Alexa

Student in Conservation and Biodiversity (EES028) at Lehigh University.

[Alexa @aml219lehigh]

Getting tree core samples in style #ees152

[Alexa @aml219lehigh]

I was an early succession herb in our game. I would have done well with any disturbance but most of the time there was no disturbance #ees152

[Alexa @aml219lehigh]

Prices for on campus living are going up (and intro of south side commons) and there’s been a lot of backlash because many students are not able to afford that and may be forced to live on campus since off campus leases have been signed for the next two years #LUPathToPoverty

[Alexa @aml219lehigh]

#ees512 walking through the salt marsh

[Alexa @aml219lehigh]

Some nice stratigraphy in our core samples near the barrier islands of Island Beach State Park #ees115 #ees152

[Alexa @aml219lehigh]

There’s so much Beach Heather! #ees152

[Alexa @aml219lehigh]

@LehighEcology I’m working with LiDAR for my Remote Sensing class. How useful is this technology in ecology? What applications does it have? #ees152 #ees325

[Alexa @aml219lehigh]

#ees152

[Alexa @aml219lehigh]

Wonder if discharge of the river is correlated to number of water bugs we collected (high discharge and more bugs at second site). Here’s Ian and Julia with the textbook collecting technique!

[Alexa @aml219lehigh]

#ees115

[Alexa @aml219lehigh]

Fun fact: The term ecology was first coined by Ernst Haeckel in 1866 #ees152

[Alexa @aml219lehigh]

Sneak preview of next weeks lab #ees152

[Alexa @aml219lehigh]

#ees152 here’s a diagram of the heat gradient between land and ocean and how it effects precipitation. The higher the gradient, the greater the movement air and the bigger the monsoon will be

[Alexa @aml219lehigh]

Look at the C3 plants we can see right on our campus! In the northeast , because of our climate, we mostly see C3 plants #ees152

[Alexa @aml219lehigh]

Some Carolina silver bells and black birches in section 12 after the tree quiz #ees152

[Alexa @aml219lehigh]

Great day measuring trees for group 12. Lots of unmarked trees, especially the Halesia Carolinas aka the Carolina silver bells! #ees152

[Matt Rothman @mrr321_ees]

The 6th Extinction taught us
- a systems approach to solving extinction is more effective than current methods
- we must be aware of the consequences of our actions
- most mass extinctions happen slowly, yet we are causing one rapidly
#6thextinction #finalthoughts #ees028

[Alexa @aml219lehigh]

Looks like I have some work to do #ees028

[Emily Ryan @emlovestheearth]

Be sure to head outside and enjoy the beautiful weather! #ees028 #treehugger