Office: 163 Hultz Hall
Phone: (701) 231-8180
E-mail: carolyn.grygiel@ndsu.edu

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:

Ph.D., Rangeland Ecology, Colorado State University -1983
M.B.A., Business Administration and Management, University of Mary -2000
MAg, Rangeland Resources, Oregon State University -1978
B.S., Rangeland Resources, Oregon State University -1977

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)
RNG 336 - Introduction to Range Management (Guest Lecturer)

Advisor: Natural Resources Management Club

Selected Research Grants Awarded and Pending:

PI: Carolyn E. Grygiel
Title: Precision Prairie Reconstruction (PPR): A Technique for Enhancing Vegetative Diversity in Deteriorating Restorations.
Granting Agency: The Nature Conservancy
Funds Requested $137,000
Award Status: Pending Submission in August 2008

Co-PI’s: Biondini M.E., C.E. Grygiel, S. Pryor, and K. Ringwall.
Title: Sustainable Biomass Production for Ethanol from Mixed CRP Grasslands. Funding Agency: USDA-DOE.
Funds Requested: $451,688.
Award Status: Pending  

Co-PI’s: Biondini M.E., L. Cihacek, C.E. Grygiel, and K. Ringwall.
Title: Multifunctional Biomass Production for Ethanol from High Diversity CRP Grasslands.
Funding Agency: USDA-NRICGP
Funds Requested: $399,730
Award Status: Pending  

Co-PI’s: Carolyn E. Grygiel and Mario E. Biondini
Title: Patch dynamics Processes and the Restoration of Prairie Landscapes
Duration: 2000-2006
Granting Agency: TNC-Mellon Foundation / Ecosystem Research Program
Funds Requested: $104,616
Awarded Status: Granted

Selected Recent Publications and Abstracts:

Grygiel, C.E., J.E. Norland, and M.E. Biondini. Precision Prairie Reconstruction (PPR): A Technique for Increasing Native Forb Species Richness in a Few-Culture Grass Matrix
Planned Submission (February 2008) to: Restoration Ecology.

Grygiel, C.E., J.E. Norland, and M.E. BIondini. Establishing a Metapopulation of Native Prairie Plant Species Patches in an Exotic Grass Matrix.  
Planned submission (September 2008) to: Restoration Ecology.

Grygiel, C.E. 2008. Natural Resources Management. Encyclopedia of Rural America. 2nd Edition. Grey House Publishing.

Grygiel, C.E. 2007. Abstract: 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. Oct. 8-9.

MEMBERSHIP -PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Institute of Biological Sciences
Society for Range Management
International Association of Landscape Ecologists
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
Alpha Zeta (Agricultural Academic Honorary Fraternity)
Phi Sigma (Biological Academic Honorary Fraternity)
Sigma Delta Chi (Journalism Academic Honorary Fraternity)