Our geo-science and environmental science students hail from a wide range of institutions and disciplines. All are interested in scientific research and are participating in our study of biogeochemical processes in northern upland and wetland ecosystems.
2012 Students
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Maria (Paula) Mugnani
Mt. Holyoke College
Environmental Studies/Ecosystem Science major
My project looks at the vegetation diversity and abundance across five ecosystems in Stordalen Mire: palsas, eriophorum-dominated fens, sphagnum peatlands, lakesides and lake heath. These ecosystems differ a lot in several aspects, including water availability, limiting growth factors, and nutrient cycling.
By identifying the species diversity and abundance on a quadrat-transect system , I hope to find how vegetation differs across these ecosystems and how the mire may respond and evolve in terms of vegetation as permafrost thaw and climate change impact continue.
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Ecosystem-Vegetation Interactions in sub-arctic Stordalen Mire, Sweden. Co-authors Ruth Varner, Patrick Crill; Mentor: Ruth Varner |
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