Monroe, Jane,
Habitat fragmentation can have negative effects throughout an ecosystem, but its impact is dependent on the spatial scale at which community members respond to the environment. Because solitary bees a...
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Hobelmann, Emily Ann,
Invasive, or exotic, plant species are commonly found lining roadsides and tend to favor disturbed areas that have been cleared of vegetation. Construction and maintenance of roads, utility corridors,...
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Buntin, Amber,
Systems of three species sometimes exhibit trophic interactions or go through a process called a "trophic cascade". One type of trophic cascade is when a predator inhibits the growth of an insect host...
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Tracy, Jennifer,
For the 1.6 billion people in the world who lack access to electricity, the flashlight serves as a simple but important lighting device. In contrast to traditional incandescent flashlights, incorporat...
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Matousek, John,
In this study I evaluated the effectiveness of the percentage by mass of behaviorally drifting invertebrates within drift samples to serve as an index of a stream’s capacity to support salmonid growth...
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Altic, Kimberly May,
A combination of a reversal and multi-element design was used to examine the impact of stimuli that produces sensory consequences that are similar (matched) and dissimilar (unmatched) to those produce...
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Stockwell, Abbey,
Stormwater runoff from development degrades receiving water bodies and alters their capacity to support life. Environmental planners are tasked with managing impacts from human land uses on ecosystem ...
complete descriptionhttp://hdl.handle.net/2148/595
Clemento, Anthony III,
Polymorphic microsatellite markers were employed to explore fine-scale genetic differences between adult summer steelhead trout and juvenile Oncorhynchus mykiss samples collected from the upper Middl...
complete descriptionhttp://hdl.handle.net/2148/176
Kuljian, Howard Gregory,
The introduction of non-native pathogens can have profound effects on forest ecosystems resulting in tree mortality, changes in species composition, and altered fuel structure. The 1990’s introduction...
complete descriptionhttp://hdl.handle.net/2148/667
Coltrin, William,
Biomass quantification methods have become of increased interest recently due to the threat of climate change. Organizations such as the California Climate Action Registry (CCAR) have suggested the us...
complete descriptionhttp://hdl.handle.net/2148/596
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