Browsing Center for Earth and Environmental Science Student Work by Issue Date
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Plattsburgh Air Force Base
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Investigation of the Northern Range Expansion of the Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginians)
(2014)The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) has a very wide geographic range and is found throughout the south and northeastern United States, as far south as Central America and recently a few sightings have been noted ... -
Bird Window Strike Monitoring at SUNY Plattsburgh
(2014)Bird window collisions are a major anthropogenically-derived threat, resulting in 100-1000 million bird deaths annually in the U.S., making it the second largest mortality factor for birds. The relationship between bird ... -
Species Verification of Peromyscus spp. through Salivary Amylase Gel Electrophoresis
(2014)Often field identification of sympatric organisms becomes difficult when species are morphologically and behaviorally similar. Additionally, regional traits unique to subspecies further confound typical field marking ... -
Survey of Muskrat Population on Ausable and Wickham Marshes in Clinton County, New York
(2014)The muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) is a medium sized aquatic rodent that historically has been an important fur bearing mammal for the eastern United States. From late January through mid-March, 2010, both Wickham and Ausable ... -
Micro-plastic Pollution: A Comparative Survey of Wastewater Effluent in New York
(2014)Micro-plastics are hypothesized to be discharged into the waterways through wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent. Students from SUNY Fredonia, jointly with students from SUNY Plattsburgh, have conducted a survey of ... -
Survey of Migratory Waterfowl on Krystal Lake Quarry Pond, Chazy, NY
(2014)Nitrogen and phosphorus addition from fecal matter of Branta canadensis (Canada geese), Chen caerulescens (Snow geese), and other migratory waterfowl can impact water quality in a lake ecosystem. Krystal Lake is an 18m ... -
SUNY Plattsburgh Taxidermy Collection 2010 Inventory
(2014)During Hudson renovations 10 cabinets were found which contained a valuable collection of specimens ranging from invertebrate shells to endangered bird eggs, and local mammals. The focus of our research has been to preserve, ... -
Baseline Study of Herbivore Preferences to Plant-vigor: A Distance-Mentored Undergraduate Research Experience
(2014)Plants conspicuously display their energy production by a number of phenotypic characteristics; such as the number of leaves, flowers, pods, and their growth rate. When under predation by an herbivore, these factors can ... -
Georeference Inventory of SUNY Plattsburgh's Taxidermy Collection
(2014)In the midst of global climate change, invasive species, habitat loss/fragmentation, and pollution, which leads to local extirpation and extinction, taxidermy collections are essential in educating the public on the ... -
Chrysemys picta (Painted turtle) Demographic and Home Range Patterns in Rural vs. Urban Ponds
(2014)Research suggests that turtle populations are declining and gender ratios are skewed as a result of urbanization. In particular, most turtle populations appear male skewed where anthropogenic disturbance has occurred. In ... -
Patterns of Nest Box Use Among Squirrels (Sciuridae) in Managed Forest Stands in Clinton County, New York
(2014)Both natural and artificial habitat enhancements can be the structural component that increases the fitness of squirrels (Sciuridae) and thus warrant study. These structures can provide useful demographic and community ... -
Survey of Small Mammals on the Altona Flat Rock and the Gadway Sandstone Pavement Barren
(2014)Sympatric species that compete over similar resources should not be able to coexist without niche partitioning. White-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) and deer mice (P. maniculatus) both share similar habitat and resources. ... -
Chrysemys picta (Painted turtle) Demographic Patterns in Rural vs. Urban Ponds
(2014)Research suggests that turtle populations are declining and gender ratios are skewed as a result of urbanization. In particular, most turtle populations appear male skewed where anthropogenic disturbance has occurred. In ... -
Timing of Peak Acorn Yield in Northern Red Oaks at Flatrock Forest in Relation to Small Mammals
(2014)The pulsed, synchronous mass-production of seeds in tree species is a phenomenon called masting , which is an important event that occurs in forested ecosystems (Koenig and Knops 2005). Northern red oak (Quercus rubra) ... -
Field and Molecular Survey of Northern and Southern Flying Squirrels in Northern New York
(2014)In northern New York, there are 2 sympatric species of flying squirrel, the northern (Glaucomys sabrinus) and southern (Glaucomys volans). Recent research suggests that the boundaries between the northern and the southern ... -
Vernal Pool Status Following Two Major Disturbances (100 year flood and Hurricane Irene)
(2014)Vernal pools are crucial for the survival of herpetofaunal species. These temporary ponds are necessary breeding sites for many amphibious species and act as safe refugia, as many lack permanent predators that would be ... -
Monitoring the Efficacy of Biological Control Agent Ladybird Beetles to Manage Scale Insects
(2015)There are multiple methods in which pests, or nuisance species, can be removed from infected target plants. One approach is via biological control, which is when a living organism is used to control or manage a pest, ... -
Field and Molecular Survey of Lyme Disease in Northern New York
(2015)The black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis), which is the Lyme disease spirochete (Borrelia burgdorferi) vector, is prevalent in northern New York. By parasitizing small animal reservoirs, the black-legged tick infects the ... -
Inventory of Small and Large Mammal Diversity in a Fragmented Landscape: A Baseline for Investigating Ecological Impacts of Human Disturbance
(2015)Systematic study of biological diversity is a prerequisite for understanding the ecological effects of climate instability and human disturbance. Our study is part of the Rugar Woods All Taxa Biological Inventory (ATBI) ...
