Tallgrass Prairie Center Theses & Dissertations
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Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Seed mix design, planting time, and first-year mowing management to improve multifunctionality and cost-effectiveness of tallgrass prairie reconstructions, Alec James Glidden Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Productivity and community composition change in prairie biomass feedstocks, Kathleen Loretta Madsen Open Access Thesis
Carbon sequestration and weedy invasion in CRP fields, Destiny Danielle Magee Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
The effects of mycorrhizal inoculant and micronutrients on early plant establshment during a tallgrass prairie reconstruction, Christopher L. Barber Open Access Thesis
The effects of nutrient resorption, photosynthetic rate, and leaf longevity on the success of Typha × glauca, Clarissa Marie Ruiz Open Access Thesis 2019 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Density and diversity of bees in the Midwestern agricultural landscape: Influence of surrounding agricultural land use and local plant community characteristics, Andrew J. Ridgway Open Access Thesis
Effects of predator satiation on seed predation in new roadside prairie plantings, Jessica Riebkes Open Access Thesis
Effects of soil type and plant diversity on soil respiration and litter decomposition in a tallgrass prairie biofuel production system, Jordan Lee Young Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The utility of high-diversity prairie mixtures as bioenergy feedstocks, Jessica E. Abernathy Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Biodiversity and ecosystem function and the design of tallgrass restorations for biomass production, Dustin Robert Jon Graham Open Access Thesis
Butterfly and floral community dynamics at a native prairie agrofuel research site, Benjamin J. Hoksch Open Access Thesis
A comparison of the effects of burning, haying and mowing on plants and small mammals in a tallgrass prairie reconstruction, Ryan Allan Neuhaus Open Access Thesis
Variation in mineral content of prairie forb species and content changes over winter related to slagging potential, Jennifer Nyla Wahl Rupp Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Tracking above- and below- ground seed persistence and mortality in a native tallgrass prairie restoration, Carmen Pellish Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Bird use of heterogeneous native prairie biofuel production plots, Jarrett D. Pfrimmer Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Early avian colonization in a prairie biofuel project, James T. Mason Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
The effects of planting methods and granivory on seedling emergence in a tallgrass prairie reconstruction, Justin Vernon Huisman Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
The effects of varying seeding rates of Bouteloua curtipendula and mowing on native plant establishment in a new prairie reconstruction, Ryan Leon Welch Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Quantifying granivory in a reconstructed prairie: affects of season, species, seed predators, sacrificial food, and the chemical deterrent capsaicin, Craig M. Hemsath Open Access Thesis
Succession of an Iowa sand prairie into an adjoining old-field, Susan Jill Kirt Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Adding species diversity to a reconstructed prairie using an incremental approach, Amy L. Carolan Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Monitoring of prairie bushclover (Lespedeza leptostachya) in south-central Iowa, Paul J. Bockenstedt Open Access Thesis
The use of AFLP to detect genetic differentiation within and among populations of two prairie plant species: Panicum virgatum and Coreopsis palmata, Christopher Andrew Hilker Open Access Thesis
Emergence and mortality of native prairie forbs seeded into an established stand of grasses, Dave Williams Open Access Thesis
Emergence and mortality of native prairie forbs seeded into an established stand of grasses, Dave Williams Open Access Thesis 2004 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Germination, emergence, and early growth of Spartina pectinata, Wade Herold Williams Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Effects of sludge application on prairie establishment, Brenda Joan Durbahn Open Access Thesis
The use of RAPD to detect genetic variation in populations of Liatris aspera Michx., Duane Joseph Kitchen Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Breeding bird use of intensively managed rotational grazing pastures, native prairies and savannas: A comparison, Jennifer Marie Hurley O'Hara Open Access Thesis 1999 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
The effects of herbicides on microbial and mycorrhizal populations in native prairie, corn, and non-native prairie vegetation, using the Biolog technique, Susann E. Ahrabi-Fard Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Multivariate analysis of the Carex brevior group in Iowa, Scott C. Zager Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Factors related to the occurrence of certain prairie graminoid species in Black Hawk County, Iowa, roadsides, Pauline Mary Drobney Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
A survey of the vascular flora of Black Hawk County, Iowa, Karen E. Van Norman Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
Applications of aerial imagery in identification of natural areas, Kendall Duane Wessel Open Access Thesis
