Fall art in the ForestGEO Plot

Fall art in the ForestGEO Plot

Fall leaves in the Tyson ForestGEO Plot – Artwork by Erin O’Connell (November 2020). Clockwise from top center: Red Oak (Quercus rubra), Paw Paw (Asimina triloba), Sassafras (Sassafras albidum), White Ash (Fraxinus americana), Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra),...
Forest biodiversity team completes 7th seedling census

Forest biodiversity team completes 7th seedling census

Congratulations to the Forest-Biodiversity Team on completing the 7th seedling-plot census in our Species Pool, Fire, and Diversity (SPFD) Experiment at Tyson Research Center. Way to go team! Photo: Progress map of 450 seedling plots in the SPFD Experiment,...
Winter art in the ForestGEO Plot

Winter art in the ForestGEO Plot

Winter tree buds in the Tyson ForestGEO Plot – Artwork by Erin O’Connell (March 2020). Clockwise from top center: Red Oak (Quercus rubra), Paw Paw (Asimina triloba), Sassafras (Sassafras albidum), White Ash (Fraxinus americana), Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra),...
Emily, Jackie, Maya present at ESA

Emily, Jackie, Maya present at ESA

Emily, Jackie, and Maya are presenting posters at the upcoming 104th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) in Louisville, Kentucky. Way to go team! Emily: Plant chemical defenses, density dependence, and biodiversity in a temperate tree community...