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 Tracy Monique
Magellan Montgomery Botanical Center 305-667-3800
ext. 114
Summary Ms.
Magellan began her botanical career in 1997 while at G. Holmes Braddock
Sr. High in Miami, FL. She was a genetics intern at
Florida International University (FIU) working with Dr. David Kuhn in
the Botany Department. She also worked at the Botany
Department at FIU for two summers while
in college: one summer with Dr. David Lee (1998) and one summer with
Dr. Jennifer Richards (1999). Ms.
Magellan received an Associate of Arts in Biology from Miami Dade
College in 2000 and a Bachelor of Science in Botany from the
University of Florida in 2002. Upon
graduation, Ms. Magellan acquired a position with the United States
Department
of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service-Subtropical Horticulture
Research Station (aka. Chapman Field) in Miami, FL and worked there for
two years (2002-2004) in the Entomology department under the
supervision of Robert Heath, Dr. Nancy Epsky, and Dr. Tom
Weissling. Ms. Magellan returned to school and earned a Master of Environmental Science with a focus in Tropical Ecology from Yale University's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in 2007. While at Yale she studied ecology and completed two master's projects. One on the diversity of lepidoptera in pure and mixed plantation of eight native tree species at La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica and the second on cedar swamp ecology in Connecticut and the growth patterns in 15 years. Ms. Magellan's training is in Botany,
Terrestrial Ecology, Plant-Insect
Interactions, and Conservation.
Master of Environmental Science Bachelor
of Science, Major in Botany Associate
of Arts, Major in Biology Publications Magellan, T. M., Montagnini, F. and
Montero, J. Diversity of Lepidoptera in Pure and Mixed Plantations of Eight Native Tree
Species at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. Journal of
Sustainable Forestry. In press, 2010. Magellan, T. M. 2010. Book Review
of The Global Migrations of Ornamental Plants: How the World Got into Your
Garden. Economic Botany 64(2):183-184. Field
experience Costa Rica (2006) United States (1998-1999, 2002-2004,
2005-2006)
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