This community contains the theses and dissertations of the South Dakota State University, Department of Natural Resource Management. Formerly known as Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences.
Due to copyright restrictions, the collection contains both open access and university access theses and dissertations. University access items are only available to SDSU users, and on-campus visitors. Non-SDSU users wishing to access restricted materials may request items through their institution’s interlibrary loan services.
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Factors Influencing Mortality of Stocked Rainbow Trout In Black Hills Reservoirs, Charles A. Mordhorst
ETDS from 2021
Revegetating Salt-Impacted Soils in The Northern Great Plains, Abigail P. Blanchard
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Sympatric Bobcats (Lynx Rufus) and Coyotes (Canis Latrans) in an Agricultural Landscape, Marlin M. Dart
Population Genetic Structure of Bobcats (Lynx rufus) in South Dakota: Using Harvested Samples to Inform Management, Stuart C. Fetherston
Pheasant Ecology in an Agricultural Landscape of South Dakota, Sprih Harsh
Effects of Predator Management and Parasitism on Over-Water Nesting Diving Duck Production in Southwestern Manitoba, Trenton E. Rohrer
An Evaluation of the Bighorn Sheep Population in Badlands National Park, Austin J. Wieseler
ETDS from 2020
Higher Temperatures Have Contrasting Effects on Different Components of Forage Quality for Caribou in Northern Alaska, Heidi Becker
Epidemiological Investigations of Bighorn Sheep Respiratory Disease and Implications for Management, Brandi L. Felts
Distribution, Density, Movement, and Support for Management of Mountain Sucker, Pantosteus jordani, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Seth J. Fopma
Influence of Mink Predation on Brown Trout Survival and Size-Structure in Rapid Creek, South Dakota, Austin Galinat
Evaluation of Fall-Seeded Cover Crops for Grassland Nesting Waterfowl in Eastern South Dakota, Charles W. Gallman III
Modification of Plant Proteins and Their Potential Application as Fish Meal Replacements in Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Feeds, Miran Jaza Hama Salh
Examining Biodiversity Metrics and the Utility of DNA Barcoding in the Northern Great Plains, Sarah Herzog
Understanding How Agricultural Intensification Impacts Ring-Necked Pheasant Distribution and Survival in Eastern South Dakota, Hilary R. Kauth
Cold-Water Prey Fish Monitoring and Ecology in Lake Oahe, Nicholas B. Kludt
Winter Patch Grazing, Patch Burn Grazing, and Bird Communities in Western South Dakota, Jennifer Lutze
Fishes of the Dakotas, Kathryn Schlafke
The Effect of Neonicotinoid Clothianidin on Ring-Necked Pheasant Survival and Reproduction, Michael Sundall
ETDS from 2019
Diversifying Cornfields by Interseeding Cover Crops: Practical Implications and the Response of Invertebrate Communities, Michael Bredeson
Prairie Dogs and Livestock in Rangeland Systems: Balancing Biodiversity and Production in the Northern Mixed-Grass Prairie, Jameson Robert Brennan
Effects of Energy Development on Movements, Home Ranges, and Resource Selection of White-Tailed Deer in the Western Dakotas, Bailey S. Gullikson