Fargo, N.D. – Several NDSU faculty and graduate students contributed to a special issue of Rangelands, a Society for Range Management journal published six times per year. The issue, released in June, was about pollination in rangelands.

Jason Harmon, assistant professor in the NDSU entomology department, and Amy Ganguli, assistant professor in the range science program, served as guest editors and wrote the introduction. They and Michelle Solga, graduate research assistant in the range science program, also wrote one of the articles, "An Overview of Pollination in Rangelands: Who, Why, and How."

Marion Harris, interim associate dean for academic programs in the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources and a professor in the entomology department; Steven Travers, assistant professor in the biological sciences department; Gerald Fauske, research specialist in the entomology department; Andrew Ross, graduate student in the biological sciences department; and Kristina Fox, graduate student in the entomology department, collaborated on an article for the issue, titled "The Hidden Benefits of Pollinator Diversity for the Rangelands of the Great Plains: Western Prairie Fringed Orchids as a Case Study." Solga also wrote an article, titled "Buzzing the Literature."

Rangelands features scientific articles, book reviews and Society for Range Management news. The journal also provides a forum for readers to obtain scientifically correct information in a user-friendly, nontechnical format. It is intended for a wide range of audiences, including educators, students, rangeland owners and managers, researchers and policymakers. It is available online at www.srmjournals.org.