McMurry Lab

Publications

Ghioca-Robrecht, D. M., T. A. Anderson, S. T. McMurry, and L. M. Smith.  2010.  Lipid mass and fatty acid composition of Spea spp. in playa wetlands as influenced by land use. Wetlands, 30:220-230.

 

Torrence, S. M., D. E. Green, C. J. Brenson, H. S. Ip, L. M. Smith, and S. T. McMurry.  2010.  A new ranavirus isolated from Pseudacris clarkii tadpoles in playa wetlands in the Southern High Plains, Texas. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, 22:65-72.

 

Dinehart, S. K., L. M. Smith, S. T. McMurry, P. N. Smith, T. A. Anderson, and D. A. Haukos.  2010.  Acute and chronic toxicity of Roundup Weathermax ® and Ignite ® 280 SL to larval Spea multiplicata and S. bombifrons from the Southern High Plains, USA. Environmental Pollution, 158:2610-2617.

 

Tsai, J.-S., L. S. Venne, S. T. McMurry, and L. M. Smith. 2010.  Vegetation and land use impact on water loss rate in playas of the Southern High Plains, USA. Wetlands: DOI 10.1007/s13157-010-0117-8.

 

Belden, J. B., S. T. McMurry, L. M. Smith, and P. Reilley.  2010.  Acute toxicity of fungicide formulations to amphibians at environmentally relevant concentrations. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 29:2477-2480.

 

Smith, L. M., D. A. Haukos, S. T. McMurry, T. LaGrange, and D. Willis.  2011.  Ecosystem services provided by playas in the High Plains:  potential influences of USDA conservation programs. Ecological Applications, 21 Supplement: S82-S92.

 

Johnson, L. A., D. A. Haukos, L.M. Smith, and S.T. McMurry. 2011. Loss of playa wetlands caused by reclassification and remapping of hydric soils on the Southern High Plains. Wetlands 31: 483-492. DOI 10.1007/s13157-011-0177.

 

McMurry, S. T., L. E. Jones, P. N. Smith, G. P. Cobb, T. A. Anderson, M. B. Lovern, S. B. Cox, and X. Pan.  2011.  Accumulation and effects of octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX) exposure in the green anole (Anolis carolinensis). DOI 10.1007/s10646-011-0791-1.

 

Tsai, J.-S., L. S. Venne, S. T. McMurry, and L. M. Smith. 2012. Local and landscape influences on plant communities in playa wetlands. Journal of Applied Ecology 49:174-181.

 

O’Connell, J. L., L. A. Johnson, L. M. Smith, S. T. McMurry, and D. A. Haukos. 2012. Influence of land-use and conservation programs on wetland plant communities of the semi-arid United States Great Plains. Biological Conservation, 146:108-115.

 

Mazzotti, F. J., M. S. Cherkiss, L. A. Brandt, I., Fujisaki, K. Hart, B. Jeffery, S. T. McMurry, S. G. Platt, T. R. Rainwater, and J. Vinci.  2012.  Body condition of Morelet’s Crocodiles (Crocodylus moreletii) from Northern Belize. Journal of Herpetology, 46:356-362.

 

Scollon EJ, Carr JA, Rintoul DR, McMurry, ST, Cobb GP.  2012. Metabolism and distribution of p,p’-DDT during flight of the white-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys.  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 31(2):336-346.

 

Tsai, J.-S., L. S. Venne, L. M. Smith, S. T. McMurry, and D. A. Haukos.  2012.  Influence of local and landscape characteristics on avian richness and density in wet playas of the Southern Great Plains, USA.  Wetlands 32:605-618.

 

Belden, J., B. Hanson, S. McMurry, L. Smith, and D. Haukos.  2012.  Assessment of the effects of farming and conservation programs on pesticide deposition in High Plains wetlands. Environmental Science and Technology, 46:3424-3432.

 

Venne, L. S., J. S. Tsai, S. B. Cox, L. M. Smith, and S. T. McMurry.  2012.  Amphibian community richness in cropland and grassland playas in the Southern High Plains, USA. Wetlands 32:619-629. DOI 10.1007/s13157-012-0305-9.

 

Hooser, E. A., J. B. Belden, L. M. Smith, and S. T. McMurry.  2012.  Acute toxicity of three strobilurin fungicide formulations and their active ingredients to tadpoles. Ecotoxicology, DOI 10.1007/s10646-012-0899-y.

 

Johnson, L. A., D. A. Haukos, L. M. Smith, and S. T. McMurry.  2012.  Physical loss and modification of Southern Great Plains Playas. Journal of Environmental Management, 112:275-283.

 

O’Connell, J. L., L. A. Johnson, L. M. Smith, S. T. McMurry, and D. A. Haukos. 2012. Influence of land-use and conservation programs on wetland plant communities of the semi-arid United States Great Plains. Biological Conservation, 146:108-115.

 

Mazzotti, F. J., M. S. Cherkiss, L. A. Brandt, I., Fujisaki, K. Hart, B. Jeffery, S. T. McMurry, S. G. Platt, T. R. Rainwater, and J. Vinci.  2012.  Body condition of Morelet’s Crocodiles (Crocodylus moreletii) from Northern Belize. Journal of Herpetology, 46:356-362.

 

Scollon EJ, Carr JA, Rintoul DR, McMurry, ST, Cobb GP.  2012. Metabolism and distribution of p,p’-DDT during flight of the white-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys.  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 31(2):336-346.

 

Tsai, J.-S., L. S. Venne, L. M. Smith, S. T. McMurry, and D. A. Haukos.  2012.  Influence of local and landscape characteristics on avian richness and density in wet playas of the Southern Great Plains, USA.  Wetlands 32:605-618.

 

Belden, J., B. Hanson, S. McMurry, L. Smith, and D. Haukos.  2012.  Assessment of the effects of farming and conservation programs on pesticide deposition in High Plains wetlands. Environmental Science and Technology, 46:3424-3432.

 

Venne, L. S., J. S. Tsai, S. B. Cox, L. M. Smith, and S. T. McMurry.  2012.  Amphibian community richness in cropland and grassland playas in the Southern High Plains, USA. Wetlands 32:619-629.

Hooser, E. A., J. B. Belden, L. M. Smith, and S. T. McMurry.  2012.  Acute toxicity of three strobilurin fungicide formulations and their active ingredients to tadpoles. Ecotoxicology, 21:1458-1464.

 

Johnson, L. A., D. A. Haukos, L. M. Smith, and S. T. McMurry.  2012.  Physical loss and modification of Southern Great Plains Playas. Journal of Environmental Management, 112:275-283.

 

O’Connell, J. L., L. A. Johnson, B. J. Beas, L. M. Smith, S. T. McMurry, and D. A. Haukos. 2013.  Predicting dispersal-limitation in plants: Optimizing planting decisions for isolated wetland restoration in agricultural landscapes. Biological Conservation. 159:343-354. 

 

O’Connell, J. L., L. A. Johnson, L. M. Smith, S. T. McMurry, D. W. Daniel, and D. Haukos.  2013.  Effects of agricultural tillage and sediment accumulation on emergent plant communities in playa wetlands of the U.S. High Plains.  Journal of Environmental Management, 120:10-17.

 

Anderson, T. A., C. J. Salice, R. A. Erickson, S. T. McMurry, S. B. Cox, and L. M. Smith.  2013.  Effects of  landuse and precipitation on pesticides and water quality in playa lakes of the Southern High Plains.  Chemosphere, 92:84-90.

 

Morrison, S. A., S. T. McMurry, L. M. Smith, and J. B. Belden.  2013.  Acute toxicity of pyraclostrobin and trifloxystrobin to Hyalella azteca. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32:1516-1525.

 

Hartman, E. A. H., J. B. Belden, L. M. Smith, and S. T. McMurry.  2014.  Chronic effects of strobilurin fungicides on development, growth, and mortality of larval Great Plains toads (Bufo cognatus).  Ecotoxicology. DOI 10.1007/s10646-014-1203-0

 

Daniel, D, L. Smith, D. Haukos, L. Johnson, and S. McMurry.  2014.  Land use and conservation reserve program effects on the persistence of playa wetlands in the High Plains. Environmental Science and Technology. 48:4282-4288. 

 

Taylor, D. P., J.N. Vradenburg, L.M. Smith, M.B. Lovern, and S. T. McMurry. 2014. Effects of anthropogenic and environmental Stress on the corticosterone levels of wintering northern pintails (Anas acuta). Canadian Journal of Zoology 92: 185-193, 10.1139/cjz-2013-0105.

 

Daniel, D.W., Smith, L.M., McMurry, S.T. 2015.  Land use effects on sedimentation and water storage volume in playas of the Rainwater Basin of Nebraska. Land Use Policy, 42: 426-431.