Areas of Interest:
- Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Ecological Physiology
Rank: Associate Professor Year Hired: 1996
Office: BHS 323
Phone: (308) 865-8713
FAX: (308) 865-8045
email: albrechtm@unk.edu
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Degrees:
Dissertation & Thesis:
Albrecht, M. C. 1996. Spatial and temporal investigations of an Oklahoman grassland ant assemblage. Ph. D. Dissertation, University of Oklahoma, Norman. 101 pp.
Albrecht, M. C. 1990. Differential survivorship of Fundulus heteroclitus (Cyprinodontidae) exposed to pentachlorophenol or methylmercury as detected by allozyme electrophoresis. M. S. Thesis, Miami University, Ohio. 93 pp.
Publications:
- Forsee, Russell and Albrecht, Marc. 2011. in review. Estimation of giant land crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) populations in Vieques, Puerto Rico.
Albrecht, Marc, Kneeland, Kate, and Foster, John. 2011 in review. Genetic analysis of red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) populations from southern Caribbean to Grand Bahama island.
Baensch, Harald, Albrecht, Marc, and Grace, M. 2009. Spatial Distribution of benthic chondrithyans in the US Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the 13th European Elasmobranch Association Conference (eds. G. Morey, L. Yuste, and G. X. Pons), Palma De Mallorca, Spain.
Bedick, Jon C., Hoback, W. W., and Albrecht, Marc C. 2006. High water-loss rates and rapid dehydration in the burying beetle, Nicrophorus marginatus. Physiological Entomology 31:23-29.
Bishop, A. A., Albrecht, M. C., Hoback, W. W., & Skinner, K. M. 2003. A comparison of an ecological model and GIS spatial analysis to describe niche partitioning amongst carrion beetles in Nebraska . Transaction in GIS 6(4):457-470.
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Areas of Interest:
Spatial patterns of movement in animals, both large and small scale. Current areas of research include using GPS technology to monitor cattle movements in the Nebraska Sandhills and the development of robotic ‘animals’ that explore basic movement rules and patterns.
Geographical Information Systems (GIS): The use of powerful computer mapping and analysis software to identify natural resource use and management issues. Many types of data can be used in a single GIS project including: aerial photographs, ground surveys, topographic information, river flows, soil samples, biological surveys, meteorological data, multi-spectral satellite imagery, human demographics (income, race, family size, and others). The software can hold and display any data containing a spatial component. Examples of GIS projects include yield monitor analysis for revenue maps and route analysis for optimal busing routes for community service organizations. Please visit our website http://gis.unk.edu/.
Science Education: Some of my interests in this area include science as a way of knowing, case studies, independent projects and in general anything that takes advantage of the small class size at UNK and ways to harness the curiosity that makes us all want to discover new things.
Last Update: 15 August 2012