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 […]

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 […]

Applied 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 […]