ES196 May 2006 Table of Contents

Effects of standardized test scores on environmental education at the elementary level.
Heather Belichesky

Effect of Organic and conventional farming practices on quercetin content in spinach, Spinacia oleracea
Anne Bozack

Air filter materials and building related symptoms in the 100 building BASE study.
Ian Buchanan - paper removed at request of author

Ash and non-ash nitrogen and moisture levels in Whitaker's forest canopy gaps.
Ingrid Burke

Effects and outcomes of Amicus Curiae briefs at the WTO: an assessment of NGO experiences.
Leah Butler

Can mulch increase predatory arthropod populations in agricultural crops.
Claire Chalmers

The effects of nutrients, light and insect herbivory on algal biomass.
Angela Dombrowski

Factors that affect student regional park use.
Matthew Griffis

The effects of stream restoration on habitat quality.
Lisa Hauck

Prey selection of Cooper's hawks (Accipiter cooperii) nesting in urban areas of Berkeley and Albany, California.
Aaron Haiman

Comparing accuracy of Xylella fastidiosa detection methods in sharpshooters.
Brian Hernandez

Investigation of the algal toxicity of Triclosan (5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol) and Triclocarban (3,4,4'-trichlorcarbanalide).
Richard Hunt

Pine and oak response to fire in the Sierra Nevada foothill savanna.
Sam Johnson

Toxic play: replacement of CCA-treated wood playground structures.
Michelle Kim

Environment versus development: assessing environmental predictions and economic goals in the community mine continuation agreements for Western Province, Papua New Guinea
Geza Theodore Kisch - Contact the author for a copy of this paper.

Carbon addition in the form of sucrose and sawdust as a method of restoring native perennial grasses in two coastal California prairies.
Monika Krupa

Spatial and habitat overlap of wild turkeys and California quail at Annandel State Park
Tami Lau

The spatial-demographic association between water contact and schistosomiasis reinfection.
Eunice Yujung Lee

Paper consumer's attitudes for recycled papers vs. virgin papers
Hyojik Charles Lee

Water temperature and chytridiomycosis in Rana muscosa larvae.
Shelly Lyser

Toxic bioassays: LC50 sediment testing of the insecticide Fipronil with the non-target organism, Hyalella azteca.
Susan Ma

Effect of rock heterogeneity on CO2 relative permeability in brine saturated Berea sandstone.
Ljubinko Miljkovic

An application of the species area relationsip to coastal Californian grasses.
Lynette Mulvihill

Trampling effects of hiking and mountain biking in a grassland park.
Tracie Nelson.

Mortality and predation of olive fly (Bactrocera oleae) pupae on the soil in
a Davis, California olive orchard
Mia Orsini

Attitudes regarding smart growth of local leaders and offcials in Contra Costa County, California.
Eric Panzer

Variation in the perception and use of public transportation in La Plata, Argentina
Lori Parks

Phytoplankton productivity response to ammonium discharge from watewater treatment plants in the San Francisco Bay.
Stephanie Reed

Survey analysis of the occupational health and safety status of maquiladora workers in two Tijuana, Mexico locations: Zona Urbana Ejido Chilpancingo and Ciudad Industrial Nueva Tijuana
Carlos Rodarte - paper removed at request of author

Variables affecting recreational use intensity and its impact on carnivore populations in parks and reserves in the Bay Area.
Kimberly Seymour

Perceived effects of Momordica charantia in preventing insulin resistance as viewed by Berkeley's alternative medicine practiotioner community.
Ancong Shen.

Aesthetics of spinach in market.
Oliver Slosser

Carbon monoxide measuring in the university garages.
Akiyo Tsuchiya

Measuring hospital capacity: assessing the emergency capacity of Bay Area hospitals in times of disaster.
Noli Valera

The effect of national park visitation on environmental awareness.
Andrew Wallace

Case studies in single-stream curbside recycling programs.
Jennifer Wang

Effect of a soil calcium addition on the extension and radial growth rates of
American beech (Fagus grandifolia) saplings
Suk-Ann Yee

Re-routing groundwater for on campus irrigation.
Idit Zarchi

Growth of Xylella fastidiosa at different pH levels in xylem sap.
Ricardo Zintzun

These studies were undertaken by seniors in the Environmental Sciences Group Major, an Interdisciplinary Studies program jointly administered by the College of Letters and Sciences and the College of Natural Resources at the University of California at Berkeley. The Environmental Sciences major allows students to concentrate in one of three fields of specialization: biological science, physical science, and social science. In their senior year, students in the major participate in a two-semester Senior Research Seminar, investigating an environmental topic of current concern. This project gives the students experience in field work, general research techniques, and oral and written presentation of research results. This volume is the compilation of research reports from the fall 2005/spring 2006 Senior Research Seminars.