Department 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 […]

Seminar 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 […]

Seminar 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 […]

Applied 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 […]

The Applied Biodiversity Science Journal Club provides faculty and students the opportunity to read and discuss the most recent and relevant journal articles in the field of conservation science. Meetings are held every Wednesday from 12-1pm.  ABS Journal Club is open to all: students, post-docs, and faculty. Our goal is to discuss articles in a multi-disciplinary […]