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Alyssa Roddy

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Advisor

Micaela Szykman Gunther

Alyssa Roddy,

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

Alyssa will be investigating wildlife use of slash piles with afocus onHumboldt marten, Pacific fisher, and their predators. She will be using remote trail cameras and scat collection to assess carnivore occurrence anddiet in the context of slash pile use. Her research is aimed at understanding how the maintenance of slash piles may influence habitat selection and activity of mesocarnivores in a managed landscape.

Evelyn Lichwa

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Advisor

Micaela Szykman Gunther

Evelyn Lichwa, 2021

Thesis:

The Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) is an endangered subspecies of the gray wolf whose home range patterns have not been studied since reintroduction in 1998. Evelyn will be assessing ecological and social variables influencing wolf home range size at annual and biologically significant timescales from collared Mexican wolves in Arizona and New Mexico. Elucidating factors influencing home range size is a fundamental ecological parameter for any species, particularly those of conservation concern. Therefore, Evelyn hopes herresearch provides useful information helpful to Mexican wolf conservation and management.

Rebecca Carniello

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Advisor

Micaela Szykman Gunther

Rebecca Carniello, 2022

Thesis:

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

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Advisor

Micaela Szykman Gunther

Sara Moriarty-Graves, 2023

Thesis:

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.

Penny Spiering Becker

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Advisor

Micaela Szykman Gunther

Penny Spiering Becker, 2010

Thesis:
The genetics, behaviour and success of African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (PhD)

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