HMF Doctoral and Masters Theses (1952 - 2005)
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Bard, Gily E. 1951. A study of secondary succession on the Piedmont of New Jersey. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: M. Buell. [Summary PDF]
Schneider, George H., Jr. 1952. Geum canadense, a study of its seasonal periodicity in New Jersey. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: M. Buell. [Summary PDF]
Sparkes, Charles H. 1952. Some aspects of microclimatic diversity in an intermediate stage of succession on the Piedmont of New Jersey. M.S., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: M. Buell. [Summary PDF]
Anderson, Yoko. 1954. Seasonal development in sun and shade leaves. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: M. Buell. [Summary PDF]
Connor, Jane. 1956. The distribution of trace elements in ten soil profiles: Spectrochemical methods and results. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: J. Tedrow. [Summary PDF]
Monk, Carl D. 1956. Plant communities of the William L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest based on the pattern of shrub distribution. M.S., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: M. Buell. [Summary PDF]
Siburn, John J. 1956. An ecological survey of the mosses of the William L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest. M.S., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: E. Moul. [Summary PDF]
Taub, Freida B. 1957. A comparative ecological study of Plethodon c. cinereus and Eurycea b. bislineata. M.S., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: P. Pearson. [Summary PDF]
Adjemovitch, Mirosanda. 1958. A study of seven alien species in William L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest, New Brunswick, NJ. M.S., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: J. Small. [Summary PDF]
Monk, Carl D. 1959. The vegetation of the William L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest, New Jersey. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: M. Buell. [Summary PDF]
Taub, Freida B. 1959. The spatial and temporal distribution of Plethodan c. cinereus and Eurycea b. bislineata. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: P. Pearson. [Summary PDF]
Levin, Michael H. 1960. Studies on the life history of Saxifraga virginiensis. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: M. Buell. [Summary PDF]
Ugolini, Fiorenzo. 1960. Soil development of the red beds of New Jersey. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: J. Tedrow. [PDF - missing in stacks]
Frei, Karen R. 1961. A floristic study of the William L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: D. Fairbrothers. [Summary PDF]
Root, Peter G. 1961. A study of small mammals in the early stages of old field succession on the New Jersey Piedmont. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: P. Pearson. [Summary PDF]
Roff, Peter A. 1963. A study of the ecology, taxonomy and periodicity of the fresh water algae of a small intermittent stream. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: E. Moul. [Abstract PDF]
Reiners, Norma M. 1964. The natural harvesting of tree in the William L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: M. Buell. [Summary PDF]
Bowker, Leslie S., Jr. Habitat orientation and interactions of Microtus pennsylvanicus and Peromyscus leucopus under natural field conditions. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: P. Pearson. [Summary PDF]
Haines, Elizabeth M. 1965. A study of the distribution of Fagus grandifolia in Hutcheson Memorial Forest, New Jersey. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: M. Buell. [Summary PDF]
Wales, Bruce A. 1966. Some relationships between climate, microclimate and vegetation on north and south forest boundaries in New Jersey. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: A. Havens. [Introduction PDF]
Shubeck, Paul P. 1967. Ecological studies of coprophagous beetles in Hutcheson Memorial Forest. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: P. Pearson. [Abstract PDF]
Deschenes, Jean Marc. 1968. Acer saccarum near and at the periphery of its range in New Jersey. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: M. Buell. [Abstract PDF]
Christianson, J. D. 1969. The effects of fire on hard-wood trees in New Jersey. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: Adviser: M. Buell. [Abstract PDF]
Greenlaw, Jon S. 1969. The importance of food in the breeding system of rufous-sided towhee, Pipli erythrophthalamus (L.). Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: P. Pearson. [Abstract PDF]
Shure, Donald J. 1969. Insecticide contamination and trophic relationships in a first-year, old-field ecosystem. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: P. Pearson. [Abstract PDF]
Wales, Bruce A. 1969. Edge characteristics of a mature oak-hickory forest. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: M. Buell. [Abstract PDF]
Beimborn, William A. 1970. Establishment ecology of gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis Alt.). M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: M. Buell. [Conclusions PDF]
Fleet, Harvey. 1970. The inhibition of perennial plants by animals on first-year old fields. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: M. Buell. [Introduction PDF] [Summary PDF]
Kricher, John C. 1970. Bird species diversity in relation to secondary succession on the New Jersey Piedmont. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: P. Pearson. [Abstract PDF]
Merchant, Henry C. 1970. Estimated energy budget of the red-backed salamander, Plethdon cinereus. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: P. Pearson. [Abstract PDF]
Middendorf, Peggy A. 1970. Trophic relationships and insecticide response of an old field ecosystem. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: P. Pearson. [Summary PDF]
Rotsettis, James. 1970. Flowering and fruiting in populations of Danthonia sericea under field and laboratory conditions. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: J. Quinn. [Introduction PDF]
Sulser, Judy A. S. 1970. The vegetation of the William L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest: A quantitative comparison of twenty years. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: M. Buell. [Summary Pdf]
Knight, Peter T. 1971. Ecological impact of two short-lived insecticides upon the soil macroscopic invertebrate populations. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: P. Pearson. [Abstract PDF] [Introduction PDF]
Lewis, Alan J. 1971. The effects of chemical and mechanical manipulation of old-field plant populations: an evaluation of ragweed control techniques. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: M. Buell. [Abstract PDF]
Monte, Judith A. 1971. The successional convergence of vegetation from grassland and bare soil on the Piedmont of New Jersey. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: M. Buell. [Summary PDF]
Robichaud, Beryl. 1971. Vegetation of New Jersey: A study of landscape diversity. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: M. Buell. [Abstract PDF]
Taylor, Joan R. 1971. Failure of reproduction in Microtus pennsylvanicus. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: P. Pearson. [PDF]
Fleet, Harvey. 1972. Inhibition of perennials by yellow foxtail on first-year old fields. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: J. Quinn. [Abstract PDF]
Kenny, John F., Jr. 1972. A comparison of bird censusing techniques. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: C. Leck. [Conclusions PDF]
Russo, Paul M. 1972. Behavioral thermoregulation and energy budget of the eastern box turtle, Terrapene carolina carolina (Linne). Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: P. Pearson. [Abstract PDF]
Semprevivo, Judy G. 1972. Field phenology and germination in Stellaria media (L.) Cyrill. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: M. Buell. [Abstract PDF]
Beimborm, William A. 1973. Physical factors affecting establishment of Solidago nemoralis on the New Jersey Piedmont. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: J. Quinn. [Abstract PDF]
Cocking, W. Dean. 1973. Plant community damage and reparability following sulfur dioxide stress on an old-field ecosystem. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: R. Forman. [Abstract PDF]
Draggan, Sidney. 1973. Diazinon and carbaryl: Effects on the soil biota of a soybean ecosystem. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: P. Pearson. [Abstract PDF]
Lang, Gerald E. 1973. Litter accumulation through ecosystem development. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: R. Forman. [Abstract PDF]
Wysolmerski, Theresa, C. S. J. 1973. Population distribution and energetics of isopods in Hutcheson Memorial Forest. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: P. Pearson. [Abstract PDF]
Bach, Edith. 1975. Plant species removals and community structure of old-fields on the New Jersey Piedmont. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: R. Forman. [Abstract PDF]
Bosenberg, Robert H. 1975. Small mammals and ground cover in successional fields. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: P. Pearson. [Summary PDF]
Mekenian, Michael R. 1975. Germination of Raphanus raphanistrum L. in controlled and field environments. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: R. Willemson. [Abstract PDF]
Rudis, Victor A. 1975. Urbanization as a multiple stress affecting forest soil arthropod communities. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: R. Forman. [Abstract PDF]
St. Olmer, Lucy. 1975. Edaphic algae in abandoned fields of the Piedmont of New Jersey. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: G. Floyd. [Abstract PDF]
Elfstrom, Bruce A. 1976. Tree species diversity and forest island size on the Piedmont of New Jersey. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: R. Forman. [Abstract PDF]
Hunt, Margo E. 1976. Dynamics of soil algae in field and forest environments. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: G. Floyd. [Abstract PDF]
Jackson, James R. 1976. Allelopathy in the first stages of secondary succession on the Piedmont of New Jersey. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: R. Willemson. [Abstract PDF]
Panebianco, Robert J. 1976. Seed germination characteristics of Hieracium pratense, a sucessional perennial. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: R. Willemson. [Abstract PDF]
Frye, Darlene M. 1977. Seasonal changes in the subterranean portions of Podophyllum peltatum L. with respect to growth, reproduction and winter dormancy. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: R. Willemson. [Abstract PDF]
Grover, Herbert D. 1977. The effects of P-coumaric acid and coumarin on seed germination, seedling growth and nutrient uptake of several old-field weed species. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: R. Willemson. [Abstract PDF]
Rueb, Richard R. 1976. Diversity and stability: An experimental study of stressed old-field ecosystem patches. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: R. Forman. [Abstract PDF]
Silver, Stuart B. 1977. Patterns of nectar secretion in Oenothera biennis and Linaria vulgaris M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: E. Stiles. [Introduction PDF]
Slezak, William F. 1976. Lonicera japonica Thunb., an aggressive introduced species in a mature forest ecosystem. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: R. Forman. [Abstract PDF]
Wildman, Howard D. 1977. Environmental patch size in a first year plant community M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: R. Forman. [Abstract PDF]
Frye, Richard J., II. 1978. Structural dynamics of early old-field succession on the New Jersey Piedmont: A comparative approach. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: J. Quinn. [Abstract PDF]
Collins, Beverly S. 1979. The successional displacement of Andropogon scoparius Mich. by Mirica pensylvanica Loisel. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: J. Quinn. [Abstract PDF]
Davison, Sara E. 1980. Vegetational change in a mature oak forest: A thirty year study. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: R. Forman. [Abstract PDF]
Nicola, Alexandra. 1981. The adaptive architecture of shrub canopies: Leaf display and biomass allocation in relation to light environment. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: S. Pickett. [Abstract PDF]
Myster, R. W. 1987. Population and community patterns in
ten old fields.
Byers, D. L. 1988. Life history variation of Alliaria
petiolata in a range of habitats in
Lawler, S. 1988. Behavioral responses of four species of anuran larvae to
predators.
McCarthy, B. C. 1989. Reproductive biology of Carya
ovata and C. tomentosa (Juglandaceae): Determinants of flower and
fruit production.
Myster, R. W. 1990. Invasion and establishment of trees in
old fields: pattern and process.
Facelli,
J. M. 1992. Plant litter: direct and indirect effects in oldfield plant
communities.
Wijesinghe,
D. K. 1993. Population ecology in the clonal growth in the herb, Potentilla
simplex.
Adams-Manson,
R. 1994. Links between microhabitat preferences and seed predation by small
mammals in old-fields.
Pehek, E. 1995. The ecology of larval Hyla andersonii
(anura: hylidae): the effects of predation by aquatic insects, competition with
larval anurans and pH. Ph.D. Rutgers
University
,
Schmalhofer, V. 1996. The effects of biotic and abiotic
factors on predator-prey interactions in old-field flower head communities.
Vivian-Smith, Gabriel. 1997. Small-scale spatial
heterogeneity, diversity and community structure in regenerating plant
communities.
Ruhren, S. 1998. The role of extrafloral nectarines in
mutualisms, herbivory, and plant defense of Chamaecrista nictitans.
