Browsing Environmental & Conservation Sciences Doctoral Work by Title
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An Agent-Based Model for the Water Allocation and Management of Hydraulic Fracturing
(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 ... -
Ammonia Oxidizing Archaea in Engineered Water and Wastewater Systems: Presence, Activity and Relationship to Heavy Metal Inhibition, and Disinfectants
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Ammonia oxidizing archaea (AOA) have been found as a key player in ammonia oxidation. Over the past decade, AOA have been shown in some cases to outnumber ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in marine, terrestrial and aquatic ... -
Anthropogenic stressors on freshwater wetlands: a microbial perspective
(North Dakota State University, 2024)Benthic microbial communities play fundamental roles in wetland ecosystems including nutrient and energy cycling, and the degradation and assimilation of pollutants. Because of these crucial roles, along with their short-life ... -
The Applicability of Physiology for Conservation and Management Purposes: A Case-Study Using the Breeding Season of the Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus)
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Physiology has the potential to play a unique and important role in conservation and management practices by helping identify the mechanistic responses of populations to environmental changes, and providing physiological ... -
Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Response to Shifts in Hydroclimatic Variability and Ecohydrological Conditions in Prairie-Pothole Wetlands: Implications for Biodiversity Conservation
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Ecosystem degradation and subsequent biodiversity loss has plagued freshwater environments globally. Wetland ecosystems, such as the depressional wetlands found in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America, have been ... -
Biogeochemistry of Wet Ecosystems from Root Zone to Landscape
(North Dakota State University, 2012)The biogeochemistry of wetland ecosystems varies, causing them to act as sources, sinks, filters or transformers of nutrients and pollutants. Wetland plants play important roles in the cycling of elements in wet ecosystems. ... -
Cell Entrapment for Mitigating Fouling in Membrane Bioreactors Treating Domestic Wastewater
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) have been a process of choice for wastewater treatment and reuse because of several advantages over conventional process (activated sludge) including superior quality effluent, less biomass ... -
Chironomids Then and Now: Climate Change Effects on a Tundra Food Web in the Alaskan Arctic
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Although climate change is a global phenomenon, the Arctic is warming faster than any other region on earth. These climatic changes have driven rapid regional changes over the past half-century in both the physical landscape ... -
Crop Acreage Response Modeling in North Dakota and Greater Midwest
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Our research consists of two papers. First paper focus on the trend of North Dakota (ND) crop acreage changes and include economic factors (expected prices of crops, input price, crop yield, revenue of crops) and climate ... -
Determining Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Nitrogen Dynamics of Solid Beef Manure Applied to Fargo-Clay Soil of the Red River Valley
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Land application of solid beef manure may prompt greenhouse gases (GHGs) - nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4), and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Nitrogen (N) in manure can also be lost through ammonia volatilization ... -
Ecological Complexity of Non-Native Species Impacts in Desert Aquatic Systems
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Without an adequate understanding of complex interactions between native and non-native species, management of invasive species can result in unforeseen detrimental impacts. I used both field and laboratory experiments to ... -
Ecology of Cryptosporidium Parasites in Wild Rodent Populations
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Cryptosporidium is a genus of ubiquitous parasites that have been detected worldwide in nearly 500 species of amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, and reptiles. Most research has focused on the Cryptosporidium species and ... -
The Effect of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Plants, and on Host-Pathogen Interactions
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are a type of engineered nanomaterial that is currently being explored for use in different aspects of agriculture. So far, research on this area is limited to evaluating the phenotypical ... -
Essays on Land Conversion, Crop Acreage Response, and Adoption of Conservation Practices: Evidence from the Dakota's
(North Dakota State University, 2017)This research is composed of three essays. It highlights the driving factors of land conversion and crop acreage response focusing on North Dakota agriculture and estimates the benefits of conservation land measures at ... -
Evolutionary and Ecological Processes in Conservation and Preservation of Plant Adaptive Potential
(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. ... -
Examination of the Period of Preparation for Breeding in Male and Female Songbirds
(North Dakota State University, 2017)In virtually all species, reproduction must be precisely timed to coordinate breeding and rearing of offspring with favorable conditions. It is imperative for individuals to time the highest energetic cost to themselves ... -
Freshwater Cyanotoxin Mixtures in Recurring Cyanobacterial Blooms in Voyageurs National Park
(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 ... -
From Bray-Curtis Ordination to Markov Chain Monte Carlo Simulation: Assessing Anthropogenically-Induced andor Climatically-Induced Changes in Arboreal Ecosystems
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Mapping forest resources is useful for identifying threat patterns and monitoring changes associated with landscapes. Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Science techniques are effective tools used to identify and ... -
Graphene Oxide Supported Metal Oxide Nanohybrids for Aqueous Arsenic Removal
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Arsenic contamination of drinking water is a major public health concern affecting more than 200 million people globally. Iron(Fe)-based adsorbents though promoted for aqueous arsenic removal because of their low cost and ... -
Habitat Use and Foraging Ecology of Bats in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Habitat use is a key component to understanding the conservation needs of species. While an array of quantitative analyses for studying fine-scale habitat use and selection have been developed, such methods have rarely ...