What We Can Learn from a Long-Term Vegetation Census on St. George Island?

Dr. Tom Miller professor of biological sciences at FSU has conducted a vegetation census on St. George Island since 1999, to document both short- and long-term effects on barrier islands. Hurricanes and droughts can have significant effects on plants, but the communities also show fairly rapid recovery. More importantly, long-term patterns reveal major changes in some plant abundances, with an approximately doubling of the number of plant species over the last 25 years
Dr. Miller came to Florida State as an ecologist in 1989, where he is currently a professor in the Biological Science Department. Most of his research has been on the small aquatic communities found in the leaves of purple pitcher plants and vegetation on St. George Island. Both these seemingly very different communities pose interesting questions about the cause and maintenance of species diversity. To register go to: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/114510185430800476 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.