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| Dr. David Cooper and Joanna taking data in a large basin site south of Yellowstone Lake. |
CNHP Wetland Ecologist Joanna Lemly has had her graduate thesis work on fens in Yellowstone National Park published in the journal Botany.
The paper:
Lemly, J.M. and D.J. Cooper. 2011. Multiscale factors control community and species distribution in mountain peatlands. Botany 89: 689-713.
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| Joanna assembling an 8 foot peat probe, though she often found that the peat went deeper than the probe! |
Fens are peat-forming wetlands that are fairly rare in the western U.S., but contribute significantly to regional biodiversity, supporting a number of rare plant and animal species. Joanna’s study characterized the vegetation composition of fens in Yellowstone and analyzed the various environmental factors that influence them.
Congratulations Joanna!
