For students, faculty, personnel from federal and state agencies, museums, environmental organizations and consulting firms
Sedges and Rushes: Identification and Ecology July 3 - 9 Instructor: Anton Reznicek Location: Eagle Hill Institute, Steuben, Me This seminar offers a comprehensive overview of the systematics and ecology of sedges and rushes. Field studies will focus on recognition of major groups and important species, but will also cover reasons for the diversity of species in different habitats of coastal and inland Maine. Field identification and field characters are emphasized. Lab studies of specimens and discussions will develop formal identification skills and will review the various keys that are available. There will be a brief overview of modern classification of sedges. Participants are encouraged to bring their own challenging or interesting specimens needing identification or verification. Dr. Anton A. Reznicek ([email protected]) is Curator of Vascular Plants at the University of Michigan Herbarium. He has studied sedges throughout North America for more than 30 years and has written numerous articles on sedge classification, evolution, and biogeography, as well as articles on the dynamics of sedge-dominated communities. He is an authority on difficult sedge identifications and is currently working on the systematics and evolution of the genus Carex, especially in Mexico, Great Lakes region biogeography, and the Flora of Michigan. For general information, go to http://eaglehill.us/programs/nhs/natural-history-seminars.shtml For course calendar and course descriptions, go to http://www.eaglehill.us/programs/nhs/nhs-calendar.shtml For application information and cost breakdown, go to http://www.eaglehill.us/programs/general/application-info.shtml For more information, contact [email protected], 207-546-2821 x 1
