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Rates of hillslope lowering in the Badlands of North Dakota
… in a small drainage basin in the Little Missouri Badlands of western North Dakota indicate an average rate of hillslope lowering by slopewash of 0.41 inch per year on the west-facing hillslopes underlain by the Sentinel Butte Formation, 0.14 inch per year on the southwest-facing hillslopes …
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Annual Erosion of a Small Watershed in the North Dakota Badlands; USA
… the Lake Sakakawea reservoir. Water exiting the badlands complex watersheds contains sediment that has been eroded from the valley walls. The Little Missouri River carries this sediment to Lake Sakakawea, where it is deposited. Knowing the amount of sediment escaping the badlands and entering the …
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Diversity of Free-living Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria in the Badlands of South Dakota
… the soil crusts of sod tables of South Dakota Badlands. Samples were obtained from sod tables and the surrounding base (matrix) in spring and fall of 2014. A culture dependent approach was used to isolate diazotrophs on solid nitrogen free medium (NMF) under hypoxic conditions. The 16srRNA and …
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Population Viability Analysis of Swift fox (Vulpes velox) at the Badlands National Park
… South Dakota including the region surrounding Badlands National Park (BNP). The species declined during the mid-1900s due to habitat fragmentation, non-target poisoning, and harvest. A remnant population occurred on USDA Forest Service lands in Fall River County, South Dakota. Following the …
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The surface morphology of a small drainage basin in the North Dakota Badlands
<p> To describe the surface morphology of a fourth order drainage basin located in the North Dakota Badland,, the writer made quanti tative application• of known descriptive techniques and morphological laws. </p><p> The surface configuration is a function of the study area's linear, areal, and …
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Evaluation of an Augmentation of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep at Badlands National Park, South Dakota
<p>Audubon’s (a.k.a. Badlands) bighorn (Ovis canadensis auduboni [Merriam 1901] now O. c. Canadensis [Shaw 1804]), described as a subspecies of bighorn sheep, was extirpated from its range by 1924. In 1964, 22 Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep were translocated from Pikes Peak, Colorado, to Badlands …
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Terrain, Climate, and Vegetation in the Badlands of the Little Missouri River in North Dakota
… North Dakota is mixed grasses; however, in the Badlands of the Little Missouri River, many varieties of plants are encountered. Flora range from desert plants, through mixed grasses, to woodland vegetation of higher elevations. Overall climate is modified into local climates by rough terrain, …
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Ecology of Mountain Lions (Puma concolor) in the North Dakota Badlands: Population Dynamics and Prey Use
… have recently recolonized the North Dakota Badlands nearly a century after their extirpation; due to the relatively recent reappearance of mountain lions in the region, most population metrics are unknown. From 2011‒2013, we fitted 14 mountain lions with GPS collars and ear-tagged an …
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Habitat Selection by Swift Foxes in Badlands National Park and the Surrounding Area in South Dakota
<p>In fall 2003, Badlands National Park led an effort to reintroduce swift foxes (Vulpes velox) to the Park and the surrounding grasslands. To assess swift fox population viability in the region, an estimate of habitat suitability was needed. Habitat selection analyses were conducted during fall …
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Petrology of sandstones from the Bullion Creek and Sentinel Butte Formations (Paleocene), Little Missouri Badlands, North Dakota
… from exposures in the Little Missouri River Badlands in Billings, Golden Valley, and McKenzie Counties, North Dakota. Field work was conducted in the summer of 1977. Stratigraphic sections were measured and described from eight localities. Sandstones were sampled at 47 levels, and three …
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HUSHGAH ADIISH THE BADLANDS LODGE: A HIDATSA CULTURAL HUB ON THE UPPER-MISSOURI RIVER IN THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY
… a new village and cultural hub, Hushgah-Adiish, Badlands Lodge/Village. It explores the attempted cultural revitalization by the group and the ability of Native people to live successfully distanced from governmental oversight. This chapter illustrates the importance of the region to …
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Habitat Selection and Population Ecology of Bobcats (Lynx Rufus) in South Dakota, USA
… January 2010 we radio collared 10 bobcats in the Badlands (4 female, 6 male), 16 bobcats in the Black Hills (8 female, 8 male), and 15 bobcats in Bon Homme County (7 female, 8 male) with GPS or VHF collars. Home range size averaged 26.7 km2 (SE = 7.3, n = 4) for females and 72.1 km2 (SE = 17.7, n …
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Effect of Coyotes and Release Site Selection on Survival and Movement of Translocated Swift Foxes in the Badlands Ecosystem of South Dakota
… velox) translocation was evaluated in the Badlands Ecosystem in southwestern South Dakota. Release site selection (outside coyote [Canis latrans] core-use areas compared to random release sites) and release method (i.e., hard, semi-hard, and soft) were examined to determine effects on swift …
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The voice embodied: A practice-based investigation through the Praxes of Noah Pikes, Enrique Pardo, and Linda Wise
… my contemporary solo theatre performance: 'The Badlands' (2004). Demonstrating elements of the practices central to my investigation, the performance of the 'The Badlands' should be viewed as one example in practice, of how the ideas explored in the thesis might be realized. Whilst the study of …
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Seeking the other shore : myth and history in the films of Terrence Malick
… reality and mythic quest in his 1970s films (Badlands, 1973, and Days of Heaven, 1978), but also as expanding those themes to include colonial encounters with strangeness which underpin the emergence of America as a modem cultural and political entity. Chapter One sets out the historical and …
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Examining the Molluscan Biostratigraphy of the Upper Cretaceous Judith River Formation, Montana
… specimens were collected from the “Judith River Badlands.”' There was no documentation on where in the Judith River Formation the specimens were collected by Hayden. Subsequently, Stanton and Hatcher (1905) collected specimens from the Judith River Formation and documented where in the formation …
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Authigenic analcite in the Golden Valley Formation southwestern North Dakota
… exposed on major buttes in the North Dakota Badlands. The analcite constitutes up to about 80 percent of a thin analcimolite bed at the top of the arkose unit. The analcite occurs as spherulites in the interstices of the arkose and as a cement in the analcimolite. Three types of spherulites …
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Picturesque prairies : productive preservation on a petroleum planet
… complex geographic formations in North Dakota's badlands have established a unique shared topography between an assemblage of seemingly disparate actors: engines, bison and humans. The Bakken formation 6 km below the surface of the earth provides enough resources to encourage rhizomatic …
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Mammal Distributions and Habitat Models for South Dakota
… Three land-cover types (burned pine, vegetated badlands, and unvegetated badlands) had greater than 10% of their land area in Status 1 and 2 (lands with a management plan and categorized as protected from conversion). Mammal habitat models determined that 4 species (black-footed ferret, mountain …
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Lungworm Infections, Reproduction and Summer Habitat Use of Bighorn Sheep in Custer State Park, South Dakota
… were once indigenous to the Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota. When European settlers moved into this region during the late 1800' s, market hunting, loss of habitat, and introduction of animal diseases and parasites caused the subspecies of the region, the Audubon's bighorn sheep (O. …
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