Director of School of Natural Resource Sciences
Professor of Range Science
Research interests:
Grazing Management
Noxious Weed Control
Wetland Ecology
Mined-land Reclamation
Training/Education:
PhD, Range Science-Texas A&M University, 1980
MS, Natural Resources Management-Humboldt State University, 1976
BS, Range and Wildlife Management-Humboldt State University, 1974
Courses
taught:
ARSc
336 Introduction to Range Management
ARSc 456/656 Range Habitat Management
ARSc 458/658 Grazing Ecology
Recent publications:
Kirby, D.R., R.G.Lym, J.J. Sterling and C. Sieg. 2003. Leafy spurge control in western prairie fringed orchid habitat. J. Range Manage. 56:466-473.
DeKeyser, E.S., D.R. Kirby and M.J. Ell. 2003. An index of plant community integrity: Development of the methodology for assessing prairie wetland plant communities. Ecol. Indicators 3:119-133.
Kirby, D., K. Krabbenhoft, K. Sedivec and E. DeKeyser. 2002. Wetlands in northern plains prairies: benefiting wildlife and livestock. Rangelands 24:22-25.
Kirby, D., K. Krabbenhoft, K. Sedivec and E. DeKeyser. 2002. Wetlands in northern plains prairies: offer social values too. Rangelands 24:26-29.
Kirby, D.R., R.B. Carlson, K.D. Krabbenhoft, D. Mundal and M.M. Kirby. 2000. Biological control of leafy spurge with introduced flea beetles ( Aphthona spp.). J. Range Manage. 53:305-308.