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Posted by Steven Rice on Dec 3, 2015 in cv | Comments Off on

Steven K. Rice, Curriculum vitae

Functional Bryology Lab

Posted by Steven Rice on Dec 3, 2015 in Research, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Functional Bryology Lab

  View the links within the Research menu option to see what we do in the Functional Bryology Lab.

Overview

Posted by Steven Rice on Dec 2, 2015 in Teaching | Comments Off on Overview

At Union, I normally teach the following courses.  See the links above to learn more about these courses or to view their syllabi.  Please contact me if you have questions or seek additional information:  BIO 112 Physiology of Cells and Organisms; BIO 315 Plant Biology; BIO 322 Conservation Biology.

Sphagnum magellanicum

Posted by Steven Rice on Jun 26, 2014 in featured | Comments Off on Sphagnum magellanicum

Our comparative studies focus on water and carbon dynamics in the genus Sphagnum.  Here a dense colony of Sphagnum magellanicum shows the exchange surface for water loss and carbon uptake.  In bryophytes, shoots also function in water transport, water holding and nutrient uptake; such alternative functional demands have led to functional trait relationships that differ significantly from vascular plants.

Great Waas Island Preserve

Posted by Steven Rice on Jun 26, 2014 in featured | Comments Off on Great Waas Island Preserve

Beginning in 2013, we have participated in a global study of productivity in Sphagnum using two widespread, important peat forming species, S. fuscum and S. magellanicum.  Organized by Gustaf Granath and Häkin Rydin from Uppsala Univ. and working on our study sites in New York and Maine with Sean Robinson (SUNY Oneonta), we are partnering with investigators from North America, Europe and Asia to better understand relationships among climate, nitrogen deposition and productivity in Sphagnum.  We are also working with Dave Gillikin and Anouk Verheyden-Gillikin of the Stable Isotope Lab at...