Lab alumni
(listed
chronologically)
Elizabeth Kost (M.S.
2011)
Master's thesis: Changes in N, photosynthesis and leaf morphology in Morella cerifera with increased age.
Steven Brantley (Ph.D.
2009)
Dissertation:
Consequences of shrub encroachment: Linking changes in canopy
structure to shifts in the resource environment.
Julie Naumann (Ph.D. 2008)
Dissertation:
Linking physiological responses, chlorophyll fluorescence and hyperspectral imagery to detect environmental stress in coastal
plants.
Spencer Bissett (M.S.
2008)
Master's thesis:
Avian dispersal of the actinomycete Frankia across a
barrier island landscape.
Sheri Shiflett (M.S. 2008)
Master's thesis:
Avian seed dispersal on Virginia barrier islands: potential
influence on vegetation community structure and patch dynamics.
Jeremy Fennell
(M.S. 2007)
Master's
thesis:
Phragmites australis
patch characteristics in relation to landcover patterns on the
Eastern Shore, Virginia.
Jaclyn Vick (M.S. 2007)
Master's thesis:
Corticular photosynthetic
dynamics for a coastal woody shrub: Myrica cerifera (Myricaceae).
Steven Brantley (M.S. 2005)
Master's thesis:
Seasonal and spatial variation in leaf area
index, litter production and light levels in Myrica cerifera
shrub thickets across a barrier island chronosequence
Jaime Fuest (M.S. 2005)
Master's thesis:
Spatial and temporal variations in dune vegetation, Orthopteran
abundance, and herbivory damage on a Virigina barrier island.
Julie Naumann (M.S. 2004)
Master's Thesis:
Quantifying successional
dynamics in the context of a restoration plan for a maritime forest
Jessica White
(M.S. 2003)
Master's thesis:
Interrelated factors affecting expansion of Phragmites australis
in coastal environments of Viriginia.
Maria Mood (M.S.
2001)
Master's thesis:
Salinity tolerance between brackish and freshwater populations of
Phragmites australis in Virginia, USA.
Christine Craig
(M.S. 2001)
Master's thesis:
Physiological responses of Phragmites australis to flooding
at different salinity levels.
Dorothy Field
(M.S. 1999)
Master's thesis:
Shrub establishment on a Virginia barrier island: spatial and
temporal variations in arbuscular mycorrhizae.
Amy Anstey (M.S.
1999)
Master's thesis:
Effects of flooding and salinity on the growth and distribution of
Clethra alnifolia L. (sweet pepper bush).
Hugh Sullivan
(M.S. 1998)
Master's thesis:
Ant distribution patterns and the potential dispersal of root
endosymbionts in a strand environment.
John F. Barimo
(M.S. 1998)
Master's thesis:
Zonation patterns in Orthoptera (Acrididae) distribution and
plant-herbivore interactions in relation to primary succession on a
Virginia barrier island.
Michael T. Elliott
(M.S. 1997)
Master's thesis:
Influences of tidal litter (wrack) and microtopography on strand
species and on community composition.
Annamarie
Wijnholds (M.S. 1997)
Master's thesis:
Relationship between the distribution of the Actinomycete,
Frankia and the distribution of the host plant, Myrica
cerifera, on a Virginia barrier island.
Kathryn Tolliver
(M.S. 1997)
Master's thesis:
Biotic interactions influencing shrub establishment on an Atlantic
Coast barrier island.
Dierdre Joy (M.S.
1996)
Master's thesis:
Juniperus virginiana: nurse plant for woody seedlings on a
Virginia barrier island.
Edward Crawford
(M.S. 1995)
Master's thesis:
Gap dynamics in barrier island shrub thickets.
David W. Martin
(M.S. 1995)
Master's thesis:
Small-scale distribution and salinity resonse of Juniperus
virginia on a Virginia barrier island.
Shawn W. Semones
(M.S. 1994)
Master's thesis:
A probable VAM association in the actinorhizal shrub Myrica
cerifera on a Virginia barrier island.
David L. Erickson
(M.S. 1994)
Master's thesis:
Salt tolerance and the potential for ocean dispersal of a barrier
island strand glycophyte, Strophosyles umbellata (Fabaceae).
Stephen J. Johnson
(M.S. 1991)
Master's thesis:
Influence of salinity and shading on the population of Pinus
taeda on barrier islands, and variation in tree ring width in
relation to storm activity among mid-Atlantic barrier island
populations of Pinus taeda.
Martha
K. Whittemore (M.S. 1990)
Master's thesis:
Soil moisture, salinity, and the water relations patterns of barrier
island plants.
Eve Sande (M.S.
1990)
Master's thesis:
Effect of sodium chloride on growth and nitrogenase activity in
Myrica cerifera.
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