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2012 April Pallete School: Western Carolina University Field of study: Is a Masters degree candidate at Western Carolina University in North Carolina. She will study seed dispersal and germination ecology of Swamp Pink (Helonias bullata) by examining whether seed traits that suggest water dispersal convey buoyancy properties in water, and if a wetted period improves germination compared to seed that is not immersed or floated. Project location: USA |
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2012 Judson LeCompte School: Auburn University in Alabama Field of study: Is a Masters degree student at Auburn University in Alabama. His study examines the result of two different planting times on the survival of reintroduced pitcher plants (Sarracenia rubra ssp. Wherryi). This is important work in developing successful restoration techniques for the species. Project location: USA |
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2011 Kristen Sauby School: University of Florida Field of study: Ph.D. student, University of Florida, Gainsville. Kristens project will quantify the potential effect of the invasive South American Cactus Moth, Cactoblastis cactorum, on population trends of native Optunia. This proposal includes work of great importance to two imperiled species in Florida |
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2011 Faith Inman-Nahahari School: University of California Field of study: Ph. D. student. University of California, Los Angeles Faiths project, titled Regeneration Ecology of an Endangered Ecosystem: Tropical Dry Forest, focuses on the primary factors supporting forest regeneration including the endangered species within it. |
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2010 James Jones School: "University of Oklahoma - B.S. Botany, Microbiology University of Oklahoma - M.S. Botany" Field of study: "Will analyze how mating system dynamics inform conservation strategies for the rare, riparian shrub Alnus maritima, the most hight disjunct distirbution of any tree species in North America." |
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2010 Elizabeth Stephens School: Dicksinson College - B.S. Purdue University - M.S. University of Central Florida - Ph.D. Field of study: Will study five endangered herb species and two native herb species to assess the importance of seed and seedling dynamics in scrub habitat. Project location: "5,193 acre, globally-significant Archbold reserve in Highlands County, Florida" |
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2009 Jennifer Navarra School: University of Central Florida M.S. Candidate University of Central Florida B.A. Field of study: Plant Ecology Will study "Species composition and spatial-temporal pattern of the soil seed bank along gradient of disturbance in Florida rosemary scrub." |
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2009 Beyte Roque School: "Florida International University Ph.D. Candidate Florida International University Master's in Biology Unaiversity of Havana, Cuba Bachelor in Science of Biology" Field of study: Plant Ecology Her project will focus on "A habitat and reproductive study of the Pineland Allamanda (Angadenia berteroi) Apocynaceae." |
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2008 Jessica Brzyski School: SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry B.S. Georgia Southern University M.S. University of Cincinnati Ph.D in progress Field of study: "Conservation Biology Will work on a study of "Genetic Variation and Breeding Ecology of the Rare Plant, Spiraea virginiana."" |
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2008 Mary Feist School: "University of Cincinnati The College of Wooster University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Ph.D in progress" Field of study: Botany Will work on a study that will involve both molecular and morphological data to ascertain whether Ptilimnium nodosum might actually represent three distinct species. |
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2007 Melissa Caspary School: University of Georgia Graduate Student Field of study: "Will determine emerging threats to southeastern Piedmont granite rock outcrop lant communities and clarify how these threats are changing the plant community composition, stucture and function." |
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2007 Kelsey Glennon School: George Washington University Graduate Student/Ph.D. Candidate |
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2006 Sarah Marcinko School: University of North Carolina M.S. Ecology James Madison University B.S. Biology Haywood Communtiy College/Diploma Horticulture Field of study: "Ecology Will study the effects of an altered stream flow on the endangered plant Ptilimnium nodosum, or harperella." Project location: North Carolina's Tar River |
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2006 John Geiger School: Florida International University/PHD Candidate F.I. University/M.S. Biology/B.S. Biology |
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2006 Shannon Straub School: Cornell University Ph.D. Candidate University of Colorado B.A. Biology Field of study: "Plant Systematics Will assess the taxonomic status and genetic diversity of Amorpha georgiana var. georgiana and Amorpha georgiana var. confusa, North Carolina's rare endemics of the southeastern United States, to inform conservation strategies." |
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2005 Jacob Thompson School: "Georgia State University, Statesboro M.S. Biology Valdosta State University B.S. Biology" Field of study: Study: The impacts of white-tailed deer herbivory and invasive Lonicera japonica on the populaton dynamics of Trillium reliquum. Project location: Research sites are in Georgia. |
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2004 Tyler Smith School: McGill University/PHD Candidate University of Guelph/B.S. Field of study: "Research on the systematics and ecology of the Carex virescens complex, including the globally rare Carex roanensis." Project location: Ozarks and Southern Appalachians |
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2004 David Shelley School: University of South Carolina Ph.D. Candidate in Geological Sciences New Mexico State University/M.S. Furman University/B.S. Geology Field of study: "Research project: Palynological records of Macbridea caroliniana (Carolina bog mint), Ilex amelanchier (service holly) and associated flora." Project location: "Congaree national Park, SC" |
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2003 Christine Edwards School: University of Florida Doctorial Student Field of study: Proposal: Deals with the evolutionary history and relationships of five genera of endangered aromatic mints. Project location: Southeastern United States |
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2003 Christopher Heckel School: "Hillsdale College B.S. Biology Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA M.A. Degree University of Pittsburgh Ph.D.Program" Field of study: "Study: The impact of invasive kudzu on the population dynamics and reproductive success of the federally endangered native herb, Trillium Reliquum." |
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