Research
Oak
Lake Field Station provides laboratory and computing facilities and field areas
for research studies of northern prairie environments. In addition, the station provides 2-3 seed grants
each year to support student and faculty research (see links below). Much of the research activity at the Oak Lake
Field Station focuses on ecology, management and environmental issues related
to prairie environments.
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Student
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Goat
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Student
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Monitoring efforts
at the Field Station provide data to support instruction and research efforts (Oak Lake Monitoring).
Information on station climate and lake monitoring programs can be obtained
through the Field Station Director
. Climate
and lake monitoring
data are available for use by state agencies, researchers and educators from
this site. In addition, a geographic information system of the
The station hosts
an annual
research retreat in October.
Students, faculty and visiting researchers are invited to deliver
presentations of their efforts and discuss future directions for their
projects. A feedback session toward the
end of the retreat provides information to field station staff regarding
researcher needs and suitability of facilities.
Oak Lake Field Station
administers three competitively awarded grants to support faculty and
undergraduate research. These grant
funds are intended to help support initial research efforts. These grants support efforts extending over
one calendar year and must be conducted at the station. Faculty or students interested in applying
for one of the incentives grants should explore the hyperlinks below to gain
access to forms and deadlines.
Student
Research Grant ($1500)
Haertel
Vertebrate Student Research Grant ($1200)
Recently Funded
Research Activity at Oak
Lake
Letheiser, K. and
J. Krueger. 2007. A comparison of tree communities in areas historically
harvested and unharvested at Oak Lake Field Station.
Neuhart, C. and
N.H. Troelstrup, Jr. 2007. The influence of prescribed burning on the incidence
of native and exotic thistles at Oak lake Field Station.
Kinicki, D. and P.
Johnson. 2006. The relationship between insect diversity and smooth brome cover
at Oak Lake Field Station.
Kopp, A. and C.
Dieter. 2006. Nesting success of ducks and pheasants at Oak Lake Field Station.
Carroll, D., C.
Goldspink and N.H. Troelstrup, Jr. 2005. The effects of sedimentation on the
invertebrate assemblage in a semi-permanent prairie pothole basin.
Hayes, M. and L.
Xu. 2005. Effects of different management practices on soil seedbank
composition in the
Smith, K., L. Lace
and N.H. Troelstrup, Jr. 2005. Investigating the effects of prairie management
techniques on butterfly biodiversity.
Use of Oak Lake Field
Station for research activity is restricted to those projects and activities
approved by the field station director and Oak Lake Research Committee. Policies related to use of facilities and
research activities are provided below.
All individuals or groups conducting research at Oak Lake Field Station
are expected to follow these policies.
Policies
Related to Facility Use
Policies
Related to Research Activity
Recent Research
Productivity
Dozark, K. and
N.H. Troelstrup, Jr. 2008. Macroinvertebrate community characteristics in
macrophyte beds and rocky shore habitats in a prairie pothole lake of eastern
Dozark, K.G. and
N.H. Troelstrup, Jr. 2008. Chironomidae community characteristics between
macrophyte and rocky habitats in the littoral of
Dozark, K.G. and
N.H. Troelstrup, Jr. 2007. Prairie Pothole Sedimentation: a study looking at
effects on macroinvertebrate communities. Presented at the East Dakota Water
Conference,
Dozark, K.G. and
N.H. Troelstrup, Jr. 2007. Examining effects of sedimentation on aquatic
invertebrate communities of
Dozark, K.G. and
N.H. Troelstrup, Jr. 2007. Aquatic macroinvertebrate community responses to
regional sediment loads in macrophyte beds of a prairie pothole lake. Presented
at the North American Benthological Society Annual Meeting,
Troelstrup, Jr.,
N.H. and Dozark, K.G. 2007. Macroinvertebrates in the littoral of a prairie
pothole,
Letheiser, K.M.
and J.A. Krueger. 2007. A survey of the forest structure on the peninsula at the
Oak Lake Field Station. Final Project Completion Report, Undergraduate Research
Incentives Grant, Oak Lake Field Station,
Smart, A.J., N.H.
Troelstrup, Jr., K.W. Bruns, J.A. Daniel, J.E. Held. 2007. Western snowberry
response to fire and goat browsing. Sheep
& Goat Research Journal 22: 20-25.
Dozark, K.G. and
N.H. Troelstrup, Jr. 2006. Aquatic macroinvertebrate community response to
regional sediment loads in the littoral zone of a prairie pothole lake. Presented
at the
Smart, A.J., J.
Daniel, K. Bruns, J. Held. 2006. Browsing of western snowberry by goats and
sheep. Sheep & Goat Research Journal
21: 1-5.
Cahoe, R.D. and
N.H. Troelstrup, Jr. 2005. Habitat, hibernacula and population biology of Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata
(Storer) at Oak Lake Field Station, SD. Final Project Completion Report,
Haertel Endowment for Undergraduate Research on Vertebrates, Oak Lake Field
Station, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. 6p.
Okins, K.E. and
P.J. Johnson. 2005. Spider biodiversity at Oak Lake Field Station, Brookings,
Co.,
2009
Oak Lake Research Retreat Abstracts and Presentations
Oak
Lake Bibliography
(back to Oak Lake Field
Station Homepage)
*Last updated 5-Feb-09