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Nils Peterson

Publications

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Books:

Journal Articles:

  • Liles, M. J., Peterson, M. N., Stevenson, K. T., & Peterson, M. J. (2021). Youth wildlife preferences and species-based conservation priorities in a low-income biodiversity hotspot region. Environmental Conservation, 48(2), 110-117. PDF
  • Jenkins, M. R., Cummings, J. M., Cabe, A. R., Hulthén, K., Peterson, M. N., & Langerhans, R. B. (2021). Natural and anthropogenic sources of habitat variation influence exploration behaviour, stress response, and brain morphology in a coastal fish. Journal of Animal Ecology. PDF
  • Hartley, J. M., Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., DeMattia, E. A., Paliotti, S., & Fairbairn, T. J. (2021). Youth can promote marine debris concern and policy support among local voters and political officials. Frontiers in Political Science, 3, 27. PDF
  • Ennes, M., Lawson, D. F., Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., & Jones, M. G. (2021). It’s about time: perceived barriers to in-service teacher climate change professional development. Environmental Education Research, 1-17. PDF
  • Stevenson, K. T., Szczytko, R. E., Carrier, S. J., & Peterson, M. N. (2021). How outdoor science education can help girls stay engaged with science. International Journal of Science Education, 1-22. PDF
  • Casola, W. R., Oren, J., Register, M. L., Littlejohn, J., Peterson, M. N., & Langerhans, R. B. (2021). Modernization of artisanal fishing communities on Andros Island, The Bahamas, as a treadmill of production. Ocean & Coastal Management, 201, 105487. PDF
  • Casola, W. R., Peterson, M. N., Pacifici, K., & Moorman, C. E. (2021). Public support and visitation impacts of Sunday hunting on public hunting lands. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 26(1), 94-97. PDF
  • Hartley, J. M., Higgins, K. M., Peterson, M. N., Stevenson, K. T., & Jackson, M. W. (2021). Perspective from A Youth Environmental Activist: Why Adults Will Listen to Youth in Politics. Frontiers in Political Science, 3, 61. PDF
  • Beall, J. M., Casola, W. R., Peterson, M. N., Larson, L. R., Carr, W. A., Seekamp, E., … & Jackson, S. B. (2021). Cultural cognition and ideological framing influence communication about zoonotic disease in the era of COVID-19. Frontiers in Communication, 6, 106. PDF
  • Vayer, V. R., Larson, L. R., Peterson, M. N., Lee, K. J., Von Furstenberg, R., Choi, D. Y., … & Woosnam, K. M. (2021). Diverse University Students Across the United States Reveal Promising Pathways to Hunter Recruitment and Retention. The Journal of Wildlife Management. PDF
  • Jackson, S. B., Stevenson, K., Peterson, M. N., Lawson, D. F., Olson, R. A., & Joseph, E. G. (2021). Lasting Conservation and Science-Related Outcomes Associated with Science Education, Environmental Education, and Outdoor Science Education. Children, Youth and Environments, 31(1), 116-145. PDF
  • Hartley, J. M., Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., Busch, K. C., Carrier, S. J., DeMattia, E. A., … & Strnad, R. L. (2021). Intergenerational learning: A recommendation for engaging youth to address marine debris challenges. Marine pollution bulletin, 170, 112648. PDF
  • Jackson, S. B., Stevenson, K. T., Larson, L. R., Peterson, M. N., & Seekamp, E. (2021). Outdoor activity participation improves adolescents’ mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(5), 2506. PDF
  • Lute, M. L., Serenari, C., Drake, M. D., Peterson, M. N., Jensen, J., Belyea, C., … & White, M. (2020). Modeling urban socio-ecological drivers of human–carnivore coexistence. Journal of Urban Ecology, 6(1), juaa022.Lute_coyote_j_UrbanEcology_2020
  • Peterson, M. N., Von Essen, E., & Hansen, H. P. (2020). Evaluating how Swedish hunters value content in hunter education classes. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 1-9.Petersonetal2020_HDW
  • Drake, M. D., Nils Peterson, M., Griffith, E. H., Olfenbuttel, C., DePerno, C. S., & Moorman, C. E. (2020). How Urban Identity, Affect, and Knowledge Predict Perceptions About Coyotes and Their Management. Anthrozoös, 33(1), 5-19. Drake et al 2020 Anthrozoos
  • Casola, W. R., Peterson, M. N., Pacifici, K., & Moorman, C. E. (2020). Public support and visitation impacts of Sunday hunting on public hunting lands. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 1-4. Casola_hdw_2020
  • Casola, W. R., Rushing, J., Futch, S., Vayer, V., Lawson, D. F., Cavalieri, M. J., … & Peterson, M. N. (2020). How do YouTube videos impact tolerance of wolves?. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 1-13. Casola_etal_HDW_2020
  • Jewell, K., Peterson, M. N., Martin, M., Stevenson, K. T., Terano, A., & Teseneer, R. (2020). How Decision Makers View Wildlife Conservation Challenges in the Southeast United States. Journal of Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies PDF
  • Szczytko, R., Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., & Bondell, H. (2020). How combinations of recreational activities predict connection to nature among youth. The Journal of Environmental Education, 1-15. DOI: 10.1080/00958964.2020.1787313 Szczytkoetal_2020_pathways
  • Garabedian, J. E., Moorman, C. E., Peterson, M. N., & Kilgo, J. C. (2020). Effects of group size and group density on trade‐offs in resource selection by a group‐territorial central‐place foraging woodpecker. Ibis, 162 (2), 477-491.
  • Peterson, M. N., Chen, A., von Essen, E., & Hansen, H. P. (2020). Evaluating how Swedish hunters determine which species belong in nature. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 66(5), 1-9. PDF
  • Peterson, M. N., Bruskotter, J. T., & Rodriguez, S. L. (2020). Conservation Hospice: A Better Metaphor for the Conservation and Care of Terminal Species. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8, 143. Petersonetal_FEE_2020
  • Peterson, M. N., Serenari, C., Rodriguez, S. L., & Lee Jenni, G. D. (2020). Comparing personalities of self-identified cat colony caretakers and bird conservation professionals. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 25(3), 296-299. Petersonetal_2020_HDW_cats
  • Peterson M, Shapiro H, Stevenson K, McNair K and Langerhans R (2020) What Wild Animals Do Kids Care About Most and Why Does It Matter?. Front. Young Minds. 8:14. doi: 10.3389/frym.2020.00014https://kids.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frym.2020.00014
  • Clark, K., Pender, D., Peterson, M. N., Stevenson, K. T., Lawson, D., & Szczytko, R. (2020). Reaching underserved populations through a fisheries education program. Fisheries, 45(3), 131–137. DOI: 10.1002/fsh.10390 Clark_et_al-2020-Fisheries
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  • Lawson, D. F., Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., Carrier, S. J., Strnad, R. L., & Seekamp, E. (2019). Children can foster climate change concern among their parents. Nature Climate Change, 1. Lawson et al. 2019 (IGL NCC)

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  • Peterson, M. N., Stevenson, K. T., & Lawson, D. F. (2019). Reviewing how intergenerational learning can help conservation biology face its greatest challenge. Biological Conservation, 235, 290-294. Petersonetal2019_BC
  • Valdez, R. X., Peterson, N., Chen, A., Steward, M., Hannameyer, K., Seebaluck, H., Hulthen, K. & Langerhans, R. B. (2019). Perceptions of Resilience in Fishery‐dependent Bahamian Communities Following a Category 4 Hurricane. Fisheries, 1–9. Valdez_Andros_2019
  • Valdez, R. X., Kuzma, J., Cummings, C. L., & Nils Peterson, M. (2019). Anticipating risks, governance needs, and public perceptions of de-extinction. Journal of Responsible Innovation, 1-21. Valdez_etal_2019_JRI
  • Valdez, R. X., Peterson, M. J., Peterson, T. R., Peterson, M. N., & Perez, R. M. (2019). Multi‐attribute preferences for northern bobwhite habitat restoration among Texas landowners. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 43(2), 272-281. Valdez-etal_2019_WSB-Multi-AttributePreferences
  • Valdez, R. X., Peterson, M. N., Pitts, E. A., & Delborne, J. A. (2019). International news media framing of invasive rodent eradications. Biological Invasions, 21(4), 1439-1449. Valdezetal_2019_Bio Invasions
  • Garabedian, J. E., Moorman, C. E., Peterson, M. N., & Kilgo, J. C. (2019). Effects of group size and group density on trade‐offs in resource selection by a group‐territorial central‐place foraging woodpecker. Ibis. 
  • Giefer, M. M., Peterson, M. N., & Chen, X. (2019). Interactions among Locus of Control, Environmental Attitudes and Pro-Environmental Behaviour in China. Environmental Conservation, 1-7. Giefer_etal_2019
  • KC, B., Morais, D. B., Smith, J. W., Peterson, M. N., & Seekamp, E. (2019). Using Social Network Analysis to Understand Trust, Reciprocity, and Togetherness in Wildlife Tourism Microentrepreneurship. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, 1096348019840794.
  • Lawson, D. F., Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., Carrier, S. J., Seekamp, E., & Strnad, R. (2019). Evaluating climate change behaviors and concern in the family context. Environmental Education Research, 1-13. Lawson_etal_2019_EER
  • Selm, K. R., Peterson, M. N., Hess, G. R., Beck, S. M., & McHale, M. R. (2019). Educational attainment predicts negative perceptions women have of their own climate change knowledge. PloS one, 14(1), e0210149. Selm_2019_journal.pone.0210149
  • Peterson, M. N., von Essen, E., Hansen, H. P., & Peterson, T. R. (2019). Shoot shovel and sanction yourself: Self-policing as a response to wolf poaching among Swedish hunters. Ambio, 48, 230–239. Peterson2018_Article_ShootShovelAndSanctionYourself
  • Foster, M., Peterson, M. N., Cubbage, F., & McMahon, G. (2019). Evaluating natural resource planning for longleaf pine ecosystems in the Southeast United States. Forest Policy and Economics, 100, 142-153 Fosteretal2019ForestPolicyEcon
  • Garabedian, J. E., Peterson, M. N., Moorman, C. E., & Kilgo, J. C. (2019). Using qualitative methods to support recovery of endangered species: The case of red-cockaded woodpecker foraging habitat. Global Ecology and Conservation, e00553. Garabedianetal_2019_GEC
  • Lawson, D. F., Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., Carrier, S. J., Seekamp, E., & Strnad, R. (2019). Evaluating climate change behaviors and concern in the family context. Environmental Education Research, 1-13. Lawson_etal_2019_EER
  • Selm, K. R., Peterson, M. N., Hess, G. R., Beck, S. M., & McHale, M. R. (2019). Educational attainment predicts negative perceptions women have of their own climate change knowledge. PloS one, 14(1), e0210149. Selm_2019_journal.pone.0210149
  • Valdez, R. X., Drake, M. D., Burke, C. R., Peterson, M. N., Serenari, C., & Howell, A. (2018). Predicting development preferences for fishing sites among diverse anglers. Urban Ecosystems, 22 (1), 127-135. Valdez2018_Article_PredictingDevelopmentPreferenc
  • Valdez, R. X., Peterson, M. N., & Stevenson, K. T. (2018). How communication with teachers, family and friends contributes to predicting climate change behaviour among adolescents. Environmental Conservation, 45(2), 183-191. Valdez2018_EC
  • Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., Carrier, S. J., Strnad, R. L., Olson, R. A., & Szczytko, R. E. (2018). Making the Case for a Null Effects Framework in Environmental Education and K-12 Academic Outcomes: When ‘Just as Good’is a Great Thing. Frontiers in Communication, 3, 59. Stevensonetal_2019_Frontiers_Null
  • Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., & Bondell, H. D. (2018). Developing a model of climate change behavior among adolescents. Climatic Change, 151(3-4), 589-603. Stevenson2018_Article_DevelopingAModelOfClimateChang
  • Lawson, D. F., Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., Carrier, S. J., Strnad, R., & Seekamp, E. (2018). Intergenerational learning: Are children key in spurring climate action?. Global Environmental Change, 53, 204-208. Lawsonetal2018gec
  • Frew, K. N., Peterson, M. N., Sills, E., Moorman, C. E., Bondell, H., Fuller, J. C., & Howell, D. L. (2018). Market and nonmarket valuation of North Carolina’s tundra swans among hunters, wildlife watchers, and the public. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 42(3), 478-487. Frew_et_al-2018
  • Fowler, A. E., Lor, D. J., Farrell, C. E., Bauman, M. A., Peterson, M. N., Langerhans, R. B., & Males, F. F. (2018). Predator loss leads to reduced antipredator behaviours in Bahamas mosquitofish. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 19, 387-405. Fowleretal.2018EER
  • Chen, X., Zhang, Q., Peterson, M. N., & Song, C. (2018). Feedback effect of crop raiding in payments for ecosystem services. Ambio, 1-9. (PDF)
  • Burke, C. R., Peterson, M. N., Sawyer, D. T., Moorman, C. E., Serenari, C., Meentemeyer, R. K., & DePerno, C. S. (2018). Predicting private landowner hunting access decisions and hunter density. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 1-17. Burke_etal_2018_HDW
  • Garabedian, J. E., Moorman, C. E., Peterson, M. N., & Kilgo, J. C. (2018). Evaluating interactions between space‐use sharing and defence under increasing density conditions for the group‐territorial Red‐cockaded Woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis. Ibis. (PDF)
  • KC, B., Morais, D. B., Seekamp, E., Smith, J. W., & Peterson, M. N. (2018). Bonding and Bridging Forms of Social Capital in Wildlife Tourism Microentrepreneurship: An Application of Social Network Analysis. Sustainability, 10(2), 315. (PDF)
  • Serenari, C., & Peterson, M. N. (2018). Evaluating the Cultural Fit of Hunting and Angling among Minority Sportspersons in North Carolina. Leisure Sciences, 1-14. (PDF)
  • Szczytko, R., Stevenson, K., Peterson, M. N., Nietfeld, J., & Strnad, R. L. (2018). Development and validation of the environmental literacy instrument for adolescents. Environmental Education Research, 1-18. (PDF)
  • Taillie, P. J., Burnett, R. D., Roberts, L. J., Campos, B. R., Peterson, M. N., & Moorman, C. E. (2018). Interacting and non‐linear avian responses to mixed‐severity wildfire and time since fire. Ecosphere, 9(6), e02291. (PDF)
  • Garabedian, J. E., Moorman, C. E., Peterson, M. N., & Kilgo, J. C. (2018). Relative importance of social factors, conspecific density, and forest structure on space use by the endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker: A new consideration for habitat restoration. The Condor, 120(2), 305-318. (PDF)
  • Valdez, R. X., Peterson, M. N., & Stevenson, K. T. (2018). How communication with teachers, family and friends contributes to predicting climate change behaviour among adolescents. Environmental Conservation, 45(2), 183-191. (PDF)
  • Selm, K. R., Hess, G. R., Peterson, M. N., Beck, S. M., & McHale, M. R. (2018). Developing an Instrument to Measure Autonomous Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change among Urban Households. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6, 13. (PDF)
  • Rodriguez, S. L., Peterson, M. N., Cubbage, F. W., Sills, E. O., & Bondell, H. D. (2018). What is Private Land Stewardship? Lessons from Agricultural Opinion Leaders in North Carolina. Sustainability, 10(2), 297. (PDF)
  • Clark, K. E., E. Chin, M. N. Peterson, K. Lackstrom, K. Dow, M. Foster, and F. Cubbage. 2018. Evaluating Climate Change Planning for Longleaf Pine Ecosystems in the Southeast United States. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 5: 151–168. (PDF)
  • Von Essen, E., Hansen, H. P., Peterson, M. N., & Peterson, T. R. (2018). Discourses on illegal hunting in Sweden: the meaning of silence and resistance. Environmental Sociology, 4(3), 370-380. (PDF)
  • Bashari, M., E. Sills, M.N. Peterson, F. Cubbage. 2018. Hunting in Afganistan: Variations in motivations. Oryx. 52(3), 526-536 (PDF)
  • Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., & Dunn, R. R. (2018). Leveraging natural capital to solve the shared education and conservation crisis. Conservation Biology, 32(2), 490-492. (PDF)
  • Stevenson, K.T. T.L. King, K.R. Selm, M. N. Peterson & M.C. Monroe. 2018. Framing climate change communication to prompt individual and collective action among adolescents from agricultural communities. Environmental Education Research, 24(3), 365-377 (PDF)
  • Clark, K. E., Cupp, K., Phelps, C. L., Peterson, M. N., Stevenson, K. T., & Serenari, C. (2017). Household dynamics of wildlife value orientations. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 22(5), 483-491. (PDF)
  • Garabedian, J. E., Moorman, C. E., Peterson, M. N., & Kilgo, J. C. (2017). Use of LiDAR to define habitat thresholds for forest bird conservation. Forest Ecology and Management, 399, 24-36. (PDF)
  • Palamar, M. B., M. T. Correa, M. N. Peterson & C. S. DePerno (2017). Public preference for pet-rabies prophylaxis: Opportunities and information dissemination. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 2017, 2(3), 46; doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed2030046
  • Peterson, M.N., T. Chesonis, K.T. Stevenson, and H.D. Bondell. 2017. Evaluating relationships between hunting and biodiversity knowledge among children. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 41(3): 530–536. (PDF)
  • Rodriguez, S. L., M. N. Peterson, and C. J. Moorman. (2017). Does education influence wildlife friendly landscaping preferences? Urban Ecosystems 20: 489. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-016-0609-2
  • KC, B., D. B. Morais, M.N. Peterson, E. Seekamp, and J.W. Smith. (2017). Social network analysis of wildlife tourism microentrepeneurial network. Tourism and Hospitality. 0:1467358417715679. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M.N., E. VonEssen, H.P. Hansen, T.R. Peterson. (2017). Illegal fishing and hunting as resistance to neoliberal colonialism. Crime Law and Social Change. 67:401–413. (PDF)
  • Silvy, E. H., M. N. Peterson, J. L, Heinen-Kay, R. B. Langerhans. 2017. Illegal harvest of marine resources in Andros Island and the legacy of colonial governance. British Journal of Criminology. doi:10.1093/bjc/azx02 (PDF)
  • Shapiro, H.G., M. N. Peterson, K.T. Stevenson, K.N. Frew, and R. B. Langerhans. (2017). Wildlife species preferences differ among children in continental and island locations. Environmental Conservation. doi:10.1017/S0376892917000133 (PDF)
  • Serenari, C., M.N. Peterson, T. Wallace, and P. Stowhas. (2017). Indigenous perspectives on private protected areas in Chile. Natural Areas Journal 37(1): 98–107. (PDF)
  • Rodriguez, S.L., M.C. Chitwood, M.N. Peterson, C. Jensen, B. Gardner, and H.P. Hansen. (2016). Gender differences in hunter recruitment and dedication in Denmark. Wildlife Biology in Practice. 12(2): doi:10.2461/wbp.2016.12.5 (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., and M. P. Nelson. (2016). Why the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation is Problematic for Modern Wildlife Management. Human dimensions of wildlife:1-12. (PDF)
  • Serenari, C., and M. N. Peterson. (2016). A socio-political perspective on the illegal take of wildlife in the Southeastern, USA. International Journal of Rural Criminology 3(1): 29–49. (PDF)
  • Foster, M., M. N. Peterson, F. Cubbage, and G. McMahon. (2016). Meta-analysis of natural resources conservation plan evaluations. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 3:296–302. (PDF)
  • Heinen-Kay, J. L., D. A. Schmidt, A. T. Stafford, M. T. Costa, M. N. Peterson, E. M. Kern, and R. B. Langerhans. (2016). Predicting multifarious behavioural divergence in the wild. Animal Behaviour 121:3-10. (PDF)
  • Rodriguez, S. L., M. N. Peterson, and C. J. Moorman. (2016). Does education influence wildlife friendly landscaping preferences? Urban Ecosystems:1-8. (PDF)
  • Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., & Bradshaw, A. (2016). How Climate Change Beliefs among US Teachers Do and Do Not Translate to Students. PloS one, 11(9), e0161462. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. J., Peterson, M. N., & Peterson, T. R. (2016). What makes wildlife wild? How identity may shape the public trust versus wildlife privatization debate. Wildlife Society Bulletin: 40 (3), 428-435. (PDF)
  • Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., & Bondell, H. D. (2016). The influence of personal beliefs, friends, and family in building climate change concern among adolescents. Environmental Education Research, 1-14. (PDF)
  • Serenari, C., Peterson, M. N., Wallace, T., & Stowhas, P. (2016). Private protected areas, ecotourism development and impacts on local people’s well-being: a review from case studies in Southern Chile. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 1-19. (PDF)
  • Chen, X., J. DeLaRosa, M. N. Peterson, Z. Ying, and L. Chuntian. (2016). Sympathy for the environment predicts green consumerism but not more important environmental behaviours related to domestic energy use. Environmental Conservation: 43(2), 140-147. (PDF)
  • Stevenson, K. T., M. A. Lashley, M. C. Chitwood, M. N. Peterson, C. E. Moorman. (2016). How emotion trumps logic in climate change risk perception: Exploring the affective heuristic among wildlife science students. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 20(6), 501-513. (PDF)
  • Frew, K. N., M. N. Peterson, and K. T. Stevenson. (2016). Are we working to save the kinds of species our children want to protect? Evaluating biodiversity conservation preferences among children. Oryx. In Press. (PDF)
  • Shapiro, H., K. Erickson, M. N. Peterson, K. Frew, K. Stevenson, and R. Langerhans. (2016). Which species to conserve: Evaluating children’s species-based conservation priorities. Biodiversity and Conservation 25:539-553. (PDF)
  • Chitwood, M. C., M. N. Peterson, H. D. Bondell, M. A. Lashley, R. D. Brown, and C. S. Deperno. (2016). Perspectives of Wildlife Conservation Professionals on Intensive Deer Management. Wildlife Society Bulletin 39(4), 751-756. (PDF)
  • Burnett, E., E. Sills, M. N. Peterson, and C. DePerno. (2016). Impacts of the Conservation Education Program in Serra Malagueta Natural Park, Cape Verde. Environmental Education Research. 22(4), 538­–550. DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2015.1015497 (PDF)
  • Serenari, C., M. N. Peterson, Y.Leung, P. Stowhas, T. Wallace, E. Sills. 2015. Private development-based forest conservation in Patagonia: Comparing mental models and revealing cultural truths. Ecology and Society 20(3), 4. (PDF)
  • Stevenson, K., and N. Peterson. 2015. Motivating Action through Fostering Climate Change Hope and Concern and Avoiding Despair among Adolescents. Sustainability 8:6. (PDF)
  • Stevenson, K. T., & M. N. Peterson. 2015. How experiential service-learning affects student perceptions of education in their careers and as a wildlife management activity. Wildlife Society Bulletin 39(4), 732-737. (PDF)
  • Youth, M. D., G. R. Hess, M. N. Peterson, M. R. McHale, and K. M. Bigsby. 2015. Demographic shifts around drinking water supply reservoirs in North Carolina, USA. Local Environment: 1–17. (PDF)
  • Serenari, C., M. N. Peterson, T. Gale & A. Fahlke. 2015. Relationships between Value Orientations and Wildlife Conservation Policy Preferences in Chilean Patagonia. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 20(3), 271-279. (PDF)
  • Serenari, C., Peterson, M. N., Cubbage, F., Jervis, S. & C. Moorman. 2015. Application of Choice Experiments to Determine Stakeholder Preferences for Woody Biomass Harvesting Guidelines. Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 34 (4): 343–357. (PDF)
  • Cook, M. A., M. N. Peterson, M. C. Chitwood, D. Palmer, C. S. DePerno. 2015. Evaluating Deer Hunters’ Support for Hunting Deer with Dogs. Human Dimensions of  Wildlife. 20(2), 174-181. (PDF)
  • Hess, G. R. & M. N. Peterson. 2015. “Bicycles May Use Full Lane” Signage Communicates U.S. Roadway Rules and Increases Perception of Safety. PLoS ONE 10(8): e0136973. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0136973 (PDF)
  • Serenari, C., Peterson, M. N., & Clark, B. 2015. Theorizing logger religion within the Pacific Northwest timber conflict. Worldviews 19: 265-281. (PDF).
  • Lee Jenni, G. D., M. Nils Peterson, F. W. Cubbage, and J. K. Jameson. 2015. Military perspectives on public relations related to environmental issues. Journal of Public Relations Research 27:353-369. (PDF)
  • Taillie, P. J., M. N. Peterson, and C. E. Moorman. 2015. The relative importance of multiscale factors in the distribution of Bachman’s Sparrow and the implications for ecosystem conservation. The Condor 117:137-146. (PDF).
  • Hayes, M. C., M. N. Peterson, Heinen-Kay, and R. B. Langerhans. 2015. Tourism-related Drivers of Support for Protection of Fisheries Resources on Andros Island, The Bahamas. Ocean & Coastal Management 106:118-123. (PDF)
  • Heinen-Kay, J. L., K. Morris, N. Ryan, S. Byerley, R. Venezia, M. N. Peterson, and R. B. Langerhans. 2015. A tradeoff between natural and sexual selection underlies diversification of a sexual signal.  Behavioral Ecology 26 (2): 533–542. (PDF)
  • McHale, M. R., S. Pickett, O. Barbosa, D.N. Bunn, M. L. Cadenasso, D. L. Childers, M. Gartin, G. R. Hess, D. Iwaniec, T. McPhearson, M. N. Peterson, A. K. Poole, L. Rivers, III, S. T. Shutters, W. Zhou. 2015. The New Global Urban Realm: Complex, Connected, Diffuse, and Diverse Social-Ecological Systems. Sustainability 7: 5211-5240. (PDF)
  • Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., Bondell, H. D., Moore, S. E., & Carrier, S. J. (2014). Overcoming skepticism with education: Interacting influences of worldview and climate change knowledge on perceived climate change risk among adolescents. Climatic Change. doi:10.1007/s10584-014-1228-7 (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N. 2014. How Wildlife Management Agencies and Hunting Organizations Frame Ethical Hunting in the United States. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 19: 523-531. (PDF)
  • von Essen, E., H. P. Hansen, H. N. Källström, M. N. Peterson, and T. R. Peterson. 2014. The radicalisation of rural resistance: How hunting counterpublics in the Nordic countries contribute to illegal hunting. Journal of Rural Studies. 39: 199–209. (PDF)
  • Stevenson, K. T., Carrier, S. J., & Peterson, M. N. 2014. Evaluating strategies for inclusion of environmental literacy in the elementary school classroom. Electronic Journal of Science Education 18(8), 1-17. (PDF)
  • Sokos, C. K., M. N. Peterson, P. K. Birtsas, and N. D. Hasanagas. 2014. Insights for Contemporary Hunting from Ancient Hellenic Culture. Wildlife Society Bulletin 37: 451-457. (PDF)
  • Mayer, J. E., T. L. King, K. C. Birendra, B. Will, M. N. Peterson. 2014. Evaluating Poaching Deterrents in the Southeast. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 1:146–149.
  • Stevenson, K. T., M. N. Peterson, S. J. Carrier, R. L. Strnad, H. D. Bondell, T. Kirby-Hathaway, and S. E. Moore. 2014. Role of Significant Life Experiences in Building Environmental Knowledge and Behavior Among Middle School Students. The Journal of Environmental Education 45:163-177. (PDF)
  • von Essen, E., H. P. Hansen, H. N. Källström, M. N. Peterson, and T. R. Peterson. 2014. Deconstructing the Poaching Phenomenon A Review of Typologies for Understanding Illegal Hunting. British Journal of Criminology:azu022. (PDF)
  • Bradbury, M., M. N. Peterson, and J. Liu. 2014. Long-term dynamics of household size and their environmental implications. Population and Environment 36:73–84. (PDF)
  • Garabedian, J. E., R. J. McGaughey, S. E. Reutebuch, B. R. Parresol, J. C. Kilgo, C. E. Moorman, and M. N. Peterson. 2014. Quantitative analysis of woodpecker habitat using high-resolution airborne LiDAR estimates of forest structure and composition. Remote Sensing of Environment 145:68-80. (PDF)
  • Garabedian, J. E. , C. E. Moorman, M. N. Peterson, and J. C. Kilgo. 2014. Systematic review of the influence of foraging habitat on red-cockaded woodpecker reproductive success. Wildlife Biology 20:37-46. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., M. J. Peterson, T. R. Peterson, and K. Leong. 2013. Why transforming biodiversity conservation conflict is essential and how to begin. Pacific Conservation Biology 19:94–103. (PDF)
    Media: BBC Interview
  • Allen, S., C. Moorman, M. N. Peterson, G. Hess, and S. Moore. 2013. Predicting success incorporating conservation subdivisions into land use planning. Land Use Policy 33:31-35. (PDF)
  • Blackman, E. B., C. S. DePerno, C. E. Moorman, and M. N. Peterson. 2013. Use of crop fields and forest by wintering American woodcock. Southeastern Naturalist 12:85-92. (PDF)
  • Chen, X., M. N. Peterson, V. Hull, C. Lu, D. Hong, and J. Liu. 2013. How Perceived Exposure to Environmental Harm Influences Environmental Behavior in Urban China. Ambio 42:52-60. (PDF)
  • Fratanduono, M.-B. L., T. A. Steelman, M. N. Peterson, M. McHale, and D. Fratanduono. 2013. Barriers to Utilization of Municipal Biomass Residues for Bioenergy. Journal of Extension 51:2FEA10. (PDF)
  • Heinen, J. L., M. W. Coco, M. S. Marcuard, D. N. White, M. N. Peterson, R. A. Martin, and R. B. Langerhans. 2013. Environmental drivers of demographics, habitat use, and behavior during a post-Pleistocene radiation of Bahamas mosquitofish (Gambusia hubbsi). Evolutionary Ecology 27:971-991. (PDF)
  • Moorman, M. C., M. N. Peterson, S. E. Moore, and P. J. Donoso. 2013. Stakeholder Perspectives on Prospects for Co-Management of an Old-Growth Forest Watershed near Valdivia, Chile. Society & Natural Resources 26:1022-1036. (PDF)
  • Palamar, M. B., M. N. Peterson, C. S. DePerno, and M. T. Correa. 2013. Assessing rabies knowledge and perceptions among ethnic minorities in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Journal of Wildlife Management 77:1321-1326. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M., H. Bondell, M. Fratanduono, K. Bigsby, and M. McHale. 2013. Prediction indicators for voluntary carbon-offset purchases among trail runners. Journal of Sport Behavior 36:264-275. (PDF)
  • Serenari, C., M. N. Peterson, R. E. Bardon, and R. D. Brown. 2013. The Impacts of the Great Recession on State Natural Resource Extension Programs. Journal of Extension 51:4FEA11. (PDF)
  • Stevenson, K. T., M. N. Peterson, H. D. Bondell, A. G. Mertig, and S. E. Moore. 2013. Environmental, Institutional, and Demographic Predictors of Environmental Literacy among Middle School Children. PLoS ONE 8(3): e59519. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059519 (PDF)
    Links to media coverage during 2013
  • Allen, S. C., Moorman, C. E., Peterson, M. N., Hess, G. R., & Moore, S. E. 2012. Overcoming socio-economic barriers to conservation subdivisions: A case-study of four successful communities. Landscape and Urban Planning 106:244-252. (PDF)
  • Dalrymple, C. J., Peterson, M. N., Cobb, D. T., Sills, E. O., Bondell, H. D., & Dalrymple, D. J. 2012. Estimating public willingness to fund nongame conservation through state tax initiatives. Wildlife Society Bulletin 36:483-491. (PDF)
  • Fielding, D. F. Cubbage, M. N. Peterson, D. Hazel, B. Gugelmann, C. Moorman. 2012. Opinions of Forest Managers, Loggers and Forest Landowners in North Carolina Regarding Biomass Harvesting Guidelines. International Journal of Forestry Research, vol. 2012, Article ID 256141, 15 pages, 2012. doi:10.1155/2012/256141. (PDF)
  • Golden, K. E., M. N. Peterson, C. S. DePerno, R. E. Bardon, and C. E. Moorman. 2012. Factors shaping private landowner engagement in wildlife management. Wildlife Society Bulletin 37:94–100. (PDF)
  • Hansen, H. P., M. N. Peterson, and C. Jensen. 2012. Demographic transition among hunters: a temporal analysis of hunter recruitment dedication and motives in Denmark. Wildlife Research 39:446-451. (PDF)
  • Lee Jenni, G. D. *, M. Nils Peterson, F. W. Cubbage, and J. K. Jameson. 2012. Assessing biodiversity conservation conflict on military installations. Biological Conservation 153:127-133. (PDF)
  • Nelson, C., McHale, M. R., & Peterson, M. N. 2012. Influences of landscape and lifestyle on home energy consumption. Urban Ecosystems 15:773-793. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., Hartis, B., Rodriguez, S., Green, M., & Lepczyk, C. A. 2012. Opinions from the Front Lines of Cat Colony Management Conflict. PloS one, 7(9), e44616. (PDF)
    Media Coverage
    • Links to media coverage during 2012
  • Peterson, M. N., B. Thurmond, M. Mchale, S. Rodriguez, H. D. Bondell, and M. Cook. 2012. Predicting native plant landscaping preferences in urban areas. Sustainable Cities and Society, 5:70-76. (PDF)
  • Rodriguez, S. L. *, M. N. Peterson, F. W. Cubbage, E. O. Sills, H. D. Bondell. 2012. Private landowner interest in market based conservation incentive programs for endangered species. Wildlife Society Bulletin 36:469-476. (PDF)
  • Shellabarger, R. *, M. N. Peterson, and E. Sills. 2012. How conservation and humanitarian groups respond to production of border security on the Arizona–Sonora border. Local Environment 17:481-493. (PDF)
  • Shellabarger, R., M. N. Peterson, E. Sills, and F. Cubbage. 2012. The Influence of Place Meanings on Conservation and Human Rights in the Arizona Sonora Borderlands. Environmental Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture 6:383-402. (PDF)
  • Blackman, E. B., C. S. DePerno, M. J. Krachey, C. E. Moorman, and M. N. Peterson. 2011. Effects of crop field characteristics on nocturnal winter use by American woodcock. Journal of Wildlife Management 76:528–533. (PDF)
  • Blackman, E. B., C. S. DePerno, C. E. Moorman, and M. N. Peterson. 2011. Avian influenza testing of American woodcock in an agricultural landscape. Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science 127:189-191. (PDF)
  • Chen, X., M. N. Peterson, V. Hull, C. Lu, G. D. Lee, D. Hong, and J. Liu. 2011. Effects of attitudinal and socio-demographic factors on pro-environmental behaviour in urban China. Environmental Conservation 38:45–52. (PDF)
  • Media coverage: NSF Press Release. 2011. Scientists: Big City Life May Alter Green Attitudes (http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=118360). Covered by Science Daily, Terra Daily, etc.
  • Chitwood, M. C., M. N. Peterson, and C. S. Deperno. 2011. Assessing dog hunter identity in coastal North Carolina. Human Dimensions of Wildlife: An International Journal 16: 128–141. (PDF)
  • Golden, K. E., C. S. DePerno, C. E. Moorman, M. N. Peterson, and R. E. Bardon. 2011. Predicting private landowner participation and interest in wildlife related fee access. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 65:21–26. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., A. Lopez, A. G. Mertig, and J. Liu. 2011. Assessing attitudes toward wildlife ownership in United States–Mexico borderlands. Society & Natural Resources 24:962–971. (PDF)
  • Anderson (Dalrymple), C. J. *, M. N. Peterson, H. D. Bondell, S. L. Rodriguez, J. Fortney, D. T. Cobb, and E. O Sills. 2010. Understanding angler and hunter annual spending in North Carolina. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 64:88-94. (PDF)
  • Blackman, E. B. *, J. W. Reynolds, C. S. DePerno, C. E. Moorman, and M. N. Peterson. 2010. Earthworm species available to American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) in the wintering grounds in eastern North Carolina, USA. Megadrilogica 14: 59–64. (PDF)
  • Hansen, H. P., M. N. Peterson, and T. R. Peterson. 2010. Results of the Nordic Hunting in Society Symposium. Human Dimensions of Wildlife: An International Journal 15: 301–302. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., J. L. Birckhead, K. Leong, M. J. Peterson, and T. R. Peterson. 2010. Rearticulating the myth of human–wildlife conflict. Conservation Letters 3: 74–82. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., H. P. Hansen, M. J. Peterson, and T. R. Peterson. 2010. How hunting strengthens social awareness of coupled human-natural systems. Wildlife Biology in Practice, 6: 127–143. (PDF)
  • Media coverage: Ccomplete article reprinted by the popular Russian National hunting magazine “OKHOTA” (Hunting)(http://journalhunt.com)
  • Peterson, M. N., T. R. Peterson, A. Lopez, and J. Liu. 2010. Views of private land stewardship among Latinos on the Texas-Tamaulipas border. Environmental Communication 4:406–421. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., C. S. DePerno, C. E. Moorman, K. A. Cunningham, J. P. Milrad, J. D. Riddle, T. A. Steelman. 2009. Hunting and non-hunting college student’s perceptions of wildlife and each other. Proceedings of the Annual conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 63: 47–53. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., X. Chen, and J. Liu. 2008. Household location choices: implications for biodiversity conservation. Conservation Biology 22: 912-921. (PDF)
  • Media Coverage:
    Hand, E. 2008. Homes on the range. Nature 455:266. (PDF)
  • Raloff, J. 2008. Building homes where the buffalo roamed. Science News: Magazine of the society for science & the public. Web edition: (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., V. Hull, A. G. Mertig, and J. Liu. 2008. Evaluating household-level relationships between environmental views and outdoor recreation. Leisure Science 30:293–305. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., and J. Liu. 2008. Impacts of religion on environmental worldviews: the Teton Valley case. Society & Natural Resources: 21:704–718. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., and J. G. Liu. 2008. Property rights and landscape planning in the intermountain west: The Teton Valley case. Landscape and Urban Planning 86:126–133. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., M. Sternberg, A. Lopez, and J. Liu. 2008. Ocelot Awareness among Latinos on the Texas and Tamaulipas Border. Human Dimensions of Wildlife: An International Journal: 13:339–347. (PDF)
  • Peterson M. N., L. M. Busch, S. J. Riley, and J. Liu. 2007. Reconciling wildlife management’s conflicted purpose with a land community worldview. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:2499–2506. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., A. G. Mertig, and J. Liu. 2007. Influence of urban immigrants on outdoor recreation and land use in Teton Valley. Journal of Recreation and Park Administration 25:25–38. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., M. J. Peterson, and T. R. Peterson. 2007. Environmental communication: Why this crisis discipline should facilitate environmental democracy. Environmental Communication 1:74–86. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., M. J. Peterson, T. R. Peterson, and J. Liu. 2007. A household perspective for biodiversity conservation. Journal of Wildlife Management 70:1243–1248. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., A. G. Mertig, and J. Liu. 2006. Effects of zoonotic disease attributes on public attitudes towards wildlife management. Journal of Wildlife Management 69:1746–1753. (PDF)
  • Peterson, T. R., M. N. Peterson, M. J. Peterson, S. A. Allison, D. Gore. 2006. To play the fool: Can environmental conservation and democracy survive social capital? Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies 3:116–140. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., M. J. Peterson, and T. R. Peterson. 2006. Why conservation needs dissent. Conservation Biology 20:576–578. (PDF)
  • Lopez, R. R., P. M. Harveson, M. N. Peterson, N. J. Silvy, and P. A. Frank. 2005. From the field: Changes in ranges of Florida Key deer—does population density matter? Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:343–348. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., R. R. Lopez, E. J. Laurent, P. A. Frank. N. J. Silvy, and J. Liu. 2005. Wildlife loss through domestication: The case of endangered Key deer. Conservation Biology 19:939–944. (PDF)
  • Media Coverage:
    Meadows, R. 2005. Domestication threatens Key deer. Conservation in Practice. Oct–Dec: 11.
  • Peterson, M. N., M. J. Peterson, and T. R. Peterson. 2005. Conservation and the myth of consensus. Conservation Biology 19:762–767. (PDF)
  • Translated into Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) as Konservasi dan mitos konsensus. Available at http://www.coraltrianglecenter.org/downloads/Konservasi-MitosKonsensus-Peterson_et_al.pdf.
  • Media Coverage:
    Interview with Nils Peterson. 2005. Policy decisions should be based on ecology. Marine Protected Areas News 7: 4.
  • Lopez, R. R., N. J. Silvy, R. N. Wilkins, P. A. Frank, M. J. Peterson, M. N. Peterson. 2004. Habitat use patterns of Florida Key deer: Implications of urban development. Journal of Wildlife Management 68:900–908. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N. 2004. An approach for demonstrating the social legitimacy of hunting. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32:310–321. (PDF)
  • Media coverage: Complete article reprinted by the popular Russian National hunting magazine “OKHOTA” (Hunting) (http://journalhunt.com)
  • Peterson, M. N., S. A. Allison, M. J. Peterson, T. R. Peterson, and R. R. Lopez. 2004. A tale of two species: Habitat conservation plans as bounded conflict. Journal of Wildlife Management 68:743–761. (PDF)
    Cover story:
  • Peterson, M. N., R. R. Lopez, P. A. Frank. B. A. Porter, and N. J. Silvy. 2004. Key deer fawn response to urbanization: Is sustainable development possible? Wildlife Society Bulletin 32:493–499. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., R. Aguirre, T. A. Lawyer, D. A. Jones, J. N. Schaap, M. J. Peterson, and N. J. Silvy. 2003. Animal Welfare-based Modification of the Rio Grande Wild Turkey Funnel Trap. Proceedings of the Annual conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 57:208–212. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., R. R. Lopez, P. A. Frank, M. J. Peterson, N. J. Silvy. 2003. Evaluating capture methods for urban white-tailed deer. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31:1176–1187. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., R. R. Lopez, N. J. Silvy, C. B. Owen, P. A. Frank, and A. W. Braden. 2003. Evaluation of deer exclusion grates for urban areas. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31:1198–1204. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. J., R. Aguirre, P. J. Ferro, D. A. Jones, T. A. Lawyer, M. N. Peterson, and N. J. Silvy. 2002. Infectious disease of Rio Grande wild turkeys in the Edwards Plateau of Texas. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 38:826–833. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. J., P. J. Ferro, M. N. Peterson, R. M. Sullivan, B. E. Toole, and N. J. Silvy. 2002. Infectious disease survey of lesser prairie chickens in North Texas. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 38:834–839. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., W. E. Grant, R. R. Lopez, N. J. Silvy. 2002. Implications of fetal sex ratio hypotheses in endangered populations: Simulated dynamics of Florida Key deer, Florida USA. Ecological Modelling 165:209–220. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., T. R. Peterson, M. J. Peterson, R. R. Lopez, and N. J. Silvy. 2002. Cultural conflict and the endangered Florida Key deer. Journal of Wildlife Management 66:947–968. (PDF)
  • Book Chapters
    Peterson, M. N. and S. L. Rodriguez. 2011. Human dimensions of wildlife management. pages 1-20 in N. J. Silvy ed., The Wildlife Techniques Manual: Management. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
  • Sprain, L., M. N. Peterson, M. Vickery, and J. Schutten. 2009. Environmentalism 2.0: New Forms of Social Activism. pp. 337–360 in D. Endres, L. Sprain, and T. Peterson, eds., Social Movement for Climate Change: Local Action for Global Change. Amherst, NY: Cambria Press.
  • Peterson, M. N., A. Rockhill, and C. S. DePerno. 2008. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. pp. 357-359 in J. B. Callicott and R. Frodeman editors. Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy Volume 2, New York: Gale. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N. 2008. Hunting. pp. 1912–1915 in Sven Erik Jørgensen and Brian D. Fath Editors, General Ecology. Vol. [3] of Encyclopedia of Ecology, 5 vols. Oxford: Elsevier. (PDF)
  • Peterson, M. N., M. J. Peterson, and T. R. Peterson. 2007. Moving toward sustainability: integrating social practice and material process. pp. 189–221 in P. Pezzullo and R Sandler editors. Environmental Justice and Environmentalism. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. (PDF)