The Spring semester may have come to a close, but our students and alumni are always accomplishing new goals. At last week’s Master’s Project Presentations one of our instructors, Dr. Aviva Rossi, shared with us some previous students’ work that have now been cited in peer reviewed literature. This is an incredible accolade for the alumni and the MSEM program.
Olivia Johnson and Heather Navle, both graduate students from 2020 published their respective Master’s Projects titled “Bull Kelp (Nereocystic lukteana) Restoration and Management in Northern California” and “A Comparison of Fuel Reduction Methods for Wildfire Risk Management and Climate Change Resiliency in Mixed Conifer Forests in the Sierra Nevadas.”
Johnson’s paper focuses on bull kelp biomass loss due to purple sea urchins overgrazing and the consequences endured.
You can read Johnson’s full paper here.
Johnson’s work is cited in the research article titled “Species-specific thermal classification schemes can improve climate related marine resource decisions” which can be read at length here.
After graduating from the MSEM program, Olivia Johnson went on to work with the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and is now the California Sea Grant Fellow for California State Parks Coastal Programs Unit.
Navle’s paper highlights different methods of fuel reduction to decrease wildfire risk and promote climate change resiliency.
You can read Navle’s full paper here.
Navle’s work is cited in the research article titled “Beyond pre-Columbian burning: the impact of firewood collection on forest fuel loads” which is available to read here.
After graduating from the MSEM program, Heather Navle has continued to work as an on-call biologist with Sequoia Ecological Consulting.
