North Dakota State University

Research Interests:

• Reconstruction of prairie landscapes 
• Patch dynamics processes 
• Plant competition and the scaling of soil resources
• Relationships between landscape patterns, ecological processes and biological diversity in native Great Plains grasslands

Education:

• BS; Rangeland Resources Management; Oregon State University; Jun 1977
• BS; Technical Journalism; Oregon State University; Jun 1977
• MBA; University of Mary; Apr 2000
• MAg; Rangeland Resources; Minors: Extension Methods and Agricultural Economics; Oregon State University; Jun 1978
• PhD; Rangeland Ecology; Colorado State University; Aug 1983

Professional Certifications:

• Certified Professional Range Management

Courses Taught:

• NRM 150 - Natural Resources Management Orientation
• NRM 225 - Natural Resources & Agroecosystems
• NRM 491 - Natural Resources Management Undergraduate Seminar
• NRM 690 - Natural Resources Management Graduate Seminar
• AGRI 150 - Agriculture Orientation (Guest Lecturer) 

Student Organizations:

• Advisor Natural Resources Management Club
• NRM Liasion for Gamma Sigma Delta 

Professional Appointments : 

• Director – Natural Resources Management Interdisciplinary Program; North Dakota State University; Mar 1998 – Present;
• Chairman – NRM Coordinating Committee: Advisor – NRM Scholarship Committee; NRM Club Advisor
• Associate Professor, Rangeland Ecology; School of Natural Resource Sciences; North Dakota State University; Mar 1998 – Present

Selected Research Grants Awarded:

Co-PI’s: Mario E. Biondini, Larry Cihacek, Carolyn Grygiel, and Won Koo; Multifunctional Biomass Production for Ethanol from High Diversity CRP Grasslands. USDA-NRICGP-2008-00717; $399,720(2008-2011). 

Co-PI’s: Carolyn E. Grygiel and Mario E. Biondini; Patch dynamics Processes and the Restoration of Prairie Landscapes;TNC-Mellon Foundation / Ecosystem Research Program; $104,616 (2000–06). 

Co-PI’s: M.E. Biondini and C.E. Grygiel; Plant Diversity, Production, and Stability in Grassland Ecosystems;USDA-NRICGP-9900979;$279,500 Co-PI’s: M. E. Biondini and C.E. Grygiel; Grassland Patchiness and the Scaling of Soil Nitrogen;USDA-NRICGP-93-0051; $135,000 (1993-98). 

Co-PI’s: M.E. Biondini and C.E. Grygiel; Plant Competition and the Scaling of Soil Resources;National Science Foundation DEB-9627928; $185,757(1996-99). 

Co-PI’s: M.E. Biondini, A.A. Steuter, and C.E. Grygiel; Relationships Between Landscape Patterns, Ecological Processes, and Biological Diversity in Native Great Plains Grasslands; TNC/Melon Foundation Ecosystem Research Program $285,000 ($91,000 awarded to NDSU) (1994-1999). 

PI: Carolyn E. Grygiel; Small Scale Disturbances and their Application as a Management Tool for Increasing Plant Diversity in Tallgrass Prairie;The Nature Conservancy; $48,260; (1990-1993).

Selected Education Grants Awarded: 

• PI: C. E. Grygiel; Graduate Student Recruiting Award; The Graduate School – NDSU; $7500; (2008)
• PI: C. E. Grygiel; Graduate Student Recruiting Award; The Graduate School – NDSU; $4000; (2006)
• PI: C. E. Grygiel; Doctoral Education Enhancement Award; The Graduate School – NDSU; $15,000; (2006)
• PI: C. E. Grygiel; President’s Professional Development Fund; NDSU Development Foundation; $1000; (2005)
• PI: C. E. Grygiel; Centennial Grant for NRM Books; NDSU Development Foundation: $4500; (2004)

Book Chapters:

Grygiel, C.E. 2008. Natural Resources Management. Encyclopedia of Rural America. 2nd Edition. Volume 2, pp. 673-675. Grey House Publishing: Millerton, NY. 

Selected Publications:

Grygiel, C.E., J.E. Norland, and M.E. Biondini. 2009. Can Carbon and Phosphorous Amendments Increase Native Forbs in a Prairie Restoration Process? A Case Study in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie (U.S.A.). Submitted to Plant Ecology; 9 June 2009.

Grygiel, C.E., J.E. Norland, and M.E. Biondini. 2009. Precision Prairie Reconstruction (PPR): A Technique for Increasing Native Forb Species Richness in a Few-Culture Grass Matrix. Ecological Restoration. 27:459-67 

Grygiel, C.E. 2008. Book Review: Prairie Dog Empire by P.A. Johnsgard. North Dakota History: Journal of the Northern Plains 74:46-47. 

Ringwall, K., M.E. Biondini, and C.E. Grygiel. 2000. Effects of Nitrogen fertilization in Leafy Spurge Root Architecture. Journal of Range Management. 53:228-232. 

Shariff, A.R., M.E. Biondini and C.E. Grygiel. 1994. Litter decomposition rates and soil nitrogen dynamics as a function of grazing intensity. Journal of Range Management 47:444-449

Shariff, A.R., M.E. Biondini and C.E. Grygiel. 1994. Net primary productivity and plant nitrogen dynamics as a function of grazing intensity. The Prairie Naturalist. 26: (3) 229-240.

Biondini, M.E. and C.E. Grygiel. 1993. Landscape distribution of organisms and the scaling of soil resources. The American Naturalist 143: 582-610. 

C.E. Grygiel, and M.E. Biondini. 1990. A synthesis approach to research/management planning applied to mixed prairie stewardship. Natural Areas Journal 10: 61-68. 

C.E. Grygiel 1989. Seasonal fire effects on diversity patterns, spatial distribution and community structure of forbs in the northern mixed prairie, U.S.A. Vegetatio 85:21-31. 

Abstracts and Presentations:

Biondini, M., L. Cihacek, C.E. Grygiel, W. Koo, S. Pryor, and K. Ringwall. 2009. Multifunction Biomass Production for Ethanol from Restored Grasslands. Northern Plains Biomass Economy: What Makes Sense? 2009. Special Conference organized by : NDSU BioEPIC, NDSU/MBI Biomaterials Initiative, NDSU Office of the Vice President Agriculture and University Extension, and Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies. Ramada Plaza & Suites, Fargo, ND. 22 September 2009. 

Grygiel, C.E. 2009. Applying the Patch Dynamics Concept to Precision Prairie Reconstruction (PPR). Biological Workshop: Using Native Grass and Forb Mixtures to Restore Refuge Lands. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service – Devils Lake Wetland Management District (North Dakota). 4-5 August 2009. (Invited Presentation). 

Grygiel, C.E. 2009. Assessment Techniques in NRM 225. NDSU Pedagogical Luncheon Series. North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. (Invited Presentation). 

Biondini, M.E. and C.E. Grygiel. 2008. Why Are Roots Designed The Way They Are? Council of Scientific Society Presidents. Washington, D.C. (Invited Presentation).

Grygiel, C.E. 2008. Precision Prairie Reconstruction (PPR) an Alternative Method for Increasing Species Richness in Grasslands. Farming with Grass: Achieving Sustainable Mixed Agricultural Landscapes in Grassland Environments. A Special Conference hosted by the Soil & Water Conservation Society. Oklahoma City Sheraton, Oklahoma City, OK. 20-22 October 2008.

Biondini, M., L. Cihacek, C.E. Grygiel, W. Koo, S. Pryor, and K. Ringwall. 2008. Multifunction Biomass Production for Ethanol from High Diversity CRP Grasslands. Northern Plains Biomass Economy: What Makes Sense? Special Conference organized by : NDSU BioEPIC, NDSU/MBI Biomaterials Initiative, NDSU Office of the Vice President Agriculture and University Extension, and Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies. Ramada Plaza & Suites, Fargo, ND. 29 September 2008.

Grygiel, C.E. 2007. Precision Prairie Reconstruction (PPR): An Alternative Technique for Restoring Prairie Landscapes. The Practice of Restoring Native Ecosystems, 7 th National Conference; The National Arbor Day Foundation. Nebraska City, Nebraska. Oct. 8-9.