North Dakota State University

Research Interests:
Restoration ecology
Prairie and wetland restoration
Plant community ecology

Training/Education:
M.S., Natural Resources Management, North Dakota State University, 2008
B.S., Biology and Biological Aspects of Conservation, University of Wisconsin, 2005

Publications and Abstracts: 
Paradeis, B.L., E.S. DeKeyser, and D.R. Kirby.  2010.  Evaluation of restored and native Prairie Pothole Region plant communities following an environmental gradient.  Natural Areas Journal.  30:294-304. 

Paradeis, B.L., E.S. DeKeyser, and D.R. Kirby. 2008. Plant community composition of wetlands located on restored and native prairie. North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute. Technical Report ND08-05. 

Paradeis, B.L., E.S. DeKeyser, and D.R. Kirby. 2008. Abstract: Assessment of Plant Community Structure and Function of Restored Prairie Pothole Wetlands. Society of Wetland Scientists 29th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

Paradeis, B.L., E.S. DeKeyser, and D.R. Kirby. 2008. Abstract: Plant Community Composition of Restored Prairie and Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region. 3rd Western Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Workgroup Training Workshop, Rapid City, SD. 

Paradeis, B.L., E.S. DeKeyser, and D.R. Kirby. 2008. Abstract: Community Composition and Function of Wetlands Located in Restored Prairie. North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute Graduate Fellow Presentations, Bismarck, ND. 

Paradeis, B.L., E.S. DeKeyser, and D.R. Kirby. 2008. Abstract: Plant Community Composition of Restored Wetlands and Grasslands in the Prairie Pothole Region. North Dakota Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Grand Forks, ND. 

Paradeis, B.L., E.S. DeKeyser, and D.R. Kirby. 2008. Abstract: Plant Community Composition of Restored Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region. Society for Range Management 61st Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY.