Research Papers

Agriculture

Barton, Sarah. “Impact of Cover Crop Use on a Southern Minnesota Soybean and Corn Field: An Analysis of Soil Health and Macroinvertebrate Communities.” 2016.
Keyword(s): cover crops, macroinvertebrates, soil
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Bristol, Emily. “Nitrogen loading in agricultural water drainage in Northfield, Minnesota.” 2016.
Keyword(s): fertilization, nutrients, tillage
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Gregory, M.M., K.L. Shea, and E.B. Bakko. “Comparing agroecosystems: Effects of cropping and tillage patterns on soil, water, energy use and productivity.” 2005.
Keyword(s): sustainable agriculture, crop rotation, no-till agriculture, soil organic matter, soil compaction, soil invertebrates, agricultural runoff, fossil fuel consumption, corn-soybean productivity
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Jones, Annika M. “Impact on Soil Quality by Long-term no-till Practices and Artificial Drainage Systems.” 2006.
Keyword(s): tillage
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Klenz, Kendra N. “Promoting soil integrity: the use of cover crops and a microorganism stimulant on a strip-till corn field in southeastern Minnesota.” 2015.
Keyword(s): cover crops, nutrients, soil
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Knee, Tom. “The Effects of a Cover Crop Mixture on a Strip-Till Corn Field in Southeastern Minnesota.” 2016.
Keyword(s): cover crops, nutrients, soil
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McCormick, Connor. “Comparison of Four Cover Crop Interseeding Methods and Their Effects on Stand Density, Corn Yield, and Soil Properties.” 2014.
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Misch, Lisa. “Comparative analysis of soil quality between agricultural lands varying in farming practices and soil management techniques in southeastern MN.” 2014.
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Mitchell, David. “Effects of Hog Manure Fertilizer on Nutrients, Soil Properties, and E. coli Presence in Agriculture Fields in Corn Production in Northfield, Minnesota, U.S.A.” 2009.
Keyword(s): nutrient cycling
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Mottram, Josie.  “A comparison of pond vegetation across three ponds with different management techniques”. 2020.
Keyword(s): composition, vegetation, management
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Spurr, Rebecca R. “Effects of varying nitrogen fertilizer treatments on soil properties, nutrients, and economic returns in a southeastern Minnesota cornfield.” 2010.
Keyword(s): fertilization
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Squires, Ellen. “The impact of different nitrogen fertilizer rates on soil characteristics, plant properties, and economic returns in a southeastern Minnesota cornfield.” 2013.
Keyword(s): fertilization
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Community Composition

Anderson, Rory. “Comparing Species Composition and Soil Characteristics in a Chronosequence of Restored Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystems.” 2014.
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Bodvarsson, Gunnar. “Bird community composition and diversity in tallgrass prairie and a bordering prairie-forest ecotone as summer transitions to autumn in southeast Minnesota” 2020.
Keyword(s): ornithology, community, ecotone, prairie, biodiversity
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Fifield, Cindy. “Presence and Absence Survey of Wetland Anurans in St. Olaf College Natural Lands.” 2016.
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Lentz, Miranda. “Influence of Edge Effects on Tallgrass Prairie Species Diversity and Distribution.” 2021.
Keyword(s): prairie, plants, edge effect
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Louis, Heather. “The Vegetation of St. Olaf: An Abstract”
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Raduege, Allie. “Population dynamics and habitat selection of giant floater mussels (Pyganodon grandis) in a lake infested with invasive milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)” 2020.
Keyword(s): community, invasive species, mussel, habitat, lake ecology
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Disturbance

Patterson, Emily. “Biomass and Burn Cycles in a Tallgrass Prairie of Southern Minnesota.” 2014.
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Edge Effects

Eckert, Rachel. “The Influence of Edge Effects and Recreational Trails in a Restored Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem.” 2016.
Keyword(s): biomass, disturbance, edge effects
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Meyer, Nathan J. “Island biogeography: the effect of area and isolation on forest composition.”
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Forest Composition

Adolphson, Susan. “A survey of mosses present along a south-facing dry run in a maple-basswood forest at St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN.”
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Bergstrom, Ann. “Radial growth analysis of Acer Saccharum existing in the same area within the Big Woods forest of Minnesota.” 1995.
Keyword(s): tree rings, Acer saccharum
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Braker, Wesley. “Tree diameter and growth rate comparisons of southern MN trees in density-variable Fraxinus sp  deciduous forest plots.” 2017.
Keyword(s): growth
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Butz, Ramona J. “Effects of Trail Edge on Species Richness and Floristic Composition in Norway Woods.” 1999.
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Harrison, Andy. “Tree diameter, cone production, and seedlings: an analysis of northern conifers in southern Minnesota” 2021.
Keyword(s): conifers, cone production
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Holmes, Robby. “Tree growth and mortality, reproductive patterns, and soil characteristics in a 27 year-old maple-basswood forest restoration project” 2017.
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Hones, Marcel. “Comparison of oak tree understory characteristics in remnant and restored oak savannas” 2020.
Keyword(s): savanna, understory, restoration
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Khanna, Merry. “A Study of Edge Effects on Exterior and Interior Forest Composition between Two Small Forests”
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Kjerland, Tonya. “Distribution and Species Diversity of Gall-forming Insects on Young Oaks Within Two Restored Oak Forests of Southeastern Minnesota”
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Knoell, Carly. “Conifer Tree Growth Patterns in the St. Olaf College Restoration Lands.” 2005.
Keyword(s): emergence
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Knutson, Emily. “Tree Ring Width Variation in Pinus strobus with Varied Water Availability; The current effects of past ecological footprints.” 2006.
Keyword(s): tree rings
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Koerth, Kirsten. “Forest Composition, Germination, and Soil Health Analysis in a Newly Restored Deciduous Forest in Southeastern Minnesota.” 2018.
Keyword(s): soil, restoration, restored, composition, germination
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Laursen, Scott C. “Growth of Quercus Macrocarpa in Response to Radiation Levels in an Oak Savanna Remnant.” 1996.
Keyword(s): radiation
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Meagher, Sean. “Analysis of colonization, growth and mortality within a 30 year maple-basswood forest restoration study in the St. Olaf Natural Lands.” 2021.
Keyword(s): restoration, recruitment, mortality, colonization
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Prom, Abigail. “Forest composition of a recently restored hardwood, deciduous forest in Southeastern Minnesota.” 2021.
Keyword(s): forest restoration, direct seed, Quercus rubra, Ulmus pumila
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Vadnais, Sabina. “Forest composition comparison in two maple-basswood sites on St. Olaf’s natural lands.” 2016.
Keyword(s): community composition, species diversity, soil
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Wilkens, Clay. “Comparison of forest composition and growth rates in high and low Fraxinus spp. density plots in order to predict potential impacts of Agrilus planipennis infestation.” 2021.
Keyword(s): EAB, Fraxinus, ash
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Wood, Alison. “Comparison of Big Woods Forest Composition in Nerstrand Big Woods State Park versus Norway Valley”
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Herbivory

Dresbach, Emily. “Effects of herbivory by Odocoileus virginianus on forest composition in southeastern Minnesota.” 2021.
Keyword(s): deer, Quercus spp.
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Larson, Andrew. “Herbivory by Odocoileus virginianus alters species composition in a Minnesota forest restoration by suppressing Quercus macrocarpa density.” 2018.
Keyword(s): Forest restoration, bur oak, Quercus macrocarpa, herbivory, Odocoileus virginianus
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Rand, Rebecca. “Effects of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) on Diversity, Distribution, and Height of Tree Species in a Restoration Field in Northfield, Minnesota”
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Invasive Species

Burck, Emma. “Potential impacts of the emerald ash borer (Agrilus Planipennis) on ash tress (Fraxinus spp.) and forest composition in the St. Olaf College natural lands (Northfield, Minnesota).” 2016.
Keyword(s): community composition, growth
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Glineberg, Mark R. “Patterns of Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) Distribution in Relation to Soil Moisture”
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Pohl, Braden. “Prescribed burns and targeted mowing as a Means of Pest Control: synthetic grazing and prescribed burning of reed canary grass monocultures (Phalaris arundinacea)” 2019.
Keyword(s): maintenance, reed canary, burns
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Smerud, Kari. “Common Buckthorn’s (Rhamnus cathartica) Influence on Minnesota Soil Properties in Contrast to Native Black Cherry (Prunus serotina).” 2016.
Keyword(s): competition, invasive species, soil
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Invertebrates

Bond, Sarah. “Rice Creek: Differences in chemical properties and aquatic macroinvertebrate populations between forested and agricultural sites.” 2017.
Keyword(s): macroinvertebrates, agriculture
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Chan, YiWynn. “Comparing Soil Composition and Earthworm Population Densities in a Chronosequence of Restored Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystems.” 2021.
Keyword(s): invasive earthworms, prairie, restoration
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Ewers, Cody M. “The Effects of Heterogeneous Habitat Substructure on the Diversity of Macroinvertebrate Communities Surrounding Circle Lake.”
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Granath (Bush), Karla. “MacroInvertebrate Survey of Wolf Creek: A Comparison of Agricultural and Wooded Areas” 1993.
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Hinther, Claire. “A Comparative analysis of water quality and invertebrate diversity in a primarily agricultural stream and a trout stream in southeastern Minnesota.” 2018.
Keyword(s): macroinvertebrates, water quality, agriculture
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Hoffman, Katie. “Factors affecting zooplankton diversity and community composition in two suburban lakes.” 2020.
Keyword(s): macroinvertebrates, zooplankton, diversity
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Ista, Amanda. “Impacts of European Earthworms on Maple-Basswood Forests” 2001.
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Wallace, Alison. “A Comparison of Chemical Characteristics and Soil Invertebrate Diversities in Coniferous and Deciduous Forest Soils.” 1988.
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Wang, Xin. “Long-term Interactions of a Forest, a Prairie, and an Agricultural Field on a Stream Ecosystem: Macroinvertebrate Communities and Water Contamination.” 2007.
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Natural History

Meyer, Nathan J. “The natural history of Manitou Heights.” 1996.
Keyword(s): geology, vegetation
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Nutrients

Baker, Nick. “Aboveground carbon sequestration in Norway Valley.” 2014.
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Nickerson, Tom. “Decomposition rates of a common litter between stream and pond environments in a Maple-Basswood ecosystem.” 2007.
Keyword(s): decomposition
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People on the Landscape

Parker, Steven J. “The Effects of Girdling on Tree Seedlings in the Western Fields and Forest of St. Olaf Campus.” 1994.
Keyword(s): herbivory, girdling
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Pohl, Braden, Istephanous, Isabel. “Ethnobotany of the Dakota and Ojibwe in Minnesota” 2020.
Keyword(s): prairie, indigenous peoples, land use
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Restoration

Garrigan, Dana. “An Ecological Analysis of a Prairie Restoration Project on the St. Olaf Campus, Northfield, MN.” 1987.
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Haakensen, Kelly A. “Assessing the Progress of Prairie Restoration on the campus of St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN.” 2003.
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Okerman, Anne K. “Comparison of two prairie restoration sites to examine density, maturity, and species diversity.” 1997.
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Olson, Gretchen. “Comparing the productivity of prairies with varying recent burn times” 2020.
Keyword(s): prairie, burn
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Pain, Rachel. “The effect of active and passive restoration strategies on the species composition of a hardwood forest”
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VanNingen, Amber Beth. “Comparative Growth Analysis of Two Restored Thuja Occidentalis Plots
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Snowpack

Blank, Shoshanna. “Effect of Snowpack on Biomass, Soil and Microbial Activity in Restored Prairies in Southeastern Minnesota”
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Brownlee, Annie. “Effect of Snowpack on Species Composition, Biomass, Soil Composition and Microbial Activity in Restored Prairies in Southeastern Minnesota”
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Soil

Arden, Ivy. “The effects of Garlon application to remove buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) on soil quality and macroinvertebrate diversity.” 2021.
Keyword(s): Garlon, soil organic matter
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Cooper, Leigh. “Early Tree Growth Patterns in a Conifer Restoration.” 2004.
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Currie, Meg. “The Relationship Between Precent Soil Moisture and Gender Ratios of the Box Elder (Acer negundo)”
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Jones, Annika M. “Impact on Soil Quality by Long-term no-till Practices and Artificial Drainage Systems”
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Mayer, Michael. “Comparison of Soil Characteristics Between a Restored Maple-Basswood Forests and a Mature Maple-Basswood Forest.” 2014.
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Stewart, Shelby. “Potential for wetland restoration at the Engeseth-Rinde Farm, Nerstrand, MN.” 2017.
Keyword(s): soil characteristics
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Wahl, Nick. “Comparison of Physical and Chemical Soil Properties in Restored Coniferous and Prairie Ecosystems.” 2014.
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Succession

Laursen, Scott C. “An Ecological Investigation into a Remnant Oak Savanna in Southern Minnesota.” 1997.
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Scott, Henry. “The Effect of Established Trees on Succession Patterns” 2021.
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Sherman, Lauren. “The Effect of Established Trees on Succession Patterns” 2021.
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Waterfowl

Mathison, Morgan. “Waterfowl Migration Through the Prairie Pot-Hole Region of Minnesota: Comparing Waterfowl Population and Behaviors on Two Ponds at St. Olaf College during the 2013 Fall Migration”
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Meagher, Sean. “Migratory waterfowl habitat preference, between different ponds, during the first five weeks of the 2019 fall migration.” 2019.
Keyword(s): migration, waterfowl
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Rice, Sophia. “Waterfowl pond preference and behavior during fall migration through southeastern Minnesota.” 2021.
Keyword(s): animal behavior, ponds
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Water quality

Heck, Jake. “Pond Health: analysis and comparison of population and chemical traits from three ponds in Northfield Minnesota.” 2014.
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Rodriguez, Kylie. “Comparing the Composition of Four St. Olaf Natural Land Ponds.” 2018.
Keyword(s): water quality, composition, wetlands
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Skoglund Sophia K. “Water quality of Union Lake in proximity to differing land use.” 2017.
Keyword(s): water quality
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Smith, Morgan. “An Investigative Study of Water Quality and Macroinvertebrate Populations in Rice Creek.” 2021.
Keyword(s): water quality, creek, invertebrates
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