BotanyAlec Baird
2015 The Garden Club of America Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
Alec Baird is an undergraduate student studying plant biology and French at the University of Washington, Seattle. By analyzing the leaf physiological responses to drought in the quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) he hopes to accurately predict how this plant species will respond to anthropogenic or human caused climate change. He believes that combining plant ecology and plant physiology (plant eco-physiology) is a necessary approach to understanding how certain traits will mediate the effects of climate change.
The Garden Club of America Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
To support students' field studies and offer an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience beyond the regular course of study.
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