Publications that acknowledge the Bath Nature Preserve, or are based on work conducted there: 

1. Wallace, RL, Ott, D.W., S.L. Stiles, & C.K. Oldham-Ott. 2001. Bed and Breakfast: the parasitic life of Proales werneckii (Ploimida: Proalidae) within the alga Vaucheria  (Xanthophyceae: Vaucheriales). Hydrobiologica 446/447: 129-137    

2. Miller, SR, R Gaebel, RJ Mitchell, M Arduser. 2002. Occurrence of two species of old world bees, Anthidium manicatum and A. oblongatum (Apoidea: Megachilidae) in northern Ohio and southern Michigan. Great Lakes Entomologist 35:65-69.

3. Steer, D., Fraser, L.H., Boddy, J. and Seibert, B. 2002. Efficiency of small constructed wetlands for subsurface treatment of single family domestic effluent. Ecological Engineering 18: 429-440.

4. Fraser, L.H., Bradford, M.E. and Steer D.N. 2003. Human appropriation and treatment of fresh water: a global hydrology model incorporating treatment wetlands. International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development 2: 174-183.

5. Steer, D., Aseltyne, T. and Fraser, L.H. 2003. Life-cycle economic model of small treatment wetlands for domestic wastewater disposal. Ecological Economics 44: 359-369.

6. Keddy, P. and Fraser, L.H. 2003. The management of wetlands for biological diversity. In Modern Trends in Applied Aquatic Ecology (Ed R.S.Ambasht and N.K.Ambasht), pp 21-42, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York.

7. Fraser, L.H., Carty, S. and Steer, D.N. 2004. A test of four plant species to reduce total nitrogen and total phosphorus from soil leachate in subsurface wetland microcosms. Bioresource Technology 94(2): 185-192.

8. Fraser, L.H., Carty, S., Picard, C. and Steer, D. 2004. Phytoremediation: wetland plants and their relative efficiency at treating agricultural runoff. Recent Res. Develop. Crop Sci. 1: 379-391.

9. Fraser, L.H. and Feinstein, L.M. 2005. Effects of mycorrhizal inoculant, N:P supply ration, and water level on the growth and biomass allocation of three wetland plant species. Canadian Journal of Botany 83: 1117-1125.

10. Fraser, L.H. and Karnezis, J.P. 2005. A comparative assessment of seedling survival and biomass accumulation for fourteen wetland plant species grown under minor water-depth differences. Wetlands 25: 520-530.

11. Miletti, T., Carlyle, C., Picard, Landaw, A., and Fraser, L.H. 2005. Hydrology, water chemistry and vegetation characteristics of a tamarack bog in Bath Township, Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science 105: 21-30.

12. Steer, D. Fraser, L.H. and Siebert, B. 2005. Cell-to-cell pollution reduction effectiveness of domestic treatment wetlands. Bioresource Technology 96: 969-976.

13. Picard, C.R., Fraser, L.H. and Steer, D. 2005. The interacting effects of temperature and plant community type on nutrient removal in wetland microcosms. Bioresource Technology 96: 1039-1047.

14. Carlyle, C.N. and Fraser, L.H. 2006. A test of three juvenile competitive response strategies. Journal of Vegetation Science.17:1-18.

15. Blackledge, T.A. and J.M. Zevenbergen. 2006. Mesh width influences prey retention in spider orb webs. Ethology 112 1194-1201.

16. Blackledge, T.A. and J.M. Zevenbergen. 2007. Condition-dependent spider web architecture in the western black widow, Latrodectus hesperus. Animal Behaviour 73:855-864.

17. Blackledge, T.A., and C.M. Eliason. 2007. Functionally independent components of prey capture are architecturally constrained in spider orb webs. Biology Letters. 3:456-458.

18.  Fraser, L.H. and Miletti, T.E. (2008) Effect of minor water depth treatments on relative competitive ability of wetland plants. Plant Ecology 195: 33-43..

19. Patrick, L.B., Fraser, L.H. and Kershner, M. 2008. Large-scale manipulation of plant litter and fertilizer in a managed successional temperate grassland. Plant Ecology 197: 183-195.

20. Fraser, L.H. and Madson, E.B. 2008. The interacting effects of herbivore exclosures and seed addition in a wet meadow. Oikos 117: 1057-1063.

21. Patrick, L.B., Fraser, L.H. and Kershner, M.W. 2008.  “Brown” world invertebrates contradict “green” world biodiversity theory. Research Letters in Ecology vol. 2008, Article ID 694638, 4 pages, 2008. doi:10.1155/2008/694638.

22. Purrenhage, JL, Niewiarowski PH, Moore FB-G. 2009. Population structure of spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) in a fragmented landscape. Molecular Ecology 18:235-237

23. Pan, J. J., B. Widner, D. Ammerman, and R. E. Drenovsky. 2010. Plant community and tissue chemistry responses to fertilizer and litter nutrient manipulations in a temperate grassland. Plant Ecology 206:139-150.

24. D'Alba, L, A. Oborn, M. Shawkey. 2010. Experimental evidence that keeping eggs dry is a mechanism
for the antimicrobial effects of avian incubation. Naturwissenschaften 97:1089-1095

25.  Pan, JJ, D Ammerman, RJ Mitchell. 2011.Nutrient amendments in a temperate grassland have negative impacts on early season and exotic plant species. Plant Ecology. Online early. DOI: 10.1007/s11258-010-9870-2

Graduate Studies (Theses and Dissertations) based on work conducted at the Bath Nature Preserve:

1. Thompson, Melinda D. (2000).  Demography and Natural History of Amphibians at Windhover Pond. MS Thesis, University of Akron, Ohio. (Niewiarowski).
2. Wolf, Irene (2001) The effects of seasonal variation on leptin and lipid levels in bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus. MSc thesis, University of Akron, Ohio. (Londraville). Abstract
3. Carty, Spring M. (2002) An experimental study of the effectiveness of four wetland plant species for wastewater treatment. MSc thesis, University of Akron, Ohio (Fraser). Abstract
4. Karnezis, Jason P. (2002) The effect of hydrology and nutrients in wetlands: two experiments examining the assemblage of wetland communities. MSc thesis, University of Akron, Ohio.  (Fraser) Abstract
5. Damm, Steven A. (2003). Effects of aluminum, copper, and lead on the development and survival of gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor) larvae. MS Thesis, University of Akron, Ohio. (Niewiarowski).
6. Miller, Shane . (2003) Effects of density and population size of Lupinus perennis on pollinator behavior and pollination success. MS Thesis, University of Akron, Ohio. (Mitchell).
7. Miletti, Tara E. (2004) Can a wetland be constructed to resist invasion by non-natives? MSc thesis, University of Akron, Ohio. (Fraser).  Abstract.
8. Picard, Christian R. (2004) Nutrient removal in treatment wetlands at two different scales. MSc thesis, University of Akron, Ohio. (Fraser). Abstract.
9. Carlyle, Cameron N. (2004). To strive, to seek and not to yield: Testing juvenile plant competitive response strategies.  MSc Thesis, University of Akron, Ohio. (Fraser)
10. Lawrence, Erin R (2004). Omnivorous bird community demonstrates a weak connection to primary productivity in grassland food web. MSc Thesis, University of Akron, Ohio. (Fraser)
11. Madson, Erin B (2004). Effects of herbivory and granivory on the seed bank in a wet meadow.  MSc Thesis, University of Akron, Ohio. (Fraser)
12. Purrenhage, Jennifer L. (2004). Regional population structure of spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) in a fragmented landscape. MS Thesis, University of Akron, Ohio. (Niewiarowski).
13. Napper, Kristen  (2005). Effects of Invasive European Starlings on Native Bluebirds. MS Thesis, University of Akron, Ohio. (Mitchell).
14. Edmonds, Sarah L.  (2005). Proteomic analysis of the effect of parasitism by Uvulifer ambloplitis on bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) plasma proteins. MS thesis, University of Akron, Ohio  (Londraville) Abstract.
15. Ashley Nussbaum (2005). Terrestrial Habitat Use by Radio-Implanted Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum). MS thesis, University of Akron, Ohio  (Niewiarowski) Abstract.
16. Erin Petruzzi (2005). The role of thermal niche selection in maintenance of a colour polymorphism in Plethodon cinereus. MS Thesis, University of Akron, Ohio, (Moore). Abstract.
17. L. Brian Patrick (2009) Fertilization and Plant Litter Effects on the Plant and Epigeal Arthropod Communities. PhD. Dissertation, Kent State University, Ohio. (Fraser). Synopsis.
18. Matt Kemp (2010). Characterizing the Depositional History of Three Ponds at Bath Nature Preserve, Bath, Ohio. MS Thesis, University of Akron, Ohio (Park, Geology).

Abstracts and Reports

1. Does Alliaria petiolata or its extracts affect invertebrate abundance or behavior? From Denison University ecology class project partly conducted at BNP, 2010. Abstract