Dr. Aaron David is the Program Director of Plant Ecology at Archbold Biological Station. He completed is B.A. at Washington University in St Louis, and his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota. He has been working in Florida ecosystems since 2016, including postdoctoral positions at the University of Miami and the USDA-ARS Invasive Plant Research Laboratory prior to starting his position at Archbold in 2021. His research interests include plant population ecology, plant-microbe interactions, and biological control of invasive plants.

Aaron S. David, Ph.D.

Director of Plant Ecology, Assistant Research Biologist

Amy Faivre, Ph.D.

Cedar Crest College

Beatriz Pace-Aldana, B.S. 

The Nature Conservancy

Avon Park Harebells is perhaps the rarest plant on the Lake Wales Ridge. Known from only 3 wild populations, its persistence is threatened by its extraordinary narrow geographical range, ongoing human development, and its own biology (low seed production and germination). Archbold has researched the demography and pollination biology of the species, and led conservation efforts through translocations and establishment of a new population.

Saving the rarest of all the Lake Wales Ridge’s rare plants

Beatriz Pace-Aldana, The Nature Conservancy, Amy Faivre, Cedar Crest College

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Our conservation efforts have led to the establishment of a new population of the species on protection property.

Saving the rarest of all the Lake Wales Ridge’s rare plants

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