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

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This second volume of The Cougar Journal of Undergraduate Research continues to feature undergraduate research utilizing STEM methods conducted at CSUSM.

Published: 2023-10-23

Articles

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

Clarivel Cedillo
- Cedillo Jeronimo Stancheva 2023 PDF

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