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Capstone Projects

Capstones from 2000 2000

What's a man? : gender discourse and Fort Ord newspapers during the Viet Nam war, John Klein

Capstones from 1999 1999

1999 amphibian survey of the former Fort Ord, Kim Stevens

A characterization of the urban runoff that flows into Monterey Bay from the cities of Monterey, Seaside, Sand City and Del Rey Oaks, California, Bridget Hoover

A cost-effectiveness analysis comparing the waste disposal options of landfilling and composting at the California State University, Monterey Bay, Paul Gamble

Analysis of runoff in the Elkhorn Slough Watershed as a result of land-use change using the BGC model, runoff rational method and GIS, Brandon Oberbauer

Application of GIS and GPS to landform analysis in the Chualar Creek Watershed, Carolina Morgan

A review of the feeding, migratory, and breeding ecology of the eastern Pacific gray whale and related anthropogenic environmental impacts, Rebecca Hager

Community food security in Salinas : an evaluation of the Salinas Community Food Security Collaborative leadership strategies, Darcie Warden

Costs to China of implementing the Kyoto Protocol, Charlotte Hadley

Development, economics, and policies surrounding the use of DNA probes for harmful algal bloom monitoring programs, Saundra Butcher

Ecological assessment applied to stream restoration and revegetation : El Toro Creek, Monterey County, California, Mya Martin

Environmental education for historically under-educated and low-income homeowners, Ylena Shayne

Impacts of elevated COâ‚‚ and climate change on watershed ecological processes, Bryan Murphy

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

Long Marine Lab : further development of education programs through teacher surveys, Laura Kovalek

Modeling the Gabilan Creek Watershed with KINEROS, Mitchell Brian Fadem

Monitoring Fort Ord dune restoration, Mike Hall

Promoting public awareness about natural lands : a self-guided nature trail brochure, Thor N. Anderson

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

The CDROM, GIS data of the Monterey Bay : inception, application, implementation, Randolph Bucciarelli

The impact of urban sprawl in reducing the agricultural land base in the Salinas Valley : a GIS approach, Theresa Soliz

The use of geographic information systems in understanding jubata grass infestations along the Big Sur coast, Ryan Heacock

Using ecosystem process modelling to estimate a fire danger index rating in Monterey, California, Gina Lee Hamilton

Why do rivers flood? : a visual and informative study about the problems and issues of flooding affecting the Carmel River, Jonathan Saiki

Capstones from 1998 1998

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

Evaluation & monitoring of Monterey County's efforts to improve the channel capacity of the Salinas River, Jeff Conger

Innovations in earth systems science curriculum : a case study on methyl bromide, E Ross