Browsing Research Posters by Issue Date
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Monitoring Chloride Concentrations of the Pike River in Southeastern Wisconsin
(2011-02-08)Scientists are revisiting the effects of road salt on aquatic ecosystems.1,2 According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, chronic chloride contamination occurs at 230 ppm and acute chloride contamination results ... -
Band Gap Modulation in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
(2011-02-08)Carbon nanotube (CNT) structures represent a recently discovered (1991) phase of carbon. The CNT structure is best described as a single graphene sheet rolled into a seamless tube. They can be classified into three ... -
Software Evolution and the Moving Picture Metaphor
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Selective amygdala lesions facilitate acquisition of signaled leverpress avoidance in Wistar Kyoto and Sprague Dawley rats.
(2011-02-08)The Wistar Kyoto rat strain (WKY) shows stress vulnerability via both autonomic (e.g., heart rate, gastric ulcers, etc.) and behavioral (freezing, inactivity) reactivity in stress inducing situations. The WKY rat has ... -
Monitoring Bat Ac-vity In Rela-on to Building Development
(2011-02-08)The purpose of our study was to monitor bat ac-vity in areas of various levels of building development, with the assump-on of more ac-vity in areas with greater developed building structure than in areas of non‐developed ... -
Evaluation of Buffer Strips on Golf Courses Located Throughout Northeast Illinois and Southeast Wisconsin in Comparison to Algal Growth in Local Ponds
(2014-09-26)Today’s world has caused our soils to become degraded due to the extreme use of synthetic fertilizers and heavy machinery. These degraded soils have led to an increase in runoff into local waterways. Mass farming has ... -
Strategic Decommissioning of Coal Power Plants in Illinois
(2014-09-26)More than half of the United States’ energy comes from coal: its production reduces our reliance on foreign fuel and provides jobs to thousands of Americans; however it is no longer economically efficient and poses a ... -
THE PRESENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BUCKTHORN IN KENOSHA COUNTY PARKS A Study of Invasive Species within The Seed Bank
(2014-09-26)Invasive species can perpetuate themselves in an ecosystem once they are present in the seed bank. Many invasives also have the potential to alter soil chemistry and nutrient levels, which contributes to the crowding ... -
Crop Productivity Before and After Sand Mine Reclamation
(2014-09-26)Silica sand used in hydraulic fracturing has become increasingly in demand as more of the wells are opened. Western Wisconsin is one of the few places where the sand is found and as a result the number of sand mines has ... -
Dreissena polymorpha: An Observational Chemical Attachment Study
(2014-09-26)Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) are an invasive species that have taken over many of the waterways within the United States, specifically the waterways of the Great Lakes region. Due to its ability to attach to almost ... -
Predicting Forest Succession in Response to Emerald Ash Borer Infestation
(2014-09-26)The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) is an invasive insect native to Asia that was first discovered in North America in 2002 near Detroit, Michigan. Since then this insect has decimated ash (Fraxinus spp.) tree ... -
The Effect of Urban Sprawl & Suburbanization on Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Populations in Northeastern Illinois
(2014-09-26)Venomous snakes are rarely considered by humans as major conservation concern, yet in Northern Illinois the indigenous eastern massasauga rattlesnake has seen a rapid decline in numbers over the last twenty years. This ... -
Effects of Alliaria petiolata on Soil Composition
(2014-09-26)Invasive species are typically non-‐native species in an ecosystem that take over and spread rapidly throughout the area, which can cause environmental or economic disturbance. There is increa ... -
A Cost Benefit and Life Cycle Analysis of Distant and Local Farming Systems
(2014-09-26)As the population of the world continues to exponentially increase, so have the demands for food and America’s agricultural production has transformed in order to meet these needs. Today’s conventional methods have shifted ... -
Using Macroaglae as a bioremediator near nutrient-rich estuaries
(2014-09-26)Estuary ecosystems are becoming increasingly pressured by excess nutrients from terrestrial human activities such as agriculture and industrial waste that is produced. This increase in excess nutrients of Nitrogen and ... -
Alliaria petiolata and its Invasive Effects, Both Above- and Below-Ground
(2014-09-26)Alliaria petiolata, known commonly as garlic mustard, is a high-profile invasive herbaceous species that has made appearances in over 40 Wisconsin counties. This invasive species, found primarily in deciduous forests, ... -
Shelter allocation of the Invasive Species Orconectes rusticus (Rusty Crayfish)
(2014-09-26)Crayfish are a very destructive organism when they get introduce to an area or ecosystem they are not native to. In this paper and experiment I studied the intraspecific competition of the invasive species Orconectes ... -
Using soil science as a medium to determine the collective impacts of terrestrial invasives on the biogeochemical structure of soils in Kenosha, WI
(2014-09-27)The redistribution of organisms beyond their geographical range can result in a number of associated problems including the emergence and proliferation of biological invaders more commonly known as invasive, exotic, ... -
An Evaluation of Local Government Environmental Regulation Focusing on Taconite Mining in Minnesota and Wisconsin
(2014-09-27)Throughout the history of environmental policy there has been a shift in environmental regulation from the local level to higher levels such as sate and federal. While these changes have resulted in uniform environmental ... -
The Effectiveness of Implementing a Rain Garden and Permeable Pavement as a Stormwater Treatment
(2014-10-28)Stormwater pollution is a huge problem throughout the world. Many people do not understand that stormwater has a huge effect on our lives. Untreated stormwater affects public health, aquatic life, water quality, flooding, ...
