Rebecca Finger-Higgens
Profile
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Time ZoneMountain
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OrganizationUSGS - Southwest Biological Research Center (Moab, UT)
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RoleScientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online
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Research Interests (300 words)I am a landscape ecologist interested in how climate warming will impact water availability in Arctic and grassland systems.
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Profile Question 1What is best about being a scientist?
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Answer the question you selected for profile question 1 here (300 words):I love being a scientists because my job is to ask questions about the world and learn. I love exploring the environment and spending time outside, so ecology is a great fit for me!
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Profile Question 2What is the coolest thing you have discovered or learned about plants?
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Answer the question you selected for profile question 2 here (300 words):Not all plants create energy from the sun! Some plants are carnivorous and can get nutrients from digesting insects and other critters, while other plants pray on their neighbors and steal nutrients from belowground.
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Profile Question 3Do you have advice for students about preparing for a science career?
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Answer the question you selected for profile question 3 here (300 words):Anyone can be a scientist! Be curious, embrace the unknown, and always be enthusiastic. Science is creative process so people from different backgrounds can learn a lot from each other and the world.
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Capacity: How many teams at a time are you comfortable working with?2
Recent Posts
hhsdesaispring2022 project 3
Rebecca Finger-Higgens
Good job wrapping up your projects. I am glad I could help.
hhsdesaispring2022 project 3
Rebecca Finger-Higgens
I am glad you saw some growth! I think that your idea about those tissue treatments holding more water is a good one. There is also a possibility that the tissue made the soils a bit warmer which could also impact growth.
hhsdesaispring2022 project 3
Rebecca Finger-Higgens
Hello all,
Sorry for the slow response but I was away in the field collecting my own data.
Can you please briefly remind me what plant seeds you are using? Also are some of your classmates seeing germination of their plants? And if so, in what…
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