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.
ETDS from 2019
Effect of Water Velocity and Temperature on Energy Use, Behavior, and Mortality of Pallid Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus Larvae, Joseph Thomas Mrnak
Greater Sage-Grouse Survival, Breeding Ecology, Resource Selection, and West Nile Virus Prevalence on the Eastern Fringe of their Range, Lindsey Anne Parsons
Winter Snow Depth in Arctic Alaska Results in Complex Changes in Caribou Forage Quality, Jessica C. Richert
The Economic and Social Values Associated with Small South Dakota Lakes, Aaron Patrick Sundmark
Direct and Indirect Effects of Recent Gizzard Shad Introductions in Four South Dakota Small Impoundments, Brandon Vanderbush
Assessing Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia: Unionidae) Assemblages and Effects of Eutrophication on Pyganodon grandis in Lakes of Eastern South Dakota, Katherine M. Wollman
The Tortoise (Wildfire) and the Hare (Heavy Winter Grazing) for Promoting Heterogeneity and Improving Ecosystem Services, Lucas W. Zilverberg
ETDS from 2018
Aspects of White-tailed Deer Ecology and Management: Effects of Imidacloprid and an Evaluation of Management at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Elise Hughes Berheim
Walleye Fishery Ecology in Lake Oahe of the Dakotas, Eli Felts
Evaluating Bighorn Sheep Herd Response After Selective Removal of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae Chronic Shedders, Tyler J. Garwood
Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) State-and-Transition Model for Loamy Ecological Sites in MLRA 62 in Custer State Park, South Dakota, Mark R. Hendrix
Nutritional Value of Modified Novel Oilseed Meals in Teleost Diets, Tom Kasiga
Mapping and Risk Assessment of Juniper Encroachment Into a Prairie Landscape, Kyle D. Kaskie
Quantifying Potential Long-term Changes in Erosion, Discharge, and Total Suspended Solids Resulting from Agricultural Land Use Change in South Dakota, Hector Manuel Menendez III
Distribution, Ecology, Disease Risk, and Genetic Diversity of Swift Fox (Vulpes Velox) in the Dakotas, Emily Louise Mitchell
Evaluation of Methods Used to Improve Grasslands as Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Brood Habitat, Mandy Orth
Effects of Large-scale Density Reduction on Brown Trout Growth and Movement in Spearfish Creek, South Dakota, Travis Rehm
Impacts on Salmonid Rearing Performance with Use of Dietary Bioprocessed Plant-Based Protein and Water Velocity, Jill Voorhees
ETDS from 2017
An Evaluation of Deer and Pronghorn Surveys in South Dakota, Kristopher W. Cudmore
Improving Survey Methodology to Monitor Rare Grassland Birds in South Dakota, Kassondra Hendricks
Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) Population Characteristics and Resource Selection in the North Dakota Badlands, Randy D. Johnson
Biotic Integrity in the Northwestern Great Plains and Mechanisms Regulating Stream Condition in South Dakota, Chad Kaiser
Indexing Walleye Recruitment in Eastern South Dakota Natural Lakes, Todd M. Kaufman