Lynne Beaty

Lynne Beaty
NY
United States

Research

 My Interests


  • Herpetology
  • Conservation biology
  • Ecology
  • Physiology
  • Evolutionary ecology
  • Peatland ecology

Research Laboratories

 

 1.)  Dr. Martin Schlaepfer

Assistant Professor SUNY ESF

 2.) Dr. Jesse Brunner

SUNY ESF


 

 Past Projects

 1.) Factors affecting Drosera rotundifolia distribution
 

During the summer of 2007, a group of 3 students and I conducted a study to examine the biotic and abiotic factors affecting the distribution of round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) at SUNY ESF's Cranberry Lake Biological Station.

2.) Feasibility of restoration of a northern white cedar swamp
 
In the summer of 2008, I examined the possibility of restoring a poor fen to a northern white cedar swamp following severe beaver/human disturbance. The project was not completed, but I analyzed its feasibility and constructed a management plan.

 

 

 

Have questions about one or more of my research projects? Send me an email at lebeaty@syr.edu and I'll be happy to answer your questions.

Current Research

1.) Tadpole lateral line sensory organ
 

As an independent undergraduate research project, I am examining the effect of environmental factors on physical characteristics of the lateral line sensory organ in tadpoles.

I am also collaborating with a professor to study the effects of environmental factors on tadpole lateral line characteristics based on analysis of preserved specimens.

2.) Trail systems and salamander populations

During the summer of 2009, I was granted one of the Cranberry Lake Undergraduate Research Fellowship Awards from SUNY ESF. I used this opportunity to examine the effects of trail systems on the distribution and abundance of salamander populations.

 3.) Parasitic mechanism behind Pedicularis palustris

 

In May 2009, I took a course abroad in Ireland to learn about its natural history. While in Ireland, a partner and I conducted a study to determine if marsh lousewort (Pedicularis palustris) a hemiparasitic, bog-dwelling plant obtained photosynthates from other plants via a mycorrhizzal associate.
Field research in Ireland

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Lynne Beaty
NY
United States