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- Thursday, December 8, 2016
- 2:00 PM–3:30 PM
- NH 078
What have FYRES students discovered in their research this semester? Come hear six student groups as they present on a variety of topics explored on west Michigan coastal dunes.
During the fall semester, teams of FYRES students designed and carried out research projects with their mentors at various dune locations along Lake Michigan. Join us as they present their findings. Refreshments will be provided.
This year's topics include:
- Planted Vegetation on North Beach Dune: the team examined and compared the plant communities of North beach Dune to natural dune vegetation.
- Investigating Oak Wilt and Dune Stability in North Ottawa Dunes: the team studied the population of oak trees in North Ottawa Dunes by determining the spatial characteristics of the oaks and what impact the removal of the infected trees would have on the wooded dune environment.
- Vegetation and Dune Mobility: A Study of the Slipface of Mt. Baldy in P.J. Hoffmaster State Park: the team measured the advance of Mt. Baldy and the factors that affect it, such as the vegetation on and around the slipface.
- Investigating a Boardwalk's Effects on a Lake Michigan Dune: the team collected baseline data on the new boardwalk and its environment and whether there were negative impacts from the construction activity as well as made positive and negative predictions about its effects on the dune.
- Investigation of the Importance of Wrack on the Foredunes of Lake Michigan: the team studied wrack--litter deposited by beach waves--and what implications it has to sand transport as well as the foredune of a beach.
- Investigation of Oak Distribution on Dunes: the team investigated the conditions that are favorable to oaks.
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