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

该项目包括一系列活动， 研究和学习与生态学相关的研究技术， 水生大型植物（高等植物）。 私家侦探将拜访博士 提图斯的实验室，以学习技术，提高各种生命 水生植物的形式，并将获得经验， 繁殖体从乔治湖。 食草动物的影响将被研究 在水族馆和通过实地取样，调查工作将 以确定未来可以进行实验的湖泊。 其他规划工作包括在现场进行试点试验 除草剂的使用，收集植物出苗的田间数据， 寻找方法来计算个体（遗传上相同的）植物 在克隆人的看台上。 这些ROW支持的规划活动将准备 P.I.发展一个有竞争力的大型植物研究项目， 生态 研究重点将是对生殖的影响， 结构（例如，根状茎，turions）对植物的成功或对 食草动物对水生植物群落结构的影响 两 这些领域是今后提出建议的有希望的途径。

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.