School of Renewable Natural Resources

Collection Development Policy Statement

Library's Collection Development Objectives

Support faculty and student research and the curriculum through the doctoral degree level in the disciplines of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries, including forest management, ecosystem management, aquaculture, fisheries, wildlife, and fish and wildlife conservation; and support research projects and programs conducted at the affiliated research stations of the LSU Agricultural Center.

Curriculum Program Descriptions

The School of Renewable Natural Resources is part of the College of Agriculture. There are 28 faculty members in the department, all with Ph.D. degrees, and six adjunct faculty. Most faculty members hold joint appointments with the University and the LSU Agricultural Center. Listed below are the number of degrees awarded to students in Forestry, Wildlife, & Fisheries for the past five years:

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The following degree programs are offered which the Library collection supports:

Areas of Specialization/Major Faculty Research Interests

Forestry

• Genetic improvement, molecular biology, and tissue culture of southern trees
• Forest ecology and management
• Tree growth and physiology
• Forestry law and economics
• Wood products utilization and marketing
• Forest entomology
• Quantitative silviculture

Wildlife & Fisheries

• Waterfowl ecology and management
• Ecological aspects of avian migration
• Avian behavioral ecology and bioenergetics
• Population dynamics and regulating mechanisms
• Improving wildlife biometry
• Socioeconomics of wildlife and fisheries resources
• Wetland wildlife management
• Wetland ecology
• Conservation biology
• Coastal marsh management
• Freshwater aquaculture
• Management of commercial fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico
• Pond production
• Fish health
• Fish movement patterns and habitat utilization
• Fish-habitat interactions
• Fish biology and ecology
• Natural fisheries
• Fisheries ecology in near-shore habitats
• Fish and crustacean nutrition, feed development, and feeding techniques
• Multiple cropping of crawfish and grain crops
• Polyculture of catfish, prawns, and other organisms
• Integrated aquaculture and agricultural systems
• Aquatic ecology
• Life studies of economically important marine and estuarine species
• Atchafalaya and Mississippi River studies
• Ecology of riverine and estuarine nurseries
• Watershed management practices
• Stream habitats
• Effects of environmental fluctuations on production and harvest of economically important fishes
• Forest harvesting impacts on stream biota and physicochemistry
• Benthic invertebrate ecology and production
• Effects of exotic introductions on native fishes
• Relationships between traditional agricultural practices and game populations

CD ROMs, Electronic Books, Remotely Accessed Texts

LSU Libraries will purchase CD ROM works on a case by case basis when requested by faculty members or graduate students in need of enhanced capabilities afforded by CD ROMs. The LSU Libraries recognizes that electronic information, e-books, electronic paper, etc. merit attention. The purchase of access to remote data and texts, such as J-STOR and others, will be pursued when the ownership of remote products will benefit the greatest number of students, staff, and faculty at the best possible price. Purchase of remotely accessed texts must follow the policy and procedures set forth in Procedures for Acquiring and Processing Electronic Resources.

Classed Analysis

Prepared: January 15, 1998
Updated: March 25, 2003