REU/ROW: Differential Growth and Herbivore Effects on Freshwater Macrophytes

本项目包括一系列与水生大型植物（高等植物）生态学相关的研究和学习研究技术的活动。私家侦探将参观提图斯博士的实验室，学习饲养各种水生植物的技术，并从乔治湖繁殖体的饲养中获得经验。食草动物效应将在水族馆和实地取样中进行研究，并将进行调查工作，以确定未来可以进行实验的湖泊。其他规划工作包括进行现场除草剂使用的试点试验，收集植物出苗的实地数据，以及寻找方法来计算无性系林分中单个（基因相同）植物的数量。这些ROW支持的规划活动将为制定关于大型植物生态学的竞争性研究项目编制个人调查报告。研究的重点将是生殖结构（如根状茎、环）对植物成功的影响或食草动物对水生植物群落结构的影响。这两个领域都是未来提案的有希望的途径。

This project includes a series of activities to conduct research and learn research techniques relevant to the ecology of aquatic macrophytes (higher plants). The P.I. will visit Dr. Titus' laboratory to learn techniques for raising various life forms of aquatic plants and will gain experience from rearing propagules from Lake George. Herbivore effects will be studied in aquaria and through field sampling, and survey work will be done to locate lakes in which future experiments can be done. Other planning work includes conducting pilot trials on spot herbicide use, gathering field data on plant emergence, and finding means to count individual (genetically identical) plants in stands of clones. These ROW supported planning activities will prepare the P.I. for developing a competitive research project on macrophyte ecology. The research thrust will be on effects of reproductive structure (e.g., rhizomes, turions) on plant success or on the effects of herbivores on aquatic plant community structure. Both areas are promising avenues for future proposals.