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 2008
Factors Affecting Mercury Accumulation in South Dakota Fishes, Trevor M. Selch
Modeling Spatial Distribution and Habitat Associations for Juvenile Pallid Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) in the Missouri River, Bryan D. Spindler
The Influence of Livestock Watering Ponds (Dugouts) on Native Stream Fishes, Especially the Endangered Topeka Shiner (Notropis topeka), Sheila K. Thomson
Evaluation of an Augmentation of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, Teresa J. Zimmerman
ETDS from 2007
Nesting Success of Grassland Birds in Fragmented and Unfragmented Landscapes of North Central South Dakota, Gillian M. Berman
Ecology of the Coyote (Canis latrans) at Wind Cave National Park, Jamie M. Chronert
Bluegill Reproductive Biology and Population Dynamics in Four South Dakota Impoundments, Kris R. Edwards
Habitat Characteristics of Refuge Wetlands and Taro Lo'I Used By Endangered Waterbirds At Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Hawai'i, Hugo K. W. Gee
Movement Patterns of White-Tailed Deer in East Central South Dakota Relative to Winter Ranges and Management Unit Boundaires, Troy W. Grovenburg
Evaluation of Mixed-Vegetation Plantings As Avian Nesting Habitat in Eastern South Dakota, Jesse C. Hankins
Nesting and Brood-Rearing Habitat Selection of Greater Sage-Grouse and Associated Survival of Hens and Broods at the Edge of Their Historic Distribution, Katie M. Herman-Brunson
Modeling Wetland Use By Spring-Migrating Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) in Eastern South Dakota, Sharon Njambi Kahara
Hepatic Element Concentrations and Gross and Histological Examinations of Spring Migrating Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) in the Upper Midwest, Angela E. Pillatzki
Habitat Selection and Use by Breeding Hen Pheasants in Eastern South Dakota, 1999-2001, Rebecca D. Schilowsky
Effect of Coyotes and Release Site Selection on Survival and Movement of Translocated Swift Foxes in the Badlands Ecosystem of South Dakota, Greg M. Schroeder
Assessing American Marten Use of Track-Plate Box Surveys for Estimating Population Size in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Joshua B. Smith
Macroinvertebrate Response to Management Strategies and Habitat Condition at Kealia Pond NWR, Maui, Hawaii, Nicholas Lanier Wirwa
ETDS from 2006
Movement, Distribution, and Habitat Use of Yellow Perch in a Complex Lake Basin, William F. Bauer
Reproductive Ecology of Long-billed Curlews Breeding in Grazed Landscapes of Western South Dakota, Jessica N. Clarke
Sauger Population Ecology in Three Missouri River Mainstem Reservoirs, Brian D. S. Graeb
Behavioral Responses of Rainbow Smelt to Sensory Deterrent Systems, Martin J. Hamel
Fish Community Assembly in the Missouri River Basin, Christopher W. Hoagstrom
Evaluation of Aerial Transect Surveys, Survival, and Movements of Pronghorns in Western South Dakota, Christopher N. Jacques