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Poster of Predation risk for insects living in different strata
Predation risk for insects living in different strata: A globally distributed experiement with standardized live prey
  • Authors: Anna Braniff, Bianca Gaitan, Cameron Olson
  • With insect populaiton declining, it is important to understand predation on different types of insects.
  • Project is a global macro-ecological study with 128 locations world-wide in different habitats.
  • Contributes to understanding the factors that influence insect decline and situate studies of insect populations in natural food webs.
  • The 3 hypotheses tested: (1) root-feeding insects experience more predation than leaf feeding insects, (2) predation on root and leaf feeding insects will decline with latitude especially for leaf feeding species, (3) predation by vertebrate & invertebrate predators will decline with increasing latitude.
  • We will conduct an experiement at Fairfield Osborn Preserve using methods developed by Finnish researchers and provided to us to implements the experimental protocol in the same way at every location across the globe.
  • Our task is to test the hypotheses in a temperate forested area.

 

The Effects of Predaceous Diving Beetle Larvae Removal on Size and Abundance of California Tiger Salamander Larvae
The Effects of Predaceous Diving Beetle Larvae Removal on Size and Abundance of California Tiger Salamander Larvae

Spring 2025

Team: Abigail Doan, Savannah Kellerman, Jesse Schmieg, Dave Coo

Faculty: Derek Girman

Abstract Western Pond Turtles (WPT) are California's only freshwater turtle and are experiencing major population declines across their range. There is a limited published research on their resting behavior, including key information on their nest site characteristics.
Nesting Ecology of the Northwestern Pond Turtle on a Managed Livestock Rangeland

Spring 2025

Team: Katrina Rivinius, Melissa Rodriguez, Madison Stein

Faculty: Dr. Nicholas Geist

Spotlighting a Leader in Sustainable Wine Brands: Bonterra
Spotlighting a Leader in Sustainable Wine Brands: Bonterra

Spring 2025 

Student: Abrea Tillman

Faculty: Kyuho Lee

Botanic Drawing: CEI Grant-funded Workshop
Botanic Drawing: CEI Grant-funded Workshop

Spring 2025

Team: Eileen Parent

Faculty: Wendy St. John

Yellow Sub
Yellow Submarine: The Submersible R.O.V. for Offshore Structure Inspection

Spring 2025

Team: Eriberto Salgado, Bastien Favie-Besse

Faculty: Nansong Wu, Ph.D 

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Hop to it! Dispersal patterns in recently-metmorphosed Rayna draytonii froglets

Spring 2025

Team: Hale Garcia-Dean, Beth Day, Monica Mendia, Jesse Schmieg, Jeff Wilcox, Dan Crocker and Derek Girman

Departments: Sonoma State University, Sonoma Mountain Ranch Preservation Foundation

Remote Sensing Using LoRaP2P and LoRaWAN with Custom Gateway and Cloud Integration
Remote Sensing Using LoRaP2P and LoRaWAN with Custom Gateway and Cloud Integration

Spring 2025

Team: Eriberto Salgado

Faculty: Farid Farahmand

Comparison of Freshwater and Saltwater Flow in 85m Deep Sinkhole in Northeast Tucatán, Mexico
Comparison of Freshwater and Saltwater Flow in a 85m Deep Sinkhole in Northeast Yucatán, Mexico

Spring 2025

Team: Yajaira Ortega-Vidrio, Jarelys Hernandez Molina, Laura Rossana Fracica Gonzàlez, Rosa Maria Leal Bautista, Irving D. Escobedo, Melissa Lenczewski

Predation risk for insects living in different strata: A globally distributed experiment with standardized live prey
Predation risk for insects living in different strata: A globally distributed experiment with standardized live prey

Spring 2025

Team: Anna Braniff, Bianca Gaitan, and Cameron Olson

Faculty: Dr. Nathan Rank

Sonoma State University acknowledges the Coast Miwok, Central and Southern Pomo, and the Wappo as the traditional stewards of our preserved lands. Let it be acknowledged that the Sonoma State University campus is located within the traditional homelands of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. Sonoma State offers deep gratitude to the original stewards of this land and recognizes its immense historical, spiritual, and personal significance to the Native nations and peoples of this region.