Students
Recent Activities and Photographs
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| Jennifer Smith
MSc Candidate |
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Application of bio-regulator Apogee (Prohexadioine-Calcium) to suppress stolon formation and increase yield in fruiting strawberry plants in a plasticulture production system. |
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| Holly Lightfoot
Cooperative Education Student |
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Examination of the phytoremediation potential of fourteen woody plant species on hydrocarbon contaminated soil. |
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| Sarah MacArthur Summer Research Student |
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The relationship between plant size and reproductive output in response to variation in light, nutrient availability and density. |
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| Kelly Moores ENVS Honours Student |
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Response of shade tolerant vs. shade intolerant plants to elevated carbon dioxide at varying red to far red ratios. |
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| Leanne Easson Summer Research Student |
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Interactions between light sensing pigments and elevated carbon dioxide levels in Arabidopsis thaliana. |
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| Andrew Nette Summer Research Student |
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The impact of fungal endophytes on the response of White Spruce to drought. |
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Recent Activities and Photographs
NSERC Awards
Jennifer Smith was awarded a two year Industrial Post-Graduate Scholarship from the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Both Holly Lightfoot and Kelly Moores were awarded undergraduate summer research awards from the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
Congratulations!!
Canadian Botanical Association
The Annual Meeting of the Canadian Botanical Association was hosted by Acadia University in May of 2009. Members of the Acadia Plant Ecology laboratory were involved in organizing and hosting the meeting which was attended by over 90 botanists from across Canada.
Both Holly Lightfoot and Jennifer Smith from our laboratory presented posters at the meeting.
Jennifer Smith was awarded the Iain and Sylvia Taylor Award for the best student poster presentation. Congratulations Jennifer!!
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Photo of the Acadia Plant Ecology Laboratory taken at the banquet of the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Botanical Association. From left to right, Andrew Nette, Holly Lightfoot, Leanne Easson, Sarah MacArthur, Kelly Moores and Ed Reekie (Jennifer Smith is missing).
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The conference included a field trip to Cape Split to observe the
early spring flora that was attended by several members of our
laboratory. From left to right, Andrew Nette, Kelly Moores, Leanne
Easson, and Sarah MacArthur on the Cape Split field trip.
Li-Cor Environmental Education Fund
Four students from our laboratory (Sarah MacArthur, Kelly Moores, Andrew Nette and Leanne Easson) were involved in a successful application to the Li-Cor Environmental Education Fund (LEEF). The LEEF program provides grants to primarily undergraduate universities in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada to purchase modern research grade equipment for student education and research. This particular grant provides $40,000 towards the purchase of an instrument that can be used to measure photosynthesis, respiration, chlorophyll fluorescence, transpiration and stomatal conductance. It will be used in several of Acadia's undergraduate courses. Students in both the Biology and Environmental Science programs will benefit from this equipment. The equipment will also be useful in a wide variety of different student research projects. Congratulations on your successful grant application!!
LI-6400XTR Portable Photosynthesis and Fluorescence System
Li-Cor Environmental Education Fund
Four students from our laboratory (Sarah MacArthur, Kelly Moores, Andrew Nette and Leanne Easson) were involved in a successful application to the Li-Cor Environmental Education Fund (LEEF). The LEEF program provides grants to primarily undergraduate universities in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada to purchase modern research grade equipment for student education and research. This particular grant provides $40,000 towards the purchase of an instrument that can be used to measure photosynthesis, respiration, chlorophyll fluorescence, transpiration and stomatal conductance. It will be used in several of Acadia's undergraduate courses. Students in both the Biology and Environmental Science programs will benefit from this equipment. The equipment will also be useful in a wide variety of different student research projects. Congratulations on your successful grant application!!
LI-6400XTR Portable Photosynthesis and Fluorescence System
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| Suman Gupta MSC Biology 2008 |
Misguided seedlings: CO2 sensing may override photoperception to alter seedling elongation. | |
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| Xin Song MSC Biology 2007 |
The interactive effect of CO2 and light on plant development in Arabidopsis thaliana. PDF | |
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| Erin Mycroft BSc Hons. 2007 |
Genotypic variation in growth response of Picea glauca (Moench (Voss)) to elevated carbon dioxide. PDF | |
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Joshua Cowan BSc Hons. 2006 |
The effects of elevated CO2 on intraspecific competition in Sinapis alba: an examination of the role of growth response to red:far-red ratio. PDF | |
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Christine Dawe BSc Hons. 2006 |
The effect of flooding regime and subzero temperatures on the rare Atlantic Coastal Plain species, Hydrocotyle umbellate. PDF | |
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| Jennifer Lusk MSC Biology 2005 |
Environmental limitations of two rare Atlantic Coastal Plain
flora species and the impact of hydrological alterations.
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Carolyn Marshall BSc Hons. 2005 |
Effect of insect herbivory on Brassica rapa under varying CO2 and nutrient levels. PDF | |
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Amy Johnston BSc Hons. 2005 |
The effect of elevated atmospheric CO2 and temperature on time of flowering within the family Asteraceae. PDF | |
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Shannon Hazel MSC Biology 2004 |
Hydrological alterations and rare species of the Atlantic Coastal Plain flora in Nova Scotia. | |
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David Hayman MSC Biology 2001 |
The impact and management of blueberry stem gall in commercial lowbush blueberry fields. PDF PDF PDF | |
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Trevor Jones MSC Biology 2001 |
The effect of seed size on seedling response to elevated carbon dioxide in four conifer species. PDF | |
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Jennifer Baltzer BSc Hons. 2000 |
Examining the effects of bloom harvesting in Limonium carolinianum using a stage structured matrix population model. PDF PDF PDF | |
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Ivan Wong BSc Hons. 1999 |
Effect of elevated carbon dioxide on stomatal development of Sinapis alba. PDF | |
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Sabah Lamen
MSC Biology 1998 |
Effect of elevated carbon dioxide on seedling morphology and anatomy in seven herbaceous species. | |
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| (Helen) Nicole Lantz BSc Hons. 1998 |
The interactive effects of carbon dioxide, light and hormones on seed germination of Verbascum thapsus L.. | |
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Heather Hewlin BSc Hons. 1997 |
Effects of bloom removal in Limonium carolinianum. PDF PDF | |
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Kassim Zebian BSc Hons. 1997 |
The interactive effect of carbon dioxide and light on seedling development. PDF PDF | |
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Lise Casey MSC Biology 1996 |
The effects of density and duration of common chickweed (Stellaria media (L.) Cyrillo) on spring barley. | |
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Kimberly Morrison MSC Biology 1995 |
Potential for the biological control of St. Johnswort, Hypericum perforatum with an endemic pathogen Colletotrichum gloeosporoides and its vector, a leaf-feeding beetle Chrysolina hyperici: an integrated approach. PDF | |
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Paul Morris MSC Biology 1994 |
The relationship between disturbance and the distribution of rare coastal plain plants in Queens County, Nova Scotia. PDF | |
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Kimberly Morrison BSc Hons. 1993 |
The Effect of Pattern and Level of Defoloiation on Photosynthetic Capacity in Oenothera biennis. PDF | |
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Elizabeth Parmiter BSc Hons. 1993 |
The Frequency of Reproduction in Two Contrasting Populations of Oenothera biennis. PDF | |
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Leticia Smillie BSc Hons. 1993 |
The Effect of Elevated Carbon Dioxide on the Photoperiodic Response of Kalanchoe. | |
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Douglas Kelly MSC Biology 1990 |
The
Effect of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
Enrichment on Growth and Photosynthesis of Chrysanthemum and Geranium. PDF |
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