Leigh J. Marshall, 2021

Thesis:

Recreation, vegetation management, and disease impact sympatric carnivore activity in California's East Bay parks

Leigh used camera traps to survey urban parkland in California’s East Bay Area for mammalian carnivore presence to investigate the potentially additive effects of development, non-consumptive recreation, and invasive vegetation management on spatiotemporal dimensions of carnivore habitat use, apparent disease prevalence, and intraguild competition.

Ashley Harper, 2023

Thesis:

Identifying habitat suitability and connectivity for Roosevelt elk (Cervus canadensis roosevelti) on the North Coast of California

Ashleywill be assessing the movement and habitat use of Roosevelt elk in Humboldt and Del Norte counties, specifically looking at the effects of land use and forest management techniques on the connectivity of elk habitat. She will also be using remote game cameras to assess the density of elk across different land use types. Assessing the density and movement of elk will help inform effective land management decisions for increasing suitable elk habitat, and in turn, decrease the amount of human-wildlife conflict areas.

Jon Ewanyk, 2020

Thesis:

Habitat use and prey selection by mountain lions in an altered sagebrush steppe environment

Alyssa Roddy,

Thesis:

Examining conservation importance of slash pile management on private timberlands in northern California

Steffen Peterson, 2023

Thesis:

Estimating black bear population parameters with spatial capture recapture in a high desert mountain ecosystem

Caylen Cummins, 2016

Thesis:

Environmental and anthropogenic influences on fisher (Pekania pennanti) den attendance patterns in California 

Evelyn Lichwa, 2021

Thesis:

Ecological and Social Drivers of Mexican Gray Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) Home Range Patterns Across Spatiotemporal Scales

Rebecca Carniello, 2022

Thesis:

Carnivore and ungulate response to livestock in a grazed forest ecosystem

Using data collected from remote camera traps in grazed and ungrazed areas of the Warner Mountains in northeastern California I will determine if wildlife shift the specific times of day they are active and/or change their habitat use in response to grazing cattle. Livestock grazing is one of the most widespread influences on native ecosystems and has varied impacts on wildlife. Myhope isthat land managers can use the information gathered on wildlife behavior to improve grazing strategies, facilitate coexistence with wildlife, and allow for the continued multiple uses of the Modoc National Forest with wildlife conservation in mind.

Sara Moriarty-Graves, 2023

Thesis:

Carnivore and ungulate occurrence in a fire-prone region

In a landscape of fire in the Klamath Mountain bioregion of California, Sara is studying how burned areas influence a mammalian community (mountain lion, black bear, elk, and deer) through the use of remote game cameras. She is also interested in how various burn severities and time since fire may influence predator-prey co-occurrence. Due to climate change, fire is an ever increasing threat to humans, ecosystems, and the animals that inhabit them. Through her research, she hopes to elucidate some of these impacts in order to better aid the management of wildlife and forests.

Matthew Delheimer, 2015

Thesis:

Assessment of short-term effectiveness of artificial resting and denning structures for the Humboldt marten (Martes caurina humboldtensis) in harvested forests in northwestern California