1. Examples of Conceptual Models from previous students in Research Concepts

2. Climate warming effects on sugar maple (Acer saccharum) distribution and implications for vertebrates of New England Ezra Small M.S. Candidate Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Professional Concentration in Communications and Education

3. A Regional Perspective: Observed Wake, 2005

4. A Socio-Ecological Definition of Forest: A more relevant definition for the urban-rural interface Amy Nathanson Advisor: David Kittredge University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Natural Resources Conservation

5. Conceptual model Ecological Services Carbon Sequestration BiodiversityRecreationWater PurificationTimber Canopy cover Water bodies Tree density Tree type Acreage Elevation (etc.) Road density Median income Land parcel size Real-estate value Population density Public vs. Private ownership (etc.) Ecological/physical Social

6. Ipswich River Herring Telemetry Study 2006 Holly Frank Advisor: Martha Mather

7. Donor River: Nemasket Fish Stay Fish Spawn <24 Hours Suitable AreaUnsuitable Area Fish Return River Herring Restoration in the Ipswich River: Conceptual Model Stressors Restoration efforts unsuccessful Tagging experiment unsuccessful Restoration efforts successful Adults home to the Ipswich Survival Juveniles imprint to the Ipswich Recipient River: Ipswich Fish Leave No Survival Fish Don’t Spawn Stressors

8. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Road Passage Structures for Freshwater Turtles in Massachusetts By David Paulson University of Massachusetts Department of Natural Resources Conservation www.kawarthaturtle.orgScott Jackson

9. Culvert Design Variables Measured Grid System Culvert Entrance/Bypass Area

10. An Evaluation of Nature-Like Fishways for Passage of Alewife (Alosa aestivalis) Abigail Franklin Program: Natural Resources Conservation – Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Advisor: Alexander Haro Committee Alexander Haro, Ecologist, USGS CAFRL Theodore Castro-Santos, Ecologist, USGS CAFRL Martha Mather, Unit Leader, MA Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Piotr Parasiewicz, NIHP, University of Massachusetts Amherst

11. Fish Passage Designs Upstream passage Downstream passage Pool & weir Denil Ice Harbor Nature-like Weir Vertical Slot Fish lock Bypass channels Fish lift Dam removal Rock ramp Baffle Steepass Archimedes Screw Technical Turbine modification

12. Measuring social compatibility in Channel Island foxes Why don’t some foxes breed in captivity?

13. Conceptual Model