The award recipients from the Northeast Natural History Conference X, which took place on April 17–18, 2008, 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: Benjamin Zuckerberg
Title: Bird Ranges Shifting Polewards in New York State
Authors and Affiliations: Zuckerberg*, Benjamin, William Porter, and Anne Woods (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 Recipients: Peter Leipzig-Scott and Erin Kenison
Title: Friendship is Wasted on Invasive Japanese Knotweed
Authors and Affiliations: Leipzig-Scott*, Peter, Erin Kenison, and J.H. Ness (Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY) (* indicates presenting author)
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NYSM Best Student Poster Presentation Award — Winner
Award Recipients: Seth Aschen, Christopher Nagy, and Mark Weckel
Title: Japanese Stilt Grass Provides Alternative Habitat for Anurans in Suburban Northeastern Forests
Authors and Affiliations: Aschen*, Seth, Christopher Nagy, Rod Christie, and Mark Weckel (Mianus River Gorge Preserve, Bedford, 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: Sara Scanga
Title: How Do Light and Water Levels Affect a Rare Wetland Plant?
Authors and Affiliations: Scanga*, Sara and Donald Leopold (SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY) (* indicates presenting author)
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NYFA Best Student Botany Related Oral Presentation — Honorable Mention
Award Recipient: Caitlin Quinn
Title: Characterization of Autecological Requirements of Carex Species in Glen Meal State Forest
Authors and Affiliations: Quinn*, Caitlin and Karl McKnight (St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY) (* indicates presenting author)
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NYFA Best Overall Botany Related Oral Presentation — Winner
Award Recipient: Nishanta Rajakaruna
Title: Serpentine Outcrops of Eastern North America: Model Habitats for Geoecological Studies
Authors and Affiliations: Rajakaruna*,1, Nishanta, Tanner B. Harris2, and Earl B. Alexander3 (1College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME, 2University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 31714 Kasba Street, Concord, CA) (* indicates presenting author)
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NYFA Best Overall Botany Related Oral Presentation – Honorable Mention
Award Recipient: Nava Tabak
Title: Jewel or Weed: Research on an Early Detection Species
Authors and Affiliations: Tabak*, Nava (Hudsonia Ltd., Red Hook, NY) (* indicates presenting author)
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NYFA Best Overall Botany Related Oral Presentation – Honorable Mention
Award Recipient: Rebecca Jordan
Title: Using Citizen Scientists to Collect Plant Distribution Data in NY/NJ Forests
Authors and Affiliations: Brooks*,1, Wesley R., David T. Mellor1, Joan Ehrenfeld1, Edwin McGowan2, Edward Goodell3, and Rebecca Jordan1 (1Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 2Palisades Interstate Park Commission, Bear Mountain, NY,
3New York New Jersey Trail Conference, Mahwah, NJ ) (* indicates presenting author)
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NYFA Best Botany Related Poster Presentation — Winner
Award Recipient: Nathali Neal
Title: Predicting Carbon Exchange in the Red-Stemmed Moss, Pleurozium schreberi
Authors and Affiliations: Neal*, Nathali, Jesse Mango, and Steven K. Rice (Union College, Schenectady, NY) (* indicates presenting author)
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NYFA Best Botany Related Poster Presentation — Honorable Mention
Award Recipient: Connie Tedesco
Title: Polemonium vanbruntiae (Jacob’s Ladder) Pollination Trials and Point Quarter Transect Survey
Authors and Affiliations: Tedesco*, Connie, Donna Vogler, and Jen-Ting Wang (State University of New York College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY) (* indicates presenting author)
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NYFA Best Botany Related Poster Presentation — Honorable Mention
Award Recipient: Steve Broyles
Title: Digital Field Guides: An Innovative Technology for Exploring Biology
Authors and Affiliations: Broyles*, Steve, Jacquelyn Getman, Laurie Klotz, and Larry Klotz (SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY) (* indicates presenting author)
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