• 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.

• Late Quaternary Glacier and Climate Change in the Northeastern Great Basin 

  Dahle, Jordan Rose (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  This thesis presents a cosmogenic 10Be exposure chronology for glacial moraines within the Baker Creek valley alongside water balance and climate modeling of Pluvial Lakes Franklin and Clover. These records further limit ...

• The Effects of Salinity on Canadian Toad (Anaxyrus hemiophrys) Larvae and Post-Metamorphic Juveniles 

  Schlarb, Alicia Michelle (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Sodium Chloride (NaCl) production in the United States is at an all-time high. As weather patterns become harsher through climate change and demands on energy and agriculture increase, evidence of long-term NaCl exposure ...

• Impacts of Controlled Drainage and Subirrigation in The Red River Valley 

  Almen, Kristen Karen (North Dakota State University, 2020)

  Drainage water management via controlled drainage (CD) and subirrigation (SI) has shown positive effects on water quality. To determine the impact of CD and SI in the Red River Valley (RRV), data from two fields, each with ...

• Performance of a Retrofit Detention Basin in Fargo, ND 

  Huggins, Cole Patrick (North Dakota State University, 2019)

  “The Fargo Project” located in Fargo, North Dakota, is an 18-acre stormwater detention basin that was retrofitted in 2015 to include an earthen-channel, sediment forebay, and various native vegetation within the floodplain ...

• Bat Population Monitoring in National Parks of The Great Lakes Region and Evaluation of Bat Acoustic Analysis Software 

  Goodwin, Katy Rebecca (North Dakota State University, 2019)

  North American bats face multiple threats, prompting an increase in bat research and conservation efforts in recent decades. Researchers often use acoustic monitoring, which entails recording bats’ echolocation calls and ...

• Cosmogenic 10Be Surface Exposure Dating and Numerical Modeling of Late Pleistocene Glaciers and Lakes in Northwestern Nevada 

  Fleming, Kaitlyn Chelsea (North Dakota State University, 2019)

  This thesis focuses on the glacial record in the Pine Forest and Santa Rosa Ranges located in the northwestern Great Basin. Seventeen cosmogenic exposure ages in the two ranges are consistent with observations elsewhere ...

• Ex Situ Analyses of Non-Native Species Impacts on Imperiled Desert Fishes 

  Paulson, Brandon (North Dakota State University, 2019)

  This thesis focuses on interactions between two invasive species, the western mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) and the red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), and two desert fishes, the Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon ...

• Antipredator Behavior and Morphology in Isolated Cyprinodont Fishes 

  Snider, Madison R. (North Dakota State University, 2018)

  For desert fishes in the American Southwest, predation by invasive species has triggered massive population declines for decades, leaving researchers speculating on the underlying cause. It has been shown that Post-Pleistocene ...

• Migratory Ecology and Wing Morphology of North Dakota Bats 

  Cortes, Kevin Michael (North Dakota State University, 2019)

  Understanding links between a species’ migratory behavior, wing morphology, and foraging strategy can provide insight into factors driving the evolution of behavioral and ecological responses. The first chapter of this ...

• Chemical Repellents for Reducing Blackbird Damage on Mature Sunflowers: The Importance of Plant Structure and Avian Behavior in Field Applications 

  Kaiser, Brandon Amberg (North Dakota State University, 2019)

  Across North America, blackbirds (Icteridae) depredate high-energy crops, such as sunflower (Helianthus annuus), placing an economic burden on producers. Chemically-defended crops, in the form of human-applied repellents, ...

• Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of Miocene-Age Glacial Deposits, Friis Hills, Antarctica 

  Smith, Alexander Ryan (North Dakota State University, 2011)

  The Friis Hills is an isolated plateau standing as much as 600 m above surrounding topography in the McMurdo Dry Valleys region or Antarctica.Preserved on the plateau surface is a sequence of early to middle Miocene-aged ...

• Influences on Fungal Community Composition in Roots and Soil of Coffee and Other Rubiaceae in Costa Rica 

  Sternhagen, Elizabeth Christine (North Dakota State University, 2019)

  Belowground fungi interact with plants directly as pathogens and mutualists, and indirectly as nutrient cyclers, yet the factors governing fungal community composition are poorly understood. Here I examined root and soil ...

• Plant-Stand Count and Weed Identification Mapping Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Images 

  Suresh Babu, Dharani (North Dakota State University, 2018)

  Modern agriculture encounters several challenges these days. There is a vital need for spatial data about plant and weed distributions. Obtaining accurate knowledge of the plants and weeds distribution in the field with ...

• Evidence of Inbreeding and Divergence in the Western Prairie Fringed Orchid (Platanthera praeclara) 

  Tennefos, Sarah Anne (North Dakota State University, 2018)

  The conversion of grasslands to agriculture land has made the tall grass prairie one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems and has played a key role in the decline of one particular species of rare endangered orchid, ...

• Selection for Low Calcium Tolerance in Brassica rapa 

  Stadel, Tyler John (North Dakota State University, 2018)

  Ecosystems across a landscape can vary in their selection pressures and therefore can vary in the species that are able to survive there. Selection pressures applied on a species found in multiple ecosystems may lead to ...

• Evaluating the Potential Utility of Drones to Deter Birds from Areas of Human-Wildlife Conflict 

  Egan, Conor Christopher (North Dakota State University, 2018)

  Predator-prey dynamics shaped the evolution of morphological and behavioral adaptations that foraging animals use to detect and avoid predators. Wildlife managers can potentially exploit antipredator behavior when attempting ...

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