Ian McGovern, 2008

Thesis:

Using Multiple Resolution Digital Images and GIS to determine vegetation sampling locations at Whiskeytown National Recreational Area

Kelsey McDonald, 2014

Thesis:

Tidal Seed Dispersal Potential of <em>Spartina densiflora</em> in Humboldt Bay (Humboldt County, California)

Kelsey's research examined the tidal dispersal potential of the invasive cordgrass Spartina densiflora from saltmarshes in Humboldt Bay (Humboldt County, California) by demonstrating the net direction and quantity of seeds drifting in tidal creeks in the saltmarshes. Kelsey also measured the buoyancy duration of S. densiflora seeds in still water and compare this with seeds in an orbital shaker to simulate bay and ocean conditions. The results of the buoyancy study will help to estimate how long S. densiflora seeds can float and therefore how far they might be able to travel in ocean and bay currents to invade other regions along the West Coast.

Cybelle Immitt, 2009

Thesis:

The potential of community action plans to promote economic revitalization through rural county planning

Benjamin King, 2024

Thesis:

The effects of scour and marginal inundation on Trinity River invertebrate biomass and density with potential implications for juvenile salmonid food resources

Ben's research describes benthic macroinvertebrate (BMI) communities in perennially and seasonally inundated habitats on the Trinity River under varying inundation periods. In addition, Ben describes benthic community composition shift after a winter streambed scouring event. The hydrologic regime can play a large role in benthic community dynamics. Historically, high flows on the Trinity occurred in the late winter/ early spring. Today, flows on the Trinity River are regulated by the Lewiston Dam and as a result, there is little flow variability in the winter/spring months and high flows occur in the summer when water is released. The results of this research can help guide a better tailored flow regime to support juvenile salmonids which feed heavily on BMI’s. 

Lisa Spadoni, 2008

Thesis:

The effectiveness of land use planning on the preservation of open space in five rural, high amenity communities in the Rocky Mountains

Brian R. Davenhall, 2009

Thesis:

Spatial Interpolation: A simulated analysis of the effects of sampling strategy on interpolation method

Allison Nunes, 2021

Thesis:

Seed bank composition within two sagebrush communities: a comparison of drought, microsite, and aboveground community effects

Sean Fleming, 2024

Thesis:

Satellite-based phenology and climate anomaly analysis in evaluating the response of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands tropical forests to the 2015-2016 drought

Melissa Collin, 2021

Thesis:

Satellite-based phenology analysis in evaluating the response of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands' tropical forests to the 2017 hurricanes

Sarah Aldinger, 2015

Thesis:

Rural Resilience: Local agro-ecological knowledge, sustainable agriculture and cycles of change in Hayfork, CA: An exploratory case study