Department of Watershed Sciences (WATS). This department was previously known as Aquatic, Watershed and Earth Resources. The name was changed in Fall Semester 2006.
Theses
Spring Precipitation in Intermountain West Influenced by Quasi-Biennial Oscillation, Jason A. Phelps
Stomach Capacity, Digestion Rate, and 24-Hour Consumption Rate for the Bear Lake Sculpin (Cottus extensus), Joseph H. Williamson
Stream Temperature Monitoring and Modeling to Inform Restoration: A Study of Thermal Variability in the Western US, Jessica R. Wood
Studies on the Relationship of the Redside Shiner (Richardsonius balteatus) and the Longnose Sucker (Catostomus catostomus) to the Cutthroat Trout (Salmo clarki) Popluation in Yellowstone Lake, Kenneth E. Biesinger
Systemic Studies of the Genus Gila (Cyprinidae) of the Colorado River Basin, Paul Bernard Holden
The Biology of the Utah Chub, Gila atraria (Girard), of Scofield Reservoir, Utah, Harold F. Olson
The Drivers and Ecological Importance of Streamflow Permanence for Native Salmonids: Evaluated at Multiple Spatio-Temporal Scales, Skylar Rousseau
The Effectiveness of Livestock Exclosures in the Restoration of Steelhead Onchorychus mykiss Habitat and Populations in the John Day River Basin of Eastern Oregon, Matthew Archibald
The Effect of Irrigation Diversions on the Mountain Whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) Population in the Big Lost River, Patrick Allen Kennedy
The Effect of Seed Mix Density and Composition on Wetland Plant Community Assembly in the Great Salt Lake Watershed, Elana Feldman
The Effect of Species Choice, Seed Mix Composition, and Microtopography on Native Plant Restoration in Great Salt Lake Wetlands, Coryna Hebert
The Effect of Stream Restoration on Preferred Cutthroat Trout Habitat in the Strawberry River, Utah, Nicolas R. Braithwaite
The Effects of Aboveground Herbivory on Root Traits and Root Decomposition, Emily A. Chavez
The Effects of Flouride Ion on Some Blood Constituents of Rainbow Trout, Salmo gairdneri, Linnaeus, Richard H. Alger
The Fate and Cycling of Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Trace Heavy Metals in Beaver-Altered Headwater Streams, Desneiges S. Murray
The Food of Pond Fish in Northern Utah, Robert L. Eberhardt
The Food of Three Centrarchids and an Ameiurid in Northern Utah During 1949-50, Robert L. Eberhardt
The Geomorphic Basis of Colorado Squawfish Nursery Habitat in the Green River Near Ouray, Utah, Cynthia L. Rakowski
The Influence of Redd Distribution and Microhabitat Availability on the Distribution and Abundance of Young-of-the-Year Trout in the Green River, Utah, Michael J. Buntjer
The Influence of Roots on the Accuracy of Soil-Moisture Measurements Taken with a Neutron Moisture Meter, Terry L. Andreessen
The Macroinvertebrate and Fish Communities of In-Stream Beaver Ponds in Northeastern Utah, Susan Washko
The Natural Reproduction of the Cutthroat Trout, Salmo clarki Richardson, in Strawberry Reservoir, Utah, William S. Platts
The Performance of a Bioenergetics Model in a System with an Abundant Population of Salmonids: A Case Study of Cutthroat Trout in the Logan River, Utah, Martha L. Jensen
The Relation of Some Physical and Chemical Factors of the Soil to the Productivity and Distribution of Certain Waterfowl Food Plants at the Bear River Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, Grant Hortin Jensen
The Response of Utah Lake's Plant and Algal Community Structure to Cultural Eutrophication, Leighton R. King
The Role of a Beaver in Shaping Stream Channel Complexity and Thermal Heterogeneity in a Central Oregon Stream, Florence Consolati Machen
The Utility of Environmental DNA and Species Distribution Models in Assessing the Habitat Requirements of Twelve Fish Species in Alaskan North Slope Rivers, James B. Eddings
The Vulnerability of Littoral Structures Under Multiyear Drought Conditions, Jenna M. Keeton
To What Extent Might Beaver Dam Building Buffer Water Storage Losses Associated with a Declining Snowpack?, Konrad Hafen
Trophic Status, Energetic Demands, and Factors Affecting Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Distribution in Pyramid Lake, Nevada, Nicholas A. Heredia
Trout Habitat in an Altered Gravel-Bed River with an Augmented Flow Regime, Jacob B. Stout
Twentieth Century Channel Change of the Green River in Canyonlands National Park, Utah, Alexander E. Walker
Use of the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) Model to Predict Road Surface Erosion in Mountain Rangeland Areas, Brian J. Zalewsky
Using Network Models to Predict Steelhead Abundance, Middle Fork John Day, OR, Monica R. Blanchard
Using Short-Term Environmental Education Programs To Increase Student Learning and Elicit Positive Attitude Change, Tiffany Kinder
Valley Bottom Inundation Patterns in Beaver-Modified Streams: A Potential Proxy for Hydrologic Inefficiency, Karen Bartelt
Wildfire in the West: An Initial Analysis of Wildfire Impacts on Hydrology and Riverbed Grain Size in Relation to Salmonid Habitat, Natalie J. Gillard