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Completed theses for the MS in Environmental Sciences & Policy<\/h1>\n

Emphases = Science & Policy (S&P) and Paleoenvironmental Science (Paleo). Click on any heading to sort, and click on the arrow to expand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Name<\/th>Year<\/th>Title<\/th>Emphasis<\/th>Advisor<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Fankhauser, Kaci<\/td>2021<\/td>Considering herbivory in seed sourcing decisions for restoration materials<\/td>S&P<\/td>C. Aslan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hansen, Lindsay<\/td>2021<\/td>Factors influencing growth in the Grand Canyon Colorado River population of flannelmouth sucker (Catostomus latippinis)<\/td>S&P<\/td>R. Best, B. Dickson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lehnert, Savannah<\/td>2021<\/td>The social and ecological role of trees in fragmented tropical landscapes<\/td>S&P<\/td>C. Aslan, K. Grimm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samuel, Ella<\/td>2021<\/td>Integrative methods to improve ecological restoration<\/td>S&P<\/td>R. Mitchell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sutherlin, Catilyn<\/td>2021<\/td>Evaluating methods to account for soil organic carbon stock changes in agricultural lands<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Huntzinger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taber, Ethan<\/td>2021<\/td>Increased burn severity and simulated climate warming drive shifts in functions and plant traits one year post-fire in northern Arizona<\/td>S&P<\/td>R. Mitchell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wrobleski, Emily<\/td>2021<\/td>Multi-proxy evidence for climatic and environmental change during the late glacial and early Holocene at Kelly Lake, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska<\/td>Paleo<\/td>D. Kaufman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Annetts, Tyler<\/td>2020<\/td>Direct effects of seasonal precipitation and temperature on the demography of two dominant bunchgrasses in northern Arizona<\/td>S&P<\/td>R. Mitchell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bransky, Nathanial<\/td>2020<\/td>Monitoring Diorhabda carinulata impacts on Tamarix using satelline imagery in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sankey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cowan, Emery<\/td>2020<\/td>New hands in public lands management: The role and influence of non-agency partners in Forest Service stewardship agreements<\/td>S&P<\/td>K. Grimm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guetz, Katherine<\/td>2020<\/td>Dam removal prioritization in the West: An optimization approach for river restoration and conservation<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Perry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haase, Kaitlin<\/td>2020<\/td>Hydroperiod effects on seasonal community assembly of aquatic macroinvertebrates in lentic systems of Northern Arizona<\/td>S&P<\/td>R. Best<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manak, Leah<\/td>2020<\/td>The effects of narcotrafficking on forest conservation initiatives and sustainable development in Honduras<\/td>S&P<\/td>E. Nielsen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nez, Tasha<\/td>2020<\/td>Cove mutton consumption survey: Policy insights to address uranium contamination of Navajo traditional mutton<\/td>S&P<\/td>J. Ingram<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Simpson, Ashlee<\/td>2020<\/td>Evidence for state change in an arid grassland-steppe: Limited recovery of vegetation after intermediate to long-term cattle exclusion in the Southwestern US<\/td>S&P<\/td>R. Mitchell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sterner, Sarah<\/td>2020<\/td>The impact of historical fire suppression, logging, and reforestation on vegetation regeneration after a high-severity wildfire in northeastern California<\/td>S&P<\/td>C. Aslan, R. Best<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bath-Rosenfeld, Robyn<\/td>2019<\/td>Engaging citizen scientists to determine the importance of non-agricultural fruiting trees for seed-dispersing frugivores on working landscapes in southern Costa Rica<\/td>S&P<\/td>C. Aslan, K. Grimm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
George, Robert<\/td>2019<\/td>Interpreting streamflow alteration using flow-ecology relationships for basins in the conterminous U.S.<\/td>S&P<\/td>B. Ruddell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Horne, Rene<\/td>2019<\/td><\/td>S&P<\/td>K. Grimm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeplawy, Joann<\/td>2019<\/td>The impact of genotypic vs. environmental variation in leaf litter on aquatic community assemblage and decomposition<\/td>S&P<\/td>R. Best<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jones, Lindsey<\/td>2019<\/td>Temporal and spatial variability of dissolved uranium and arsenic in unregulated groundwater sources - western Navajo Nation<\/td>S&P<\/td>J. Ingram<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leary , John<\/td>2019<\/td>Farmer perceptions of ecosystem services in southern Costa Rica<\/td>S&P<\/td>C. Aslan, K. Grimm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samar, Mary <\/td>2019<\/td>On the precipice of transition: water, crops and adaptation in Pinal County, Arizona<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Stuart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shaw, Natalia<\/td>2019<\/td>A hydrologic and cultural analysis of water resources in the Canyon de Chelley watershed, Navajo Nation, Arizona<\/td>S&P<\/td>E. Nielsen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Soder, Adrienne<\/td>2019<\/td>Interpreting nonmarket values of restoration with GIS to inform project prioritization in the Salt-Verde River watershed<\/td>S&P<\/td>A. Springer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thomas, Richelle<\/td>2019<\/td>Quantification of uranium in traditional Navajo tobacco and soil on the Navajo Nation, Arizona<\/td>S&P<\/td>J. Ingram<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tiffany, Briana<\/td>2019<\/td>The impact of administrative partitioning on the regional effectiveness of forest pest management in protected area-centered ecosystems<\/td>S&P<\/td>C. Aslan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wiman, Charlotte<\/td>2019<\/td>Late Holocene hydroclimate and productivity in varved sediment at Columbine Lake, Colorado<\/td>Paleo<\/td>N. McKay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wong, Annie<\/td>2019<\/td>Timing and rate of glacially driven outwash plain aggradation, Pothole Lake, South-Central Alaska<\/td>Paleo<\/td>D. Kaufman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deane McKenna, Megan<\/td>2018<\/td>Abiotic and biotic mediation of grazing impacts on soil carbon in northern Arizona <\/td>S&P<\/td>N. Johnson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mogen, Charles<\/td>2018<\/td>The paleoecology and fire history from the Crater Lake, Colorado, watershed: the last 100 years<\/td>Paleo<\/td>R.S. Anderson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perrone, Miranda<\/td>2018<\/td>Mapping land management agency resilience in the Sonoran desert<\/td>S&P<\/td>E. Nielsen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Romano, Emily<\/td>2018<\/td>Dissolved organic carbon released from thawing permafrost soils and detected in headwater streams<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Schuur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sanders, Renee<\/td>2018<\/td>Community valuations, perceptions, and judgements of eucalyptus plantation impacts in Ubajay and La Criolla, Entre Rios, Argentina<\/td>S&P<\/td>E. Nielsen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shin, Patrick<\/td>2018<\/td>Unmanned aerial vehicles for estimating forest canopy fuels in Ponderosa pine forest<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sankey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Webster, Cole<\/td>2018<\/td>Late-Pleistocene and Holocene record of fire at Padul Peat Bog (Granada, Spain)<\/td>Paleo<\/td>R.S. Anderson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winterbottom, Caitlin<\/td>2018<\/td>Informing Sonoran desert restoration practices through mutualism ecology<\/td>S&P<\/td>C. Aslan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yurcich, Emily<\/td>2018<\/td>Prescribed fire effects on habitat components important to the critically endangered masked bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus ridgwayi)<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elkind, Kaitlyn<\/td>2017<\/td>Buffelgrass detection and monitoring with Worldview-2 satellite and unmanned aerial vehicle images<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sankey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ferguson, Michelle<\/td>2017<\/td>Management for resilience? Examining management implications of landscape resilience in southwestern National Forests<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Huntzinger, K. Grimm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jones, Casey<\/td>2017<\/td>Characterization of the Redwall-Muav Aquifer of the Grand Canyon and Kaibab Plateau, Arizona, based on Roaring Springs hydrograph analysis<\/td>S&P<\/td>A. Springer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kolus, Hannah<\/td>2017<\/td>Assessing terrestrial biosphere model simulation of ecosystem drought response and recovery<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Huntzinger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McCormick, Molly<\/td>2017<\/td>Experimental inquiry into \"SLOSS\" for pollinator restoration designs in arid lands<\/td>S&P<\/td>C. Aslan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thurston, Lorna<\/td>2017<\/td>Physical processes driving suspended sediment transfer, Lake Peters, Brooks Range, arctic Alaska<\/td>Paleo<\/td>D. Kaufman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weber, Jesse<\/td>2017<\/td>Collaboration for forest management: practitioner perceptions of organizational role specialization<\/td>S&P<\/td>K. Grimm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yackulic, Ethan<\/td>2017<\/td>Productivity and temperature variability over the past 15,000 years at a small alpine lake in the southern San Juan Mountains, Colorado<\/td>Paleo<\/td>N. McKay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roberts, Aradhana<\/td>2016<\/td>The influence of grazing management on soil carbon and mycorrhizae<\/td>S&P<\/td>N. Johnson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sample, Martha<\/td>2016<\/td>Exotic conifer removal in Patagonia, Argentina: Ecological outcomes & management evaluation<\/td>S&P<\/td>R. Sanford<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silva, Chelsea<\/td>2016<\/td>Community perceptions of ecosystem services and human well-being from tree plantations in Argentina<\/td>S&P<\/td>E. Nielsen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Solazzo, Daniel<\/td>2016<\/td>3-Dimensional estimates of sand dunes on the Paria Plateau, Arizona with unmanned aerial vehicle, Worldview 2, and Landsat 8 images<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sankey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conboy (Swetish), Jessica<\/td>2015<\/td>Modeling and monitoring changes in the terrestrial cycle<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Huntzinger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haffey, Colin<\/td>2014<\/td>Patterns and predictors of crown fire induced type conversion in dry conifer forests<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kruse, Audrey<\/td>2014<\/td>Employing citizen science to study defoliation impacts on arthropod communities on tamarisk<\/td>S&P<\/td>J. Vaughn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Miller, Roy<\/td>2014<\/td>Governance structures for the Flagstaff water projection project<\/td>S&P<\/td>E. Nielsen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Preteska, Laura<\/td>2014<\/td>The longevity of extracellular DNA in clay soils<\/td>S&P<\/td>E. Schwartz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rivas, Cassandra<\/td>2014<\/td>Practical approaches for assessing local land use change and conservation priorities in the tropics<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stortz, Sasha<\/td>2014<\/td>Participatory analysis in natural resource management: Legitimacy, learning, and the production of actionable science<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bain, Dominique<\/td>2013<\/td>Wind energy: modeling implications and what influences policy decisions<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Huntzinger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boldt, Brandon<\/td>2013<\/td>A multi-proxy approach to reconstructing Holocene climate variability at Karupa River Valley, arctic Alaska<\/td>Paleo<\/td>D. Kaufman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gray, Miranda<\/td>2013<\/td>Landscape-scale models and maps of fire risk and connectivity in the lower Sonoran desert<\/td>S&P<\/td>B. Dickson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Henderson, Tanya<\/td>2013<\/td>Integrating traditional ecological knowledge into watershed restoration at Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Chinle Arizona <\/td>S&P<\/td>E. Nielsen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hoblitzel, William<\/td>2013<\/td>Characterization of hardrock mining impacts near Roco, Colorado: Testing a geochemical technique for citizen science<\/td>S&P<\/td>R. Parnell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenkel, Julie<\/td>2013<\/td>Identifying indicators of nitrogen pollution in vegetation and soils in the Grand Canyon region<\/td>S&P<\/td>N. Johnson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rooney, Whitney<\/td>2013<\/td>Understanding the effects of environmental science courses on students' environmental values, hope and confidence<\/td>S&P<\/td>J. Downard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sauerbrey, Katie<\/td>2013<\/td>Understanding dimensions of social acceptability for smoke impacts from prescribed fire<\/td>S&P<\/td>E. Nielsen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Truettner, \u00a0Charlie<\/td>2013<\/td>Validating bioclimatic species distribution models for subalpine forest tree species on an elevational gradient in the southwestern USA<\/td>S&P<\/td>K. Cole\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilson, Amber<\/td>2013<\/td>Policy inadequacies in groundwater use: a case study in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming<\/td>S&P<\/td>Z. Smith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Giardina, Mariah<\/td>2012<\/td>Springs ecosystem management: a qualitative analysis of policy implementation within the US Forest Service in Arizona<\/td>S&P<\/td>Z. Smith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hoglander, Cerissa<\/td>2012<\/td>Developed waters for wildlife conservation: Collaborative approaches and landscape models for desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis mexicana) conservation<\/td>S&P<\/td>B. Dickson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rubin, Spencer<\/td>2012<\/td>Wetlands, Euro-American disturbances, and policy implications on the southern Colorado Plateau: A paleoecological perspective<\/td>Paleo<\/td>R.S. Anderson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Skow, Dana<\/td>2012<\/td>Factors influencing the decline of native fishes in the upper Verde River watershed and management options for their conservation<\/td>S&P<\/td>A. Moline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swaffar, Wes<\/td>2012<\/td>Linking forest restoration and watershed services: Investigating payment for watershed services in northern Arizona<\/td>S&P<\/td>E. Nielsen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vaillencourt, \u00a0David<\/td>2012<\/td>Five thousand years of hydroclimate variability on Adak Island, Alaska inferred from alkanoic acids<\/td>Paleo<\/td>D. Kaufman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chang, Tony<\/td>2011<\/td>A quantitative review of the quality of environmental impact assessments for wind energy developments<\/td>S&P<\/td>B. Auberle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gonz\u00e1lez-Maddux, Cristina<\/td>2011<\/td>Ecological and human health effects of current uranium mining regulations<\/td>S&P<\/td>M. Robinson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maharjan, Rajani<\/td>2011<\/td>Irrigation diversions of the Verde River, Arizona: An assessment of impacts on water quality and riparian vegetation<\/td>S&P<\/td>R. Parnell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plumb, Spencer<\/td>2011<\/td>Forest carbon management in indigenous territories: A case study of REDD+ opportunity costs and indigenous perspectives on governance in the Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras<\/td>S&P<\/td>E. Nielsen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quisenberry, Jamie<\/td>2011<\/td>Modeling the effects of climate change on reclaimed water quality<\/td>S&P<\/td>G. Koch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ray, Christopher<\/td>2011<\/td>Predicting the effects of forest management policies on goshawk occurrence in northern Arizona Ponderosa pine<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sisk, B. Dickson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reimondo, Evan<\/td>2011<\/td>Ecological impacts and management implications of introduced bison in the Grand Canyon region<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cultra Eberly, Carrie\u00a0<\/td>2010<\/td>The value and viability of collaborative monitoring: Evaluating integrated monitoring for sustainability<\/td><\/td>T. Sisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drum, Ryan<\/td>2010<\/td>Beyond community wildfire protection: An integrated ecological approach to wildland-urban interface management<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gist, Jessica<\/td>2010<\/td>Policy and management dynamics of Mexican wolf reintroduction to the American Southwest<\/td><\/td>J. Vaughn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Henn, Abraham<\/td>2010<\/td>Tracking fluvial restoration: the San Juan River basin fluvial restoration projects database<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Ostergren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Henn, Moran<\/td>2010<\/td>A view of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) within western regions of the National Park Service<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Ostergren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hermosillo, Edyth<\/td>2010<\/td>Variations in mercury bioaccumulation in fish along the river continuum of four Arizona freshwater ecosystems<\/td>S&P<\/td>P. Gremillion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Holcomb, Christopher<\/td>2010<\/td>Anthropogenic ecological boundaries in conservation and restoration<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hudson, Hillary<\/td>2010<\/td>Predicting non-native plant invasions using the normalized difference vegetation index at Walnut Canyon National Monument<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lawrence, Melanie<\/td>2010<\/td>Searching for social-ecological resilience: Adaptive management implementation on US Forest Service rangelands in the Southwest<\/td>S&P<\/td>J. Vaughn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meinhardt (Malins), Kelley<\/td>2010<\/td>Disrupting mycorrhizal mutualisms: A potential mechanism by which exotic tamarisk outcompetes native cottonwoods<\/td>S&P<\/td>C. Gehring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mork, Lauren<\/td>2010<\/td>Livestock grazing after wildfire: understory response, current management, and implications for conservation of Southwest forests<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sommer, Larissa<\/td>2010<\/td>Climate change impacts on rural Alaska's natural resource harvesting practices<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Anderson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wadsack, Karin<\/td>2010<\/td>The economic and environmental impacts of large-scale wind power development in Arizona<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Acker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Androwski, James<\/td>2009<\/td>A national and regional assessment of ground-water and wind-powered desalination opportunities<\/td>S&P<\/td>A. Springer\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brown (Youmans), Rachael<\/td>2009<\/td>Decision making and discourse : Interest group and government interaction in the Verde River watershed, Arizona<\/td>S&P<\/td>J. Vaughn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Novikau, Aliaksandr<\/td>2009<\/td>Transformation of the air pollution regulatory system in Poland and implications for Ukraine<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Ostergren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Soltow, Hanna<\/td>2009<\/td>A 14,000 year vegetation and fire history from Hermit Lake, Colorado<\/td>S&P<\/td>R.S. Anderson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spang, Theresa<\/td>2009<\/td>Institutional change in the Russian Federation : Implications for protected area management<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Ostergren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bernstein, Eli\u00a0<\/td>2008<\/td>Restoration and stewardship on and arid public rangeland in northern Arizona: Ecological and political constraints<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dela Cruz, Michelle<\/td>2008<\/td>Exotic brome control and revegetation trials in the xeric riparian corridor at Zion National Park<\/td>S&P<\/td>R. Hiebert<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dow, Talise<\/td>2008<\/td>Predicting invasive plant persistence and tracking trends following removal of livestock disturbances from Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands<\/td>S&P<\/td>R. Hiebert<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genina, Mariya\u00a0<\/td>2008<\/td>A legacy of unsustainable water use: Adapting irrigation policies to climate change in Kazakhstan<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Ostergren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Masek Lopez, Sharon Rosa<\/td>2008<\/td>Geomorphic response to land use change, middle Verde River, Arizona<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Anderson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Watt, Jennifer<\/td>2008<\/td>A late-Holocene reconstruction of spruce beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis) disturbance from Antler Pond, Colorado, USA<\/td>S&P<\/td>R.S. Anderson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brown, Christine<\/td>2007<\/td>Wild land fire use on the Coconino National Forest, Arizona<\/td>S&P<\/td>R.S. Anderson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Holton, Brandon<\/td>2007<\/td>Upland free water availability and wildlife<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Mattson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hubert, Ronald\u00a0<\/td>2007<\/td>Transforming sustainability: Identifying the critical success factors for sustainable cities<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hurteau, Sarah<\/td>2007<\/td>Forest restoration effects on Western Bluebird home range size, habitat selection and nest success<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Routson, Kanin\u00a0<\/td>2007<\/td>Genetic diversity of historic apple trees in the Colorado Plateau and implications for its preservation<\/td>S&P<\/td>G. Nabhan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Schott, Nathan<\/td>2007<\/td>Evaluation of an interdisciplinary scientific research program monitoring the restoration of a creek following dam decommissioning<\/td>S&P<\/td>R. Parnell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Timmons, Daniel<\/td>2007<\/td>Groundwater flow modeling and scenario development in the Prescott AMA<\/td>S&P<\/td>A. Springer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fuller, A. Elizabeth\u00a0<\/td>2006<\/td>A comparison of techniques for mapping the distribution of sediment on the bed of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon: Implications for resource managers<\/td>S&P<\/td>R. Parnell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ironside, Kirsten<\/td>2006<\/td>Climate change research in National Parks: Paleoecology, policy, and modeling the future<\/td>S&P<\/td>K. Cole<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newell, Shawn\u00a0<\/td>2006<\/td>Evaluation of permeability model approach to habitat lineage design<\/td>S&P<\/td>P. Beier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Romo Leon, Jose Raul<\/td>2006<\/td>Conservation and the changing pattern of land cover and land use in central Sonora, Mexico<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salata, Tina<\/td>2006<\/td>Evaluating forestry camps: A case study of the Junior Forester Academy<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Ostergren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vysotskyy, Dmytro<\/td>2006<\/td>Sensitivity analysis of the Prescott National Forest sixth code hydrological units and its application for collaborative management<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Ostergren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cronin, Amanda<\/td>2005<\/td>Native American Tribes and collaborative watershed management<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Ostergren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fisher, Jessica<\/td>2005<\/td>Using packrat middens to assess how grazing influences vegetation change in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah<\/td>S&P<\/td>R.S. Anderson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meier, Zachary<\/td>2005<\/td>Guanacaste conservation area, Costa Rica: Biodiversity protection and community involvement<\/td>S&P<\/td>P. Fule<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Richey, Amy\u00a0<\/td>2005<\/td>A restoration rapid assessment protocol for the National Park Service<\/td>S&P<\/td>L. DeWald<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ruther, Elizabeth<\/td>2005<\/td>Cougar policy preferences as influenced by the valuation of nature<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Ostergren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harms, Rebecca<\/td>2004<\/td>Vegetation response to invasive tamarisk removal: Implications for riparian restoration<\/td>S&P<\/td>R. Hiebert<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Martinez, Theodore\u00a0<\/td>2004<\/td>Structure and function of arbuscular mycorrhizae within Native American and production agriculture on the Colorado Plateau<\/td>S&P<\/td>N. Johnson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mullen, Regina<\/td>2004<\/td>Impacts of prescribed burning on soil moisture<\/td>S&P<\/td>A. Springer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Munoz-Erickson, Tisha<\/td>2004<\/td>Evaluating the ecological and social outcomes of collaborative management: Ecosystem health indicators for monitoring effectiveness<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rabotyagova, Olena<\/td>2004<\/td>The mechanisms of arsenic toxicity and metabolism among different organisms<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Ostergren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toktarbekova, Zhanna<\/td>2004<\/td>How political conditions influence oil company behavior: A case study of Chevron Texaco in Kazakhstan<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Ostergren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aumack, Ethan\u00a0<\/td>2003<\/td>GIS and ecological discourse: Science, decision-making and landscape-scale ecosystem restoration in the southwestern United States<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blankert, Erin\u00a0<\/td>2003<\/td>Determining the cost of a lower arsenic drinking water standard for the Verde Valley, Arizona<\/td>S&P<\/td>R. Foust<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jones, Charles Jr.<\/td>2003<\/td>Predicting cattail responses to re-watering of a travertine stream: Decommissioning the Fossil Springs Dam<\/td>S&P<\/td>N. Johnson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Santos, Maria Joao Ferreira Dos<\/td>2003<\/td>Habitat selection by European badgers at multiple spatial scales: Implications for the conservation of the Montado<\/td>S&P<\/td>P. Beier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Soller, Ellie<\/td>2003<\/td>Using native seed for revegetation: Science and policy<\/td>S&P<\/td>L. DeWald<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sulkhova, Antonina<\/td>2003<\/td>Public participation in environmental assessment in the context of Russia as a transitional society<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Ostergren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wynne, J. Judson<\/td>2003<\/td>Landscape-scale modeling of vegetation land cover and songbird habitat, Pinalenos Mountains, Arizona<\/td>S&P<\/td>T. Sisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hansen, Monica<\/td>2002<\/td>Biological and cultural sustainability of Petrophytum caespitosum at Walnut Canyon National Monument, AZ<\/td>S&P<\/td>R. Hofstetter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rutherford, Susannah<\/td>2002<\/td>Ecological and political factors that contribute to successful mangrove rehabilitation projects<\/td>S&P<\/td>D. Ostergren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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