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Coastal Wetlands StudiesDavid De La Mater III
2019 The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

David De La Mater is a PhD student in The University Program in Ecology at Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment. He will be conducting manipulative-warming and nutrient-addition experiments in the marshes of coastal North Carolina to address how rising temperatures and eutrophication (excessive richness of nutrients in water) interact to affect herbivory and traits of cordgrass in salt marshes.
The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies
To promote, expand, and enrich the body of research concerning the coast by actively supporting graduate students in the field of coastal wetlands science.
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The Garden Club of America Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
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The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Tropical Botany
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The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Tropical Botany
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The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Tropical Botany
Carly Anderson Stewart is a PhD candidate studying fungal evolutionary biology at the University...
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The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Tropical Botany
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Sam Bickley
The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies
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The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Ecological Restoration
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