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| Christina L.M. Hargiss, Ph.D. |
Research Interests:
- Range Plants
- Disturbance Ecology
- Environmental Education and Outreach
- Trend and Condition
- Plant Community Ecology
- Wetland Ecology, Assessment, and Monitoring
Education:
- Ph.D., Natural Resources Management, North Dakota State University, 2009
- MS, Natural Resources Management, North Dakota State University, 2005
- BS, Natural Resources Management, Biological Science Education, Comprehensive Science Education, North Dakota State University, 2003
Courses Taught:
- NRM 402/602 River and Stream Resource Management
- NRM 410/610 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)/Environmental Assessment
- NRM 421/621 Environmental Outrreach Methods
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- DeKeyser, E.S., M. Biondini, D. Kirby, and C. Hargiss. 2009. Low prairie plant communities as a function of disturbance: Physical parameters. Ecological Indicators 9:396-306.
- Hargiss, C.L.M., E.S. DeKeyser, D.R. Kirby, and M.J. Ell. 2008. Regional assessment of wetland plant communities using the index of plant community integrity. Ecological Indicators 8: 303-307.
- Melaas, C.L., K.D. Zimmer, M.G. Butler, and M.A. Hanson. 2001. Effects of rotenone on aquatic invertebrate communities in prairie wetlands. Hydrobiologia 459: 177-186.
Non-Peer Reviewed Publications:
- Hargiss, C.L.M. 2009. Estimating Wetland Quality for the Missouri Coteau ecoregion in North Dakota. Ph.D. Dissertation. North Dakota State Universty, Fargo, ND. 162 pp.
- Hargiss, C.L.M., E.S. DeKeyser, and D.R. Kirby. 2006. Evaluation of an IPCI for Assessing Wetland Plant Communities in the PPR. Technical Report ND06-02. North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute. Fargo, ND.
- Hargiss, C.L.M., E.S. DeKeyser, and D.R. Kirby. 2006. Assessing Wetland Plant Communities in the Prairie Pothole Region. Annual Report. Central Grasslands Research Extension Center. Streeter, ND.
- Hargiss, C.L.M. 2005. Evaluation of an index of plant community integrity for assessing wetland plant communities in the Prairie Pothole Region. M.S. Thesis. North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. 116pp.
Invited Presentations:
- Hargiss, C.L.M. 2011. The North Dakota Intensification of the NWCA: An Endeavor in Collaboration. Annual Meeting of the Society of Wetland Scientists, Orlando, FL.
- Hargiss, C.L.M. 2011. Biological Assessment and Monitoring of Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region. Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management, Billings, MT.
- Hargiss, C.L.M. 2010. Comparison of Three Tiered Wetland Assessment Methods. Minnesota Wetlands Conference, St. Paul, MN
Select Professional Seminar (Abstracts):
- Hargiss, C.L.M., E.S. DeKeyser, D.R. Kirby, and M.J. Ell. 2010. Comparison of Three Tiered Wetland Assessment Methods for use on Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region. National Water Quality Monitoring Conference. Denver, CO.
- A.H. Yellick, D.L. Jacob , E.S. DeKeyser, C.L.M. Hargiss, M.L. Otte. 2010. Rapid Chemical Assessment of Wetlands by Multi-element Fingerprinting. Northern Plains Biological Symposium. Fargo, ND.
- Hargiss, C.L.M., E.S. DeKeyser, D.R. Kirby, and M.J. Ell. 2010. Sample Size Adequacy and Comparison of Three Tiered Wetland Assessment Methods for use in the Prairie Pothole Region. Annual Society of Range Management Meeting, Denver, CO.
- Hargiss, C.L.M., E.S. DeKeyser, J.E. Norland, D.R. Kirby, and M.J. Ell. 2010. Assessment of Reference Wetlands within Unique Ecoregions of North Dakota. Annual Society of Wetland Scientists Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
- Hargiss, C.L.M., E.S. DeKeyser, D.R. Kirby, and M.J. Ell. 2009. Wetland Species Composition of a Prairie Pothole Agroecosystem. Annual Society of Wetland Scientists Conference, Madison, WI.
- Hargiss, C.L.M., E.S. DeKeyser, D.R. Kirby, and M.J. Ell. 2008. Wetland Assessment using the North Dakota Rapid Assessment Model and the Index of Plant Community Integrity. 2008 Annual Society of Wetland Scientists Conference, Washington, D.C.
- Hargiss, C.L.M., E.S. DeKeyser, D. Kirby. 2006. Development and Evaluation of an Index of Plant Community Integrity for Assessing Wetland Plant Communities. 2006 Annual Society of Range Management Meeting, Vancouver, BC.
- Melaas, C.L., K.D. Zimmer, M.G. Butler, and M.A. Hanson. Effects of rotenone on aquatic invertebrate communities in prairie wetlands. 48th Annual North American Benthological Society Meeting, 2000, Keystone, CO.; ND EPSCoR Poster Session, 2000, Grand Forks, ND; 62nd Annual Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, 2000, Minneapolis, MN; ND EPSCoR Poster Session, 1999, Fargo, ND.
