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CURRICULUM VITAE
DAVID B. WESTER
Department of Animal, Rangeland and Wildlife Sciences &
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Kingsville, Texas 78363
Voice: 361 593 4000 FAX: 361 593 3788
david.wester@tamuk.edu
EDUCATION:
1979-1984: Texas Tech University
Ph.D., May 1984, Range Science
Dissertation title: “Ordination and Classification of Vegetation in
Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas,” 271 pp.
1976-1979: Texas Tech University
MS, August 1979, Range Science
Thesis title: “Moisture and Temperature Effects on Seed Germination and
Seedling Survival,” 161 pp.
1972-1976: Colorado State University
BS (cum laude), May 1976, Range-Forest Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Texas A&M University-Kingsville:
Professor and Research Scientist, Department of Animal, Rangeland and Wildlife Sciences &
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, 2011 to present.
Texas Tech University:
Professor, Department of Natural Resources Management, 1999 to 2011.
Associate Professor, Department of Range, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management, 1993 to 1999.
Assistant Professor, Department of Range and Wildlife Management, 1988 to 1993.
Research Scientist/Lecturer, Department of Range and Wildlife Management, 1983 to 1988.
Research Assistant, Department of Range and Wildlife Management, 1976 to 1983.
Colorado State University
Student Assistant, Department of Range Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins,
1975 to 1976.
Forest Technician, U.S. Forest Service, Albuquerque, 1974.
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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: The Wildlife Society
Gamma Sigma Delta
Society for Range Management
Southwestern Association of Naturalists (inactive)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE SERVICE: Graduate Council Representation, Department of Animal, Rangeland and Wildlife Sciences,
2016-present
Scholarship Committee, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (member), 2015-present
Scholarship Committee, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (chair), 2011 –2015
Tenure Committee, Department of Animal, Rangeland and Wildlife Sciences, 2012 (chair)
Promotion Committee, Department of Animal, Rangeland and Wildlife Sciences, 2012 (chair)
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SERVICE: Service on 171 graduate student committees, Texas Tech University, 1984 to 2011
Promotion Committee for faculty member, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, 2009
Three-Year Review Committee for faculty member, Department of Agricultural and
Applied Economics, 2007
Chair, Three-Year Review Committee for faculty member, Department of Natural Resources
Management, 2005-2008
Chair, Mentoring Committee, Department of Natural Resources, 2004-2009
Mentoring Committee, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences (2 faculty members),
2007-2011
Chair, Mediation Committee, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, 2004 to
2011
Chair, search committee faculty position, Department of Natural Resources Management,
2007
University Committee to Review Statistics Programs, Texas Tech University, 2004
Teaching Enhancement and Recognition Committee, College of Agricultural Sciences and
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Natural Resources, 2004
Chair, Graduate Program Review of the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, 2004
Graduate Program Review of the Department of Animal and Food Sciences, 2006
Search Committee for Dean of College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, 2003-
2004
Review Panel, Multidisciplinary Seed Grant Program, The Graduate School, Texas Tech
University, 2002
Promotion and Tenure Committee, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, 2008
Promotion and Tenure Committee, Department of Agricultural Economics, 2002, 2003 (one
faculty member each year)
Promotion and Tenure Committee, Department of Plant and Soil Science, 2000, 2002, 2005,
2005 (one faculty member each year)
Promotion and Tenure Committee, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2006
(three faculty members)
Core Committee for the Urbanovsky Fellowship Endowment, 1996 to 1999, 2003-2004, 2005-
2011
Graduate Council, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources representative,
1995 to 1998
Graduate Faculty Subcommittee, Graduate Council, 1997 to 1998
Selection Committee for Thornton Distinguished Chair of Plant Sciences, College of
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, 1994
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources representative to Phi Kappa Phi,
1987 to 2011
Scholarship Committee, Phi Kappa Phi, Texas Tech University chapter, 1990
Faculty Nominations Committee chair, Phi Kappa Phi, Texas Tech University chapter, 2005 to
2011
Computer Usage Committee chairman, College of Agricultural Sciences, 1989 to 1993
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Computer Usage Committee, College of Agricultural Sciences, 1984 to 1993
Chair, Graduate Studies Coordination Committee, College of Agricultural Sciences and
Natural Resources, 1995 to 1997
Graduate Programs Committee, Department of Range, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management,
1995 to 2011
Curriculum Committee, Department of Range and Wildlife Management, 1984
Computer Usage Account Administrator, Department of Range, Wildlife and Fisheries
Management, 1982 to 2011
Statistical Consultant, College of Agricultural Sciences and Department of Range, Wildlife
and Fisheries Management, 1980 to present. Service extends to College of Home
Economics and College of Arts and Sciences
College of Agricultural Sciences Representative on the University Academic Computer Users
Committee, 1987 to 1988
Teaching Improvement Committee, College of Agricultural Sciences, 1983 to 1986
Student Representative, Graduate Council, 1979 to 1980
Student Representative, Graduate Research and Program Committee, Department of Range
and Wildlife Management, 1979 to 1980
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: Associate Editor (Plant Ecology), The Southwestern Naturalist, 1995 to 2009
Editorial Board Committee, The Southwestern Naturalist, 2005-2006
Member of Executive Committee (Texas Tech University representative), Shrub Research
Consortium, Shrub Sciences Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research
Station, Provo, Utah, 2004 to 2011
Secretary, Texas Section for Society of Range Management, 1987
Manuscript/proposal reviews invited from:
Journal of Range Management (Rangeland Ecology and Management)
Rangelands
Journal of Seed Technology
Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
City University of New York
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Canadian Journal of Forest Research
Arctic and Alpine Research
Journal of Arid Environments
Texas Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Journal of Environmental Quality
Journal of Soil and Sediment Contamination
Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology (Islamic Republic of Iran)
Restoration Ecology
Wildlife Society Bulletin
Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute
Plant Ecology
European Journal of Wildlife Research
Herpetological Review
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Land Degradation and Development
National Science Foundation
SpringerPlus
Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International
Agriculture and Forest Meteorology
Books/Chapters/Special Report reviews invited for:
Range Research: Basic Problems and Techniques (C.W. Cook and J.E. Stubbendieck,
eds.), Chapter 10: Experimental Designs, pp. 251-276. Society of Range Management,
Denver, Colorado (1986)
Vegetation Science Applications for Rangeland Analysis and Management (P.T. Tueller,
ed.), Chapter 3: Ecophysiology of Range Plants, pp. 29-67. Handbook of Vegetation
Science Series No. 14. Kluwer Academic Publ., Dordrecht (1988)
Ecology and Management of North American Savannas, by G.R. McPherson. University
of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona (1997)
Evaluation of the Ecological Risks Associated with Land Application of Municipal
Sewage Sludge, by R.A. Efroymson, B.E. Sample, R.J. Luxmore, L.S. Tharp, and L.W.
Barnthouse. Prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research
and Development, by the Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory
Grasses of South Texas, A Guide to Their Identification and Values, by James Everitt, D. L.
Drawe, C. R. Little, and R.I Lonard. 2011. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock, TX.
Quantitative Analyses in Wildlife Science, L.A. Brennan, A.N. Tri and B.G. Marcot (eds.),
chapter entitled “Occupancy Modeling Applications,” Johns Hopkins University Press,
Baltimore, MD
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Statistical Consultant for Associate Editor, Journal of Range Management, 1988 to 1991. 90+
manuscripts
Poster judge, 3rd Annual Student Research and Creative Activities Day, sponsored by Sigma
Xi, Texas Tech University chapter, March 22, 1995
Graduate Student paper judge, 49th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Wichita,
Kansas, February 10-15, 1996
Graduate Student paper judge, 50th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Rapid
City, South Dakota, February 17-20, 1997
Session Moderator, Thirteenth Wildlife Shrub Symposium, Shrub Dynamics, Fire and Water.
Texas Tech University, August 10-12, 2004
TEACHING: Courses taught at Texas A&M University-Kingsville:
1. Experimental Design and Analysis (WSCI 6390), graduate course: 2011, 2013, 2015 F.
2. Ecology of Arid and Semi-arid Lands (RWSC 4383, undergraduate course: 2012, 2014 S.
3. Applied Regression Analysis (WSCI 6390), graduate course: 2012, 2014, 2016 F, 2015 S,
2016 F.
4. Practical Nonparametric Statistics (WSCI 6390), graduate course: 2013 S, 2016 S.
5. Applied Multivariate Analysis (WSCI 6390), graduate course: 2015, S.
Assisted in courses at Texas A&M University-Kingsville:
1. Wildlife Management Techniques (ANSC 3310). Guest lecturer
2. Statistics in Agriculture (ANSC 5390). Guest lecturer
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS:
1. Wester, D.B. and M.J. Trlica. 1977. Mixtures of bottom ash and soil as a growth
medium for three range species. J. Range Manage. 30(5):391-394.
2. Hoppe, R.T., L.M. Smith, and D.B. Wester. 1986. Foods of wintering diving ducks in
South Carolina. J. Field Ornithology 57:126-134.
3. Sears, W.E., C.M. Britton, D.B. Wester, and R.D. Pettit. 1986. Herbicide conversion of a
sand shinnery oak (Quercus havardii) community: Effects on nitrogen. J. Range
Manage. 39:403-407.
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4. Sears, W.E., C.M. Britton, D.B. Wester, and R.D. Pettit. 1986. Herbicide conversion of a
sand shinnery oak (Quercus havardii) community: Effects on biomass. J. Range
Manage. 39:399-403.
5. Wester, D.B., B.E. Dahl, and P.F. Cotter. 1986. Effects of pattern and amount of
simulated rainfall on seedling dynamics of weeping lovegrass and Kleingrass. Agron. J.
78:851-855.
6. Wilcox, B.P., F.C. Bryant, D. Wester, and B.L. Allen. 1986. Grassland communities and
soils on a high elevation grassland of central Peru. Phytologia 61(4):231-250.
7. Mosely, J.C., D.B. Wester, and S.C. Bunting. 1987. Estimating herbaceous yield from
species frequency. Northwest Science 61(1):55-59.
8. Phillips, S., W. Rogers, D.B. Wester, and L. Chandler. 1987. Ordination analysis of ant
faunae along the range expansion front of the red imported fire ant in south-central
Texas. Texas J. Agric. Nat. Res. 1:11-15.
9. Wester, D.B., and H.A. Wright. 1987. Ordination of vegetation change in Guadalupe
Mountains, New Mexico. Vegetatio 72:27-33.
10. Stoecker, B.J., Y.C. Li, D.B. Wester, and S.B. Chan. 1987. Effects of torula and brewer's
yeast diets in obese and lean mice. Biol. Trace Element Research 14:249-254.
11. Roberts, F.H., C.M. Britton, D.B. Wester, and R.G. Clark. 1988. Fire effects on
tobosagrass and weeping lovegrass. J. Range Manage. 41(5):407-409.
12. Hansmire, J.A., D.L. Drawe, D.B. Wester, and C.M. Britton. 1988. Effect of winter
burns on forbs and grasses of the Texas coastal Prairie. Southwestern Naturalist
33(3):333-338.
13. McPherson, G.R., H.A. Wright, and D.B. Wester. 1988. Patterns of shrub invasion in
semiarid Texas grasslands. Amer. Midl. Nat. 120:391-397.
14. McPherson, G.R., G.A. Rasmussen, D.B. Wester and R.A. Masters. 1991. Vegetation
and soil zonation associated with Juniperus pinchotii Sudw. trees. Great Basin Naturalist
51(4):316-324.
15. Wester, D.B. 1992. Replication, randomization, and statistics in range research, a view
point. J. Range Manage. 45(3):285-290.
16. Smith, L.M., D.G. Sheeley, and D.B. Wester. 1992. Condition models for wintering
northern pintails in the Southern High Plains. Great Basin Naturalist 52(3): 226-231.
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17. Schweitzer, S.H., F.C. Bryant, and D.B. Wester. 1993. Potential forage species for deer
in the Southern Mixed Prairie. J. Range Manage. 46(1): 70-75.
18. Seitheko, E.M., Allen, B.L. and D.B. Wester. 1993. Effect of three grazing intensities on
selected soil properties in semi-arid west Texas. Afr. J. For. Range Science. 10(2):82-85.
19. Walulu, R.S., D.T. Rosenow, D.B. Wester, and H.T. Nguyen. 1994. Inheritance of the
stay green trait in sorghum. Crop Sci. 34:970-972.
20. Wu, Y., K. Rylander, and D. Wester. 1996. Rodent-habitat associations in a Chihuahuan
desert grassland community in Trans-Pecos Texas. Texas J. Sci. 48(1):68-74.
21. Harmel, R.D., R.E. Zartman, C. Mouron, D.B. Wester, and R.E. Sosebee. 1997.
Modeling ammonia volatilization from biosolids applied to semiarid rangelands. Soil Sci.
Soc. Am. J. 61:1794-1798.
22. Hild, A., and D.B. Wester. 1998. Methods alter interpretation of treatment impacts on
winterfat shrublands. J. Range Manage. 51(2):173-178.
23. Benton, M.W., and D.B. Wester. 1998. Effects of topically applied biosolids on
tobosagrass and alkali sacaton growth in a Chihuahuan desert grassland. J. Environ.
Quality. 27:199-208.
24. Grissom, P.J. and D.B. Wester. 1999. A gradient analysis of understory vegetation in a
sugarberry-elm floodplain forest on the Brazos River. Texas J. Agr. Nat. Res. 11:48-63.
25. Haukos, D.A., H.Z. Sun, L.M. Smith, and D.B. Wester. 1998. Collection and analysis of
vertical structure data from profile board in wetland vegetation. Wetlands 18(2):203-215.
26. Tian, S., and D.B. Wester. 1999. Aboveground biomass estimation of broom snakeweed
(Gutierrezia sarothrae) plants. Texas J. Sci. 51(1):55-64.
27. Taylor, J.P., D.B. Wester, and L.M. Smith. 1999. Soil disturbance, flood management,
and riparian woody plant establishment in the Rio Grande floodplain. Wetlands
19(2):372-382.
28. Kenworthy, K.E., D.L Auld, D.B. Wester, R.E. Durham, and C.B. McKenney. 1999.
Evaluation of buffalograss germplasm for induction of fall dormancy and spring greenup.
J. Turfgrass Management. 3:23-42.
29. Strait, R.K., R. E Zartman, R.E. Sosebee, and D.B. Wester. 1999. Evaluating temperature
constraints for municipal biosolids application to a desert grassland soil. Texas J. Agric.
Nat. Resources. 12:80-87.
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30. Klueva, N.A., R.C. Joshi, C.P. Joshi, D.B. Wester, R.E Zartman, R.G. Cantrell, and H.T.
Nguyen. 2000. Genetic variability and molecular responses of root penetration in cotton.
Plant Science 155:41-47.
31. Yan, Shanguo, C. Wan, R.E. Sosebee, D.B. Wester, E.B. Fish, and R.E Zartman. 2000.
Responses of photosynthesis and water relations to rainfall in the desert shrub
creosotebush (Larrea tridentata) as influenced by municipal biosolids. J. Arid
Environments. 46:397-412.
32. Forbes, A.R., J.M. Mueller, R.B. Mitchell, C.B. Dabbert, and D.B. Wester. 2000.
Accuracy of red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formididae) mound density estimates.
Environmental Entomology 25(2):109-112.
33. Jurado, E., O. Aguirre, J. Flores, J. Navar, H. Villalon, and D.B. Wester. 2000.
Germination of Tamaulipan thornscrub of northeastern Mexico. J. Arid Environments.
46:413-424.
34. Jurado, P. and D.B. Wester. 2001. Effects of biosolids on tobosagrass growth in the
Chihuahuan desert. J. Range Management 54:89-95.
35. Vermeire, L.T. and D.B. Wester. 2001. Shinnery oak poisoning in rangeland cattle:
Causes, effects, and solutions. Rangelands. 23:19-21.
36. Mitchell, R., J. Fritz, K. Moore, L. Moser, K. Vogel, D. Redfearn, and D. Wester. 2001.
Predicting forage quality in switchgrass and big bluestem. Agron. J. 93:118-124.
37. Fike, J.H., V.G. Allen, R.E. Schmidt, X. Zhang, J.P. Fontenot, C.P. Bagley, R.L. Ivy,
R.R. Evans, R.Coelho, and D.B. Wester. 2001.Tasco-forage: I. Influence of a seaweed
extract on antioxidant activity in tall fescue and in ruminants. Journal of Animal Science.
79:1011-1021.
38. Saker, K.E., V.G. Allen, J.P. Fontenot, C.P. Bagley, R.L. Ivy, R.R. Evans, and D.B.
Wester. 2001. Tasco-forage: II. Monocyte immune cell response and performance of beef
steers grazing tall fescue treated with a seaweed extract. Journal of Animal Science.
79:1022-1031.
39. Allen, V.G., K.R. Pond, K.E. Saker, J.P. Fontenot, C.P. Bagley, R.L. Ivy, R.R. Evans,
C.P. Brown, M.F. Miller, J.L. Montgomery, T.M. Dettle, and D.B. Wester. 2001.Tasco-
forage: III. Influence of performance, monocyte immune cell response, and carcass
characteristics in feedlot-finished steers. Journal of Animal Science. 79:1032-1040.
40. Montgomery, J.L., V.G. Allen, K.R. Pond, M.F. Miller, D.B. Wester, C.P. Brown, R.
Evans, C.P. Bagley, R.L. Ivy, and J.P Fontenot. 2001. Tasco-forage: IV. Influence of a
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seaweed extract applied to tall fescue pastures on sensory characteristics, shelf-life, and
vitamin E in feedlot-finished steers. J. Animal Science. 79:884-894.
41. Allen, V.G., K.R. Pond, K.E. Saker, J.P. Fontenot, C.P. Bagley, R.L. Ivy, R.R. Evans,
R.E. Schmidt, J.H. Fike, X. Zhang, J.Y. Ayad, C.P. Brown, M.F. Miller, J.L.
Montgomery, J. Mahan, D.B. Wester, C. Melton. 2001. Tasco: Influence of a brown
seaweed on antioxidants in forages and livestock—A review. J. Anim. Sci. 79 (E.
Suppl.): E21-E31.
42. Rupp, S.P., M.C. Wallace, D. Wester, S. Fettig, and R. Mitchell. 2001. Effects of
simulated elk grazing and trampling (I): Intensity. Alces 37(1): 129-146.
43. Rupp, S.P., M.C. Wallace, D. Wester, S. Fettig, and R. Mitchell. 2001. Effects of
simulated elk grazing and trampling (II): Frequency. Alces 37(1): 129-146.
44. Guay, K., H. Brady, K. Pond, V. Allen, D.B. Wester, L.A. Janecka, and N. L. Heninger.
2002. Matua bromegrass for mares in gestation and lactation. J. Animal Science
80:2960-2966.
45. Wester, D.B., R.E. Sosebee, R.E Zartman, E.B. Fish, and J.C. Villalobos. 2003. Effects
of biosolids in a Chihuahuan desert ecosystem. Rangelands 25(4):27-32.
46. Jaynes, W.F., R.E Zartman, R.E. Sosebee, and D.B. Wester. 2003. Decomposition of
biosolids after surface applications in west Texas. J. Environmental Quality 32:1773-1781.
47. Light, G.G., T. Baughman, P.A. Dotray, J.W. Keeling, and D.B. Wester. 2003. Yield of
glyphosate-tolerant cotton as affected by topical applications on the Texas High and
Rolling Plains. Journal of Cotton Science 7:231-235.
48. Vermeire, L.T., R.B. Mitchell, S.D. Fuhlendorf, and D.B. Wester. 2004. Selective control
of rangeland grasshoppers with prescribed fire. Journal of Range Management 57:29-33.
49. Hahm, J.M. and D.B. Wester. 2004. Effects of surface-applied biosolids on grass seedling
emergence in the Chihuahuan desert. Journal of Arid Environments 58:19-42.
50. C. R. Richardson, G. A. Nunnery, D. B. Wester, N. A. Cole, and M. L. Galyean. 2004.
Power of test considerations for beef cattle experiments: A review. J. Animal Science 82
(E. Suppl.):E214-E222.
51. Montgomery, J.L., M.L. Galyean, R.L. Horst, K.J. Morrow, J.R. Blanton, Jr., D.B.
Wester, and M.F. Miller. 2004. Supplemental vitamin D3 concentration and biological
type of beef steers: I. Feedlot performance and carcass traits. Journal of Animal Science
82:2050-2058.
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52. Montgomery, J.L., M.B. King, J.G. Gentry, A.R. Barham, B.L. Barham, G.G. Hilton, J.R.
Blanton, Jr., R.L. Horst, M.L. Galyean, K.J. Morrow, Jr., D.B. Wester, and M.F. Miller.
2004. Supplemental vitamin D3 concentration and biological type of beef steers: II.
Tenderness, quality, and residues of beef. Journal of Animal Science 82:2092-2104.
53. Montgomery, J.L., J.R. Blanton, R.L. Horst, M.L. Galyean, J.K. Morrow, Jr., V.G. Allen,
D.B. Wester, and M.F. Miller. 2004. Effects of supplemental vitamin D3 concentration
on concentrations of calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium relative to protein in
subcellular components of the longissimus and the distribution of calcium within
longissimus muscle of beef steers. Journal of Animal Science 82:2742-2749.
54. Montgomery, J.L., J.R. Blanton, R.L. Horst, M.L. Galyean, K.J. Morrow, Jr., D.B.
Wester, and M.F. Miller. 2004. Effects of biological type of beef steers on vitamin
D,calcium and phosphorus status. Journal of Animal Science 82:2043-2049.
55. Arzani, H., M. Zohdi, E. Fish, G.H. Zahedi Amiri, A. Nikkhah, and D. Wester. 2004.
Phenological effects on forage quality of five grass species. J. Range Management
57(6):624-629.
56. Montague, T., R. Kjelgren, R. Allen and D.B. Wester. 2004. Water loss estimates for five
recently transplanted landscape tree species in a semiarid climate. J. Environmental
Horticulture 22(4):189-196.
57. Moffet, C.A., R.E Zartman, D.B. Wester, and R.E. Sosebee. 2005. Surface biosolids
application: Effects on infiltration, erosion and soil organic carbon in Chihuahuan desert
grasslands and shrublands. J. Environmental Quality 34:299-311.
58. Vermeire, L.T., D.B. Wester, R.B. Mitchell, and S.D. Fuhlendorf. 2005. Fire and grazing
effects on wind erosion, soil water content, and soil temperature on Sandhills rangeland.
J. Environ. Quality. 34:1559-1565.
59. Philipp, D., V.G. Allen, R.B. Mitchell, C.P. Brown, and D.B. Wester. 2005. Forage
nutritive value and morphology of three old world bluestems under a range of irrigation
levels. Crop Sci. 45:2258-2268.
60. Jurado-Guerra, P., D.B. Wester, and E.B. Fish. 2006. Soil nitrate-nitrogen dynamics after
biosolids application in a tobosagrass desert grassland. J. Environ. Qual. 35:641-650.
61. Philipp, D., C.P. Brown, V.G. Allen, and D.B. Wester. 2006. Influence of irrigation on
mineral concentrations in three old world bluestems. Crop Sci. 46: 2033-2040.
62. Parajulee, M.N., R.B. Shrestha, J.F. Leser, D.B. Wester, and C. Blanco. 2006. Evaluation
of the functional response of selected arthropod predators on bollworm eggs in the
laboratory and effect of temperature on their predation efficiency. Environmental
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Entomology 35(2):379-386.
63. Vines, K.A., V.G. Allen, M. Alley, J.P. Fontenot, and D. B. Wester. 2006. Nitrogen
fertilization of legumes in tall fescue pastures affect soil and forage nitrogen. Forages and
Grazing Lands doi:10:1094/FG-2006-0918-01-RS
64. Reed, J.E., W.B. Ballard, P.S. Gibson, B.T. Kelly, P.R. Krausman, M.C. Wallace, and
D.B. Wester. 2006. Diets of free-ranging Mexican wolves in Arizona and New Mexico.
Wildlife Soc. Bulletin 34(4):1127-1133.
65. Teolis, Igino, E.B. Peffley, and D.B. Wester. 2007. Comparing student performance in
live versus web-based instruction in herbaceous plant identification. HortTechnology
17(1): 120-124. This paper received the Outstanding Education Publication Award by the
American Society for Horticultural Science, 2007.
66. Merriman, J.W., C.W. Boal, Bashore, T.L., P.J. Zwank, and David B. Wester. 2007.
Abundance of diurnal raptors in relation to prairie dog colonies: implications for bird
aircraft strike risk (BASH). J. Wildlife Mgt. 74(1):811-815.
67. Philipp, D., V.G. Allen, R.J. Lascano, C.P. Brown and D.B. Wester. 2007. Production
and water use efficiency of three old world bluestems. Crop Science 47:787-79.
68. Ortega-Ochoa, C., C. Villalobos, C.M. Britton., D.B. Wester., D.E. Ethridge, and D.B.
Willis. 2007. Profitability Analysis of a Beef Production on WW-B. Dahl (Bothriochloa
bladhii) Pasture under Different Combinations of Irrigation and Supplement Feeding.
Texas Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources. 20:42-51. This paper received the
2009 Publication Award: Technical Writing award from the Texas Section of the Society
of Range Management.
69. Rice, M.B., W.B. Ballard, E.B. Fish, D.B. Wester and D. Holdermann. 2008. Landowner
attitudes toward black bears in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. Human Dimensions of
Wildlife. 12:405-415.
70. Carrera, R., W. Ballard, P. Gipson, B.T. Kelly, P.R. Krausman, M.C. Wallace, C.
Villalobos, and D.B. Wester. 2008. Comparison of Mexican wolf and coyote diets in
Arizona and New Mexico. J. Wildlife Mgt. 72: 376-381.
71. Radke, N.J., D. B. Wester, G. Perry, and S. Rideout-Hanzak. 2008. Short-term effects of
prescribed fire on lizards in mesquite-Ashe juniper vegetation in central Texas. Applied
Herpetology 5:281-292.
72. May, B.C., D.B. Wester, C.M. Britton and T. Bryson. 2008. Macro- and micro-habitat
characteristics of Kuenzler’s hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus fendleri var. kuenzleri).
Haseltonia 14:170-175.
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73. Sandra Rideout-Hanzak, D.B. Wester, G. Perry and C. M. Britton. 2009. Echinocereus
viridiflorus var. viridiflorus mortality in shortgrass plains of Texas: Observations
following wildfire and drought. Haseltonia 15:1-7.
74. Covey, T.L., N. E. Elam, J. A. Carroll, D. B. Wester, and M. L. Galyean. 2010. Effects of
supplemental selenium source in Holstein steers given an intranasal challenge of bovine
infectious rhinotracheitis virus and in newly received beef heifers: Performance,
morbidity, antibody titers, and blood cell counts. The Professional Animal Scientist.
26(1):82-92.
75. Covey, T.L., N. E. Elam, J. A. Carroll, D. B. Wester, M. A. Ballou, D. M. Hallford, and
M. L. Galyean. 2010. Effects of supplemental selenium source in Holstein steers given an
intranasal challenge of bovine infectious rhinotracheitis virus: Blood metabolites,
hormones, and cytokines. The Professional Animal Scientist. 26(1): 93-102.
76. V. Acosta-Martínez, S. E. Dowd, Y. Sun, D. Wester and V. Allen. 2010. Pyrosequencing
analysis for characterization of soil bacterial populations as affected by an integrated
livestock-cotton production system. Applied Soil Ecology. 45:13-25.
77. Ewusie, E.A., M.N. Parajulee, D. A. Adabie-Gomez and D. Wester. 2010. Strip cropping:
a potential IPM tool for reducing whiteflue Bemeisia tabaci Gennadius (Homoptera:
Aleyrodidea) infestations in Cassava. West African Journal of Applied Ecology 17:109-
119.
78. Galyean, M.L. and D.B. Wester. 2010. Comparison of multinomial and binomial
proportion methods for analysis of multinomial count data. J. Animal Science 88:3452-
3463.
79. Vermeire, L.T., J.L. Crowder and D.B. Wester. 2011. Plant community and soil
environment responses to summer fire in the northern Great Plains. Rangeland Ecology
and Management 64:37-46.
80. Rideout-Hanzak, S., D.B. Wester, C.M. Britton and H. Whitlaw. 2011. Biomass not
linked to perennial grass mortality following severe wildfire in the southern High Plains.
Rangeland Ecology and Management 64: 47-55.
81. Panasci, M., W.B. Ballard, R. Breck, D. Rodriguez, L.D. Densmore, D.B. Wester and
R.J. Baker. 2011. Evaluation of Fecal DNA Preservation Techniques and Effects of
Sample Age and Diet on Genotyping Success. Journal of Wildlife Management.
75(7):1616-1624.
82. Derington, A.J., J.C. Brooks, A.J. Garmyn, L.D. Thompson, D.B. Wester and M.F.
Miller. 2011. Relationships of slice shear force and Warner-Bratzler shear force of beef
loin steaks as related to the tenderness gradient of the strip loin. Meat Science 88:203-
208.
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83. Wester, D.B., R.E. Sosebee, R.E Zartman, E. B. Fish, J. C. Villalobos, R. Mata-Gonzalez,
P. Jurado and C. A. Moffet. 2011. Biosolids effects in Chihuahuan desert rangelands: a
ten-year study. Applied and Environmental Soil Science. Article ID 717863, 13 pp.
doi:10.1155/2011/717863.
84. Zartman, R., C. Moffet, D.B. Wester, R.E. Sosebee, E.B. Fish and W. Jaynes. Influence
of surface biosolids on infiltration. 2011. Applied and Environmental Soil Science.
Article ID 642791, 9 pp., doi:10.1155/2012/642791
85. Zartman, R. E, C. McKenney, D. Wester, R. Sosebee and J. Borrelli. 2011. Precipitation
and mowing effects on highway rights-of-way vegetation height and safety. Landscape
and Ecological Engineering. DOI 10.1007/s11355-011-0184-x.
86. Roberts, A.J., C.W. Boal., D.B. Wester, S. Rideout-Hanzak and H.A. Whitlaw. 2012.
Grassland bird community response to large wildfires. Wilson J. Ornithology 124:24-30.
87. Chou, Y.F., R.D. Cox and D.B. Wester. 2012. Smoke water and heat shock influence
germination of shortgrass prairie species. Rangeland Ecology and Management 65:260-
267.
88. Sorensen, G.E., D. B. Wester and S. Rideout-Hanzak. 2012. A non-destructive method to
estimate standing crop of purple threeawn and blue grama. Rangeland Ecology and
Management 65:538-542.
89. Hernandez, F., L.A. Brennan, S.J. DeMaso, J.P. Sands and D.B. Wester. 2012. On
reversing the northern bobwhite population decline: Twenty years later. Wildlife Society
Bulletin 37:177-188.
90. Parent, C.J., F. Hernandez, D.B. Wester and F.C. Bryant. 2012. Temporal and spatial
trends in northern bobwhite survival and nest success. Proceedings of the National Quail
Symposium 7: 173:183
91. Fultz, L.J., J. Moore-Kucera, T.M. Zobeck, V. Acosta-Martinez, D.B. Wester and V.G.
Allen. 2013. Organic carbon dynamics and soil stability in five semiarid agro-
ecosystems. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. Agriculture, Ecosystems and
Environment 181:231-240.
92. Cui, Song, V.G. Allen, C.P. Brown and D.B. Wester. 2013. Growth and nutritive value of
three Old World bluestems and three legumes in the semiarid Texas High Plains. Crop
Sci. 53:329-340.
93. Vermeire, L.T., J.L. Crowder and D.B. Wester. 2014. Grazing utilization effects on
semiarid rangeland following summer fire. Rangeland Ecology and Management 67:52-
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60.
94. McCuistion, K., M. Grigar, D.B. Wester, R. Rhoades, C. Mathis and L. Tedeschi. 2014.
Can we predict forage nutritive value with historical weather parameters? Rangelands
36:2-9.
95. Acosta-Martinez, V., J. Moore-Kucera, J. Cotton and D.B. Wester. 2014. Enzyme
activities of soil during the 2011 Texas record drought/heat wave and implications to
biogeochemical cycling and organic matter dynamics. Applied Soil Ecology 75:43-51.
96. Wiemers, D.W., T.E. Fulbright, D.B. Wester, J. A. Ortega-S., G. A. Rasmussen and D.G.
Hewitt. 2014. Role of thermal environment in resource selection by male white-tailed
deer during summer in Texas, USA. Wildlife Biology 20:47-56.
97. Acosta-Martinez, V., T. Gardner, J. Cotton, J. Moore-Kucera, J. Zak, D. Wester and S.
Cox. 2014. Predominant bacterial and fungal assemblages in agricultural soils during a
record drought/heat wave and linkages to enzyme activities of biogeochemical. Applied
Soil Ecology 84:69-82.
98. Cui, S., C.J. Zilverberg, V.G. Allen, C.P. Brown, J. Moore-Kucera, D.B. Wester, M. Mirik, S.
Chaudhuri, and N. Phillips. 2014. Carbon and nitrogen responses of three old world bluestems to
nitrogen fertilization or inclusion of a legume. Field Crops Res. 164:45-53.
99. Eversole, C.B., S.E. Henke, J.L. Ogdee, D.B. Wester and A. Cooper. 2014. Nuisance
American alligators: an investigation into trends and public opinion. Human-Wildlife
Interactions 8:5-21.
100. Ruppert, D.E., B.A. Needelman, M.C. Rabenhorst and D.B. Wester. 2014. Drainage
ditch soil morphology and mineralogy influenced by hydrologic and soil treatments. Soil
Horizons 55(4):1-7
101. Wester, D.B., Rideout-Hanzak, S., C.M. Britton and H. Whitlaw. 2014. Plant
Community Response to the East Amarillo Complex Wildfires in the Southern High
Plains, USA Community Ecology 15(2):222-234.
102. Hewitt, D. G., J. Lewis, M. Hellickson, D.B. Wester, and F. C.Bryant. 2014. Age
Related Patterns of Antler Development in Free-ranging White-Tailed Deer. 2014. J.
Wildlife Mgt. 78: 976-984
103. Luna, M., C.J. Villalobos, C.M. Britton, D.B. Wester, S. Rideout-Hanzak and R.E.
Sosebee. 2014. Effect of burning season and intensity on two grass species of the
Chihuahuan desert. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 67:64-620.
104. Turner, J.W., F. Hernandez, C.W. Boal, B.M Ballard, F.C. Bryant and D.B. Wester.
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2014. Influence of raptor abundance on northern bobwhite survival and habitat use. J.
Wildlife Mgt. 38:689-696.
105. Folks, D.J., K. Gann, T.E. Fulbright, D.G. Hewitt, C.A. DeYoung, D.B. Wester, K.N.
Echols and D.A. Draeger. 2014. Drought but not population density influences dietary
niche breadth in white-tailed deer in a semiarid environment. Ecosphere 5(12): 1-15.
106. Eversole, C.B., S.E. Henke, D.B. Wester, B.M Ballard and R.L. Powell. 2015.
Responses of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) to environmental
conditions: implications for population and ecosystem monitoring. Herpetologica 71:37-
45.
107. Cortez, J.D., S.E. Henke, D.W. Wiemers, T.E. Fulbright, D.B. Wester and R. Riddle.
2015. Distribution and habitat selection by the Maritime pocket gopher. Southeastern
Naturalist 14:41-56.
108. Foley, A.M., R.W. DeYoung, D.G. Hewitt, M.W. Hellickson, K.L Gee, D.B. Wester,
M.A. Lockwood, and K.V. Miller. 2015. Purposeful wanderings: mate-search strategies
of male white-tailed deer. J. Mammalogy 96:279-286.
109. Crider, B., T.E. Fulbright, D.G. Hewitt, C. DeYoung, E. Grahmann, W. Priesmeyer, D.B.
Wester, K. Echols, and D. Draeger. 2015. Influence of white-tailed deer population
density on vegetation standing crop in a semiarid environment. J. Wildlife Mgt. 79:413-
424.
110. Parent, C.J., F. Hernandez, L.A. Brennan, D.B. Wester, F.C. Bryant and M.J. Schnupp.
2015. Northern bobwhite abundance in relation to precipitation and landscape structure.
J. Wildlife Mgt. doi:10.1002/jwmg.992.
111. Eversole, C.B., S. E. Henke, D. B. Wester, B. M. Ballard, and R. L. Powell. 2015. Time
of night as a technique for conducting American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
surveys. Herp. Rev. 46:520-523.
112. Fultz, L.M., J. Moore-Kucera, J. Dathe, M. Davinic, G. Perry, D. Wester, D. Schwilk and
S. Rideout-Hanzak. 2016. Forest wildfire and grassland prescribed fire effects on soil
biogeochemical processes and microbial communities: Two case studies in the semi-arid
Southwest. Appl. Soil Ecology 99:118-128.
113. Grace, J.L., A.D. Tjelmeland, F.S. Smith, S.L. Mitchell, S. Rideout-Hanzak, J. Lloyd-
Reilley, S.D. Maher and D.B. Wester. 2016. Effects of depth and duration of burial on
Heteropogon contortus seed viability and germination in southern Texas. Ecological
Restoration 34:7-10.
114. Ogdee, J.L., S.E. Henke, and D.B. Wester. 2016. Lack of human awareness and the need
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for increased public education regarding the emerging zoonotic parasite, Baylisascaris
procyonis. Human Wildlife Interactions 10(2):283-191).
115. Ogdee, J., S. Henke, D. Wester and A. Fedynich. 2016. Environmental temperatures in
southern Texas: implications for survival of Baylisascaris procyonis eggs. J. Wildlife
Diseases 52: 52:936-939.
116. Gann, W.J., T.E. Fulbright, E.D. Grahmann, D.G. Hewitt, C.A. DeYoung, D.B. Wester,
B.A. Korzekwa, K.N. Echols, D.A. Draeger. 2016. Does Supplemental Feeding Alter
Response of Palatable Shrubs to Browsing by White-tailed Deer? Rangeland Ecology and
Management 69:399-407.
117. Ruzicka, R.E., D. Rollins, L.M. Lacoste, and D.B. Wester. 2016. Factors affecting
trapping success of northern bobwhites in the Rolling Plains of Texas. Wildlife Society
Bulletin 40:605-610.
118. Ogdee, J.L., S.E. Henke and D.B. Wester. 2016. Permeability and viability of
Balisascaris procyonis eggs within various soil types in southern Texas. Journal of
Parasitology 102(6):608-612.
119. Ogdee, J.L., S.E. Henke, D.B. Wester and A.M. Fedynich. 2017. Assessing potential
environmental contamination of Baylisascaris procyonis eggs by infected raccoons in
Southern Texas. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 17:185-189.
120. Cox, R.D., Y. Chou and D.B. Wester. 2017. Smoke water and heat influence emergence
of shortgrass prairie species. Fire Ecology 13:138-148.
121. Anderson, W.M., D.B. Wester, C.J. Salice and G. Perry. 2017. Habitat utilization by the
Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) from two sites in Central Texas. Journal of
North American Herpetology 2017(1):28-33.
122. McCloughan, A., S. Rideout-Hanzak, D.B. Wester and W. Xi. 2017. Evaluating
management techniques on morphology of slender rush-pea in southern Texas, USA.
Natural Areas Journal 37(3):500-511.
123. Eversole, C.B., S.E. Henke, D.B. Wester and B.M. Ballard. 2017. Testing variation in
the relationship between cranial morphology and total body length in the American
Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Herpetological Review 48:288-292.
124. Downey, M., D. Rollins, F. Hernandez, D.B. Wester and E. Grahmann. 2017. An
evaluation of northern bobwhite translocation to restore populations in the Rolling Plains
of Texas. J. Wildlife Management
125. Ruppert, D.E., Needelman, B. Kleinman, P.J.A., Rabenhorst, M., Momen, B., Wester,
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D.B. 2017. Hydrology and soil manipulations of iron-rich ditch mesocosms provide little
evidence for phosphorus capture within the profile. Journal of Environmental Quality
46:596-604.
126. Contreras, S., B.M. Ballard, D.B. Wester, W.P. Kuvlesky, Jr., L.A. Brennan, and M.L.
Morrison. 2017. High passage rates and different seasonal migration strategies of birds
along the lower Texas coast. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation
9(6):183-199.
127. Goolsby, J.A., N.K. Singh, A. Ortega-S., Jr., D.G. Hewitt, T.A. Campbell, D. Wester and
A. A. Perez de Leon. 2017. Comparison of natural and artificial odor lures for nilgai
(Boselaphus tragocamelus) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in South
Texas: developing treatment for cattle fever tick eradication. Intern. J. Parasitology:
Parasites and Wildlife 6:100-107.
128. Crouch, C.G., J. A. Ortega-A., D.B. Wester, F. Hernandez, L.A. Brennan and G.L.
Schuster. Vegetation and arthropod responses to brush reduction by grubbing and
stacking. National Quail Symposium Proceedings (in press).
129. McCuistion, K., J.L. Foster, G. Schuster, D. Wester, Z. Lopez, A. Umphres-Lopez and A.
Coronado. In situ degradation characteristics of sorghum silage treated with fibrolytic
enzymes. Crop, Forage and Turfgrass Management (in press).
130. Zemanova, M.A., JH. L. Perotto-Baldivieso, E. L. Dickins, D.I. Rumiz, A.B. Gill, J. P.
Leonard and D.B. Wester. Impact of deforestation on habitat connectivity thresholds for
large carnivores in tropical forests. Ecological Processes (in press).
BOOK CHAPTERS/SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS/CONTRIBUTIONS:
1. Contributed to “Experimental Designs”, Chapter 10, In: C.W. Cook and J. Stubbendieck
(eds.), Range Research: Basic Problems and Techniques, second edition, 1986, Society
for Range Management, Denver, 317 pp.
2. Wester, D.B. 1991. A summary of range plant seed germination research. The
International Center for Arid and Semiarid Land Studies, Publication No. 91-2. Texas
Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 112 pp.
3. Wester, D.B. 1994. An introduction to sample size estimation. Contribution T-9-712,
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University,
Lubbock, Texas, 21 pp.
4. Wester, D.B. 1995. Seed physiology and germination, pp.168-238. In: D.J. Bedunah and
R.E. Sosebee (eds.), Wildland Plants: Physiological Ecology and Developmental
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Morphology. Society of Range Management, Denver, 710 pp.
6. Sosebee, R.E., and D.B. Wester. 1995. Genetic variation in plants: environmental and
biotic effects, pp. 1-21. In: D.J. Bedunah and R.E. Sosebee (eds.), Wildland Plants:
Physiological Ecology and Developmental Morphology. Society of Range Management,
Denver, 710 pp.
7. Wester, D.B. Regression: Linear and Non-linear, Parametric and Non-parametric. In:
L.A. Brennan, A.N. Tri and B.G. Marcot (eds.) Quantitative Analyses in Wildlife
Sciences. Johns Hopkins University Press. In preparation.
PROCEEDINGS/SYMPOSIA: 1. Wester, D.B., and B.E. Dahl. 1983. Rainfall/germination interface, pp. 46-54. In: Range
and Pasture Seeding in the Southern High Plains. Texas A&M Experiment Station (H.T.
Wiedemann and J. F. Cadenhead, eds.), 116 pp.
2. Phillips, S.A., D.M. Claborn, and D.B. Wester. 1984. Foraging strategies of native ants
in fire ant infested areas of central Texas. 1984. Imported Fire Ant Conference,
Gainesville, Florida., March 1984.
3. Dahl, B.E., P.F. Cotter, D.B. Wester, and C.M. Britton. 1988. Range plant establishment
in the Southern High Plains region, pp. 42-46. In: J.E. Mitchell (ed.), Impacts of the
Conservation Reserve Program in the Great Plains, Symposium Proceedings, Denver,
Sept.16-18, 1987. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RM 158. Rocky Mountain
Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, Colorado, 134 pp.
4. Moffet, C., R. Zartman, C. Brenton, E. Fish, D. Wester, and R. Sosebee. 1995.
Municipal biosolids application effect on infiltration and erosion on desert grasslands, pp.
4-1 to In: Effects of Land Application of Biosolids in Arid and Semi-arid Environments.
Symposium sponsored by U.S.E.P.A., Colo. St. Univ., Colo. Dept. Publ. Health and
Environment, and RBD. Inc., May 16-19, 1995. Fort Collins, Colorado.
5. Wester, D.B., Benton, M.W., P. Jurado, R.G. Gatewood, and R.E. Sosebee. 1995.
Tobosagrass and alkali sacaton growth responses to topically applied biosolids in a
Chihuahuan desert grassland, pp. 1-1 to 1-17. In: Effects of Land Application of
Biosolids in Arid and Semi-arid Environments. Symposium sponsored by U.S.E.P.A.,
Colo. St. Univ., Colo. Dept. Publ. Health and Environment, and RBD. Inc., May 16-19,
1995. Fort Collins, Colorado.
6. Zartman, R.E., D. Harmel, D.B. Wester, R.E. Sosebee, and C. Mouron. 1995. Ammonia
volatilization from biosolids applied to semiarid rangeland, pp. 3-1 to 3-7. In: Effects of
Land Application of Biosolids in Arid and Semi-arid Environments. Symposium
sponsored by U.S.E.P.A., Colo. St. Univ., Colo. Dept. Publ. Health and Environment, and
RBD, Inc., May 16-19, 1995. Ft. Collins Colorado.
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7. Strait, R.K., R.E. Zartman, R.E. Sosebee, and D.B. Wester. 1995. Environmental effects
on the degradation of biosolids by soil microbes, pp. 3-1 to 3-9. In: Effects of Land
Application of Biosolids in Arid and Semi-arid Environments. Symposium sponsored by
U.S.E.P.A., Colo. St. Univ., Colo. Dept. Publ. Health and Environment, and RBD, Inc.,
May 16-19, 1995. Ft. Collins, Colorado.
8. Hild, A.L., and D.B. Wester. 1996. Winterfat shrubland boundary dynamics under
different grazing histories, pp. 51-57. In: J.R. Barrow, E.D. McArthur, R.E. Sosebee, and
R.J. Taush (compilers), Proc. Symp. on Shrubland Ecosystem Dynamics in a Changing
Climate. U.S.D.A. For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-338. Ogden, Utah, 275 pp.
9. Wester, D.B., E. Fish, R. Zartman, and R.E. Sosebee. 1996. Use of municipal biosolids
on semi-arid rangelands, pp. 2-31 to 2-35. In: 10th Annual Residuals and Biosolids
Management Conference. Symposium sponsored by Water Environment Federation,
August 18-21, 1996, Denver, Colorado.
10. Mitchell, R., C. Britton, D. Wester, and S. Mullins. 1997. Current research on redberry
juniper at Texas Tech University, pp. 5-41 to 5-44. In: Juniper Symposium, 1997. Texas
A&M Research and Extension Center, Technical Report 97-1.
11. Sosebee, R.E., D.B. Wester, E.B. Fish, and R.E. Zartman. 1999. Application of
municipal biosolids on desert rangelands. In: Fifth International Conference on Desert
Development. Symposium sponsored by the International Desert Development
Commission, United Nations Environment Programme, and the International Center for
Arid and Semiarid Land Studies, Vol. 2 Sect. 5, pp. 441-446. Texas Tech University.
Conference held August 12-17, 1996, Lubbock, Texas.
12. Britton, C.M. and D.B. Wester. 1999. Reflecting on past plant communities and
contemplating the future. National Park Service, Integrated Planning Workshop: Fire and
Resource Management, November 1-5, 1999, Albuquerque, NM (available on CD).
13. Villalobos, C., C.M. Britton, and D.B. Wester. 1999. Predicting stocker average daily
gain on tobosagrass range using digestible organic matter to crude protein ratio.
Nutritional Ecology of Herbivores. Fifth Int. Symp. Nutrition of Herbivores. Eds: G.
Stone, T.D.A. Forbes, J.W. Stuth and F.M. Byers. April 11-16, 1999. San Antonio,
Texas.
14. Sosebee, R.W., D.B. Wester, R.E Zartman, E.B. Fish, and C. Villalobos. 2000. Biosolids
effects on vegetation and soil of the Chihuahuan desert. Mining, Forest & Land
Restoration Symposium/Workshop, Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association
(RMWEA) Biosolids Committee, Co-sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Denver, Colorado, July 17-19, 2000 (invited
presentation).
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15. Wester, D.B., R.E. Sosebee, R.E Zartman, E.B. Fish, and J.C. Villalobos. 2001.
Biosolids effects in a Chihuahuan desert ecosystem, 4 pp. In: WEF/AWWA/CWEA
Joint Residuals and Biosolids Management Conference, Biosolids 2001: “Building Public
Support”, February 21-24, 2001, San Diego, CA (invited presentation).
16. Glass, J. Steven, D.B. Wester, and R.E. Sosebee. 2002. Reclamation of semi-arid
rangelands with biosolids. In: 16th Annual Residuals and Biosolids Management
Conference 2002, “Privatization, Innovation, and Optimization—How To Do More With
Less”, March 3-6, 2001, Austin, TX (invited presentation).
17. Sosebee, R.E., D.B. Wester, J. Carlos Villalobos, C.M. Britton, C. Wan, and H. Nofal.
How grasses grow—How plant growth relates to grazing management. Second National
Conference on Grazing Lands, a symposium sponsored by the Grazing Lands
Conservation Initiative, Nashville, TN, Dec. 7-10, 2003. Also published in Acta
Prataculturae Sinica, 2005, 14(1):117-125 (in Chinese).
18. Sosebee, R.E. and D.B. Wester. Introduction, p. 1. In: Sosebee, R.E.; Wester, D.B.;
Britton, C.M.; McArthur, E.D., Kitchens, S., comp. 2007. Shrubland Dynamics: Fire
and Water, pp. 24-47 Proceedings. 2004 August 10-12; Lubbock, TX. Proc. RMRS-P-
47. Fort Collins, CO.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain
Research Station.
19. Wester, D.B. The Southern High Plains: A History of Vegetation, 1540 to Present, pp.
24-47. In: Sosebee, R.E.; Wester, D.B.; Britton, C.M.; McArthur, E.D., Kitchens, S.,
comp. 2007. Shrubland Dynamics: Fire and Water, pp. 24-47 Proceedings. 2004
August 10-12; Lubbock, TX. Proc. RMRS-P-47. Fort Collins, CO.: U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
19. Britton, C.M., D.B. Wester and B.J. Racher. Prescribed Fire to Restore Shrublands to
Grasslands, pp. 48-51. In: Sosebee, R.E.; Wester, D.B.; Britton, C.M.; McArthur, E.D.,
Kitchens, S, comp. 2007. Shrubland Dynamics: Fire and Water: Proceedings. 2004
August 10-12; Lubbock, TX. Proc. RMRS-P-47. Fort Collins, CO.: U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
20. Ranft, R., P. Gipson, W. Ballard, M. Wallace, D. Wester, J. Bonner, R. Huffman, and G.
Hall. Coyote diet in the Texas Panhandle and southwestern Kansas. Proc. North
American Prairie Conf. 20:255-268.
21. McCloughan, A., S. Rideout-Hanzak and D.B. Wester. 2013. Slender rush-pea
(Hoffmannseggia tenella): Conservation through management—A case study. Proc.
Native Plant Society of Texas Symposium, Corpus Christi, TX., 17-20 Oct., 2013, pp.
53-56.
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POPULAR ARTICLES
1. Wester, D.B. 2012. Research at CKWRI—How does it add up? South Texas Wildlife, A
Publication of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-
Kingsville, TX, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 1-2.
2. Fulbright, T.E., M. Burchette, M. Wojda, E. Grahmann, F. Hernandez, L. Brennan, F.
Smith and D. Wester. 2015. Restoring northern bobwhite habitat—A south Texas
example. Texas Landowner’s Magazine, 2015, pp. 71-72.
3. Foley, A., R. DeYoung, D. Hewitt, M. Hellickson, K. Gee, M. Lockwood, K. V. Miller, and D.
Wester. 2015. Strategic or Chaotic? Buck Movements During the Rut. Texas Wildlife
Association. October 2015:32-33.
4. Foley, A., R. DeYoung, D. Hewitt, M, Hellickson, K. Gee, M. Lockwood, K.V. Miller
and D. Wester. 2015. Making sense of the madness. Quality Whitetails.
October/November 2015, pages 61-65.
5. Smith, F.S., E.D. Grahmann and D.B. Wester. Eagle Ford Shale: Impacts and solutions.
Caesar Kleberg Tracks (submitted October 2016).
6. Wester, D.B. and J.L. Grace. Tanglehead—Research update. Caesar Kleberg Tracks.
(submitted November 2016.)
7. Wester, D.B. and J.L. Grace. Tanglehead in South Texas—Changes and Challenges.
Texas Wildlife Association Magazine (submitted January 2017).
EDITORSHIP:
Associate Editor (Plant Ecology) for The Southwestern Naturalist, a quarterly journal of
refereed papers published by The Southwestern Association of Naturalists (1995 to 2009).
Co-editor, Shrubland Dynamics: Fire and Water: Proceedings. 2007 August 10-12;
Lubbock, TX. Proc. RMRS-P-47. Fort Collins, CO.: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station (Sosebee, R.E.; Wester, D.B.; Britton,
C.M.; McArthur, E.D., comp.; 173 pp.
ABSTRACTS/SEMINARS/POSTERS/PAPER PRESENTATIONS: 1. Wester, D.B. 1976. Mixtures of bottom ash and soil as a growth medium for three range
species. 29th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Omaha, Nebraska,
February 16-20, 1976.
2. Wester, D.B., and B.E. Dahl. 1980. Moisture and temperature effects on seed
germination and seedling survival. 33rd Annual Meeting, Society for Range
Management, San Diego, California, February 11-14, 1980.
3. Phillips, S.A., D.M. Claborn, and D.B. Wester. 1984. Foraging strategies of native ants
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in fire ant infested areas of central Texas. Imported Fire Ant Conference, Gainesville,
Florida, March, 1984.
4. Hoppe, R.T., L.M. Smith, and D.B. Wester. 1985. Foods of diving ducks wintering
inland in South Carolina. 47th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Grand Rapids,
Michigan, December, 1985.
5. Wester, D.B. 1986. Some applications of mean separation and multiple comparison tests.
Invited seminar presented to Texas A&M Experiment Station regional extension
entomologists, Lubbock, Texas, January, 1986.
6. Grissom, P.J., and D.B. Wester. 1987. Microtopographic effects on vegetation in a
bottomland hardwood forest. 63rd Annual Meeting, Southwestern and Rocky Mountain
Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Austin, Texas,
March 31-April 4, 1987.
7. Grissom, P.J., and D.B. Wester. 1988. Response of floodplain forest herbs to seasonal
flooding in the Texas coastal plains. 41st Annual Meeting, Society for Range
Management, Corpus Christi, Texas, February 21-26, 1988.
8. Wester, D.B. 1988. Some applications of multivariate statistics in plant ecology. Invited
seminar presented to the “Biomathematics-Biostatistics Seminar.” Department of
Mathematics, Texas Tech University, March 22, 1988.
9. Tian, S., and D.B. Wester. 1991. Aboveground biomass estimation of individual broom
snakeweed plants. 44th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Washington,
D.C., January 12-17, 1991.
10. Britton, C.M., and D.B. Wester. 1993. Annual broom weed: Factors affecting a
“broomweed year.” Rangeland Weed Control Workshop, sponsored by Texas
Agricultural Experiment Station, Post, Texas, April 22, 1993
11. Britton, C.M., and D.B. Wester. 1993. Climatic patterns and weed populations. New
Mexico Vegetation Management Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
12. Moffet, C.A., R.G. Gatewood, D.B. Wester, R.E. Zartman, and R.E. Sosebee. 1993.
Physicochemical changes in municipal solid waste in an arid environment. Annual
Meeting, American Society of Agronomy, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 7-12, 1993.
13. Wester, D.B., and C.M. Britton. 1993. Fall precipitation patterns and annual broomweed
densities. 46th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Albuquerque, New
Mexico, February 14-19, 1993.
14. Zartman, R.E., R.D. Harmel, C.A. Moffet, R.G. Gatewood, D.B. Wester, and R.E.
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Sosebee. 1994. Nitrogen transformations of land applied biosolids in an arid
environment. Proc. Internat. Soil Sci. Soc., Acapulco, Mexico, July, 1994.
15. Wester, D.B. 1994. Vegetation of the Guadalupe Mountains. An invited presentation to
the Native Plant Society of Texas, South Plains Chapter, February 3, 1994.
16. Wester, D.B. and C.M. Britton. 1994. Factors affecting a broomweed year.
Kent/Dickens County Range Management Seminar, sponsored by Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station, Jayton, Texas, May 20, 1994.
17. Modesitt, P.T., S.D. Prien, K.L. Nordeen-Tadlock, D.B. Wester and J.R. Clark. 1994.
Effects of follicle size, growth factor, and sperm concentration on in vitro maturation and
fertilization of porcine oocytes. J. Anim. Sci. 72:373 (Suppl.1)/ J. Dairy Sci., 77:373
(Suppl. 1).
18. Modesitt, P.T., K.L. Nordeen-Tadlock, S.D. Prien, D.B. Wester and J.R. Clark. 1994.
Effects of media and growth factor on in vitro maturation and fertilization of porcine
oocytes. J. Anim. Sci. 72:2 (Supp. 2)/ J Dairy Sci., 77:3 (Suppl. 2).
19. Benton, M.W., and D.B. Wester. 1995. Tobosagrass and alkali sacaton growth
responses to topically applied biosolids in a desert grassland. 48th Annual Meeting,
Society for Range Management, Phoenix, Arizona, January 14-20, 1995.
20. Gatewood, R.G., C. Moffet, R.E. Sosebee, D.B. Wester, and R.E. Zartman. 1995.
Physical and chemical changes in topically applied biosolids in an arid environment. 48th
Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Phoenix, Arizona, January 14-20,
1995.
22. Gutierrez, J., R.E. Sosebee, E.B. Fish, and D.B. Wester. 1995. Influence of broom
snakeweed and blue grama cover on infiltration and interrill erosion. 48th Annual
Meeting, Society for Range Management, Phoenix, Arizona, January 14-20, 1995.
22. Sosebee, R.E., D.B. Wester, E.B. Fish, R. Gatewood, and C. Moffet. 1995. Beneficial
use of municipal biosolids on desert rangelands. 48th Annual Meeting, Society for Range
Management, Phoenix, Arizona, January 14-20, 1995.
23. Wester, D.B., M.W. Benton, R.G. Gatewood, P. Jurado, and C. Moffet. 1995.
Tobosagrass growth responses and soil nitrogen dynamics in response to autumn-applied
biosolids. 48th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Phoenix, Arizona,
January 14-20, 1995
24. Hild, A.L., and D.B. Wester. 1995. Winterfat shrubland boundary dynamics under
different grazing histories. 9th Wildland Shrub Symp., Las Cruces, New Mexico, May
23-25, 1995.
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25. Jurado, P., and D.B. Wester. 1996. Application of biosolids to tobosagrass in the Texas
Trans Pecos Region. 49th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Wichita,
Kansas, February 10-15, 1996.
26. Moffet, C.A., R.E. Zartman, R.E. Sosebee, and D.B. Wester. 1996. Infiltration and
erosion from a biosolids amended desert grassland. Annual Meeting, Amer. Soc. Agron.,
Indianapolis, Indiana, November 7-12, 1996.
27. Shanks, C.H., E.B. Fish, D.B. Wester, and R.E. Sosebee. 1997. Application of
municipal biosolids to a semiarid grassland soil: Effects on soil water quality. 50th
Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Rapid City, South Dakota, February
16-21, 1997.
28. Jurado, P., and D.B. Wester. 1997. Effects of biosolids application to tobosagrass in west
Texas. 50th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Rapid City, South Dakota.
February 16-21, 1997.
29. Cooley, P.E., and D.B. Wester. 1997. Blue grama response to biosolids and chemical
fertilizers. 50th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Rapid City, South
Dakota, February 16-21, 1997.
30. Taylor, J.P., D.B. Wester, and L.M. Smith. 1997. Saltcedar clearing and managing
flooding for riparian restoration. The Wildlife Society and the American Fisheries
Society, Arizona-New Mexico Chapter, Gallup, New Mexico, February 6-8, 1997.
31. Taylor, J.P., D.B. Wester, and L.M. Smith. 1997. Saltcedar clearing and managed
flooding for riparian restoration. 16th Annual Meeting, Society of Wetland Scientists,
Bozeman, Montana, June 1-6, 1997.
32. Hahm, J., and D.B. Wester. 1998. Effects of biosolids on seedling dynamics in a
Chihuahuan desert grassland. 51st Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management,
Guadalajara, Mexico, February 8-12, 1998.
33. Wrinkle, J.C., and D.B. Wester. 1998. Reseeding disturbed Chihuahuan desert
grasslands. 51st Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Guadalajara, Mexico,
February 8-12, 1998.
34. Jack, K.D., D.L. Auld, V.G. Allen, K.E. Kenworthy, and D.B. Wester. 1998.
Assessment of yield, quality, and stand persistence of buffalograss. 1998 Annual
Meeting, American Society of Agronomy, Baltimore, Maryland, October 18-22, 1998.
35. Hahm, J.M. and D.B. Wester. 1999. Seedling emergence and early seedling growth of
two semiarid grasses as affected by topically-applied municipal biosolids. 52nd Annual
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Meeting, Society for Range Management, Omaha, Nebraska, February 21-26, 1999.
36. Wester, D.B. 1999. Vegetation dynamics in west Texas. An invited presentation to the
Native Plant Society of Texas, South Plains Chapter, May 6, 1999.
37. Jaynes, W.F., R.E Zartman, R.E. Sosebee, and D.B. Wester. 1999. Changes in biosolids
affected by weathering and initial composition in west Texas. Annual Meeting, Amer.
Soc. Agron., Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 1999.
38. Jurado, P. and D.B. Wester. 2001. Soil mulching and nutrient effects of biosolids in
Chihuahuan desert grasslands. 54th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management,
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, February 17-23, 2001.
39. Jaynes, W.F., R.E Zartman, R.E. Sosebee, and D.B. Wester. 2001. Mineralogy and
chemistry of the inorganic phases in municipal biosolids. Annual Meeting, American
Society of Agronomy.
40. Moffet, C.A. and D.B. Wester. Competition between bufflaograss and blue grama: do
past interactions matter? 56th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Casper,
Wyoming, February 2-6, 2003.
41. Richardson, C.R., G.A. Nunnery, D.B. Wester, N.A. Cole, and M.L. Galyean. 2003.
Power of the test considerations for beef cattle experiments. J. Anim. Sci., Vol. 81,
Suppl. 1/J.Dairy Sci, Vol. 86, Suppl. 1, p. 153. A joint meeting of the American Society
of Animal Science and the American Dairy Science Association, Phoenix, Arizona, June
22-26, 2003.
42. Teolis,I., Ellen B. Peffley, Roman Taraban, David B. Wester, and Cynthia McKenney.
2003. Comparing the effectiveness of independent learning, traditional learning, and
independent web-based learning when receiving text-based versus object-based material.
100th Annual Conference, Amer. Soc. Horticultural Science, Provident Rhode Island,
October 3-6, 2003. Abstr. HortScience 38(5):685.
43. Teolis, I., E. B. Peffley, and D. B. Wester. 2004. Do students really learn as much
horticulture with web-based instruction as in the classroom? American Society for
Horticultural Science Southern Region 64th Annual Meeting. HortScience 39(3):646.
44. Rose, J.L., L.T. Vermeire, and D.B. Wester. 2004. Estimating standing crop with visual
obstruction in the Northern Plains. 57th Annual Meeting, Society for Range
Management, Salt Lake City, Utah, January 24-30, 2004.
45. Wester, D.B. 2004. The Southern High Plains, A History of Vegetation, 1540 to Present.
Thirteenth Wildland Shrub Symposium Abstracts, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.,
August 10-12, 2004.
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46. Britton, C.M., D.B. Wester, and B. Racher. 2004. Prescribed Fire to Restore Shrublands
to Grasslands. Thirteenth Wildland Shrub Symposium Abstracts, Texas Tech University,
Lubbock, TX., August 10-12, 2004.
47. Vermeire, L., D.B. Wester, R. Mitchell and S. Fuhlendorf. 2004. Patch burning and
grazing effects on soil characteristics in sand sagebrush mixed-grass prairie. 13th
Wildland Shrub Symposium, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. August 10-12, 2004.
(poster)
48. J. Rose, L. Vermeire and D.B. Wester. 2005. First-year richness and frequency response
to summer fire and post-fire grazing. 58th Annual Meeting, Society for Range
Management, Fort Worth, Texas. (poster)
49. Vermeire, L., R. Mitchell, S. Fuhlendorf, and D.B. Wester. 2005. Post burning and
grazing effects on southern mixed prairie plant communities. 58th Annual Meeting,
Society for Range Management, Fort Worth, Texas. (poster)
50. Villalobos, C., P. Jurado, D.B. Wester, E.B. Fish, R.E. Zartman and R.E. Sosebee. 2005.
Response of arid and semiarid rangelands to biosolids application in USA and Mexico.
58th Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Fort Worth, Texas.
51. Foote, J.C., L.D. Thomson, and D.B. Wester. 2005. Microbiological evaluation of
chamomile. J. Amer. Dietetic Assoc. 105 (suppl.2):A-38
52. Radke, N.J.A., G. Perry, and D.B. Wester. Efficacy of three types of arboreal traps for
herpetiles. Southwestern Association of Naturalists.
53. May, B., C.M. Britton, and D.B. Wester. Effects of fire on Kuenzler’s hedgehog cactus.
Presented at Annual Principal Investigator’s Meeting, Joint Fire Science Program, San
Diego, CA, Nov. 1-3, 2005.
54. Rose, J.L., L.T. Vermeire, and D.B. Wester. Short-term effects of summer fire and post-
fire grazing in the northern Great Plains. 59th Society for Range Management Annual
Meeting, February 12-17, 2006. Vancouver, British Columbia.
55. Rupp, S., D.B. Wester, and J. Biggs.. Ecological impacts of the Cerro Grande Fire:
Predicting elk movement and distribution patterns in response to vegetative succession
through simulation modeling. 13th Annual Conference, The Wildlife Society. Anchorage,
Alaska, Sept. 23-27, 2006.
56. Mueller, S.M., J.C. Howe, J.M Holden, C.Z. Alvarado, L.M. Boylan, A.M. Luna, D.B.
Wester and L.D. Thompson. 2006. Nutrient composition of a nationally-representative
survey of ready-to-eat rotisserie chicken purchased from retail establishments. Poultry
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Science Association, 95th Annual Meeting, July 16-19, 2006, University of Alberta,
Edmonton.
57. Britton, C., C. Villalobos, D. B. Wester, S. Rideout-Hanzak. 2006.The Physiological
Basis for Timing the Use of Prescribed Fires: A Basic Principle. Texas chapter, The
Society for Ecological Restoration, Hunt, Texas, August 18-20, 2006.
58. May, B. C. C. M. Britton, D. B. Wester Effect of prescribed fire on Kuenzler’s hedgehog
cactus, an endangered species in New Mexico. 2006. Texas chapter of The Society for
Ecological Restoration, Hunt, Texas, August 18-20, 2006.
59. Rideout-Hanzak, S. D. B. Wester and G. Perry. 2006. Effects of a wildfire on nylon
hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus viridiflorus). Texas chapter of The Society for Ecological
Restoration, Hunt, Texas, August 18-20, 2006.
60. May, B.C., C. M. Britton, and D. B. Wester. 2006. Effect of prescribed fire on Kuenzler’s
hedgehog cactus, an endangered species, Third International Fire Ecology and
Management Congress, November 13-17, 2006 in San Diego, CA, USA.
61. Radke,N.J., G. Perry, D.B. Wester and S. Rideout-Hanzak. 2006. Effects of prescribed
fire on vegetation and non-game wildlife in central Texas Third International Fire
Ecology and Management Congress, November 13-17, 2006 in San Diego, CA, USA.
62. Britton, C.M. S. Rideout-Hanzak, D.B. Wester. 2006. Ecological Consequences of Fire
Temperatures in Grassland Fuels. Third International Fire Ecology and Management
Congress, November 13-17, 2006 in San Diego, CA, USA.
63. Luna, M., C. M. Britton, J. C. Villalobos, and D. B. Wester. 2006. Spring and summer
burning effects on four Chihuahuan desert plants. Third International Fire Ecology and
Management Congress, San Diego, CA, Nov. 13-17, 2006.
64. Brown, S., C.M. Britton, D.B. Wester, C. Villalobos, and S. Rideout-Hanzak. 2006.
Summer and winter burn effects on Matagorda Island vegetation. Third International Fire
Ecology and Management Congress, San Diego, CA, Nov. 13-17, 2006.
65. Villalobos, C., C.M Britton, J.S. Pitts, and D.B. Wester. 2006. Stocker
supplementation—What we have learned on a tobosagrass and mesquite rangeland in the
South Plains. Proceeding of the Third National Conference on Grazing Lands, pp. 296-
301. St. Louis, MO, Dec. 10-13, 2006.
66. Kiker, J., J. Howe, J. Holden, J. Boyce, A. Luna, C. Alvarado, D. Wester and L.
Thompson. 2007. Nutritional composition of raw and fried enhanced or non-enhanced
boneless chicken breast fillets. Joint Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science
Association, Poultry Science Association, and American Society of Animal Science. July
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8-12, 2007, San Antonio, TX. J. Anim. Sci. 85: Suppl. 1; J. Dairy Sci 90: Suppl.; Poult.
Sci. 85:Suppl 1.
67. Aggarwal, D., C. Alvarado, C. Brooks, D. Wester, A. Tittor, A.M. Luna and L.
Thompson. 2007. Quality of shell eggs stored under modified atmosphere packaging
using gas mixtures containing CO and CO2. Joint Annual Meeting of the American Dairy
Science Association, Poultry Science Association, and American Society of Animal
Science. July 8-12, 2007, San Antonio, TX. J. Anim. Sci. 85: Suppl. 1; J. Dairy Sci 90:
Suppl.; Poult. Sci. 85:Suppl 1.
68. Richardson, C.R., D.W. Boyles, D.B. Wester, H.P. Hagaman, J.E. Vander Dussen, and
G.V. Pollard. 2007. Effects of dietary yeast culture supplementation on milk production
and somatic cell counts at a commercial dairy. Joint Annual Meeting of the American
Dairy Science Association, Poultry Science Association, and American Society of
Animal Science. July 8-12, 2007, San Antonio, TX. J. Anim. Sci. 85: Suppl. 1; J. Dairy
Sci 90: Suppl.; Poult. Sci. 85:Suppl 1.
69. Wester, D.B. 2007. A History of the Vegetation of the Southern High Plains. Invited
keynote presentation, Texas Section of the Society of Range Management, October 11,
2007, Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, Texas.
70. Carrera, R., W. B. Ballard, P. Gipson, B. T. Kelly, P. R. Krausman, M. C. Wallace, C.
Villalobos, and D. B. Wester. Comparison of Mexican wolf and coyote diets in the Blue
Range Wolf Recovery Area, Arizona and New Mexico. Texas Chapter of Wildlife
Society Meeting. February 2007, Beaumont, Texas.
71. Roberts, A.J., C.W. Boal, S. Rideout-Hanzak, D.B. Wester and C.M. Britton. 2008. The
East Amarillo Complex wildfire and effects on the avian community. Association of Fire
Ecology, Regional Conference, 2008, Jan. 28-31, 2008, Tucson, AZ.
72. Wester, D.B., S. Rideout-Hanzak, C. M. Britton, and B. May. 2008. Effect of prescribed
fire on Kuenzler’s hedgehog cactus. Association of Fire Ecology, Regional Conference,
2008, Jan. 28-31, 2008, Tucson, AZ.
73. Rideout-Hanzak, S. D.B. Wester, R.W. Weiser, C.M. Britton, C. Boal and H. Whitlaw.
2008. East Amarillo Complex Wildfires: Early Results of Vegetation Impacts and Soil
Erosion. Invited Plenary Session, Association of Fire Ecology, Regional Conference,
2008, Jan. 28-31, 2008, Tucson, AZ. (presented by S. Rideout-Hanzak).
74. Weiser, R.W., S. Rideout-Hanzak, D.B. Wester and C.M Britton. 2008. Vegetation
Impacts of the East Amarillo Complex Wildfires of March 3006: Initial Assessment. 60th
Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Jan. 26-31, 2008, Louisville, KY.
75. Broome, A., E.B. Pfeffley, L.D. Thompson and D.B. Wester. 2008. Effect of elevated
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CO2 and harvest schedule on Allium biomass and sensory quality of Allium fistulosum.
HortSci 43:626. (Abstract).
76. Beierle, Micah-John, S. Rideout-Hanzak, D.B. Wester, C.M. Britton and H. Whitlaw.
2008. Vegetation impacts of the East Amarillo Complex wildfires of March 2006.
International Assoc. of Wildland Fire, Jackson Hole, WY, Sept. 22-27, 2008.
77. Warren, T., B. Dabbert, S. Rideout-Hanzak and D.B. Wester. 2008. Northern bobwhite
population response to the East Amarillo Complex wildfires. 15th Annual Conference,
The Wildlife Society, Nov. 8-12, 2008. Miami, FL.
78. Warren, T., B. Dabbert, S. Rideout-Hanzak, D.B. Wester and H. Whitlaw. 2008.
Northern bobwhite population response to the East Amarillo Complex wildfire. 44th
Annual meeting of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Abstract, pp. 159-160,
February 26-28, 2009. Lubbock, Texas.
79. Sorensen, G.E., S. Rideout-Hanzak and D.B. Wester. 2009. Multiple regression models to
predict biomass of purple threeawn and blue grama: A non-destructive method to
measure plant response to fire. 62th Society for Range Management Annual Meeting,
February 8-12, 2009. Albuquerque, NM.
80. Rideout-Hanzak, S., D.B. Wester, C.M. Britton and H. Whitlaw. 2009. Annual net
primary production after the East Amarillo Complex Wildfires. 4th International Fire
Congress, Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2009, Savannah, GA.
81. Sorensen, G.E., S. Rideout-Hanzak, and D.B. Wester. 2009. Blue grama and purple
threeawn response to summer and winter prescribed fire. 4th International Fire Congress,
Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2009, Savannah, GA.
82. Luna, M., C. Britton, C. Villalobos, D. Wester, S. Rideout, and J. Villanueva.
2009. Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) response to season of burn and simulated fire
temperatures in the Chihuahuan Desert. 62nd Annual Meeting Society for Range
Management. Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
83. Warren, T., C.B. Dabbert, S. Rideout-Hanzak, D.B. Wester and H. Whitlaw. 2009.
Northern bobwhite habitat response to the East Amarillo Complex Wildfires. 4th
International Fire Congress, Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2009, Savannah, GA.
84. Rideout-Hanzak, D., D.B. Wester and H. Whitlaw. 2009. Perennial grass mortality after
the East Amarillo Complex Wildfires. 4th International Fire Congress, Nov. 30-Dec. 4,
2009, Savannah, GA.
85. Beierle, M.J., S. Rideout-Hanzak, and D.B. Wester. 2009. Predicting grassland wildfire
danger. 4th International Fire Congress, Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2009, Savannah, GA.
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86. Arroyo, R., S. Rideout-Hanzak, D.B. Wester, C.M. Britton and H. Whitlaw. 2009.
Woody fuel loads and tree mortality in cottonwood riparian zones after the East Amarillo
Complex Wildfires. 4th International Fire Congress, Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2009, Savannah,
GA.
87. Panasci, M., W. Ballard, S. Breck, R. Baker, D. Rodriguez, L. Densmore and D. Wester.
2010. An evaluation of fecal DNA preservation techniques and effects of sample age and
diet on genotyping success. Annual Meeting, Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society,
Feb. 18-20, 2010, Galveston, TX,
88. Rideout, S. and D. B. Wester. Plant Community Responses to the East Amarillo Complex
Wildfires in Texas. International Association of Wildland Fire. 3rd Fire Behavior and
Fuels Conference, Spokane, Washington, October 25-29, 2010.
89. Fultz, L. F. Sorensen, F. Cornejo, J. Moore-Kucera, S. Rideout-Hanzak and D.B. Wester.
2010. An examination of the effects of controlled burn frequency on rangeland soils.
2010 International Annual Meeting, ASA, CSSA and SSSA, Long Beach, CA. Oct. 31-
Nov. 4, 2010.
90. Moore-Kucera, J., V. Acosta-Martinez, A. Azarenko, and D.B. Wester. 2010. A
biological and biochemical survey of orchard systems in the Pacific Northwest. 2010
International Annual Meeting, ASA, CSSA and SSSA, Long Beach, CA. Oct. 31-Nov. 4,
2010.
91. Acosta-Martinez, V., T. Zobeck, R. Lascano, D. Upchurch, V. Allen and D.B. Wester.
2011. Enzyme activities as sensitive indicators of changes in soil metabolic functioning
in alternative management for continuous cotton. 4th International Conference, “Enzymes
in the Environment: Activity, Ecology, and Applications.” Bad Nauheim, Germany, 17-
21 July, 2011.
92. Neessen, P, S. Rideout-Hanzak, D.B. Wester and G. Schuster. Soil and vegetation. 2011.
properties along a salinity gradient near Baffin Bay, Texas. 9th Annual Pathways Student
Research Symposium, College Station, TX, Nov. 11, 2011.
93. S.J. Goertz, T.E. Fulbright, T.L. Blankenship, D.B. Wester, A. Ortega-S and E.J.
Redeker. 2012. Long-term vegetation dynamics of Welder Wildlife Refuge. Texas
Chapter, Wildlife Society.
94. Wiemers, D.W., T.E. Fulbright, D.B. Wester, J. Ortega-S., A. Rasmussen, D.G. Hewitt
and M. W. Hellickson. 2012. The influence of temperature on white-tailed deer activity
in a subtropical environment. Texas Chapter, Wildlife Society.
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95. Grigar, M.J., K. C. McCuistion, D. B. Wester, C. P. Mathis, R. D. Rhoades. 2011.
Understanding Forage Characteristics That Impact The Cattle Supplementation Decision.
Texas. 9th Annual Pathways Student Research Symposium, College Station, TX, Nov. 11,
2011.
96. Beierle, M.J., S. Rideout-Hanzak, D.B. Wester, C.M. Britton and E.B. Fish. Recent
evolution in distribution of wildfires in Texas grasslands. Southwest Fire Ecology
Conference: Fire, Landscapes, Wildlife and People. Association for Fire Ecology. Santa
Fe, New Mexico, Feb. 27-March 1, 2012.
97. Rideout-Hanzak, S. and D.B. Wester. Heat and smoke effects on germination of grasses
and forbs of the southern Great Plains. Southwest Fire Ecology Conference: Fire,
Landscapes, Wildlife and People. Association for Fire Ecology. Santa Fe, New Mexico,
Feb. 27-March 1, 2012.
98. Umphres-Lopez, A.M., G. Schuster, K.C. McCuistion, J. Fost, Z. Lopez, R. Rhoades, and
D.B. Wester. Agronomic factors of forage sorghum production in south Texas,
Subtropical Plant Science Society, 66th Annual Institute, 29 Feb., 2012, Weslaco, TX p.
18.
99. Henke, S.E. and D.B. Wester. 2012. Longevity and viability of Baylisascaris procyonis
eggs in soil. Joint WDA EWDA (Wildlife Disease Assoc., European Wildlife Disease
Assoc.) Conference, Lyon, France, 22-27 July, 2012.
100. Edwardson, J., S. Rideout-Hanzak and D.B. Wester. Edwardson, J., S. Rideout-Hanzak
and D.B. Wester. 2012. Litter effects on tanglehead (Heteropogon contortus) seedling
emergence: implications for prescribed fire and tanglehead. Texas Chapter, Society for
Ecological Restoration, Weslaco, TX., Nov. 2, 2012.
101. Rideout-Hanzak, S. and D.B. Wester. Slender rushpea (Hoffmanseggia tenella):
Conservation through management—A case study. Texas Section, Society for Ecological
Restoration, 2012 meeting, Weslaco, TX.
102. Lilly, D.W., D.G. Hewitt, T.E. Fulbright, C.A. DeYoung, K.N. Nichols and D.B. Wester.
2013. Patterns of supplemental feed use by white-tailed deer. 36th Annual meeting of the
Southeast Deer Study Group, Feb. 24-24 2013, Grenville, SC.
103. Lilly, D.W., D.G. Hewitt, T.E. Fulbright, C.A. DeYoung, K.N. Nichols and D.B. Wester.
2013. Patterns of antler growth in white-tailed deer. 36th Annual meeting of the Southeast
Deer Study Group, Feb. 24-24 2013, Grenville, SC.
104. Goertz, S.J., T.E. Fulbright, T.L. Blankenship, D.B. Wester, A. Ortega-S. and E.J.
Redeker. 2013. Long-term vegetation dynamics of Welder Wildlife Refuge. Texas
Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 20-23, Houston, TX.
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105. Grahmann, E.D., B.A. Martin, F.S. Smith, M.W. Hehman, T.E. Fulbight and D.B.
Wester. 2013. Management and control of buffelgrass and Kleberg bluestem to increase
native vegetation. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 20-23, Houston, TX.
106. Wester, D.B. Native Plants: Restoration in the Eagle Ford Shale, Part 2: The ABC’s of
Restoration—How to do it. Presented at the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo,
February, 2012.
107. Ogdee, J.L., S.E. Henke and D.B. Wester. 2013. Viability of Baylisascaris procyonis
eggs exposed to fluctuating temperatures at raccoon latrine sites. 62nd International
Conference, Wildlife Disease Association, July 27-Aug. 2, 2013. Knoxville, TN.
108. Crider, B. T.E. Fulbright, D.G. Hewitt, C. A. DeYoung, D.B. Wester, E.D. Graham, W.J.
Priesmeyer, K.N. Nichols and D.A. Draeger. 2013. Effects of white-tailed deer
population density and resource enhancement on biomass production. (Not listed as a
co-author in the program but included as such in the presentation). The Wildlife Society
20th Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI, Oct. 5-10, 2013.
109. Priesmeyer, W.J., T.E. Fulbright, B. Crider, D.G. Hewitt, C.A. DeYoung, D.B. Wester,
K.N. Nichols, D.A. Draeger. 2013. Influence of white-tailed deer density and nutritional
supplementation on a south Texas vegetation community. (Not listed as a co-author in the
program but included as such in the presentation). The Wildlife Society 20th Annual
Conference, Milwaukee, WI, Oct. 5-10, 2013.
110. McCloughan, S. Rideout-Hanzak and D.B. Wester. 2013. Slender rush-pea
(Hoffmannseggia tnlella): Conservation through management, A Case Study. Native
Plant Society of Texas Symposium, Corpus Christi, TX, 17-20 October, 2013.
111. McCloughan, S. Rideout-Hanzak and D.B. Wester. 2013. Slender rush-pea
(Hoffmannseggia tenella): Conservation through management, A Case Study. Joint
Conference of the Texas Section, Society for Ecological Restoration and the Texas
Riparian Association, 1-2 November, 2013, Junction, TX.
112. Grace, J.L., D.B. Wester, V. Acosta-Martinez, S. Rideout-Hanzak and J.A. Ortega-S.
2013. Effects of tanglehead (Heteropogon contortus) invasion on ecosystem process in
the Texas Coastal Sandsheet (poster). Joint Conference of the Texas Section, Society for
Ecological Restoration and the Texas Riparian Association, 1-2 November, 2013,
Junction, TX.
113. Grace, J.L., D.B. Wester, V. Acosta-Martinez, S. Rideout-Hanzak and J.A. Ortega-S.
2013. Effects of tanglehead (Heteropogon contortus) invasion on ecosystem process in
the Texas Coastal Sandsheet (poster). 11th Annual Pathways Student Research
Symposium, Texas A&M University System. Kingsville, TX Nov. 8, 2013.
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114. Toomey, A. S. Rideout-Hanzak, D.B. Wester and D. Ruppert. 2013. Season of
prescribed burning on Old World Bluestems, (poster). Joint Conference of the Texas
Section, Society for Ecological Restoration and the Texas Riparian Association, 1-2
November, 2013, Junction, TX.
115. Coston, M.C., D.B. Wester, F.B. Smith, P. Maywald, V. Acosta-Martinez, S. Rideout-
Hanzak and T. Blankenship. 2013. Characteristics of stock-piled top soils in the western
Rio Grande Plains. (poster) Joint Conference of the Texas Section, Society for
Ecological Restoration and the Texas Riparian Association, 1-2 November, 2013,
Junction, TX.
116. Coston, M.C., D.B. Wester, F.B. Smith, P. Maywald, V. Acosta-Martinez, S. Rideout-
Hanzak and T. Blankenship. 2013. Characteristics of stock-piled top soils in the western
Rio Grande Plains. (poster) 11th Annual Pathways Student Research Symposium, Texas
A&M University System. Kingsville, TX Nov. 8, 2013.
117. Phillips, L.M., T.E. Fulbright, D.B. Wester, D.G. Hewitt, C.A. DeYoung, K.N. Nichols
and D.A. Draeger. 2014. Height and canopy structure of selected shrubs after ten years
of three white-tailed deer densities and supplemental feeding. Texas Chapter, The
Wildlife Society, Feb. 19-22, 2014, Austin, TX.
118. Roberts, L.D., T.E. Fulbright, D.B. Wester, D.G. Hewitt, C.A. DeYoung, K.N. Nichols
and D.A. Draeger. 2014. Rainfall overrides deer density and supplementary feeding as
the major influence on forb communities dynamics in South Texas. Texas Chapter, The
Wildlife Society, Feb. 19-22, 2014, Austin, TX.
119. Grahmann, E.D., F.S. Smith, M.W. Hehman, T.E. Fulbright, B.A. Martin, D.B. Wester
and F. Hernandez. 2014. Restoration of native plants in areas dominated by buffelgrass
and old world bluestems. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 19-22, 2014, Austin,
TX.
120. Wojda, M.N., T.E. Fulbright, F. Hernandez, D.B. Wester and E.D. Grahmann. 2014.
Large scale restoration of native vegetation on a rangeland dominated by non-native
grass. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 19-22, 2014, Austin, TX.
121. Koczur, L.M., A.E. Munters, S.A. Heath, B.M. Ballard, M. C. Green, F. Hernandez and
D.B. Wester. 2014. American oystercatcher nest and brood survival in Texas. Texas
Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 19-22, 2014, Austin, TX.
122. Burchette, M.L., T.E. Fulbright, F. Hernandez, E.D. Grahmann and D.B. Wester. 2014.
Temperature effects on probability of habitat use by northern bobwhites in buffelgrass-
invaded habitats in south Texas. 2014. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 19-22,
2014, Austin, TX.
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123. Henehan, A.K., S. Hall, E. Lopez, F. Hernandez, E.D. Grahmann, T.E. Fulbright and
D.B. Wester. 2014. Wildlife response to native grassland restoration in an area
dominated by non-native grasses. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 19-22,
2014, Austin, TX.
124. McCloughan, A.C., S. Rideout-Hanzak and D.B. Wester. 2014. Hoffmanseggia tenella
(slender rushpea): Understanding the competitive effects of an endangered south Texas
species. Texas Plant Conservation Conference , Nov. 5-8, 2014. Austin, TX.
125. Fulbright, T.E., L.D. Roberts, W.J. Priesmeyer, D.G. Hewitt, C.A. DeYoung, D.B.
Wester, K.N. Nichols and D.A. Draeger. 2014. White-tailed deer are not always a
keystone herbivore. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Oct. 25-30, 2014.
Pittsburgh, PA.
126. Henehan, A.K., F. Hernandez, L.A. Brennan, E.D. Grahmann, T.E. Fulbright and D.B.
Wester. 2014. Non-native grass effects on grassland bird ecology. The Wildlife Society
Annual Conference, Oct. 25-30, 2014. Pittsburgh, PA.
127. Newman, B., S. Henke, S.E. Koenig and D.B. Wester. 2014. Determining the suitability
of female Jamaican boas for short-distance translocation in Cockpit Country, Jamaica.
The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Oct. 25-30, 2014. Pittsburgh, PA.
128. Hewitt, D.G., N.S. Cook, J.H. Clark, D.W. Lilly, K.M. Williamson, C.A. DeYoung, T.E.
Fulbright, K.N. Echols, D.A. Draeger and D.B. Wester. 2014. Effects of improved
nutrition on white-tailed deer morphology and demography. The Wildlife Society Annual
Conference, Oct. 25-30, 2014. Pittsburgh, PA.
129. Edwards, J.T., F. Hernandez, L.A. Brenna, D.B. Wester, C.J. Parent, R.M. Perez. 2014.
Habitat, climate and raptors as factors in the northern bobwhite and scaled quail declines.
The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Oct. 25-30, 2014. Pittsburgh, PA.
130. Eversole, C.B., S.C. Henke, J.L. Odgee, D.B. Wester and A. Cooper. 2014. Nuisance
American alligators: an investigation into trends and public opinion. The Wildlife Society
Annual Conference, Oct. 25-30, 2014. Pittsburgh, PA.
131. Grace, J.L., D.B. Weser, S.Rideout-Hanzak, J. A. Ortega-S., and V. Acosta-Martinez.
2014. Effects of tanglehead (Heteropogon contortus) invasion on ecosystem processes in
the Texas coastal sand sheet. Texas Invasives Plant and Pest Conference, Feb. 26-28,
2014, Port Aransas, TX
132. Lovell, M.C., A. Falk, K. Pawelek. F.S. Smith, P. Maywald, V. Acosta-Martinez, S.
Rideout-Hanzak, T. Blankenship and D.B. Wester. 2014. Seed bank characteristics of
stock-piled topsoil in the western Rio Grande Plains. Texas Section, Society for Range
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Management Annual meeting, Alpine, TX October 7-9, 2914.
133. Wiemers, D.W., T.E. Fulbright, D.B. Wester, J. A. Ortega-S., G.A. Rasmussen, D.G.
Hewitt and M.W. Hellickson. 2014. Thermal environment is important in habitat
selection by male white-tailed deer during summer. Texas Section, Society for Range
Management Annual meeting, Alpine, TX October 7-9, 2014.
134. Toomey, A.E., S. Rideout-Hanzak and D.B. Wester. 2014. Season of prescribed burning
on old world bluestem. Texas Section, Society for Range Management Annual meeting,
Alpine, TX October 7-9, 2914.
135. Toomey, A.E., S. Rideout-Hanzak and D.B. Wester. 2014. Season of prescribed burning
on Old World bluestem communities. Texas Invasive Plant and Pest Conference, Port
Aransas, TX, Feb. 26-28, 2014.
136. Toomey, A.E., S. Rideout-Hanzak and D.B. Wester. 2014. Seed bank response to
season of prescribed burning in old world bluestem communities. Texas Invasive Plant
and Pest Conference, Port Aransas, TX, Feb. 26-28, 2014.
137. Coston, M.C., D.B. Wester, V. Acosta-Martinez, F. Smith, P. Maywald, S. Rideout-
Hanzak and T. Blankenship. 2014. Soil microbial characteristics and seed bank
dynamics of stock-piled top soils in the western Rio Grande plants. 50th Annual meeting,
Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Austin, TX, Feb. 19022, 2014.
138. Grace, J.L., D.B. Wester, V. Acosta-Martinez, S. Rideout-Hanzak and A. Ortega-
Sanchez. 2014. Effects of tanglehead invasion on ecosystem processes in the Texas
coastal sandsheet. 50th Annual meeting, Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Austin,
TX, Feb. 19-22, 2014.
139. McCloughan, A.C., S. Rideout-Hanzak and D.B. Wester. 2014. Conservation of
endangered slender rush-pea through active management. 50th Annual meeting, Texas
Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Austin, TX, Feb. 19-22, 2014.
140. Toomey, A.E., S. Rideout-Hanzak and D.B. Wester. 2014. Season of prescribed burning
on Old World bluestems. 50th Annual Meeting, Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society,
Austin, TX. 19-22 Feb. 2014.
141. Wester, D.B., M.C. Lovell, J.B. Hoffman, F.S. Smith, V. Acosta-Martinez, P. Maywald,
A. Falk, K. Pawelek, S. Rideout-Hanzak and T. Blankenship. 2015. Restoration of
disturbed sites in southern Texas. Soil, Water and Air Spring Issues Forum. USDI
Bureau of Land Management.12 May 2015. (Invited nation-wide webinar hosted by
Houston Advanced Research Center and Bureau of Land Management).
142. Fulbright, T.E., H. Kline, R. Sinclair, F. Hernandez, E. Grahmann, D. Wester, and L.
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Brennan. 2015. Temperature and exotic grasses influence habitat selection by scaled
quail. Vth International Wildlife Management Conference, July 26-30, Sappora, Japan.
143. Henehan, A.K., F. Hernandez, E.D. Grahmann, T.E. Fulbright, A.N. Tri and D.B. Wester.
2015. Population response of grassland songbirds to large-scale grassland restoration.
The Wildlife Society, Oct. 16-21, 2015. Winnipeg, Canada
144. Henke, S., D.B. Wester and A. Fedynich. 2015. Use of high school percentile ranch as a
means of admission into college. 13th Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Education. Jan 6-9, 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii.
145. Rideout-Hanzak, S. and D. B. Wester. 2015. Heat, smoke and smoke water effects on
germination. 6th American Fire Ecology Conference, Nov. 16-20, 2015, San Antonio,
TX. (invited presentation).
146. McCloughan, A.C., S. Rideout-Hanzak, D.B. Wester and W. Xi. 2015. Using prescribed
fire to manage endangered slender rush-pea Hoffmannseggia tenella in southern Texas,
USA. 6th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress, San Antonio, TX. 16-20
Nov. 2015.
147. Toomey, A.E., S. Rideout-Hanzak, D.B. Wester and D. Ruppert. 2015. Season of
prescribed burning on Kleberg Bluestem (Dicanthium annulatum) in south Texas. 6th
American Fire Ecology Conference, Nov. 16-20, 2015, San Antonio, TX.
148. Jimison, Y., R.D. Cox and D.B. Wester. 2015. Influence of smoke on germination of
species in the southern High Plains, USA. 6th American Fire Ecology Conference, Nov.
16-20, 2015, San Antonio, TX.
149. Haynes, V., A. Toomey, S. Rideout-Hanzak, D.B. Wester, J.A. Ortega-S., T. Fulbright,
H. Perotto- Baldivieso, T.A. Campbell and A. Ortega-S., Jr. 2015. Effects of patch
burning in cordgrass on grazing behavior of cattle and nilgai on East el Sauz Ranch,
Texas, USA. 6th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress, San Antonio,
TX. 16-20 Nov. 2015. (poster)
150. Echols, K.N., Timothy E. Fulbright, David G. Hewitt, Charles A. DeYoung, David B.
Wester, Don A. Draeger. 2015. Supplemental Feed and Density Effects on Deer Habitat
Selection in South Texas Southeast Deer Study Group, 23-25 February, 2015, Little
Rock, AR.
151. Roberts, L.D., T.E. Fulbright, D.B. Wester, D.G. Hewitt, C.A. DeYoung, K.N. Nichols
and D.A. Draeger. 2015. Deer densities and supplemental feed have minimal effect on
forb communities in south Texas. Texas Southeast Deer Study Group, 23-25 February,
2015, Little Rock, AR.
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152. Grace, J.L., D.B. Wester, V. Acosta-Martinez, S. Rideout-Hanzak and J.A. Ortega-S.
2015. Changes in soil microbial community and structure along a tanglehead
(Heteropogon contortus) density gradient in south Texas. Texas Section, Society for
Ecological Restoration, Nov. 13-15, San Antonio, TX.
153. Haynes, V., A. Toomey, S. Rideout-Hanzak, D.B. Wester, J. A. Ortega-S, T.E. Fulbright,
H. Perotto, T.A. Campbell, and A. Ortega-S., Jr. 2015. Comparison of seasonal
prescribed burning on coastal cordgrass vegetative communities. Texas Section, Society
for Ecological Restoration, Nov. 13-15, San Antonio, TX. (poster)
154. Henehan, A.K., F. Hernandez, E.D. Grahmann, T.E. Fulbright, A. Tri and D.B. Wester.
2015. Population response of wintering and breeding songbirds to large-scale ongoing
grassland restoration. Texas Section, Society for Ecological Restoration, Nov. 13-15, San
Antonio, TX.
155. Toomey, A.E., S.Rideout-Hanzak, D.B. Wester and D. Ruppert. 2015. Season of
prescribed burning on Kleberg Bluestem (Dicanthium annulatum) in south Texas. Texas
Section, Society for Ecological Restoration, Nov. 13-15, San Antonio, TX.
156. Bellany, D.E., A.K. Henehan, F. Hernandez, E.D. Grahmann, T.E. Fulbright, A.N. Tri
and D.B. Wester. 2015. Wintering grassland songbird response to ongoing native
grassland restoration. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 19-21, 2015, Corpus
Christi, TX. (poster).
157. Eversole, Cord B., Scott E. Henke, Jacob L. Ogdee; David B. Wester, and Amos Cooper.
2015. Nuisance American alligators: an investigation into trends and public opinion,
Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 19-21, 2015, Corpus Christi, TX.
158. Henehan, A.K., Danielle E. Belleny, Fidel Hernandez, Eric D. Grahmann, Timothy E.
Fulbright, Andrew N. Tri, and David B. Wester. 2015. Grassland songbird and pollinator
response to large-scale native-grassland restoration. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife
Society, Feb. 19-21, 2015, Corpus Christi, TX.
159. Burchette, M.L., L. Gulick, T.E. Fulbright, F. Hernandez, E. Grahmann and D.B. Wester.
2015. Probability of bobwhite habitat use in response to operative temperature and soil
surface temperature. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 19-21, 2015, Corpus
Christi, TX.
160. Burchette, M.L., L. Gulick, T.E. Fulbright, F. Hernandez, E.D. Grahmann and D.B.
Wester. 2015. An analysis of bobwhite home range size in response to large scale
restoration efforts. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, 19-21 February, Corpus Christi,
TX. (poster).
161. Wojda, M.N. T.E. Fulbright, F. Hernandez, D.B. Wester, E.D. Grahmann, M. Hehman
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and F. Smith. 2015. Effects of non-native grasses on the native seed bank in south Texas.
Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 19-21, 2015, Corpus Christi, TX.
162. McCloughan, A.C., S. Rideout-Hanzak and D.B. Wester. 2015. Slender rush-pea
morphology and community responses to competition removal. Texas Chapter, The
Wildlife Society, Feb. 19-21, 2015, Corpus Christi, TX.
163. Ogdee, J.L., S.E. Henke and D.B. Wester. 2015. Environmental contamination of
Baylisacaris procyonis eggs by infected raccoons. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society,
Feb. 19-21, 2015, Corpus Christi, TX.
164. Ogdee, J.L., S.E. Henke and D.B. Wester. 2015. Lack of human awareness towards the
emerging zoonotic parasite, Baylisascaris procyonis. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife
Society, Feb. 19-21, 2015, Corpus Christi, TX. (poster).
165. Edwards, J.T., F. Hernandez, D.B. Wester, L.A. Brennan, C.J. Parent and R.M. Perez.
2015. Habitat, climate, and raptors as factors in the northern bobwhite decline. Texas
Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 19-21, 2015, Corpus Christi, TX.
166. Kline, H., R. Sinclair, T. Fulbright, F. Hernandez, E.D. Grahmann, D.B. Wester and L.
Brennan. 2015. Thermal environment and exotic grasses influences habitat selection by
scaled quail in south Texas. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 19-21, 2015,
Corpus Christi, TX.
167. Eversole, C.B., S.E. Henke, D.B. Wester, B.M. Ballard and R.L. Powell. 2015. Testing
ontogenetic variation in the relationship between cranial morphology and total body
length in the American alligator. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 19-21, 2015,
Corpus Christi, TX. (poster).
168. Eversole, C.B., S.E. Henke, D.B. Wester, B.M. Ballard and R.L. Powell. 2015. Temporal
influences on American alligator nighttime surveys. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society,
Feb. 19-21, 2015, Corpus Christi, TX. (poster).
169. Yerrick, T.J., B.M. Ballard, S. Contreras and D.B. Wester. 2015. Evaluation of an avian
radar system to differentiate bird targets. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 19-
21, 2015, Corpus Christi, TX. (poster).
170. Roberts, L.D., T.E. Fulbright, D.B. Wester, D.G. Hewitt, C.A. DeYoung, K.N. Nichols
and D.A. Draeger. 2015. Deer densities and supplemental feed have minimal effect on
forb communities in south Texas. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 19-21, 2015,
Corpus Christi, TX. (poster).
171. Toomey, A.E., S. Rideout-Hanzak and D.B. Wester. 2015. Season of prescribed burning
on Old World bluestem mortality. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 19-21,
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2015, Corpus Christi, TX. (poster).
172. Wester, D.B., M.C. Lovell, V. Acosta-Martinez, F.S. Smith, S. Rideout-Hanzak, P.
Maywald, T. Blankenship, A. Falk and K. Pawelek. 2016. Soil, seedbank and species
establishment dynamics influencing Eagle Ford Shale restoration. 69th Annual Meeting,
Society for Range Management, Jan. 31-4 Feb., 2016, Corpus Christi, TX. (Invited
symposium presentation).
173. Wester, D.B., J.L. Grace, S. Rideout-Hanzak and V. Acosta-Martinez. 2016.
Tanglehead: invasion by a decreaser? 69th Annual Meeting, Society for Range
Management, Jan. 31-4 Feb., 2016, Corpus Christi, TX. (Invited symposium
presentation).
174. Toomey, A.E., S. Rideout-Hanzak, D.B. Wester and D. Ruppert. 2016. Season of
prescribed burning on Kleberg Bluestem (Dichanthium annulatum) in South Texas. 69th
Annual Meeting, Society for Range Management, Jan. 31-4 Feb., 2016, Corpus Christi,
TX.
175. Shea, S., A. Fedynich, L. Brennan and D. Wester. Assessment of helminths in northern
bobwhites from a legacy landscape. 65th Annual International Conference of the Wildlife
Disease Association (poster), July 31-August 5, 2016, Corland, NY
176. Haynes, V.L., A.E. Toomey, S. Rideout-Hanzak, J. Alfonso Ortega-S., D.B. Wester, T.
E. Fulbright, H. Perotto-Baldivieso, T. A. Campbell, A. Ortega-S., Jr. 2016. Prescribed
patch burning in cordgrass rangelands on ungulate distribution. 2016. 3rd Southwest Fire
Ecology Conference. Tucson, AZ 28 Nov-2 Dec. 2016.
177. Shea, S., A. Fedynich, L. Brennan and D. Wester. Assessment of helminths communities
in northern bobwhites from south Texas. 91st Annual Meeting of the American Society
of Parasitologists, July 11-14, 2016, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
178. Shea, S.A., A.M. Fedynich, L.A. Brenna, and D.B. Wester. 2016. Helminths of northern
bobwhites from south Texas. Southwestern Association of Parasitologists, 49th Annual
Meeting, April 14-6, 2016, Lake Texoma, OK. (David A. Becker Award).
179. Shea, S., A. Fedynich, L. Brennan and D. Wester. 2016. Texas quail parasites: boom or
bust? The 15th South Texas Wildlife Conference, August 10-11, 2016, Cotulla, TX.
180. Olsen, B.R., T.E. Fulbright, M. Burchette, F. Hernández, E.D. Grahmann, D.B. Wester,
and M.W. Hehman 2016. Substrate Versus Operative Temperature In Modelling
Bobwhite Thermal Resource Selection, 23rd annual meeting of The Wildlife Society, Oct.
15-19, 2016, Raleigh, NC.
176. Roberts, L.D., T.E. Fulbright, D.B. Wester, D.G. Hewitt, C.A. DeYoung, K.N. Echols
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and D.A. Draeger. 2016. Does supplemental feeding mitigate the impacts of high deer
density on plant communities and available forage? Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society,
Feb. 18-20, 2016, San Antonio, TX.
177. Phillips, L.M., T.E. Fulbright, D.G. Hewitt, C.A. DeYoung, L.D. Roberts, D.B. Wester,
K.N. Echols and D.A. Draeger. 2016. Effects of white-tailed deer densities and
supplemental feeding on woody shrub canopy volume and mast production. Texas
Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 18-20, 2016, San Antonio, TX.
178. Wilson, A.A., L.D. Roberts, T.E. Fulbright, D.G. Hewitt, C.A. DeYoung, D.B. Wester,
K.N. Echols and D.A. Draeger. 2016. Drought and density effects on palatable forb
species for white-tailed deer. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 18-20, 2016, San
Antonio, TX.
179. Olsen, B.R., T.E. Fulbright, F. Hernandez, E.D. Grahmann, D.B. Wester and M.W.
Hehman. 2016. Northern bobwhite resource selection models in south Texas. Texas
Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 18-20, 2016, San Antonio, TX.
180. Lutz, W.L., P. Clark, J.D. Pearson, E.D. Grahmann, F. Hernandez, L.A. Brennan and
D.B. Wester. 2016. Influence of initial nest fate on nest concealment and fate of
subsequent nesting attempts of bobwhite. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 18-
20, 2016, San Antonio, TX.
181. Clark, J. P., W. L. Lutz, J.D. Pearson, E.D. Grahmann, F. Hernandez, T.E. Fulbright and
D.B. Wester. 2016. Habitat-suitability bounds of woody cover for northern bobwhites.
Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 18-20, 2016, San Antonio, TX.
182. Henehan, A.K., F. Hernandez, T.E. Fulbright, E.D. Grahmann, D.B. Wester, A. N. Tri
and M. Henehan. 2016. Population change of small mammals during large scale on-
going grassland restoration. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 18-20, 2016, San
Antonio, TX.
183. Davis. K.R., E.D. Grahmann, F. Hernandez, T.E. Fulbright, C. Currie, D.B. Wester and
F.C. Bryant. 2016. Impacts of anthropogenic noise and traffic from Eagle Ford shale
exploration on quail habitat use. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 18-20, 2016,
San Antonio, TX.
184. Yerrick, T.J., B.M. Ballard, S. Contreras-Walsh and D.B. Wester. 2016. Evaluating
performance of an avian radar system in estimating target size metrics. Texas Chapter,
The Wildlife Society, Feb. 18-20, 2016, San Antonio, TX.
185. Davis, K.R., D.J. Castillo, E.D. Grahmann, F. Hernandez, T.E. Fulbright, D.B. Wester, C.
Currie and F.C. Bryant. 2016. Impacts of anthropogenic noise and traffic from Eagle
Ford Shale exploration on quail habitat use. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb.
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18-20, 2016, San Antonio, TX.
186. Edwards, J.T., F. Hernandez, D.B. Wester, L.A. Brennan, C.J. Parent and F.C. Bryant.
2016. Effects of tanglehead expansion on bobwhite habitat use in south Texas. Texas
Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 18-20, 2016, San Antonio, TX.
187. Grace, J.L., D.B. Wester and S. Mitchell. 2016. A multi-practice approach to tanglehead
(Heteropogon contortus) management and control. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society,
Feb. 18-20, 2016, San Antonio, TX.
188. Wilson, A.A., J.H. Clark, C.A. DeYoung, T.E. Fulbright, D.G. Hewitt, D.B. Wester, K.N.
Echols and D.A. Draeger. 2016. Density and supplemental feeder effects on white-tailed
deer populations in southwest Texas. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 18-20,
2016, San Antonio, TX.
189. Belser, E.H., D.G. Hewitt, D.B. Wester, T.E. Fulbright, C.A. DeYoung, K.N. Echols and
D.A. Draeger. 2016. Pelleted feed consumption by white-tailed deer in south Texas.
Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 18-20, 2016, San Antonio, TX.
190. Ogdee, J.L. Scott E. Henke, and David B. Wester. 2016. Permeability and viability of
Baylisascaris procyonis eggs within various soil types in southern Texas. Texas Chapter,
The Wildlife Society, Feb. 18-20, 2016, San Antonio, TX.
191. Lutz, W.L. Patrick Clark, Josh D. Pearson, Eric D. Grahmann, Fidel Hernández, Leonard
A. Brennan, and David B. Wester.2016. Effects of relative predator abundance on
northern bobwhite nest success. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 18-20, 2016,
San Antonio, TX.
192. Lutz, W.L., Patrick Clark, Josh D. Pearson, Eric D. Grahmann, Fidel Hernández, Leonard
A. Brennan, and David B. Wester. 2016. Influence of initial nest fate on bobwhite nest
placement. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 18-20, 2016, San Antonio, TX.
193. Shea, S.A., Alan M. Fedynich, Leonard A. Brennan, and David B. Wester. 2016. Survey
and analysis of helminth parasites in northern bobwhites from South Texas. Texas
Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 18-20, 2016, San Antonio, TX.
194. Phillips, L.M., Timothy E. Fulbright, David G. Hewitt, Charles A. DeYoung, Lindsay D.
Roberts, David B. Wester, Kim N. Echols, and Don A. Draeger. 2016. Effects of
differing white-tailed deer and supplemental feeder densities on woody plant canopy
cover. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 18-20, 2016, San Antonio, TX.
195. Haynes, V.L., Adam Toomey, Sandra Rideout-Hanzak, J. Alfonso Ortega-Santos, David
B. Wester, Timothy E. Fulbright, Humberto Perotto-Baldivieso, Tyler A. Campbell, and
Alfonso Ortega-S Jr. 2016. Effects of fall and spring patch burning in coastal cordgrass
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communities on East El Sauz Ranch, Texas, USA. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society,
Feb. 18-20, 2016, San Antonio, TX.
196. Gulick, L.R., David B. Wester, J. Alfonso Ortega-Santos, Sandra Rideout-Hanzak,
Steven D. Lukafahr, Randy Stanko, and David E. Ruppert. 2016. Management intensive
grazing for improved soil health. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 18-20, 2016,
San Antonio, TX.
197. Clark, J.P., William L. Lutz, Josh D. Pearson, Eric D. Grahmann, Fidel Hernandez,
Timothy E. Fulbright, and David B. Wester. 2016. Influence of woody cover on northern
bobwhite seasonal survival. Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 18-20, 2016, San
Antonio, TX.
198. Newman, B.C., Scott E. Henke, David B. Wester, and Susan E. Koenig. 2016. Short
distance translocation as a management strategy for the endangered Jamaican boa. Texas
Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Feb. 18-20, 2016, San Antonio, TX.
199. Belser, E.H., D.G. Hewitt, D.B. Wester, T.E. Fulbright, C.A DeYoung, K.N. Nichols and
D.A. Draeger. 2016. Pelleted feed consumption by white-tailed deer in a variable
environment. 39th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group, Feb. 15-Feb. 17,
2016, Concord, NC.
200. Phillips, L.M., T.E. Fulbright, D.G. Hewitt, L.D. Roberts, D.B. Wester, K.N. Nichols and
D.A. Draeger. 2016. Effects of white-tailed deer and supplemental feed densities on
woody shrub canopy cover. 39th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group,
Feb. 15-Feb. 17, 2016, Concord, NC.
201. Phillips, L.M., T.E. Fulbright, D.G. Hewitt, C.A. DeYoung, L.D. Roberts, D.B. Wester,
K.N. Nichols and D.A. Draeger. 2016. Effects of white-tailed deer and supplemental
feeder densities on canopy volume and mast production. 39th Annual Meeting of the
Southeast Deer Study Group, Feb. 15-Feb. 17, 2016, Concord, NC.
202. Toomey, A.E., S. Rideout-Hanzak, D.B. Wester, J. A. Ortega-S., T. Campbell, A.
Ortega-S., Jr., and V.L. Haynes. 2016. Vegetative response to season of prescribed
burning in the Gulf Coast Prairie and March ecoregion of Texas. 2016 Annual Meeting of
the Texas Section for the Society of Range Management, Uvalde, TX Oct. 11-13, 2016.
203. Haynes, V., A. Toomey, S. Rideout-Hanzak, J. A. Ortega-Santos, D.B. Wester, T.E.
Fulbright, J. Perotto-Baldivieso, T.A. Campbell and A. Ortega-Santos, Jr. 2016.
Prescribed patch burning in Gulf Cordgrass rangelands on ungulate distribution. 2016
Annual Meeting of the Texas Section for the Society of Range Management, Uvalde, TX
Oct. 11-13, 2016.
204. Bartolo, L., J.L. Grace, J.A. Ortega-S., D.B. Wester and A. Tjelmeland. Long-term
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vegetation monitoring in south Texas mixed-grass prairie. 2016. Annual Meeting of the
Texas Section for the Society of Range Management, Uvalde, TX Oct. 11-13, 2016.
205. Kelsey Davis et al. Impacts of Eagle Ford Shale Exploration on Quail Site Use. 2016.
Davis, K.R., E.D. Grahmann, F. Hernandez, T.E. Fulbight, C. Currie, F.C. Bryant and
D.B. Wester. Annual Meeting of the Texas Section for the Society of Range
Management, Uvalde, TX Oct. 11-13, 2016.
206. Allred. K.E., V. L. Haynes, A.E. Toomey, S. Rideout-Hanzak, J. Alfonso Ortega-S., D. B.
Wester. 2016. Effects of Prescribed Fire on Digestible Energy of Gulf Cordgrass and
Seacoast Bluestem. Annual Meeting of the Texas Section for the Society of Range
Management, Uvalde, TX Oct. 11-13, 2016.
207. Olsen, B.R., T.E. Fulbright, M. Burchette, F. Hernández, E.D. Grahmann, D.B. Wester,
and M.W. Hehman 2016. Substrate Versus Operative Temperature In Modelling
Bobwhite Thermal Resource Selection, 23rd annual meeting of The Wildlife Society, Oct.
15-19, 2016, Raleigh, NC.
208. Perotto, H.L., C. Walther, K. Labrador, J. Mata, A. Ortega, S. Rideout-Hanzak, D.B.
Wester, J. Jung, J. Jeom, A. Chang. Integrating geospatial technologies to monitor and
manage invader species in rangelands
209. Edwards, J.T., F. Hernandez, D.B. Wester, L.A. Brennan, C.J. Parent and F.C. Bryant.
2017. Density surface modeling as a method to estimate spatial distribution of northern
bobwhite.
210. Edwards, J.T., F. Hernandez, J. Mata, H.L. Perotto-Baldrivieso, D.B. Wester, L.A.
Brennan, C.J. Parent and F.C. Bryant. 2017. Influence of tanglehead on spatial
distribution of northern bobwhite.
AWARDS AND HONORS: President's Excellence in Teaching Award, Texas Tech University, 1989
Charter Member, The Teaching Academy, Texas Tech University
Outstanding Alumnus, Department of Range, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management, Texas
Tech, University, 1997
Outstanding Faculty Member, The Mortar Board and Omicron Delta Kappa, Texas Tech
University, 1998.
President’s Academic Achievement Award, Texas Tech University, 2007
Mace Bearer, Texas Tech University Commencement, Spring, 2007
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Graduate Student Advising Award, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources,
Texas Tech University, 2008
Outstanding Service to Agriculture Award, Gamma Sigma Delta, Texas Tech University,
2010
Distinguished Alumnus, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech
University, 2012
Distinguished Alumnus, Department of Natural Resources Management, College of
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University, 2012
Faculty Advising Award, Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Human Sciences, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, 2014
Outstanding Achievement Award in Research/Academia, Society for Range Management,
awarded at the 69th Annual meeting of the Society for Range Management, Corpus Christi,
TX, Jan. 31 to Feb. 4, 2016
Senior Research Award, Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Human Sciences, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, 2017
THESES AND DISSERTATIONS DIRECTED AND CO-DIRECTED AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-
KINGSVILLE: Master’s Thesis:
1. Lovell, Mylea. Characteristics of stock-piled topsoil in the western Rio Grande Plains.
(May 2011; graduated May 2015).
2. Nelissa Guerra. Restoration of stock-piled topsoils in the western Rio Grande Plains.
(January 2018 –)
Doctoral Dissertations:
1. Grace, Joshua. Effects of invasive grasses on ecosystem processes along an invasion
gradient in south Texas, U.S.A. (May 2012 – present).
2. Schnupp, Matthew. Ecology of quail and deer dynamics on the King Ranch, May 2017
(awarded Outstanding Graduate Student by Texas A&M University-Kingsville).
THESES AND DISSERTATIONS DIRECTED AND CO-DIRECTED AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY: Master's Theses:
1. Grissom, Perry J. 1987. Effects of microtopography on composition and structure of
vegetation in an elm-hackberry forest. Texas Tech University, 159 pp.
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2. Benton, Mark W. 1995. Effects of biosolids on desert grasslands. Texas Tech
University, 136 pp.
3. Jurado, Pedro. 1996. Effects of season of biosolids application on tobosagrass growth.
Texas Tech University, 105 pp.
4. Cooley, Philip. 1998. Biosolids and chemical fertilizer application to semiarid
rangeland. Texas Tech University, 170 pp.
5. Wrinkle, Jason. 1999. Rangeland revegetation in the Chihuahuan desert. Texas Tech
University, 293 pp.
6. Hahm, Joanna. 2000. The effects of topically-applied municipal biosolids on seedling
emergence and early seedling growth. Texas Tech University, 167 pp.
7. Radke, Nikki Jo. 2005. Effects of prescribed fire on nongame wildlife in Texas hill
country, (co-chair with Dr. Gad Perry). Texas Tech University, 212 pp.
8. Rose, Jessica. 2006 Effects of summer burning and grazing in the Northern Great
Plains (co-chair with Dr. Lance Vermeire). Texas Tech University, 176 pp.
9. May, Ben. 2006. Effects of fire on Kuenzler’s hedgehog cactus, a threatened species
(co-chair with Dr. Carlton Britton).
10. Sorenson, Grant. 2010. Effects of summer burning on noxious plants in Pecos County,
Texas (co-chair with Dr. Sandra Rideout-Hanzak). Texas Tech University, 176 pp.
Doctoral Dissertations:
1. Tian, Shuning. 1993. Competition between broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae)
and sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus). Texas Tech University, 121 pp.
2. Hild, Ann. 1995. Winterfat-blue grama community ecotones under defoliation and
removal of domestic herbivory. Texas Tech University, 113 pp.
3. Jurado, P. 2000. The effects of biosolids and an inorganic mulch on soil-plant
relationships in two Chihuahuan desert grasslands. Texas Tech University, 146 pp.
4. Moffet, C. 2003. Competition among blue grama and buffalograss ecotypes: effects of
soil and past interactions. Texas Tech University, 285 pp.
5. Rupp, S. 2005. Ecological impacts of the Cerro Grande Fire: Predicting elk movement
and distribution patterns in response to vegetative recovery through simulation
modeling, Texas Tech University, 429 pp.
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