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BIOL 189T Fungal Biology
Alija Mujic, California State University-Fresno
The diversity, community structure, and functional diversity of fungi in the high Sierra is understudied and is largely unknown from the Sierra Nevada foothills. Through use of direct field sampling I will engage BIOL189T students in sampling efforts to elucidate the fungal biology of these understudied habitats. Students will sample fungal sporocarps (mushrooms) from existing field plots established by the National Environmental Observation Network (NEON) and use morphological identification techniques and DNA barcoding methods to identify the fungal diversity in these habitats. Future iterations of the course will likely focus upon selected fungal taxa identified in previous iterations of the course to investigate the phenology and ecological interactions of the fungal community in these habitats in NEON plots.
Core Competencies: Planning and carrying out investigations, Analyzing and interpreting data, Developing and using models, Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering)
Nature of Research: Basic Research, Field Research, Wet Lab/Bench Research
State: California
Target Audience: Upper Division, Major
CURE Duration: A full term
Investigating local climate change impacts in a STEM first year learning community
Mara Brady, California State University-Fresno
still in progress...
Core Competencies: Using mathematics and computational thinking, Analyzing and interpreting data, Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering), Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering), Planning and carrying out investigations
Nature of Research: Applied Research, Field Research
Target Audience: Major
CURE Duration: Multiple terms
Does grazing influence the structure of aquatic and riparian communities?
Tim Armstrong, Adams State University; Megan Dudley, Adams State University; Dan Gibson-Reinemer, Adams State University
This CURE will examine the effects of grazing using a natural experiment in the mountains surrounding the San Luis Valley, Colorado. The eastern Sangre de Cristo Mountains have not been grazed for at least 50 years, and the western San Juan Mountains continue to be grazed. We will test if grazing affects the structure of aquatic and riparian communities as part of a larger interdisciplinary project.
Core Competencies: Planning and carrying out investigations, Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering), Analyzing and interpreting data
Nature of Research: Field Research, Basic Research
State: Colorado
Target Audience: Major
CURE Duration: Multiple terms
Genes to Ecosystems
Laci Gerhart-Barley, University of California-Davis
Core Competencies: Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering), Analyzing and interpreting data
Nature of Research: Wet Lab/Bench Research, Field Research, Basic Research
State: California
Target Audience: Non-major, Introductory, Major
CURE Duration: A full term