Environmental Science and

Terrestrial Resource Management ESRM 495 / 496 Senior

Capstone Posters

Spring 2018

Identification of Principle Groups of Organisms in Zooplankton Samples From the Vava’u Archipelago, Kingdom of Tonga, and In–depth Analysis of Larval Fishes ~J. Aspee / Prof. Wirsing The Correlation Between Grizzly Bear Residency and Annual Salmon Runs in SW Alaska ~R. Caffey / Prof. Wirsing Relationship Between Crown Development and Growth Rate in Douglas Firs ~P. Chuang/ Prof. Ettl The Effects of Elevation and Relative Density on Slash Volume of Douglas-fir in the Maritime Pacific Northwest and its Implications for Air Quality ~A. Cottle / Prof. Turnblom Is Stratification Necessary for Germination of Western White Pine? ~T. Ducken / Prof. Turnblom Mapping Landslides on Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest With New LiDAR-based Contour Connection Method ~G. Forster / Prof. Moskal Evaluating Copper Adsorption in Bioretention Systems With Water Treatment Residuals and Compost ~A. Holmes / Prof. Brown Understanding University of Washington Food Procurement Practices: Examining Sustainability Aspects of Food Procurement ~M. Knight / Prof. Asah Different Forest Treatments and Their Effects on Soil Nutrient Content ~M. Krueger and J. Larkin / Bernard Bormann

May 31st Thursday

2pm – 4pm

Anderson 207

Environmental Science and

Terrestrial Resource Management ESRM 495 / 496 Senior

Capstone Posters

Spring 2018

Microbial Source Testing of Swine Fecal Contamination in the Buffalo National River, Arkansas ~D. La Fazia / Prof. Prugh Factors Influencing Washington Residents’ Willingness to Pay for Wolf-Livestock Coexistence Programs ~D. Leng / Prof. Marzluff Implementation of Floating Wetlands in Stormwater Ponds- Case Study on Temperature and Vegetations ~A. Liu / Prof. Ewing Is Income Related to the Choice of Transit Options in Santa Monica? ~D. Maier / Prof. Vogt Understanding Stand Structure in Multiple Cohort Douglas-fir Stands ~M. Maloney / Prof. Ettl A Cross Cultural Empirical Investigation of Corporate Sustainability Performance ~S. Maroney / Prof. Paun Biosolids Affect on Plant Productivity ~A. Maxwell / Prof. Brown Accessing the Effect of 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) on Phagocytosis in Fish ~J. McDonald / Prof. Levin Comparing Fungal Colonization of Acer macrophyllum Roots in Canopy and Forest Floor Soils ~A. Meade / Prof. Vogt

May 31st Thursday

2pm – 4pm

Anderson 207

Environmental Science and

Terrestrial Resource Management ESRM 495 / 496 Senior

Capstone Posters

Spring 2018

Influence of Habitat Characteristics on Snowshoe Hare Density ~N. Mowat / Prof. Wirsing What is the “Nature” in Nature Contact and Human Health ~H. Mueting / Prof. Lawler Using Occupancy Modeling to Compare Species Distributions Relative to Human Presence in the Southern Washington Cascades ~E. Newman / Prof. Prugh How Has the Historical and Contemporary Distribution of Thuja plicata Been Shaped by Land Use Within the Western Olympic Peninsula? ~A. Noble / Prof. Harvey The Elliot Bay Seawall and Climate Change: A Review of the Sea-wall Planning Process and Seattle’s Preparation for Future Sea Level Rise and Shoreline Infrastructure ~S. O’Brien / Prof. Bradley A Genetic Analysis of American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) and Its Effect on Intelligence and Temperament ~D. Overhus / Prof. Marzluff The Impacts of Beaver Dams on Macroinvertebrate Biodiversity ~V. Owen / Prof. Grue Analyzing the Temporal, Spectral, and Spatial Image Characteristics of Orthophotos to Detect Invasive Knotweed in King County, Washington ~R. Plumb / Prof. Ewing Rufous (Selasphorus rufus) and Anna’s Hummingbirds (Calypte anna) Population Changes in Western Washington ~L. Rowe / Prof. Marzluff

May 31st Thursday

2pm – 4pm

Anderson 207

Environmental Science and

Terrestrial Resource Management ESRM 495 / 496 Senior

Capstone Posters

Spring 2018

Forest Stewardship Plan for Tolt-MacDonald Park ~C. Scelsa / Prof. Ettl Colonizing Endophytes of Populus trichocharpa Explored via Fluorescent Microscopy and Droplet Digital PCR ~S. Scharffenberger / Prof. Doty Invasive Plant Removal and Restoration of UW North Campus Archery Field Site ~J. Schiller / Prof. Ewing Understanding Changes in Distribution of Thamnophis in King County, WA and Assessing Potentially Suitable Habitat ~A. Scigliano / Prof. Prugh Vulnerability of River Otters to Chemical Contaminants in Prey Along the Green-Duwamish River ~C. Straight / Prof. Prugh Exploring the Relationship Between Pellet Counts and Browsing by Snowshoe Hares (Lepus americanus) in North-Central Washington ~C. Sullivan The Production of Transparent Paper Using Nanocellulose ~N. Tang / Prof. Dichiara The Ocelots of Puerto Nuevo: A Poisson Regression Model ~I. Terry / Prof. Gardner Decreasing Lime Addition During Biosolids Stabilization ~L. Vandermolen / Prof. Brown Connectivity Across the Pacific Northwest ~Z. Weber / Prof. Lawler

May 31st Thursday

2pm – 4pm

Anderson 207

Environmental Science and

Terrestrial Resource Management ESRM 495 / 496 Senior

Capstone Posters

Spring 2018

Is Phosphorus a Key Nutrient in the Host Parasite Relationship of Castilleja levisecta? ~E. Weisman / Prof. Bakker A Thematic Content Analysis of Public Responses to Environmental News ~A. Wong / Prof. Asah Avian Diversity, Age Structure, and Breeding Condition in a Cloud Forest and a Shade-grown Coffee Farm in the Peruvian Andes ~W. Zhou / Prof. Marzluff

May 31st Thursday

2pm – 4pm

Anderson 207