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2018
The Abiotic and Biotic Controls of Arctic Lake Food Webs: A Multifaceted Approach to Quantifying Trophic Structure and Function, Stephen L. Klobucar
Beyond the 1984 Perspective: Narrow Focus on Modern Wildfire Trends Underestimates Future Risks to Water Security, Brendan P. Murphy, Larissa L. Yocom, and Patrick Belmont; Earth's Future
An Evaluation of Bull Trout Movement Dynamics in the Walla Walla River, Courtney Newlon
Invasive Phragmites australis Management in Great Salt Lake Wetlands: Context Dependency and Scale Effects on Vegetation and Seed Banks, Christine B. Rohal
Evaluation of 'Structure-from-Motion' from a Pole-Mounted Camera for Monitoring Geomorphic Change, Rebecca K. Rossi
Patterns of Threatened Vertebrates Based on Trophic Level, Diet, and Biogeography, Shaley A. Valentine
The Macroinvertebrate and Fish Communities of In-Stream Beaver Ponds in Northeastern Utah, Susan Washko
2017
Effects of Density and Size Structure on Omnivorous Trophic Cascades, Donald J. Benkendorf; Watershed Studies Institute Research Symposium
Effects of Density and Size Structure on Omnivorous Trophic Cascades, Donald J. Benkendorf; Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference (MEEC)
Effects of Density and Size Structure on Top-Down Control by an Omnivore, Donald J. Benkendorf; Ecological Society of America Conference
Effects of Density and Size Structure on Top-Down Control by an Omnivore, Donald J. Benkendorf; Sigma XI Symposium
Intraspecific Variation and Ecosystem Function: Implications for more effective Post-Restoration Monitoring, Donald J. Benkendorf and Howard H. Whiteman; Rocky Mountain Stream Restoration Conference
Changes in Floodplain Inundation under Non-Stationary Hydrology for an Adjustable, Alluvial River Channel, Bruce C. Call
To What Extent Might Beaver Dam Building Buffer Water Storage Losses Associated with a Declining Snowpack?, Konrad Hafen
Restoration potential of native bulrush genotypes under reduced water availability, Rachel Nia Hager and Karin Kettenring; 2017 Society of Wetland Scientists Annual Meeting
Quantifying Riverbed Sediment Using Recreational-Grade Side Scan Sonar, Daniel Hamill
Spatial and Temporal Variation in Brackish Wetland Seedbanks: Implications for Wetland Restoration Following Phragmites Control, Eric L. G. Hazelton, Rebekah Downard, Karin M. Kettenring, Melissa K. McCormick, and Dennis F. Whigham; Estuaries and Coasts
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
Optimizing Barrier Removal to Restore Connectivity in Utah’s Weber Basin, Maggi Kraft
Evaluating Habitat-Based Niche Requirements and Potential Recruitment Bottlenecks for Imperiled Bluehead Sucker (Catostomus discobolus), Bryan C. Maloney
Predicting the Impact of a Northern Pike (Esox lucius) Invasion on Endangered June Sucker (Chasmistes liorus) and Sport Fishes in Utah Lake, UT, Jamie Reynolds
Twentieth Century Channel Change of the Green River in Canyonlands National Park, Utah, Alexander E. Walker
Stream Temperature Monitoring and Modeling to Inform Restoration: A Study of Thermal Variability in the Western US, Jessica R. Wood
2016
Effects of Density and Size Structure on Top-Down Control by an Omnivore, Donald J. Benkendorf; Watershed Studies Institute Research Symposium
Effects of Density and Size Structure on Top-Down Control by an Omnivore, Donald J. Benkendorf and Howard J. Whiteman; Kentucky Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting
Control of Large Stands of Phragmites australis in Great Salt Lake, Utah Wetlands, Chad R. Cranney
Functional trait screening of bulrushes to improve restoration of ecosystem multifunctionality in wetlands, Rachel Nia Hager and Karin Kettenring; USU Student Research Symposium
Intraspecific variation in native bulrushes as a potential driver of restoration multifunctionality, Rachel Nia Hager, J. Marty, K. Hulvey, and Karin Kettenring; 2016 Society of Wetland Scientists Annual Meeting
Restoring ecosystem multifunctionality in wetlands through native bulrushes, Rachel Nia Hager, J. Marty, K. Hulvey, and Karin Kettenring; Great Salt Lake Issues Forum
Relationships between Riparian Vegetation, Hydrology, Climate and Disturbance across the Western United States, Nathaniel Hough-Snee
A Lota lota consumption: trophic dynamics of non-native Burbot in a valuable sport fishery, Stephen L. Klobucar, W. Carl Saunders, and Phaedra Budy; Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
The Role of a Beaver in Shaping Stream Channel Complexity and Thermal Heterogeneity in a Central Oregon Stream, Florence Consolati Machen
Aligning Conservation Goals and Management Objectives for Bonneville Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki utah) in the Logan River, Utah, Harrison E. Mohn
Effects of Environmental Water Rights Purchases on Dissolved Oxygen, Stream Temperature, and Fish Habitat, Nathaniel R. Mouzon
Contrasting trait responses to latitudinal climate variation in two lineages of an invasive grass, Thomas J. Mozdzer, Joshua S. Caplan, Rachel Nia Hager, C. Edward Proffitt, and Laura A. Myerson; Biological Invasions
Complex invader-ecosystem interactions and seasonality mediate the impact of non-native Phragmites on CH4 emissions, Peter Mueller, Rachel Nia Hager, Justin E. Meschter, Thomas J. Mozdzer, J. Adam Langley, Kai Jensen, and J. Patrick Megonigal; Biological Invasions
Discharge-Suspended Sediment Relations: Near-Channel Environment Controls Shape and Steepness, Land Use Controls Median and Low Flow Conditions, Angus A. Vaughan
Refining Methods for Quantifying Macroinvertebrate Estimates of Preference for Use in Stream Bioassessments, Ellen F. Wakeley Tomlinson
2015
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
Effects of Omnivory and Size Structure on Trophic Cascades, Donald J. Benkendorf; Murray State University Departmental Graduate Research Proposal Presentation
The Effect of a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent on Macroinvertebrate Communities in the Conestoga River, Donald J. Benkendorf; Mansfield University Senior Seminar
The Effect of a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent on Macroinvertebrate Communities in the Conestoga River, Donald J. Benkendorf; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania University Biologists Meeting
The Effect of a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent on Macroinvertebrate Communities in the Conestoga River, Donald J. Benkendorf; Mansfield University Showcase of Student Scholarship
Using Network Models to Predict Steelhead Abundance, Middle Fork John Day, OR, Monica R. Blanchard
Global change accelerates carbon assimilation by a wetland ecosystem engineer, Joshua S. Caplan, Rachel Nia Hager, J. Patrick Megonigal, and Thomas J. Mozdzer; Environmental Research Letters
Gross primary productivity of Phragmites australis under elevated CO2 and N enrichment, Joshua S. Caplan, Rachel Nia Hager, J. Patrick Megonigal, and Thomas J. Mozdzer
Effects of Environmental Water Transfers on Stream Temperatures, Logan Elmore
A Century of Geomorphic Change of the San Rafael River and Implications for River Rehabilitation, Stephen T. Fortney
Brackish marsh methane emissions increase under Phragmites australis invasion, Rachel Nia Hager, Justin E. Meschter, Peter Mueller, Thomas J. Mozdzer, and J. Patrick Megonigal; Global Change Research Symposium
Phragmites australis Invasion Influences Brackish Marsh Methane Emissions, Rachel Nia Hager, Justin E. Meschter, Peter Mueller, Thomas J. Mozdzer, and J. Patrick Megonigal; 2015 Society of Wetland Scientists Annual Meeting
Phragmites australis invasion influences brackish marsh methane emissions, Rachel Nia Hager, Justin E. Meschter, Peter Mueller, Thomas J. Mozdzer, and J. Patrick Megonigal; Leaves of Green Environmental Symposium
Linking Form and Process in Braided Rivers Using Physical and Numerical Models, Alan Kasprak
Genetic response of Phragmites to multiple global change factors, M. K. McCormick, Thomas J. Mozdzer, I. Slette, Rachel Nia Hager, Joshua S. Caplan, and J. Patrick Megonigal; 2014 Society of Wetland Scientists Annual Meeting
Invading Phragmites australis stimulates methane emissions from tidal marshes, Peter Mueller, Rachel Nia Hager, Justin E. Meschter, Thomas J. Mozdzer, and J. Patrick Megonigal
Population and Community Dynamics of Freshwater Decapods in Response to Ecological and Anthropogenic Factors in Subtropical Streams in the Caribbean, Omar Perez-Reyes
Matching Watershed and Otolith Chemistry to Establish Natal Origin of an Endangered Desert Lake Sucker, Deanna Strohm
Great Salt Lake Past and Present: Elevation and Salinity Changes to Utah's Great Salt Lake from Railroad Causeway Alterations, James S. White
2014
Seasonal carbon fixation by an invasive wetland grass under global change, Joshua S. Caplan, Rachel Nia Hager, J. Patrick Megonigal, and Thomas J. Mozdzer; Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting
Carbon fixation by the invasive common reed under current and near future CO2 and nitrogen conditions, E. Geoghegan, Joshua S. Caplan, L. Brougham, Rachel Nia Hager, and Thomas J. Mozdzer; Mid-Atlantic Regional Climate Symposium
Phragmites australis functional traits and carbon fixation are affected by anthropogenic climate change, Rachel Nia Hager, Joshua S. Caplan, J. Patrick Megonigal, and Thomas J. Mozdzer; Aquatic Estuarine Research Society Meeting
Rising CO2 and N influence Phragmites australis functional traits and carbon fixation, Rachel Nia Hager, Joshua S. Caplan, J. Patrick Megonigal, and Thomas J. Mozdzer; Society of Wetland Scientists Mid Atlantic Regional Conference
Rapid changes in genotype frequency by an invasive species in response to elevated CO2 and N, Rachel Nia Hager, M. McCormick, I. Slette, J. Patrick Megonigal, and Thomas J. Mozdzer; Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting
Influence of Phragmites australis invasion on brackish marsh methane emissions, Rachel Nia Hager, Justin E. Meschter, Peter Mueller, Thomas J. Mozdzer, and J. Patrick Megonigal
Influence of Phragmites australis invasion on brackish marsh methane emissions, Rachel Nia Hager, Justin E. Meschter, Peter Mueller, Thomas J. Mozdzer, and J. Patrick Megonigal; Undergraduate Science Research Symposium
Influence of Phragmites australis invasion on brackish marsh methane emissions, Rachel Nia Hager, Justin E. Meschter, Peter Mueller, Thomas J. Mozdzer, and J. Patrick Megonigal; Bryn Mawr Summer Science Research Poster Symposium
Physiological and morphological effects of anthropogenic climate change on Phragmites australis, Rachel Nia Hager and Thomas J. Mozdzer; Tri-College Environmental Studies Student Conference
Geomorphic Change Detection Using Multi-Beam Sonar, James Hensleigh
Trophic Status, Energetic Demands, and Factors Affecting Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Distribution in Pyramid Lake, Nevada, Nicholas A. Heredia
Modeling to Improve Vegetation-Based Wetland Biological Assessment, Robin C. Jones
Movement and Habitat Use of Bonneville Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki utah): A Case Study in the Temple Fork Watershed, Ryan L. Lokteff
Distribution and Drivers of a Widespread, Invasive Wetland Grass, Phragmites australis, in Great Salt Lake Wetlands, Arin Lexine Long
Factors Affecting the Toxic Cyanobacteria Nodularia Spumigena in Farmington Bay of Great Salt Lake, Utah, B. Eric McCulley
Linking Temporal and Spatial Variability of Millennial and Decadal-Scale Sediment Yield to Aquatic Habitat in the Columbia River Basin, Elijah Portugal
Are Experimentally Derived Estimates of Thermal Tolerance Useful in Interpreting Species Distribution Models, Iva Sokolovska
Channel Adjustment and Channel-Floodplain Sediment Exchange in the Root River, Southeastern Minnesota, Michael A. Souffront Alcántara
The Ecosystem Role of Fishes in Lotic Environments, Christopher C. Wheeler
An Evaluation of the Food Web Dynamics and Predator Prey Interactions in Scofield Reservoir, Lisa K. Winters
2013
Comparison of Topographic Surveying Techniques in Streams, Sara G. Bangen
A Multi-Scale Investigation of Factors Limiting Bull Trout Viability, Tracy Bowerman
Effects of Inorganic Nutrients and Dissolved Organic Carbon on Oxygen Demand in Select Rivers in Northern Utah, Joseph L. Crawford
Development of Sediment Budgets at Multiple Scales, Susannah O'Brien Erwin
Understanding the Relationship Between Livestock Disturbance, The Protocols Used to Measure that Disturbance and Stream Conditions, Lindsey M. Goss
Physiological and morphological effects of anthropogenic climate change on Phragmites australis, Rachel Nia Hager
Modeling USA Stream Temperatures for Stream Biodiversity and Climate Change Assessments, Ryan A. Hill
Mechanisms of Vegetation-Induced Channel Narrowing on an Unregulated Canyon-Bound River, Rebecca Blanche Manners
Colorado River Cutthroat Trout Habitat Resistance and Resilience to Climate Change, Kate H. Olsen
2012
Modeling Freshwater Mussel Distribution in Relation to Biotic and Abiotic Habitat Variables in the Middle Fork John Day River, Oregon, Ericka E. Hegeman
The Blackwood Creek Reach 6 Restoration Project's Influence on Reach Scale Sediment Scour and Storage Characteristics, David Raymond Immeker
Using Short-Term Environmental Education Programs To Increase Student Learning and Elicit Positive Attitude Change, Tiffany Kinder
Factors Influencing the Distribution of Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) in a Mountain Stream: Implications for Brown Trout Invasion Success, Christy Meredith
The Influence of Geology and Other Environmental Factors on Stream Water Chemistry and Benthic Invertebrate Assemblages, John R. Olson
Identifying and Quantifying Sediment Sources and Sinks in the Root River, Southeastern Minnesota, Justin Collin Stout
Environmental Assessment of Streams: Linking Land Use, Instream Stressors, and Biological Indices to Infer Likely Causes of Ecological Impairment, Jacob J. Vander Laan
Geomorphic Changes Following Beaver Dam Failure and Abandonment, Sonya Britt Welsh