2017
Noise pollution impact on songbird behavior, Joycelyn Blue and Ellie Stoermer
Population Characteristics and Habitat Use by the Recently Introduced Asiatic Clam (Corbicula fluminea) in Lake Whatcom, Washington, Jason A. (Jason Alexander) Buehler
Plant Community and Nutrient Development within Four Estuary Restoration Sites in Kitsap County, Washington, Shannon M. (Shannon Marie) Call
Effects of salmon carcasses on growth of riparian white spruce (Picea glauca) in Alaska: a long-term fertilization experiment, Alexa Camaioni
Investigating the Relationship Between an Invasive Species and Contamination in Stella’s Marsh, Edmonds, WA, Wyatt Carstens and Julia Ensign
Microhabitat Effects on Small Mammal Distributions in Chuckanut Mountains, Matthew Danielson and Logan Parr
Do Conspecific Soil Microorganisms Inhibit Potentilla recta?, Faythe Duran
Mobilization of arsenic from biotic disturbances in organoclay amended sediments., Austin Faccone and Meena Mortazavi
Characterization of an Unmanned Aerial System for Detection of Wetland Methane Emission Hotspots, Andrew D. Falabella, John A. Lund, and David O. Wallin
Lead sorption in aquatic environments, Rita Foth and Dylan White
Effects of Landscape and Environment on Turkey Vulture Distribution, Lydia Houston
Lead sorption constants in organoclay, activated carbon, apatite, and freshwater sediment, Eddie Kramarevsky and Charlie Christenson
Metal Mixture effects on uptake and bioavailability in Lactuca sativa seedlings, Eric Lawrence
Northwestern Salamander Site Selection for Egg Deposition, Kelly Melville and Alise Rector
Investigating glacial recession in the Cordillera Blanca of Peru using Landsat imagery, Eli Merrell
Determining Elk Browse Patterns in Northwest Washington, Nicole Miller
Metal Mixture Toxicity to Lettuce Seedlings (Lactuca sativa), Ian Moran
GIS Suitability Analysis to Identify Critical Habitat for the Cascades Frog (Rana cascadae), Victoria Niewohner
Calves, Corridors, and Caribou: Massive Mammalian Migration in Canada’s NWT, Lauren Øde
Reduced Light Availability Diminishes Mycorrhizal Growth Response of Invasive Forb, Regina O'Kelley
Simulation Modeling of Population Expansion for Introduced Mountain Goats in the Olympic Mountains of Washington State, Melissa M. Oscarson
A Sustainable cities project: understanding the ecological history of Stella’s marsh through a phase I environmental site assessment, Emily Rahlmann and Monica Hope
Victimizing Cap-and-Trade: How Policy Narratives Influence Policy Realities, Alyssa Rehwald
Elk Abundance Estimation and Road Ecology in Whatcom and Skagit Counties, Washington, Nathan C. Rice
Effectiveness of Salmon Carcass Analogs as a Form of Nutrient Enhancement for Juvenile Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in Three Lower Columbia Watersheds, Matthew T. Sturza
2016
Sediment Quality Triad Analysis at a Model Toxics Control Act Site in Anacortes, Washington, Miranda Aiken
Fine-scale Topoclimate Modeling and Climatic Treeline Prediction of Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) in the American Southwest, Jamis M. Bruening
Black Cottonwood (Populus Trichocarpa) Nutrition in the Dewatered Lake Aldwell Reservoir on the Elwha River, Washington, Ezra H. Citron
The Effect of High-Intensity Visible Light on the Bloom Niches of the Phototrophic Dinoflagellates Alexandrium fundyense and Heterocapsa rotundata, Elizabeth C. (Elizabeth Colleen) Cooney
Fish Abundance and Habitat Recommendations of the Lake Whatcom Tributaries, Ariel Edwards
Environmental Risk Assessment of Terrestrial and Freshwater Habitat for Cherry Point, WA, Andrew Egbert and Audrey Lugar
A Dynamic Bayesian Approach for Integrating Climate Change into a Multi-Stressor Ecological Risk Assessment for the Mercury Contaminated South River and Upper Shenandoah River, Lara Gaasland-Tatro
Predicting Risk to Estuary Water Quality and Patterns of Benthic Environmental DNA in Queensland, Australia using Bayesian Networks, Scarlett E. Graham
Lichen As A Biomonitoring Tool: Analysis of Train Emissions With SEM Imaging and Sequential Extractions, Gunnar Guddal and Henry Cade
Vegetation Composition and Fish Presence within an Urbanized Tidal Marsh: The Importance of Baseline Data, Chelsea Harris
Sehome Hill Arboretum Trail Decommissioning Follow Up, Calvin Heslop
Wildlife Diversity Differences Between Agate Pond Preserve and Chuckanut Community Forest, Chelsea Johnson and Elaine Lytle
Population size estimate of garter snakes, thamnophis spp., using capture-mark-recapture techniques in a semi-urban park in Bellingham, WA, USA., Skylar King and John Hathaway
The Function of Lupinus spp. in the restoration of a riparian ecosystem: Elwha River, former Lake Mills, WA, Caitlin Knox
Squalicum Creek: Channel Evolution in a Restored Creek, Tatum McLeod and Megan Mortensen
Framing Science: The Important Role of Art in Scientific Papers, Analissa Merrill
Water Quality and Algal Diversity of Ten Lakes Along the Mountain Loop Highway, Washington, Katy Pfannenstein
Emergent Contaminants and Effects on Field-Exposed Chinook Salmon and Cutthroat Trout in the Stillaguamish Watershed, WA., Jody M. Pope
Environmental Risk Assessment of Non-Resident Species in Cherry Point, WA., Shelby Reibel and Colton Charlton
Effects of Zostera marina Roots and Leaf Detritus on the Concentration and Distribution of Pore-Water Sulfide in Marine Sediments, Alexandra G. (Alexandra Garcia) Simpson
Quantifying the colonization of leaf litter by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in temperate lowland forests, Dylan Simpson
Long-term Water Quality Monitoring at Cherry Point, WA: Implications for Ecosystem Biodiversity, Kaitlyn Spellman and Hailey Brennan
Cluster Analysis as a Means of Examining Topographically-mediated Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) Growth in the American Southwest, Tyler J. Tran
Summer Climate and Western Spruce Budworm Outbreaks in the Pacific Northwest, Melinda Vickers
Spatial Variability of Snow Chemistry of High Altitude Glaciers in the Peruvian Andes, Lindsay K. Wallis
Heron Nesting and Foraging Behavior in Bellingham Bay, Ian Woodruff
Kinetic and equilibrium sorption modeling of arsenite and arsenate onto Lake Whatcom sediments and activated carbon., Holly Young, Fischer L. Young, and Henry T. Cade
2015
Phytoremediation of arsenic contaminated soils using mustard plants: An examination of remediation potential in the presence of annelids and iron oxyhydroxides, Macon Abernathy and Ben Maki
Ocean Acidification Affects Larval Swimming in Ostrea lurida but not Crassostrea gigas, Shannon Buckham
Effects of Heavy Metals on Benthic Macroinvertebrates in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, George L (George Livingston) Burgess
Effects of Hypoxia and Sulfide Intrusion on Eelgrass (Zostera marina), Melissa Ciesielski
Determining biologically available phosphorus in storm water entering Lake Whatcom, WA using the dual culture diffusion apparatus, Jonnel Deacon
The Effectiveness of Culvert Removal on Improving Water Quality Parameters in Carpenter Creek Estuary, Fawn Harris
Integrated Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment for the South River, Virginia: a Bayesian Approach, Meagan J. Harris
A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of voluntary cleanup programs in Washington, Oregon, California, and South Dakota, Brianne Hoppe and Katie Donkers
Marine Microzooplankton are Indirectly Affected by Ocean Acidification Through Direct Effects on Their Phytoplankton Prey, Kasey Kendall
Trophic Response to Multiple Stressors Using Species Sensitivity (SSD) Distribution Models, Gerald Kitsis
The effects of nesting American kestrels on pest bird abundance in sweet cherry orchards, Deanna Leigh
The Effect of American Kestrels on Deterrence of Bird Damage to Pacific Northwest Sweet Cherries, Deanna K. Leigh
Spatial and Temporal Effects of Train-sourced Air Pollution on Lichen (Ramalina farinacea) Near Bellinngham, WA, Justin Meyer and Ryan DeWitt
An Ecogeomorphic Model to Assess the Response of Padilla Bay's Eelgrass Habitat to Sea Level Rise, Katrina L. Poppe
Effect of Symbiotic State on the Fatty Acid Composition of Anthopleura elegantissima, Andrés J. Quesada
An Assessment of the Effects of Marine Worms on the Long-term Efficacy of Activated Carbon, Ryan Sarhan and Bryson Bellefeuille
2014
Mycorrhizal availability in the basin of Lake Mills and influence on colonization and growth of Salix scouleriana under drought stress, Andrew Cortese
Dietary characteristics of juvenile trout and char in seasonally inundated stream segments in Ross Lake, Washington, Emily Derenne
Systematic analysis of terrestrial carbon stocks in a small catchment of the Kolyma watershed, Kathryn E. (Kathryn Eliazbeth) Heard
Evaluating non-indigenous species management in a bayesian networks derived framework, Padilla Bay, WA, Carlie E. Herring
Influence of watershed and soil parameters on water quality in fifty western Washington lakes, Susan F. (Susan Farmer) Horton
QPCR analysis of functional genes in iron-rich microbial mats at an active hydrothermal vent system Loihi Seamount, Hawaii, Kelsey J. Jesser
Calculating risk change with management actions using Bayesian networks for the South River, Virginia, USA, Annie F. (Annie Franklin) Johns
How do compounds released by the green tide alga Ulvaria obscura affect development on invertebrate larvae?, Yolimar Rivera Vázquez
A study of pore-water sulfide and eelgrass (Zostera japonica and Zostera marina) in Padilla Bay, Washington, Annie Walser
Temperature and moisture effects on respiration in the organic horizon of a Pacific Northwest forest soil, Hanna M. (Hanna Maria) Winter
Influence of temperature on the physiological performance of zoochlorellae in two intertidal hosts (Anthopleura elegantissima and A. xanthogrammica), Gemma S. (Gemma Smith) Woodhouse
2013
Assessment of riparian conditions in the Nooksack River Basin with the combination of LiDAR, multi-spectral imagery and GIS, Erica M. Capuana
Nutritional role of microalgae in the diet of first stage brachyuran crab larvae, Nicole J. (Nicole Janette) Casper
Effects of ocean acidification on dispersal behavior in the larval stage of the Dungeness crab and the Pacific Green Shore crab, Anna-Mai F. (Anna-Mai Florentine) Christmas
Summer phytoplankton diversity in small lakes of Northwest Washington, Rachael D. (Rachael Dawn) Gravon
Regional risk assessment of the Puyallup River Watershed and the evaluation of low impact development in meeting management goals, Eleanor Hines
Factors affecting the distribution and abundance of the Salish sucker (Catostomus sp.): an endemic and endangered transboundary fish population, Nathaniel S. (Nathaniel Stuart) Lundgren
Influence of Sex and Body Mass on Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) Diving Behavior, A. Sasha (Alexandra Sasha) McFarland
Mountain goat genetic diversity and population connectivity in Washington and Southern British Columbia, Leslie C. (Leslie Claire) Parks
Toxicity of Herbicide Mixtures: Atrazine and Roundup® Toxicity to Daphnia Magna, Jennifer A. Stiles
Cougar genetic variation and gene flow in a heterogeneous landscape, Matthew J. (Matthew James) Warren
Phytoplankton ecology in four high-elevation lakes of the North Cascades, WA, Siana Wong