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Eclp Invasive Plant Project: Spot The Invaders, Aida Washburn Apr 2021

Eclp Invasive Plant Project: Spot The Invaders, Aida Washburn

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An Environmental Center Leadership Program Project

Amelia Island is home to many beautiful native plants, but some invasive species have taken residence in the beach area and caused issues to the ecological system. The invasive plants outcompete our native species and can disrupt the shore bird and sea turtle nesting sites. Invasive plants also destabilize our dunes. A native plant is identified as a species that has naturally existed in each place for an extended length of time. Whereas an invasive species displaces and prevents native species from establishing. The goal of this project was to remove invasive plant species …


Propagation, Upkeep, And Impact On Mental Health And Classroom/Workplace Success Of Dracaena Trifasciata, Chlorophytum Comosum, And Philodendron Hederaceum, Ivan Korostenskij Apr 2021

Propagation, Upkeep, And Impact On Mental Health And Classroom/Workplace Success Of Dracaena Trifasciata, Chlorophytum Comosum, And Philodendron Hederaceum, Ivan Korostenskij

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Honorable Mention Winner

Environmental Center Leadership Program Project

Greenery and plant life has been shown to increase quality of life and overall wellness in classroom and work environments (Erzsebet et al. 7; Pitts 2). Specifically, many ornamental plants have unique roles in filtering toxic chemicals from ambient air (Erzsebet et al. 3). With a recent push to increase student involvement in a greener environment, in conjunction with the University of North Florida’s Ogier Gardens, we focus here to determine and describe the most optimal plants to propagate and increase student engagement with. We chose Dracaena trifasciata, Chlorophytum comosum, and Philodendron …


Florida Mangroves Show No Evidence Of Thermal Acclimation Of Leaf Respiration: Implications For Coastal Carbon Cycling And Future Climate, Kylie Harris, Jeff Chieppa, Matt Sturchio, Michael Aspinwall Apr 2020

Florida Mangroves Show No Evidence Of Thermal Acclimation Of Leaf Respiration: Implications For Coastal Carbon Cycling And Future Climate, Kylie Harris, Jeff Chieppa, Matt Sturchio, Michael Aspinwall

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Temperature controls of physiological processes that regulate C cycling in mangrove ecosystems remain understudied. New studies that investigate mangrove sensitivity to temperature could improve representation of coastal C cycling in global scale models. Respiration represents the second largest C flux between vegetation and the atmosphere, and roughly 50% of plant respiration comes from leaves. Leaf respiration increases with temperature, but thermal acclimation can dampen this response, and mitigate the positive feedback between temperature, respiration, and atmospheric CO2. We tested whether thermal acclimation of leaf respiration (R) to seasonal temperature changes and experimental warming is similar among three common mangrove species …