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Seeking a Master of Science student for the Department of Environmental Sciences<http://www.wwu.edu/huxley/esci/> in Huxley College at Western Washington University. Research will focus on the ecology of arbuscular mycorrhizae in natural, disturbed and restored systems. One year of funding is available via TA-ship and tuition waiver, with second year likely. Research projects will be developed with student. Possible foci are: the interactions between ectomycorrhizae and arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) in recruitment and establishment of forest seedlings, the role of AM in plant invasions, and the effects of AM on host plants across stress gradients of pH and temperature. Interested students should email a brief statement of their research interests ASAP along with a resume to: Rebecca Bunn<http://myweb.facstaff.wwu.edu/bunnr/> Assistant Professor Dept. of Environmental Sciences Huxley College Western Washington University Bellingham, Washington email: [email protected] Deadline to apply to graduate school is February 1, 2011.
