About Us
The Cooperative Research Units Program is a unique collaborative relationship among federal and state agencies, universities, and a non-profit organization.
The tripartite mission of the Cooperative Research Units Program is:
- Train graduate students for professional careers in natural-resource research and management.
- Conduct research that will create new information useful for natural-resource management.
- Provide technical assistance on application and integration of new science.
The Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit embraces the mission of the Cooperative Research Units Program and contributes daily to the overall success of the Cooperative Research Units Program.
Featured Student
Featured Student
Our students are involved in a wide variety of research, including diversity in ecological functions, invasive species, and habitats of various animals.
Invasive carp movement and habitat use in Nebraska interior rivers
May 2027
- Invasive carp pose threats to native fish assemblages and ecosystem services of river and lake environments. Information pertaining to movement is needed to inform management actions including removal and gain a better understanding of population persistence and distributions across the landscape.
Gabe VanEngen
M.S. Candidate, Fisheries
Featured Project
Influence of Environmental Thresholds on Trajectories of Freshwater Assemblages with Implications for Building Climate Resilience Across Prairie Landscapes
September 2029
Climate change will exacerbate these changes and likely lead to further shifts in species composition and biodiversity loss. Conservation and management actions needed to counter shifts in species composition and biodiversity loss depend on identifying environmental thresholds (i.e., tipping points) after which undesirable state shifts occur. Yet, identifying systematic environmental thresholds across freshwater ecosystems remains elusive despite the recognition that reaching thresholds may lead to trajectories with irreversible changes.
