Wildfire Impacts on Soil Physical Properties: a 3-Year Assessment for The
Wildfire Impacts on Soil Physical Properties: A 3-year assessment for the 2016 Erskine Fire, CA By Cindy Rodriguez A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Geological Sciences California State University, Bakersfield In Partial Fulfillment for the Degree of Master of Science in Geology Spring 2021 Copyright By Cindy Rodriguez 2021 Wildfire Impacts on Soil Physical Properties: A 3-year assessment for the 2016 Erskine Fire, CA By Cindy Rodriguez This thesis has been accepted on behalf of the Department of Geological Sciences by their supervisory committee: _____________________________________________________________________________ Dr. Junhua Guo, Committee Chair _____________________________________________________________________________ Dr. William Krugh _____________________________________________________________________________ Dr. Eduardo Montoya iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thanks to the CSUB Center for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program for fully supporting me financially and making it possible for me to attend school and conduct this research. I want to thank my advisor Dr. Guo, for his guidance, support, and patience throughout each stage of my thesis research. Thank you, Dr. Krugh and Dr. Montoya, for your input and revising my thesis, and being part of my committee. Thanks to Elizabeth Powers and Sue Holt for maintaining laboratory supplies, providing door access, and their positive attitudes. To my friends, thank you for all the happy distractions to rest my mind outside of my research. Special thanks to Toni Ramirez, to whom I worked closely throughout my time at CSUB. Thanks for the laughs, advice, and words of encouragement. I would also like to acknowledge my cat Lexie for her companionship through the writing process. Most importantly, I would like to thank my parents and sister for their continued support throughout my academic journey.
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