I worked with Dr. Beverly Collins as a research technician. My responsibilities included lab analysis of soils and vegetation samples from a variety of research plots at Ft Benning. I was also responsible for collecting samples and providing assistance with sampling of Echinacea laevigata (smooth purple coneflower) populations located on the Savannah River Site.

 

Selected Presentations and Publications
Dilustro, J., B. Collins, L. Duncan and C. Crawford. 2005. Moisture and soil texture effects on soil C0₂ efflux components in southeastern mixed pine forests. Forest Ecology and Management 204:85-95.

Crawford, C., J. J. Dilustro, B. S. Collins, and L. Duncan. August 2003. Soil response to prescribed fire in mixed pine-hardwood forests at Ft. Benning, Georgia. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Savannah, GA.