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Coastal Wetlands StudiesMary Schoell

2019 The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Mary Schoell is a master’s student at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Her thesis explores how salt marshes migrate inland to higher elevations as a response to sea-level rise and storm events. Her focus is on the coastal forests along Long Island Sound in Connecticut. Due to their resilient nature, forested uplands can slow the process of marsh migration. Using dendrochronology and  ood frequency data, Schoell aims to reconstruct the time line of tree stress and death in marsh-bordering forests to understand when and how sea level rise and storm disturbances facilitate marsh migration.

Funded by New Jersey Committee of The Garden Club of America, Zone IV

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 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 Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

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The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

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