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

The relationship between turbidity and carotenoid-based coloration of centrarchid fishes in urban streams

Atkinson, Tiffany ( 2016-05 )

Agricultural and urbanization practices cause runoff of nutrients and sediments into aquatic systems, leading to elevated turbidity levels (i.e., amount of suspended particles in the water) and loss of aquatic biodiversity. ...

Relationships between Status Perception and Pro-Environmental Behaviors

De Nardo, Matheus ( 2014-08 )

This study explores the perceived social status associated with a variety of environmentally-friendly behaviors among individuals in groups who differ in their environmental orientation. Individuals in both the environmental ...

Religious and Environmental Values: Discovering the Landscape

Richards, Jamie ( 2019-05 )

Religion has had a contested identity within the environmental movement. Some have argued that religion has had an historically problematic environmental influence, and may still be of limited utility to the solution of ...

Researching the Effectiveness of Agricultural Programs: An Analysis of Conservation Engagement in Four Great Lakes Watersheds

Tellez, Callia ( 2020-05 )

Agricultural producers in the Great Lakes Basin have received over $100 million from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for agricultural conservation practices intended to influence on-farm decision making and improve ...

Risk Behavior of Peromyscus spp. in Clear-cut, Saw Timber, and Mature Forest Stands

Saintignon, Diana ( 2013-12 )

Organisms that are observed to alter their behaviors in the presence of predators are said to be practicing risk behaviors. These behaviors are enacted to reduce the perceivable risk of being attacked when exposed to ...

The Role of Beaver Ponds in Aquatic Ecosystems Impacted by Acid Mine Drainage

Stanley, Holly ( 2020-12 )

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is caused when water runs over sulfur-rich rocks that have been exposed during mining activity, causing low pH and high metal contamination in nearby waterways. AMD is an issue affecting aquatic ...

The Role of Public Health Agencies in Addressing Climate Change as a Human Health Concern

Syal, Sana ( 2010-06 )

With global average temperatures and average sea levels rising, an increased occurrence of extreme weather events, and losses in biodiversity, climate change has become increasingly evident in the scientific community. A ...

The Role of State Environmental Justice Actions on Reducing Air Pollution Inequality from 1995-2004

Saalman, Grace ( 2018-05 )

In 1994 President Bill Clinton signed Executive Order 12898 requiring state environmental protection agencies to consider how decisions differentially impact poor and minority communities. Since this time, states have ...

The Role of Taxonomic and Functional Macroinvertebrate Diversity as Indicators of Nutrient Pollution in Ohio Streams

Pocock, Krystal L. ( 2018-05 )

Nutrient pollution of United States surface waters, primarily due to agricultural and urban runoff, is currently one of the biggest contributors to the impairment of aquatic ecosystems. Sensitivity of aquatic macroinvertebrates ...

Ruffed Grouse Drumming Counts: An Examination of Observer and Roadside Effects

Dougherty, Eric M. ( 2008-12 )

Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) are the most widely distributed avian game species in North America. The long-term trends, however, have shown a significant decrease in Ohio’s populations. Ruffed grouse indices established ...

Screening of Soil Amendment as a Potential Urban Garden Soil Lead Remediation Treatment

Guider, Morgan ( 2013-05 )

Lead contamination in urban soils is a widespread problem caused by industry, leaded paint, and lead additives in gasoline up until the 1970’s. Methods are now being developed to treat the lead on site so that it no longer ...

Social Sustainability in the Food System: Examining Innovative Local Government Plans

Metzler, Rachel ( 2016-05 )

Over fourteen percent of households in the United States (US) are food insecure (USDA, 2013). At the same time, small and midsize farmers have been under pressure for the past 40 years from an economic and political system ...

Soil Health and Ecosystem Services in Ohio State University's Chadwick Arboretum

Swanka, Allison ( 2020-08 )

This work aims to examine soil health and ecosystem services in the Chadwick Arboretum on Ohio State University's Columbus campus. Healthy soils serve as a foundation for plant and tree health, as well as helping to provide ...

A Study of End-use of Brownfield Redevelopment Projects in Ohio

Sun, Maoqi ( 2013-05 )

Brownfield is defined as real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. In Ohio, there are ...

Territorial response of Carolina chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) to playback of Carolina chickadee and black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) song

Focht, Sarah ( 2013-05 )

Two morphologically similar sister species, Carolina chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) and black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus), distinguished primarily by song, have distinct geographic ranges except for a thin ...

Understanding Environmental Behaviors: A modification of value-belief-norm theory applied to farmer nutrient management decisions in the Maumee Watershed

Sheban, Karam ( 2014-12 )

As the shallowest, warmest, and most productive of the Great Lakes, Lake Erie is particularly susceptible to the effects of environmental stressors. As its once pristine shores have given way to urban, residential, and ...