GK12 Montana State University

In general, my research project deals with non-indigenous plant species dispersal and the effects of elevation on populations of non-indigenous plant species.  Specifically, we are assessing the ability of different types of military vehicles to transport non-indigenous species in different types of habitats.  We are also exploring ways to evaluate how more typical vehicles, such as trucks and ATV’s, figure into the non-indigenous plant dispersal equation.  In addition to this, part of my project deals with assessing the effects of elevation on populations of a non-indigenous species (Linaria dalmatica, Dalmation toadflax) within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.   We will be examining how the fitness of populations varies with elevation and associated environmental variables.