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SCE's current and past with links to abstracts

Mount Union College Students Senior Culminating Experience Research Projects with support from the Nature Center are listed below.

Click on the student name to access the abstract for each project.

2000

Douglas M. Jenison Litter Araneae as a Function of Varying Amounts of Deciduous Litterfall

Thomas G. Bauer Nitrogen Mineralization Under Differing Amounts and Types of Litter Fall

Molly Mehling The Relationship Between Soil Nitrogen and Organic Matter and Vegetative Cover in a Northeastern Ohio Wetland

Tonia White The Effect of Litter Addition and Removal on CO2 Efflux in a Forested Ecosystem

2001

Keisha D. Carter Effect of Leaf Position on Photosynthetic Response to Carbon Dioxide Concentrations in Phaseolus vulgaris

Sarah Mellinger The Genetic Diversity of maple Trees at the Huston-BrumbaughNatureCenter, as Determined by RAPD Analysis

Nicole Paktinat Genetic Analysis of the Host- Microbial Relationship Between Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Moss

Randy Allison The Effects of an Additional Carbohydrate, Glucose, on the Exocellulase and Endocellulase Activities of the Microbial Community Inhabiting Fresh and Decomposed Red Maple Wood

Stacey Lane The Effects of Carbohydrate Amendments on the Rate of Soil Respiration

2002

Mike Greiner Effect of Fertilizer, Nurse Crops and Seedling Density on Composition and Productivity of Wildflower Meadows Using a Commercial Seed Source

Maureen March A Study of Macroinvertebrate Communities in ReachSix of Huff Run to Determine Water Quality

Ashley Nussbaum The Effect of Light Intensity on Photosynthesis in Upland and Wetland Populations of Rhamnus Frangula

Rebecca Shreffler Biological Inventory of Species Found within the ZoarLake Wildlife Sanctuary, Zoar, Ohio

Natalie Recio Biodiversity of Zooplankton in Rural and Urban Ponds

Adam Zorn Comparison of Decay of Red Maple (Acer rubrum L.) and Red Pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) Boles After Eleven Years in a CentralMassachusettsForest

2003

Derrick Leach Nitrogen Mineralization in Forested Soils Along an Elevational Gradient in Southwestern Virginia

Brenda Lee

Bryan Less The Comparison of Density and Nitrogen ContentThroughout the Decomposition of Red Maples

Matthew D. Painting Photosynthetic Light Use Efficiency in Response to Nitrate Availability in Zea Mays

Rachael Watson The Effect of Pesticides on Earthworms and Soil Microbes

2004

Ken McLeod Temperature Acclimation of Zea mays L., a Type of C4 Plant For Optimal Photosynthesis

Frank Morocco Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Nitrate and Phosphate in Agriculture and Forest Soils in Southeastern StarkCounty