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 2012
Nutritional Ecology of White-Tailed Deer: Assessment of an Index to Diet Quality and a Repellent, Kyle Bradley Monteith
Burrowing Owl Distribution and Nest Site Selection in Western South Dakota, Jason Thiele
Implications of Best Management Practices on Channel Evolution within the Bad River Watershed: West Central South Dakota, Kendall L. Vande Kamp
Association of Ring-Necked Pheasants and Conservation Reserve Program-Grasslands During the Brood-Rearing Season in Eastern South Dakota, Joshua J. White
ETDS from 2011
Advanced Largemouth Bass Production and Stock Contribution to Small South Dakota Impoundment Fisheries, Isak J. Csargo
Productivity and Trophic Interactions in the Missouri River Impoundments, Mark J. Fincel
Habitat Resource Selection By Greater Sage Grouse Within Oil and Gas Development Areas in North Dakota and Montana, Kristin A. Fritz
Urban Fisheries in Eastern South Dakota: Assessment of Angler Satisfaction and Fishery Resources, Michael Joseph Greiner
Relationships Among Aquatic Macroinvertebrates, Endangered Waterbirds, and Macrophytes in Taro Lo'I At Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai, Hawaii, Jennifer Leigh Gutscher-Chutz
Below-Ground Food Production in Habitats Utilized by the Rocky Mountain Populations of Greater Sandhill Cranes, Diana P. Iriarte
The Influence of Didymosphenia geminata on Fisheries Resources in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Daniel A. James
Anthropogenic Factors Affecting Mountain Lions in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Brian D. Jansen
Evaluation of Facilities Design and Methods of Handling Bison, Duane J. Lammers
Developing Sustainable Harvest Strategies for Cellulose-Based Biofuels: The Effect of Intensity of Harvest on Migratory Grassland Songbirds, Alisha J. Maves
Multiscale Resource Selection of Ruffed Grouse in the Black Hills National Forest of South Dakota and Wyoming, Cassandra L. Mehls
Influence of Diet and Environmental Variation on Physiological Responses of Juvenile Pallid Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus), Hilary A. Meyer
Habitat Selection and Population Ecology of Bobcats (Lynx Rufus) in South Dakota, USA, Cory E. Mosby
Evaluation of Mineral Use in Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis), Jacquelyn Murray
Development of An Elk Sightability Model for the Black Hills of South Dakota, Evan C. Phillips
Phenologic Assessment of Western South Dakota Rangelands, Matthew B. Rigge
Movement Patterns, Survival, and Sightability of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Eastern South Dakota, Kevin A. Robling
Population Viability Analysis of Swift fox (Vulpes velox) at the Badlands National Park, Indrani Sasmal
Environmental Factors Associated With Long-Term Trends of Mountain Sucker Populations in the Black Hills, and and Assessment of Their Thermal Tolerance, Luke D. Schultz