Environmental Sciences Seminar Series
Environmental Sciences is a broad, interdisciplinary field that attempts to understand and solve environmental problems, integrating the diversity of elements involved, including: biology, natural resource sciences, geography, politics, history, philosophy, economics, mathematics, geology, tourism, sociology, anthropology, journalism, chemistry, physics, and education.
Most seminars are on Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:30 in S203 unless otherwise indicated. Everyone is welcome! To view seminar abstract, simply click on speakers name. To view the Faculty of Science Seminar schedule, click Science Seminar.
Winter 2012
| Date |
Room |
Speaker |
Seminar Title |
| January 19 |
S203 |
Dr. Melanie Jones
Professor
Biology, UBCO |
An alternative view of ectomycorrhizal function: the role of ectomycorrhizal fungi in nutrient cycling and the effect of anthropogenic and natural perturbations |
| January 26 |
S203 |
Dr. Paul Handford
Professor Emeritus
Biology, UWO |
The ecology of cultural variation in a South American sparrow |
| February 2 |
S203 |
Dr. Jason Pither
Assistant Professor
Biology, UBCO |
Drivers of stochastic and deterministic community assembly: insights from forests, shrublands, lakes, and computers |
| February 16 |
S203 |
Dr. Garth Mowat
BC MNRO |
The relatinship between population dynamics and habitat use of terrestrial carnivores |
| March 1 |
S203 |
Dr. Judy Myers
Professor Emeritus
Zoology, UBC |
Reducing the dominance of an invasive weed: the story of biological control of diffuse knapweed
|
| March 8 |
S203 |
Dr. Max Bothwell,
Environment Canada |
Blooms of rocksnot (Didymosphenia geminata): Environmental change or an invasive species? |
| March 16 (Friday) |
S203 |
Dr. Tom Sullivan
Professor
Forest Sciences, UBC |
Bioenergy or biodiversity: Whither the future for woody debris and wildlife habitat? |
| March 22 |
S203 |
Dr. Jeannette Whitton
Associate Professor
Botany, UBC |
Baby steps for SARA: Assessing the early performance of Canada's Species at Risk Act. |
| April 5 |
S203 |
Dr. Richard Beamish
Department of Fisheries and Oceans |
The synchronous failure of Pacific salmon and herring reproduction in 2007 in the Strait of Georgia and the poor return of sockeye salmon in 2009. |
| April ? |
S203 |
Dr. Maja Krzic
Associate Professor
Applied Biology, UBC |
TBA |
