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An Assessment of Annual Forages to Extend Grazing for Beef Cattle in South Central North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
This study was designed to test 3 grazing treatments using 2 cropping systems during
2012 to 2014. Angus crossbred beef heifers in mid-gestation were assigned to treatments from
mid-October to late November or early December. ...
Butterfly Community and Behavioral Responses to Restored Disturbance Regimes
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Grassland organisms evolved alongside the interaction of fire and grazing, but modern management often decouples these disturbances. In order to analyze the effects of reintroducing this interaction, we implemented four ...
Oviposition Preference and Larval Host Range of the Sugarbeet Root Maggot
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
The sugarbeet root maggot, Tetanops myopaeformis Röder, is native to North America; however, its main crop host, sugarbeet, Beta vulgaris L., was introduced to the continent from Europe. This study involved an investigation ...
Climate Change throughout the Dakotas
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
How is the climate changing on a county level throughout North Dakota (ND)
and South Dakota (SD)? To determine this answer, 13 different climate variables
were analyzed: temperature minimums and maximums, precipitation, ...
Restoration of Upland and Riparian Vegetation Communities in the Sheyenne River Valley
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Degraded rangelands and riparian woodlands in eastern North Dakota are increasing in frequency. Two studies were conducted to address reduced forage quantity and quality and reduced regeneration of riparian tree and shrub ...
A Comparison of Rangeland Monitoring Techniques for Relative Species Abundance in Northern Mixed Grass Prairie
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Clipping by species is one of the most accurate methods available for determining species composition. However, cost and time constraints often make clipping by species impractical on any large scale. Our objective was to ...
Soil Biological Temporal Variability as Functions of Physiochemical States and Soil Disturbance
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Within our ecosystems, soil biota control an array of functions, such as nutrient cycling and decomposition, and have been pursued as a soil quality indicator. Though microbial communities are known to be a reflection of ...
Impact of Rogun Dam on Downstream Uzbekistan Agriculture
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
Strains among the states of Central Asia caused by overuse of the region’s scarce water resources have been increasing in recent years. This is especially true for the relations between Tajikistan, upstream, and Uzbekistan, ...
Community Dynamics of Grassland Birds, Rangeland Vegetation, and Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs on Grazed Mixed-Grass Prairie
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Investigators surveyed vegetation and grassland bird communities on and off black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) towns to investigate community drivers, interactions, and species associations. This study was ...
Crop and Prairie Grasses Serving as Hosts for the Hessian Fly
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Insect herbivores typically parasitize a relatively small number of plant species. Host specialization is presumed to be a result of evolutionary arms races, with insect adaptations ultimately restricting host range. Being ...