Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Effect of Elevated Temperature and Roundup Exposure on Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Status in the American Oyster, Afsana Chowdhury
Sweet Potato in the Lower Rio Grande Valley: Evaluating Performance Across Several Cultivars, Jon Dale
Cover Crops Influence Arthropod Community Dynamics Through Seasonal Variation and Cascading Effects, Adegboyega Fajemisin
Tamaulipan thornforest restoration: factors influencing restoration outcomes and impacts of cover crops during replanting, Jerald Thomas Garrett
A Preliminary Characterization and Assessment of Mesophotic Octocoral Microbiomes in the Western Gulf of Mexico, Edward P. Gniffke
Factors Influencing the Faunal Recolonization of Restored Thornscrub Forest Habitats, Audrey J. Hicks
Long-Term Spatial and Temporal Assessment of Criteria Air Pollutants Concentration Trends in the Lower Rio Grande Valley Region of Texas, USA, Md Salahuddin Majumder
Red Snapper Abundance, Growth, and Movement at Different Structural Configurations in the Rio Grande Valley Artificial Reef, Marybeth J. Weihbrecht
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Fish Community Analysis Using Multidirectional ROV Video Surveys in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico, Keegan J. Angerer
Dynamic Soil Properties in the Lower Rio Grande Valley: Understanding Responses of Infiltration Rate, Bulk Density, Aggregate Stability to Different Tillage Practices, Temiloluwa Faith Awotoye
Dynamic Soil Properties in the Lower Rio Grande Valley: Carbon and Nitrogen Responses to Different Tillage Practices, Luzyannet Ballesteros Gonzalez
South Texas Wildlife Activity Across a Fragmented Landscape and Road Mitigation Corridor, Caitlin K. Brett
Conjunctive Management for Groundwater-Surface Water Resources: Numerical Modeling and Potential Assessment of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) at Lower Rio Grande Valley in South Texas, Dwight Zedric Q. Capus
Examination of Amphibian Community and Environmental Relationships in South Texas Using Environmental DNA (eDNA), Sean Michael Collins
Quantifying and Predicting Drought Performance in Woody Semi-Arid Seedlings in South Texas: Implications for Enhancing Drought Resilience in Restoration, Zarek Contreras
Effects of Tributyltin Exposure on 8-OHdG and dsDNA Expressions, Oxidative and Nitrative Stress in the American Oyster, Crassostrea Virginica, Mohan Kumar Dash
Assessment of Nitrogen-Based Fertilizer Transport and Microbial Activities in Sandy Soil Profiles in South Texas, Gladys De la Rosa
Salas Y Gómez Benthic Habitat and Community assessment of Seamounts and Oceanic Islands, Kara Eckley
Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex sp.) Seed Preferences and Distribution in a Suburban Setting, Lilly V. Elliott
Effects of Nutrient Enrichment on Mangrove and Saltmarsh Habitats, Elena A. Flores
Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) Trophic Web Reconstruction Using Stable Isotopes in Two Systems in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico, Elizabeth Mogus Garcia
An Assessment of Physical and Microbial Dynamic Properties Sensitive to Tillage Practices in Hidalgo Sandy Clay Loam Soils, Rocio N. Hernandez
Assessing Intra-urban Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Concentrations at the Lower Rio Grande Valley (RGV), South Texas, USA, Using Low-Cost Sensors, Esmeralda Mendez
Investigating the Relationship Between Dissolved Oxygen and Nitrate Concentration as a Proxy for Marine Ecosystem Health, Natalia M. Moore
Grapefruit Peel Biochar Applications for Immobilizing Copper and Lead in Soil, Michael Alfredo Navarro
Incorporating Native Plants in Insectary Strips to Promote Insect Diversity and Below-Ground Beneficial Microbes in South Texas, Lindsey N. Richards
Revealing the Effects of Climate Change and Fungicides on Soil Microbial Communities in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, Armida Rivera
Analyzing the Impact of Governance Strategies on Trust and Risk in the Salish Sea Transboundary Fishery Context, Evelyn Roozee
Growth and Reproduction in Gulf of Mexico Black Corals (Antipatharians) in Field and Laboratory Studies, Victoria E. Salinas
Network Analysis of Scientific Research in the Gulf of Mexico, Juliet S. Vallejo
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Snook (Centropomus undecimalis) Behavior and Accelerometer Telemetry in the Bahia Grande of Texas, Jonathan Truett Cawlfield
Assessing the Anthropogenic Footprint on the Channel Sinuosity of the Rio Grande the Delta, Edoardo Davila
An Assessment on Microplastic Pollution in the Resacas of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, Wesley D. Franklin
A GIS-Based Model to Assess On-Site Sewage Facility (OSSF) Contamination Risk to Local Water Resources, Alvaro Garcia
Assessing Long-Term Coral Coverage at East and West Flower Garden Banks, Rebekah Alicia Hernandez
Biochar Applications to the Remediation of Lead and Polychlorinated Biphenyl Contaminated Water, Victory Itua Igberase
Variation in Trichome Types and Density Mediates Plant-Herbivore Interactions in Two Cucurbitaceae Members, Ishveen Kaur
Assessment and Monitoring of Deltaic Wetlands and Fluvial Systems: Refining and Validating a Multimetric Index of Resaca Ecosystem Health, David Lecusay Jr.
Practical Challenges of Using Sunn Hemp as a Cover Crop in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Qulina Rai
Status, Distribution, and Conservation of the Black-Spotted Newt (Notophthalmus meridionalis) in South Texas, Padraic S. Robinson
Growth Kinetics of Salmonella Spp. During Post-Harvest Storage of Fresh and Fresh-Cut Papaya, Amandeep Singh
Managing Water Resource and Land Use in Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas Using a Groundwater Vulnerability Model, Leslie Soto Sanchez
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Detection and Enumeration of Bacterial Pathogens in the American Oyster (Crassostrea virginica), Mohammad Maruf Billah
Comparing Novel and Traditional Sampling Methodologies to Analyze the Population Status of the Rio Grande Cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi), Amy P. Bogolin
Comparing Outdoor Vertical Hydroponic Farming Systems and Conventional Hydroponic Farming Systems with a Focus on Efficiency, Itohan A. Edokpolo
Building Food Democracy in the Rio Grande Valley: Exploring the Relationship between Civic Agriculture and Civic Engagement, Allison P. Kaika
The Application of Advanced Technologies for Agriculture and Rangeland Management, Matthew D. Kutugata
Interactive Effects of Heat Stress and Pesticides Co-exposure on Swimming Behavior, Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant Expression, and Redox Status in Common Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Brittney Danielle Lacy
Incorporation of Native Plants for Biodiversity Conservation in South Texas Agroecosystems, Kaitlynn M. Lavallee
Native Plant Allelopathy: A Potential Approach to Limit Invasive Grass Encroachment in Thorn Forest Restoration, Emily A. Mullins
Analysis of the Facilitative Interaction between Batis Maritima and Avicennia Germinans as a Mangrove Restoration Strategy, Javier R. Navarro
Effects of Elevated Temperature on 8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine Expression, DNA Damage and Cellular Apoptosis in the American Oyster (Crassostrea virginica), Md Faizur Rahman
Effects of Seasonal Variations and Heat Exposure on Antioxidant Expression and Redox Status in the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica: Field and Laboratory Studies, Md Sadequr Rahman
Aquatic Stage Mosquito Biocontrol: Effects of Entomopathogenic Fungi Blastospores and Conidia on Aedes aegypti Pupae, Ricardo Alberto Ramirez Garcia Rojas
Wildlife Use of Road Mitigation Structures in Relation to Their Construction, Structural Characteristics, and Environmental Factors along a South Texas Highway, Anna D. Rivera Roy
Development and Assessment of an Environmental DNA (eDNA) Assay for the Rio Grande Siren and Review of eDNA Metabarcoding Applications, Krista M. Ruppert
Effects of Artificial Substrates on the Recruitment of Juvenile Fishes in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico, Stefany Salinas
The Influence of Human Disturbance on Wildlife Use of a Highway in South Texas, Thomas J. Yamashita
Predicting Patterns of Heavy Metal Contamination in Rio Grande Valley Agricultural Soils, Joy Z. Youwakim
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Enabling High Quality Oxygen Measurements during Robotic Based Studies of Ocean Ecological and Biogeochemical Processes, Brianna A. Alanis
The Role of Sediment Resuspension in Estuarine Inorganic Nutrient Cycling, Kirsten Jo Ayres
Viability of Wetland Crops for Use in Treatment Wetlands: Nitrogen Removal from Water and Production of Food, Andrew Denson Corder
Evaluating Responses of Benthic Macrofauna to Artificial Reef Presence in the Gulf of Mexico, Douglas Faircloth
Histological Evidence of Annual and Lunar Reproductive Rhythms of Atlantic Sea Urchin, Arbacia punctulata in the Gulf of Mexico: Changes in Nutritive Phagocytes in Relation to Gametogenesis, Eleazar Hernandez II
Developing Multispectral Imaging Techniques to Determine Canopy Coverage and Carbon Storage of Seagrasses in the Gulf of Mexico, Ivy Michelle Hinson
Effects of Elevated Temperature on Gonadal Functions, Cellular Apoptosis, and Oxidative Stress in Atlantic Sea Urchin (Arbacia punctulata), Jackson B. Johnstone
Investigating Limitations to Nitrogen Fixation by Leguminous Cover Crops in South Texas, Stephanie L. Kasper
Contributions of Historical Ecology to Ecological Services Assessments in the Lower Rio Grande Valley Texas, Julianna Katherine Schaefer Kurpis
Wildlife Road Mortality Survey Methodologies, Trinity Dale Livingston
Investigating the Potential of Weeds as Host Reservoir for Plant Parasitic Nematodes in South Texas, Habraham F. Lopez
A Sinking Feeling: The Fate of Concrete Pyramids Deployed in Artificial Reefs in the Texas Gulf of Mexico, Cameron J. Moody
Comparative, Lithology-Based Biogeography of Phreatophytic and Non-Phreatophytic Matrices along a North-South Gradient of the South Texas Sand Sheet, Christopher Joaquin Munoz
Identifying the N Sources for Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) in a South Texas Mangrove Forest, Ashley Elizabeth Murphy
Effects of Global Warming on Gonadal Functions, Cellular Apoptosis, and Oxidative Stress in the American Oyster, Sarah B. Nash
DNA Barcoding Reveals Unexpected Diversity in Octocorallia in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico, Chelsea L. Pavliska
A Landscape-Scaled and Community Ecology Approach to Wildlife Corridor Design in South Texas, James A. Stilley
Engineered Porous Media for Groundwater Contaminant Remediation: Applications of Nano-TiO2, Sheng Yin
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Characterizing Polychlorinated Biphenyl Degradation Potential in Surface Water Bacteria from Rio Grande Valley, Texas Reservoirs, Alisha M. Janiga
Measuring Connective Capacity throughout the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Network, Anthony Rocha Lima
Longitudinal and Temporal Comparison of Beach Sand on the Rio Grande Delta System, Samantha B. Moore
Impacts of Habitat Attributes and Community Gardens on Urban Bird Communities, Samuel Glenn Ortiz
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Effect of Land Use Change on South Texas Bats, Katharine Leigh Jones
Removal of Lead and Arsenic from Aqueous Solution by Biochar Produced from Locally-Sourced Biomass, Sergio I. Mireles
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Mercury concentrations in south Texas game fishes, E. Anthony Reisinger