Office: 204A Hastings Hall
Phone: (701) 231-7222
E-mail: dennis.whitted@ndsu.edu

Research interests:
Grazing Management, Rangeland Monitoring, Noxious Weed Management, Plant Taxonomy.

Training/Education:
A.S. Forestry/Wildlife Management NDSU-Bottineau

Background:
Research Specialist II, NDSU Range Sciences, School of Natural Resource Sciences, 2008-present
Research Specialist II, NDSU Animal and Range Sciences Dept., 1986-2007
Research Specialist I, NDSU Botany Dept., 1980-1985
Agricultural Research Tech. II, NDSU Botany Dept., 1973-1979

Responsibilities:
Collection of rangeland research data, research analysis and summarization of results from rangeland research projects at various locations throughout North Dakota.

Assist in the management and operation of the Albert K. Ekre Grassland Preserve for the NDSU College of Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources and the NDSU Development Foundation.

Publications:
Neville, B.W., D.L. Whitted, P.E. Nyren, G.P. Lardy and K.K. Sedivec. 2008. Evaluation of annual forages as alternatives to native range as fall-winter forage in south-central North Dakota. In Proceedings, Western Section, American Society of Animal Science, Vol. 59. (In Press)

Neville, B.W., D.L. Whitted, P.E. Nyren, G.P. Lardy and K.K. Sedivec. 2008. Evaluation of annual forages as alternatives to native range as fall-winter forage in south-central North Dakota. Beef Cattle and Range Research Report, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. (In Press)

Hashbargen, B. R., K. K. Sedivec, D. L. Whitted, W. T. Barker, J. Bennington, and J. D. Zelezink. 2008. Effects of clear and select cutting, and prescribed burning on bur oak regeneration in North Dakota. Abstracts, Society for Range Management 61th Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY.

Perlinski, Anthony, William T. Barker and Dennis L. Whitted. 2008. Utilization of two Apthona flea beetles and Obera erythrocephla for the control of leafy spurge, (Euphorbia esula). Abstracts, Society for Range Management 61th Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY.

Peterson, J. M., K. K. Sedivec, D. L. Whitted, and W. T. Barker. 2008. Impacts of bivouacking on plant community dynamics in the transitional grasslands of the Northern Plains. Abstracts, Society for Range Management 61th Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY.