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This community features research by the School of the Environment at Washington State University, combining Earth sciences, ecosystem and natural resource ecology, sustainability sciences and social sciences. The School of the Environment has an active research faculty, conducting research over a wide range of geological, environmental, natural resources and ecosystems. Much faculty and student research takes advantage of excellent local and regional field sites. In addition, a number of current projects are larger in scope and multi-disciplinary and collaborated by dozens of affiliated faculty located at the WSU Campus, at WSU campuses around the state, and at other institutions and agencies.
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Graduate students - Environment
This collection contains research produced by graduate students in the School of the Environment at Washington State University.
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Earth Science/Geology Curriculum Materials
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Electronic Dissertations and Theses, Environment
This collection contains theses and dissertations by students in the School of the Environment at WSU.
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Spatial and food web dynamics of non-native northern crayfish Orconectes virilis in Buffalo Lake, WA
(2018)Our understanding of the ecological niche freshwater crayfish occupy in aquatic food webs has expanded in recent decades. Numerous studies demonstrate the functional trophic role of crayfish can vary among endemic and ... -
Brave new world
(Biogeochemistry, 2017-03)Recent events in the U.S. have spurred us (the undersigned editors of Biogeochemistry) to make this statement in support of science and, in particular, environmental science. Media attention over “alternative facts” and ... -
INTERACTIONS BETWEEN NONNATIVE AMERICAN SHAD (ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA) AND FALL CHINOOK SALMON (ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA) IN LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER FOOD WEBS
(2017)Lower Columbia River Food Webs have undergone many changes resulting from impoundment, introduction of nonnatives, and supplementation with hatchery salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.). American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) are an ... -
THE BALANCING ACT OF FORAGING: MAMMALIAN HERBIVORES TRADE-OFF MULTIPLE RISKS WHEN SELECTING FOOD PATCHES
(2017)Animals face multiple risks while foraging such as the risk of acquiring inadequate energy from food, the risk of predation, and the risk of thermal stress. My first objective was to predict the overall perceived risk in ... -
MOLECULAR AND MICROSCOPIC INSIGHTS INTO THE RHIZOSPHERIC PROCESSES
(2017)Rhizosphere, the zone immediately adjacent to plant roots, represents a hotspot of carbon exudation, turnover, respiration, transformation and accumulation. The importance of roots for the formation of soil organic matter ... -
The Effects of Select Herbicides on the Biological Soil Crust in Shrub Steppe Areas of the Columbia Basin, Washington
(2015-08)The effects of herbicides used on arid lands in the Columbia Basin, Washington State on components of biological soil crusts (BSCs) were investigated. Active ingredients in the herbicides investigated were two synthetic ... -
HYDROLOGIC CONTROLS ON NITROGEN CYCLING AND NITRATE TRANSPORT THROUGH THE VADOSE ZONE OF A SUBSURFACE ARTIFICIALLY-DRAINED DRYLAND AGROECOSYSTEM IN THE PALOUSE BASIN OF EASTERN WASHINGTON
(2015)Advances in the application of stable isotopes to address environmental issues have led to new understandings of biogeochemical cycles for both natural and agricultural systems. Of particular concern, is understanding ... -
Oil and The Libyan Economy
(2015)Oil is the single most important resource in the Libyan economy. In order to explore the extent to which oil dominates the development of Libyan national income, this study covers the period time from 1990 to 2009. This ... -
Population Genetics of Phalaris arundinacea L. In A Western United States Wetland
(2015)Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge (henceforth Refuge) is located in east central Washington State. This area, within the Channeled Scablands, was created by numerous and enormous floods over 15,000 years ago. The refuge ... -
Arsenic Mitigation in Bangladesh
(2014-04)Exposure to arsenic in drinking water is a major problem worldwide posing a serious threat to human health. Arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh has been described as the largest mass poisoning of a population in history. Over ... -
The Express Influenza A+B Test
(2013-12)We propose a business model based on the application of new antibody technologies that will revolutionize rapid disease diagnostics. Currently, rapid diagnostic tests rely on the production of monoclonal antibodies that ... -
DYNAMIC SIMULATION FOR INTEGRATED WATER AND ENERGY RESOURCE PLANNING
(2013)There are few resources as critical to human productivity as clean, accessible water and abundant, inexpensive energy. As the human race continues to evolve and struggle with its role on Planet Earth, cautious and effective ... -
Quantifying Relationships between Ecology and Aesthetics in Agricultural Landscapes
(2013)Biodiversity decline and ecological degradation continue unabated despite accumulation of ecological knowledge, proliferation of sustainability research, and efforts to conserve natural resources. This paradox underscores ... -
The Role of International Water Law and Supporting Universally Applicable Water Management Principles in the Development of a Model Transboundary Agreement Between Riparians in International River Basins
(2013)International water law, an outgrowth of international law, is a conglomeration of tenets from international conventions and treaties that recognize rules codified by contesting states, customary law, judicial decisions, ... -
SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF USING MARINE PROTECTED AREAS TO MANAGE AN ORNAMENTAL FISHERY IN HAWAII
(2013)Marine protected areas (MPAs) have been implemented across the globe to protect biodiversity and important habitats, enhance fisheries, and manage marine resource users. Several hundred thousand wild caught reef fish are ... -
Regional Sustainability Assessment: Improving Collaboration And Coordination Across Watershed Plans In The Spokane River Basin
(2013)Local watershed and aquifer planning has come about as a result of the recognition that solutions to local problems needed to be discovered and implemented by those who are most affected. In large basins with multiple ... -
Review report for bio-regenerative solar cells: A sustainable source of energy
(2012-12)Building bio-regenerative solar panels for harnessing energy for deep space research instrumentation is one of the goals being pursued by space research agencies worldwide. Photosynthesis is being employed as the major ... -
Cooperation: The Emergence and Maintenance of Biological Complexity
(2012)This dissertation seeks to provide a valuable contribution to the understanding of major evolutionary patterns that have shaped the evolution of biological complexity on Earth. In order to analyze these patterns two major ... -
System Dynamics Simulation for Park Management: A Case Study of Glacier National Park, Montana
(2012)National park management encounters the challenge of conserving the park unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations. Many national parks in the world are faced with resource degradation due to overcrowding on roads ...