This digital archive of Capstone projects and Master's theses gathers the culminating experiences of both undergraduate and graduate students at CSUMB.
To view capstones and theses separately, please see the links below:
Capstones/Theses from 1999
Capstone Project: A review of the feeding, migratory, and breeding ecology of the eastern Pacific gray whale and related anthropogenic environmental impacts, Rebecca Hager
Capstone Project: Community food security in Salinas : an evaluation of the Salinas Community Food Security Collaborative leadership strategies, Darcie Warden
Capstone Project: Costs to China of implementing the Kyoto Protocol, Charlotte Hadley
Capstone Project: Development, economics, and policies surrounding the use of DNA probes for harmful algal bloom monitoring programs, Saundra Butcher
Capstone Project: Ecological assessment applied to stream restoration and revegetation : El Toro Creek, Monterey County, California, Mya Martin
Capstone Project: Environmental education for historically under-educated and low-income homeowners, Ylena Shayne
Capstone Project: Impacts of elevated COâ‚‚ and climate change on watershed ecological processes, Bryan Murphy
Capstone Project: Interannual variability of poleward flow and mixed layer characteristics off Monterey Bay during ENSO 1997-98 relative to prior ENSO and non-ENSO years, Carolina Fayos
Capstone Project: Long Marine Lab : further development of education programs through teacher surveys, Laura Kovalek
Capstone Project: Modeling the Gabilan Creek Watershed with KINEROS, Mitchell Brian Fadem
Capstone Project: Monitoring Fort Ord dune restoration, Mike Hall
Capstone Project: Promoting public awareness about natural lands : a self-guided nature trail brochure, Thor N. Anderson
Capstone Project: Protozoa for use as bio indicator [i.e. bio-indicator] of ecosystem health : a preliminary study as to the effect of protozoa assessing differences between sites and as an indication of toxicity, Dak Sivertson
Capstone Project: The CDROM, GIS data of the Monterey Bay : inception, application, implementation, Randolph Bucciarelli
Capstone Project: The impact of urban sprawl in reducing the agricultural land base in the Salinas Valley : a GIS approach, Theresa Soliz
Capstone Project: The use of geographic information systems in understanding jubata grass infestations along the Big Sur coast, Ryan Heacock
Capstone Project: Using ecosystem process modelling to estimate a fire danger index rating in Monterey, California, Gina Lee Hamilton
Capstone Project: Why do rivers flood? : a visual and informative study about the problems and issues of flooding affecting the Carmel River, Jonathan Saiki
Master's Thesis: Multicultural learning environment for Mong children in the California north coast : home and school collaboration, Yer J. Thao
Capstones/Theses from 1998
Capstone Project: A study in progress on the effects of logging on sediment transport and runoff in the Torcido and Jaroso Watersheds of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of southern Colorado and some thoughts on potential ramifications to local irrigation, agriculture, economy and culture, Dale Thomas Hameister
Capstone Project: Evaluation & monitoring of Monterey County's efforts to improve the channel capacity of the Salinas River, Jeff Conger
Capstone Project: Innovations in earth systems science curriculum : a case study on methyl bromide, E Ross
