Summary
Emily Carlson, Limnology Specialist in the Department of Biology, explores the following questions in her research:
- What are the effects of watershed basin soils and land use on the lake environment?
- How are human impacts (climate change, development, invasive species) changing lake environments?
Carlson's expertise includes aquatic and wetland plant identification; chemical, physical, and biological sampling techniques and sample analyses; SCUBA certification and experience in scientific diving.
Education
- B.S. in Biology and Zoology, Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt), 2002
- M.S. in Soils and Biogeochemistry, University of California, Davis, 2014