Editors: John Latto, Matt Orr and Manish Desai		Senior Research Seminar Environmental Sciences Group Major University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, California  94720-2922
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Nesting Habitat and Selection of the Marbled Murrelet in Central California
Lauren Baker

Impacts of Heat on the Spore Bank Community Structure in Mixed Conifer Forest Soil Using Pinus jeffreyi Seedlings as a Host Species.
Megan Canright

Using a Timed Feeder to Increase Activity and Exhibit Usage in Captive Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)
Melinda Castillo

Interactions between Native Bark and Ambrosia Beetles with Phtophthora ramorum
Laura Cattani

Developing an Aquatic Toxicity Biomarker using Hemoglobin Gene Expression
Bonnie Chang

LC50 Determination of the Pyrethroid Pesticides Esfenvalerate and Permethrin
Kristina Estudillo

A Comparison of Pampas Grass (Cortaderia jubata), Coyote Bush (Bacharis pillularis), and Poison Oak (Toxicondendron diversilobum) on Soil Cohesion in Big Sur, California
Alexander Ford

Post-fire Regeneration of Riparian Vegetation in the Duncan Creek Watershed
Sara Hanna

Ozone Deposition on Pinus ponderosa Surfaces
Max Henkle

Analysis of Marine Sediments Collected in Cook's Bay, Mo'orea, French Polynesia
Marissa Hirst

Wetland Vegetation Effectiveness in Stormwater Treatment
Nazneen Hoque

Effect of Salt on Bacterial Denitrification of Agricultural Drainage Water
Rick Huang

Source Use in Environmental Coverage of San Francisco Bay Area Newspapers
Rosalind Jackson

Effect of Sodium Pyruvate Supplement on Concentrations of Seawater-Injured Escherichia coli Using the Aerobic Plate Count Method
Julie Keller

Seed Scarification Techniques in Silver Leaf Lupine
Alyssa Koomas

Characterization of Heavy Metal Tolerance and Accumulation in Indian Mustard Overexpressing Bacterial ?-ECS Gene
Janice Lee

Assessing a Caltrans Reclaimed Wetland with Geographical Information Systems
Denise Leong

Knowledge Of Factual Aspects Of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge As Pertaining To Political Stance Among College Students.
Paul Levers

Distribution of Invertebrates Affects Territory Structure of Song Sparrows (Melospiza melodia samuelis) in China Camp State Park, Marin County, California
Brie Lindsey

Patterns of Bottled Water Consumption: a Review and Analysis
Laura Martin

Understanding Environmental Risk Awareness Levels in West Oakland
Junn Masongsong

Habitat and Macroinvertebrate Assessment in San Pablo Creek
Karyn Massey

The Effects of Creek Restoration on Creek Health
Stephanie Melton

Smart Growth Planning Policy and Farmland Preservation in California's Central Valley
Amy Nelson

Demographics of Conservation Majors at UC Berkeley
Jada Nys

Barriers to Recycling in Castro Valley Public Schools
Aariel Rowan

Warning Siren Responsiveness: Richmond, California
Sarah Sanchez

Pesticide Use in Alameda County Private Schools
Diana Schwyzer

The Effects of Cigarette Smoke on Airway Epithelium
Cody Skaggs

Analysis of Foraging Behavior in Water Striders
Jerry Su

The Effects of Increased Salinity on the Algal-Bacterial Reduction of Selenium from Excess Wastewater in the Panoche Drainage District of the San Joaquin Valley
Matthew Takata

Population Structure of Tetragnatha versicolor (Araneae: Tetragnathidae)
in Northern California
Hillary Thomas

Proposal to Calculate Soil Loss in Claremont Canyon, East Bay Hills, Berkeley
Wing Tai (Kyle) Tse

Induced Defense and Varied Gall Density of Rhopalomyia californica on Baccharis pilularis
Robert Wellbrock

Seasonal Abalone Fishing Pressure Trends in Gerstle Cove, Salt Point State Park, CA.
Karl Ziehn

Statement about the authors

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 2002/spring 2003 Senior Research Seminars.