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#46 | Deer University - Timber harvesting & wildlife management, Part 1: pine stands, ft. Dr. Brady Self Jul 28, 2021

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Dr. Brady Self is an Extension Forestry Specialist at Mississippi State University. In this episode of Deer University, Dr. Strickland and Dr. Demaris chat with Brady on the ins and outs of pine management and how it may impact management of wildlife species.

#45 | Fire University - How fire affects predators, ft. Dr. Michael Cherry Jul 20, 2021

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We use fire to manage lands for specific species, but can this management technique also be used to alter the behavior of predators? Tune into today's episode of Fire University as Dr. Marcus Lashley chats with Dr. Michael Cherry of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute and PhD student Marcelo Jorge of the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources as they discuss how fire can help decrease predator abundance on your land.

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Want more information on some mentioned papers in this episode?

Check out the studies below!

Predators and Fire:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112719322364?casa_token=K9qIKMiou8oAAAAA:WdhrnjFKCam-ojTvw7Vc-4sNDqfAIfA1QWjGYRK5ye-oLVyls2kOR4wn-Tv8TREVzuDijk_MdXKK

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112719322996?casa_token=uTr8StHYvOsAAAAA:_BrJ3KvTY6wIFKzNs7s7wZUR1z7HaZt3XwE8dle3yAbFzurfQb5WOaW5zIxNW1fIfHSjYVkyYVKO

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0245695

https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/jwmg.110?casa_token=XHDZsYn6Rn4AAAAA:OF6x9IGsLpT4B3BJswwzdiSnvBG06fD1_ZsbglUVRaUR_BcvBLFI9fV3xQoWn-xJ_mlGTxx-ZBNculAX

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.2193/0091-7648(2004)032[1255:PFARUO]2.0.CO;2?casa_token=-FW20Ah5n1MAAAAA:2Ey069oa1HV_pJwnZ3NhhUGJWsO-8e1Bw7CGmmVJo92APlZwyuuugIr_zo_xSlwez_XJwHaVh12tOJsD

https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/3802775.pdf?casa_token=k0UZ0SnjzRAAAAAA:HoC6Zh0NpO5-v-isvvpqP6C4Jg37cl5gUDcKLt6TjZBjL7vQLWYGQsa0Q91NbYkp5Hls6G2VDrIiHuIcw2ULuoiaMC6Z45rEhA9AVsTiWzpIh0DcNRxg4g

Hardwood Removal and Predator Management:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112716306879?casa_token=6CbDlPY0fFIAAAAA:JFLKuK64zqUxpJT0rs504cHucMINIWeWm3vswqFDHkSHMZzV5WnEGQVsR0SuMH60JyBNAgu1TFpp

Bats and Fire:

https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-021-00105-4

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0245695

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2007.10.060

https://doi.org/10.1644/08-MAMM-A-349.1

https://doi.org/10.2193/2007-595

#44 | Habitat University - The roots of wildlife habitat, ft. Dr. Craig Harper Jul 13, 2021

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When you're managing habitat for wildlife do you think more about plants than wildlife? Yeah, us too. So who better to chat with than one of the nation's leading researchers and educators on plant-wildlife interactions? In this episode, Jarred and Adam chat with author and University of Tennessee Extension Wildlife Specialist Dr. Craig Harper. Tune in for a masterclass on the importance of plants and plant id for all habitat managers. But, don't worry, you don't have to be a botanist for this episode; Craig gives some helpful tips for anyone interested in learning more about plants, wildlife, and habitat management on their land.

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Learn more about this week's guest, Dr. Craig Harper: https://fwf.tennessee.edu/craig-harper/

Wildlife Food Plots and Early Successional Plants by Dr. Harper: https://nocsopublishing.com/

American Wildlife and Plants book quoted in the episode, a great resource, and where we sorta borrowed the title of this episode from! - https://bookshop.org/books/american-wildlife-and-plants/9780486207933

Flicker color and honeysuckle study: https://www.audubon.org/news/mystery-solved-invasive-berries-blame-turning-flickers-feathers-pink

2020 paper titled "Seeding is not always necessary to restore native early successional plant communities" that Dr. Harper referenced in the episode: https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13249

#43 | Pond University - Tips for managing aquatic vegetation in your pond, ft. Dr. Joseph Morris Jul 06, 2021

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In this episode of Pond University, we talk with Professor Joe Morris from Iowa State University. Joe has worked in pond management and aquaculture for a long time and has a wealth of knowledge and experience on lots of different topics, including aquatic vegetation identification, management and control. Joe is also the director of the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center. Joe talks to us about some of the major considerations when managing aquatic vegetation and some specific management tools including grass carp and herbicides. Please note that any mention of specific herbicide products is for reference only and does not represent an endorsement of those particular products. We hope you enjoy this episode! Also, please consider taking our anonymous listener survey so that we can improve the podcast and include topics that you are interested in.

Anonymous Listener Survey:

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Joe's Profile Page at Iowa State University:

https://www.nrem.iastate.edu/people/joseph-morris

North Central Regional Aquaculture Center website:

https://www.ncrac.org/n

Iowa State University Extension Store:

https://store.extension.iastate.edu/

AquaPlant Tool from Texas A&M University:

https://aquaplant.tamu.edu/

Wisconsin DNR Herbicide Factsheets:

https://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/plants/factsheets/

Purdue's Aquatic Vegetation Guide:

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/aquatic-vegetation-management/

Purdue's Fish Identification Guide:

https://edustore.purdue.edu/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-584&_ga=2.92654493.1240264908.1625498857-1847494118.1584900510

Pond and wildlife management website:

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/

Purdue's Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory:

https://ag.purdue.edu/btny/ppdl/Pages/default.aspx

Mitch's profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mzischke&intDirDeptID=15

Mitch's twitter:

https://twitter.com/TheAussieWahoo

Megan's profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mlgunn&intDirDeptID=15

Megan's twitter:

https://twitter.com/_TFFP

Natural Resources University website:

https://naturalresourcesuniversity.libsyn.com/

Natural Resources University YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ-uehW5nyQ8uZMDSHG_low

Purdue's Department of Forestry and Natural Resources website:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/default.aspx

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant website:

https://iiseagrant.org/

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/contact-us/

#42 | Deer University - Can supplemental feeding impact the plant community? ft. Beau Navarre Jun 30, 2021

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Supplemental feeding has become a common practice, but deer biologists are often concerned about the indirect effects and how the practice could degrade habitat quality and impact the native plant community. In this episode we interview Beau Navarre, a graduate student in the MSU Deer Lab, about his research where he measured all sorts of plant data around feeders that concentrated deer. So, does feeding affect the native plant community? Well, it depends. Listen to find out!

#41 | Fire University - Promoting the poults: How to create high-quality brooding cover, ft. John Gruchy Jun 22, 2021

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In today's episode of Fire University, Dr. Marcus Lashley sits down with returning guest John Gruchy of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks to discuss brood rearing and nesting cover of wild turkeys and northern bobwhites. Join them as they discuss what makes for good brood rearing and nesting cover when managing for turkey poults and bobwhite chicks.

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#40 | Habitat University - The moneyball problem Jun 15, 2021

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What do baseball and wildlife habitat management have in common? Take a listen to this week's episode as Adam and Jarred discuss what Adam calls "the Moneyball problem" of habitat management. They chat about how lessons learned from the best-selling book (and movie) - Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game – can be applied to habitat management.

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Resources mentioned:

Moneyball: The art of winning an unfair game, by Michael Lewis - https://bookshop.org/books/moneyball-the-art-of-winning-an-unfair-game/9780393324815

Read a synopsis on the book from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moneyball

The famous, Van Horne paper, Density as a misleading indicator of habitat quality: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3808148

"Streetlight effect" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetlight_effect

Moneyball and Shorebirds - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/moneyball-for-shorebirds-how-precision-analytics-are-changing-habitat-conservation/

Rosy retrospection hypothesis - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosy_retrospection

Article about University of Tennessee white oak and fertilizer research project - https://www.deerassociation.com/for-more-acorns-dont-fertilize-oak-trees-maybe-cut-some-down/

#39 | Pond University - The blue-green monster: How to manage harmful algal blooms Jun 08, 2021

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In this episode of Pond University, we talk with Ciera Baird. Ciera is an Aquatic Ecotoxicologist with Aquatic Control and is an expert on harmful algal blooms. Ciera talks to us about the difference between regular "green" algae and blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, and the types of conditions that can lead to harmful algal blooms. Ciera also discusses the negative impacts of these blooms and how to prevent and manage them in your pond or lake. We hope you enjoy this episode! Also, please consider taking our anonymous listener survey so that we can improve the podcast and include topics that you are interested in.

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Aquatic Control

https://aquaticcontrol.com/

Aquatic Control YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCavy9apWmnu6ClS1tNL2wKw

Indiana Department of Environmental Management Harmful Algal Bloom Information:

https://www.in.gov/idem/algae/#:~:text=Some%20blue%2Dgreen%20algal%20strains,they%20sink%20to%20the%20bottom

Publication on Harmful Algal Blooms:

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/aquatic-vegetation-management/

Pond and wildlife management website:

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/

Purdue's Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory:

https://ag.purdue.edu/btny/ppdl/Pages/default.aspx

Mitch's profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mzischke&intDirDeptID=15

Mitch's twitter:

https://twitter.com/TheAussieWahoo

Megan's profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mlgunn&intDirDeptID=15

Megan's twitter:

https://twitter.com/_TFFP

Natural Resources University website:

https://naturalresourcesuniversity.libsyn.com/

Natural Resources University YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ-uehW5nyQ8uZMDSHG_low

Purdue's Department of Forestry and Natural Resources website:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/default.aspx

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant website:

https://iiseagrant.org/

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/contact-us/

#38 | Deer University - Can supplemental feeding increase disease risk? ft. Miranda Huang Jun 07, 2021

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Supplemental feeding of deer has become a common practice throughout most of the white-tailed deer's range. Deer biologists often warn of the potential risks of supplemental feeding related to transfer of disease among deer, other wildlife, and people. In this episode we interview Miranda Huang, a graduate student in the MSU Deer Lab, about her research where she quantified disease risk from parasites and aflatoxins. The results were surprising!

#37 | Fire University - Using fire to manage for deer, ft. Dr. Will Gulsby & Dr. Bronson Strickland May 25, 2021

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In today's episode of Fire University, Dr. Marcus Lashley sits down with Dr. Bronson Strickland of the MSU Deer Lab and Dr. Will Gulsby of Auburn University to chat about deer habitat, timing of fire, and all the nuances of using fire as a tool to manage for deer. Tune in to learn how using prescribed fire can help you create both high quality cover and forage for your deer!

Dr. Bronson Strickland, MSU Deer Lab: https://www.msudeer.msstate.edu/

Dr. William Gulsby: http://wp.auburn.edu/deerlab/faculty-and-staff/

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