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 2011
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
Influence of Gizzard Shad on Fish Community Ecology in Northeastern South Dakota Glacial Lakes, Justin Allen VanDeHey
Influence of Resource Pulses Following Stochastic Disturbances on Aquatic Food Webs, Michael John Weber
ETDS from 2010
Survival of Male Merriam's Wild Turkeys in the Northern Black Hills of South Dakota, Thomas C. Berdan
Fish Community Assembly in the Forest River, North Dakota, and Resolution of Campostoma Species Presence, Lucas J. Borgstrom
Predation Vulnerability and Trophic Interactions of Pallid Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus, William E. French
Understanding White-Tailed Deer Productivity: Population Ecology of Neonates, Troy W. Grovenburg
Seasonal Movements and Spatial Distributions of Common Carp in an Interconnected Glacial Lake System in Eastern South Dakota, Matthew J. Hennen
Population Estimation Procedures For Elk and Deer in the Black Hills, South Dakota: Development of a Sightability Model and Spotlight Survey, Angela R. Jarding
Status and Distribution of Fishes in Tributaries of the Garrison Reach of the Missouri River, North Dakota, McLain S. Johnson
Estimating Forage Production for Waterbirds and Waterbird Response to Habitat Management at Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota, Heather Nicole McWilliams
Status of Paddlefish in Lake Francis Case, South Dakota, Landon Lee Pierce
Seasonal Use of Missouri River Reservoir Deltas by Fishes, William J. Schreck
Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) Population Attributes, Reproductive Structure, and Distribution in Namakan Reservoir, Minnesota and Ontario, Stephanie L. Shaw
Natural Reproductive Cycle of Northern Largemouth Bass in the Upper Midwest, with Applications to Off-season Spawning, Daniel E. Spengler
ETDS from 2009
Smallmouth Bass Seasonal Dynamics in Northeastern South Dakota Glacial Lakes, Thomas D. Bacula
Conversion of Exotic Cool-Season Grasslands to Restored Native Plant Communities Utilizing Herbicide Treatments, Matt A. Bahm
Survival of Male Merriam's Turkeys in the Wyoming Black Hills, Samuel J. Cahoy
Deer Preference for Corn Hybrids and Husbandry Practices During the Growing Season, Joshua A. Delger
Evaluation of Barriers to Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) Colony Expansion, Bad River Ranches, South Dakota, Marcus B. Gray