Saving species but losing wildness? Using biotechnological interventions for conservation goals
Agriculture and Life Sciences Bldg. (AGLS), room 115Applied Biodiversity Science Seminar Presented by Dr. Clare Palmer, Department of Philosophy, Texas A&M University (website) Abstract: There’s growing discussion of the potential use of biotechnological interventions such as facilitated adaptation and gene drives for conservation goals, in particular for species protection. Such interventions are controversial. Much of the controversy concerns the potential risks such biotechnological interventions are thought […]
Understanding controls on grassland productivity: preparing for a rapidly approaching future
HFSB 104Department of Ecosystem Science and Management Seminar Presented by Dr. Alan Knapp, Department of Biology, Colorado State University (website) Abstract: There is compelling evidence suggesting that worldwide, precipitation regimes (amount, variability, and extremes) have already been altered, and will continue to be to an even greater extent in the future. The ecosystem consequences of these alterations […]
Thirty Years of Conservation Aquaculture in the Southeastern U. S. What Have We Learned?
HFSB 102Seminar Co-hosted by the Applied Biodiversity Science Program and the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Presented by J.R. Shute, Co-Founder and Co-Director, Conservation Fisheries Incorporated Abstract: J.R. has been studying rare and imperiled fishes in the southeastern U.S. for more than 35 years. J.R. and his wife Peggy moved to Knoxville in 1981 to pursue […]
Social-ecological transitions in Southwestern desert grasslands: how we got here and what’s next
HFSB 104Seminar co-sponsored by Applied Biodiversity Science and Dept. of Ecosystem Science and Management Presented by Brandon Bestelmeyer, Research Leader, USDA-ARS-Jornada Experimental Range (website) The transition of grassland to shrubland states in rangelands of the Southwestern US is among the most widely recognized examples of regime shifts in terrestrial ecosystems, but is incompletely understood. I draw upon […]
Balancing urban growth and ecological conservation: A challenge for planning and governance
WFES 411Applied Biodiversity Science Seminar Presented by Dr. Burak Guneralp, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University (website) Abstract: Urban areas, growing both in population and in land cover, will place significant pressures on the integrity of the ecosystems and biodiversity around the world. A global analysis of urban extent circa 2000 and forecast of urban expansion out to […]
