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Plant Ecology

A black and white print of North American Lobelia species, made by Kent State student Jaret Arnold

NSF Funds Kent State Research Team’s Interdisciplinary Study of Plant Biodiversity

Scientists have long recognized that biodiverse ecosystems are more stable and productive. What makes ecosystems diverse is having many species living together in the same place. But what factors allow for the success of the species in diverse communities? Are there some species that just can’t live…

Tags: Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Biological Sciences , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Ecology , Plant Ecology

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Close up image of an Eastern Red Cedar branch with berries. (Photo by Sheila Brown, publicdomainpictures.net)

Kent State Biological Sciences Researchers to Lead Study on the Effects of the Spreading Eastern Red Cedars

The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $914,000 grant to Âé¶¹¹û¶³ to lead a collaborative research project to study how and at what rate the geographically most widespread native conifer in the eastern United States, the Eastern Red Cedar tree species (Juniperus virginiana), spreads across the landscape.

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , David Ward , Plant Ecology , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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