BotanyPaul Excoffier
2014 The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
Paul Laurent Excoffier is a senior in Plant Ecology at College of the Atlantic. He will do the first ever study in the Northeast of the distribution and diversity of bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, hornworts) in 10 vernal (seasonal) pools on Mount Desert Island, ME. Half of these rain-fed pools will be located within an area burned in 1947 and soil samples will be taken in and around all pools to assess patterns of bryophyte diversity. He will share his findings with Acadia National Park personnel.
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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