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Offline SHANEA

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Congrats Dan Leavitt
« on: March 31, 2007, 05:47:14 PM »
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SR biology Grad student Daniel Leavitt receives Blair Award
27.MAR.07
ALPINE - Sul Ross State University graduate student Daniel J. Leavitt, Big Bend National Park, received the W. Frank Blair Award for Excellence in Written Data Presentation.

The award was presented by the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute (CDRI) for Leavitt's paper on a lizard survey in Big Bend National Park.

"The Blair Award is given to a quality written manuscript on a research topic and the best is awarded a $500 scholarship," said Leavitt's adviser, Dr. Chris Ritzi, assistant professor of biology. "Leavitt's paper is based on his thesis work."

Leavitt revisited study quadrats (one meter square plots) established by William G. Degenhardt in 1955. Using the original quadrats and Degenhardt's methodology, Leavitt recreated the study of lizard species composition and densities in relation to vegetative cover.

Comparing his new data to that collected by Degenhardt 50 years ago, Leavitt found that vegetative cover has increased, while the number of lizards per acre decreased.

The Blair Award was founded in memory of Blair, an outstanding naturalist and member of the CDRI's Board of Scientists. Blair was an inspiration to many students.

CDRI has suspended the Blair Award temporarily until a reliable source of funding is found for the cash prize. - Sul Ross State University
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« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2007, 07:47:08 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2007, 10:10:37 AM »
Oh great moderator........can this be moved to Big Bend Community, or Big Bend in the News? TYVM  :notworthy:
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« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2007, 10:38:13 AM »
I thought I recognized the name. :ranger:
Quote from: "[url
http://www.nps.gov/bibe/parknews/upload/program_schedule.pdf[/url]"]8:30 PM Special Evening Program -- "Of Lizards and Men” Not only is he a park ranger, Dan Leavitt is also a graduate student at Sul Ross State University. Recently he completed two years of research on several lizard species in Big Bend and tonight will present his findings for the public (a practice run for his thesis defense in front of a much tougher crowd). Come learn a little something about lizards and the students who study them.
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