BotanySylvi Oh
2021 The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
Bird-mediated Seed Dispersal of Forest Herbs in a Temperate Deciduous Forest
Oh studies the seed dispersal of herbaceous plants in post-agricultural, temperate deciduous forests to understand the population dynamics of forest herbs. Forest herbs are limited by dispersal since they largely lack seed banks, but these dispersal networks are understudied and under threat due to human land use. Since birds are likely dispersers of forest herbs in these systems, she is studying the interactions between native forest herbs and migratory birds passing through southeast Ohio.
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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