Vol. 2 No. 1 (2023): Cougar Journal of Undergraduate Research: Volume 2

Articles

Phytoplankton Monitoring of Discovery Lake (San Marcos, California) in 2022: CSUSM Undergraduate Student Project

Clarivel Cedillo
- Cedillo Jeronimo Stancheva 2023 PDF
CSTEM Expose Interview - Brendan Boyd, Kolosov Lab, CSTEM, CSUSM

Dennis Kolosov
- BBoyd_expose_Final
CSTEM Exposé - Kendra Lam (Jameson Lab, Biological Sciences, CSTEM)

Dennis Kolosov
- KLam_Expose_Final
Examining the Impact of Human Presence on Insect Pollinators in Coastal Sage Scrub Habitat in North San Diego County

Courtney Johnson, Kennedy Caudle
- Caudle Johnson Simokat Ferguson 2024
Carbon, Nitrogen, and pH Analysis in Bulk Soil and Rhizosphere Samples in CSUSM Wetlands

Stacey Saldana, Joseph Rocha, Elinne Becket, George Vourlitis
- Saldana Rocha Becket Vourlitis 2024

Topic Reviews

A Review of the Physiological Mechanisms Used to Combat Limited Water Availability in Reptiles, Mammals, Birds and Beetles Living in a Desert Environment

Lauren Strabley, Michelle Abalos, Christina Reisner, Natasha Bozir, Miryam Rodriguez, Dennis Kolosov
- Strabley Abalos Reisner Bozir Rodriguez Kolosov 2023.pdf

Research Posters

Effects of post fire ecology on plant species and abundance in Southern Californian Semi-Arid Shrublands

Victoria Hall, Sherryca Khor, Arun Sethuraman, George Vourlitis
Impacts of Fire and Post-Fire management on Nitrification and enzymatic activity of Beta-glucosidase and Peroxidase in Chaparral soils

Tanairi Martinez, Roxana Rendon, George Vourlitis
Changes in microbial enzyme activity in response to long- term dry season nitrogen inputs in semi-arid shrublands

Karri Kirby, Issac Vallejo, George Vourlitis
The Effects of Fire and Post-fire Management on Microbial Abundance and Enzymatic Activity

Karen Konda, Dylan Steinecke, George Vourlitis, Arun Sethuraman
Influence of Fire and Post-Fire Management on Fungal Diversity in Chaparral Soils

Melissa Lynch, Christy Grenier, George Vourlitis
The Effect of Nitrogen on the Growth Rate of the Invasive Species Brassica nigra

Charleton Rodriguez, George Vourlitis
Rumen Microbiome Gene CJD5-110 Encodes A Cellulase

Neila Serumaga, DeAsia Mckenzie, Matthew Escobar
Don't Be a Chicken: Uncovering A Rare Case of Breakthrough Chicken Pox

Sarah Shakir
Measuring Protist and Fungi Taxonomic Diversity Within The CSUSM Wetland

Allison Lannon, Grace Powell, George Vourlitis, Elinne Becket
Comparative Analysis of Microbial Functional Diversity Between Rhizosphere and Bulk Soil Across Three Ecological Zones: Lowland, Riparian, and Sedge Habitats

Remae Mackamul, Natalie Bejarano, April Diaz, Brad Hunter, Josue Navarrete, George Vourlitis, Elinne Becket
Carbon, Nitrogen, and pH Analysis in Bulk Soil and Rhizosphere Samples in CSUSM Wetlands

Stacey Saldana, Joseph Rocha, Elinne Becket, George Vourlitis
Analyzing Microbial Biomass of Microbes in Wetland Soil

Miah Ortiz, Vlad Slukhinsky, Yael Villagrana, Abdullah Alotaibi, Elinne Becket, George Vourlitis
Studying the Abundance of Virulence Factors Across Different Vegetation Types

Alex Galang, Jake Coast, George Vourlitis, Elinne Becket
Analysis of Extracellular Enzyme Activity of Microbial Communities in Wetland Soil

Dani Gaspar, Janette Cuellar, Jordan Hoke, Elinne Becket, George Vourlitis

Articles

Phytoplankton Monitoring of Discovery Lake (San Marcos, California) in 2022: CSUSM Undergraduate Student Project

CSTEM Expose Interview - Brendan Boyd, Kolosov Lab, CSTEM, CSUSM

CSTEM Exposé - Kendra Lam (Jameson Lab, Biological Sciences, CSTEM)

Examining the Impact of Human Presence on Insect Pollinators in Coastal Sage Scrub Habitat in North San Diego County

Carbon, Nitrogen, and pH Analysis in Bulk Soil and Rhizosphere Samples in CSUSM Wetlands

Topic Reviews

A Review of the Physiological Mechanisms Used to Combat Limited Water Availability in Reptiles, Mammals, Birds and Beetles Living in a Desert Environment

Research Posters

Effects of post fire ecology on plant species and abundance in Southern Californian Semi-Arid Shrublands

Impacts of Fire and Post-Fire management on Nitrification and enzymatic activity of Beta-glucosidase and Peroxidase in Chaparral soils

Changes in microbial enzyme activity in response to long- term dry season nitrogen inputs in semi-arid shrublands

The Effects of Fire and Post-fire Management on Microbial Abundance and Enzymatic Activity

Influence of Fire and Post-Fire Management on Fungal Diversity in Chaparral Soils

The Effect of Nitrogen on the Growth Rate of the Invasive Species Brassica nigra

Rumen Microbiome Gene CJD5-110 Encodes A Cellulase

Don't Be a Chicken: Uncovering A Rare Case of Breakthrough Chicken Pox

Measuring Protist and Fungi Taxonomic Diversity Within The CSUSM Wetland

Comparative Analysis of Microbial Functional Diversity Between Rhizosphere and Bulk Soil Across Three Ecological Zones: Lowland, Riparian, and Sedge Habitats

Carbon, Nitrogen, and pH Analysis in Bulk Soil and Rhizosphere Samples in CSUSM Wetlands

Analyzing Microbial Biomass of Microbes in Wetland Soil

Studying the Abundance of Virulence Factors Across Different Vegetation Types

Analysis of Extracellular Enzyme Activity of Microbial Communities in Wetland Soil

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