Flora and Fauna of Lake Matoaka and the College Woods

Turtles

• Population demographics of native red-bellied cooters and invasive red-eared sliders in a Virginia lake. Cypress Ambrose ’24 and Abby DeCesare ’24.  
• The Movements of Musk Turtles in Lake Matoaka. Katie Andre (Biology).
• Homing behavior in musk turtles. [pdf] Christina Smar (Biology).
• Population ecology of musk turtles in Lake Matoaka. Alison Holinka and Radhika Dave (Biology)
• Population and Distribution of Turtles in Lake Matoaka. Emily Thompson (Biology) College of William and Mary.

Amphibians

• The downstream effects of urban development of amphibian use of riparian wetlands. [pdf] Allison Cornell (Biology). 
• Impacts of upland development on salamander abundance in downstream forested wetlands. Kristen Murphy and Michael Turns (Biology).

Fish

• A chemical and fish survey of streams of the College Woods. Adam Spiller and Morgan Sproul (Biology).
• An observation of Least Brook Lamprey (Lampetra aepyptera) presence and spawning behavior in five tributary streams of Lake Matoaka. [doc download] Zack Hayden, (Biology).
• Fish, Amphipods and Leaves: How are They Related? Elise Wach (Biology) University of Southern California.
• Perennial Stream, Intermittent Habitats: Impacts of a BMP on Fish. Saerom Park (Biology) Williams College.

Plants

• Relationship between water depth and distribution of curly pondweed (Potomogeton crispus) in Lake Matoaka. [pdf] Mellisa Pensa and Kate Wilkin (Biology)
• Variation in stream plant ecology as related to hydrological changes due to a migrating knickpoint. [pdf] Jeremy Wacksman (Biology)
• Hurricane Impacts on the Herbaceous Ground Layer Vegetation. Jennifer Toy (Biology) Whitman College.
• Assessing the Impact of Deer on Forest Growth in Wetlands. Ian Cornell (Biology) College Of William and Mary.

Invertebrates

• Crayfish N:P in Disturbed and Referenced Streams. Lindsey North (Biology) College Of William and Mary.
• The Effects of Cambrus Crayfish on Stream Ecology. David Mellor (Biology) College of William and Mary.
• The Life History of the Gammarus pseudolimnaeus in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: New Perspectives. [pdf] Bethany R. Brookshire (Biology)
• A Preliminary Elemental Analysis of Amphipoda Gammarus spp. Collected From Disturbed and Pristine (Reference) Streams. Michael Stanley Gallisdorfer (Biology) University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.

• The Effect of Stormwater Retention Ponds on Macroinvertebrate Community Structure. Jessica Sitnik (Biology) College of William and Mary.

Birds

• Relationship of Ambient Noise and Song Frequency and Amplitude of Eastern Bluebirds around Williamsburg, Virginia. Esther A. Leung (Biology) University of Texas at Arlington and Caitlin Kight (Biology) College of William and Mary.
• Eastern Bluebirds: The Effect of Soil and Food Quality on the Health, Growth Rate, and Sex Ratio of Nestlings. Lori Simpers (Biology) Susquehana University.
• Bluebirds and Disturbance. Bert Harris (Biology)The University of the South and Jennifer Phillips (Biology) Lewis & Clark College.
• Local Environmental Factors, Nest Box Attributes, and the Breeding Success of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis). Thomas J. Grubaugh (Biology) Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi.
• Something most fowl: geese and water quality in a recreational pond. [pdf] Landon Rordam (Biology).
• Quantifying Relationships Between Impervious Surface Cover, Disturbance, and Breeding Productivity in Troglodytes aedon. Louise Gava (Biology) St. Lawrence University; Pacifica Summers (Biology) Scripps College.