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Graduate Division Research Project

Susanne Altermann
Dept. of Ecol. & Evol. Biology
Faculty Advisors: Jean Langenheim
and Lynda Goff

The geographic structure of fungal-algal partnerships in widespread lichens of Western North America

Michelle Antolos
Dept. of Ecol. & Evol. Biology
Faculty Advisor: Daniel Costa
Ecological responses of Hawaiian albatrosses to variability in  marine environments

Barbara Ayala-Orozco
Department of Environmental Studies
Faculty Advisor: Greg Gilbert

Plant diseases as ecological drivers of plant community diversity

Cristie Boone
Department of Anthropology/Archaeology
Faculty Advisor: Dianne Gifford-Gonzalez

Using archaeological samples to establish baseline fisheries parameters for the Monterey Bay

Charlotte Cooper
Department of Anthropology/Archaeology
Faculty Advisor: Dianne Gifford-Gonzalez

A computer simulation approach to understanding human exploitation of the northern fur seal during climatic changes of the Late Holocene

Alison Davis
Dept. of Ecol. & Evol. Biology
Faculty Advisor: Barry Sinervo

Management implications of gene flow across habitats after the removal of introduced livestock in an island endemic lizard

Katrina Dlugosch
Dept. of Ecol. & Evol. Biology
Faculty Advisor: Ingrid Parker

Potential rapid genetic change in populations of an invasive plant species in California

Walter Heady
Dept. of Ecol. & Evol. Biology
Faculty Advisor: Mark Carr, Susan Sogard

Effects of environmental change on the growth, survivaland movement of Central Valley juvenile steelhead

Heather Mostman-Liwanag
Dept. of Ecol. & Evol. Biology
Faculty Advisor: Terrie Williams

The Effects of Environmental Temperature on Energetic Costs and Range Limitations of California sea lions and Northern fur seals

Marina Ramon
Dept. of Ecol. & Evol. Biology
Faculty Advisor: Giacomo Bernardi

Genetic differences among geographically separated populations of marine fish species

Alexandra Rose
Dept. of Ecol. & Evol. Biology
Faculty Advisor: Bruce Lyon

A comparative study of the latitudinal  clutch size gradient in arctic and temperate Tree swallow populations   

Chris Ruehl
Department of Earth Sciences
Faculty Advisor: Patrick Chuang

The composition of fine marine aerosol

Diana Stuart
Department of Environmental Studies
Faculty Advisor: Margaret Fitzsimmons
Managing for Water Quality and Biodiversity in California Agricultural Watershed

Nicole Woodling
Department of Environmental Studies
Faculty Advisors: Daniel Press, Dennis Kelso

Investigation of Sustainable Fishery Certification as a Marine Conservation Tool in California and France.

Undergraduate Division

Research Project

Hillary Saunders
Department of Environmental Studies
Faculty Advisor: Steve Gliessman

Birds, people and coffee: Exploring community participation in conservation