Craig A. Davis
Associate Professor

Davis, C. A., J. R. Bidwell, and K. R. Hickman.  2009.  Effects of hydrological regimes on competitive interactions of Schoenoplectus fluviatilis and two co-occurring wetland plants.  Aquatic Botany 91:  In press.

Davis, C. A., and J. S. Utrup.  2009.  Response of terrestrial invertebrates to high-diversity and low-diversity grassland restorations in south-central Nebraska.  Restoration Ecology.  16:In press.

Churchwell, R. T., C. A. Davis, S. D. Fuhlendorf, and D. M. Engle.  2008.  “Effects of Patch-Burn Management on Dickcissel Nest Success in a Tallgrass Prairie”.  Journal of Wildlife Management 72:1596-1604. 

Hartzell, D., J. R. Bidwell, and C. A. Davis.  2007.  A comparison of natural and created depressional wetlands in central Oklahoma using metrics from indices of biological integrity.  Wetlands 27:794-805.

Riggins, J. J., C. A. Davis, and W. W. Hoback.  2009.  Family-level biodiversity of belowground invertebrates as an indicator of wet meadow restoration success (Platte River, Nebraska). Restoration Ecology  15:In press.

Utrup, J. S., and C. A. Davis.  2007.  Grassland birds in restored grasslands of the Rainwater Basin Region in Nebraska.  Great Plains Research 17:203-213.

Disney, M. R., E. C. Hellgren, C. A. Davis, D. M. Leslie, Jr, and D. M. Engle.  2008.  Mesopredator relative abundance and size of oak patches in Cross Timbers Ecoregion.  Southwestern Naturalist  53:214-223.

Fuhlendorf, S. D., W. C. Harrell, D. M. Engle, R. G. Hamilton, C. A. Davis, and D. M. Leslie, Jr. 2006. Should heterogeneity be the basis for grassland conservation? Response of grassland birds to the fire-grazing interaction. Ecological Applications, 16:1706-1716.
 
Davis, C. A., J. E. Austin, and D. A. Buhl. 2006. Factors influencing soil invertebrate communities in riparian grasslands of the central Platte River Floodplain. Wetlands 26:438-454.
 
Graber, A. E., C. A. Davis, and D. M. Leslie, Jr. 2006. Golden-cheeked warbler males contribute to nest-site selection. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 118:247-251.
 
Churchwell, R., C. A. Davis, S. D. Fuhlendorf, and D. M. Engle. 2005. Direct impacts of cattle grazing on grassland nesting birds. Oklahoma Ornithological Bulletin 38:25-30.
 
Davis, C. A. 2005. Breeding and migrant bird use of a riparian woodland along the Platte River in south-central Nebraska. North American Bird Bander 30:109-114.
 
Davis, C. A. 2005. Breeding bird communities in riparian forests along the central Platte River, Nebraska. Great Plains Research 15:199-211.
 
Davis, C. A., L. M. Smith, and W. C. Conway. 2005. Lipid reserves of migrant shorebirds during spring in playas of the Southern Great Plains. Condor 107:457-462.
 
Davis, C. A. 2003. Habitat use and migration patterns of sandhill cranes along the Platte River, 1998-2001. Great Plains Research 13:199-216.
 
Davis, C. A. 2001. Nocturnal roost site selection and diurnal habitat-use by sandhill cranes during spring in central Nebraska. Proceedings of North American Crane Workshop 8:48-56.
 
Davis, C. A. 2001. Winter bird abundance and habitat associations in the Platte River Valley of central Nebraska. Great Plains Research 11:233-248.
 
Davis, C. A., and L. M. Smith. 2001. Foraging strategies and niche dynamics of coexisting shorebirds at stopover sites in the Southern Great Plains. Auk 118:484-
495.
 
Currier, P. J., and C. A. Davis. 2000. The Platte as a prairie river: a response to Johnson and Boettcher. Great Plains Research 10:69-84.