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Effectiveness of Multiple Restoration Techniques in Reducing the Abundance of Kentucky Bluegrass and Smooth Bromegrass in the Northern Great Plains
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) and smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermus L.) are cool-season, perennial, non-native grasses that are invading North Dakota grasslands. Two studies evaluated different restoration techniques ...
Manipulating Cattle and Deer Foraging Behaviors for the Consumption of Leafy Spurge and Canada Thistle
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
This study tested targeted grazing weeds with cattle and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Using forage manipulation techniques, we attempted to encourage cattle and white-tailed deer to graze weeds. Cattle were ...
Timing is Everything : How Environmental Change May Disrupt the Timing of Plant-Pollinator Interactions
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Ecosystems are experiencing environmental change brought about by warming temperatures, altered precipitation, and increasing atmospheric CO2, among other factors. These changes could alter interspecies’ relationships, ...
Restoring Woody-Encroached Savanna and Cattail-Invaded Wetlands Using Prescribed Burning and Grazing
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Prairie-Oak Savanna is a temperate, globally-unique, endangered habitat type characterized by old-growth Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) stands, expansive low prairie habitat, and wetland complexes. American Hazel (Corylus ...
Fire and Nitrogen Effects on a Purple Threeawn-Dominated Plant Community in the Northern Great Plains
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Purple threeawn (Aristida purpurea Nutt. varieties) is a native grass capable of rapidly increasing on rangelands, forming near monocultures, creating a stable state. Rangelands throughout the Great Plains and Intermountain ...
Winter Feeding Beef Cattle: A Review on Bale Grazing in the Northern Great Plains
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Bale grazing is a relatively unexplored winter feeding option for most beef cattle operations in the Northern Great Plains. Recently, several producers have been looking into using a bale grazing system for winter feeding ...
Belowground Bud Banks of Native, Perennial Grasses and Interactions with Fire in the Northern Great Plains
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Mixed-grass prairies of the northern Great Plains evolved following frequent disturbances such as drought, fire, and extensive grazing by ungulates. As a result of periodic natural disturbances, native grass reproductive ...
An Exploration of the Effects of Cattle Grazing, Prairie Dog Activity, and Ecological Site on Plant Community Composition and Western Wheatgrass Vegetative Reproduction in Northern Mixed Grass Prairie
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Modern range scientists and managers are tasked with feeding more people than ever before while maintaining or improving the ecological function of over half of the world’s land surface. Often, these tasks are in conflict. ...
Method Selection and Estimating Densities for Grassland Butterflies in the Mixed-Grass Prairie
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Grassland butterflies contribute to the larger group of pollinating insects that are vital for continued plant production and food security in agroecosystems. However, grassland butterflies, along with overall biodiversity, ...
Application of Pyric-Herbivory in the Northern Mixed-Grass Prairie to Enhance Biodiversity
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Pyric-herbivory is a naturally occurring disturbance that historically created shifting mosaics of heterogeneous plant communities and vegetation structure, supporting a biodiverse Great Plains ecosystem. Present land ...