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		Michael Thai-Binh Chun Bassford
			Ph.D Student
		Ecology Track Mentor: Jose M.V. Fragoso Incoming class of 2004 CV Contact Information Phone:(808) 956-5950 Fax: (808) 956-3923 Email: mbassfor@hawaii.edu University of Hawai`i at Manoa 3190 Maile Way, Room 101 Honolulu, HI 96822
		Affiliations Botany
		Research Interests
		Community ecology (biotic interactions, ecosystem structuring, assembly rules, disturbance/response) Seed dispersal (invasion biology, maintaince of diversity, dna fingerprint seed tracking Conservation (endangered species recovery, ecosystem rehabilitation, Hawaiian biodiversity)
		Dissertation Title: Exotic ungulates in an endangered ecosystem: exotic and native plant dispersal and recruitment patterns in tropical island wet forests
		Awards Research Assistantship in TPSS Department to measure genetic diversity between Hawaiian and Brazilian Psidium cattleianum (strawberry guava) for genotype matching with a biocontrol gall fly.