Master of Science in
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Selected CWSP thesis titles - completed and in progress

Candidate Topic Primary Advisor (Expected)
graduation
Jason Maas-Baldwin Initial assessment of the Department of Water Resources Urban Streams restoration Program Smith 2008
Cara Clark Evaluating river restoration success using the California Rapid Assessment Method Worcester 2008
Zachary Croyle Analysis of Baseflow Trends Related to Upland Groundwater Pumping for Las Garzas, San Clemente, Potrero, and San Jose Creeks Smith 2009
Shinobu Okano Predictive habitat modeling of white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) in Southern California Kvitek 2009
Charles (Cory) Ritz Use of RIVPACS predictive models to evaluate diatom response to nutrient stress in coastal California streams Los Huertos 2009
Donna Kline Monitoring kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus) movement at the Anacapa Island State Marine Reserve and Conservation Area using passive acoustic tracking: assessing efficacy for population protection and potential for fishery spillover Lindholm 2009
Lisa Dillon Abiotic factors related to accrual of common filamentous macroalgae in California's Central Coast streams Los Huertos 2009
Thor Anderson High resolution rangeland phenology model of Yellowstone National Park Watson 2009
Brian Spear Reproducing Cross Section Surveys to Quantify 30 Years of Geomorphic Change in Elkhorn Slough, CA using Optical Techniques. Smith 2009
Janet Ilse
Population Dynamics of California Red-legged frog at Elkhorn Slough
Watson 2009
Jen Stern Plant restoration ecology / invasive plants Watson 2009
Sean Castorani Remote sensing of vineyards Watson 2009
Miles Daniels Modeling climate change and restoration factors affecting fecal pathogen dynaimics in wetland systems Watson 2010
Bart Kowalski Quantifying Connectivity in Ford Ord public lands using non-invasive survey methods Watson 2010
Jeremy Kerr Remote sensing of coral reefs Watson 2010
Violetta Pristel Urban water Watson 2010
Aj Cecchetini Ocean turbidty from watersheds Moore  
Steven Quan
An application of vessel based LIDAR to quantify coastal retreat, and identify geomorphic processes in Monterey Bay, CA
Kvitek 2010
Jessica Watson Blue rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) movements in the Carmel Bay Lindholm 2010
Randy Holloway Quantification of Sediment Transport and Storage for Adaptive Management and Restoration Design Uses at 3M Ranch Smith 2010
Shae Maher Effects of Human Visitation on Lottia gigantea size distribution and abundance within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Alexander  
David (Cooper) Frank Post Fire Erosion and Debris Flows Impacts on Steelhead Habitat in the Northern San Lucia Mountains Watson/Smith  
Chelsea Parrish-Kuhn Methodological Assessment of Kelp Forest Fish Monitoring Surveys Lindholm  
Carolyn Rosevelt Standardizing Beach Survey Methods to Monitor Marine Debris Distribution and Density in the Monterey Bay Los Huertos 2010
Meghan Frolli Methodological assessment of Reef Check California, a kelp-forest monitoring program Lindholm 2010
Todd Hallenbeck How spatial variation in soft sediment substrate type structures demersal fish communities and implications for the design of effective marine protected areas Kvitek 2010
Scott Toews Using landscape genetics to determine habitat selection in the marine intertidal (approx. title) Garza  
Erin Stanfield Environmental Factors Associated Freshwater Cyanobacteria Toxicity Los Huertos 2011
Matt Subia Efficacy of a no-take marine reserve in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: acoustic monitoring of black grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci), blue parrotfish (Scarus coeruleus), and hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) movement behavior Lindholm 2009
Krystle Gomez Identification of sub-tidal sessile invertebrates in Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve using a remotely operated vehicle to assess and monitor non-indigenous species Kvitek / Wasson 2010
Ashley Knight Spatial scales of habitat occurrence and benthic fish distributions at Piedras Blancas: Applications of landscape ecology to spatial management Lindholm / Watson  
Amanda Grant Measuring Environmental Parameters Over Differing Topographies Within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: Does Scale Matter? Moore 2010
       
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