Emily Stevenson

The purpose of this project was to establish an applied research study on campus with important management implications (Redman 1999). The parameters analyzed provide sensitive indicators of potential shifts in microbial communities under different management routines. The results of this project will provide a scientific basis that can help inform Yale’s decision on integrating ecology into its land management regime. The emphasis of the project focused on the ecological framework of Yale’s land management program; economic considerations were not addressed under the scope of this project.