Breanna Paradeis
Research Specialist
203C Morrill Hall
(701) 231-6664
Email: breanna.paradeis@ndsu.edu
Research Interests:
Restoration ecology
Prairie and wetland restoration
Plant community ecology
Education:
Ph.D., Natural Resources Management, North Dakota State University, 2015
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:
Smith, C.S., E.S. DeKeyser, C. Dixon, B. Kobiela, and A. Little. 2016 (In press). Effects of Sediment Removal on Prairie Pothole Wetland Plant Communities in North Dakota. Natural Areas Journal.
DiAllesandro, A., B. Paradeis Kobiela, and M. Biondini. 2013. Invasion as a function of species diversity: A case study of two restored North Dakota grasslands. Ecological Restoration 31:186-194.
Paradeis, B., S. Lovas, A. Aipperspach, A. Kazmierczak, M. Boche, Y. He, P. Corrigan, K. Chambers, Y. Gao, J. Norland, and T. DeSutter. 2012. Dog-park soils: Concentration and Distribution of urine-borne constituents. Urban Ecosystems. DOI 10.1007/s11252-012-0264-1.
DiAllesandro, A., B. Paradeis, and M.E. Biondini. 2011. The invasion of smooth bromegrass and Kentucky bluegrass in restored grasslands as a function of species diversity. Society for Range Management 64th annual meeting, Billings, MT.
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.