Department of Watershed Sciences (WATS). This department was previously known as Aquatic, Watershed and Earth Resources. The name was changed in Fall Semester 2006.

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Spring Precipitation in Intermountain West Influenced by Quasi-Biennial Oscillation, Jason A. Phelps

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Stomach Capacity, Digestion Rate, and 24-Hour Consumption Rate for the Bear Lake Sculpin (Cottus extensus), Joseph H. Williamson

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Stream Temperature Monitoring and Modeling to Inform Restoration: A Study of Thermal Variability in the Western US, Jessica R. Wood

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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

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Systemic Studies of the Genus Gila (Cyprinidae) of the Colorado River Basin, Paul Bernard Holden

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The Biology of the Utah Chub, Gila atraria (Girard), of Scofield Reservoir, Utah, Harold F. Olson

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The Drivers and Ecological Importance of Streamflow Permanence for Native Salmonids: Evaluated at Multiple Spatio-Temporal Scales, Skylar Rousseau

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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

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The Effect of Irrigation Diversions on the Mountain Whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) Population in the Big Lost River, Patrick Allen Kennedy

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The Effect of Seed Mix Density and Composition on Wetland Plant Community Assembly in the Great Salt Lake Watershed, Elana Feldman

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The Effect of Species Choice, Seed Mix Composition, and Microtopography on Native Plant Restoration in Great Salt Lake Wetlands, Coryna Hebert

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The Effect of Stream Restoration on Preferred Cutthroat Trout Habitat in the Strawberry River, Utah, Nicolas R. Braithwaite

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The Effects of Aboveground Herbivory on Root Traits and Root Decomposition, Emily A. Chavez

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The Effects of Flouride Ion on Some Blood Constituents of Rainbow Trout, Salmo gairdneri, Linnaeus, Richard H. Alger

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The Effects of Seed Mix Composition, Sowing Density, and Seedling Survival on Plant Community Reassembly in Great Salt Lake Wetlands, Rae Robinson

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The Fate and Cycling of Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Trace Heavy Metals in Beaver-Altered Headwater Streams, Desneiges S. Murray

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The Food of Pond Fish in Northern Utah, Robert L. Eberhardt

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The Food of Three Centrarchids and an Ameiurid in Northern Utah During 1949-50, Robert L. Eberhardt

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The Geomorphic Basis of Colorado Squawfish Nursery Habitat in the Green River Near Ouray, Utah, Cynthia L. Rakowski

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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

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The Influence of Roots on the Accuracy of Soil-Moisture Measurements Taken with a Neutron Moisture Meter, Terry L. Andreessen

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The Macroinvertebrate and Fish Communities of In-Stream Beaver Ponds in Northeastern Utah, Susan Washko

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The Natural Reproduction of the Cutthroat Trout, Salmo clarki Richardson, in Strawberry Reservoir, Utah, William S. Platts

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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

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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

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The Response of Utah Lake's Plant and Algal Community Structure to Cultural Eutrophication, Leighton R. King

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The Role of a Beaver in Shaping Stream Channel Complexity and Thermal Heterogeneity in a Central Oregon Stream, Florence Consolati Machen

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The Role of an Invasive Exotic Plant on the Structure of Aquatic Invertebrate Assemblages: Tamarix in the Southwest United States, Bert Lewis

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The Survival and Growth of Adult Bonneville Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii utah) in Response to Different Movement Patterns in a Tributary of the Logan River, Utah, Jared W. Randall

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The Timing and Magnitude of Channel Adjustments in the Upper Green River Below Flaming Gorge Dam in Browns Park and Lodore Canyon, Colorado: An Analysis of the Pre- and Post-Dam River Using High-Resolution Dendrogeomorphology and Repeat Topographic Surveys, Jason S. Alexander

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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

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The Vulnerability of Littoral Structures Under Multiyear Drought Conditions, Jenna M. Keeton

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To What Extent Might Beaver Dam Building Buffer Water Storage Losses Associated with a Declining Snowpack?, Konrad Hafen

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Trophic Status, Energetic Demands, and Factors Affecting Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Distribution in Pyramid Lake, Nevada, Nicholas A. Heredia

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Trout Habitat in an Altered Gravel-Bed River with an Augmented Flow Regime, Jacob B. Stout

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Twentieth Century Channel Change of the Green River in Canyonlands National Park, Utah, Alexander E. Walker

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Use of a Net Rate of Energy Intake Model to Examine Differences in Juvenile Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Densities and the Energetic Implications of Restoration, C. Eric Wall

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Use of the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) Model to Predict Road Surface Erosion in Mountain Rangeland Areas, Brian J. Zalewsky

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Using Network Models to Predict Steelhead Abundance, Middle Fork John Day, OR, Monica R. Blanchard

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Using Short-Term Environmental Education Programs To Increase Student Learning and Elicit Positive Attitude Change, Tiffany Kinder

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Valley Bottom Inundation Patterns in Beaver-Modified Streams: A Potential Proxy for Hydrologic Inefficiency, Karen Bartelt

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Wildfire in the West: An Initial Analysis of Wildfire Impacts on Hydrology and Riverbed Grain Size in Relation to Salmonid Habitat, Natalie J. Gillard