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Mark Thorne  , PhD
Specialist, State Range and Livestock ExtensionCooperative Extension Service; Kamuela Extension – University of Hawaii at Manoa

Work Email: thornem@hawaii.eduINTERNET

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Research Interests

1) understanding the effects of climate change on range and livestock production in Hawaii and development management strategies that build resiliency and long-term sustainability; 2) improvement of Hawaii’s rangelands and remediation of former sugar and pineapple lands for sustainable livestock production; 3) development of Integrated Pest Management strategies on Hawaii rangelands affected by invasive weeds, insects and diseases; 4) understanding the ecology of tropical range and pasture communities under different grazing management strategies; and 5) studying grazing animal behavior and nutrition on tropical rangelands.

Recent Publications

  • Krushelnycky, P.D., F. Starr, K. Starr, M. Abran, M. Thorne, J. Leary, M. Fukada, D. Rubinoff. 2018. Performance of the biocontrol agent Secusio extensa (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) on its target host, Senecio madagascariensis (Madagascar fireweed), on an alternate host, Delairea odorata (Cape ivy), and on non-target plants, in Hawaii. Biological Control 121: 234-246.
  • Lee, C.N., G.K. Fukumoto, M.S. Thorne, M.H. Stevenson, Y.S. Kim, M. Nakahata, and R.M. Ogoshi. 2017. Nutrient Composition of Sugarcane Forages were influenced by season and the time of harvest. Dairy and Vet. Sci. J. 2(1): 555579.

Recent Grants

  • USDA-WSARE; 2016 -2019. Thorne, M.S., G. Fukumoto, M. Stevenson, J. Hewlett, and J. Parsons. Development of Individual Free-Choice Mineral Supplementation Program for Sustainable Grazing Management of Hawaii’s Rangelands.
  • Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture; 2017-2021. Thorne, M.S., M. Wright, R. Curtiss, G. Fukumoto. Prosapia bicincta (Two lined spittle bug) detection and control in Hawaii.
  • USDA-RREA; 2017-2021. Thorne, M.S. Hawaii Rangeland Management Education and Outreach Program.
  • USDA-NIFA; 2018-2021. Thorne, M.S. and B. Hutchinson. Strengthening RREA Programing Through Enhanced Connections: A Web-based Conference Series.

Current Graduate Students

  • Brittany Castle (PhD in Nutrition), Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences Dept., University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • Nick Krueger (PhD), Natural Resources and Environmental Management Dept., University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • Shannon Wilson (MS), Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Pathway to degree completion *FOR STUDENTS ADMITTED FALL 2020 OR LATER *

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Degree program faculty

Cheryl Lynn Albright, PhD, MPH
Mapuana Antonio, DrPH
Jinan Banna, PhD, RD, CDN
Marla J. Berry, PhD
Jean Butel, PhD
Monica Esquivel, PhD RDN CSSD
Adrian Franke, PhD
Yanghua “Sunny” He, PhD
Kacie K.H.Y. Ho, PhD
Rajesh Jha, PhD
Soojin Jun, PhD
Yong Soo Kim, PhD, MS
Iris Fumiko Kimura, PhD, AT.Ret, PT
Kate Larson
Janet Latner, PhD
Loic Le Marchand, MD, PhD
Mi-Jeong Lee
Rachael Leon Guerrero, PhD, RDN, LD
Qing X. Li, PhD
Yong Li, PhD
Unhee Lim, PhD, MS
Gertraud Maskarinec, MD PhD
Birendra Mishra, PhD, MS, DVM
Pratibha Nerurkar, PhD
Rachel Novotny, PhD RDN
Jenee Odani, DVM
May Okihiro, MD
Caleb Reichhardt
Marie Kainoa Fialkowski Revilla, PhD RDN LD IBC
Andre P. Seale, PhD
John A Shepherd, PhD
Mark Thorne, PhD
Lynne Wilkens, DrPH, MS
Jinzeng Yang, PhD
Halina M Zaleski, PhD

Contact

Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
1955 East-West Road,
Ag Sci 216
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822
Phone: (808) 956-7095
Fax: (808) 956-4024
Email: nutrphd@hawaii.edu

UH Graduate Division

Address: 2540 Maile Way Spalding 354 Honolulu, HI 96822 Phone: (808) 956-8544 Email: gradss@hawaii.edu Website: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate/

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