BotanyJulia Huczko
2022 The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
Evaluating the Impact of Key Drivers on Forest Regeneration Following a Windthrow in a Mature Hardwood Forest: On the Relative Importance of Browsers, Logging, and Competition
To better understand the impact of salvage logging, Huczko will catalog plant growth in western Pennsylvania in the wake of a 2012 tornado that damaged the Powdermill Nature Reserve. Huczko will also investigate the spread of invasive species due to deer browsing and interspecific plant competition as well as the effects of both on damaged forest health and forest regeneration. Huczko’s field study will provide specimens to contribute to the herbarium at Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
To promote the importance of botany to horticulture by encouraging young students to study field botany in the U.S., and to offer an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in the field beyond the regular course of study.
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