Larry A Nielsen

Larry Andrew Nielsen was born August 29, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois. He married Sharon K. Florini of Sullivan, Illinois in 1970. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Amanda.

Scholarly Interests

Sustainable natural resource management

History and philosophy of natural resource management

Ecosystem management

Natural resource education

Academic Training and Degrees

•  Cornell University, Ph.D. (1978) in fisheries biology (minor fields were ecology and aquatic science)

•  University of Missouri, M.S. (1974) in fisheries biology

•  University of Illinois, B.S. (1970) in honors biology

Current Position

July, 2005 - Present Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, North Carolina State University

Serves as the Chief Academic Officer for the university which has ten colleges, a division of undergraduate academic programs, the graduate school, enrolls nearly 30,000 students and employs over 1800 faculty members. Works integrally with the chancellor, executive officers, and deans to administer and facilitate effective, efficient, and high quality programs and program-delivery at every level of the university.

Professional Experience

August 2001 - June 2005 Dean, College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University

Administered scholarly programs, personnel, budgets, and facilities for school of 44 faculty; approximately 600 undergraduates, 100 graduate students, and 50 staff; $5 million annual research and extension project expenditures; associate, bachelors, masters, and doctoral programs in forestry, wood products, and wildlife and fisheries.

1994 -2001 Director and Professor of Natural Resources, School of Forest Resources, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802-4300.

1989 – 1994 Head, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0321.

Administered scholarly programs, personnel, budgets, and facilities for department with 21 faculty; approximately 300 undergraduates, 55 graduate students, and 30 staff; $1.7 million annual research expenditures in 70+ extramural projects; fisheries, wildlife, and aquaculture extension programs.

1988 – 1994 Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech

1986 Acting Department Head, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech (replaced permanent head, who was on 12-month leave).

1984 – 1985 Special Assistant, Bureau of Fish Management, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison.

1982 – 1988 Associate Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech

1977 – 1982 Assistant Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech

1974 – 1977 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

1972 – 1973 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Missouri, Columbia.

1972 Summer Technician, New London National Fish Hatchery,
New London, Minnesota.

1970 – 1972 Military Policeman and Medical Laboratory Technician, U.S. Army, Republic of Vietnam.

Courses Taught

World Population, Food and Natural Resources (1 term, mixed enrollment)

Forest Policy and Administration (3 terms, undergraduate)

Agriculture Freshman Seminar (1 term)

Principles of Fisheries and Wildlife Management (6 terms, undergraduate)

Philosophy of Science (1 term, graduate)

Introduction to Forestry and Renewable Natural Resources (1 term, undergraduate)

Introduction to Fisheries Science (10 terms, undergraduate)

Fisheries Management (2 terms, undergraduate)

Fisheries Theory (2 terms, graduate)

Conservation of Natural Resources (5 terms, undergraduate)

Fisheries and Wildlife Planning (10 terms, graduate)

American Attitudes Toward Nature (1 term, honors, undergraduate)

Case Studies in Fisheries Management (1 term, undergraduate)

Professional Speaking (3 terms, graduate)

Professional Society Memberships (active)

American Fisheries Society (Honorary Member)

Society of American Foresters

Honors and Awards

Honorary Societies:

Phi Beta Kappa

Phi Eta Sigma

Sigma Xi

Phi Kappa Phi

Gamma Sigma Delta

Xi Sigma Pi

Student Honors:

Edward K. Love Fellowship, University of Missouri; graduated with High Honors and Bronze Tablet, University of Illinois

Professional Awards:

Best Paper Award (runner-up), Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, 1981

Commendation Award, Sport Fishing Institute, 1985

Outstanding Achievement Award, Southern Div., American Fisheries Society, 1985

Fellow (elected), American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists, 1990

Best Paper Award (co-author), The Wildlife Society, 1993

Honorary Member (elected), American Fisheries Society, 1993

Academic Awards:

Certificate of Teaching Excellence, Virginia Tech, 1980

W. K. Kellogg National Fellowship, 1981-1984 (0.25-FTE award to pursue interdisciplinary development)

Advisor to Forestry Student Yearbook, Society of American Foresters, third place national award, 1983

Special Achievement Award, Virginia Tech Student Chapter, American Fisheries Society, 1988

Certificate of Teaching Excellence, Virginia Tech, 1989

Diggs Teaching Scholar Award, Virginia Tech, 1993

Diversity Achievement Award, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State, 1999

Professional Service

National Association of Professional Forestry Schools and Colleges

Southern Region Research Chair, 2002-2003

Northeastern Region Teaching Chair, 1998-2000

National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges

Board on Natural Resources:
USGS—NASULGC Partnership Task Force, 1998-2000
Reorganization Task Force, 1997

Section on Fish and Wildlife Resources:
Government Relations Committee (chair), 1998-2000
Elected Delegate of Board of Natural Resources, 1997-1998
Northeast Region Education Committee (chair), 1996-1998

National Association of University Fisheries and Wildlife Programs

Nominating Committee (chair) 1996, 1998
President, 1993-1995
Resident Instruction Committee, 1991-1993

The Wildlife Society

North American Program Committee, 1998-2000
Diversity Committee, 2000-2001

American Fisheries Society

Book Co-Editor, Conservation of Native Aquatic Fauna, 2001-2003
Book Editorial Advisory Board, 1997-2000
President, 1990-1991
Other offices and Executive Committee, 1987-1992
Chair and/or member of numerous committees, 1977-present
Editor, Policy and Procedures Manual, 1988

American Fisheries Society, Education Section

President, 1981-1982
Other offices and Executive Committee, 1980-1983

World Fisheries Congress

Co-Chair, Steering Committee, 1988-1992
(responsible for all planning, funding, and implementation of 500-participant conference in Athens, Greece, May 1992, and subsequent publication of 5-volume proceedings)

Other Professional Service

North Carolina Forestry Association Board of Directors, 2002-2003

North Carolina Forestry Museum Board of Directors, 2002-2005

Ecosystem Management Research Institute Board of Directors, 2002-2003

Pennsylvania Forestry Association Board of Directors, 1996-2001

Journal of Human Dimensions of Fish and Wildlife Management, Editorial Advisory Board, 1996-1998

Virginia Wildlife Federation, Policy Advisor, 1993-1995

Wytheville Community College, Regional Science Fair Judge, 1992-1993

American Fisheries Society, Southern Division (chair and/or member of five committees; Fisheries editor, Proceedings of Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies)

Coalition for Responsible Land Use

American Fisheries Society, Administrators' Section, Competitive Fishing Committee

Journal of Freshwater Ecology, Editorial Board

Organization of Wildlife Planners, Planning Curriculum Task Force

Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Technical Advisory Committee

Renewable Natural Resources Foundation, Accreditation Committee

National Coalition for Marine Conservation, Symposium Steering Committee

Homopiscis Rusticus (Newsletter of retired members of the American Fisheries

Society), cartoonist

Governmental Service

North Carolina Legislative Forestry Task Force, 2002-2003

USDA Higher Education Grants Review Panel, 2002

Governor's 21 st Century Environment Commission (1997-1998)

Deer Management Advisory Task Force, Pennsylvania Game Commission (1998-2000)

Committee of Scientists, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Secretarial appointment to revise U.S. Forest Service land and resource management) (1997-1999)

Sustainable Forestry Roundtable, U.S. Forest Service and others (1999-2001)

Pennsylvania Legislative Forestry Task Force, Advisory Committee (1995-2001)

Pennsylvania Hardwoods Development Council (1994-2000)

Higher Education Working Group, Environmental Education Center, Pennsylvania Department of Education (1998-2000)

USDA Northeast Regional Aquaculture Center, Executive Board (1995-2001)

USDA Fund for Rural America, Review panel for Forestry Centers (1997)

Virginia State Council for Higher Education, Graduate Affairs Committee (1993)

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Aquaculture Advisory Board, Policy Advisor (1992-1995)

USDA Forest Service Utilization and Marketing Program Refocusing Task Force (1990-1991)

Jefferson National Forest Public Involvement Conference Steering Committee (1991, 1992)

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Eastern Energy Land Use Team, Technical Advisory Comm.

University Service—North Carolina State University

Chair, Environmental Sustainability Task Force

Member, Human Resources Advisory Committee

Member, Genomics Graduate Program Administrative Committee

University Service—Pennsylvania State University

College of Agricultural Sciences

Lead Administrator, Sea Grant Development Committee (1999-2001)

College Administrative Retreat Chair (2000)

Search Committee for Minority Advisor (1999)

Gender Issues Task Force (1998)

Search Committee for Extension Program Leader (1998)

Search Committee for Associate Dean for International Programs (1997-2000)

“Penn State Agriculture” Editorial Board (1998-2001)

Diversity Advisory Committee (1996-2001)

Strategic Planning Committee (1995-1996; 1998)

All-College Conference Committee (1996-1997)

Special Salary Recommendation Committee (1996)

Christmas Tree Growers Task Force (Chair, 1994-2001)

National Resources Issues Committee (Chair, 1994-1995)

University

Academic Leadership Forum Steering Committee (2000-2001)

Professor-in-charge (one of several), Environmental Inquiry Minor (2000-2001)

“Day of Six Billion” Steering Committee (Chair, 1999)

Environmental Science and Technology Committee (1994-1997)

Search Committee for Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences (1995-1997)

Mont Alto Forest Technology Advisory Board (1995-2001)

Search Committee for Director of Academic Affairs, DuBois Campus (1996)

University Service—Virginia Tech

Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences

Curriculum Committee (1977-1994)

Graduate Policy Committee (1978)

Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Committee (1997-1979, 1982-1983; Chair, 1979)

Graduate Seminar Committee (1978-1979, 1982-1983; Chairman 1979)

Advisor to Student Chapter of American Fisheries Society (1978, 1987-1988)

4-H Judging Committee (1980, 1981)

Vehicle Policy Committee (1978-1984; Chair, 1980-1982)

Mailing List Committee (1978, Chair)

Drafting Room Committee (1977, 1979)

Duck Pond Renovation Committee (ad hoc) (1983-1986)

Youth Forum Instructor (1986)

School/College of Forestry and Wildlife Resources

Search Committee, Assistant to Dean for Administration (1992)

Academy of Teaching Excellence Committee (1992-1993)

Budget and Planning Committee (1993-1996)

Capital Campaign Committee (1992-1995)

Long-Range Planning Committee (1987-1989)

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (1978-1984)

In-Honors Committee (1982-1990)

Student Recruitment and Placement Committee (1982-1990)

Forestry Institute Selection Committee (1979)

Advisor to Student Yearbook (1980-1984)

Promotion and Tenure Committee (1983, 1985)

Graduate Research Awards Committee (1985)

Annual Awards Banquet Organizer (1984)

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Academy of Teaching Excellence Committee (1992-1993)

Public Marketing Plan Task Force (1991), Experiment Station Subcommittee (Chair)

Bio-medical Curriculum Committee (Chair, 1990-1991)

Southern Regional Fisheries and Wildlife Advisory Committee (1990-1993)

Instructional Improvement Committee (1979)

Congressional Intern Selection Committee (1979, 1980)

Teaching Excellence Selection Committee (1981)

Commencement Committee (1978, 1980)

Promotion and Tenure Committee (1983, 1985)

Agricultural and Liberal Arts Group (1984)

Semester Transition Committee (1985)

Steering Committee, Future of Agriculture Project (1986)

Alpha Think-Tank (Chair), Future of Agriculture Project (1986)

Faculty Affairs Committee (1986-1988; Chair 1987-1988)

Self-Study Review Committee (1988)

University Provost Task Force on Research and Public Service (Chair, 1993)

Committee on Environmental Studies (1992-1993)

Committee on Athletics (1988-1989, 1993-1996)

Campus Police Strategic Planning Group (1991)

Earth Day Coordinator (1990)

Faculty Senate (1986-1989)

Reconciliation Committee (1986-1988)

Communications Network Committee (1987-1989)

Ad Hoc Committee on Athletics (1987-1988)

Ad Hoc Committee on Fan Behavior (1988-1989)

Black Student-Faculty Membership Program (1988-1989)

Humanities, Science, and Technology Curriculum Committee, Center for Humanities (1979-1980)

Liberal Arts and Sciences Major Advisory Committee (1980-1982)

Core Curriculum Humanities Committee (1983-1984; Chair 1986-1988)

Kellogg Proposal Review Committee (1982-1984)

Other Professional Activities

Consulting

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Short Course on Ecosystem Management (instructor, 21 courses, 1995-2001)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Short Course on Planning (instructor, 5 courses, 1991-1994)

U.S. Forest Service Short Course on Communications and Leadership (instructor, 14 courses, 1989-2001)

TVA Communication Skills Seminar (instructor)

Catskill Center for Conservation and Development (editorial)

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (meeting facilitator)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Leetown, WV (review and editorial)

Resources for the Future, Washington (water quality needs of freshwater fishes)

Journal Referee

Journal of Forestry

Proceedings Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

Fisheries

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Virginia Journal of Science

Warmwater Streams Symposium

Ecology

Wildlife Monographs

Freshwater Biology

Transactions of American Fisheries Society

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Polish Archives of Hydrobiology

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Hydrobiologia

Marine Fisheries Review

University Reviews

Auburn University, Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquaculture, August 1986

University of Minnesota, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, May 1987

Iowa State University, Department of Animal Ecology, January 1989

University of Tennessee, Department of Forestry, Wildlife, & Fisheries, March 1992

Texas A&M University, Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences, November 1994

Michigan State University, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, March 1995

Oregon State University, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Spring 1996

Louisiana State University, Summer 2000

Special Travel

Seminar on Rural Development in Alaska, 1983

Seminar on Social and Economic Conditions in Brazil, 1983

Study at Headquarters of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, 1983

Symposium on Fish Production in Rivers, Lodz, Poland, 1985

Fish Population Biology Symposium Aberdeen, Scotland, 1989

Asian Fisheries Conference, Tokyo, Japan, 1990

World Fisheries Congress, Athens, Greece, 1992

World Fisheries Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 1996

Collaboration Meeting, University of Freiburg, Germany, 1997

Graduate Students (completed)—Pennsylvania State University

Michael P. Washburn. 1998. Ph.D.

•  “Forest owner associations in the United States: Linking forest owners to public policy”

•  Present position: Director, Program in Forest Certification, Yale University

Robbianne Mackin. 1998. M.S. Forest Resources

•  “Analysis of state water resources management programs”

•  Present position: Environmental Consultant, Oregon

Graduate Students (completed)—Virginia Tech

Steve L. McMullin. 1993. Ph.D.

•  “Approaches to management effectiveness in state fish and wildlife agencies.”

•  Present position: Associate Professor, Virginia Tech

John S. Stanovick. 1993. Ph.D.

•  “Evaluation of the bus-route recreational survey technique on the James River, Virginia”

•  Present position: Head, Fisheries Biometrics, Missouri Department of Conservation

Sheryl A. Bryan. 1991. M.S.

•  “Public attitudes towards the effects of land use on coldwater ecosystems”

•  Present position: Fisheries Biologist, Pisgah National Forest (North Carolina), U.S. Forest Service

Ronald A. Kokel. 1991. M.S.

•  “Angler characteristics and compliance to black bass regulations on James River, Virginia.”

•  Present position: Fisheries Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC

Mark T. Scott. 1988. M.S.

•  “Larval fish abundance and habitat associations in backwaters and main channel borders in the Kanawha River, West Virginia.”

•  Present position: Fisheries Biologist, West Virginia Department of Natural Resources

Bret A. Preston. 1988. M.S.

•  “Application of social judgment analysis to urban fisheries management.”

•  Present position: Assistant Chief of Fisheries, West Virginia Department of Natural Resources

Michael C. Odom. 1987. M.S.

•  “Distribution of larval fishes in the Winfield Pool, Kanawha River.”

•  Present position: Fisheries Biologist, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

Barbara A. Knuth. 1986. Ph.D.

•  “A fisheries and wildlife resource indicator system for use in natural resources management.”

•  Present position: Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator, Cornell University

V. Randall Tinsley. 1984. M.S.

•  “Interstate arrangements for managing fisheries on inland border waters.”

•  Present position: Attorney-at-Law, Greensboro, North Carolina

Timothy L. Thorn. 1983. M.S.

•  “A bioenergetic model of largemouth bass growth.”

•  Present position: Technician and Instructor, Parkersburg Community College, Parkersburg, West Virginia

Jan C. Dean. 1982. Ph.D.

•  “The use of selected enzyme activities as indices of growth and nitrogen metabolism in fingerling channel catfish ( Ictalurus punctatus ).”

•  Present position: Assistant Hatchery Manager, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Natchitoches, Louisiana

David H. Wahl. 1982. M.S.

•  “Daily ration, feeding periodicity and prey selection of sauger ( Stizostedion canadense ) in the Ohio River.”

•  Present position: Research Scientist, Illinois Natural History Survey, Urbana, Illinois

Brian R. Murphy. 1981. Ph.D.

•  “Genetic evaluation of walleye ( Stizostedion vitreum ) stock structure and recruitment in Claytor Lake, Virginia.”

•  Present position: Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech

Richard S. Farman. 1981. M.S.

•  “The use of fishing tournament records to estimate abundance of largemouth bass.”

•  Present position: Fisheries Chief, Southern District, Nation of New Caledonia

Gregory C. Garman. 1980. M.S.

•  “Impacts of stocked brown trout ( Salmo trutta ) on the native fish fauna of Bottom Creek, Virginia.”

•  Present position: Associate Professor and Director, Center for Environmental Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

Publications

Meffe, G., L. Nielsen, R. Knight, and D. Schenborn. 2002. Ecosystem management.

Island Press

Nielsen, L. A. 2002. The problem at Pebble Beach and how to play a great round of forestry. Forest Issues Conference, School of Forest Resources, Penn State.

Nielsen, L. A. 2001. Science and advocacy are different—and we need to keep them that way. Human Dimensions of Wildlife: 39-47.

Nielsen, L. A. and B. A. Knuth. 2001. People for people: Education for the human dimension. Pages 505-534 In Decker, D. and T. Brown (eds). Human Dimensions of Wildlife in North America. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, MD.

Broussard, S.R., S. B. Jones, L. A. Nielsen, and C. A. Flanagan. 2001. Forest stewardship education: Fostering positive attitudes in urban youth. Journal of Forestry 99(1):37-42.

Brown, R. D. and L. A. Nielsen. 2000. Leading wildlife academic programs into the new millennium. Wildlife Society Bulletin 28(3):495-502.

Nielsen, L. A. 1999. Diversity rising: Golden opportunity, golden arches, golden rule. Pages 53-58 In Timm, R. M. and S. L. Dann (eds). Leading the way toward sustainability: Extension in the new millennium. USDA Cooperative State Education, Extension and Research Service, Washington, DC.

Nielsen, L. A. 1999. Leading like a stained glass window. Pages 1-3 In Natural resources management: Interactive opportunities. Forest Issues Conference, School of Forest Resources, Penn State, University Park, PA.

Nielsen, L. A. 1999. Three little words. Pages 77-80 In Natural resources management: Interactive opportunities. Forest Issues Conference, School of Forest Resources, Penn State. University Park, PA.

Washburn, M. P., S. B. Jones, and L. A. Nielsen. 1998. Non-industrial private forest landowners: Building the business case for sustainable forestry. Pages 10-1 through 10-41 In The Business of Sustainable Forestry—Case studies. The MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, Illinois.

Nielsen, L. A. 1997. Three views on sustainability. Pages 1-2 In Penn State School of Forest Resources Issues Conference, University Park, PA.

Nielsen, L. A. and seven co-authors. 1996. The stakeholder satisfaction triangle: A model for successful management. Pages 183-189 In Hancock, D.A., D. C. Smith, A. Grant,

J. P. Beumer (editors). Proceedings of the World Fisheries Congress, Volume 2. CSIRO Publishing, Victoria, Australia.

Taylor, W. W., C. P. Ferreri, and L. A. Nielsen. 1996. Great Lakes fisheries futures: Using an ecosystem approach to balancing the demands of a binational resource. Pages 741-746 In Hancock, D.A., D. C. Smith, A. Grant, J. P. Beumer (editors). Proceedings of the World Fisheries Congress, Volume 2. CSIRO Publishing, Victoria, Australia.

Nielsen, L. A. 1996. Review of Oelschlager's “Caring for Creation: An ecumenical approach to the environmental crisis.” Society and Natural Resources 9(2):223-224.

Nielsen, L. A. 1996. Fish and marine life. Page 248 In Dictionary of American history (supplement). Charles Schribner's Sons, New York, New York.

Guy, C. S., H. L. Blankenship, and L. A. Nielsen. 1996. Tagging and marking. Pages

353-384 In Murphy, B.R., and D. Willis (editors). Fisheries techniques, 2 nd edition. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.

Nielsen, L. A. 1995. The practical uses of fisheries history. Fisheries 20(8):16-18.

Nielsen, L. A. and D. J. Decker. 1995. Educating natural resource professionals for ecosystem management. Renewable Resources Journal 13(1):12-17.

Nielsen, L. A. 1995. Review of D. Pauly's “On the sex of fish and the gender of scientists:

Collected essays in fisheries science. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 5(3):384-385.

Nielsen, L. A. 1995. Taking a sabbatic. Fisheries 20(2):43.

Nielsen, L. A. 1995. Biodiversity: Its meaning and its value. FORUM 10(1):76-83.

Nielsen, L. A. and M. T. Scott. 1994. An expert survey of information needs for Ohio River sport and commercial fishes. Ohio Journal of Science 94:55-59.

Nielsen, L. A. 1993. The definition of fisheries management. Current 12(2):5-7.

Nielsen, L. A. 1993. Sharing success: The rationale for management effectiveness research. Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 58:201-205.

Nielsen, L. A. 1993. The history of inland fisheries management in North America. Pages

3-31 In W. A. Hubert and C. J. Kohler (editors). Inland fisheries management. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.

Nielsen, L. A. and V. G. Wespestad. 1993. Organization and implementation of the World Fisheries Congress. Pages 1-13 In C. Voigtlander (editor). Proceedings of the World Fisheries Congress, Volume 1. Oxford and IBH Press, New Delhi, India.

Nielsen, L. A. 1992. Methods of marking fish and shellfish. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. 208 pp.

Odom, M. C., D. J. Orth, and L. A. Nielsen. 1992. Field investigation of barge-associated mortality of larvae fishes in the Kanawha River. Virginia Journal of Science 42:41-45.

Nielsen, L. A. and S. L. McMullin. 1992. The fisheries and wildlife agency in 2020. Pages 111-131 In Peterle, T. L. (editor). 2020 Vision. Meeting the fish and wildlife conservation challenges of the 21 st Century. North Central Section, The Wildlife Society, West Lafayette, Indiana.

Giles, R. H., Jr. and L. A. Nielsen. 1992. The uses of geographic information systems in fisheries. American Fisheries Society Symposium 13:81-94.

Dean, J. C., L. A. Nielsen, and L. A. Helfrich. 1992. Replacing fish meal with seafood processing wastes in channel catfish diets. Progressive Fish-Culturist 54:7-13.

Nielsen, L. A. 1991. The mathematics of aquatic resource education, Pages 4-6 in Proceedings of National Conference on integrated water information management.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia.

Decker, D. J., R. E. Shanks, L. A. Nielsen, and G. R. Parsons. 1991. Ethical and scientific judgments in management: Beware of blurred distinctions. Wildlife Society Bulletin 19:

523-527.

McMullin, S. L., S. R., Amend, and L. A. Nielsen. 1991. Managing information about how we are managing: Multiple perspectives on the factors that determine agency effectiveness. Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 56:

162-168.

Garman, G. C. and L. A. Nielsen. 1992. Medium-sized rivers of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Pages 315-350 In Hackney, C.T., S. M. Adams, and W. H. Martin (editors). Biodiversity of the Southeastern United States. Aquatic communities. John Wiley & Sons, New York.

Nielsen, L. A. 1992. Of man, manure and nature in the Roanoke River. Roanoke Times & World News, February 26, 1992. Page A9.

Knuth, B. A. and L. A. Nielsen. 1991. People, patches, and politics: Considering the human dimension in landscape management. Pages 83-96 In Decker, D. J., M. E. Krasny,

G. R. Goff, C. R. Smith, and D. W. Gross (editors). Challenges in the conservation of biological resources. Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado.

McMullin, S. L. and L. A. Nielsen. 1991. Public involvement in natural resource allocation. Pages 87-108 In Mangun, W. R. (editor). Public policy issues in wildlife management, Greenwood Press, New York.

Kokel, R. W., J. S. Stanovick, L. A. Nielsen, and D. J. Orth. 1991. When to ask: Angler

responses at different times in the fishing trip and year. American Fisheries Society Symposium 12:102-107.

Stanovick, J. S. and L. A. Nielsen. 1991. Assigning non-uniform sampling probabilities using expert opinion and multiple-use patterns. American Fisheries Society Symposium 12:189-194.

Angermeier, P. L., R. J. Neves, and L. A. Nielsen. 1991. Assessing stream values: Perspectives of aquatic resource professionals. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 11:1-10.

McMullin, S. L. and L. A. Nielsen. 1991. Resolution of natural resource allocation conflicts through effective public involvement. Policy Studies Journal 19:553-559.

Nielsen, L. A. 1991. Thanks for the memories. Fisheries 16(4):43.

Nielsen, L. A. 1991. Back to the Future, Part IV. Fisheries 16(3):40.

Nielsen, L. A. 1991. No fishery is an island. Fisheries 16(2):48.

Nielsen, L. A. 1991. From banquet table to bag lunch. Fisheries 16(1):25.

Nielsen, L.A. 1990. The Name Game. Fisheries 15(6):48.

Nielsen, L. A. 1990. That Dirty Word. Fisheries 15(5):31.

Adelman, I.R., B. L. Griswold, J. L. Herring, B. W. Menzel, L. A. Nielsen, R. L. Noble,

H. L. Schramm, Jr., and J. D. Winter. 1990. Criteria for evaluating university fisheries programs. Fisheries 15(2):13-16.

Nielsen, L. A. 1990. A test we all need to pass. Virginia Forests 46(3):11-13.

Giles, R. H., Jr. and L. A. Nielsen. 1990. A new focus for wildlife resource managers. Journal of Forestry 88(3):21-26.

Knuth, B. A. and L. A. Nielsen. 1990. Social and institutional performance indicators for wildlife and fishery resource management systems. Society and Natural Resources

2:329-344.

Scott, M. T. and L. A. Nielsen. 1989. Young fish distribution in backwaters and

main-channel borders of the Kanawha River, West Virginia. Journal of Fish Biology 35 (Supplement A):21-27.

Nielsen, L.A. and B. A. Knuth. 1989. “Fisheries and Wildlife Planning” teaching module. Education Series No. 2, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Nielsen, L. A., B.A. Knuth, and R. Helinski. 1989. Thinking together: uniting the human dimensions responsibilities of universities and agencies. Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 54:426-431.

Scott, M.T. and L. A. Nielsen. 1989. Big pictures and little pictures of West Virginia's big rivers. Wonderful West Virginia 53(5):18-21.

Nielsen, L. A. 1989. Continuing education—as if it really mattered. Human Dimensions in Wildlife Newsletter 8(1):5-8.

Wahl, D. H., K. Bruner, and L. A. Nielsen. 1988. Trophic ecology of freshwater drum in large rivers. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 4:483-491.

Nielsen, L. A. 1988. Improving planning in agencies and universities. Annual Conference of Organization of Wildlife Planners 10:7-14.

Tinsley, V. R., L. A. Nielsen, and D. H. Wahl. Pushnet sampling as a supplement to seine sampling in rivers. Fisheries Research 7:201-206.

Nielsen, L. A. and D. J. Orth. 1988. The hellgrammite-crayfish bait industry of the New River and its tributaries, West Virginia. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 8:317-324.

Helfrich, L. A., P. T. Bromley, and L. A. Nielsen. 1988. Virginia's valuable fisheries and wildlife resources. Virginia Cooperative Extension Service Publication 420-096.

Nielsen, L. A. 1988. Review of “Companion to a Sand Country Almanac,” edited by

J. B. Callicott. Fisheries 13(3):75.

Nielsen, L. A. 1988. The administration of the fish contaminant program in a decentralized state agency. Pages 251-265 In N. Schmidtke (editor). Toxic contamination in large lakes. Volume I. Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, Michigan.

Nielsen, L. A. 1987. Designing natural resource education: Lessons from real professions. Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 52:

714-721.

Nielsen, L.A. and J. M. Kapetsky. 1987. FAO: Extension on a word-wide scale. Fisheries 12(1):6-9.

Tinsley, V.R. and L. A. Nielsen. 1987. Administrative arrangements for managing fisheries on interstate borders. Virginia Journal of Natural Resources Law 6:263-321.

Hall, O.F., R. L. McElwee, H. W. Wisdom, F. M. Lamb, and L. A. Nielsen. 1987. Virginia's forest and wildlife resources—Present and future. School of Forestry and Wildlife, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia (25 pages).

Knuth, B.A. and L. A. Nielsen. 1986. A content analysis of fish and wildlife agency reports. Wildlife Society Bulletin 14:465-473.

Nielsen, L. A., R. J. Sheehan, and D. J. Orth. 1986. Impacts of navigation on riverine fish production in the United States. Polish Archives of Hydrobiology 33:277-294.

Hershfield, D. C., D. J. Orth, and L. A. Nielsen. 1986. Fish production in the Kanawha River and its relation to barge traffic. Polish Archives of Hydrobiology 33:295-304.

Dean, J C., D. L. Garling, Jr., and L. A. Nielsen. 1986. Effects of dietary protein quantity on growth rate and on selected enzyme activities in channel catfish. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 83B:355-363.

Nielsen, L. A. 1985. Fishing contests: Here today—and here tomorrow. Wisconsin Natural Resources 9(3):10-12.

Nielsen, L. A. 1985. Journey through the mind of a fishery manager. Wisconsin Natural Resources 9(3):40-42.

Nielsen, L. A. 1985. Philosophies for managing competitive fishing. Fisheries 10(3):5-7.

Wahl, D. H. and L. A. Nielsen. 1985. Bioenergetics and daily ration of sauger in a large river ecosystem. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 42:120-128.

Nielsen, L. A. 1984. Undergraduate curricula of inland fisheries schools. Fisheries 9(2):5-7.

Knuth, B.A. and L. A. Nielsen. 1984. Monitoring the fisheries and wildlife enterprise: A content analysis of agency annual reports. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of

the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 38:671-681.

Nielsen, L. A. and D. L. Johnson. Editors. 1983. Fisheries Techniques. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. 468 pages.

Johnson, D. L. and L. A. Nielsen. 1983. Sampling considerations. Pages 1-21 In L. A. Nielsen and D. L. Johnson, editors. Fisheries techniques. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.

Knuth, B. A. and L. A. Nielsen. 1983. A fisheries and wildlife indicator system for improved decision-making in natural resource management. Pages 166-170 In J. F. Bell and T. Atterbury (editors). Renewable resource inventories to monitor change and trend. Corvallis, Oregon, Oregon State University.

Murphy, B. R., L. A. Nielsen, and B. J. Turner. 1983. Use of genetic tags to evaluate stocking success for reservoir walleyes. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 112:457-463.

Nielsen, L.A. and D. L. Johnson. 1983. Effects of item order on exam score: A lesson in test construction. NACTA Journal 27(2):28-30.

Nielsen, L. A. and M. Schroeder. 1983. A comparative analysis of textbooks for

man-environment courses. Journal of Environmental Education 14(4):7-11.

Nielsen, L. A. 1983. Variation in the catchability of yellow perch in an otter trawl. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 112:53-59.

Nielsen, L. A., D. H. Wahl, and V. R. Tinsley. 1982. Investigation of the feasibility of commercial bait-minnow fishing on the Ohio River. Proceedings of the 11 th Annual Meeting of the Inland Commercial Fisheries Association 11:22-42.

Garman, G. C., T. L. Thorn, and L. A. Nielsen. 1982. Longitudinal variation in fish fauna

of Brumley Creek, Virginia. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 36:386-393.

Dean, J. C., L. A. Nielsen, and G. J. Flick. 1982. Seafood processing wastes as fish meal substitutes in pelleted catfish feeds. Extension Publication VPI-SG-82-05 Virginia Tech

Sea Grant, Blacksburg, Virginia.

Vaughan, W. J., C. S. Russell, L. A. Nielsen, and L. P. Gianessi. 1982. Measuring and predicting water quality in recreation related terms. Journal of Environmental Management 15:363-380.

Garman, G. C. and L. A. Nielsen. 1982. Piscivority by stocked brown trout and its impact on the non-game fish community of Bottom Creek, Virginia. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 39:862-869.

Farman, R.S., L. A. Nielsen, and M. D. Norman. 1982. Estimating fish abundance using creel and tournament data in the fishing success method. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 2:249-256.

Nielsen, L. A. 1982. The bait-fish industry in Ohio and West Virginia, with special reference to the Ohio River sport fishery. North American Journal of Fisheries Management

2:230-236.

Nielsen, L. A. 1981. A dichotomous key to fishery education in the United States. Proceedings British Freshwater Fisheries conference 2:3-10.

Nielsen, L. A. 1981. The case for environmental moderation (or why people who live in returnable bottles shouldn't throw stones). American Biology Teacher 43:208-210, 224.

Nielsen, L. A. 1981. Accreditation: To be or not to be. Fisheries 6(1):9-11.

Nielsen, L. A. 1981. A comparison of the relative effectiveness of a videotape and a slide set for illustrating outdoor activities. International Journal of Instructional Media 9:83-89.

Nielsen, L. A. W. T. Kendall, and L. A. Helfrich. 1981. Comparison of angler use and characteristics at three catchable trout fisheries in Virginia. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 34:330-340.

Nielsen, L. A. and W. F. Schoch. 1980. Errors in estimating mean weight and other statistics from mean length. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 109:319-322.

Lackey, R. T. and L. A. Nielsen. 1980. Fisheries Management. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications. Page 422.

Nielsen, L. A. 1980. Effect of walleye predation on juvenile mortality and recruitment of yellow perch in Oneida Lake, New York. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 37:11-19.

Nielsen, L. A. 1980. Video-tape programs for fisheries and wildlife education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 33:767-770.

Helfrich, L. A. and L. A. Nielsen. 1980. Should you fertilize your fish pond? Virginia Wildlife 41(1):16-17.

Murphy, B. R., L. A. Nielsen, and B. J. Turner. 1980. Electrophoretic assessment of walleye ( Stizostedion vitreum ) stock structure in Claytor Lake, Virginia. Isozymes Bulletin 13:100.

Nielsen, L. A. and P. B. Summers, Jr. 1979. Journal use in fisheries as determined by citation analysis. Fisheries 4:10-11, 21.

Pardue, G. B. and L. A. Nielsen. 1979. Invertebrate biomass and fish production in ponds with added attachment surface, p. 34-37 In Johnson, D. L. and R. A. Stein (eds.), Response of fish to habitat structure in standing water. North Central Division, American Fisheries Society, Special Publication Number 6.

Nielsen, L. A. 1979. Symposia and the opportunity to communicate. Bulletin of the Ecological Society America 60:166.

Nielsen, L. A. and J. J. Ney. 1979. Cove rotenone (video-tape, 12.5 minutes).

VPI Educational Foundation.

Nielsen, L. A. and J. J. Ney. 1979. Stream sampling (video-tape, 7 minutes).

VPI Educational Foundation.

Potter, W.A., K. L. Dickson, and L. A. Nielsen. 1979. Numerical production of larval sportfish in the New River as determined by drift sampling. Proceedings Annual Conference Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 32:672-679.

Clady, M. D. and L. A. Nielsen. 1978. Diversity of a community of small fishes as related

to abundance of the dominant percid fishes, p. 109-113 In Kendall, R. (ed.), Symposium

on selected coolwater fishes of North America. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 11.

Nielsen, L. A. and J. B. Reynolds. 1977. Population characteristics of a freshwater shrimp, Palaemonetes kadiakensis Rathbun. Missouri Academy of Science 10-11:44-57.

Nielsen, L. A. 1976. The evolution of fisheries management philosophy. Marine Fisheries Review 38(12):15-23.

Nielsen, L. A. and J. B. Reynolds. 1975. Freshwater shrimp—natural food for pond fishes. Farm Pond Harvest 9(2):8-9, 24.