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Research Spotlight <br /> >_: s ` y air. K ' ;� `s; , graduate student in elevated and ambient plots, which include and soil nutrient spatial distribution on the <br /> in Duke's Department of Civil and fertilized and non -fertilized treatments . structure and function of plant assemblages <br /> Environmental Engineering, is using a httpo//face .env. duke .edu , in a model grassland . <br /> tethersonde platform (a meteorological <br /> device attached to a tethered balloon ) K ; m ' }' , graduate student at the ,) p � � N ' , Research Associate at the <br /> _ to collect Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Nicholas School of the Environment and <br /> atmospheric Sciences, is creating Earth Sciences, has completed a butterfly <br /> profiles in the spatiotemporal species survey <br /> Blackwood maps of the Duke - on the Duke <br /> Division . Forest 's seral state Forest . Jeff has <br /> Measurements over the past 20 UL a developed <br /> N <br /> of temperature, years to study the Tti �,z � - � a brochure <br /> humidity and CO2 ecological drivers ' ` } and Web site <br /> concentrations of succession in " detailing <br /> st will be used Piedmont forests . k - ~ the Forest 's <br /> to constrain Joe is usingGPS - :��. � � - species, <br /> estimates of land - enabled mobile GIs €r their flight <br /> to-atmosphere to locate preselected forest vegetation plots ; c - At times and <br /> ji exchange at in the Durham and Korstian Divisions and abundance, <br /> r � regional scales . to record data directly into GIs data files . along with general information on butterfly <br /> These data will be used to calibrate and habitat and identification tips . <br /> ;uzLJI 9 �` � � �,3}� iii validate remote sensing models that allow http ://www. duke .edu /web/butterflies/ <br /> Chris Oishi , graduate } , r } 1» i ;IM: _ sera ) states to be retrieved from a 20-year <br /> student at the fl ' 1. 1 archive of satellite imagery. �t� A `IO A '! EL0104VIA R51"' , graduate <br /> Nicholas School " rr http ://www. duke . edu /"Jos2 /triUrban . htm student in Duke's Biology Department, <br /> of the Environment ' ' is studying outplantings of horse nettle <br /> Pam. <br /> .L <br /> .\ _ lam ,y ; : -5 PL > _> > a, � y ` . . g <br /> and Earth Sciences, ,� - � � ; i: 3y3 � .�. �� � �..� �.,� � �� �� .� �: a � z7 visitin scholar (Solanum carolinense) in the Durham Division . <br /> is studying x L. in Duke's Department of Biology, is using His research is examining the selection <br /> >* <br /> transpiration in a soil and organic matter collected from the pressures acting on the proportion of two <br /> mature hardwood � .. ' " Durham Division to conduct an experiment in floral morphs, and the male and female <br /> stand to assess t�1'j_ the Duke University Phytotron . Fernando has fitness components for the species , <br /> interannual variability 5{� been studying <br /> in the water budget the interactive <br /> and how different species respond to varying = Tom; 1 effects of <br /> degrees of water stress . ;y ;- ' atmospheric CO <br /> Z <br /> At the nearby FACTS - 1 Research site, Chris iY d concentrations, <br /> is also using equipment developed by then . soil nutrient <br /> —T .......... ._ ' �JS.1: �7A::ll £Q ':I l :i j nRTS <br /> U . S . Forest Service to compare soil CO2 efflux , . availability _ d a cl34, �r�,� .. .. ,. <br /> Nonprofit <br /> Standard <br /> U .S . Postage <br /> DUKE FOREST PAID <br /> Permit No. 60 <br /> T aching &r Research Laboratory <br /> ESTABLISHED 1931 Durham, N .C. <br /> Ace of the Duke Forest • Duke University • Box 90332 • Durham, NC 27708-0332 <br /> David Stanch, Director <br /> Orange County Dept of Env & Res Conser <br /> P. O. Box 8181 <br /> Hillsborough NC 27278 <br />