David Hopkins

Research Grants

Investigator: David G. Hopkins
Support: 1999-2000
Project/Proposal Title: "Verifying the cyclic nature of soil erosion in the North Dakota Sandhills using radiocarbon dating"
Source of Support: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies
Location of the Project: Ransom County, ND

Investigator: David G. Hopkins
Support: 1999-2000
Project/Proposal Title: "Geochemical evaluation of the Dahlen and Hansboro Formations in Cavalier
County, North Dakota"
Source of Support: NDSU Research and Consulting Committee
Location of the Project: Cavalier and Towner Counties, ND

Investigator: David G. Hopkins
Support: 2000-2002
Project/Proposal Title: "Identification of water-restrictive soil horizons on the Luverne end moraine:
eastern North Dakota"
Source of Support: NDSU EPSCoR IIP Seed Grant.
Location of the Project: Barnes county, ND

Investigator: Dr. David G. Hopkins (Co-PI with D.W. Franzen, M. Khan)
Support: Current
Project/Proposal Title: Investigation and possible management of linear regions of poor sugarbeet yields in the Red River Valley
Source of Support: Sugarbeet Research and Education Board of Minnesota and North Dakota
Location of the Project: Clay County, MN and Richland County, ND

Investigator: Dr. David G. Hopkins (Co-PI with M. J. Carena)
Support: Current
Project/Proposal Title: Characterization of the "alkali problem" and identification of
tolerant corn in salt-affected soils of the Red River Valley
Source of Support: North Dakota State Board of Agricultural research and Education
Location of the Project: Richland County, ND

Investigator: Dr. David G. Hopkins
Support: Current
Project/Proposal Title: "Evaluation of organic carbon on disturbed lands of the Nature Conservancy Glacial Ridge project area"
Source of Support: Red River Basin Institute/Tri-College University.
Location of the Project: Polk County, MN

  • Richardson, J. L., T. A. Soukup, and D. G. Hopkins. 1996. Preliminary investigations of hydric soil hydrology and morphology in North Dakota. pp. 94-113. In Walkely, J. S., S. W. Sprecher, and W. C. Lynn (eds.) Tech. Rpt. WRP-DE-13. U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C. 20314-1000.
  • Hopkins, D. G. 1997. Hydrologic and abiotic constraints on soil genesis and natural vegetation patterns in the Sandhills of North Dakota. Ph.D. diss. North Dakota State University. Fargo, ND.

Book Chapters

  • Hopkins, D. G., and G. L. Running. 2000. Soils, dunes, and prairie vegetation: lessons from the Sandhills of North Dakota. Chapter 3, p. 39-57. In T. Radenbaugh and P. Douaud, (ed.) Changing prairie landscapes. Canadian Plains Research Center, CPP 32. Univ. of Regina. Saskatchewan.

Publications

  • Hopkins, D. G. 1983. Field Review Rag (humor). Soil Survey Horizons 24(3):39-40.
  • Hopkins, D. G., J. L. Richardson, and M. D. Sweeney. 1987. Composition Comparisons in Sodic Map Unit Delineations on the Dickinson Experiment Station Ranch Headquarters, North Dakota. Soil Survey Horizons 28(2):46-50.
  • Hopkins, D. G., and M. D. Sweeney. 1987. Soil survey of the organized irrigation districts of McHenry County, North Dakota. North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, Fargo, North Dakota.
  • Michlovic, M. G., D. G. Hopkins, and J. L. Richardson. 1988. An interdisciplinary procedure for the identification and analysis of archaeological sites in sedimentary contexts. Soil Survey Horizons 29(1):3-9.
  • Hopkins, D. G., M. D. Sweeney, D. R. Kirby, and J. L. Richardson. 1989. Effects of revegetation on surficial soil salinity in panspot soils. Journal of Range Management 44(3):215-220.
  • Claypool, D., D. G. Hopkins, and J. L. Richardson. 1990. Soil morphology and stratigraphy on a lower erosional footslope: Dickinson Experiment Station, Western North Dakota. Soil Survey Horizons
  • 31:9-13.
  • Hopkins, D. G., M. D. Sweeney, and J. L. Richardson. 1991. Dispersive erosion and entisol-panspot genesis in sodium-affected landscapes. Soil Science Society of America Journal 55(1):171-177.
  • Wibawa, W. D., D. L. Dludlu, L. J. Swenson, D. G. Hopkins, and W. C. Dahnke. 1993. Variable fertilizer application based on yield goal and soil map unit. Journal of Production Agriculture
  • 6:255-261.
  • Hopkins, D. G., and J. L. Richardson. 1999. Detecting a salinity plume in an unconfined sandy aquifer and assessing secondary soil salinization using electromagnetic induction techniques. Geohydrology Journal 7(4):380-392.
  • Hopkins, D. G., and G. L. Running. 2000. Soils, dunes, and prairie vegetation: lessons from the Sandhills of North Dakota. Prairie Forum 25(1):45-64.
  • Norvell, W. A., J. Wu, D. G. Hopkins, and R. M. Welch. 2000. Association of cadmium in durum wheat grain with soil chloride and chelate-extractable soil cadmium. Soil Science Society of America Journal 64:2162-2168.
  • Wu, J. W. A. Norvell, D. G. Hopkins, and R. M. Welch. 2002. Spatial variability of grain cadmium and soil characteristics in a durum wheat field. Soil Science Society of America Journal 66:268-275.
  • Franzen, D. W., D. G. Hopkins, M. D. Sweeney, M. K. Ulmer, and A. D. Halvorson. 2002. Evaluation of Soil Survey Scale for Zone Development of Site-Specific Nitrogen Management. Agronomy Journal. 94:381-389.

Reports and Papers

  • Hopkins, D. G., M. D. Sweeney, and K. B. Montplaisir. 1986. McHenry County soil survey digitization project. Farm Research. 43(4):34-35. North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, Fargo, ND.
  • Timpson, M. E., J. L. Arndt, and D. G. Hopkins. 1986. Pedologic study of an archaeological site in the James River Valley; Stutsman County, North Dakota. NDSU Dept. of Soil Science Res. Rpt. No. 21. Fargo, ND.
  • Hopkins, D. G. 1988. Effects of revegetation and erosional dynamics on panspot genesis and distribution in western North Dakota. M.S. Thesis. North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, North Dakota.
  • Artz, J. A., E. A. Hayden, C. E. Haury, J. Arndt, and D. Hopkins. 1991. Southwest pipeline archaeology: The 1987 survey and text excavation programs at prehistoric sites in Mercer and Dunn Counties, North Dakota (segments A and B2). Project Report submitted to ND State Water Commission, Bismarck, ND. 398 pp.
  • Chaney, R. L., Y. M. Li, A. A. Schneiter, D. C. Green, and D. G. Hopkins. 1993. Progress in developing technologies to produce low Cd concentration in sunflower kernals. Proc. of the 15th Sunflower Research Workshop. Jan. 14-15, 1993. pp. 80-92.