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Final Examination Announcement for Alexis Sullivan, who will be defending her thesis proposal for the degree of Master of Science in Biology. The exam announcement is to be posted in a public space within the department. As a publicly-funded institution of higher education, all ºÚÁÏÉç final exams are required to be open to the public without exception.
Alexis Sullivan’s Master’s proposal defenseÌýwill be held onÌýTuesday, April 12 at noonÌý´Ç±¹±ð°ùÌýZoom.
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Abstract:ÌýThe Palouse Prairie isÌýone of the most critically endangered ecosystems in the United States, with less than 1% of native prairie remaining. The native prairie that remains today is increasingly threatened by land-use change and invasive species. The invasive winter annual grassÌýVentenata dubiaÌýhas become a dominant threat to native prairie remnants, as it decreases native plant species diversity and native plant species richness. Although we have seen the effects ofÌýV. dubiaÌýon native plant communities since its introduction in the 1950’s, the impactÌýV. dubiaÌýmay have on soil microbial communities such as arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi is not known. My graduate work has focused on understanding the impact thatÌýV. dubiaÌýinvasion has, if any, on AM fungi in the Palouse Prairie.
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