Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences Department faculty research focuses on ethical and data-driven sustainable management, protection, and restoration of land resources related to soil, water, forests, range, wildlife, and related environmental values.

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Submissions from 2021

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Assessing Stream-Aquifer Connectivity in a Coastal California Watershed, Bwalya Malama, Devin Pritchard-Peterson, John J. Jasbinsek, and Christopher Surfleet

Submissions from 2014

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Classification of Plot-Level Fire-Caused Tree Mortality in a Redwood Forest Using Digital Orthophotography and LiDAR, Brian D. Bishop, Brian C. Dietterick, Russell A. White, and Tom B. Mastin

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Theory of transient streaming potentials in coupled unconfined aquifer-unsaturated zone flow to a well, Bwalya Malama

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Investigation of thermochemical biorefinery sizing and environmental sustainability impacts for conventional supply system and distributed pre-processing supply system designs, David J. Muth Jr, Matthew H. Langholtz, Eric CD Tan, Jacob J. Jacobson, Amy Schwab, May M. Wu, Andrew Argo, Craig C. Brandt, Kara G. Cafferty, Yi-Wen Chiu, Abhijit Dutta, Laurence M. Eaton, and Erin M. Searcy

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Leadership - A Lifetime Quest for Excellence, Douglas D. Piirto

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Life-cycle Water Quantity and Water Quality Implications of Biofuels, May Wu, Zhonglong Zhang, and Yi-Wen Chiu

Submissions from 2013

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Investigation of biochemical biorefinery sizing and environmental sustainability impacts for conventional bale system and advanced uniform biomass logistics designs, Andrew M. Argo, Eric CD Tan, Daniel Inman, Matt H. Langholtz, Lawrence M. Eaton, Jacob J. Jacobson, Christopher T. Wright, David J. Muth Jr., May M. Wu, Yi-Wen Chiu, and Robin L. Graham

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Considering Water Availability and Wastewater Resources in the Development of Algal Bio-Oil, Yi-Wen Chiu and May Wu

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The water footprint of biofuel produced from forest wood residue via a mixed alcohol gasification process, Yi-Wen Chiu and May Wu

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The Burning Question: Why is Fire Season Becoming Worse?, Christopher Dicus

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Compressed Air Foam and Structural Firefighting Research, Christopher Dicus, Thomas Korman, Casey Grant, Steve Lohr, Dan Madrzykowski, Fred Mowrer, Chris Pascual, and Dan Turner

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Recognizing and modeling variable drawdown due to evapotranspiration in a semiarid riparian zone considering local differences in vegetation and distance from a river source, Brady Johnson, Bwalya Malama, Warren Barrash, and Alejandro N. Flores

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Core-scale solute transport model selection using Monte Carlo analysis, Bwalya Malama, Kristopher L. Kuhlman, and Scott C. James

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Variability in effect of climate change on rain-on-snow peak flow events in a temperate climate, Christopher G. Surfleet and Desirèe Tullos

Submissions from 2011

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Using FORSEE and Continuous Forest Inventory Information to Evaluate Implementation of Uneven-aged Management in Santa Cruz County Coast Redwood Forests, Douglas D. Piirto, Scott Sink, Dominic Ali, Steve Auten, Christopher Hipkin, and Reid Cody

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Road Runoff and Sediment Sampling for Determining Road Sediment Yield at the Watershed Scale, Christopher G. Surfleet, Arne E. Skaugset III, and Matthew W. Meadows

Submissions from 2010

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Trends in Soil Science Education and Employment, J. Havlin, N. Balster, S. Chapman, D. Ferris, T. Thompson, and T. Smith

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Uncertainty Assessment of Forest Road Modeling with the Distributed Hydrology Soil Vegetation Model (DHSVM), Christopher G. Surfleet, Arne E. Skaugset III, and Jeffrey J. McDonnell