Brant Touchette
Professor
Environmental Studies
Elon University
United States of America
Biography
He has done: Ph.D., Botany, with minor in Plant Physiology, Department of Botany, North Carolina State University, 1999, M.S., Ocean Science (Marine Science), Nova Southeastern University, Oceanographic Center, Dania, FL, 1993, B.A., Biology, Department of Biology, University of Delaware, 1990.
Research Interest
My research interests center on the ecology of aquatic and wetland systems. More specifically, I am interested in how aquatic plants survive in areas that are typically hostile to most species. Aquatic plants often reside in submerged or flooded conditions where the substratum lacks oxygen and has redoxymorphic features that are typically stressful for most flowering plants. In coastal and marine systems, this stress is exacerbated by the presence of interstitial saline waters. By characterizing the environmental limits and physiological adaptations to these otherwise harsh environments, we will be better able to design and reconstruct important wetland systems.
