Ronald E. Masters

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Masters, R. E.  1982.  Summer record of bald eagle in Chester Co., Tennessee.  Migrant 53:64.

Masters, R. E., J. E. Skeen, and J. A. Garner.  1989.  Red‑cockaded woodpecker in Oklahoma; an update of Wood's 1974‑77 Study.  Proceedings Oklahoma Academy of Science 69:27‑31.

Masters, R. E.  1991.  Effects of fire and timber harvest on vegetation and cervid use on oak ‑pine sites in Oklahoma Ouachita Mountains.  Pages 168‑176. In S. C. Nodvin and T. A. Waldrop, (eds.).  Fire and the environment: ecological and cultural perspectives.  Proc. of an international symposium.  USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. SE‑69. Southeast For. Exp. Sta., Asheville, N.C.

Masters, R. E., D. M. Engle, and R. Robinson.  1993.  Effects of timber harvest and periodic fire on soil chemical properties in the Ouachita Mountains.  Southern Journal of Applied Forestry 17:139-145.

Masters, R. E., R. L. Lochmiller, and D. M. Engle.  1993.  Effects of timber harvest and periodic fire on white-tailed deer forage production.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 21:401-411.

Masters, R. E., and D. M. Engle.  1994.  BEHAVE-evaluated for prescribed fire planning in mountainous oak-shortleaf pine habitats.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 22:184-191.

Wilson, C. W., R. E. Masters, and G. A. Bukenhofer.  1995.  Breeding bird response to pine-grassland community restoration for red-cockaded woodpeckers.  Journal of Wildlife Manage. 59:56-67.

Masters, R. E., C. W. Wilson, G. A. Bukenhofer, and M. E. Payton.  1996.  Effects of pine-grassland restoration for red-cockaded woodpeckers on white-tailed deer forage production.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 24:77-84.

Ditchkoff, S. S., E. R. Welch, Jr., R. L. Lochmiller, R. E. Masters, W. C. Dinkines, and W. R. Starry.  1996.  Deer harvest characteristics during compound and traditional archery hunts.  Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeast. Assoc. Fish and Wildlife Agencies 50:391-396.

Boren, J. C., D. M. Engle, M. S. Gregory, R. E. Masters, T. G. Bidwell, and V. A. Mast.  1997.  Landscape structure and change in a hardwood forest-tallgrass prairie ecotone.  Journal of Range Management 50:244-249.

Boren, J. C., D. M. Engle, and R. E. Masters.  1997.  Vegetation cover type and avian species changes on landscapes within a wildland-urban interface.  Ecological Modelling 103:251-266.

Smith, B. A., R. J. Tyrl, and R. E. Masters.  1997.  Floristic inventory of the McCurtain County Wilderness Area (Oklahoma).  Proceedings Oklahoma Academy of Science 77:99-102.

Ditchkoff, S. S., E. R. Welch, Jr., W. R. Starry, W. C. Dinkines, R. E. Masters, and R. L. Lochmiller.  1997.  Quality deer management at the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant: a unique approach.  Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeast. Assoc. Fish and Wildlife Agencies 51:389-399.

Masters, R. E., W. D. Warde, and R. L. Lochmiller.  1997.  Herbivore response to alternative forest management practices.  Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeast. Assoc. Fish and Wildlife Agencies 51:225-237.

Sparks, J. C., R. E. Masters, D. M. Engle, M. W. Palmer, and G. A. Bukenhofer.  1998.  Effects of growing-season and dormant-season prescribed fire on herbaceous vegetation in restored pine-grassland communities.  Journal of Vegetation Science 9:133-142.

Masters, R. E., R. L. Lochmiller, S. T. McMurry, and G. A. Bukenhofer.  1998.  Small mammal response to pine-grassland restoration for red-cockaded woodpeckers.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 28:148-158.

Ditchkoff, S. S., E. R. Welch, Jr., R. L. Lochmiller, R. E. Masters, W. R. Starry, and W. C. Dinkines.  1998.  Wounding rates of white-tailed deer with traditional archery equipment.  Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeast. Assoc. Fish and Wildlife Agencies 52:244-248.
 
Sparks, J. C., R. E. Masters, D. M. Engle, M. E. Payton, and G. A. Bukenhofer.  1999.  Influence of fire season and fire behavior on woody plants in red-cockaded woodpecker clusters.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 27:(1) 124-133.

Engle, D. M., T. L. Criner, J. C. Boren, R. E. Masters, and M. S. Gregory.  1999.  Response of breeding birds in the Great Plains to low-density urban sprawl.  Great Plains Research 9:55-73.

James, J. B., E. C. Hellgren, and R. E. Masters.  1999.  Effects of deterrents on avian abundance and nesting density in electrical substations in Oklahoma.  Journal of Wildlife Management 63:1009-1017.

Boren, J. C., D. M. Engle, M. W. Palmer, R. E. Masters, and T. Criner.  1999.  Land use change effects on breeding bird community composition.  Journal of Range Management 52:420-430.

Nicholson, D. S., R. L. Lochmiller, M. D. Stewart, R. E. Masters, and D. M. Leslie, Jr.  2000. Risk factors associated with capture related death in eastern wild turkey hens.  Journal of Wildlife Diseases 36:308-315.

Coppedge, B. R., D. M. Engle, R. E. Masters, and M. S. Gregory.  2001.  Avian response to landscape change in fragmented Southern Great Plains.  Ecological Applications 11:47-59.

Ditchkoff, S. S., R. L. Lochmiller, R. E. Masters, S. R. Hoofer, and R. A. Van Den Bussche.  2001.  MHC-associated variation in secondary sexual traits of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus): evidence for “good genes” advertisement.  Evolution 55(3):616-625.

Ditchkoff, S. S., R. L. Lochmiller, R. E. Masters, W. R. Starry and D. M. Leslie, Jr.  2001.  Does fluctuating asymmetry of antlers in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) follow patterns predicted for sexually selected traits. Proc. Royal Soc. of London 268:891-898.

Townsend, D. E. II, R. E. Masters, R. L. Lochmiller, D. M. Leslie, Jr., S. J. Demaso, and A. D. Peoples.  2001.  Characteristics of nest sites of northern bobwhites in western Oklahoma.  Journal of Range Management 54(3):260-264.

Coppedge, B. R., D. M. Engle, S. D. Fuhlendorf, R. E. Masters, and M. S. Gregory.  2001.  Urban sprawl and juniper encroachment effects on the abundance of wintering passerines in Oklahoma.  Pages 225-242, In: J.M. Marzluff, R. Bowman, and R. Donnelly (eds.). Avian Ecology and Conservation In An Urbanizing World.  Kluwer Academic Publishers.  (Book Chapter)

Ditchkoff, S. S., L. J. Spicer, R. E. Masters, and R. L. Lochmiller.  2001.  Concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-I in adult male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus): Associations with serum testosterone, morphometric measurements, and age during and after the breeding season.  Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A 129(4):887-895.

Ditchkoff, S. S., E. R. Welch, R. L. Lochmiller, R. E. Masters, and W. R. Starry.  2001.  Age-specific causes of mortality among male white-tailed deer support mate competition theory.  Journal of Wildlife Management 65(3):552-559.

Guthery, F. S., M. C. Green, R. E. Masters, S. J. DeMaso, H. M. Wilson, and F. B. Steubing,  2001. Land cover and bobwhite abundance on Oklahoma farms and ranches.  Journal of Wildlife Management 65(4):838-849.

Masters, R. E., C. W. Wilson, D. S. Cram, and G. A. Bukenhofer.  2001.  (Invited note) Reintroduction of fire benefits breeding birds in pine-grasslands (Arkansas).  Ecological Restoration 19(4):265-266.

Ditchkoff, S. S., W. R. Starry, R. E. Masters, and C. W. Deurmyer.  2001.  Hunter success and selectivity of archers using crossbows.  Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeast. Assoc. Fish and Wildlife Agencies 55:560-566.

Coppedge, B. R., D. M. Engle, S. A. Fuhlendorf, R. E. Masters, and M. S. Gregory.  2001.  Landscape cover type and pattern dynamics in fragmented southern Great Plains grasslands, USA.  Landscape Ecology 16:677-690.

James, J. B., E. C. Hellgren, and R. E. Masters.  2002.  Landscape correlates of wildlife-related power outages at electrical substations.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 30:148-155.

Cram, D. S., R. E. Masters, F. S. Guthery, D. M. Engle, and W. G. Montague.  2002.  Northern bobwhite population and habitat response to pine-grassland restoration.  Journal of Wildlife Management 66:1031-1039.

Sparks, J. C., R. E. Masters, and M. E. Payton.  2002.  Comparative evaluation of accuracy and efficiency of six forest sampling methods.  Proceedings Oklahoma Academy of Science 82:49-56.

Sparks, J. C., R. E. Masters, D. M. Engle, and G. A. Bukenhofer.  2002.  Season of burn influences fire behavior and fuel consumption in restored shortleaf pine-grassland communities.  Restoration Ecology 10:714-722.

Farley, S. C., R. E. Masters, and D. M. Engle.  2002.  Riparian landscape change in central Oklahoma, 1872-1991.  Proceedings Oklahoma Academy of Science 82:57-71.

Webb, R.E., D. M. Leslie, Jr., R. L. Lochmiller, and R. E. Masters.  2003.  Immune function and hematology of male cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) in response to food supplementation and methionine.  Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A.  136:577-589.

Masters, R., K. Robertson, B. Palmer, J. Cox, K. McGorty, L. Green, and C. Ambrose.  2003.  Red Hills forest stewardship guide. Miscellaneous Publication No. 12. Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, Fl.  78p.

Coppedge, B. R., D. M. Engle, R. E. Masters, and M. S. Gregory.  2004.  Predicting juniper encroachment and CRP effects on avian community dynamics in southern mixed-grass prairie, USA.  Biological Conservation 115:431-441.

Chapman, R. N., D. M. Engle, R. E. Masters, and D. M. Leslie, Jr.  2004.  Tree invasion constrains the influence of herbaceous structure in grassland bird habitats.  Ecoscience 11(1):55-63.

Chapman, R. N., D. M. Engle, R. E. Masters, and D. M. Leslie, Jr.  2004.  Grassland vegetation and bird communities in the southern Great Plains of North America.  Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 104:577-585.

Ditchkoff, S. S., S. R. Hoofer, R. L. Lochmiller, R. E. Masters, and R. A. Van Den Bussche.  2005.  Mhc-DRB evolution provides insight into parasite resistance in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus).  Southwest Naturalist 50:57-64.

Webb, R.E., D. M. Leslie, Jr., R. L. Lochmiller, and R. E. Masters.  2005.  Impact of food supplementation and methionine on high densities of cotton rats: support of the amino-acid-quality hypothesis?  Journal of Mammalogy 86:46-55.

Coppedge, B. R., D. M. Engle, R. E. Masters, and M. S. Gregory.  2006.  Development of a grassland integrity index based on breeding bird assemblages.  Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 118:125-145.

Sparks, J. C., R. E. Masters, D. M. Engle, G. A. Bukenhofer, and M. E. Payton.  2007.  Comparison of BEHAVE predictions with observed fire behavior varying by season and frequency.  Proceedings Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference 23:  IN PRESS.

Masters, R. E. 2007.  Shortleaf pine fire ecology and management.  Southern Fire Encyclopedia, web publication.  http://fire.forestencyclopedia.net/Encyclopedia_Page.2003-10-15.5050/Encyclopedia_Page.2007-02-14.0850.

Masters, R. E. 2007.  The importance of shortleaf pine for wildlife and diversity in mixed oak-pine forests and in pine-grassland woodlands.  In: Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Gwaze, David, eds. Shortleaf pine restoration and ecology in the Ozarks: proceedings of a symposium; 2006 November 7-9; Springfield, MO. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-15. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 35-46.

Masters, R., K. Robertson, B. Palmer, J. Cox, K. McGorty, L. Green, and C. Ambrose.  2007.  Red Hills forest stewardship guide, Second Edition. Miscellaneous Publication No. 12. Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, Fl.  78p.

Masters, R. E., S. D. Kreiter, and M. S. Gregory.  2007.  Dynamics of an old-growth hardwood-Pinus forest over 98 years.  Proceedings Oklahoma Academy of Science 87:xx-xx. IN PRESS

Cram, D. S., R. E. Masters, F.  S. Guthery, D. M. Engle, and Warren G. Montague.  2007.  Usable space versus food quantity in bobwhite management.  Gamebird 2006: Managing Gamebirds in the 21st Century, A Joint Conference of Quail VI and Perdix XII.  May 31- June 4, 2006.  Athens, Georgia.  IN PRESS.

Masters, R. E., F. S. Guthery, W. R. Walsh, and W. G. Montague.  2007.  Usable space versus habitat quality in forest management for bobwhites.  Gamebird 2006: Managing Gamebirds in the 21st Century, A Joint Conference of Quail VI and Perdix XII.  May 31- June 4, 2006.  Athens, Georgia.  IN PRESS.

Books

Tyrl, R. J., T. G. Bidwell, and R. E. Masters.  2002.  Field guide to Oklahoma plants: commonly encountered prairie, shrubland, and forest species.  Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.  515p.

Professional Publications

Masters, R. E., and R. E. Thackston.  1985.  Restoration and status of the eastern wild turkey in Oklahoma.  Pages 317‑326 in J. E. Kennammer and M. E. Kennammer (eds.).  Proc. Fifth natl. wild turkey symp.  Natl. Wild Turkey Fed., Edgefield, S.C.

Masters, R. E. 1985.  Alpine Ecology.  Summit 31(5):14‑23.

Brabander, J. J., R. E. Masters, and R. L. Short.  1985.  Bottomland hardwoods in eastern Oklahoma:  a special study of their status, values and trends.  USDI Fish and Wildlife Serv., Ecolog. Serv., Tulsa, Okla. and Okla. Dept. of Wildlife Cons., Oklahoma City, Okla.  147p.

Masters. R. E.  1989.  Nutrient response to overstory removal and winter prescribed fire versus clearcutting and summer site prep burns in Oklahoma Ouachita Mountains.  Abst. p. 256 in T. A. Waldrop (ed.).  Proc. pine‑hardwood mixtures:  a symposium on management and ecology of the type.  Atlanta, Ga.  USDA For. Ser.  Southeast. For. Exp. Sta., Asheville.

Masters, R. E.  1991.  The effects of forest and wildlife management practices on wildlife in oak‑pine habitats.  Final Rep. PR Project W-80-R, Study 4, Job 2, Okla. Dep. Wildlife Conserv., Oklahoma City.  124p.

Wilson, C. W., and R. E. Masters.  1993.  Pine-bluestem restoration and breeding birds. The Scissortail 43(2):19.

Masters, R. E., J. E. Skeen, and J. Whitehead.  1995.  Preliminary fire history of McCurtain County Wilderness Area and implications for red-cockaded woodpecker management. Pages 290-302  in  D. L. Kulhavy, R. G. Hooper, and R. Costa. (eds.).  Red-cockaded woodpecker: Species recovery, ecology and management.  Center for Applied Studies, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, Tx.

Masters, R. E., and J. G. Huggins. (eds.)  1996.  Twelfth Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings.  Samuel F. Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, Okla.

Masters, R. E., and J. G. Huggins.  1996.  Twelfth Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Summary.  Pages 1-2 in R. E. Masters and J. G. Huggins (eds.).  Twelfth Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings.  Samuel F. Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, Okla.

Sparks, J. C., and R. E. Masters.  1996.  Fire seasonality effects on vegetation in mid-, tall-, and southeastern pine-grassland communities: a review.  Trans. No. Am. Wildlife and Natur. Res. Conf. 61:230-239.

Engle, D. M., T. G. Bidwell, and R. E. Masters.  1996.  Restoring Cross Timbers ecosystems with fire.  Trans. No. Am. Wildlife and Natur. Res. Conf. 61:190-199.

Huggins, J. G., and R. E. Masters.  1997.  Wildlife damage management in pecan orchards.  Pages 44‑47 in B. D. McCraw (ed.).  Proc. 16th Ann. Okla. Horticulture Industries Show.  Dept. Hort. and Land. Arch.  Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, Okla.

Huggins, J. G., and R. E. Masters.  1998.  Wildlife damage management in pecan orchards.  Pages 40‑43 in B. D. McCraw (ed.).  Proc. 17th Ann. Okla. Horticulture Industries Show.  Dept. Hort. and Land. Arch.  Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, Okla.

Masters, R.  1998.  Fire regimes in the Ozark Plateau and Ouachita Mountain Region.  The Nature Conservancy, Oklahoma Conservator 35:8.   

Huggins, J. G., and R. E. Masters.  2000.  Wildlife damage management in pecan orchards.  Pages 40‑43 in B. D. McCraw (ed.).  Proc. 19th Ann. Okla. Horticulture Industries Show.  Dept. Hort. and Land. Arch.  Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, Okla.

Masters, R. E., C. W. Wilson, D. S. Cram, G. A. Bukenhofer, and R. L. Lochmiller.  2002.  (Invited paper) Influence of ecosystem restoration for red-cockaded woodpeckers on breeding bird and small mammal communities.  Pages 73-90 in W. M. Ford, K. R. Russell, and C. E. Moorman, editors. In: The role of fire in non-game wildlife management and community restoration: traditional uses and new directions: proceedings of a special workshop.  Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society, Nashville, Tenn.  USDA For. Ser.  Northeast  Research Station.  General Technical Report NE-288.

Ditchkoff, S. S., W. R. Starry, R. E. Masters, R. L. Lochmiller, and E. R. Welch.  2002.  Are rates of hunter success and deer wounding by traditional archers compatible with sound management?  Page 85 in R. J. Warren (ed.) Proceedings of the first national bowhunting conference.  Archery Manufacturers and Merchants Organization, Comfrey, Minnesota, USA.

Masters, R.E. 2002. (Invited paper)  Developing a framework for pine-blustem community restoration in the interior highlands of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Pages 103  in J. Randall, and J.C. Burns, editors. Proceedings of the Third Eastern Native Grass Symposium: held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, October 1-3, 2002. Omnipress. [Abstract]

Palmer, W. E., K. M. Robertson, and R. E. Masters.  2004. (Invited paper) The culture of fire in the southeast. Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 69:354-368.

Masters, R. E., K. Hitch, W. J. Platt, and J. A. Cox.  2005. (Invited paper) Fire – The missing ingredient for natural regeneration and management of southern pines.  Proceedings of the Joint Conference, Society of American Foresters and Canadian Institute of Forestry, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  October 2-6, 2004. CD-ROM unpaged.

Masters, R. E.  2006.  Book Review: A Illustrated Guide to Eastern Wildflowers and Trees.  Journal of Wildlife Management  70(4):1165-1166.

Extension Publications

Bidwell, T. A., S. R. Tully, A. D. Peoples, and R. E. Masters.  1991.  Habitat appraisal guide for bobwhite quail.  Circ. E-904.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  15p.

Bidwell, T. A., R. E. Masters, M. G. Shaw, S. R. Tully, and T. D. Hunters.  1992.  A computer assisted habitat evaluation model for white-tailed deer.  In:  Abstracts of papers.  45th Annu. Meeting, Soc. Range Manage.  Spokane, WA.

Masters, R. E., P. Mitchell, and S. Dobbs.  1992.  Ornamental and garden plants:  controlling deer damage.  Fact Sheet No. 6427.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  15p.

Anderson, S. A., and R. E. Masters.  1992.  Riparian forest buffers.  Fact Sheet No. 5034.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  15p.

Masters, R. E.  1992.  The Endangered Species Debate - Let's Put It in Perspective.  Okla. Renewable Res. Bull. 7(3):6-7.

Masters, R. E.  1992.  How Does the Endangered Species Act Affect Private Landowners?  Okla. Renewable Res. Bull. 7(4):5-6.

Masters, R. E.  1993.  Oklahoma's Endangered and Threatened Species.  For. Ext. Rep. No. 6. Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  44p.

Masters, R. E., S. A. Anderson, T. Bidwell, and M. Porter.  1993.  Lease Hunting Opportunities for Oklahoma Landowners.  Fact Sheet No. 5032.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  8p.

Bidwell, T. G., and R. E. Masters.  1993.  Using Prescribed Fire in Oklahoma.  Circular E-927. Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  13p.

Masters, R. E.  1993.  Should the McCurtain County Wilderness Area be Managed?  Okla. Renewable Res. Bull. 8(1):2-3.

Masters, R. E.  1993.  Hunting Leases.  Okla. Renewable Res. Bull. 8(2):5.

Masters, R. E.  1993.  Forest Structure and Wildlife.  Okla. Renewable Res. Bull. 8(4):10.

Masters, R. E.  1993.  Wildlife Profile - White-tailed Deer.  Okla. Renewable Res. Bull. 8(4):7.

Smith, S. A., Masters, R. E., P. Mitchell, J. T. Criswell, S. Dobbs, and J. Dole.  1995.  Landscaping and Gardening to Attract Butterflies, Moths and Skippers.  Fact Sheet No. 6430.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  12p.

Masters, R. E., T. G. Bidwell, and M. Shaw.  1995.  Ecology and management of deer in Oklahoma.  Fact Sheet No. 9009.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  8p.

Bidwell, T. G., C. B. Green, A. D. Peoples, and R. E. Masters.  1995.  Prairie chicken management in Oklahoma.  Circ. E-945.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  8p.

Masters, R., and M. Stewart.  1995.  White-tailed Deer.  Forest Stewardship Wildlife Manage. Notes No. 1.  Publ. No. L-267.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  8pp.

Green, C., J. R. Drapeau, S. Anderson, and R. E. Masters.  1995.  Frequently Used Forestry and Natural Resource Terms for Landowners of Oklahoma.  Fact Sheet No. F-5002.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  6p.

Green, C., and R. E. Masters.  1995.  Snapshots in Time...A Vegetation Study of the McCurtain County Wilderness Area-1986 and 1994.  Okla. Renewable Res. Bull. 11(3):2.

Masters, R., J. M. Dole, S. H. Dobbs, S. A. Smith and P. J. Mitchell.  1996.  Landscaping and Gardening For Birds.  Fact Sheet No. F-6435.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  12p.

Masters, R., M. Stewart, T. G. Bidwell, and J. Sparks.  1996.  Bobwhite Quail.  Forest Stewardship Wildlife Manage. Notes No. 2.  Publ. No. L-268.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  12p.

Rafferty, D., R. Masters, and C. Green.  1996.  Snags, Cavity Trees and Downed Logs.  Forest Stewardship Wildlife Manage. Notes No. 4.  Publ. No. L-270.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  8p.

Nicholson, L. L. and R. Masters.  1996.  Gray and Fox Squirrels.  Forest Stewardship Wildlife Manage. Notes No. 5.  Publ. No. L-271.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  8p.

Nicholson, L. L. and R. Masters.  1996.  Cotton-tail Rabbits.  Forest Stewardship Wildlife Manage. Notes No. 6.  Publ. No. L-272.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  6p.

Farley, S. C. and R. Masters.  1997.  Songbirds.  Forest Stewardship Wildlife Manage. Notes No. 8.  Publ. No. L-274.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  12p.

Nicholson, L. L. and R. Masters.  1998.  Wood Ducks.  Forest Stewardship Wildlife Manage. Notes No. 7.  Publ. No. L-273.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  16p.

Masters, R., Stewart, M. and T. Bidwell.  1998.  Wild Turkey.  Forest Stewardship Wildlife Manage. Notes No. 3.  Publ. No. L-269.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  12p.

Whitaker-Hoagland, J., M. Howery, A. Stacey, R. Smith, S. Tully, R. Masters, D. Leslie, Jr., and S. Stoodley.  1998.  Managing Riparian Areas for Wildlife. Pages 55-62 in M. S. Cooper (editor).  Riparian Area Management Handbook.  Circ. E-952.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  97p.

Bidwell, T. G., Masters, R. E., and R. J. Tyrl.  1999.  A Checklist of Prairie, Shrubland, and Forest Understory Plants of Oklahoma.  Fact Sheet No. F-2872.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  5p.

Masters, R. E., C. Green, J. Armstrong, and C. Lee, Revision editors.  2000.  Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program Manual.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater.  150p.

Bidwell, T. G., D. M. Engle, M. E. Mosley, and R. E. Masters.  2000.  Invasion of Oklahoma Rangelands and Forests by Eastern Redcedar and Ashe Juniper.  Circular E-947.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  12p.

Miller, H., and R. Masters.  2000.  Birds as Neighbors.  Fact Sheet No. 9006 (Revision).  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  4p.

Ditchkoff, S., and R. Masters.  2001.  Mourning Dove.  Forest Stewardship Wildlife Manage. Notes No. 9. Publ. No. L-275. Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  8p.

Masters, R. E.  2001.  Ice Damage and the Loblolly/Shortleaf Debate.  Okla. Renewable Res. Bull. 16(3):1, 6-7.

Masters, R. and J. Waymire.  2001.  Effects of Timber Harvest and Fire Frequency on Integrated Land Management Options in the Ouachita Mountains.  Department of Forestry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.  55p.

Bidwell, T. G., D. M. Engle, M. E. Moseley, and R. E. Masters.  2002 (Revision).  Invasion of Oklahoma Rangelands and Forests by Eastern Redcedar and Ashe Juniper.  Circular E-947.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  12p.

Masters, R., S. Ditchkoff and S. Farley.  2002.  Edge and Other Wildlife Concepts.  Forest Stewardship Wildlife Manage. Notes No. 10. Publ. No. L-276. Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  12p.

Hitch, K. L., W. Ross and R. Masters.  2002.  Selling Your Timber.  Fact Sheet No. F-5035.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  8p.

Guthery, F. S., R.E. Masters, and M.D. Porter.  2002.  Bobwhites on Oklahoma Farms and Ranches: Management Options for Landowners.  Circular E-968.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  15p.

Porter, M. D., R. E. Masters, T. Bidwell, and K. Hitch.  2002.  Lease Hunting Opportunities for Oklahoma Landowners.  Fact Sheet No. T-5032 (revision).  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  12p.

Masters, R. E.  2002.  Stoddard Fire Plots.  Fact Sheet.  Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee.  2p.

Ditchkoff, S., R. Masters, and K. Hitch.  2003.  Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management.  Forest Stewardship Wildlife Manage. Notes No. 12. Publ. No. L-314. Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  8p.

Bidwell, T. G., D. M. Engle, R. E. Masters, and J. R. Weir.  2003.  Fire Effects in Oklahoma.  Fact Sheet No. F-2877.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  12p.

Bidwell, T. G., J. R. Weir, J. D. Carlson, M. E. Mosley, R. E. Masters, P. McDowell,  D. M. Engle, S. D. Fuhlendorf, J. Waymire, and S. Conrady.  2003 (Revision).  Using Prescribed Fire in Oklahoma.  Circular E-927.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  30p.

Bidwell, T. A., R. E. Masters, M. Sams, and A. D. Peoples.  2004.  Habitat appraisal guide for bobwhite quail.  Circ. E-904 (Revision).  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  20p.

Bidwell, T. G., D. M. Engle, J. R. Weir, R. E. Masters, and J. D. Carlson.  2004.  Fire Prescriptions for Maintenance and Restoration of Native Plant Communities.  Fact Sheet No. F-2878.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  8p.

Masters, R. E., T. A. Bidwell, and M. Shaw.  2005.  Habitat appraisal guide for white-tailed deer.  Circ. E-979.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  21p.

Masters, R. E., J. Waymire, T. A. Bidwell, R. Houchin, and K. Hitch.  2006.  Influence of timber harvest and fire frequency on plant community development and wildlife: integrated land management options. Circ. E-990.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  51p.

Masters, R. E., J. Waymire, T. A. Bidwell, R. Houchin, and K. Hitch.  2006.  Land management options for timber, wildlife and livestock in central and eastern Oklahoma. CD-ROM E-990.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater. 

Masters, R. E., and K. Robertson.  2007.  Stoddard Fire Plots. (Revision) Fact Sheet No 1.  Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee.  4p.

Tyrl, R. J., T. A. Bidwell, R. E. Masters, R. D. Elmore, and J.R. Weir.  2007.  Oklahoma’s Native Plant Communities.  Circ. E-993.  Coop. Ext. Serv., Okla. State Univ., Stillwater.  14p.