | University of Georgia | 2022 | S. T. Brantley |
| Binab Karmacharya | Small mammal response to food, fire, herbicide and predation in longleaf pine ecosystem | University of Florida | 2011 | L. M. Conner |
| Margaret Kearns | Effects of annual flow regime on redbreast sunfish and bluegill growth in a southeastern Coastal Plain stream | University of Georgia | 2001 | S. W. Golladay |
| Jason Keenan | Comparison of two techniques that determine habitat selection by bobcats and a discussion of habitats within overlapping and non-overlapping areas. | University of Georgia | 2007 | L. M. Conner |
| Gavin Kenney | The effects of Hurricane Michael on the structure and function of longleaf pine woodlands | University of Alabama | 2021 | S. T. Brantley |
| Rachel King | Spatial ecology and wetland use of aquatic turtles in the Coastal Plain of Georgia | University of Georgia | 2014 | L. L. Smith |
| Brian Kirby | Effects of forest management practices on raccoon ecology in a longleaf pine ecosystem. | University of Tennessee | 2015 | L. M. Conner |
| Daniel Knapp | Development and life-history traits affect larval anuran stoichiometry: a framework for understanding the role of larval anurans in wetland nutrient storage. | University of Alabama | 2019 | L. L. Smith |
| Faith Kruis | Pig movements and efficacy of Judas pigs in whole-sounder removal | University of Georgia | 2023 | L. M. Conner |
| Jessica Laskowski | Animal habitat selection, foraging and fear response: from daily decisions to global patterns | University of Florida | 2019 | L. M. Conner |
| Luiza Lazzaro | Quantifying spatial feedbacks between overstory species and fuels in mixed longleaf pine-oak forests | Auburn University | 2023 | J. B. Cannon |
| Anna Liner | Wetland predictors of amphibian distributions and diversity within the southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain | University of Georgia | 2006 | L. L. Smith |
| Andy Little | Ecology of female Eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) in frequently-burned pine savannas in southwestern Georgia. | University of Georgia | 2015 | L. M. Conner |
| Andrea Long | Effects of an invasive ant on invertebrates in the southeastern United States | University of Florida | 2015 | L. M. Conner and L. L. Smith |
| Louise Loudermilk | ELinking plant demography, forest fuels, and fire in longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) savannas using lidar remote sensing and simulation modeling. | University of Florida | 2010 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Greg Lynch | Effects of removal on spatial organization and habitat use of bobcats | University of Georgia | 2005 | L. M. Conner |
| Lewis Marquez | Medicinal compounds from native plants | Emory University | 2023 | K. D. Klepzig |
| Emily Martin | Microplastics in relation to water quality and land use in the lower Flint River Georgia | University of Georgia | 2022 | S. W. Golladay |
| Glenn Martin | Evaluating the location, extent, and condition of isolated wetlands in the Dougherty Plain, Georgia, USA | University of Georgia | 2010 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Katherine (Katie) Martin | Restoration of fire-dependent depression wetlands | University of Georgia | 2006 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Lewis Marquez | Medicinal compounds from native plants | Emory University | 2023 | K. D. Klepzig |
| Nicholas Marzolf | Environmental limits on the dispersal of invasive Pomacea maculata in Lake Seminole | University of Georgia | 2015 | S. W. Golladay |
| Cara McElroy | Determining landscape connectivity through amphibian abundance, community composition, and gene flow | University of Georgia | 2016 | L. L. Smith |
| Julie McEntire | The sources and cycling of nutrients and dissolved organic carbon in the lower ACF Basin and Lake Seminole | University of Georgia | 2009 | S. P. Opsahl |
| John McGuire | Canopy disturbances in longleaf pine savannas | Auburn University | 1999 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Anna McKee | Correlations between community diversity and within-species diversity in an amphibian assemblage: potential processes and implications for conservation management. | University of Georgia | 2012 | L. L. Smith |
| Adam Miles | Bat community structure, foraging activity, and evening bat roost site selection in loblolly pine and longleaf pine forests of Georgia./td> | University of Georgia | 2005 | L. M. Conner |
| Gabe Miller | Home range size, habitat associations and refuge use of the Florida pine snake, Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus, in southwest Georgia, U.S.A. | University of Florida | 2008 | L. L. Smith |
| Gail Morris | Effects of mammalian predator exclusion, supplemental feeding, and prescribed fire on small mammal populations in a longleaf pine ecosystem./td> | University of Florida | 2010 | L. M. Conner |
| Tara Muenz | Indicators of stream health: the use of benthic macroinvertebrates and amphibians in an agriculturally impacted area, southwest Georgia. | University of Georgia | 2004 | S. W. Golladay |
| Maureen Mulligan | Wiregrass (Aristida beyrichiana Trin. and Rupr.) recruitment, establishment and growth. | University of Georgia | 2000 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Chris Murphy | Vertebrate refugia in the longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystem. | University of Georgia | 2019 | L. L. Smith |
| Matthew Neatrour | Factors affecting root system response to nutrient heterogeneity in forested wetland ecosystems | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) | 2005 | S. W. Golladay |
| Melinda Nelson | Habitat selection and survival of white-tailed deer fawns in a longleaf pine ecosystem | University of Georgia | 2013 | L. M. Conner |
| Heather Norden | Species biology and the life history of the federally endangered Schwalbea americana L. (Scrophulariaceae) | University of Georgia | 2002 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Jeannine Ott | Patterns and movement, burrow use, and reproduction in a population of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus): implications for the conservation and management of a declining species | Auburn University | 1999 | W. K. Michener |
| Kelly Peeler | Caffeine as an anthropogenic source indicator in freshwater and marine systems | Florida State University | 2004 | S. P. Opsahl |
| Christina Perez | Seasonal area of use and habitat selection by female wild turkeys in response to prescribed fire in a managed longleaf pine savanna in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2013 | L. M. Conner |
| Sara Piccolomini | Evaluation of post-release movement and habitat selection behavior in reintroduced populations of the Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi) | Auburn University | 2019 | L. L. Smith |
| Elisabeth (Corrie) Pieterson | Control and distribution of Lygodium japonicum (Japanese climbing fern) in the southeastern United States | University of Florida | 2010 | S. B. Jack |
| Cody Pope | Effects of canopy gaps created by Hurricane Michael on longleaf pine and oak sapling growth | University of Florida | 2021 | J. B. Cannon |
| Alex Potash | The environmental drivers of behavioral and physical antipredator adaptions in the southeastern fox squirrel | University of Florida | 2018 | L. M. Conner |
| Justin “JT” Pynne | Using an ecosystem engineer to restore functionality of natural pinelands in the southeastern United States | University of Georgia | 2020 | L. M. Conner |
| Allison Reid | Spatial genetic structure of four bobcat populations in the southeastern U.S. | University of Georgia | 2006 | L. M. Conner |
| Sean Reynolds | Physiological study of introduction of future-climate-adapted species in adaptive silviculture study | Auburn University | 2020 | S. W. Bigelow |
| Parisa Rinaldi | Relationships between landscape features and nutrient concentrations in an agricultural watershed in southwestern Georgia: an integrated geographic information systems approach | Georgia State University | 2013 | P. V. McCormick |
| Haley Ritger | Effects of fire regime on subcortical insects, tree physiology, and their interactions in longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) | University of Georgia | 2023 | S. T. Brantley |
| Anna Rollosson | Factors influencing the growth of mature longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) at a second-growth fire-managed site in southwestern Georgia | University of Florida | 2019 | S. W. Bigelow |
| Kathleen Rugel | Investigating drivers of groundwater-surface water interaction in the lower Flint River Basin, southwestern Georgia, USA | University of Georgia | 2013 | S. W. Golladay |
| James Andrew (Drew) Ruttinger | Habitat and roost selection by male eastern wild turkeys in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2013 | L. M. Conner |
| Morgan Sandera | Comparing longleaf pine wood quality grown in natural and planation stands | University of Georgia | 2022 | K. D. Klepzig |
| Lindsey Sargent | The influence of physicochemical characteristics and interspecies interactions on the invasion success of a non-native crayfish | University of Georgia | 2009 | S. W. Golladay |
| Elizabeth (Beth) Schlimm | The influence of habitat structure on squamate species richness in the Coastal Plain of Georgia | University of Georgia | 2013 | L. L. Smith |
| Brian Schoch | Diet, age, and reproduction of mesomammalian predators in response to intensive removal during the quail nesting season | University of Georgia | 2003 | L. M. Conner |
| Jason Scott | Empirical forecast models for guiding decision-making in complex landscapes with competing wildlife management goals | University of Georgia | 2011 | L. M. Conner |
| Ashley Sexton | Home range and habitat use of red-tailed hawks in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2005 | L. M. Conner |
| Margaret Shearint | The direct and indirect effects of the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) on seed fate in the longleaf pine ecosystem | University of Georgia | 2011 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Stephen Shivers | Transitioning from a river to a lake: how hydrology and invasive species alter nutrient cycling and retention within a reservoir | University of Georgia | 2016 | S. W. Golladay |
| Stephen Shivers | The impact of submerged aquatic vegetation on nutrient dynamics and bacterial metabolism in a southeastern reservoir | University of Georgia | 2010 | S. W. Golladay |
| Samuel Simkin | Soil disturbances created by pocket gophers (Geomys pinetis) are poor microsites for plant recruitment in a fire-maintained longleaf pine ecosystem | University of Georgia | 1998 | W. K. Michener |
| Chelsea Smith | Stream macroinvertebrate dynamics across a gradient of flow permanence in an agricultural watershed | University of Georgia | 2015 | P. V. McCormick |
| Justine Smith | Effect of invasive wild pigs on white-tailed deer and eastern wild turkey and behavioral responses to aerial gunning removal efforts | University of Georgia | 2023 | L. M. Conner |
| Adia Sovie | Response of vertebrates to hardwood and shrub encroachment | University of Florida | 2020 | L. M. Conner |
| David Steen | Wildlife restoration via forest management in fire-suppressed longleaf pine sandhills | Auburn University | 2011 | L. L. Smith |
| Sean Sterrett | The ecology and influence of land use on river turtles in southwest Georgia | University of Georgia | 2015 | L. L. Smith |
| Glen Stevens | Fine root dynamics in a Pinus palustris Mill. ecosystem: the role of sampling interval and the soil environment | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) | 2001 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Theresa Storey | Effects of diversionary feeding on raccoon foraging behavior in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2001 | L. M. Conner |
| Stribling Stuber | The relationship between land use and the ecological integrity of isolated wetlands in the Dougherty Plain, Georgia, USA | University of Georgia | 2013 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Katharine (Katie) Stuble | Impacts of fire ant invasion on seed dispersal and ant community composition in the longleaf pine ecosystem | University of Georgia | 2008 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Amanda Subalusky | The role of isolated, seasonal wetlands in the ecology of the American alligator | Texas A&M University | 2007 | L. L. Smith |
| McKayla Susen | The relationship between habitat structure and the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) in southwest Georgia | University of Georgia | 2023 | L. L. Smith |
| Andrew Taylor | Status assessment of a shoal bass population in the lower Flint River, Georgia | University of Georgia | 2012 | S. W. Golladay |
| Danielle Temple | Spatial ecology of gray foxes on a longleaf pine forest and the surrounding landscape in southwestern Georgia | Texas A&M University | 2007 | L. M. Conner |
| Kelsey Turner | The effects of habitat type, carcass size, and scavenger species exclusion on vertebrate scavenging communities | University of Georgia | 2015 | L. M. Conner |
| Ashley Warren | Ecology of the southeastern pocket gopher Geomys pinetis in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2014 | L. M. Conner |
| Albert (Bert) Way | Burned to be wild: science, society and ecological conservation in the southern longleaf pine | University of Georgia | 2008 | R. K. McIntyre |
| Andy Whelan | Cyclic occurrence of fire and its role in carbon dynamics along an edaphic moisture gradient in longleaf pine ecosystems | University of Alabama | 2012 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Eva Whitehead | Adult mosquito ecology in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2009 | S. W. Golladay |
| Susanne Wiesner | Energy density and entropy production: their role in the carbon and energy cycling of subtropical longleaf pine savannas | University of Alabama | 2018 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Scott Wiggers | Some like it hot: fire and legume germination in the longleaf pine ecosystem | Auburn University | 2011 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Margaret (Meg) Williams | Effects of growing-season prescribed fire on eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) nest success and poult survival in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2012 | L. M. Conner |
| Alexander Wright | Long-term population ecology and movement patterns of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) in southwest Georgia | University of Georgia | 2016 | L. L. Smith |
| Jenny Wright | Carbon dynamics of longleaf pine ecosystems | University of Edinburgh | 2012 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Nicole Yetke | Ecological role of American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) burrows across isolated wetland gradients: Microhabitats and species use | University of Florida | 2023 | L. L. Smith |
| Kelsea Young | In the pines: Dung beetle community composition in longleaf pine habitat | Clemson University | 2021 | K. D. Klepzig |
| Name | Thesis Title | School | Degree | Advisor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Baron | jordan.baron@jonesctr.org | Understanding northern bobwhite covey movement dynamics | Mississippi State University | MS | L. M. Conner |
| Suranjana Chatterjee | suranjana.chatterjee@jonesctr.org | Modeling sedimentation rates in isolated wetlands in an agricultural landscape | Auburn University | MS | S. T. Brantley |
| Helena Garrett | Auburn University | MS | K. D. Klepzig | ||
| Ben Gochnour | Interactions between lps beetle, associated fungi and mites, and longleaf pines under a frequent fire regime | University of Georgia | PhD | K. D. Klepzig | |
| Ian Goldberg | ian.goldberg@jonesctr.org | Silvicultural strategies for promoting longleaf pine recruitment in multi-aged stands | University of Missouri | MS | J. J. Puhlick |
| Michelle Henson | michelle.henson@jonesctr.org | Effects of prescribed fire regimes on plant-microbe interactions in a longleaf pine savanna | University of Georgia | PhD | L. M. Giencke |
| Leela Hospach | Biology and ecology of gnats in longleaf forest systems | Clemson University | MS | K. D. Klepzig | |
| Arthur Lamounier-Moura | arthur.moura@jonesctr.org | Linking understory community functional traits and fire behavior in two fire-dependent forest types | Auburn University | PhD | J. B. Cannon |
| Garrett Lawson | garrett.lawson@jonesctr.org | Nest site selection in gopher tortoises: Implications for management | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) | MS | L. L. Smith |
| Gianna Leone | gianna.leone@jonesctr.org | Comparing longleaf pine regeneration among various selection systems | Alabama A&M University | MS | J. J. Puhlick |
| Gabriel Nyen | gabriel.nyen@jonesctr.org | Silvicultural strategies for converting longleaf pine plantations to multi-aged longleaf pine stands | Mississippi State University | MS | J. J. Puhlick |
| Elizabeth Parsons | elizabeth.parsons@jonesctr.org | Bird and mammal communities in depressional wetlands in the longleaf pine ecosystem | University of Georgia | PhD | L. M. Conner |
| Jabryan Pegues | jabryan.pegues@jonesctr.org | Quantifying site productivity and production efficiency of plantation grown longleaf pine | Mississippi State University | MS | J. J. Puhlick |
| Hanusia Riggins | Ips bark beetle responses to climatic conditions | University of Georgia | PhD | K. D. Klepzig | |
| Jade Samples | jade.higgins@jonesctr.org | Amphibian response to wetland restoration | University of Georgia | MS | L. L. Smith |
| Varsha Shastry | varsha.shastry@jonesctr.org | Analysis of two decades of small mammal capture-mark-release data | Mississippi State University | PhD | L. M. Conner |
| Thomas Sheehan | tom.sheehan@jonesctr.org | University of Georgia | PhD | K. D. Klepzig | |
| Elizabeth Sicking | elizabeth.sicking@jonesctr.org | Assessing the influences of hydrology and vegetation on emergent insect and benthic macroinvertebrate communities across seasonally inundated, geographically isolated wetlands | Virginia Tech | MS | K. D. Klepzig |
| Chelsea Smith | chelsea.smith@jonesctr.org | Secondary production of aquatic macroinvertebrates in intermittent streams | University of Alabama | PhD | S. W. Golladay |
| Justine Smith | justine.smith@jonesctr.org | University of Georgia | PhD | L. M. Conner | |
| Gabriel Tigreros | gabriel.tigreros@jonesctr.org | University of Georgia | MS | K. D. Klepzig | |
| Justine Valadez | justine.valadez@jonesctr.org | Hydraulic capacitance of pines | University of Georgia | PhD | S. T. Brantley |
| Ben Webster | benjamin.webster@jonesctr.org | Using sediments to reconstruct dynamics of large rivers | Auburn University | PhD | S. W. Golladay |
| Name | Thesis Title | School | Year | Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Addington | Water use patterns and stomatal responses to the environment in longleaf pine on contrasting sites | University of Georgia | 2001 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Katherine Aleric | Responses to varied light environments and propagation techniques of the federally endangered shrub, Lindera melissifolia (Lauraceae). | University of Georgia | 2004 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Travis Alstad | Conservation genetics of the red-cockaded woodpecker | University of Georgia | 2010 | L. M. Conner |
| Andrew Arko | Quantifying changes in forest structural complexity in a longleaf pine woodland from Hurricane Michael using aerial LiDAR | Mississippi State University | 2023 | J. B. Cannon |
| Philip Ashford | Field methods and photogrammetric techniques for mapping aquatic vegetation using unmanned aerial systems | University of Georgia | 2019 | S. W. Golladay |
| Carla Atkinson | Food resource quality and its utilization by a native and an invasive bivalve in a Gulf Coastal Plain stream | University of Georgia | 2008 | S. P. Opsahl |
| Douglas Aubrey | Stored carbon decouples soil CO2 efflux in chronically disturbed ecosystems | University of Georgia | 2011 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Ashley Ballou | Aspects of gopher tortoise (Gopherus Polyphemus) populations in Georgia: status, landscape predictors, juvenile movements, and burrow use. | University of Georgia | 2013 | L.L. Smith |
| Benju Baniya | Re-assembly of the longleaf pine ecosystem: Effects of groundcover seeding on understory characteristics, fire behavior and soil properties. | University of Florida | 2021 | S. T. Brantley |
| Coleman Barrie | Groundwater flow on a karstic landscape in southwest Georgia | University of Georgia | 2019 | S. T. Brantley |
| Coleman Barrie | Sedimentation and hydrology of isolated wetlands impacted by row crop agriculture | Auburn University | 2022 | S. T. Brantley |
| Michael Battaglia | The influence of overstory structure on understory light availability in longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) forest. | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) | 2000 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Michael Belovitch | Hydraulic redistribution – roots to the ecosystem. | University of Georgia | 2018 | L. M. Conner |
| Michael Biggerstaff | Seasonal resource selection of white-tailed deer on managed forests in the Upper Coastal Plain longleaf pine ecosystem | University of Georgia | 2017 | J. B. Cannon |
| Roger Birkhead | Ingestion of seeds by gopher tortoises (Gopherus Polyphemus) in a southeastern pine savanna: species composition and effects on germination. | Auburn University | 2001 | W. K. Michener |
| Crystal Bishop | In the eye of a hurricane: The effects of prescribed burns and salvage logging on lower stem and root feeding beetles and their sybiotic blue-stain fungi | University of Georgia | 2022 | K. D. Klepzig |
| Suzanne Henderson Blaydes | Modeling needle fuel dispersal in longleaf-pine dominated forests | University of Georgia | 2022 | J. B. Cannon |
| Kristin Bliss | Impact of nutrient heterogeneity on plant response and competition in Coastal plain species | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) | 2001 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Melissa D. Boglioli | Burrow dispersion and occupancy patterns as they relate to habitat parameters and social behavior in the gopher tortoise,(Gopherus Polyphemus). | Auburn University | 1999 | L. M. Conner |
| Jennifer Borgo | Reducing southern flying squirrel use of red-cockaded woodpecker cavities | Utah State University | 2004 | L. M. Conner |
| Gina Botello | Larval mosquitoes in agricultural wetlands of the Gulf Coastal Plain of Georgia, U.S.A.: investigating the effects of surrounding land use, nutrient enrichment, and food resources | University of Georgia | 2012 | S. W. Golladay |
| Sabrie Breland | Bee assemblage and vegetation across a suite of restoration conditions in a fire-maintained longleaf pine savanna | University of Georgia | 2015 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Courtney Brissey | Ecology of bark and woodboring beetles in longleaf pine forest stands | University of Georgia | 2015 | L. R. Boring |
| Jesse Canfield | Wildfire dynamics: understanding some behavior trends | Florida State University | 2014 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Durwin Carter | Carbon-fine root allocation and transfer at ecosystem scales (C-FATES) | State University of West Georgia | 2001 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Sarah Cathey | Growth and N2-fixation of legumes native to the longleaf pine-wiregrass ecosystem | Florida State University | 2014 | L. R. Boring |
| Michael Cherry | White-tailed deer, coyotes, and the ecology of fear in a longleaf pine savanna | University of Georgia | 2014 | L. M. Conner |
| Jessica Cochrane | Ecology of bobcats in a longleaf pine forest in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2003 | L. M. Conner |
| Derek Colbert | Breeding season gobbling chronology in hunted and non-hunted populations of eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2013 | L. M. Conner |
| Kelly Coles | Conservation, propagation, and restoration of Schwalbea Americana | Emory University | 2023 | K. D. Klepzig |
| Daniel Crawford | Causal linkages between prey behavior and predation risk: Controlled experiments reveal behavioral effects of predation risk on white-tailed deer | Texas A&M University | 2021 | L. M. Conner |
| Michelle Creech | Revegetation potential of slash pile burn sites in the longleaf pine ecosystem | University of Georgia | 2009 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Patrick Curtin | Canopy recruitment dynamics in naturally regenerated longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) woodlands | University of Missouri | 2017 | S. B. Jack |
| Brandon Daly | Observed changes in the atmospheric surface layer during prescribed agricultural burns | Florida State University | 2012 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Jessica Davis | Stream fish response to intermittency and drying in the Ichawaynochaway Creek Basin | University of Georgia | 2017 | S. W. Golladay |
| Stephanie Davis | Assessing impacts of animal agriculture on macroinvertebrates in intermittent Coastal Plain streams in the southeastern USA: implications for biomonitoring | University of Georgia | 2000 | S. W. Golladay |
| James Deemy | Isolated wetland mapping, connectivity assessment, and water quality in the Dougherty Plain of Georgia | University of Georgia | 2015 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Anna Derrick | Small mammal responses to prescribed fire and simulated mammal removal in a longleaf pine ecosystem | University of Georgia | 2007 | L. M. Conner |
| Nicholas Deuel | Space use, interactions, extra-territorial forays and habitat selection of gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2016 | L. M. Conner |
| David Diaz | Effects of growing season flow regime on stream periphyton growth in a Coastal Plain stream | University of Georgia | 2015 | P. V. McCormick |
| Jordana Doughty | Bobcat (Lynx rufus) ecology in a longleaf pine ecosystem in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2004 | L. M. Conner |
| David Dyson | Influence of competition on longleaf pine seedling recruitment in selection silviculture | Auburn University | 2010 | S. B. Jack |
| Michelina Dziadzio | Effects of predation on gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) nest and hatchling survival | University of Georgia | 2015 | L. L. Smith |
| Chloe Eggert | Biogeochemical storage and transformation of sediments from geographically isolated wetlands in agriculture landscapes | Auburn University | 2022 | S. W. Golladay |
| Chambers English | Economic modeling of longleaf pine restoration for water quantity | University of Georgia | 2023 | J. B. Cannon |
| Michael Entrekin | Storm flowpaths and biogeochemistry of a karst stream in southwest Georgia | University of South Carolina | 1997 | E. R. Blood |
| Sally Entrekin | Abundance, biomass, and secondary production of chironomids (Diptera) in grass-sedge marshes and cypress-gum swamps | University of Georgia | 2000 | S. W. Golladay |
| Christine Fallon | Effects of stream intermittency on leuciscid and percid food web dynamics in the Ichawaynochaway Creek Basin, Southwest Georgia, USA | University of Georgia | 2020 | S. W. Golladay |
| Chelcy Ford | Variable distributions of water as a transpiration source: consequences from the tree stem to ecosystem functioning | University of Georgia | 2004 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Catherine Frock | An integrative study in the behavioral landscape ecology of Sherman’s fox squirrels: implications of animal conservation in a changing world | University of Florida | 2022 | L. M. Conner |
| Danny Gammons | Radiotelemetry studies of armadillos in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2006 | L. M. Conner |
| Heather Gaya | Sampling design enhancement for gopher tortoises | University of Georgia | 2019 | L. L. Smith |
| Elizabeth (Liz) Gleim | The effects of long-term prescribed burning on ticks and tick-borne pathogen prevalence. | University of Georgia | 2013 | L. M. Conner |
| Ivy Godbois | Ecology of bobcats on land managed for northern bobwhite in southwestern Georgia. | University of Georgia | 2003 | L. M. Conner |
| Jessica Gonynor McGuire | A multifaceted approach to evaluating gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) population health at selected sites in Georgia. | University of Georgia | 2013 | L. L. Smith |
| Darroc Goolsby | Patterns of landuse and succession in a longleaf pine forest | University of Georgia | 2005 | L. R. Boring |
| Jeffrey Grayum | Understanding northern bobwhite covey movement dynamics | Mississippi State University | 2023 | L. M. Conner |
| Mark Hainds | Legume population dynamics in a frequently burned longleaf pine – wiregrass ecosystem. | Auburn University | 1995 | R. J. Mitchel |
| Theresa Harper | Effects of diversionary feeding on raccoon foraging behavior in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2001 | L. M. Conner |
| Camille Herteux | Wading bird use of geographically isolated wetlands in the southeastern U.S. coastal plain | Florida Atlantic University | 2018 | L. L. Smith |
| Kevin Hiers | The effect of fire season on legumes in a fire-maintained longleaf pine ecosystem. | University of Georgia | 1999 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Joseph Honings | Hydrogeologic investigation of a covered karst region | Louisiana State University | 2022 | S. T. Brantley |
| Shannon Hoss | Spatial ecology and male reproductive biology of the Eastern diamond-back rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus | Auburn University | 2007 | L. L. Smith |
| Brent Howze | The effect of predation on white-tailed deer recruitment at the Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center | University of Georgia | 2009 | L. L. Smith |
| Gwen Iacona | Seedling recruitment as a driver of species richness in the understory of the longleaf pine savanna | University of Florida | 2008 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Claire Ike | Spatial variability and land use change: effects on total soil carbon contents in the coastal plain of Georgia | University of Georgia | 2010 | L. R. Boring |
| Elizabeth(Beth)Jacqmain | Controls on oak composition and population size structure in frequently burned longleaf pine – wiregrass ecosystems. | Auburn University | 1996 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Noah Jansen | Influence of root branching order on fine root substrate quality and decomposition in a Pinus palustris ecosystem | University of Florida | 2007 | R. J. Mitchell |
| George Jensen | Turning up the heat: Fire ecology and climate adaptive silviculture in longleaf pine forests | University of Missouri | 2022 | J. B. Cannon |
| James Johnson | White-tailed deer camera surveys: density estimation and spatio-temporal dynamics | University of Georgia | 2019 | L. M. Conner |
| Paula Johnson | Habitat association and drought responses of mussels in the lower Flint River Basin, southwest Georgia. | University of Georgia | 2001 | R. J. Mitchell |
| David D. Jones | Can increasing food availability alter foraging behavior of potential nest predators? | University of Georgia | 2001 | L. M. Conner |
| Phoebe Judge | The impacts of hydraulic redistribution on the physiology and growth of understory plants in longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) sandhills | University of Georgia | 2022 | S. T. Brantley |
| Binab Karmacharya | Small mammal response to food, fire, herbicide and predation in longleaf pine ecosystem | University of Florida | 2011 | L. M. Conner |
| Margaret Kearns | Effects of annual flow regime on redbreast sunfish and bluegill growth in a southeastern Coastal Plain stream | University of Georgia | 2001 | S. W. Golladay |
| Jason Keenan | Comparison of two techniques that determine habitat selection by bobcats and a discussion of habitats within overlapping and non-overlapping areas. | University of Georgia | 2007 | L. M. Conner |
| Gavin Kenney | The effects of Hurricane Michael on the structure and function of longleaf pine woodlands | University of Alabama | 2021 | S. T. Brantley |
| Rachel King | Spatial ecology and wetland use of aquatic turtles in the Coastal Plain of Georgia | University of Georgia | 2014 | L. L. Smith |
| Brian Kirby | Effects of forest management practices on raccoon ecology in a longleaf pine ecosystem. | University of Tennessee | 2015 | L. M. Conner |
| Daniel Knapp | Development and life-history traits affect larval anuran stoichiometry: a framework for understanding the role of larval anurans in wetland nutrient storage. | University of Alabama | 2019 | L. L. Smith |
| Faith Kruis | Pig movements and efficacy of Judas pigs in whole-sounder removal | University of Georgia | 2023 | L. M. Conner |
| Jessica Laskowski | Animal habitat selection, foraging and fear response: from daily decisions to global patterns | University of Florida | 2019 | L. M. Conner |
| Luiza Lazzaro | Quantifying spatial feedbacks between overstory species and fuels in mixed longleaf pine-oak forests | Auburn University | 2023 | J. B. Cannon |
| Anna Liner | Wetland predictors of amphibian distributions and diversity within the southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain | University of Georgia | 2006 | L. L. Smith |
| Andy Little | Ecology of female Eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) in frequently-burned pine savannas in southwestern Georgia. | University of Georgia | 2015 | L. M. Conner |
| Andrea Long | Effects of an invasive ant on invertebrates in the southeastern United States | University of Florida | 2015 | L. M. Conner and L. L. Smith |
| Louise Loudermilk | ELinking plant demography, forest fuels, and fire in longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) savannas using lidar remote sensing and simulation modeling. | University of Florida | 2010 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Greg Lynch | Effects of removal on spatial organization and habitat use of bobcats | University of Georgia | 2005 | L. M. Conner |
| Lewis Marquez | Medicinal compounds from native plants | Emory University | 2023 | K. D. Klepzig |
| Emily Martin | Microplastics in relation to water quality and land use in the lower Flint River Georgia | University of Georgia | 2022 | S. W. Golladay |
| Glenn Martin | Evaluating the location, extent, and condition of isolated wetlands in the Dougherty Plain, Georgia, USA | University of Georgia | 2010 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Katherine (Katie) Martin | Restoration of fire-dependent depression wetlands | University of Georgia | 2006 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Lewis Marquez | Medicinal compounds from native plants | Emory University | 2023 | K. D. Klepzig |
| Nicholas Marzolf | Environmental limits on the dispersal of invasive Pomacea maculata in Lake Seminole | University of Georgia | 2015 | S. W. Golladay |
| Cara McElroy | Determining landscape connectivity through amphibian abundance, community composition, and gene flow | University of Georgia | 2016 | L. L. Smith |
| Julie McEntire | The sources and cycling of nutrients and dissolved organic carbon in the lower ACF Basin and Lake Seminole | University of Georgia | 2009 | S. P. Opsahl |
| John McGuire | Canopy disturbances in longleaf pine savannas | Auburn University | 1999 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Anna McKee | Correlations between community diversity and within-species diversity in an amphibian assemblage: potential processes and implications for conservation management. | University of Georgia | 2012 | L. L. Smith |
| Adam Miles | Bat community structure, foraging activity, and evening bat roost site selection in loblolly pine and longleaf pine forests of Georgia./td> | University of Georgia | 2005 | L. M. Conner |
| Gabe Miller | Home range size, habitat associations and refuge use of the Florida pine snake, Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus, in southwest Georgia, U.S.A. | University of Florida | 2008 | L. L. Smith |
| Gail Morris | Effects of mammalian predator exclusion, supplemental feeding, and prescribed fire on small mammal populations in a longleaf pine ecosystem./td> | University of Florida | 2010 | L. M. Conner |
| Tara Muenz | Indicators of stream health: the use of benthic macroinvertebrates and amphibians in an agriculturally impacted area, southwest Georgia. | University of Georgia | 2004 | S. W. Golladay |
| Maureen Mulligan | Wiregrass (Aristida beyrichiana Trin. and Rupr.) recruitment, establishment and growth. | University of Georgia | 2000 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Chris Murphy | Vertebrate refugia in the longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystem. | University of Georgia | 2019 | L. L. Smith |
| Matthew Neatrour | Factors affecting root system response to nutrient heterogeneity in forested wetland ecosystems | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) | 2005 | S. W. Golladay |
| Melinda Nelson | Habitat selection and survival of white-tailed deer fawns in a longleaf pine ecosystem | University of Georgia | 2013 | L. M. Conner |
| Heather Norden | Species biology and the life history of the federally endangered Schwalbea americana L. (Scrophulariaceae) | University of Georgia | 2002 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Jeannine Ott | Patterns and movement, burrow use, and reproduction in a population of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus): implications for the conservation and management of a declining species | Auburn University | 1999 | W. K. Michener |
| Kelly Peeler | Caffeine as an anthropogenic source indicator in freshwater and marine systems | Florida State University | 2004 | S. P. Opsahl |
| Christina Perez | Seasonal area of use and habitat selection by female wild turkeys in response to prescribed fire in a managed longleaf pine savanna in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2013 | L. M. Conner |
| Sara Piccolomini | Evaluation of post-release movement and habitat selection behavior in reintroduced populations of the Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi) | Auburn University | 2019 | L. L. Smith |
| Elisabeth (Corrie) Pieterson | Control and distribution of Lygodium japonicum (Japanese climbing fern) in the southeastern United States | University of Florida | 2010 | S. B. Jack |
| Cody Pope | Effects of canopy gaps created by Hurricane Michael on longleaf pine and oak sapling growth | University of Florida | 2021 | J. B. Cannon |
| Alex Potash | The environmental drivers of behavioral and physical antipredator adaptions in the southeastern fox squirrel | University of Florida | 2018 | L. M. Conner |
| Justin “JT” Pynne | Using an ecosystem engineer to restore functionality of natural pinelands in the southeastern United States | University of Georgia | 2020 | L. M. Conner |
| Allison Reid | Spatial genetic structure of four bobcat populations in the southeastern U.S. | University of Georgia | 2006 | L. M. Conner |
| Sean Reynolds | Physiological study of introduction of future-climate-adapted species in adaptive silviculture study | Auburn University | 2020 | S. W. Bigelow |
| Parisa Rinaldi | Relationships between landscape features and nutrient concentrations in an agricultural watershed in southwestern Georgia: an integrated geographic information systems approach | Georgia State University | 2013 | P. V. McCormick |
| Haley Ritger | Effects of fire regime on subcortical insects, tree physiology, and their interactions in longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) | University of Georgia | 2023 | S. T. Brantley |
| Anna Rollosson | Factors influencing the growth of mature longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) at a second-growth fire-managed site in southwestern Georgia | University of Florida | 2019 | S. W. Bigelow |
| Kathleen Rugel | Investigating drivers of groundwater-surface water interaction in the lower Flint River Basin, southwestern Georgia, USA | University of Georgia | 2013 | S. W. Golladay |
| James Andrew (Drew) Ruttinger | Habitat and roost selection by male eastern wild turkeys in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2013 | L. M. Conner |
| Morgan Sandera | Comparing longleaf pine wood quality grown in natural and planation stands | University of Georgia | 2022 | K. D. Klepzig |
| Lindsey Sargent | The influence of physicochemical characteristics and interspecies interactions on the invasion success of a non-native crayfish | University of Georgia | 2009 | S. W. Golladay |
| Elizabeth (Beth) Schlimm | The influence of habitat structure on squamate species richness in the Coastal Plain of Georgia | University of Georgia | 2013 | L. L. Smith |
| Brian Schoch | Diet, age, and reproduction of mesomammalian predators in response to intensive removal during the quail nesting season | University of Georgia | 2003 | L. M. Conner |
| Jason Scott | Empirical forecast models for guiding decision-making in complex landscapes with competing wildlife management goals | University of Georgia | 2011 | L. M. Conner |
| Ashley Sexton | Home range and habitat use of red-tailed hawks in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2005 | L. M. Conner |
| Margaret Shearint | The direct and indirect effects of the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) on seed fate in the longleaf pine ecosystem | University of Georgia | 2011 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Stephen Shivers | Transitioning from a river to a lake: how hydrology and invasive species alter nutrient cycling and retention within a reservoir | University of Georgia | 2016 | S. W. Golladay |
| Stephen Shivers | The impact of submerged aquatic vegetation on nutrient dynamics and bacterial metabolism in a southeastern reservoir | University of Georgia | 2010 | S. W. Golladay |
| Samuel Simkin | Soil disturbances created by pocket gophers (Geomys pinetis) are poor microsites for plant recruitment in a fire-maintained longleaf pine ecosystem | University of Georgia | 1998 | W. K. Michener |
| Chelsea Smith | Stream macroinvertebrate dynamics across a gradient of flow permanence in an agricultural watershed | University of Georgia | 2015 | P. V. McCormick |
| Justine Smith | Effect of invasive wild pigs on white-tailed deer and eastern wild turkey and behavioral responses to aerial gunning removal efforts | University of Georgia | 2023 | L. M. Conner |
| Adia Sovie | Response of vertebrates to hardwood and shrub encroachment | University of Florida | 2020 | L. M. Conner |
| David Steen | Wildlife restoration via forest management in fire-suppressed longleaf pine sandhills | Auburn University | 2011 | L. L. Smith |
| Sean Sterrett | The ecology and influence of land use on river turtles in southwest Georgia | University of Georgia | 2015 | L. L. Smith |
| Glen Stevens | Fine root dynamics in a Pinus palustris Mill. ecosystem: the role of sampling interval and the soil environment | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) | 2001 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Theresa Storey | Effects of diversionary feeding on raccoon foraging behavior in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2001 | L. M. Conner |
| Stribling Stuber | The relationship between land use and the ecological integrity of isolated wetlands in the Dougherty Plain, Georgia, USA | University of Georgia | 2013 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Katharine (Katie) Stuble | Impacts of fire ant invasion on seed dispersal and ant community composition in the longleaf pine ecosystem | University of Georgia | 2008 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Amanda Subalusky | The role of isolated, seasonal wetlands in the ecology of the American alligator | Texas A&M University | 2007 | L. L. Smith |
| McKayla Susen | The relationship between habitat structure and the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) in southwest Georgia | University of Georgia | 2023 | L. L. Smith |
| Andrew Taylor | Status assessment of a shoal bass population in the lower Flint River, Georgia | University of Georgia | 2012 | S. W. Golladay |
| Danielle Temple | Spatial ecology of gray foxes on a longleaf pine forest and the surrounding landscape in southwestern Georgia | Texas A&M University | 2007 | L. M. Conner |
| Kelsey Turner | The effects of habitat type, carcass size, and scavenger species exclusion on vertebrate scavenging communities | University of Georgia | 2015 | L. M. Conner |
| Ashley Warren | Ecology of the southeastern pocket gopher Geomys pinetis in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2014 | L. M. Conner |
| Albert (Bert) Way | Burned to be wild: science, society and ecological conservation in the southern longleaf pine | University of Georgia | 2008 | R. K. McIntyre |
| Andy Whelan | Cyclic occurrence of fire and its role in carbon dynamics along an edaphic moisture gradient in longleaf pine ecosystems | University of Alabama | 2012 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Eva Whitehead | Adult mosquito ecology in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2009 | S. W. Golladay |
| Susanne Wiesner | Energy density and entropy production: their role in the carbon and energy cycling of subtropical longleaf pine savannas | University of Alabama | 2018 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Scott Wiggers | Some like it hot: fire and legume germination in the longleaf pine ecosystem | Auburn University | 2011 | L. K. Kirkman |
| Margaret (Meg) Williams | Effects of growing-season prescribed fire on eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) nest success and poult survival in southwestern Georgia | University of Georgia | 2012 | L. M. Conner |
| Alexander Wright | Long-term population ecology and movement patterns of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) in southwest Georgia | University of Georgia | 2016 | L. L. Smith |
| Jenny Wright | Carbon dynamics of longleaf pine ecosystems | University of Edinburgh | 2012 | R. J. Mitchell |
| Nicole Yetke | Ecological role of American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) burrows across isolated wetland gradients: Microhabitats and species use | University of Florida | 2023 | L. L. Smith |
| Kelsea Young | In the pines: Dung beetle community composition in longleaf pine habitat | Clemson University | 2021 | K. D. Klepzig |
