Coastal Wetlands StudiesJessica Courson
2022 The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Methane Consumption by Bacteria Living inside Insect Burrows
Courson’s research will focus on microbial methane consumption in wetlands, the largest natural source of methane emissions. Courson’s project will explore how insect bioirrigation influences the oxygen availability in sediments as well as the rate of methane removal. Courson seeks to learn if methane removal due to insect activity may be an overlooked sink of the greenhouse gas.
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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