Research Posters

The trip to Puerto Rico in the summer of 2022 was focusing on working with other Oregon State students and PR contacts to plan and design community-based programs in nutrition/health, natural resource, plan and conduct restoration projects, collect environmental sciences research, and teach agricultural-based curriculum that focuses on sustainable practices. 

Won Judge Choice Award 2022

Aquatic macroinvertebrates are an important part of pond ecosystems, as they are important for recycling nutrients, organic material transport and process, and food resources for upper trophic levels. Yet, there’s little information about macroinvertebrate community composition, especially in semitropical climates. In addition, the influence of rural and urban systems on these communities has been overlooked. The objective of this study was to identify whether there were differences in the community diversity of macroinvertebrates between urban and rural ponds in the North Texas region. 

Seasonal dynamics of macroinvertebrates assemblages in agricultural channels and their responses to cleaning