Mark Dixon

Dixon, Mark, Swanson, David, Magnuson, Kimberly I., and Merkord, Christopher L., Forests, Floods, and Birds along the Lower Missouri River. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, Nebraska. (March 12, 2024)

Swanson, David, Dixon, Mark, Merkord, Chris, and Hegg, Amanda, Impacts of invasive plant species on breeding riparian birds along the regulated Missouri River. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 12, 2024)

van Rees, Charles B., Crane, David, Chambers, Matt, and Dixon, Mark, Levee Setbacks for Wildlife Conservation: A New Research Approach. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, Nebraska. (March 12, 2024)

Magnuson, Kimberly I., and Dixon, Mark, Structure and Composition of Woody Vegetation in the Lower Missouri River Floodplain. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, Nebraska. (March 12, 2024)

Schild, Zachary, John, Ranjeet, Dixon, Mark D., Kolluru, Venkatesh, and Saraf, Sakshi, Using Object-Based Image Analysis to Track Changes in Russian Olive Distributions Along the Missouri River in Response to Flooding. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, Nebraska. (March 12, 2024)

Dixon, Mark, Moderated Panel Discussion: Invasive Plant Species Impacts on Fish and Wildlife in the Northern Midwest. Presented at the 2024 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Sioux Falls, SD. (January 29, 2024)

Schild, Zachary, John, Ranjeet, Dixon, Mark, Kolluru, Venkatesh, and Saraf, Sakshi, Using Object Based Image Analysis to Track Changes in Russian Olive Distributions Along the Missouri River in Response to Flooding. Presented at the 2024 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Sioux Falls, SD. (January 29, 2024)

Illeperuma, Nadeesha, Swanson, David, John, Ranjeet, and Dixon, Mark, Impact of redcedar on bird richness and abundance in floodplain forests along the Missouri River. Presented at the Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Sioux Falls, SD. (January 29, 2024)

Swanson, David, Dixon, Mark, Merkord, Chris, and Hegg, Amanda, Riparian bird responses to invasive Russian olive and eastern redcedar along the Missouri River. Presented at the Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Sioux Falls, SD. (January 29, 2024)

Swanson, David, Illeperuma, Nadeesha, Dixon, Mark, and John, Ranjeet, Impacts of redcedar invasion along the Missouri National Recreational River on winter bird richness and abundance. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Helena, MT. (June 13, 2023)

Dixon, Mark, Swanson, David, Illeperuma, Nadeesha D., Merkord, Christopher L., and Johnson, W. C., Historical Changes & Ecology of Floodplain Forests in the Eastern Great Plains. Presented at the Forest Management Workshop, The Crane Trust, Alda, Nebraska. (May 09, 2023)

Dixon, Mark, Swanson, David, Merkord, Christopher, Benson, Adam R., and Rastandeh, Amin, Habitat Associations of Riparian Birds in Successional Forests along the Missouri River. Presented at the Vegetation on Levees: Information, Data, and Approaches to Inform Best Practices, Arlington, VA. (May 03, 2023)

Illeperuma, Nadeesha D., Dixon, Mark, John, Ranjeet, and Swanson, David, Impacts of Redcedar Invasion along the Missouri National Recreational River on Winter Bird Richness and Abundance. Presented at the IALE-North America Annual Meeting, Riverside, California. (March 19, 2023)

Dixon, Mark, Nefas, Stephanie, and Swanson, David, Bird use of early successional vegetation along the Missouri River: What do we lose by managing sandbars for plovers and terns?. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 10, 2022)

Bollig, Madalyn, and Dixon, Mark, Ecological changes of the lower Niobrara River Valley and Lewis and Clark Lake Delta from past to present. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 10, 2022)

Illeperuma, Nadeesha, John, Ranjeet, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Impacts of redcedar invasion along the Missouri River on winter riparian bird richness and abundance. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 10, 2022)

Swanson, David, Merkord, Chris, Benson, Adam, Rastandeh, Amin, and Dixon, Mark, Patch- and landscape-level habitat associations of riparian birds in successional woodlands along the regulated Missouri River. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 10, 2022)

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Ruma, Amena B., Dixon, Mark, Sweeney, Mark, and Ali, S.M. A., Patterns and Processes of Sandbar Revegetation on the Missouri National Recreational River. Presented at the Mississippi Academy of Sciences Summer Science and Engineering Symposium, Starkville, MS. (June 08, 2022)

Dixon, Mark, Ley, Matthew J., Swanson, David, and Johnson, W C., Land Use, Forests, and Birds of the Big Sioux River Valley. Presented at the 54th Annual Dakota Conference on the Northern Plains, Sioux Falls, SD. (April 28, 2022)

Ruma, Amena B., Dixon, Mark, Sweeney, Mark, and Ali, S.M. A., Patterns and Processes of Sandbar Revegetation on the Missouri National Recreational River. Presented at the 86th Annual Mississippi Academy of Sciences Conference, Biloxi, MS. (March 31, 2022)

Swanson, David, Merkord, Chris, Rastandeh, Amin, Benson, Adam, and Dixon, Mark, Patch- and landscape-level habitat associations of riparian birds in successional woodlands along the regulated Missouri River. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 23, 2022)

Bollig, Madalyn C., Dixon, Mark, John, Ranjeet, and Sweeney, Mark, Ecological Changes of the Lower Niobrara River Valley and Lewis and Clark Lake Delta from Past to Present. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 22, 2022)

Illeperuma, Nadeesha, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Impacts of Redcedar Invasion along the Missouri National Recreational River on Winter Bird Richness and Occurrence. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 22, 2022)

Nefas, Stephanie M., Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Bird use of early successional vegetation along the Missouri River: What do we lose by managing sandbars for Piping Plovers?. Presented at the 2022 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Des Moines, Iowa. (February 15, 2022)

Dixon, Mark, Volke, Malia A., Scott, Michael L., Beall, Catherine C., and Johnson, W. C., Colonization of Reservoir Delta-Backwater Areas by Woody Vegetation: Case Studies from the Missouri River, USA. Presented at the Research Trends in the Flow-Sediment-Vegetation Interactions in Fluvial System, Online (webinar). (November 18, 2021)

Swanson, David, Dixon, Mark, and Nefas, Stephanie, Bird use of early successional vegetation along the Missouri River: What do we lose by managing sandbars for plovers and terns?. Presented at the Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystems Study Unit Annual Meeting, Virtual. (November 09, 2021)

Dixon, Mark, Volke, Malia A., Scott, Michael L., Beall, Catherine C., and Johnson, W. C., Ecological Implications of Vegetation Colonization of Delta-Backwater and Drawdown Areas on River Reservoirs. Presented at the 35th Congress of the International Society of Limnology (SIL 2021) - Symposium S12. From White River to Green River: Cause, Impact, and Outlook, Gwangju, South Korea (but was held as an online conference because of COVID-19). (August 26, 2021)

Baltensperger, Andy, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Modeling the implications of future bioenergy scenarios on bird diversity and abundance in the Upper Missouri River Basin. Presented at the South Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Oacoma, SD. (February 27, 2020)

Illeperuma, Nadeesha D., Harishchandra, Miyuraj, and Dixon, Mark, A remote sensing and machine learning approach to investigate the historical expansion of eastern redcedar along the Missouri River. Presented at the 2019 Missouri River Institute Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 21, 2019)

Nefas, Stephanie M., Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Bird use of early successional sandbar vegetation: what do we lose by managing for plovers and terns?. Presented at the 2019 Missouri River Institute Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 21, 2019)

Hegg, Amanda, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Effects of invasive Russian olive and eastern red cedar on bird nest survival in Missouri River riparian forests. Presented at the 2019 Missouri River Institute Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 21, 2019)

Baltensperger, Andy, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Modeling the implications of future bioenergy scenarios on bird diversity and abundance in the upper Missouri River basin. Presented at the 2019 Missouri River Institute Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 21, 2019)

Ruma, Amena B., Sweeney, Mark, John, Ranjeet, and Dixon, Mark, Patterns and Processes of Sandbar Revegetation on the Missouri National Recreational River. Presented at the 2019 Missouri River Institute Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 21, 2019)

Goljani-Amirkhiz, Reza, Palmer, Jeffrey, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Applying an ensemble of small models to predict breeding distribution of Virginia's Warbler at the northeastern periphery of its range. Presented at the American Ornithology 2019, Anchorage, AK. (June 28, 2019)

Swanson, David, Nefas, Stephanie, and Dixon, Mark, Early cottonwood-willow successional forest avian diversity: What do we lose by managing sandbars for plovers and terns?. Presented at the American Ornithology 2019, Anchorage, AK. (June 28, 2019)

Hegg, Amanda, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Invasive plants and bird nesting success in Missouri River riparian forests. Presented at the American Ornithology 2019, Anchorage, AK. (June 28, 2019)

Baltensperger, Andrew, Goljani-Amirkhiz, Reza, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Modeling the implications of future bioenergy scenarios on bird diversity and abundance in the northern Great Plains. Presented at the American Ornithology 2019, Anchorage, AK. (June 27, 2019)

Swanson, David, Dixon, Mark, and Baltensperger, Andy, Grassland bird population projections for different climate and land-use scenarios in the Upper Missouri River Basin. Presented at the NSF RII Track 2 – Water, Agriculture, Food, Energy, Research Nexus Annual Meeting, Vermillion, SD. (June 10, 2019)

Swanson, David, Wesner, Jeff, Dixon, Mark, Warmbold, Jerry, Quist, Danielle, Yager, Lisa, Oddy, Erica, and Seidel, Tyler, Loss of aquatic-terrestrial subsidies in the Missouri River after 122 years of habitat modification. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Pierre, SD. (March 07, 2019)

Swanson, David, Nefas, Stephanie, and Dixon, Mark, Bird use of early successional sandbar vegetation for nesting: what do we lose by managing for terns and plovers?. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Pierre, SD. (March 06, 2019)

Swanson, David, Hegg, Amanda, and Dixon, Mark, Invasive plants and bird nesting success in Missouri River riparian forests. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Pierre, SD. (March 06, 2019)

Dixon, Mark, Beall, Catherine C., Sweeney, Mark, Volke, Malia, Johnson, W C., and Scott, Michael L., Deltas as Unique Habitats on the Missouri River. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Annual Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 15, 2018)

Nefas, Stephanie, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Evaluating Post-Flood Sandbar Avian Species Biodiversity. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Annual Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 15, 2018)

Illeperuma, Nadeesha, and Dixon, Mark, Historical Patterns and Impacts of the 2011 Flood on Eastern Red Cedar Distribution along the Missouri River. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Annual Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 15, 2018)

Hegg, Amanda, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Impacts of Invasive Tree Species on Bird Nesting Success in Missouri River Riparian Forests. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Annual Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 15, 2018)

Beall, Catherine C., and Dixon, Mark, Vegetation Dynamics and Cottonwood Recruitment on the Lewis and Clark Delta. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Annual Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 15, 2018)

Goljani Amirkhiz, Reza, Dixon, Mark, Palmer, Jeffrey, and Swanson, David, Ensemble modeling to predict Virginia’s Warbler (Oreothlypis virginiae) breeding distribution at the northeastern periphery of its range. Presented at the Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. (August 2018)

Swanson, David, Hegg, Amanda, and Dixon, Mark, Effects of invasive trees on nesting productivity for breeding birds in Missouri River floodplain forests. Presented at the Missouri River Ecosystem Coordination Group, DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, IA. (June 21, 2018)

Beall, Catherine C., and Dixon, Mark, Woody vegetation dynamics on a Missouri River reservoir delta. Presented at the Society of Wetland Scientists, Denver, CO. (June 01, 2018)

Dixon, Mark, Introduction to Riparian Symposium Session II: Physical & Biotic Drivers of Change. Presented at the Society of Wetland Scientists Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. (May 31, 2018)

Dixon, Mark, Jarchow, Meghann, and Swanson, David, Sustainable RIVER: Research Experiences for Undergraduate Students on Missouri River Science. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 22, 2018)

Illeperuma, Nadeesha, Dixon, Mark, and Vogelmann, James E., Historical Patterns and Impacts of the 2011 Flood on Redcedar Distribution along the Missouri River. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 21, 2018)

Beall, Catherine C., and Dixon, Mark, Woody Vegetation Dynamics on the Niobrara River / Lewis and Clark Reservoir Delta. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 21, 2018)

Swanson, David, Hegg, Amanda, Gray-Lobe, Geoffrey, Ruiz, Sebastian, and Dixon, Mark, Effects of invasive trees on nesting productivity for breeding birds in Missouri River floodplain forests. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 2018)

Beall, Catherine C., and Dixon, Mark, Vegetation Composition and Dynamics within the Lewis and Clark Delta. Presented at the Emergent Sandbar Habitat Program, Nebraska & South Dakota Interagency Meeting, Gavins Point Dam Visitor Center, Crofton, NE. (January 25, 2018)

Dixon, Mark, Skalak, Katherine J., Quist, Danielle J., Scott, Michael L., and Johnson, W C., Longitudinal Controls on Landform and Vegetation Dynamics on Inter-Dam Segments of the Missouri River. Presented at the US Chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology Annual Symposium, Baltimore, MD. (April 10, 2017)

Dixon, Mark, Spatial patterns of vegetation dynamics on inter-dam segments of the Missouri River. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (March 29, 2017)

Beall, Catherine C., and Dixon, Mark, Spatial patterns of vegetation within the Lewis and Clark Delta. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (March 29, 2017)

Beall, Catherine C., and Dixon, Mark, Spatial Patterns in Vegetation Composition within a Novel Reservoir Delta on the Missouri River. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 22, 2017)

Merkord, Christopher L., Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Bird-habitat relationships in floodplain forests along the middle Missouri River. Presented at the 2017 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Lincoln, Nebraska. (February 06, 2017)

Dixon, Mark, Merkord, Christopher L., Swanson, David, Johnson, W C., and Scott, Michael L., Trajectories of decline in cottonwood forests along the Missouri River: Implications for songbirds. Presented at the 2017 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Lincoln, Nebraska. (February 06, 2017)

Robertson, James M., Dixon, Mark, Cahlander-Mooers, Alex, and Beall, Catherine C., Assessment and Management of Hybrid Aspen Stands (Populus xsmithii) in the Niobrara River Valley of Northwest Nebraska. Presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting Midwestern Section American Society of Plant Biologists, Brookings, SD. (March 19, 2016)

Beall, Catherine C., and Dixon, Mark, Spatial Patterns in Vegetation Composition within a Novel Reservoir Delta on the Missouri River. Presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting Midwestern Section American Society of Plant Biologists, Brookings, SD. (March 19, 2016)

Boever, Christopher J., Dixon, Mark, Johnson, W C., and Scott, Michael L., The Flood of 2011: Effects of a Large Infrequent Disturbance on Riparian Forest Vegetation along the Missouri River. Presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting Midwestern Section American Society of Plant Biologists, Brookings, SD. (March 19, 2016)

Dixon, Mark, Volke, Malia A., Johnson, W C., Scott, Michael L., and Merkord, Christopher L., The “Cottonwood Conundrum” & the Potential Role of Reservoir Deltas on the Missouri River. Presented at the Webinar, done remotely via webinar. (February 03, 2016)

Munes, Eszter, Merkord, Chris L., Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Projecting long-term effects of the 2011 Missouri River flood on floodplain bird populations. Presented at the NSF Food, Energy Water Nexus Workshop, Rapid City, SD. (October 2015)

Dixon, Mark, Boever, Christopher J., Danzeisen, Victoria L., Merkord, Christopher L., Scott, Michael L., Johnson, W C., and Malloy, Terrence, Impacts of a large flood event on cottonwood forests along the regulated Missouri River, USA. Presented at the International Society for River Science 4th Biennial Symposium, La Crosse, Wisconsin. (August 24, 2015)

Dixon, Mark, Boever, Christopher J., Danzeisen, Victoria L., Merkord, Christopher L., Scott, Michael L., Johnson, W C., and Malloy, Terrence, Effects of a Large Infrequent Flood Disturbance on Cottonwood Forests along the regulated Missouri River. Presented at the International Association of Landscape Ecology, 9th World Congress, Portland, OR. (July 09, 2015)

Dixon, Mark, Boever, Christopher J., Danzeisen, Victoria L., Merkord, Christopher L., Johnson, W C., Scott, Michael L., and Malloy, Terrence, Effects of River Regulation and the Flood of 2011 on Missouri River Cottonwood Forests. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (April 09, 2015)

Boever, Christopher J., Dixon, Mark, Johnson, W C., Scott, Michael L., and Malloy, Terrence, Effects of the flood of 2011 on riparian forest structure and composition along the Missouri River. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (April 09, 2015)

Dixon, Mark, Boever, Christopher J., Danzeisen, Victoria L., Merkord, Christopher L., Johnson, W C., Scott, Michael L., and Malloy, Terrence, Effects of the 2011 Flood on Cottonwood Forests along the Missouri River. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 11, 2015)

Boever, Christopher J., Dixon, Mark, Scott, Michael L., and Johnson, W C., Post-flood Changes in Riparian Forest Structure Along the Missouri River from 2012-2014. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 11, 2015)

Dixon, Mark, Johnson, W C., Scott, Michael L., Swanson, David, Cowman, Tim, Merkord, Christopher L., and Malloy, Terrence, Effects of the 2011 Flood on Missouri River Cottonwood Forests. Presented at the Annual NE/SD Emergent Sandbar Habitat Interagency Meeting, Lewis and Clark Visitor Center, Crofton, NE. (October 30, 2014)

Dixon, Mark, Johnson, W C., Scott, Michael L., Merkord, Christopher L., Boever, Christopher J., Albers, Victoria L., Munes, Eszter C., and Malloy, Terrence, Effects of the 2011 flood on Missouri River cottonwood forests: implications for restoration. Presented at the Restoring the West 2014. Down by the River: Managing for Resilient Riparian Corridors, Logan, UT. (October 22, 2014)

Dixon, Mark, Scott, Michael L., Johnson, W C., and Volke, Malia A., Riparian research and management challenges on the upper Missouri River. Presented at the Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Sacramento, California. (August 12, 2014)

Dixon, Mark, Merkord, Christopher L., Boever, Christopher J., Albers, Victoria L., Scott, Michael L., Johnson, W C., and Malloy, Terrence, Effects of the 2011 flood on Missouri River floodplain forests. Presented at the 2nd International Conference on the Status and Future of the World's Large Rivers, Manaus, Brazil. (July 24, 2014)

Dixon, Mark, Boever, Christopher J., Merkord, Chris, Scott, Michael L., and Johnson, W C., Impacts of the 2011 Flood on Cottonwood Forests along the Missouri National Recreational River. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 13, 2014)

Boever, Christopher J., Dixon, Mark, Scott, Michael L., and Johnson, W C., Vegetation changes in riparian forests along the Missouri National Recreational River following the flood of 2011. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 13, 2014)

Merkord, Chris, Dixon, Mark, Swanson, David, and Johnson, W C., Projected Changes in Forest Bird Populations as a Result of Land-use/ Land-cover Change.. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 2014)

Scott, Michael L., Dixon, Mark, Johnson, W C., Rabbe, Lisa A., and Malloy, Terrence, Assessing ecological restoration of riparian forests at the landscape scale. Presented at the Society for Ecological Restoration World Conference, Madison, WI. (October 08, 2013)

Albers, Victoria L., Scott, Michael L., Dixon, Mark, and Johnson, W C., Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) recruitment following the 2011 Missouri River flood. Presented at the Society for Ecological Restoration World Conference, Madison, WI. (October 08, 2013)

Dixon, Mark, Boever, Christopher J., Albers, Victoria L., Scott, Michael L., Johnson, W C., and Malloy, Terrence, Effects of a "natural" flood event on an impaired large-river system: Effects of the 2011 flood on the Missouri River. Presented at the Society for Ecological Restoration World Conference, Madison, WI. (October 08, 2013)

Munes, Eszter C., Merkord, Christopher L., Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Response of floodplain bird communities to the 2011 Missouri River flood. Presented at the Society for Ecological Restoration World Conference, Madison, WI. (October 08, 2013)

Johnson, W C., Scott, Michael L., and Dixon, Mark, The dammed Missouri River: A forty-year remeasurement shows that time is running out. Presented at the Society for Ecological Restoration World Conference, Madison, WI. (October 08, 2013)

Dixon, Mark, Boever, Christopher J., Albers, Victoria L., Balla, Esther C., Brown, Jennifer R., Merkord, Christopher L., Scott, Michael L., and Johnson, W C., Effects of a large infrequent disturbance on a regulated river: Impacts of the 2011 flood on riparian forests on the Missouri River, USA. Presented at the Ecological Society of America annual conference, Minneapolis, MN. (August 09, 2013)

Merkord, Christopher L., Dixon, Mark, Swanson, David, and Johnson, W C., Projected changes in land cover, age class, and species composition of forests on non-channelized segments of the Missouri River. Presented at the Ecological Society of America annual conference, Minneapolis, MN. (August 09, 2013)

Boever, Christopher J., Dixon, Mark, Scott, Michael L., and Johnson, W C., Effects of the 2011 flood on riparian forests along the Missouri River, USA. Presented at the Ecological Society of America annual conference, Minneapolis, MN. (August 07, 2013)

Quist, Danielle J., Dixon, Mark, Cowman, Tim, and Soluk, Daniel, Flooding impacts and status of riverine mesohabitats, channel complexity, and habitat turnover along the Missouri River. Presented at the Ecological Society of America annual conference, Minneapolis, MN. (August 07, 2013)

Cahlander-Mooers, Alexander R., and Dixon, Mark, Present and historic vegetation among ecoregions of the White River an unregulated Great Plains river. Presented at the Ecological Society of America annual conference, Minneapolis, MN. (August 07, 2013)

Balla, Esther C., Merkord, Christopher L., Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Response of floodplain bird communities to the 2011 Missouri River flood. Presented at the Ecological Society of America annual conference, Minneapolis, MN. (August 07, 2013)

Millikin, Alice, Jarchow, Meghann, Olmstead, Karen, and Dixon, Mark, Long-term restoration assessment of historic tallgrass prairie at Spirit Mound: changes in vegetation composition 12 years post-restoration. Presented at the Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Minneapolis, MN. (August 2013)

Dixon, Mark, Boever, Christopher J., Albers, Victoria L., Balla, Esther C., Brown, Jennifer R., Merkord, Christopher L., Scott, Michael L., Johnson, W C., and Malloy, Terrence, Impacts of the 2011 flood on cottonwood forests along unchannelized segments of the Missouri River. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Jefferson City, Missouri. (March 13, 2013)

Albers, Victoria L., Dixon, Mark, Scott, Michael L., and Johnson, W C., Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) recruitment following the 2011 Missouri River flood. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Jefferson City, Missouri. (March 12, 2013)

Boever, Christopher J., Dixon, Mark, Scott, Michael L., and Johnson, W C., Effects of the 2011 flood on riparian forests along the Missouri River, USA. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Jefferson City, Missouri. (March 12, 2013)

Balla, Esther C., Merkord, Christopher L., Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Response of floodplain bird communities to the 2011 Missouri River flood. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Jefferson City, Missouri. (March 12, 2013)

Robertson, James M., and Dixon, Mark, Assessment and management of hybrid aspen stands in the Niobrara River Valley. Presented at the Black Hills Area Botanist and Ecologist Workshop XI, Rapid City, SD. (March 07, 2013)

Merkord, Chris, and Dixon, Mark, Cottonwood forests on the Missouri River: past, present, and future. Presented at the The Wildlife Society Central Mountains and Plains Section Annual Meeting, Bismarck, ND. (September 2012)

Merkord, Chris, Swanson, David, Dixon, Mark, and Johnson, Carter, Projecting long-term landscape change along the Missouri River: implications for cottonwood forest and bird populations. Presented at the Fifth North American Ornithological Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (August 2012)

Dixon, Mark, Status, ecology and potential effects of the 2011 flood on cottonwood forests along the Missouri River. Presented at the The Missouri River Educational Lecture Series, Ponca State Park, Ponca, Nebraska. (April 27, 2012)

Dixon, Mark, Scott, Michael L., Johnson, W C., Bowen, Daniel E., Rabbe, Lisa A., Merkord, Christopher, and Swanson, David, Missouri River cottonwood forests: Past, present, and future. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Symposium, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD. (April 05, 2012)

Merkord, Chris, Dixon, Mark, Swanson, David, Johnson, W C., and Benson, Adam, Projecting long-term landscape change along the Missouri River: implications of cottonwood forests and bird populations. Presented at the South Dakota Academy of Science 97th Annual Meeting, Vermillion, SD. (April 2012)

Merkord, Chris, Dixon, Mark, Swanson, David, Johnson, W C., and Benson, Adam R., Projecting long-term landscape change along the Missouri River: implications for cottonwood forests and bird populations. Presented at the US Chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology Annual Symposium, Providence, RI. (April 2012)

Dixon, Mark, Scott, Michael L., Johnson, W C., Bowen, Daniel E., and Rabbe, Lisa A., Historic changes and current status of cottonwood forests along the Missouri River from Kansas City to Montana. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference and BiOP Forum, “The Big Muddy: What Have We Learned?”, Pierre, SD. (March 15, 2012)

Merkord, Christopher L., Dixon, Mark, Swanson, David, Johnson, W C., and Benson, Adam R., Projecting long-term landscape change along the Missouri River: implications for cottonwood forests and bird populations. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference and BiOP Forum, “The Big Muddy: What Have We Learned?”, Pierre, SD. (March 15, 2012)

Dixon, Mark, Pattern and process in Missouri River cottonwood forests: Implications for restoration. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Ponca State Park, Ponca, Nebraska. (March 02, 2012)

Merkord, Chris, Dixon, Mark, Swanson, David, Johnson, W C., and Benson, Adam R., Projecting long-term landscape change along the Missouri River: implications for cottonwood forests and bird populations. Presented at the Plains and Prairie Potholes Landscape Conservation Cooperative meeting, Bismarck, ND. (February 2012)

Dixon, Mark, Johnson, W C., Scott, Michael L., and Rabbe, Lisa A., Differences in riparian vegetation responses to flow regulation on the Garrison and Gavins Point reaches of the Missouri River (poster). Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 10, 2011)

Quist, Danielle J., Cowman, Tim, Dixon, Mark, and Soluk, Daniel, Temporal and spatial trends of various water quality parameters and chlorophyll concentrations within the 59-mile reach of the Missouri National Recreational River (poster). Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 10, 2011)

Dixon, Mark, Benson, Adam, and Swanson, David, Historical changes and future projections for cottonwood forests of the Missouri River floodplain and their impacts on bird populations. Presented at the South Dakota Ornithologists Union Fall Meeting, Vermillion, SD. (October 09, 2010)

Dixon, Mark, Stromberg, J C., Meixner, T, Hogan, J F., and Goodrich, D C., Sensitivity of a semi-arid riparian ecosystem to climatic variability in the southwestern United States. Presented at the 8th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics, Seoul, Korea. (September 12, 2010)

Yager, L, Dixon, Mark, and Cowman, T, Historic changes and water quality characteristics of backwater habitats on the 59-mile segment of the Missouri National Recreational River. Presented at the 2010 Missouri River Natural Resources Conference and BiOP Forum “A Climate for Change.”, Nebraska City, NE. (March 17, 2010)

Scott, M L., and Dixon, Mark, Historical riparian cover types in the Missouri Breaks National Monument. Presented at the 2010 Missouri River Natural Resources Conference and BiOP Forum “A Climate for Change.”, Nebraska City, NE. (March 17, 2010)

Cowman, T, Dixon, Mark, and Soluk, D, Missouri River education initiatives at the University of South Dakota's Missouri River Institute. Presented at the 2010 Missouri River Natural Resources Conference and BiOP Forum “A Climate for Change.”, Nebraska City, NE. (March 17, 2010)

Dixon, Mark, Johnson, W C., Scott, M L., Bowen, D, and Rabbe, L A., Status and trend of cottonwood forests along the Missouri River from Kansas City to Montana. Presented at the 2010 Missouri River Natural Resources Conference and BiOP Forum “A Climate for Change.”, Nebraska City, NE. (March 17, 2010)

Benson, A, and Dixon, Mark, Effects of forest type and age class on songbird populations across a cottonwood successional gradient within the Missouri National Recreational River. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference and BiOP Forum “A Climate for Change.”, Nebraska City, NE. (March 17, 2010)

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