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Theses/Projects from 2007
Effectiveness of deterrents on black bear (Ursus americanus) to anthropogenic attractants in urban-wildland interfaces, Eileen M. Creel
A sensitivity analysis of an individual-based trout model, Paul Cunningham
A landslide study in the Redwood Creek basin, northwestern California : effects of the 1997 storm, Tera L. Curry
Examining the distribution of Dicymbe corymbosa monodominant forests in western Guyana using satellite imagery, Rebecca S. Degagne
Space use of American avocets (Recurvirostra americana) in South San Francisco Bay, California, Scott A. Demers
Gullies and sediment delivery at Caspar Creek, Mendocino County, California, Nicholas J. Dewey
Effects of turbidity on foraging efficiency and growth of salmonids in natural settings, Chad J. DeYoung
A period of consequences : global warming, social justice and a new transnational activist network, Margaret Donovan-Kaloust
The sustainable management of micro hydropower systems for rural electrification : the case of Bhutan, Karma Dorji
The role of counseling theory in the success of vocational rehabilitation outcome, Diana Easley
Well-being in cohousing : a qualitative study, Vance Edwards
Radiant heater effects on Leontodon taraxacoides, Hypochaeris glabra, and Parentucellia viscosa in dunes and seasonal swales at Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Vanessa K. Emerzian
Spartina densiflora, an invasive species in the marshes of Humboldt Bay, Heinz Falenski
Environmental variables influencing downstream migration of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in three Northern California streams, Jennifer E. Feola
Manipulation of food quality and quantity by black brant geese, Susannah L. Ferson
Disperal of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) seeds by shadow chipmunks (Tamias senex) in a managed forest, Craig Matthew Fiehler
Experimental effects of black brant herbivory and fecal addition on the eelgrass animal community in Humboldt Bay, California, USA, Adam J. Frimodig
Student perceptions of a college distance learning program at a maximum security prison, Sherry Heiser
Plant invasion models-road effects, Emily Ann Hobelmann
Financing land protection in rural communities : assessing the feasibility of an open space district in Humboldt County, California., Klaus Peter Jarausch
Response of juvenile salmonids to placement of large woody debris in California coastal streams, Casey Justice
Fuel loading and vegetation response to mechanical mastication fuels treatments, Jeffrey Kane
Development and application of a GIS based evaluation for prioritization of wetland restoration opportunities, Jennifer L. Kauffman
Effects of dynamic and static stretching on explosive agility activity, Nathan Kees
Ecological and economic services provided by birds on Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee farms, Jherime L. Kellermann
Landscape-scale habitat associations of the American marten (Martes americana) in the greater southern Cascades region of California, Thomas A. Kirk
College population attitudes and knowledge regarding sleepwalking behavior, Kathy Koeppen
FMRFamide-activated signal transduction pathways in the crop-gizzard of the earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris, Jamey Krauss
Hazardous fuel mapping and thematic accuracy assessment in the wildland urban interface, John B. Letton
Microsatellite evidence for short-term stability in a hybrid zone between spring-run and fall-run Chinook salmon, David Malakauskas
Predicting prey availability for stream salmonids, John Matousek
Responsive nectar secretion in Scrophularia californica, Rosemary Morris
The effect of beaver (Castor canadensis) dam removal on total phosphorus concentration in Taylor Creek and Wetland, South Lake Tahoe, California, Sarah A. Muskopf
Conspecific attraction in the breeding distribution of the Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus), Zachary J. Nelson
Landscape characteristics surrounding White-tailed Kite nest sites in southwestern California, Chris A. Niemela
The response of Cooper's Hawks to experimental Ponderosa pine forest restoration treatments in an Adaptive Management Area, Michael A. Palladini
A model to assess the use of nest exclosures for local population recovery of the western snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus), Christopher Scott Panza
Inheritance, obligation, and responsibility in a commons dilemma, Michael K. Porter
Dual or dueling economies? An analysis of the intersection of the cash and subsistence economies from the social sustainablity perspective, Christy Prescott
Extended freshwater rearing of juvenile Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in Northern California streams, Benjamin O. Ransom
Bioacoustic techniques to monitor great gray owls (Strix nebulosa) in the Sierra Nevada, Cameron B. Rognan
Assessment and redesign of teaching "Theories & methods of alternative dispute resolution" online, Gisela Rutishauser-Chappelle
A professional development workshop for teachers responsible for administering the FITNESSGRAM, Janice M. Schmidt
Women and self-efficacy : a comparison of lesbian, heterosexual, androgynous, and feminine typed women, Elisa Setmire
Evidence of leach field seepage determined by microbial and water quality analysis, Elisa Soltren
Using the Hough transform to detect fish in Freshwater Creek, Stephanie Souza
Intercollegiate athletes' perceptions of athletic training, Courtnie A. Steeves
Measuring teacher leadership, John William Triska
The effects of suspended sediment on aquatic community structure and detritus processing, John H. Welsh
A comparison of high spatial resolution images for fine scale vegetation mapping, Christine West
Temporal breeding patterns and mating strategy of the Foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii), Clara A. Wheeler
Disaster prepardness in the United States, Belinda White
Incorporation of wastewater harvested algae into three-phase compression ignition emulsion fuels, Patrick E. Wiley
Age-related movements and distribution of western snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) broods, Carol A. Wilson
Occupancy models of focal bird species in central Sierra Nevada foothill woodlands, California, Eric M. Wood
Socially undesirable gender-linked personality traits and their relation to alcohol abuse in a college population, Carolyn Yawn
Theses/Projects from 2006
An evaluation of the use of mating marks as an indicator of mating success in male Dungeness crabs, Justin C. Ainsworth
Learning Disability Assessment and Student Retention Rate at Humboldt State University, Elizabeth K. Archibald
Perceived parental relationships following disclosure of sexual orientation by lesbian, gay, and bisexual offspring, Erica L. Baltezore
From ontogeny to phylogeny : the olfactory system of Ascaphus truei, Noëlle A. Benzekri
Your Voice- Your Choice Coalition Transportation Committee Project, Dorothea Lynne Bott
Children in Colonial America, Lori J. Breyer
Social sustainability of rural community well-being and designing a planning process that will minimize the negative impacts of "Big Box" retailers, Margaret R. Campbell
Organic agriculture in Humboldt County, from social movement to economic development : interviews with organic dairy and row crop farmers, Allyson L. Carroll
Experimental assessment of a gateway invader : how yellow bush lupine (Lupinus arboreus) facilitates the loss of native dune vegetation, Jane Ashdown Cipra
Company towns in America, 1880 to 1930, Julie D. Clark
Subpopulation structure of steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the Middle Fork Eel River as determined by microsatellite DNA polymorphisms, Anthony III Clemento
John Adams and American foreign policy : the struggle to maintain neutrality, 1797-1800, Janna K. Cox
The Carpatho-Rusyn immigrants of Pennsylvania's steel mills (1880-1920), Mercedes Sowko Crispin
San Francisco Hetch-Hetchy Valley connection, Leslie T. Davies
Causes and effects of open enrollment in a rural northern California school district, Sarah C. Drisko
Telling the story : changing perceptions of the Lewis and Clark journals, Deborah Malony Dukes
Benthic index of biological integrity (B-IBI) for the South Fork Trinity River watershed, Julia L. R. Everta
Methods and modeling equations to quantify the litter layer of coniferous forests in California national forests, Carol Marie Ewell
Roost use by wintering dunlin at Humboldt Bay, California : relationship to predation danger and human activity, Nancy W. Fox-Fernandez
Exposure to anaplasma phagocytophilum and ticks in gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) in northern Humboldt County, California, Mourad Wisam Gabriel
Optimal groundwater management with GIS applications for the Blue Lake Aquifer of Humboldt County, California, Jeffrey K. Galef
Margaret Sanger : feminist heroine, public nuisance, or social engineer?, Clover F. Gross
Habitat differentiation and resource use among different age classes of post metamorphic Rana boylii on Red Bank Creek, Tehama County, California, Miranda Haggarty
Sex role attitudes in career choice : a replication of a 1978 study, Stephanie R. Haley
Female war correspondents in Vietnam : a turning point for women in American journalism, Natalia J. Haller
A case study of shallow landslide occurrence and magnitude-frequency due to rainfall events after earthquakes in northwestern California, Cheryl A. Hayhurst
Fish, forests, fire and freedom : infringements of Karuk religious freedom through federal natural resource management, Robert Croy Holmlund
The effect of two-minute television demonstrations on food purchasing and preparation practices, Joyce M. Houston
Exploring the Progressive Movement through the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson, Virginia Ruth Howard Mullan
Diet, nutrition, and reproductive success of Roosevelt elk in managed forests of the Olympic Peninsula, Washington, Nicole R. Hutchins
Effects of the artistic design of interpretive signage on attracting power, holding time and memory recall, Kari Anne Jensen
The evolution of the American family, Joelle D. Jordan
An individual-based model for analyzing the evolution of traditional foraging strategies, Andrew Robert Kanarek