Browsing Student Research Day by Author "Faust, Matthew"
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Environmental Factors Affecting the Functional Composition and Diversity of Montane Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities.
Carlson, Jeremy; Faust, Matthew (2009-04)Discerning causal mechanisms for benthic macroinvertebrate distributions and functional composition in streams has often been difficult because of the dynamics of the stream environment and the diverse functional roles of ... -
Modeling the Effects of Stream Microhabitat on Group Size and Foraging Success of Juvenile Coho Salmon.
Hintz, William D.; Faust, Matthew; Banach, Mitchell (2009-01-27)In 1966 coho salmon(Oncorhynchus kisutch)from the Columbia River in Washington were introduced into Michigan tributary streams of Lake Superior. Since then coho have spread throughout the Lake Superior drainage. The primary ... -
Nest Site Selection by Red-Naped Sapsuckers : Influence of Willow Availability, Aspen Heartwood Rot Fungus, and Other Ecological Factors.
Faust, Matthew; Ullom, Leah (2009-04)Woodpeckers are considered keystone species because they excavate tree cavities that provide habitat for other cavity nesting species. In aspen (Populus tremuloides) woodlands of the southern Rocky Mountains, red-naped ... -
Zooplankton Biodiversity, Lake Size, Isolation and Productivity in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Nikolai, Stephen; Faust, Matthew; Troia, Matthew; Zinken, Stephanie (2009-02-06)This study was conducted in September of 2007 in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to study lake ecology and biodiversity. According to the island biogeography theory, biodiversity will increase with island size ...