This collection houses publications generated by the faculty of the Department of Natural Resource Management.

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Publications from 2023

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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

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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

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Trophically Integrated Ecometric Models as Tools for Demonstrating Spatial and Temporal Functional Changes in Mammal Communities, Rachel A. Short, P. David Polly, and A. Michelle Lawing

Publications from 2022

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Belowground Mechanism Reveals Climate Change Impacts on Invasive Clonal Plant Establishment, Surendra Bam, Jacqueline P. Ott, Jack L. Butler, and Lan Xu

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Forests, Trees and the Eradication of Poverty, Daniel C. Miller, Jennifer Zavaleta Cheek, Stephanie Mansourian, and Christopher Wildburger

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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

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Industrial Energy Development Decouples Ungulate Migration from the Green Wave, Ellen O. Aikens, Teal B. Wyckoff, Hall Sawyer, and Matthew J. Kauffman

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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

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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.

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Separating Proactive Conservation from Species Listing Decisions, Adrienne I. Kovach, Amanda E. Cheeseman, Joathan B. Cohen, Chadwick D. Rittenhouse, and Christopher M. Whipps

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The Role of Forests and Trees in Poverty Dynamics, Pamela Jagger, Jennifer Zavaleta Cheek, Daniel Miller, Casey Ryan, Priya Shyamsundar, and Erin Sills

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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.

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Viewing Animal Migration Through a Social Lens, Ellen O. Aikens, Iris D. Bontekoe, Lara Blumenstiel, Anna Schlicksupp, and Andrea Flick

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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

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Documenting Macrophytes and Thier Habitat Preferences in Southeastern South Dakota, Jessica Kading and Lan Xu

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Examining the Utility of DNA Barcodes for the Identification of Tallgrass Prairie Flora, Sarah A. Herzog and Maribeth Latvis

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Differential Stoichiometric Homeostasis and Growth in Two Native and Two Invasive C3 Grasses, J. T. Harvey and A. Joshua Leffler

Grasses for Arid and Semiarid Areas, Daren E. Redfearn, Keith R. Harmoney, and Alexander J. Smart

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Habitat Selection of White-tailed Deer Fawns and their Dams in the Northern Great Plains, Eric S. Michel, Bailey S. Gullikson, Katherine L. Brackel, Brian A. Schaffer, Jonathan A. Jenks, and William F. Jensen

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Integration of Crop-Livestock Systems: An Opportunity toProtect Grasslands from Conversion to Cropland in the US Great Plains, Alexander J. Smart, Daren Redfearn, Robert Mitchell, Tong Wang, Cody Zilverberg, Pete J. Bauman, Justin D. Derner, Julie Walker, and Cody Wright

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Managing Invasive Plants on Great Plains Grasslands: A Discussion of Current Challenges, John Gaskin, Erin Espeland, Casey D. Johnson, Jane M. Mangold, Rachel A. McGee, Chuck Milner, Shishir Paudel, Dean E. Pearson, Lora B. Perkins, Chadley W. Prosser, Justin B. Runyon, Sharlene E. Sing, Zachary A. Sylvain, Amy J. Symstad, and Daniel R. Tekiela

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One in the Hand Worth Two in the Bush? Reproductive Effort of Young Males Is Not Affected by the Presence of Adult Males, Kevin L. Monteith, Kyle B. Monteith, Jonathan A. Jenks, and Rhiannon P. Jakopak

Publications from 2019

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Badlands, Seed Banks, and Community Disassembly, Lora B. Perkins, Kelsey R. Ducheneaux, Gary Hatfield, and Scott R. Abdella

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Distribution and Productivity of Naturalized Alfalfa in Mixed-Grass Prairie, Lan Xu, Arvid Boe, Patricia Johnson, Roger N. Gates, and Christopher G. Misar

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Forum: Critical Decision Dates for Drought Management in Centraland Northern Great Plains Rangeland, Alexander J. Smart, Keith Harmoney, J. Derek Scasta, Mitchell B. Stephenson, Jerry D. Volesky, Lance T. Vermeire, Jeffrey C. Mosley, Kevin Sedivec, MIranda Meehan, Tonya Haigh, Justin D. Derner, and Mitchel P. McClaran

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Increasing Warm-Season Native Grass Biomass Using Fire, Herbicide, and Nitrogen Applications, Sharon A. Clay, Alexander Smart, and David E. Clay

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Looking to the Future: Key Points for Sustainable Management of Northern Great Plains Grasslands, Lora B. Perkins, Marissa Ahlering, and Diane L. Larson

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Nitrogen Demand Associated with Increased Biomass Yield of Switchgrass and Big Bluestem: Implications for Future Breeding Strategies, Michael D. Casler, DoKyoung Lee, Robert B. Mitchell, Paul R. Adler, R. Mark Sule, Keith D. Johnso, Robert Kallenbach, Arvid A. Boe, Russell D. Mathison, Kim A. Cassida, Doohong Min, and Kenneth J. Moore

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Restoration for Multiple Use, Mark W. Paschke, Lora Perkins, and Karl E. Veblen

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Serological Survey and Pathogen Exposure of Adult Female White-tailed Deer in the Western Dakotas, Katherine L. Moratz, Bailey S. Gullikson, Eric S. Michel, Daniel M. Grove, Jonathan A. Jenks, and William F. Jensen

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Temperature effects on three downy brome (Bromus tectorum) seed collections inoculated with the fungal pathogen Pyrenophora semeniperda, Krista A. Ehlert, Zachariah Miller, Jane M. Mangold, Fabian Menalled, and Alexandra Thornton

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Tree Cover in the Surrounding Landscape Reduces Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) Occupancy of Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Colonies in South Dakota, Jason P. Thiele, Kristel K. Bakker, and Charles D. Dieter

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Using Phenological Niche Separation to Improve Management in a Northern Glaciated Plains Grassland, Joe Bennett, Alexander Smart, and Lora Perkins

Publications from 2018

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A Field Test of Commercial Soil Microbial Treatments on Native Grassland Restoration, Lora B. Perkins and Joe R. Bennett

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Conceptualizing ecological restoration: a concise and Adaptable Framework for Researchers and Practitioners, Lora Perkins and A. Joshua Leffler

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Expansion of Major Urban Areas in the US Great Plains from 2000 to 2009 Using Satellite Scatterometer Data, Lan H. Nguyen, Son V. Nghiem, and Geoffrey M. Henebry

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Identifying and Characterizing Salt-Tolerant Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa Subsp Falcata Germplasm, Katelin E. Frerichs and Lan Xu

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Impacts of Strategic Grazing and Fire on Soil Seed Bank Heterogeneity in Mixed-Grass Prairie, Kassidy Weathers, Lan Xu, and Patricia Johnson

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Isolation of Potential Photosynthetic N2-Fixing Microbes from Topsoil of Native Grasslands in South Dakota, Nanfang Wang, Shengni Tian, Liping Gu, Lan Xu, Yeyan Qiu, Trevor Van Den Top, Jose L. Gonzalez-Hernandez, Michael B. Hildreth, Shaoshan Li, and Runbao Zhou

Submissions from 2017

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Application of Iterative Noise-adding Procedures for Evaluation of Moment Distance Index for LiDAR Waveforms, Eric Ariel L. Salas, Sadichya Amatya, and Geoffrey Henebry

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Are Bison Intermediate Feeders? Unveiling Summer Diet Selection at the Northern Fringe of Historical Distribution, Joshua L. Leonard, Lora B. Perkins, Duane J. Lammers, and Jonathan A. Jenks

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Associations among Habitat Characteristics and Meningeal Worm Prevalence in Eastern South Dakota, USA, Christopher N. Jacques, Jonathan A. Jenks, Robert W. Klaver, and Shelli A. Dubay

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Comparative Drought Response in Eleven Diverse Alfalfa Accessions, M.R. Anowar, A. Boe, D. Auger, I. W. Mott, M. D. Peel, L. Xu, P. Kanchupati, and Y. Wu

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Contact Selectivity for Four Species Sampled with North American Standard Gill Nets, Bradley J. Smith, Brian G. Blackwell, Melissa R. Wuellner, Brian D. S. Graeb, and David W. Willis

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Effects of City Size on Thunderstorm Evolution Revealed Through a Multi-Radar Climatology of the Central United States, Darrel M. Kingfield, Kristin M. Calhoun, Kirsten M. deBeurs, and Geoffrey M. Henebry