2015 Winning Essays
Part of the Young Naturalist Awards Curriculum Collection.
The Young Naturalist Awards essays, written by students in grades 7 through 12, ranged from an investigation of the effect of artificial lighting on turtle nesting patterns to the identification of the bacteria that inhibits a fungus infecting salamanders to the development of a new model for predicting hurricanes for Long Island.
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The Effect of Water Temperature, Water Acidity, and Animal Age and Body Size on the Opercular Respiratory Rate of Brown Bullhead Catfish
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Greening Under the Evergreens: A Biochar Soil Amendment Study
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Harboring a Problem: Investigating Changes in Dissolved Oxygen Levels at King Harbor in Redondo Beach, CA
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Mango Skins: An Effective Organic Pest Deterrent
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Goldfish as a Model for Understanding Learning and Memory: More Complex Than You Think
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Dripping with Life: Investigating Bacteria in Speleothem Carbonates from Natural and Artificial Surfaces
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Temporal Changes in the Vertebrate Scavenger Community in Association with Wildebeest Carcasses
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Digging the Dark: Broad-Scale Nesting Patterns of Sea Turtles vis-á-vis Satellite Measures of Artificial Lighting
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The Effects of Varying Conductivities on Phytoplankton Concentration and Species Composition in the Presence of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Lake Mat...
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The Identification of Cutaneous Bacteria on Salamanders that Inhibit the Chytrid Fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
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Forecasting Hurricane Hazards for the Long Island Area
Chytrid Treatments and Their Compatibility with Amphibian Tissue