Associate Professor, Conservation Biology
Associate Director, Geosystems Research Institute
Phone: 662-325-3167 Email: kristine.evans@msstate.edu
2023
Evans, K. O., J. B. Davis, G. Wang. 2023. Assessing long-term dynamics of nonbreeding Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) populations using Christmas Bird Count data. Ibis 165(1):55-68.
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2022
Shamaskin, A. C., S. B. Correa, G. M. Street, A. C. Linhoss, K. O. Evans. 2022. Considering the influence of land-use/land cover on estuarine biotic richness with Bayesian hierarchical models. Ecological Applications.
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2021
Barela, I. A., L. M. Burger, G. M. Wang, K. O. Evans, Q. Meng, J. D. Taylor. 2021. Spatial transferability of expert opinion models for American beaver habitat. Ecological Informatics 61: 101211.
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2021
Ramirez-Reyes C., G. Street, F.J. Vilella, D.T. Jones-Farrand, M.S. Wiggers, K.O. Evans. 2021. Ensemble species distribution model identifies survey opportunities for at-risk bearded beaksedge (Rhynchospora crinipes) in the southeastern United States. Natural Areas Journal 41(1):55-63.
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2020
Barela, I., L. M. Burger, J. Taylor, K. O. Evans, R. Ogawa, L. McClintic, G. Wang, 2020. Relationships between survival and habitat suitability of semi-aquatic mammals. Ecology and Evolution 10(11):4867-4875.
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2019
Burger Jr., L. W., K. O. Evans, M. D. McConnell, L. M. Burger. 2019. Private lands conservation: A vision for the future. Wildlife Society Bulletin 43:398-407.
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2017
Marshall, C., S. K. Riffell, S. A. Rush, J. G. Hill, K. O. Evans, D. A. Miller. 2017. Switchgrass cultivation within loblolly pine plantations influences invertebrate community composition and resource use. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 143:189-197.
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2016
Greene, R. E., R. B. Iglay, K. O. Evans, D. A. Miller, T. B. Wigley, S. K. Riffell. 2016. A meta-analysis of biodiversity responses to management of southeastern pine forests—opportunities for open pine conservation. Forest Ecology and Management 360:30-39.
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2016
Oedekoven, C. S., R. King, S. T. Buckland, M. L. Mackenzie, K. O. Evans, and L. W. Burger, Jr. 2016. Using hierarchical centering to facilitate a reversible jump MCMC algorithm for random effects models. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis 98:79-90.
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2016
Pitchford, J.L., E. Pulis, K. Evans, J.K. Shelley, B.S.J. Serafin, M. Solangi. 2016. Seasonal bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) density estimates in the Mississippi Sound from 2011-2013. Southeastern Naturalist 15:188-206.
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2015
Riffell, S. K., A. P. Monroe, J. A. Martin, K. O. Evans, L. W. Burger, Jr., and M. D. Smith. 2015. Response of non-grassland avian guilds to adjacent herbaceous field buffers: testing the configuration of targeted conservation practices in agricultural landscapes. Journal of Applied Ecology 52:303-309.
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2014
Evans, K. O., T. Fotinos, J. Ertel, D. Richardson, L. Holt, and S. Wilder. 2014. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Inventory and Monitoring Status and Needs Assessment, Gulf I&M Zone Summary Report. FWS Technical Publication. Southeast Regional Inventory and Monitoring Network: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
2014
Evans, K.O., L.W. Burger Jr., S. Riffell, M.D. Smith. 2014. Assessing multiregion avian benefits from strategically targeted buffers. Conservation Biology 28(4):892-901.
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2014
Evans, K.O., L.W. Burger, S.K. Riffell, M.D. Smith, D.J. Twedt, R.R. Wilson, S. Vorisek, C. Rideout. 2014. Avian response to conservation buffers in agricultural landscapes during winter. Wildlife Society Bulletin 38(2):257-264.
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2014
Oedekoven, C.S., S.T. Buckland, M.L. Mackenzie, R. King, K.O. Evans, L.W. Burger. 2014. Bayesian methods for hierarchical distance sampling models. Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics 19:219-239.
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2013
Evans, K.O., L.W. Burger, C.S. Oedekoven, M.D. Smith, S.K Riffell, J.A. Martin, S.T. Buckland. 2013. Multi-region response of northern bobwhite coveys to targeted Conservation Buffers. Journal of Wildlife Management 77:716-725.
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2013
Oedekoven, C.S., S.T. Buckland, M.L. Mackenzie, K.O. Evans, L.W. Burger Jr. 2013. Improving distance sampling: accounting for covariates and non-independency between sampled sites. Journal of Applied Ecology.
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2012
Evans, K. O., L. W. Burger Jr., T. V. Dailey, B. C. Emmerich, S. D. Wellendorf, T. P. Seiler, W. E. Palmer. 2012. Expanding predictive assessment of northern bobwhite covey calling rates to incorporate regional effects. Proceedings of the National Quail Symposium 7:134.
2012
Evans, K. O., L. W. Burger Jr., W. E. Palmer. 2012. Genetic structure of northern bobwhites in northeast Mississippi and southwest Tennessee. Proceedings of the National Quail Symposium 7:244-250.
2011
Singleton, L.C., K.O. Evans, L.W. Burger Jr., R. Hamrick, D. Godwin. 2011. Mississippi’s Conservation Reserve Program. CP33-Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds. Mississippi Bird Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, Annual Report, 2006–2010. 28 pp.
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2010
Evans, K.O., L.W. Burger Jr., S.K. Riffell. 2010. National CP33 Bird Monitoring Executive Summary 3-year Report. Research Note, Forest and Wildlife Research Center, Mississippi State University. 2 pp.
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2010
Singleton, L.C., K. Evans, L.W. Burger Jr., R. Hamrick, D. Godwin. 2010. Mississippi’s Conservation Reserve Program. CP33-Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds. Mississippi Bird Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, Annual Report, 2006–2009. 32 pp.
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2010
Singleton, L.C., L.W. Burger Jr., K.O. Evans, R. Hamrick, D. Godwin. 2010. Mississippi CRP CP33 Bird Monitoring Summary 2006-2008. Research Note, Forest and Wildlife Research Center, Mississippi State University. 2 pp.
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2009
Burger Jr., L.W., S.K. Riffell, K.O. Evans, M.D. Smith. 2009. Bobwhite and upland songbird response to CCRP Practice CP33, Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds. U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, Conservation Effects Assessment Project, Conservation Insight December 2009:6 pp.
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2009
Evans, K.O., L.W. Burger Jr., B.C. Faircloth, W. Palmer, J.P. Carroll. 2009. Effects of tissue sampling methods on morphometrics and survival of captive neonatal northern bobwhite. Journal of Wildlife Management 73(7):1241-1244.
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2009
Evans, K.O., L.W. Burger Jr., B.C. Faircloth, W.E. Palmer, J.P. Carroll. 2009. Effects of tissue collection methods on morphometrics and survival of captive neonatal northern bobwhite. Journal of Wildlife Management 73(7):1241-1244.
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2009
Evans, K.O., L.W. Burger Jr., M.D. Smith, S. Riffell. 2009. Conservation Reserve Program CP33 - Habitat Buffers for Upland Bird: Bird monitoring and evaluation plan, 2007 Annual Report. 65 pp.
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2009
Evans, K.O., L.W. Burger Jr., M.D. Smith, S. Riffell. 2009. Mississippi’s Conservation Reserve Program, CP33-Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds: Mississippi bird monitoring and evaluation plan, 2007 Annual Report. 24 pp.
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2009
Evans, K.O., L.W. Burger Jr., M.D. Smith, S.K. Riffell. 2009. Conservation Reserve Program CP33—Habitat buffers for upland birds: Bird monitoring and evaluation plan. 2006–2008 Final Report. 68 pp.
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2009
Singleton, L.C., K.O. Evans, L.W. Burger Jr., R.G. Hamrick, D. Godwin. 2009. Mississippi’s Conservation Reserve Program, CP33-Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds: Mississippi bird monitoring and evaluation plan, 2006-2009 Final Report. 30 pp.
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2009
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2009. Burger Jr., L.W., and K.O. Evans, Mississippi State University (eds). Managing working lands for northern bobwhite: the USDA NRCS Bobwhite Restoration Project. Washington, DC.
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2008
Burger Jr., L.W., K.O. Evans. 2008. Bobwhite populations on private lands: What can we expect from habitat
management? Wildlife Issues (Spring/Summer):10, 13.
