Horticulture & Related FieldsRyan O'Connell
2021 The Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship in Conservation Horticulture
Measuring the Population Response of the Mountain Golden Heather (Hudsonia montana) to Multiple Forms of Environmental Stress
O’Connell’s research centers around the ways in which populations respond to multiple sources of environmental stress, with a particular emphasis on human-related impacts. For his dissertation project, he is using mountain golden heather (Hudsonia montana) as a focal species in a series of field and greenhouse experiments aimed at understanding the threats facing this rare North Carolina endemic plant. This work will guide future restoration efforts for mountain golden heather and, if those efforts prove successful, could be applied to other threatened species.
The Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship in Conservation Horticulture
To promote conservation of rare and endangered flora in the United States through the programs of the Center for Plant Conservation, Escondido, California.
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