For over 40 years, the Edge has had an active field research program. Science projects have included a wide range of topics from basic research to applied research and have been conducted by a diverse field of scientists including college professors, master's students, and experts from governmental institutions.
Here are just a few examples of past projects:
Dr. Jessica
Wooten, Centre College
Investigating the phylogeographic and
population genetic patterning of the Green Salamander, Aneides aeneus in the eastern United States with potential
taxonomic implications
In
progress, 2015 to present
Ryan O’Connor & Dr. Gary
Ritchison, Eastern Kentucky University
Notes
on the incubation, brooding, and provisioning behavior
of Chuck-will’s-widows
The
Wilson Journal of Ornithology Vol. 125, No. 4, December 2013
Stephen F. Matter, Francisco
Borrero & Cody Fleece
Modeling the
survival and population growth of the
freshwater
mussel, Lampsilis radiata luteola
The
American Midland Naturalist, 169(1):122-136. 2013.
Ken M. Fritz, Elisabeth Hagenbuch,
Ellen D’Amico, Molly Reif, Parker J. Wigington, Jr.,
Scott G. Leibowitz, Randy L.
Comeleo, Joseph L. Ebersole, and Tracie-Lynn Nadeau2
Comparing
the extent and permanence of headwater streams from two field surveys to values
from hydrographic databases and maps
Paper No. JAWRA-12-0140-P of the
Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA). Received June 12,
2012; accepted January 04, 2013.
Samantha Davis, Wright State University
Selection and larval success of the West Virginia White
Butterfly (Pieris virginiensis) and native host plants against the invasive plant
Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and to pursue conservation plans and
habitat needs
Unpublished. April 2012
Guy
N. Cameron, Theresa Culley, Arnold Miller, David Lentz, Ken Hinkel, Lin Liu,
George Uetz, Eric Maurer, Robert Frohn, Richard Beck, Suzanna Tong
The nature of urban sustainability:
understanding the effects of urbanization on natural ecosystem function
Unpublished
January 2008
For more information and access to the Edge's research guidelines, please contact Preserve Manager Chris Bedel at (973)544-2880 ext. 11 or at cbedel@cincymuseum.org.
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