Wildlife Ecology Spring Seminar Series
Spring 2014 Seminar Series
Mondays from 12-1 pm in 204 Nutting Hall
Jan. 27: George Jacobson, University of Maine Climate Change Institute. “Some perspectives on the real challenges for global and regional conservation”
Feb. 3: Daniel Stich, UMaine Department of Wildlife Ecology. “Grass carp in the new world: aspirations, abundance, and apparitions”
Feb. 10: Mike Eichholz, Southern Illinois University. “The current adaptive significance of biotic and abiotic influences on nest site selection in grassland nesting birds.”
Feb. 17: Dmitry Gorsky, Lower Great Lakes U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “Restoring Lake Sturgeon in the Great Lakes: A U. S. Fist and WIldlife perspective.”
Feb. 28: Joe Kunkel, University of New England. ” An Apatite for Lobster.”
Mar. 17: Allison Roy, USGS Massachusetts Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. “Watershed greening: Mitigating the effects of urbanization on streams?”
Mar. 24: Jeff Houlahan, University of New Brunswick. “TBA”
Mar. 31: Paige Warren, University of Massachusetts-Amherst. “Human Influences on Species Interactions in Urban Communities: Insights form nationwide urban ecology research networks.”
Apr. 11: Petra Wood, USGS West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. “Cerulean Warbler and Associated Avian Species Response to Hardwood Forest Management.”
Apr. 21: Jacob Van de Sande, Downeast Salmon Federation. “Smelt restoration and conservation in Washington Country, Maine.”
Apr. 23: TBA, Distinguished Alumni Seminar.
Apr. 28: Henning Stabins, Plum Creek. “Environmental Stewardship on Private Forest Lands.