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July 1, 2005

Local Flora Inventory

For nearly a century, Harvard Forest has been the focus of a wide range of Flora Inventoryecological investigations, with a strong emphasis on studies of vegetation, disturbance history, and stand dynamics. Little is known of the local flora prior to the establishment of Harvard Forest in 1907. Hugh Raup developed the first checklist

July 1, 2005

New Harvard Forest Publication: Physiological Costs of Carnivory in Carnivorous Plants

Harvard Forest Senior Ecologist Aaron Ellison and Bullard Fellow Elizabeth American Journal of Botany 2005 CoverFarnsworth analyzed photosynthetic rates, tissue nutrient content, and morphology of the California pitcher plant Darlingtonia californica, and found that carnivorous plants deviate substantially from generalized spectra of leaf traits proposed for a wide variety of terrestrial plants. This