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Heather Bowen -
Habitat induced phenotypic variation in juvenile salmon using Geometric
Morphometrics. Heather is using a statistical
technique to look at physical variation in juvenile salmonid body shape
from fish that are reared in permanent waterbodies (i.e. the Sacramento
River) as compared to seasonal water bodies (i.e. Mud Creek)
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Becky Walther - Spatial distribution of native fish larvae. Becky is examining spatial patterns of larval fish distribution and abundance in seasonal stream habitat (Mud Creek). |
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Gina Benigno - Aquatic
Macroinvertebrate
use of seasonal tributaries. Using a combination of field
collection techniques, Gina will be examining the use and colonization
of a seasonal
tributary (Mud Creek) by aquatic macroinvertebrates over a year-long
period.
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Past Graduate Students
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Mike Limm. MS 2003- Juvenile Chinook
salmon
use of off-channel
flooded
vegetation: Working with the Nature Conservancy, Mike (UC
Berkeley) asked
the question of wether off-channel
habitats
(seasonal backwaters and temporary stream habitat) is good for the
rearing
of juvenile salmonids who use the shallow water during floods. He did
this
using otolith microstructure analysis of fall run chinook salmon.
Mike is currently finishing up his PhD at UC Berkeley in the Power lab. |
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Elaine Esteban MS 2002 - Effect of flow
variation on
the
macroinvertebrate
ecology and salmonid feeding in the Feather River: Elaine,
investigated the influence of the Oroville
Dam complex on the feeding preferences of juvenile
salmonids.
She tested a food availability model using juvenile steelhead trout and
chinook
salmon.
She and I are currently writing a second manuscript from her masters
research using community ordination techniques to
examine
the macroinvertebrate fauna in two highly flow regulated sections of
the
Feather River. |
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Ryon Kurth - MS 2006 Tracing marine-derived
energy
pathways
in the
Feather River.- Ryon examined the structure of
the aquatic
food web in the lower Feather River using stable isotopes. He
investigated the effect severe
flow manipulation has on the aquatic organisms in the river. Currently Ryon is employed as a Field Director by the California Department of Water Resources in Oroville CA |
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Mariah Garr - MS 2007 Wetland
Restoration and its effects on the
macroinvertebrate
community . Mariah investigated
temporal changes in the aquatic macroinvertebrate
assemblages associated with vegetative
restoration of wetlands in the Central Valley. Specifically
examined whether there are predictable faunal assemblages
associated with restored wetlands over a 50 year chronosequence of
wetland restoration. Mariah currently is employed by the CSU Chico Research Foundation and a laboratory assistant |
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Kyle Hartwigsen
- MS 2007. Interactions
between
California native yellow-legged frogs (Rana boyleii) and
introduced bullfrogs (R. catesbeiana): Kyle investigated the effect
bullfrogs have on the habitat and abundance of yellow-legged frogs in
Dye Creek, a Nature Concervancy reserve in Northern
California. Kyle is currently employed as a scientific aid by the Department of Water Resources in Oroville CA. |
| Alicia Seesholtz
- MS 2008 - Catch Selectivity of Fish Larvae using different gear type
and placement. - Alicia's work examined the ability to
collect fish larvae in a large river using multiple gear types and
alternative gear placement in the river. She did her reserch on
the Lower Feather River CA. Alicia is currently employed by the California Department of Water Resources. |
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