Thesis Topic
Effects of invasive salmonid removal on a sub-alpine herpetofauna community in the Trinity Alps Wilderness of northern California
About Me
For his thesis research, Justin is studying the effects of non-native fish removal on a herpetofauna community in sub-alpine habitats in northern California. Utilizing ongoing efforts by the CDFW to remove non-native trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) from a basin within the Trinity Alps Wilderness, he is experimentally assessing the direct and indirect of effects of trout removal on trophic interactions between two species of gartersnake (T. sirtalis fitchi and T. atratus hydrophilus) and the Cascades frogs (Rana cascadae), the latter of which is a Species of Special Concern and Candidate Species under the California Endangered Species Act.
Advisor
Dr. Dan Barton
Contact Info
Undergraduate Institution
- Wildlife
Cal Poly Humboldt
Favorite Animal
Bushmaster (Lachesis muta muta)