The Thesis Option provides students with an opportunity to complete an applied scientific research project within the context of an environmental issue.
The CWSP program began in Fall 2006. Theses completed to date are listed below.
| Year |
Candidate |
Title |
Download |
Committee |
| 2013 |
Jessica Watson |
Fine-scale behavior of coral reef fishes in a small Floridian marine reserve |
PDF 860 KB |
James Lindholm
Fred Watson
Peter Auster |
| 2012 |
Scott Toews |
Linking habitat heterogeneity to genetic partitioning in the rocky subtidal using black surfperch (Embiotoca jacksoni) |
PDF 1.7 MB |
Corey Garza
Henrik Kibak
Giacomo Bernardi |
| 2012 |
Colin Nicol |
Steelhead habitat assessment of three small coastal central California streams |
PDF 2.0 MB |
Doug Smith
Fred Watson
Michael Westphal |
| 2012 |
Pamela Krone-Davis |
Assessing pesticide reduction in constructed wetlands using a tanks-in-series model within a Bayesian framework
See also: Krone-Davis, P., Watson, F., Los Huertos, M., Starner, K. 2013 in press. Assessing pesticide reduction in constructed wetlands using a tanks-in-series model within a Bayesian framework. In press, Ecological Engineering.
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PDF 1.4 MB |
Fred Watson
Marc Los Huertos
Keith Starner |
| 2012 |
Ashley Knight |
The distribution of demersal fishes over heterogeneous seafloor habitats: An application of landscape ecology to video imagery collected in a central California marine conservation area |
PDF 1.5 MB |
James Lindholm
Fred Watson
Andrew DeVogelaere |
| 2011 |
Jen Stern |
An assesment of control methods for Cape ivy in coastal riparian ecosystems |
PDF 3.2 MB |
Fred Watson
Suzy Worcester
George McMenamin |
| 2011 |
Steven Quan |
Using vessel-based LIDAR to quantify coastal erosion during El Nino and inter-El Nino periods in Monterey Bay, CA |
PDF 1.2 MB |
Rikk Kvitek
Doug Smith
Gary Griggs |
| 2011 |
Chelsea Parrish-Kuhn |
Patterns in the temporal variability of temperate reef fishes and the implications for sampling frequency in citizen science monitoring programs |
PDF 3.4 MB |
James Lindholm
Susan Alexander
Jan Freiwald
Mark Carr
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| 2011 |
Carolyn Rosevelt |
Marine debris in central California: Quantifying type and abundance of beach litter in Monterey Bay, CA |
PDF 1.4 MB |
Marc Los Huertos
Corey Garza
Hannahrose Nevins
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| 2011 |
Jeremy Kerr |
Detecting change in benthic communities at San Cristobal Reef in La Parguera, Puerto Rico, 2007-2009 |
PDF 4.2 MB |
Fred Watson
James Lindholm
Liane Guild |
| 2011 |
Shae Mitchell |
Lottia gigantea size and density differences in rocky intertidal communities near Monterey Bay, California |
PDF 1.1 MB |
Susan Alexander
Corey Garza
Steve Lonhart
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| 2011 |
Todd Hallenbeck |
Rippled scour depressions and ecologically significant heterogeneity to soft sediment habitats on the continental shelf |
PDF 675 KB |
Rikk Kvitek
James Lindholm
Jason Vasques |
| 2010 |
Randy Holloway |
Annual Sediment Retention and Hydraulic Residence Time Variability in a Riverine Wetland Receiving Unregulated Inflow from Agricultural Runoff |
PDF 1.5 MB |
Doug Smith
Fred Watson
Bryan Largay |
| 2010 |
Monica Galligan |
A model to evaluate the economic effects of fishery management measures: How would a change in total allowable catch for Monterey groundfish affect the local economy? |
PDF 1.7 MB |
James Lindholm
Michael Dalton
Judith Kildow |
| 2010 |
Cory Ritz |
Effectiveness of RIVPACS predictive models to evaluate diatom response to nutrient stress in coastal California streams |
PDF 890 KB |
Marc Los Huertos
Fred Watson
Pete Ode |
| 2010 |
Brian Spear |
Twenty-nine Years of Geomorphic Change at Elkhorn Slough, California |
PDF 1.5 MB |
Doug Smith
Rikk Kvitek
Bryan Largay |
| 2009 |
Lisa Dillon |
Abiotic factors related to accrual of common filamentous macroalgae in California's Central Coast streams |
PDF 1.0 MB |
Marc Los Huertos
Fred Watson
Scott Rollins |
| 2009 |
Shinobu Okano |
A Predictive Habitat Model for Endangered White Abalone Restoration Planning in Southern California |
PDF 2.3 MB |
Rikk Kvitek
Corey Garza
John Butler |
| 2009 |
Zachary Croyle |
Analysis of Baseflow Trends Related to Upland Groundwater Pumping for Las Garzas, San Clemente, Potrero, and San Jose Creeks |
PDF 8.5 MB |
Doug Smith
Fred Watson
Michael Taraszki |
| 2008 |
Cara Clark |
Evaluating River Restoration Success Using the California Rapid Assessment Method |
PDF 1.7 MB |
Suzy Worcester
Marc Los Huertos
Gage Dayton |
| 2008 |
Jason Maas-Baldwin |
Initial assessment of the Department of Water Resources
Urban Streams restoration Program
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PDF 5MB |
Doug Smith
Susan Alexander
Sara Denzler |
