Environmental Sciences Group Major, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-2922
Shelly Cole & Robin Turner
Gabrielle Wong-Parodi & Tim DeChant
Anderson, David
Effects of Phytophthora ramorum the Stomatal Conductance of Coast Live Oak, Quercus agrifolia.
Barbane, Zachary G.
Environmental Justice Impacts of Rising Sea Levels in the San Francisco Bay Area
Batjargal, Ouyntegsh
Effects of Increasing Fertilization Rates on Onion Growth and Nitrogen Losses
Bentson, Sian
How UC Berkeley Undergraduate Students Perceive the Risk of Earthquakes in Berkeley, CA
Chambers, Allison
The Environmental Costs of California Lumber Transport
Chen, Christopher
Consumption and Production of Methyl Halides from a Woodland Soil
Choi, Esther
Comparison of honeydew production to explain vine mealybug dominance in California
Chu, Alexander
Surveying Diversity and Distribution of Non-native Plants at the Albany Bulb
Dash, Ryan
A Refrigerator Replacement Feasibility Study at the University of California, Berkeley
Dibble, Connor D.
Ecological Effects of Ant-aphid Mutualism on the Invasive Potential of Foeniculum vulgare in Northern California Coastal Scrub
Finkel, Halley
Biofuels and Climate Change: Evaluating the Viability of a Drought Vulnerable Fuel Resource
Fok, Elaine
Survey of Hepaticae (Liverworts) in Moorea, French Polynesia
Hansen, Michael George
Environmental Engagement and Product Knowledge among Consumers of Electric Light Bulbs in Albany, California
Kane, Rachel Walshe
Modeling Wind Resources for Harnessing Potential Energy at UC Berkeley
Kitajima, Kameron
Investigating Energy Efficiency and Conservation Behavior in UC Berkeley's Residence Halls
Krauth, David
Evaluation of Land Use Changes on Schistosomiasis Disease Prevalence in Sichuan Province, China
Krieg, Neva
Utility Regulation: Barriers to Decoupling Electricity Sales from Revenue
Lazzarini, Christian
The Berkeley FIRST Program: A life-cycle assessment of the costs and greenhouse gas emissions
Lee, Dana
Pyrethroid Pesticide Contamination of Urban Runoff in Stormwater Detention Ponds
Lee, Han
Electronic Waste Recycling in the Bay Area, California: What Do People Really Know?
Lopez, Leslie
“Farmer-Friendly” Sustainability Assessment of California Organic and Conventional Strawberry Farms
McGarvey, Jennifer
Aboveground growth responses of the annual grasses, Bromus diandrus and Bromus hordeaceus, to clipping and simulated trampling
Mertesdorf, Eric
The Ovicidal and Larvicidal Capabilities of Recent Reduced Risk Insecticides on Codling Moth Cydia pomonella
Novero, Barbara
Domestic Dogs as an Indicator of Tick Density and Diversity in a Semi-rural Area of Northern California
Pentella, Ricky
Walkability and the Built Environment: A Neighborhood- and Street-Scale Assessment of Diverse San Francisco Neighborhoods
Quirk, Ian
Life-Cycle Assessment and Policy Implications of Energy Efficient Lighting Technologies
Redmond, Miranda
Recruitment and Dominance of Quercus rubra and Quercus alba in a previous Oak-Chestnut Forest from the 1980s to 2008
Rodriguez, Roxana
The Effects of Competition with Invasive Fouling Species on the Size and Abundance of the Native Olympia Oyster in the Elkhorn Slough
Rosenbloom, Nathaniel
Water Quality Assessment of a Restored Urban Stream: Measuring Success of Best Management Practices at Minimizing Impacts of Stormwater Runoff in Strawberry Creek
Schlitter, Stephanie
Performance effects of Californian host plants on the Light Brown Apple Moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Walker) [Lepidoptera: Tortricidae]
Skophammer, Stephanie
The Population Dynamics and Migration Patterns of Alpine Butterfly Colias behrii
Wijeyewickrema, Kesaaraa
Examining the Effects of Herbivory on Aboveground Growth and Induced Defenses in Eucalyptus globulus
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 2008 to Spring 2009 Senior Research Seminars.