Master's Thesis Opus - theses submitted in partial fulfillment of the Master of Science in Natural Resources and Environment
Completed in 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
2009
- Title: A Study of Beetle Biodiversity in the Forests, Gardens, and Vacant Lots of Detroit
Student: Julie Cotton
Advisor: Perfector, MC Hunter - Title: Development of a GIS Model to Predict Muskellunge Spawning Habitat in Northern Wisconsin Lakes
Student: Joel Nohner
Advisor: Diana, Breck - Title: Elementary Teachers' Beliefs About, Perceived Capacities for, and Reported use of Scientific Inquiry to Promote Student Learning About and for the Environment
Student: Cory Forbes
Advisor: Zint, Davis - Title: Protected Landscapes and Multiple Use: BLM's National Monuments and Conservation System
Student: Heath Nero
Advisor: Wondolleck, Yaffee - Title: Predator Presence Suppresses Immune Function in Larval Amphibians
Student: Sarah Seiter
Advisor: Low, Werner
2008
- Title: Environmental and Management Influences on Fish and Invertebrate Communities in Agricultural Headwater Streams
Student: Janssen, Jennifer
Advisors: Allan, Wiley - Title: A Combined Design Approach for Integrating Habitats in Mixed-Use Development
Student: Wang, Zhifang
Advisors: Nassauer, Hill - Title: Burn Severity and Terrain: A Spatial Analysis of Forest Fire Burn Severity Trends in the Western United States
Student: Koziol, Benjamin
Advisors: Grese, Brown, French - Title: Effects Of Land Cover On Aquatic Communities And Food Webs: A Study Of Second Order Streams In Southeastern Michigan
Student: Crane, Derek
Advisors: Johengen, Allan - Title: Nitrogen and Carbon Biogechemistry in Soil and Vegtation Along an Indirect Urban-Rural Gradiant in Southeastern Michigan
Student: Kahan, Ari
Advisors: Currie, Brown - Title: Does Atmospheric NO3 Deposition Alter Actinobacterial Abundance and Community Composition in a Northern Hardwood Forest Ecosystem?
Student: Eisenlord, Sarah
Advisors: Zak, Semrau - Title: Intensification and Infestation: Agricultural Management and the Parasites of Associated Biodiversity within Agroecosystems
Student: Goodall, Katherine
Advisors: Perfecto, Foufopolous - Title: Incorporating Carbon Storage into Forest Management in Michigan: A Modeling Based Scenario Analysis
Student: Lindauer-Thompson, Alicia
Advisors: Currie, Helfand - Title: Improvement Proposal for Environmental Management System and Environmental Branding: Solution Guide for Department of Environmental Affairs, Company X
Student: Sawai, Akira
Advisor: Gladwin - Title: A Statistical and Dynamic Modeling Analysis of Phytoplankton Changes in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron During the Zebra Mussel Invasion
Student: Fishman, Daniel
Advisors: Adlerstein, Scavia - Title: Interactions Between Sympatric Hummingbirds On The Juan Fernandez Islands: Foraging Behavior And Competition
Student: Wolf, Coral
Advisor: Low - Title: The Influence of physical habitat factors on a near-shore fish community in the lower Muskegon River, Michigan
Student: David, Solomon
Advisor: Rutherford - Title: Of Darwin’s Dreams and Nightmares: The Concealed Violence of a Global Whitefish Commodity
Student: Johnson, Jennifer Lee
Advisor: Hardin - Title: Steelcase Green Product Development: An Early Stage Life Cycle Analysis Tool and Methodology
Student: Conway, Caroline
Advisor: Keoleian
- Title: Ecological Characteristics of County Drains in the River Raisin, Michigan
Student: Kelley, Jill
Advisor: Allan - Title: Assessing the Vulnerability to Drought in Ceara, Northeast Brazil
Student: Brant, Simone
Advisors: Lemos, Scavia - Title: Turbidity Mapping and Prediction in Ice Marginal Lakes at the Bering Glacier System, Alaska
Student: Liversedge, Liza
Advisors: Wiley, Michael Meadows, Guy Shuchman, Robert - Title: Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife Using Gallerucella Beetles
Student: Palmer, Jessica
Advisors: Grese, Allan - Title: Ecological and Socioeconomic Characteristics of Integrated Aquaculture Practices in Yingbin Bay, Hainan Province, China
Student: Theodore, Lauren
Advisors: Diana, Webb - Title: Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Conservation of Terrestrial Mammals
Student: Roberts, Eila
Advisor: Low - Title: Adaptive Capacity of Water Management to Climate Change in Brazil: A Case Study Analysis of the Baixo Jaguaribe and Pirapama River Basins
Student: Engle, Nathan
Advisor: Bierbaum - Title: Social, Economic, and Production Characteristics of Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii Culture in Thailand
Student: Schwantes, Vicki
Advisor: Diana - Title: Movements & Habitat Use of Juvenile Lake Sturgeon in the North Channel of the St. Clai River
Student: Lord, Katherine
Advisor: Diana - Title: Conservation Subdivision Design: Perceptions and Reality
Student: Bosworth, Kimberely
Advisor: Kaplan
- Title: Occurrence of Red Maple (Acer rubrum L.) in wetland ecosystems of southeastern Michigan
Student: Yocum, Martha
Advisor: Barnes
Hard copy - Title: Patronage or Participation? Understanding the Failure and Success of Community-Based Natural Resource Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa
Student: Nelson, Fredrick
Advisor: Agrawal - Title: Seasonal Movement Patterns of Walleye (sander vitreus) in Muskegon River and Musekgon Lake
Student: Hanson, Jonathon
Advisor: Webb - Title: Small Mammals, Habitat, and Forest Restoration at Seney National Wildlife Refuge
Student: Harrington, Erin
Advisor: Low - Title: Growing Sustainably: A case study on the use of sustainable agricultural practices for adapting to the coffee crisis in Agua Buena, Coto Brus, Costa Rica
Student: Garcia, Jose Francisco
Advisor: Lemos - Title: Sediment Transport Rates in the Lower Muskegon River and Tributaries
Student: Ladewig, Matthew
Advisor: Wiley - Title: Some Benefits of Nearby Nature for Hospital Visitors: Restorative walks in Nichols Arboretum
Student: Levine, Katy
Advisor: DeYoung - Title: A Review of Urban Planning in Tallinn, Estonia: Post-Soviet Planning Initiatives in Title: Historic and Cultural Context
Student: Haas, Vaike
Advisor: Larson - Title: Modeling the Efficacy of the Ganga Action Plan's Restoration of the Ganga River, India
Student: Lacy, Shaw
Advisor: Wiley - Title: An Analysis of Tourist Preferences for the Development of Ecotourism in Uaxactun, Guatemala, Using Choice Experiments
Student: Shoka, Daisuke
Advisor: Moore - Title: Monitoring Shorebird Habitat Using Softcopy Photgrammetry: The Case of Western Snowy Plover in the Coal Oil Point Reserve, Santa Barbara, California
Student: Tobias, Michele
Advisor: Brown - Title: Empowerment in an Era of Self-Determination: The Case of the Washoe Tribe and U.S. Forest Service Co-Management Agreement
Student: Adelzadeh, Mary
Advisor: Wondolleck - Title: China's Sloping Land Conversion Program: A Village Level Analysis of Land Use, Environmental, and Economic Changes
Student: Davis, Dwight
Advisor: Moore - Title: Groundwater Sources and their Influence on the Distribution of Steelhead in Topanga Creek, Topanga, California
Student: Tobias, Vanessa
Advisor: Diana - Title: Plant and Microbial Mechanisms of Nitrogen Retention in Northern Hardwood Forests Receiving Atmospheric NO3 Deposition
Student: Eddy, William
Advisor: Zak - Title: Nutrient Dynamics in a Small Agricultural Lake Erie Tributary
Student: Kasat, Rakhi
Advisor: Wiley - Title: Hispanics and Environmental Voting in the US Congress
Student: Ard, Kerry
Advisor: Mohai - Title: Life Cycle Optimization of Residential Clothes Washer Replacements
Student: Bole, Richard
Advisor: Keoleian - Title: Prey Utilization and Somatic Growth of Walleye (Sander Vitreus) in the Muskegon River and Muskegon Lake, Michigan
Student: Diana, Christine
Advisor: Allan - Title: A Nutrient-Phytoplankton-Zooplankton Model for Classifying Estuaries Based in Susceeptibility to Nitrogen Loads
Student: Zhao, Yuntao
Adivsor: Scavia