Coastal Wetlands StudiesShannon Walker
2022 The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Connecting Internal Wetlands and Foredune Plant Communities along a Climatic Gradient
Interested in how global change affects coastal plant communities, plant-trait expression, and ecosystem processes, Walker will examine the relationships between species and trait composition in threatened interdunal wetland and foredune plant communities and sediment accretion and erosion along Lake Michigan. Walker aims to understand connected community characteristics and processes, which may inform landscapelevel management of the highly dynamic and threatened coastal habitats.
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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