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Creator:: Kriz, Matthew A.
Abstract:: Gray wolves (Canis lupus) are the most socially polarizing species listed under the Endangered Species Act. Wildlife management practices at local, state, and federal levels include lethal control to resolve stakeholder and wolf conflicts as a last resort. There is little experimental evidence that lethal control is effective in this...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Creator:: Hakanson, Ahsa I.
Abstract:: Silene rectiramea (Grand Canyon campion) is a rare endemic plant species found only in Grand Canyon National Park. There is limited biological and ecological information available about this plant species and the extent of its distribution is unknown. Silene rectiramea is currently not included in a National Park Service monitoring...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: information available beyond their taxonomic status and general habitat preferences (Wayne & Rosentreter

Creator:: Ruch, Zachary
Abstract:: I conducted a field study using gray wolf and mountain lion urine to investigate white-tailed deer and mesopredator behavioral responses to novel predator cues in a natural setting and to see if any changes in wildlife activity correspond to changes in the local biodiversity of a wetland environment. I created...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Creator:: Gondor, Anne
Abstract:: The Altar Valley is an important working landscape that supports biodiversity and vulnerable species in Pima County, Arizona (Huckelberry 2000). This semi-desert grassland, alluvial valley and 713,807-acre watershed composed of 39 subbasins serves as an aquifer to a portion of southwestern Tucson. This region of Southern Arizona has been identified...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Creator:: Frink, Ashley M.
Abstract:: Recreational fisheries regulations at the state level along the US Atlantic coast are constantly changing to ensure the sustainability of marine fish populations. It is hypothesized that effective management of recreational fishing effort should have a positive impact on fish stocks. Using recreational catch per unit effort (CPUE) as a...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Creator:: Parry, Karine Elizabeth
Abstract:: Gray wolves are essential keystone species that regulate a biological ecosystem. (Estes, Terborgh, Brashares, Power, Berger, Bond and Wardle, 2011) There are many reasons why maintaining a healthy population of keystone species in the wild is essential. Gray wolves: 1) Are family pack animals that work together as a team,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Creator:: Morgan-Hayes, Anna S.
Abstract:: As the western United States faces warmer and increasingly varied climate conditions, as well as predicted water insecurity, concerns over water quality and water availability are growing. While humans, fish, and wildlife are dependent on clean water for survival in the present, management of water resources needs to consider future...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Creator:: Molton, Kathryn
Abstract:: Conservation banking is a market-based instrument and conservation tool designed to provide compensatory mitigation for impacts to endangered species. These banks provide both ecological and economic benefits, however their ability to continue providing these benefits is threatened by climate change. The motivational factors behind the decisions to establish a conservation...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Creator:: Miller, Rebecca W.
Abstract:: There is a growing body of research that describes the benefits of place-based environmental education (EE) within the schools, including improved competencies, better interpersonal skills, decreased gaps in social divides, increased pupil engagement in learning, increased community awareness, and increased environmental stewardship. Though the benefits are many, few schools utilize...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: communication, Sept. 2020; R. Goodrich, personal communication May, 2021). However, teachers agree that the

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