Browsing Environment and Natural Resources Undergraduate Research Theses and Honors Research Theses by Title

Centering Indigenous Politics in Collaborative Conservation: Towards Just and Resilient Environmental Governance at the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area

Shutkin, Tal ( 2019-05 )

This research examines the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area (MKMA), a collaborative conservation initiative in northeast British Columbia (BC). Established in 1998, the MKMA is a 6.4-million-hectare wilderness with abundant ...

Changes in Composition and Diversity of an Urban Bottomland Forest over Time

Kaiser, Michelle ( 2016-05 )

The loss of biodiversity has been major conservation concern around the world as a result of urbanization, increasing deforestation, and agriculture use. This project aims to inventory and assess the vegetative diversity ...

Consistent individual differences in boldness of an African cichlid fish (Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor).

Oldham, Richard ( 2015-05 )

Recent research in animal behavior acknowledges that in many species, individuals exhibit consistent differences in behavior across time and ecological contexts (known as behavioral syndromes or animal personalities). ...

Correlating Sediments and Microorganisms in Three Ohio Watersheds

Sheban, Caitie ( 2015-08 )

Counties in Eastern Ohio within the Utica-Point Pleasant shale formation have experienced increased development of shale oil and gas. These operations have created areas of bare soil and dirt roads with high volumes of ...

Crude Injustice: A Multiscalar Spatial Configuration of Oil Trains and Environmental Justice

Fredericks, Maria ( 2019-05 )

The increase of Bakken oil extraction and production in the United States in the last decade has sparked the expansion of crude-by-rail (CBR) transport. The accelerating need for CBR transport has not come without consequence, ...

Cultivating Community and Identity: Urban Gardening in the Bhutanese-Nepali Refugee Community of Columbus, Ohio

Zavon, Jennifer ( 2020-08 )

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact that participating in community gardening has on the Bhutanese-Nepali refugee community of northeastern Columbus, Ohio. Studies have shown that gardening is correlated ...

Current Composition and Structure of a Disjunct Eastern Hemlock Ecosystem in Northwestern Alabama and Modeling Potential Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Infestation

Denney, Robert ( 2016-05 )

Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.) is a coniferous tree species native to a large portion of the eastern United States, and it is important in its role as a foundation species and in its contribution to landscape ...

The Current Zoning Situation and its Seismic Resilience in Quito, Ecuador

Newman, Ian ( 2019-05 )

This study of zoning structures and effectiveness in Quito, Ecuador, addresses the readiness of the city to prepare for and ultimately respond to the events of seismic catastrophes. It was shown that Quito is at significant ...

THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN AXENIC SYSTEM, AND THE SURVIVAL, GROWTH, AND BASELINE MICROBIAL LOAD OF THE REARING ENVIRONMENT, FOOD SOURCE AND INTERNAL MICROBIOTA OF A CICHLID FISH

Hayes, Jeffry ( 2017-05 )

A novel axenic apparatus was designed and constructed for use as a research platform in germ-free fish larvae culture and the development of antibiotic alternatives. The system contains many innovations to the systems most ...

Developing the Content for a Sustainability Curriculum at The Ohio State University

Bullock, Clair E. ( 2014-05 )

As one of the largest universities in the nation, The Ohio State University (OSU) has recently been recognized for several achievements in sustainability. Despite its national recognition, a recent annual OSU sustainability ...

Developing Youth Leadership through Community Gardening: Opportunities and Outcomes

Beres, Michelle ( 2013-05 )

Community gardens exist throughout Ohio and are associated with a variety of organizations. Little prior research has looked at youth involvement and leadership in these gardens. This study examined leadership opportunities ...

The Effect of Acclimation to Hypoxia on Fish Sensitivity to Ammonia

Medberry, Robert ( 2014-12 )

Aquaculture is a rapidly growing field that has potential to help solve world issues such as food shortages and agricultural sustainability. Winterkill is a naturally occurring event in which ice accumulation on shallow ...

The effect of Lake Erie algal blooms on Emerald Shiner (Notropis atherinoides) visual morphology

Bertolini, Elizabeth ( 2017-05 )

Due to recent increases in agricultural runoff, Lake Erie has been experiencing harmful algal blooms (HABs) with rising severity. The runoff carries excess Phosphorus which is a limiting nutrient in freshwater and a main ...

The Effect of the Lead Water Crisis as a Focusing Event on Cooperation and Conflict Among Actors in Sebring, Ohio

Satterfield, Jennifer ( 2017-12 )

At the same time the Flint water crisis made national news in late 2015 and early 2016, a local lead water crisis was taking place in Sebring, Ohio. This lead water crisis in Sebring was a focusing event that opened a ...

Effects of aquatic habitat degradation on hybridization between two species of Sunfish: Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) and Green Sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus)

Wittman, Jacob ( 2016-05 )

Stream habitat degradation includes factors such as as increased turbidity and excessive sedimentation of the streambed resulting from surrounding urban land use and development. It is hypothesized that these two physical ...