Environmental Sciences Major, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-2922
Patina Mendez & Kurt Spreyer
Rachael Marzion, Anne Murray & Carrie Cizauskas
Shiyang Fu
Effects of Global Change Factors on Sensitive Alpine Plant and Microbial Communities
Fatemeh Adlparvar
Physiological Response of Heatwaves on a California Native Species, Heteromeles arbutifolia
Robin Jae Yun Kim
Copper Catalyzed Oceanic Methyl Halide Production
Paz Lozano
Viability of Phytophthora ramorum on California Bay Laurel After Exposure to Temperature Extremes
Annasophie C. Lee
Phylogenetic Diversity and Endemism: Metrics for Identifying Critical Regions of Conifer Conservation in Australia
Emily Rose Gilson
Controls on Diffusive Fluxes of Methane and Carbon Dioxide in a Wetland in the California Delta
Sarah Christine Edwards
Understanding the Bay Area's Food Movements through Maps
Katherine M. Clabeaux
Planting Seeds of Knowledge: Sustainability of San Francisco Bay Area School Garden Programs
Charlotte Lai-Sam Hryse
Guerrilla Gardening in California's East Bay
Jahon Amirebrahimi
Grass-fed Meat: Peri-Urban Rancher Strategies to Resist Dispossession in California
Stephanie Ann Indrieri
Land Conservation Organization Strategies concerning Conservation Easements in California
Kamini P. Iyer
Food Security in Rural India: A Case Study of Vadamanappakkam, Tamil Nadu
Christopher Pavia
Benthic Macroinvertebrate Water Quality Metrics and Landscape Variables in the San Francisco Bay Area
Natalie Solares
The Influence of Vegetative Diversity on the Natural Control of Lygus hesperus by Geocoris spp. in Organic Strawberry Farms
Gabriella M. Vozza
Riverbed Filtration Clogging at Wohler on the Russian River, Sonoma County, California
Rebecca A. Wong
The role of pollen identification in examining butterfly pollination networks
Kathleen C. Tom
Quantifying Hedgerow Effects on Native Bee Movement
Alan Cai
Simulated Drought and Competition Exclusion in a California Grassland
Sara Daniels Winsemius
Plant-Soil Interactions and Implications for Restoration of Coastal Sand Dunes in Point Reyes National Seashore
Katrina Clare Zafra Velasco
Self-Organizing Step-Pool System Restoration in Wildcat Creek in Tilden Park, Berkeley, California: Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Response
Rosemary Havener
Phytorestoration using Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Association with Desert Plants in Boron-Contaminated Soils
Peter J. Moniz
The Ecological Benefits of using Recycled Water for Streamflow Augmentation during the Dry Season in Marsh Creek, Brentwood, California
Robert Nicholas Cash
A Reference for Restoration: Applying the Reference Site Model to Riparian Restoration Sites in the California Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral, and Oak Woodlands Ecoregion
Michelle Chang
Microplastics in Facial Exfoliating Cleansers
Hoi Kuan Fong
Residents' Perception of Urban Forestry in Macao
Mayra Estrada
Every Drop Counts: UC Berkeley Student Water Conservation Behavior
Qi Huang
Residents' Perception of Low Impact Development in Berkeley
Raven J. McGuane
Public Perception of Carbon Capture and Sequestration
Eric P. Rubin
How Personalized Normative Feedback Affects Home Thermostat Settings
Cristina Mora
Function and Localization of Penicillin-Binding Protein 1a Homolog in Caulobacter crescentus
Felicia H. Chiang
Vermitea Remediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil
Kanesha Pompey
The Use of Compost as an Inhibitor of Phytophthora ramorum in Soil
Hanh Ngoc Nguyen
The Significance of Estrogen in Reproductive Copulatory Success in African-clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis)
Austin T. Jones
Engineering Subcellular Fluorescence for High-Throughput Microscopy Screening in Microbial Biofuels Production
Jennifer B. Jong
Identifying Xylan Synthesis Genes in Oryza sativa
Monica F. Harnoto
A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Compostable and Reusable Takeout Clamshells at the University of California, Berkeley
Cecilia Chu
LEED in China: Does it Really Work?
Jolie Chan
Whose Sustainability are We Addressing? Building Characteristics' Effects on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Occupant Well-being at UC Berkeley
Mashail S. Arif
Residential Solar Panels and Their Impact on the Reduction of Carbon Emissions
Crystal L. Sun
Organic Waste Diversion and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation at UC Berkeley
Diana Y. Zheng
Does LEED save energy? A case study of LEED at UC Berkeley
Ryan A. Salladay
Herbivory Defense of Island Plants and their Mainland Relatives
Chad M. Fong
Environmental Influences on Resource Collection Behavior on the UC Berkeley Sciurus niger Population
Matthew J. Perryman
Evaluating the Invasive Potential of South American Spongeplant, Limnobium laevigatum (Humboldt and Bonpland ex Willdenow) Heine, in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Jacqueline Howells
Microhabitat use of the Eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) on the White Sands ecotone
Thomas Siu
Bed Bugs Infestations and College Student Social Behavior in Berkeley, California
Jeffrey Ja Wong
Spatial Variability of Mercury in Soils Around a Coal-Fired Power Plant
Brian Rodriguez
Ozone and Carbon Dioxide in Oakland: Assessing the Exposure within Census Tracts
Austin J. Cappon
Hybrid Electricity and Health: Effects of Renewable Energy Integration on Respiratory Illness
Toby Haass Walpert
Measuring Residential Natural Gas Leakage and its Impact on CH4 Emission Inventories in California
William C. Mumby
Getting Our Feet Wet: Water Management at Mt. Laguna in Cleveland National Forest
Esther Santacruz
Urban Agriculture Policies in California's Bay Area
Grecia Elenes
The Central Valley's Struggle for Clean Water: A Monson, California Case Study
Yeu Olivia Han
Microblogging the Environment: How Generation Y Talks About Sustainability on Tumblr
Sage L. Farrell
The Effect of Floral Nectar Feeding on the Parasitoid Anagrus spp. (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae)
Dawning L. Wu
Assessing Overwintering Habitat Preferences of Anagrus spp. in and around North Coast Vineyards
Brynn Sequoia Cook
Pre-release Efficacy Test of the Proposed Biological Control Agent Arrytinis hakani on the Invasive Weed Genista monspessulana
Michael J. Scott
Evaluation of Overwintering Habitat of the Western Grape Leafhopper (Erythroneura elegantula) in and around North Coast Vineyards
Christina Edsall
Comparing the development and fitness of navel orangeworm, Amyellois transitella, raised on agricultural and non-agricultural host plants
Benjamin P. Weise
A Train to Nowhere? California Editorial coverage of the California High-Speed Rail System
Lauren C. Reyes
Ford and General Motors Corporate Sustainability Reports: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Abraham Diaz, Jr.
A Toxic Convention: Regulating the International Hazardous Waste Trade
Attrace Yuiying Chang
Efficacy of Climate Action Plan Development in Richmond, California
Rachel Connolly
Policy Impacts of Air Quality Advocacy at the Port of Oakland
Amanda M. Wolf
Urban Form and Travel Behavior: Case Study of Avalon Walnut Creek Transit Village
These studies were undertaken by seniors in the Environmental Sciences Group Major, an Interdisciplinary Studies program administered by the Department of Enviromental Science, Policy, and Management in the College of Letters and Sciences 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 2012 to Spring 2013 Senior Research Seminars.