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Immigration Rights and Resources for the Campus Community

Cybelle Immitt

Portrait of Cybelle Immitt

Advisor

Yvonne Everett

Cybelle Immitt, 2009

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

Benjamin King

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Advisor

Alison O’Dowd

Benjamin King, 2024

Thesis:

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

Portrait of Lisa Spadoni

Advisor

Yvonne Everett

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

Jasmine Williamshen

Portrait of Jasmine Williamshen

Advisor

Alison O’Dowd

Jasmine Williamshen, 2021

Thesis:

Jasmine's research explored the impact of streamflows on benthic macroinvertebrate (BMI) communities. Since juvenile rearing is the limiting life stage for Chinook salmon on the Trinity River and juvenile salmonids are strongly dependent on benthic macroinvertebrates as a food source, it is crucial to understand the effects of flow releases on drift forage dynamics. One aspect of her project focused on the effects of streamflows on BMI drift composition, concentration, and biomass before and during pulse flow releases from Lewiston Dam on the Trinity River. The second aspect of her project explored if the duration of inundated marginal habitat had an effect on BMI benthic colonization, composition, concentration, and/or biomass. The results from this study may provide a deeper understanding of how altering streamflows affect processes that support important biota and can assist management with making water allocation decisions.
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