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Impact of Wildfire and Targeted Grazing Effects on Northern Great Plains Range and Pasture Lands
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The Grand River District in South Dakota has a high proportion of underutilized crested
wheatgrass within native rangelands. Prescribed fire is rarely used for management; although, there is a
strong evolutionary relationship ...
A Faunal Survey of Coleoptera, Hemiptera (Heteroptera), and Lepidoptera Associated with Fraxinus Pennsylvanica Marshall (Oleaceae) in the Red River Valley of Eastern North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis; EAB) is an invasive wood-boring beetle causing mortality of ash trees in North America. This project was initiated because of the threat of EAB moving into North Dakota. The main ...
Collection and Analysis of Volatiles of Various Cultivated Sunflower, Helianthus Annuus, (Asteraceae) Germplasm and Investigation of Some Aspects of Host Selection in Adult Red Sunflower Seed Weevil, Smicronyx Fulvus L., (Coleoptera Curculionidae)
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Plants of sunflower germplasm putatively resistant or susceptible to the red sunflower seed weevil, Smicronyx fulvus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) were used to test the hypothesis that the volatile composition of these two ...
Utilizing Annual Forages in a Single and Dual Crop System for Late-Season Grazing in Southcentral North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Utilizing annual forages to extend the grazing season can improve late-season forage production and quality, cow performance, and soil health; while providing a cost-effective alternative to drylot feeding. A four-year ...
Biological Capability of Selected Ecological Sites in the Western Dakotas
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Sharp-tailed grouse habitat on the Dakota Prairie Grasslands are assessed by habitat structure with the use of the Robel pole to measure visual obstruction readings (VOR). The purpose of this study was to determine 1) if ...
A Chronosequence of Scale-Dependent Vegetation and Soil Properties on a Surface Coal Mine over 40 Years of Reclamation
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Surface coal mining has taken place in North Dakota for many decades. Upon the mining process, the mined lands need to be reclaimed to a better state than pre-mining. The reclamation process is a timely and costly procedure. ...
The Carbon Negative System: An Innovative System for Sustainable Community Development
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
It is understood civilization may be entering the Anthropocene Epoch, characterized by
human influences on Earth’s geology and environment. A growing body of literature highlights
the ecological concerns affiliated with ...
Vegetation and Fertilization Effects on Water Soluble Organic Carbon at Three North Dakota Sites
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
This study was initiated to better understand the role of WSOC in the process of sequestering carbon in mixed species grassland as compared to cropland systems. Previously established mixed-species grassland plot sites ...
Brine Impacted Soils in Semi-Arid Rangelands: Greenhouse Electrical Conductivity Thresholds and Ex Situ/In Situ Remediation Comparisons
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Brine is a by-product of oil and gas extraction that can have profound impacts on soil chemistry and vegetation assemblages when discharged onto the soil surface. Brine spill remediation aims to remove or minimize the ...
The Relative Nitrogen Fixation Rate and Colonization of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi of Iron Deficient Soybeans
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
Soybeans (Glycine max L. Merr.) are a symbiont of two beneficial associations:
biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) with Bradyrhizobium japonicum, and arbuscular
mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). Within the Northern Great Plains ...