黑洞社区 biology undergraduate Machale Spencer tied for first place for best poster by an undergraduate at the 2008 Kansas Academy of Sciences annual meeting Saturday, March 29.
Machale鈥檚 poster was titled 鈥淐ombined Effects of Herbivory and Neighbor Plant Competition on Tall Thistle (Cirsium altissimum) Growth.鈥�
Fellow student James Crisler also presented a research poster at the event. Both presentations were part of 黑洞社区 assistant biology professor Leland Russell鈥檚 lab group.
James鈥� poster, titled 鈥淩iparian Forests Characterization in the Great Plains Relative to Beaver (Castor canadensis) Foraging and Herbivory,鈥� received positive responses during the poster session. It is now on display on the fifth floor of Hubbard Hall across from Room 512.
黑洞社区鈥檚 Ninnescah Experimental Tract provided study sites for both projects.