Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Evaluating the Effects of Cheatgrass on Western Burrowing Owls, Kaylee R. Draughon
Microbial Hydrolysis Process to Improve Anaerobic Digestion for Biofuel Generation, Caleb Michael Jensen
Stacking and Intersecting Nutrient 4Rs on Potato, Samuel Hamilton Stapley
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Soil Health in American Sports Fields, Miria C. Barnes
Improving Restoration Success of Winterfat: Influences of Hydrophobic Seed Coatings and Planting Depth on Seedling Emergence, Kyle Andrew Cook
Spatiotemporal Variation of Alfalfa Leaf Area Index and Crop Water Productivity in an Irrigated Alfalfa Field, Keegan Dillon Hammond
Overcoming Barriers to Native Species Restoration Using Gibberellic Acid and Fungicide Seed Coatings, Amber Jo Johnson
An Assessment of Cattle Traffic on, and Seed Dispersion Patterns of, Sclerocactus wrightiae, David D. Lariviere
Superabsorbent Polymer Use in Rangeland Restoration, Shannon V. Nelson
Combining Expert Opinions to Assess Risk of Change in Earth Systems: Permafrost Collapse, Global Wildfire, and Water Security, Sayedeh Sara Sayedi
Evapotranspiration in Urban and Agricultural Systems with Interacting Irrigation and Nitrogen Fertilizer Treatments, Samantha R. Shumate
Novel Fire and Herbivory Regime Impacts on Forest Regeneration and Plant Community Assembly, Devri A. Tanner
Migration of Elk (Cervus canadensis) and Barriers to Movement, Levi Watkins
Forest Understory Plant Community Response to Prescribed Fire and Mechanical Thinning Treatments, Noelle V. Zenger
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Climate Change and the Global Nutrient Overload: The Microbial Response of Extreme Waterbodies to Environmental Change, Samuel P. Bratsman
Development of a Rhizobium Seed Coating to Establish Lupine Species on Reclaimed Minelands, Bridget May Calder
Families in the Sky: Investigating the Population Structure of Pinus longaeva, Samuel Arnold Decker
Of Bugs and Wildfires: Tracing the Impacts of Changing Wildfire Regimes on Aquatic Bacteria and Macroinvertebrates Using eDNA, Isabella M. Errigo
The Role of Bacterial Genotype in the Persistence of the Microbiota of Drosophila melanogaster, Sarah J. Gottfredson
Estimating Age in Mule Deer: Accuracy and Influence on Reproduction, Morgan S. Hinton
Using Movement to Infer Critical Life History Events in Mule Deer: Parturition and Natal Dispersal, Tabitha A. Hughes
Combating Fungal Pathogens (Helminthosporium solani, Pythium ultimum) with Secondary Metabolites of Streptomyces Bacteria, Erik W. Kemp
International Water Quality: Global Patterns of Water Pollutants and Pathogens, Leslie Lange
Core Microbiome to Fingerprint Dust Emission Sources Across the Western United States of America, DeTiare Lisa Leifi
Effects of Localized Irrigation and Fertilizer on Woody Plant Establishment in Degraded Semi-Arid Environments, Holley M. Lund
Use of Seed Coating Technologies to Improve Cercocarpus ledifolius (Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany) Seed Germination and Emergence to Reclaim Mine Lands, Emily M. Nielson
Implementation of a Genome-Wide Survey of Induced Mutations to Identify Agronomically Valuable Variants in Chenopodium quinoa, Andrew Alarcon Parker
Local Adaptation of Blue Penstemon: Molecular and Morphological Characterizations of a Potential Restoration Species for the Northern Basin and Range and Snake River Plain, Jason Mark Stettler
Improving Capture Methods for Neonate Ungulates, Matthew T. Turnley
The Effect of Gut Microbiota on Overwintering Success in Mule Deer, Emma Wilcox
Relationships Among AA-Genome Chenopodium Diploids and a Whole-Genome Assembly of the North American Species, C. watsonii, Lauren Amillicent Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Trichloroethylene Remediation by Engineered Soil Bacteria, Madeline Hannah McLaughlin Armond
The Effects of Shed Antler Hunting on Ungulate Movement, Space-Use and Resource Selection, Steven B. Bates
Understanding Factors Influencing Seed Germination of Seven Wildflowers in Sub-Alpine Ecosystems, Alyssa Joy Brown
The Music of Rivers: How Climate, Land Use, and Disturbances Tune the Frequencies and Volumes of Streams Worldwide, Brian Charles Brown
Assessment of Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva D.K. Bailey) Forest Communities Using Geospatial Technologies, David Richard Burchfield
Hybrid Bermudagrass and Kentucky Bluegrass Response Under Deficit Irrigation in a Semi-Arid, Cool Season Climate, Hanna R. Burgin
Improving Perennial Bunchgrass Seeding Success in Annual Grass Invaded Areas Using Pre-Emergent Herbicide and Furrowing Techniques, Spencer Chad Camp
Understanding the Interaction Between Habitat Use of Feral Horses and the Abundance of Greater Sage-Grouse in the Great Basin, Mikiah R. Carver
Investigating the Influence of Available Drinking Water on Wildlife in Utah's West Desert, Danielle K. Finlayson
Remote Sensing and Spatial Variability of Leaf Area Index of Irrigated Wheat Fields, Austin Paul Hopkins
Population Dynamics of Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus): Maternal Effects and De Novo Genome, Sydney Lamb
Seasonal Nutrient Limitations of Cyanobacteria, Phytoplankton, and Cyanotoxins in Utah Lake, Gabriella Marie Lawson
Cyanobacteria and Phytoplankton Responses to Nutrients in Deep-Water Montane Reservoirs, Madeleine Paige Malmfeldt
Pre-Columbian Cultivation of Agave Species Through Rock Mulching: Potential for Modern Applications, Hector Genaro Ortiz Cano
The Effects of Interspecific Competition and Predation on Survival of Neonate Mule Deer, Daniel W. Sallee
Fire and Rodent Consumer Effects on Plant Community Assembly and Invasion in North American Deserts, Rebekah L. Stanton
Use of Flash Flaming Technology to Improve Seed Handling and Delivery of Winterfat (Krascheninnikovia lanata), Mitchell Grant Thacker
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Novel Techniques to Improve Restoration of Native Rangeland Species, Rhett Michael Anderson
Sclerocactus wrightiae (Cactaceace): An Evaluation of the Impacts Associated with Cattle Grazing and the Use of Remote Sensing to Assess Cactus Detectability, Thomas Hathaway Bates
EMS Mutagenesis in Quinoa: Developing a Genetic Resource, Brian James Cox
Wildfire in the West: How Megafires and Storm Events Affect Stream Chemistry and Nutrient Dynamics in Semi-Arid Watersheds, Trevor William Crandall
Improving Rangeland Seedling Recruitment Using Fungicide Seed Coatings and Golden Eagle Reproductive Success in Relation to Explosive Military Tests and Trainings, Benjamin William Hoose
Developing Rangeland Restoration Techniques: A Look at Phosphorus Fertilizer as a Seed Coating to Improve Bluebunch Wheatgrass Growth, Morgan Elaine Parkinson
Movements and Space-Use of Female Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) During Nesting and Breeding Seasons, Drew W. Retherford
Biological Control Potential of Streptomyces Isolates on Pathogens (Helminthosporium solani and Pythium ultimum) of Potatoes, Shae Jamison Taylor
Using Herbicide and Planting Techniques to Restore a Native Bunchgrass to Cheatgrass Invaded Systems, Tyson Jeffrey Terry
Soil Water Dynamics Within Variable Rate Irrigation Zones of Winter Wheat, Elisa Anne Woolley
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Of Fire, Mammals, and Rain: Mechanisms of Plant Invasions, Tara Boyce Bishop
Bottom-Up Controls (Micronutrients and N and P Species) Better Predict Cyanobacterial Abundances in Harmful Algal Blooms Than Top-Down Controls (Grazers), Scott Andrew Collins
American Black Bears (Ursus americanus) of the Paunsaugunt Plateau: Movements and Habitat Use, Rebekah Adriana Castro Dungan
Whole-Genome Assembly of Atriplex hortensis L. Using OxfordNanopore Technology with Chromatin-Contact Mapping, Spencer Philip Hunt
Evaluating Nitrogen and Carbon Differences in Standing Litter from Normal and Prematurely Senesced Bromus tectorum Plants, Alexa Lunt Jensen
Biologic and Hydrologic Controls of Water Quality in Urbanizing Semi-Arid Watersheds, Erin Fleming Jones
Use of Plant Growth Regulators to Expand the Period of Sagebrush Seed Germination and Reduce the Risk of Restoration Failure: Laboratory Trials, Chelsea Elizabeth Keefer
Hydrologic and Biologic Responses of Anthropogenically Altered Lentic Springs to Restoration in the Great Basin, Leah Nicole Knighton
Dendrochronological Methods to Examine Plant Competition with Changing Fire Regimes in Desert and Forest Ecosystems, Rebecca Irene Lee
The Genome of Cañahua: An Emerging Andean Super Grain, Hayley Jennifer Mangelson
Impacts of Novel Fire and Herbivory Regimes on Snow-WaterResources and Resilience of Aspen Forests, Jordan Daniel Maxwell
Methods and Application for Tracking Seedling Fate on the Utah Test and Training Range, Jesse Randal Morris
A Metagenomic Approach to Understand Stand Failure in Bromus tectorum, Nathan Joseph Ricks
Annual Survival and Harvest Vulnerability of Elk (Cervus canadensis), Maksim Sergeyev
Landsat Collections Reveal Long-Term Algal Bloom Hot Spots of Utah Lake, Rachel Shanae Tate
Deterring Rodent Seed Predation Using Seed-Coating Technologies, Justin Blake Taylor
Evaluating Fungal Pathogen Inoculum Loads in Field Seed Banks, Taryn Lori Williamson
The Effects of Dixie Harrow Treatments on Greater Sage-grouse Resource Selection and the Nutritional Value of Sagebrush During Winter, Jason Alan Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Emerging Seed Enhancements to Reduce the Risk of Sagebrush Post-Fire Seeding Failure, Ryan Scott Call
The Responses of Ants and Other Invertebrates to Fire and Rodent Activity in North American Deserts, Joshua David Day
The Genome Sequence of Gossypium herbaceum (A1), a Domesticated Diploid Cotton, Alex J. Freeman
Modeling Coastal Vulnerability for Insight into Mangrove and Coral Reef Conservation Efforts in Cuba, Maria Gomez
Survival of Neonate Mule Deer Fawns in Southern Utah: Effects of Coyote Removal and Synchrony of Parturition, Jacob Tyler Hall
Exploration of the Gossypium raimondii Genome Using Bionano Genomics Physical Mapping Technology, Christopher Jon Hanson
Plane of Energy Nutrition on Blood Metabolites, Milk Production and Lamb Growth in Friesian Sheep, Rebekah Paige Jensen
Genomic Structural Variation Across Five Continental Populations of Drosophila melanogaster, Evan Michael Long
Bobcat Abundance and Habitat Selection on the Utah Test and Training Range, Kyle David Muncey
Composition of the Community of Small Mammals in the Great Basin Desert, Samantha Elizabeth Phillips
Improving Post-Wildfire Seeding Success using Germination Modeling and Seed Enhancement Technologies, William Charles Richardson
Microbial and CO2 Responses to Water Stresses Show Decreased Productivity and Diversity Through Time, David Michael Robinson
Microbial and Environmental Drivers of Soil Respiration Differ Along Montane to Urban Transitions, Kerri Ann Russell
Microbial Community Response to Fumigation in Potato Soils, Trevor Blake Smart
Effects of and Influences on Microbial Populations of Missouri Maize Fields, Madsen Paul Sullivan
Characterizing the Spatial Variation of Crop Water Productivity for Variable-Rate Irrigation Management, Jeffrey David Svedin