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Natural Resource Management Theses and Dissertations

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.

Theses/Dissertations from 2025 2025

An Integrated Wetland Condition Index and Environmental Metric Framework for the Prairie Pothole Region, Mercedes L. Batalla

The Influence of Bottom-Up and Top-Down Effects on the Density and Distribution of Common Leopards in the Eastern Himalayas, Karma Choki

Testing the Effect of Source and Environment on Native Seed Germination to Inform Seed-Based Restoration of Grasslands, Brandon Clark

Integrating Invasion Risk and Habitat Suitability to Guide Invasive Species Management in Wetlands, Lakes, And Rivers, Brenden M. Elwer

Characterizing a Free-Roaming Cat Population to Predict Predation of Threatened Species in an Island Ecosystem, Sarah Gheida

Prospective Use of Detection Dogs as a Screening Tool for Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae in Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis), Michele C. Lovara

Understanding Relationships Among Fish and Environmental Conditions to Guide Adaptive Fisheries Management, Madalyn K. Siller

One Rung at a Time: Climbing the Ladder Toward Aquatic Connectivity in Eastern South Dakota, Evan Spencer

Evaluating Dietary Consequences on Body Mass and Thermal Heat Flux of North American Bison (Bison Bison) Yearling Heifers, Kendall Marie Wald

In the Footsteps of Moose: Using Non-Invasive Techniques to Identify Cause-Specific Calf Mortalities and Evaluate Moose (Alces Alces) Movements Pertaining to Mineral Lick Locations on Ancestral Lands of the Grand Portage Ojibwe, Anna Weesies

Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

Movement Ecology of Paddlefish and Walleye Reveal the Importance of Continued Interjurisdictional Management in Riverine and Lacustrine Systems, Kaitlyn Bearden

Effects of Low-Cost, Low-Tech Tools for Riparian Restoration on Prairie Streams in Western South Dakota, James Andrew Joseph Bolyard

Improving Stream Connectivity In South Dakota, Colton Rainier Curtis

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus Plexippus) Oviposition Preferences And A Survey Of Fungal Pathogens On Native Milkweeds (Asclepias) Of The Northern Great Plains, Grace Damiano

Respiratory Disease in Bighorn Sheep: A Varied Investigation of Immunization, Transmission, and Detection, Katelin Frerichs

Increasing Retention of Women in Hunting and Fishing, Shelby Isensee

Reimagining Hunting Through Women's Decision Space, H. Nash Jackson

Species Distribution Modeling of Aquilegia brevistyla (Ranunculaceae): A Critically Imperiled Black Hills Disjunct Species, Eric Daniel Puetz

The Effects of Temperature, Flooding, and Goose Feces Addition on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Ammonification in Four High-Latitude Soils from Western Alaska, Jenna M. Ross

Soil Responses to Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus Virginiana L.) Afforestation and Prescribed Fire in South-Central South Dakota, Robert Schaefer

Methods for Optimizing Detection and Evaluating Habitat Use of North American River Otters in South Dakota, Jessica Speiser

The Spatial Ecology of Plains Spotted Skunks in South Dakota: Insights from Species Distribution, Resource Selection, and Co-Occurrence Models, Kara M. White

Plant Available Water Drives Semi-arid Forage Quality and Quantity in a Common Garden Greenhouse Experiment, Parker J. Witt

Translocations of North American Bison Across Large Climatic Gradients: Impacts on Thermoregulation, Body Size, and Helmintic Infection, Hayden Wolfe

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Effects of Agricultural Chemicals on Native Plants of the Northern Great Plains, Gabrielle Bolwerk