The award recipients from the Northeast Natural History Conference IX, which took place on April 20–21, 2006, are as follows:
New York State Museum Honorarium Awards
To encourage presentations by students, the New York State Museum sponsored awards for the best student oral presentation and best student poster presentations. The winners each received a $300 honorarium from the New York State Museum.
NYSM Best Student Oral Presentation Award — Winner
Award Recipient: Nancy E. Karraker
Title: Impacts of De-icing Salt on the Demography of Vernal Pool-breeding Amphibians
Authors and Affiliations: Karraker*, Nancy E. and James P. Gibbs (State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY) (* indicates presenting author)
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NYSM Best Student Poster Presentation Award — Winner
Award Recipient: Christina M. Schull
Title: Invasive Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus): Reproduction, Vulnerability, and Effects on Native Flora
Authors and Affiliations: Schull*, Christina M., Katie Bronson, Courtney Clark, Anne Thomae, and Josh Ness (Department of Biology and the Environmental Studies Program, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY) (* indicates presenting author)
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New York Flora Association Awards
These awards are given by the New York Flora Association for the best overall botany presentations and best student botany presentations at the Northeast Natural History Conference. Higher consideration was given to presentations that advance our understanding of the biology, ecology, distribution, or taxonomy of the northeastern flora.
NYFA Best Student Botany Related Oral Presentation — Winner
Award Recipient: Theresa A. Clark
Title: Relationship of Bryophyte Communities to Decay Class of Thuja occidentalis Logs
Authors and Affiliations: Clark*, Theresa A. (Environmental Studies Program, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY) (* indicates presenting author)
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NYFA Best Student Botany Related Oral Presentation — Honorable Mention
Award Recipient: Rebecca A. Urban
Title: Shading by an Invasive Macrophyte Affects Native Isoetid Growth and Sediment Chemistry
Authors and Affiliations: Urban*, Rebecca A., John E. Titus, and Wei-xing Zhu (Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY) (* indicates presenting author)
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NYFA Best Student Botany Related Oral Presentation — Honorable Mention
Award Recipient: Connie Tedesco
Title: Updated Floras of Two Counties in Central New York: Montgomery and Otsego
Authors and Affiliations: Tedesco*, Connie, Donna W. Vogler, and Adam K. Ryburn (Biology Department, State University of New York, College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY) (* indicates presenting author)
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NYFA Best Student Botany Related Oral Presentation – Honorable Mention
Award Recipient: Heather T. Root
Title: Epiphytic Lichen Community Response to Forest Management on Acer saccharum in the Adirondack Mountains of New York
Authors and Affiliations: Root*, Heather T. and Gregory G. McGee (Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY) (* indicates presenting author)
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NYFA Best Overall Botany Related Oral Presentation – Winner
Award Recipient: Jerry C. Jenkins
Title: High-diversity Dry-rich Forests in the West Champlain Hills
Authors and Affiliations: Jenkins*, Jerry C. (Adirondack communities & Conservation Program, Wildlife Conservation Society and Adirondack Nature Conservancy, Eagle Bridge, NY) (* indicates presenting author)
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NYFA Best Overall Botany Related Oral Presentation — Honorable Mention
Award Recipient: Gerry Moore
Title: The Changing Flora of the New York Metropolitan Area
Authors and Affiliations: Moore*, Gerry and Steven E. Clemants (Department of Science, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY) (* indicates presenting author)
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NYFA Best Overall Botany Related Oral Presentation — Honorable Mention
Award Recipient: John E. Titus
Title: The Submersed Macrophyte Utricularia inflata: A Nuisance Invader or Critically Imperiled?
Authors and Affiliations: and Rebecca A. Urban (Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY) (* indicates presenting author)
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NYFA Best Overall Botany Related Oral Presentation — Honorable Mention
Award Recipient: David Werier
Title: Paying Close Attention in the Field: Lessons from Carex Section Acrocystis
Authors and Affiliations: Werier*, David. (30 Banks Rd., Brooktondale, NY 14817) (* indicates presenting author)
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