2006 Colorado College Student Research Papers

From April 23 until May 17th, Seven Colorado College students devised their own field research projects, carried out their research plans, and wrote "journal-style" reports. These reports are linked below:
	Heavy metal concentrations in surface sediments of Zostera marina beds along San Juan Island, WA Arica Crootof
Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations in Z. marina bed sediments of Northwestern San Juan Island, Washington State Rebecca Simpson
	Construction and deployment of a hydrophone array for future localization and analysis of killer whale vocalizations Jonathan Will
A comparison of received noise levels to source type, speed and distance in the Haro Strait of Washington State April-May 2006 Michael Grabstein
	Determination of orca vocalization frequency changes in the presence of varying levels of ambient aquatic sound Scott W. Yee
Vessel behavior in accordance with the Soundwatch and M3 whale watching protocol Renata Haas
	Statistical comparison of southern resident killer whale (Orcinus orca) calls using fundamental frequency Kari Sherman