Browsing Range Science Masters Theses by Title
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Impact of Wildfire and Targeted Grazing Effects on Northern Great Plains Range and Pasture Lands
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The Grand River District in South Dakota has a high proportion of underutilized crested wheatgrass within native rangelands. Prescribed fire is rarely used for management; although, there is a strong evolutionary relationship ... -
Impacts of Invasive Plant Species on the Plant Community in the Northern Great Plains
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Invasive species are encroaching rangelands in the U.S. and altering community composition and plant diversity. In the Northern Great Plains, exotic cool-season perennial grasses (Kentucky bluegrass, Poa pratensis; crested ... -
Impacts of Prescribed Fire and Grazing on Northern Great Plains Rangelands
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Prescribed burning was utilized as a management tool on grasslands of the Northern Great Plains. We analyzed the use of fire to manipulate encroaching and unpalatable western snowberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis), to ... -
The Interactions of Early-Fall Prescribed Burning, Different Cutting Techniques and Whitetailed Deer Browsing on Bur Oak Regeneration in Eastern North Dakota: Phase II
(North Dakota State University, 2010)This study was developed to determine the interaction of white-tailed deer browsing with effects of clear and selective cutting, and prescribed burning on bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) regeneration in northeastern North ... -
Investigating the Effects of Alternative Reclamation Practices on Recently Reclaimed Grasslands
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Surface mining operations in the Northern Plains result in complex grassland ecosystems being dismantled and later systematically reclaimed. Such processes can create long-term challenges with regards to the ecological ... -
Investigating the Influence of Grazing Management Practices on Pollinators to Inform Biodiversity Conservation in Working Grassland-Landscapes
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Declines in pollinator populations worldwide are threatening pollination that supports native plant communities and global food production. Mitigating these impacts will require conservation actions that promote biodiversity ... -
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 ... -
Monitoring the Effects of Surface Coal-Mine-Reclamation on Soil Biological Properties
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Surface coal mining is a large-scale disturbance that disrupts soil properties that requires reclamation. Reclamation monitoring and success typically focuses on vegetation communities, but soil monitoring may improve our ... -
Novel Ecosystem Management: Evidence for Alternative Strategies in the Northern Great Plains
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis, hereafter bluegrass) invasion in the northern Great Plains is reducing biodiversity and altering ecosystem properties. We cannot remove bluegrass from this system due to the extent of its ... -
Patch-burning Improves Forage Nutritive Value and Livestock Performance over Rotational and Continuous Grazing Strategies
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Rangelands simultaneously support livestock production while maintaining ecosystem functionality. Patch-burning is a grazing management strategy with benefits for wildlife habitat and conservation. However, previous work ... -
Pollinator Response to Annual Forb Plantings and Self-Pollinating Dry Bean Crops in Agroecosystems
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Intensive agricultural systems have had several ecological effects on the surrounding ecosystem, including contributing to widespread pollinator declines. In order to help supplement bee communities and potentially improve ... -
Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) Contributions to Soil Change on Grazed Mixed-Grass Prairie
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Vegetation and soils were evaluated on a black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) colony and adjacent non-disturbed mixed-grass prairie in central South Dakota. The study’s objectives were 1) determine differences ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The Use of Land Management Practices to Reclaim Brine-Affected Cropland Soils and Restore Shrub Invaded Rangeland
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Land management techniques can enhance altered ecosystems on a variety of landscapes. In the Williston Basin of North Dakota, brine ponds created 50 years ago still cause problems today. We applied six treatments to reclaim ...