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Field Biology & Ecology

CLASS OF 2004

Dr. Michael Baranski, Instructor
Ms. Emily Habinck, Assistant

April Vinson	“Bird Diversity in Different Environments in North Carolina”
Jasmine LaGrone	“Effects of Weather on Bird Responses during Mobbing Experiments”
Lindsay Pate	“Mobbing Responses of Birds to a Screech Owl Call”
Ian King	“Blue Crab Abundance and Size in Relation to Salinity and pH”
Jay Goel	“Insect Diversity in Different Environments in North Carolina”
Caitlin Prillaman	“Insect Preferences for Different Wavelengths of Light"
Justin Shrader	“Changes in Stream Salamander Communities over Time”
Kamrul Rokon	“Salamander Sizes in Relation to Distance from Shoreline”
Mary Long	“Effect of Weather on Small Mammal Trapping Success”
Thomas Rhodes	“Vegetation of a Mesic Forest in Latta Plantation Park, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina”
Alisha Huettig	“Stream Macroinvertebrate Surveys in Ashe County, North Carolina”

Field Biology & Ecology

CLASS OF 2003

Dr. Michael Baranski, Instructor
Ms. Kristy Rodrigue, Assistant

Kerin Bentley	The effect of pH and salinity on species diversity in the Cape Fear River estuary, Fort Fisher, North Carolina
Elijah Rabek	A comparison of blue crab populations in contrasting estuarine habitats
Angela Garner	A comparison of insect diversity between coastal plain and mountain habitats
Kate Luettich	Differential responses of insects to different wavelengths of light
Desiree Diller	Mobbing responses of birds in various types of habitats in North Carolina
Crystal Kane	A comparison of small mammal populations in three different high elevation habitats in Watauga County, North Carolina
Catherine Bullock	Small mammal preferences for different baits in trapping studies
Katherine Drake	The relationship of salamander size to size of rock cover in a high elevation stream
Daniel Brookshire	Effects of stream pH and temperature on high elevation salamander populations
Brooke Hardee	The effects of cattle grazing on forest vegetation in Julian Price Park, Watauga County, North Carolina

CLASS OF 2002

Dr. Michael Baranski, Instructor
Ms. Kristy Rodrigue, Assistant

Allie Ray and Nicole Schnell	Small mammal diversity in different habitats near Rich Gap, a high-elevation area in Watauga County, North Carolina
April Harker	Analysis of the woody vegetation in a slope forest on the UNC Charlotte Ecological Preserve
Ashima Aneja and Ashley Diamont	A comparison of the mobbing response of birds in the coastal plain and birds of the mountains
Daniel Potter	Insect responses to light of different wavelengths in two different regions of North Carolina
Brian Hunt and Jaymin Patel	Changes in stream salamander populations over a three-year period on Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina
Elana Jones and Caroljane Roberson	Habitat preferences of stream salamander on Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina
Michelle Whitehead	Bait preferences of small mammals near Rich Gap, a high-elevation area in Watauga County, North Carolina

CLASS OF 2001

Dr. Michael Baranski, Instructor

Ms. Wendy Porter, Assistant

Emily Cayton and Evelyn Chang	Mobbing responses of birds in different regions of North Carolina
Anna Gibbs and Molly George	Salamander diversity in high elevation North Carolina Mountain Streams
Heather Heinz	The relationship between distance from nearest stream bank and salamander length and mass in a a high altitude stream, Mt. Mitchell State Park, NC
Emily Moore and Lindsay Kirkham	Plant community diversity in NC, with a specific detailed example from south central Piedmont
Jessica Pate and Amanda Curtis	Insect response to different wavelengths of light in New River State Park, Ashe County, NC
Sterling Stokes	Food preferences of small mammals in baiting experiments in Watauga County, NC
Jake Turrentine	Small mammal diversity in contrasting high-elevation habitats in Watauga County, NC

CLASS OF 2000

Dr. Michael Baranski, Instructor

Ms. Catherine McRae, Assistant

Pamela Lundin and Hannah Whitaker	Salamander diversity and habitat preferences in the North Carolina Mountains
Rebecca Ferguson and Meredith House	The diversity and abundance of small mammals on Rich Mountain, Watauga County, North Carolina [Page 1 2 3 4 5]
Kirk James and Benjamin Smith	Light preferences by insects in two North Carolina mountain habitats
Amanda Efird and Jessica Wagstaff	Vegetative composition of a mesic forest in Julian Price Park, Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina
Michael Jerch and Niomi Torres	Bird diversity and mobbing behavior analysis in several North Carolina habitats
Joey Oliver	Problems affecting high elevation environments in North Carolina
Jessica Ward	A review of the effects of DDT on selected raptors and population recovery since 1972