Hastings Natural History Reservation

02 Jan, 02 AM - 04 Jan, 09 AM

In the 1980s I did all of the field work for my dissertation at Hastings, finding that variation in the root architecure in blue oaks determined whether their effect on understory productivity was facilitative or competitive. Recently, I have become very interested in "trait mediated indirect interactions' or RMII, and the blu oaks I studied at Hasting are perfect for a short field experiment, which would be the first of its kind. I visited Hastings at the invitation of MarK Stromberg in June 2011 and collected seed of Nassella pulchra. I have grown these in pots, and from January 2-4, 2012, I would like to come to Hastings and set up a small experiment. Under 24 different blue oak trees, I would like to plant Nassella with and with competitors (mainly Avena) removed from 30 cm diameter circular plots. I will do the same in the open. I will return to Hastings, roughly in the April 2012 and harvest these plants.

Visit #26827 @Hastings Natural History Reservation

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Under Project # 24525 | Research

Phenological plasticity and indirect interactions

faculty - University of Montana

Reservation Members(s)

Ragan Callaway Jan 2 - 4, 2012 (3 days)
Ragan Callaway Jan 2 - 4, 2012 (3 days)

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Hastings Cabin 2 Jan 2 - 4, 2012