Browsing Senior Theses by Title
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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 ... -
Preventing Aluminum Phytotoxicity through Phytoremediation
(2011-03-21)Aluminum toxicity is one of the leading factors resulting in decreased agricultural yields on acid soils, which comprise up to 50% of the world’s potential arable land. While the final goal of much of the current research ... -
Regional Differences in Environmental Attitude
(2013-09-11)The United States is a very unique location and is often considered the “melting pot” of the world because of its wide range of individuals from other countries. These groups of people coming from all over the world not ... -
The Relationship between House Structure and Malaria Transmission in Rural Villages of Kilombero Valley, Tanzania
(2011-04-15)Malaria is the leading cause of death and disease in many developing countries, where children under the age of five and pregnant women are the groups most at risk. In Africa, it is the second leading infectious disease ... -
Riparian Wetland Restoration Suitability Analysis for the Middle Mississippi River Floodplain, in Monroe County, Illinois
(2020-05)Riparian wetlands are unique ecosystems that provide beneficial environmental services to surrounding communities, but have been replaced by farm fields and human development throughout history within river floodplains. ... -
Roundheaded Pine Beetle Epidemic: Coconino National Forest Flagstaff, Arizona
(2011-04-07)Flagstaff, Arizona has one of the largest ponderosa forests in the U.S that consists of 1.8 million acres. The Coconino National Forest extends from western New Mexico to north-central Arizona, and he area is currently ... -
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 ... -
Soil Deposition of Road Salt on City Trees in Highland Park, IL
(2011-04-07)The focus of this study was to determine the impact of road salt (NaCl) deposition in soils on tree health with respect to distance from the street. It was hypothesized that higher amounts of salt would be found in soils ... -
Soil Quality Survey of Community Supported Agriculture Designated Farms of Southeastern Wisconsin
(2011-03-21)In a time of growing environmental concerns farming practices have been under intense scrutiny. Consumers have become increasingly concerned about the quality of their foods and from concern Community Supported Agriculture ... -
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 ... -
A Study of Climate Change and the Effect on Bird Biodiversity in the Midwest and Great Plains
(2016-05)Climate change is one of the most political current events that involve every being on Earth. Climate change is an accepted explanation by scientists to be the cause of many earth-alternating phenomena, and can be seen and ... -
Study of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Pike River Sediment
(2020-05)Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic compounds constructed with two or more aromatic rings. Many of these compounds are considered probable carcinogens by the EPA and can cause adverse health effects in ... -
A Study of the Frequency of Aquatic Invasive Macrophyte Species in Small Lakes
(2017-05-11)Within the last century, the number of invasive plant, animal, and microbe species present within the United States has increased drastically. As a result, the introduction of these species has had impacts on habitats and ... -
Superfund Sites and Cancer: Association or Causation
(2011-03-21)Approximately 11 million Americans live within one mile of a Superfund site that may be contaminated with hazardous chemicals that include: aroclor, lead and benzene. These chemicals along with a host of others can cause ... -
Testing the Abilities of Native Illinois Plants to Effectively Remove Lead from Water
(2018-01)In today’s world, there is an increasing number of contaminated environments that are in need of remediation efforts. While traditional remediation methods have been proven to be effective, they are not always the best ... -
Transmittance of Chronic Wasting Disease in White-Tailed Deer through the Courtship Ritual
(2011-04-07)Chronic Wasting Disease is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy specific to Cervidae, and there has been increasing concern for the white-tailed deer of Wisconsin since 2001. The Department of Natural Resources and ... -
Trophic Cascades and Conservation: Analyzing the San Juan National Forest as a Potential Extension of the Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Program
(2017-05)Fewer than 100 Mexican gray wolves remain in the wild in the US, due to a history of overhunting, predator bounties, and habitat loss; making them the most critically endangered subspecies of gray wolf. The San Juan National ... -
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 ... -
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, ...
