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PLANT ECOLOGY
LAB: Home Page Archbold Biological Station, P.O. Box 2057, Lake Placid, Florida 33862 USA Phone: 863-465-2571 FAX: 863-699-1927 send e-mail |
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| research | Biennial Reports:
1999-00,
1998-99,
1997-98 |
| Lab Head:
Eric
S. Menges Postdoctoral Associate: Sonali Saha Research Assistants (full time): Gretel L. Clarke, Stacy A. Smith, Carl W. Weekley |
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Research Programs |
Overview. Archbold Biological Station’s Plant
Ecology Lab conducts basic and applied research that focuses
on three areas:
Our main focus is on plants of Florida scrub and related ecosystems. We largely work on the Lake Wales Ridge in south central Florida. Our research includes long-term data collection, field and laboratory experiments, and population modeling. We also work with local and national agencies to translate our research results to effective conservation and management. Our lab has an active undergraduate intern program. Interns are usually recently graduated undergraduates who desire research experience before entering graduate school. An internship offers an opportunity to conduct an independent research project (including picking and designing a project, collecting and analyzing data, and summarizing the results orally and in written form). Interns also assist in lab projects and gain experience in myriad ecological, statistical, and modeling techniques. We also advise graduate students conducting research at Archbold or elsewhere while obtaining degrees from universities across the country and globe. Our interns and graduate students have continued on to be successful and productive ecological researchers and conservation biologists. |
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