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 2020
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
Stoichiometric Homeostasis in Two Native and Two Invasive South Dakotan Grasses, Joshua Thonas Harvey
Identifying an Optimal Bald Eagle Monitoring Program for Southwest Alaska National Parks, Rebecca Kolstrom
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