Seminars
Fall 2009 Environmental Studies Seminar Series
Mondays 12:30-1:40 followed by an informal discussion 1:40-2pm.
221 Interdisciplinary Sciences Building.
Snacks and coffee provided at 12:15!
October 5: Valerie Eviner, Professor, Plant Sciences, Graduate Group in Ecology, UC Davis
Title: Plant-soil interactions as tools for managing and restoring California grasslands
Host: Daniel Keck
October 12: Sara Bothwell, PhD Candidate, Department of Environmental Studies, UCSC, Exit Talk
Title: Conserving parasitic wasp diversity: Do our changing landscapes matter and is ecological function at risk?
Host: Deborah Letourneau
October 19: Daniel Kammen, Professor of Energy & Society, Energy and Resources Group and Director Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL), UC Berkeley
Title: Systems science and policy for a low-carbon economy
Host: Erika Zavaleta
October 26: Mark Hebblewhite, Assistant Professor Wildlife Biology Program College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana
Title: Tracking the trophic effects of wolves in the Canadian Rockies ecosystem from recolonization to stability
Host: Chris Wilmers
November 2: Doug Bevington, Director of Forest Program, Environment Now, PhD Sociology, UCSC
Title: The Rebirth of Environmentalism: Grassroots Activism from the Spotted Owl to the Polar Bear
Host: Yiwei Wang
November 9: Karthik Ram, Postdoctoral Fellow, ENVS Department, UCSC
Title: From tiny parasites to large herbivores: ecological insights from two food webs
Host: Chris Wilmers
November 16: Dena Vallano, Postdoctoral Fellow, ENVS Department, UCSC
Title: Plant Uptake of Atmospheric Nitrogen Pollution: From Enzymes to Ecosystems
Host: Erika Zavaleta
November 23: Jeff Bury, Assistant Professor, ENVS Department, UCSC
Title: Double Trouble in the Andes? Extractive Industries, Climate Change and Governance Struggles in Peru
Host: Erika Zavaleta
November 30: Chris Wilmers, Assistant Professor, ENVS Department, UCSC
Title: Predators and Global Change
Host: Erika Zavaleta