Graduate Assistantship (PhD) to participate in a worldwide savanna study. Texas State University San Marcos, Department of Biology
I am seeking a graduate student to work on the relative importance of different resources - water, nutrients, light - to the growth of savanna tree seedlings and how growth is affected by defoliation and competition from grasses. The research will be carried out in central Texas as a stand- alone research project, but the experimental design will be repeated at two other sites in the United States, and more sites across Africa, Australia, Asia and South America, as part of a global seedling establishment experiment. The overall goal of the project is to develop a unified theory of how trees and grasses co-exist in savannas, addressing whether savanna species show convergent adaptations for environmental conditions, or whether there are differences related to continent of origin or species phylogenies. The project is in part funded by the Shell Research Foundation and in part by Texas State University in the form of a teaching assistantship. Additional funding through internal and external grants is possible. Feel free to contact me by phone or email for additional information. The application deadline for the fall semester is February 1, 2008 (soon!). Please visit the following websites for further information: The Ecohydrology Lab: www.bio.txstate.edu/%7eschwinn/labindex.html The Biology Department: www.bio.txtstate.edu Biology Degree Programs: www.bio.txstate.edu/graduate.html Texas State University: www.txstate.edu Application Procedures:www.gradcollege.txstate.edu/applicationproc.html Please direct inquiries to Dr. Susan Schwinning Biology Department Texas State University San Marcos TX 78666 Phone: 512-245-3753 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
