Environmental Research at SFSU

 

Here is a sampling of environmental research conducted by faculty in or associated with the Environmental Studies Program.

 

Please check back soon to find more articles from faculty.

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Conservation Biology

Katharyn Boyer, Assistant Professor, Romberg Tiburon Center
Effects of nitrogen additions on the vertical structure of a constructed cordgrass marsh

Macroalgal-mediated transfers of water column nitrogen to intertidal sediments and salt marsh plants

Elevated nutrient content of tropical microalgae increases rates of herbivory in coral, seagrass, and mangrove habitats

 

Carlos Davidson, ENVS Associate Professor & Program Director
Effects of Chytrid and Carabaryl Exposure on Survival, Growth and Skin Peptide Defenses in Foothill Yellow-legged Frogs

Multiple Stressors and Amphibian Declines: Dual Impacts of Pesticides and Fish on Yellow-legged Frogs

 

John Hafernik, Professor of Biology
Insect conservation in an urban biodiversity hotspot: The San Francisco Bay Area

Reintroduction of the rare damselfly Ischnura gemina (Odoanta: Coenagrionidae) into an urban California park

Beetle larvae cooperate to mimic bees

 

Environmental Chemistry & Geology

Karen Grove, Professor of Geosciences
Late Quaternary deformation and slip rates in the northern San Andreas fault zone at Olema Valley, Marin County, California

 

Jason Gurdak, Assistant Professor of Geosciences

Climate variability controls on unsaturated water and chemical movement, High Plains aquifer, USA.

Susceptibility to enhanced chemical migration from depression-focused preferential flow, High Plains aquifer.

 

Bruce Manning, Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Spectroscopic Investigation of Cr(III)- and Cr(IV)-Treated Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron

Arsenic Speciation in As(III)- and As(V)-Treated Soil Using XANES Spectroscopy

Transport of surface-modified iron nanoparticle in porous media and application to arsenic(III) remediation

 

Leora Nanus, Assistant Professor of Geosciences

Evaluating Regional Patterns in Nitrate Sources to Watersheds in National Parks of the Rocky Mountains using Nitrate Isotopes (also: Supporting Documents)

Assessment of lake sensitivity to acidic deposition in national parks of the Rocky Mountains

 

Peter Palmer, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Pesticide Contamination on Native American Artifacts - Methods, Results from Six Case Studies, and Next Steps

On the Suitability of Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzers for Rapid Screening of Toxic Elements

Proton transfer reaction ion trap mass spectrometer

 

Environmental Justice

 

Environmental Politics

Carlos Davidson, ENVS Professor & Program Director
Economic Growth and the Environment: Alternatives to the Limits Paradigm

 

Environmental Sociology

 

Parks & Recreation

Karen Grove, Professor of Geosciences
Beach Front Property: The Make-up of Point Reyes (by Jeff Scattini)

 

Nina Roberts, Assistant Professor of Recreation & Leisure Studies
Through the Eyes of Youth: Experience with Programs at the Crissy Field Center

Visitor/Non-Visitor Use Constraints: Exploring Ethnic Minority Experiences and Perspectives

 

Sustainability

Jason Gurdak, Assistant Professor of Geosciences

Groundwater resources assessment under the pressures of humanity and climate change.