• Trace Element Distribution in Soils of The Pembina Escarpment, North Dakota 

  Jyoti, Vijaya (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  Association of element concentrations for soils of northeastern North Dakota formed from different sources of parent materials were determined based on geochemical data. These soils overlie the Cretaceous Pierre Formation ...

• Freshwater Cyanotoxin Mixtures in Recurring Cyanobacterial Blooms in Voyageurs National Park 

  Christensen, Victoria (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Algal and cyanobacterial blooms can foul water systems, inhibit recreation, and produce cyanotoxins, which can be toxic to humans, domestic animals, and wildlife. Blooms that recur yearly present a special challenge, in ...

• Investigation of Organic Nitrogen Activity in Biological Processes of Water Resource Recovery Facilities 

  Bhardwaj, Ruchi Joshi (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  The decrease in effluent inorganic nitrogen concentration in water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) has been effectively achieved by including or finetuning the biological nutrient removal process. However, soluble ...

• An Agent-Based Model for the Water Allocation and Management of Hydraulic Fracturing 

  Lin, Tong (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  An agent-based model (ABM) is developed to simulate the impacts on streamflow and groundwater levels by the dramatic increase of hydraulic fracturing (HF) water use. To develop the agent-based model, institution theory is ...

• Interactions of Iron Nanoparticles with Microorganisms 

  Shabnam, Rabiya (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  Nanoparticles (<I 00nm) are being used in different applications such as biomedical, personal care, industrial, and environmental remediation. NZVI particles have unique physico-chemical properties like high surface area ...

• In situ Quantification of Hydrogel Entrapped Microbial Cells 

  Wadhawan, Tanush (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  Entrapped bacteria are used in several applications including food and beverage production, antibiotic production, and wastewater treatment. To date in order to determine the viability of entrapped bacteria, they have ...

• Souris River Dissolved Oxygen Study in Support of Total Maximum Daily Load Development 

  Super, Joseph James (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  The Souris River, a slow moving praire river, originates in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The Souris River enters into the United States near Sherwood, North Dakota. The upper portion of the Souris River, from ...

• Intra- and Inter-Specific Variation in Plant Responses to Climate Change 

  Chandler, Emma (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Plants are sensitive to changing climates and are vulnerable to environmental conditions. In many regions, climate change is shifting temperatures and precipitation patterns, both of which affect various traits in living ...

• Effects of Nanoscale Zero-valent iron (nZVI) on Bacterial Viability: Roles of Growth Phases and Oxidative Stress 

  Krittanut, Chaithawiwat (North Dakota State University, 2011)

  The effect of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) particles on bacteria from different growth phases was studied. Four bacterial strains including Escherichia coli strains JMI09 and BW25 l l 3, and Pseudomonas putida strains ...

• Using Seed Source Diversity and Species Distribution Modeling for Evaluating Grassland Restoration Success and Suitability 

  Lindstrom, Jess (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Seed sourcing for restoration often uses local populations presumed adapted to local environments. This may not be effective under changing climates. Thus, different seed sourcing strategies need testing including multi-source ...

• Late Pleistocene Mountain Glacier Equilibrium Line Altitudes and Paleoclimate Reconstruction in the Great Basin 

  Walter, Larkin (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  This thesis presents new reconstructions of paleoglacier surfaces and Equilibrium Line Altitudes in nine mountain ranges in the northeastern Great Basin during the Last Glacial Maximum. Improved methods for paleoglacier ...

• The Formation and Evolution of the Stockton Island Tombolo, Refined by OSL Geochronology 

  Schnucker, Sara Gibbs (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Past research conducted on strandplain sequences has shown strandplains can record Holocene lake level changes. The Stockton Island tombolo, of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, holds such a record within its eastern ...

• Synergistic Bioactive Enhancement of Phytochemical-Linked Food Safety Relevant and Health Protective Benefits of Select Plant-Based Foods and By-Products 

  Christopher, Ashish (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Under-utilized, ethnic, or traditional plant-based foods, food ingredients, or processed plant by-products have dual functional food safety and health protective benefits due to their rich phytochemical profile. Pre- and ...

• Pupfishes as a System to Test the Predator Naiveté Hypothesis 

  Anderson, Cody Marie (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Pupfishes are an ideal system to test this the predator naiveté hypothesis because they often occur in isolated springs across a gradient of predation pressure. A convenient tool for assaying antipredator competence are ...

• Environmental and Conservation Sciences Program, College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies 

  Jenkins, Samuel George (North Dakota State University, 2011)

  This study offers an insight on pertinent parameters that may be considered to address potential emerald ash borer {EAB), Agrilus p/anipennis, infestation. The study utilizes a geospatial model, calibrated using empirical ...

• Impact of Groundwater Table on Water Use, Yield, Root Distribution, and Seed Quality of Hard Red Spring Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) 

  Odili, Franklin Ekene (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  The impact of groundwater table depth on hard red spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield, water use, root distribution, and grain quality were investigated in a greenhouse utilizing the lysimeter technique. Three different ...

• Mycorrhizas and the Context Dependency of Mutualism: Effects of Soil Phosphorus Availability and Community Composition of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Plant Performance and Symbiosis With the Grassland Forb Gaillardia aristata Across Its Northern Range 

  Long, Alison (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) colonize roots and provide phosphorus as well as other benefits to hosts in exchange for photosynthate. I explored how the symbiosis between AMF and the native prairie forb Gaillardia ...

• Effects of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes in Important Crop Species: Plant Growth and Element Uptake 

  Passolt, Hannah (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) have been developed for various uses in the agriculture industry. The effects of ENMs in plant systems are not yet fully understood. Some studies have reported the different effects of ENMs ...

• Paleoclimatic Interpretation of the Moorhead Low Water Phase of Glacial Lake Agassiz in the Southern Basin based on Fossil Coleoptera Assemblages 

  Rock, Jessie Lee (North Dakota State University, 2009)

  See submission document for full abstract.

• Evolutionary and Ecological Processes in Conservation and Preservation of Plant Adaptive Potential 

  Di Santo, Lionel Nicolas (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Anthropogenetic disturbances, such as habitat loss and fragmentation, overexploitation, and climate change have diminished population sizes of many species, increasing risks of population extirpation or species extinction. ...

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