College
S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources
Department
Watershed Sciences Department
Faculty Mentor
Timothy Walsworth
Abstract
USU sophomore Cristina is an Honors student, Undergraduate Research Fellow, and Community Engaged Scholar studying fisheries and wildlife. Cristina theorizes that removing over-populous carp from Utah Lake will allow larger zooplankton to thrive, which in turn will consume more algae and reduce algal bloom intensity. Her tests so far have proven the first part of her theory, as zooplankton size went up when she removed carp. Next, Cristina will test if bigger zooplankton eat more algae. Cristina credits her love of nature to growing up without enough wilderness in urban Romania. She moved to Utah both for access to our great outdoors and for undergraduate research opportunities at USU. She has loved the hands-on fieldwork of data collection for this project.
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
2-7-2022
Recommended Citation
Chirvasa, Cristina, "Can Common Carp Removal Reduce Algal Bloom Intensity in Utah Lake?" (2022). Research on Capitol Hill. Paper 149.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/roch/149