Potential Research Project
Black locust is an invasive nitrogen-fixing tree species introduced into the Northeastern US, whose long-term effects on native ecosystems is unknown. Data will be collected on the structure and function of forests surrounding members of this invading species to assess the current population dynamics, the rate of spread into northern hardwood stands, the impact on regeneration of other species, the rates of decomposition, and the changes in forest floor nutrient concentrations between areas with and without black locust. |
