Four AEL students successfully defend their master's theses this semester:

Madeline Schumacher, student with Lindsey Bruckerhoff, defended their thesis on April 1, Multiscale drivers of the Beaded Darter occupancy in the Ouachita Highlands

Justin Furby, student with Casey Pennock, defended his thesis on April 4, Habitat and Life-History: Influences on Larval Fish Growth and Assemblage Structure in River-Reservoir Ecosystems

Abby Shake, student with Lindsey Bruckerhoff, defended her thesis on April 9, Effects of Hydrologic Connectivity and Local Factors on Freshwater Mussel Communities in Off Channel Habitats

Monica Woodruff, UM student co-advised by Stu Ludsin, defended her thesis on April 11, Conceptualizing the Recruitment of Walleye, Yellow Perch, and Lake Whitefish in Support of Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management in Lake Erie: Insights from Expert Elicitation