This collection houses publications generated by the faculty of the Department of Natural Resource Management.
Publications from 2024
Belowground Bud Banks and Land Use Change: Roles of Vegetation and Soil Properties in Mediating the Composition of Bud Banks in Different Ecosystems, Jing Wu, Xianzhang Hou, Lan Xu, Quanlai Zhou, Yongcui Wang, Ziwu Guo, Michael Opoku Adomako, and Qun Ma
Targeted Browsing With Goats for Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana L.) Control, Alanna M. Hartsfield, Alexander J. Smart, Lan Xu, and Kelly A. Froehlich
Publications from 2023
Allometry of Bud Dynamic Pattern and Linkage Between Bud Traits and Ecological Stoichiometry of Nitraria tangutorum Under Fertilizer Addition, Qinghe Le, Na Duan, Chenggong Liu, Huiqing Li, and Lan Xu
A Quick Method for Estimating Batch Fecundity in Bigheaded Carp, Allison W. Lenaerts, Alison A. Coulter, Kevin S. Irons, and James T. Lamer
Behavior as a Rapid Indicator of Reintroduction and Translocation Success for a Cryptic Mammal, the New England Cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis), Drew V. Eline; Jonathan B. Cohen; Thomas J. McGeevy, Jr.; Christopher M. Whipps; and Amanda E. Cheeseman
Belowground Growth Strategies of Native and Invasive Rhizomatous perennial grasses in response to precipitation variability, clipping, and competition, Surendra Bam, Jacqueline P. Ott, Jack Butler, and Lan Xu
Comparison of Resource Use by Invasive Black Carp and Native Fishes Using Isotopic Niche Analysis Reveals Spatial Variation in Potential Competition, Hudman S. Evans Jr., Alison A. Coulter, Ashley L. Johnson, James T. Lamer, and Gregory W. Whitledge
Diets of Invasive Channel Catfish are Subsidized by Invasive Riparian Trees, Christopher A. Cheek, Brandon K. Peoples, and Reuben R. Goforth
Examination of Bigheaded Carp Ovaries Indicates Batch Spawning, Allison W. Lenaerts, Alison A. Coulter, Kevin S. Irons, and James T. Lamer
Incorporating metapopulation Dynamics to Inform Invasive Species Management: Evaluating Bighead and Silver Carp Control Strategies in the Illinois River, Jahn Kallis, Richard Erickson, D. P. Coulter, Alison A. Coulter, Marybeth K. Brey, Matt Catalano, John Dettmers, James Garvey, Kevin Irons, Elizabeth Marschall, Kenneth Rose, Mark Wildhaber, and David Glover
MetaIPM: Placing Integral Projection Models Into a Metapopulation Framework, Richard A. Erickson, James P. Pierce, Greg J. Sandland, Hannah M. Thompson, Alison A. Coulter, and David C. Glover
Mineral Licks as a Potential Nidus for Parasite Transmission, William J. Severud, Todd M. Kautz, Jerrold L. Belant, and Seth A. Moore
Opportunities for Regional Collaboration and Prevention: Assessing the Risk of the Live Bait Trade as a Pathway of Invasive Species, Hannah Mulligan, Benjamin J. Schall, Tannner Davis, and Alison A. Coulter
Plasticity in Reproductive Potential of Bigheaded Carp along an Invasion Front, Allison W. Lenaerts, Alison A. Coulter, Kevin S. Irons, and James T. Lamer
Receiver Mount Design, Transmitter Depth, and Wind Speed Affect Detection Probability of Acoustic Telemetry Transmitters in a Missouri River Tributary, Tanner L. Carlson, Lindsey A. P. LaBrie, Jeff S. Wesner, Steven P. Chipps, Alison A. Coulter, and Benjamin J. Schall
Refining the Moose Serum Progesterone Threshold to Diagnose Pregnancy, Madeline Struck, William J. Severud, Yvette M. Chenaux-Ibrahim, Edmund J. Isaac, Janine L. Brown, Seth A. Moore, and Tiffany M. Wolf
Rehabilitating Invaded Rangeland in Central South Dakota with Grazing, Seeding, and Herbicide, Cody Zilverberg, Dwayne Beck, and Alexander Smart
The Effects of Varying Degrees of Japanese Barberry Invasion on the Abundance of Blacklegged Ticks and White-footed Mice, Bailey E. D'Antonio, Krista Ehlert, and Amber L. Pitt
Trophically Integrated Ecometric Models as Tools for Demonstrating Spatial and Temporal Functional Changes in Mammal Communities, Rachel A. Short, Jenny L. McGuire, P. David Polly, and A. Michelle Lawing
Publications from 2022
A Comparison of Mini-FLOTAC and McMaster Techniques, Overdispersion and Prevalence of Parasites in Naturally Infected North American Bison (Bison bison) in the USA, WIliam L. Johnson, Samantha Reynolds, Colton L. Adkins, Bradly Wehus-Tow, Jameson R. Brennan, Catherine B. Krus, Danielle Buttke, Jeff M. Martin, and Jeba R.J. Jesudoss Chelladurai
Analysis of Per Capita Contributions from a Spatial Model Provides Strategies for Controlling Spread of Invasive Carp, Donald R. Schoolmaster Jr., Alison A. Coulter, Jahn L. Kallis, Donald C. Glover, John M. Dettmers, and Richard A. Erickson
ASAS–NANP Symposium: Mathematical Modeling in Animal Nutrition: Opportunities and Challenges of Confned and Extensive Precision Livestock Production, Hector M. Menendez III, Jameson R. Brennan, Charlotte Gaillard, Krista Ehlert, Jaelyn Quintana, Suresh Neethirajan, Aline Remus, Marc Jacobs, Izabelle A.M.A. Teixerira, Benjamin L. Turner, and Luis O. Tedeschi
Belowground Mechanism Reveals Climate Change Impacts on Invasive Clonal Plant Establishment, Surendra Bam, Jacqueline P. Ott, Jack L. Butler, and Lan Xu
Consistency of Mobile and Sedentary Movement Extremes Exhibited by an Invasive Fish, Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, Alison A. Coulter, Austin R. Prechtel, and Reuben R. Goforth
Forests, Trees and the Eradication of Poverty, Daniel C. Miller, Jennifer Zavaleta Cheek, Stephanie Mansourian, and Christopher Wildburger
Habitat Management to Reduce Competitive Interactions: Case Study of Native and Invading Cottontails, Drew V. Eline, Jonathan B. Cohen, Christopher M. Whipps, and Amanda E. Cheeseman
Industrial Energy Development Decouples Ungulate Migration from the Green Wave, Ellen O. Aikens, Teal B. Wyckoff, Hall Sawyer, and Matthew J. Kauffman
Insights from Practitoners in Madagascar to Inform More Effective International Conservation Funding, Johanna Eklund, Jennifer Cheek, Luciano Andriamaro, Tsiorisoa Mihanta Bakoliarimisa, Christina Galitsky, Ony Rabearivololona, Domoina J. Rakotobe, Harifidy O. Ralison, Lalatiana Odile Randriamiharisoa, Joe Rasamoelinarivo, David Rasolofoson, Joelisoa Ratsirarson, Andriamandimbisoa Razafimpahanana, Eric Marcel Temba, Aili Pyhälä, and Daniel C. Miller
New Frontiers in Bird Migration Research, Andrea Flack, Ellen O. Aikens, Andrea Kolzsch, Elham Nourani, Katherine R.S. Snell, Wolfgang Fiedler, Nils Linek, and et. al.
Proof-of-Concept Studies Demonstrate That Food and Pheromone Stimuli Can Be Used to Attract Invasive Carp So Their Presence Can Be Readily Measured Using Environmental DNA, Ratna Ghosal, Alison A. Coulter, and Peter W. Sorensen
PSII-11 Using GPS Data and Daily Weights to Estimate Net Energy for Activity in Yearling Steers, Logan R. Vandermark, Jameson R. Brennan, Hector M. Menendez, and Krista Ehlert
Separating Proactive Conservation from Species Listing Decisions, Adrienne I. Kovach, Amanda E. Cheeseman, Joathan B. Cohen, Chadwick D. Rittenhouse, and Christopher M. Whipps
Sublethal Effects of Acoustic Dummy Tag Implantation and External Tags in Silver Carp, Alison A. Coulter, David P. Coulter, Ellen Lark, Mark W. Fritts, and Cameron Davisd
The Potential of Bison Restoration as an Ecological Approach to Future Tribal Food Sovereignty on the Northern Great Plains, Hila Shamon, Olivia G. Cosby, Chamois L. Andersen, Helen Augare, Jony Bearcub Stiffarm, Claire E. Bresnan, Jeff M. Martin, and et al.
The Role of Forests and Trees in Poverty Dynamics, Pamela Jagger, Jennifer Zavaleta Cheek, Daniel Miller, Casey Ryan, Priya Shyamsundar, and Erin Sills
The State of Capacity Development Evaluation in Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resource Management, Eleanor J. Sterling, Amanda Sigouin, Erin Betley, Jennifer Zavaleta Cheek, Jennifer N. Soloman, Kimberley Landrigan, Ana L. Porzecanski, and et. al.
Using Individual-based Models to Develop Invasive Species Risk Assessments by Predicting Species Habitat Suitability, David P. Coulter, Zachary S. Feiner, Alison A. Coulter, and Matthew W. Diebel
Viewing Animal Migration Through a Social Lens, Ellen O. Aikens, Iris D. Bontekoe, Lara Blumenstiel, Anna Schlicksupp, and Andrea Flick
Why are Some Plant Species Missing from Restorations? A Diagnostic Tool for Temperate Grassland Ecosystems, Marcello De Vitis, Kayri Havens, Rebecca S. Barak, Louise Egerton-Warburton, Adrienne R. Ernst, Matt Evans, Jeremie B. Fant, Alicia J. Foxx, Kyndall Hadley, Jim Jabcon, Joan O’Shaughnessey, Sai Ramakrishna, David Sollenberger, Sophie Taddeo, Rafael Urbina-Casanova, Chris Woolridge, Lan Xu, Jacob Zeldin, and Andrea T. Kramer
Publications from 2021
Documenting Macrophytes and Thier Habitat Preferences in Southeastern South Dakota, Jessica Kading and Lan Xu
Examining the Utility of DNA Barcodes for the Identification of Tallgrass Prairie Flora, Sarah A. Herzog and Maribeth Latvis
Global Forces of Change: Implications for Forest-poverty Dynamics, Priya Shyamsundar, Laura Aileen Sauls, Jennifer Zavaleta Cheek, Kira Sullivan-Wiley, J.T. Erbaugh, and P. P. Krishnapriya
Research Frontiers on Forests, Trees, and Poverty Dynamics, Reem Hajjar, Jennifer Zavaleta Cheek, Pamela Jagger, Judith Kamoto, Peter Newton, Johan Oldekop, and Onja H. Razafindratsima
Snowier Winters Extend Autumn Availability of High-quality Forage for Caribou in Arctic Alaska, J. C, Richert; A. J. Leffler; D. E. Spalinger; and J. M. Walker
Publications from 2020
An Examination of Best Practices for Survey Research with Agricultural Producers, Edem Avemegah, Wei Gu, Abdelrahim Abulbasher, Kristen Koci, Ayorinde Ogunyiola, Joyce Edufal, Shuang Li, Kylie Barington, Tong Wang, Deepthi Kolady, Lora Perkins, A. Joshua Leffler, Peter Kovacs, Jason D. Clark, David E. Clay, and Jessica D. Ulrich-Schad
Breeding Alfalfa for Semiarid Regions in the Northern Great Plains: History and Additional Genetic Evaluations of Novel Germplasm, Arvid A. Boe, Kevin D. Kephart, John D. Berdahl, Mike D. Peel, E. Charles Brummer, Lan Xu, and Yajun Wu
Causal Explanations for the Evolution of ‘Low Gear’ Locomotion in Insular Ruminants, Roberto Rozzi, Sara Varela, Pere Bover, and Jeff Martin
Decadal Heat and Drought Drive Body Size of North American Bison (Bison bison) Along the Great Plains, Jeff Martin and Perry S. Barboza
Differential Stoichiometric Homeostasis and Growth in Two Native and Two Invasive C3 Grasses, J. T. Harvey and A. Joshua Leffler