Date of Award
2017
Publisher
North Dakota State University
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Awarded
Master of Science (MS)
Program
Natural Resources Management
Department
Natural Resources Management
College
Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources
Faculty Advisor
DeKeyser, Edward S.
Description
Wetlands provide ecosystem services such as water quality, flood attenuation, primary productivity, biodiversity, and provide habitats for wildlife. Land use conversions from natural to agricultural and urban landscapes threaten the quantity and quality of wetlands globally. Monitoring remaining wetlands has become increasingly important as degradation persists, particularly in agriculturally productive regions like the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of North Dakota. Two studies were completed in the summers of 2016 and 2017 to contribute to efforts to monitor wetlands in North Dakota. The first study aimed to assess the overall condition of prairie pothole wetlands across North Dakota using the North Dakota Rapid Assessment Method. Data from 2016 was compared to similar data collected in 2011 to determine how wetland condition has changed between the two years. The second study aimed to describe the vegetative and soil properties in a natural fen in central North Dakota.
Recommended Citation
Altrichter, Kristine Mary, "North Dakota Wetlands: Changes over Five Years in Prairie Pothole Wetlands and a Description of Vegetative and Soil Properties in a North Dakota Fen" (2017). Natural Resources Management. 51.
https://digitalcommons.ndsu.edu/nrm/51
Rights
NDSU policy 190.6.2
Rights Link
https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf
Handle Identifier
https://hdl.handle.net/10365/28424