Ecology Seminar Series at Kingston Coastal Institute ~ 2007-2008

From Environment Council of Rhode Island newsletter:

The Ecology Seminar Series, a set of ecologically themed talks of general interest to faculty, graduate students, professionals, and the general public, will host the following eight distinguished speakers in 2007/8:

11/19/07: Kevin McGarigal, UMass Amherst:  "Metapopulations and their application to wildlife conservation:  A case study of the marbled salamander in Massachusetts" (First Annual Ledermann Lecture) (Host, Peter Paton, NRS)

12/3/07: Doug Tallamy, University of Delaware: "Are Non-native Plants the Ecological Equivalents of the Native Plants They Displace?" (Host, Lisa Tewksbury, PLS)

2/4/08: Scott Collins, University of New Mexico: "Global change impacts on chihuahuan desert ecosystems" (Host: Stephen Swallow, ENRE)

3/3/08: Fred Gould, North Carolina State University: "Can genetically engineered mosquitoes eradicate malaria?" (Host: Marian Goldsmith, BIO)

3/24/08: Kristina Rothley, Kutztown University: "Disturbance and species interactions: implications for species and food webs" (Host: Laura Meyerson, NRS)

4/7/08: Nicholas Gotelli, University of Vermont: "Community assembly: From small to large spatial scales" (Host: Jason Grear, US EPA).

4/21/08: Jason Link, NMFS: "Multiple modeling applications for ecosystem-based management of living marine resources" (Host: Dave Bengston, FAVS)

The seminars are free, open to the public, and take place 3 PM on Mondays in Weaver Auditorium at the Coastal Institute in Kingston.