Harvard Forest Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Ecology

Symposium Abstracts 2024

Asencio, Alejandro . The Temporal Response of Aboveground Biomass to Forest Fragmentation– 2023 to 2024.
Benson, Andra . An Investigation of Carbon Storage and Sequestration in the Presence of Ecological Disturbance.
Chen, Kiley . Seedling Saga: Investigating the Impacts of Conspecific Negative Density Dependence In a Hemlock Forest.
Chen, Peggy . Assessing Microclimate Impact on Decay of HWA-infested Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis).
Dawn, Ashley . Methane Dynamics in Aquatic-Terrestrial Interfaces: Insights from Harvard Forest Wetlands.
Duncan, Bethany . Applications of the Diffusion Equation: Predicting a Vertical Gas Profile for Soil in Harvard Forest.
Ford, Devon . Illumination and Regeneration: Investigating Canopy Gaps and Tree Seedling Survival.
Helton, Casey . Investigating trends in tree leaf seasonality and its impact on carbon storage in New England forests.
Hollinger, Lauren . Development for a Climate Smart Future: Using Geospatial Analysis to Assess Surface Temperature Dynamics of Ground-Mounted Solar Arrays in Massachusetts.
Hugee, Kamyah . Looking at Forest Ecosystem Changes Through the Lens of the Terrestrial Amphibians of Harvard Forest.
Hulse, Sky . Digging Deeper: Edge Effect Impacts on Root Distribution in a Fragmented Northeastern Temperate Forest.
Logan, Blake . Can differences in hemlock health response to wooly adelgid infestation be explained by variation in mycorrhizal abundance?.
Marquis, Julia . Long Term Influences of Hurricane Disturbances on Soil Carbon Cycles.
McCollum, Sonia . Impact of Rain Events on Gas Dynamics in Forest Wetlands: Contrasting Effects in Young and Mature Ecosystems.
Nelson, Dyllan . Investigating the Effects Forest Edges on Soil Invertebrate Communities and Decomposition of Organic Material.
Rayson, Annabelle . From the Woods to the Waters: A Comparison of Macroinvertebrate Communities in Hemlock and Deciduous Streams in Response to the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid.
Rhimyr, Willow . Impact of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid on Tree Growth Rates.
Scott, Naturi . Terrain Dynamics: Greenhouse Gas Flux in New England Temperate Forests after a Simulated Hurricane.
Walker, Olivia . The role of root exudates in eastern hemlock decline.
Yang, Masako . Investigating Sources of Methane Flux from Trees: Insights Across Wetlands and Uplands.