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The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

 

GCA scholars work around the globe in their efforts to pursue and share knowledge. Explore their areas of interest using the directory and by reading the GCA’s annual publication, GCA Scholars Report.

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2025

Vanessa Morales

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

“investigating the Importance of Genetic Diversity in a Salt Marsh Foundation Species in an Era...

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2025

Talia Barry

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Predator Prey Dynamics on Oyster ReefsMy project analyzed how interactions between the Atlantic...

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2025

Chase Wunder

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Acoustic Telemetry and Autonomous Surface Vehicles (auvs): Mapping Habitat Use of Summer Flounder...

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2025

Elizabeth MacDougal

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Environmental Vs. Biological Influences on Baldcypress Microbial SymbiontsMicrobial symbionts are...

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2025

Emily Santos

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Integrating Above and Belowground Traits: Unraveling Plant Responses to Climate ChangeThe...

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2024

Lauren DeVito

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Aquatic Carbon Cycling and Carbon Valuation of the Degrading Marsh Ecosystem of the Florida...

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2024

Karis Kang

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Local Adaptation in a Changing World: Characterizing Ecotype for New England Salt Marsh Grasses ...

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2024

Bethany Lee

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Developing Seed Addition Strategies to Enhance Resilience of Restored Salt Marshes Lee’s...

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2024

Olivia Lemieux

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

A Plant Litter Decomposition Approach to Assessing the Impacts of Changing Salinity and...

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2024

Lily Olmo

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Investigating Fish Communities in Coastal Artificial Wetlands Olmo will explore abundance,...

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2023

Meredith Theus

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Effects of Plant Communities and Seasonality on Wetland Greenhouse Gas Emissions Theus will...

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2023

Samantha Turner-Rosa

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Migrating Mangroves: Exploring the Role of Pollinators and Floral Ecology in Mangrove Range...

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2023

Clare Escamilla

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Guiding Successful Implementation of Floating Wetlands in Brackish Ponds Escamilla will study...

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2023

Aaron Bland

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Limits to Oyster Development on Breakwater Structures Built to protect habitat and provide...

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2022

Shannon Walker

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Connecting Internal Wetlands and Foredune Plant Communities along a Climatic Gradient ...

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2022

Jessica Courson

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Methane Consumption by Bacteria Living inside Insect Burrows Courson’s research will...

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