Seminar Schedule

This is the current schedule for the Spring EcoEvo Seminar Series, subject to change. 

10 Apr.
Gar Rothwell
Botany & Plant Pathology
OSU
A paleobotanical perspective on the conifer phylogeny
17 Apr.

Steve Voelker
Biology Dept.
Southern Oregon University

Unraveling a mystery of Earth history:  lnking tree physiology and paleoecology
24 Apr.

Andy Jones
Botany & Plant Pathology
OSU

Seeing the forest below the trees:  a metagenomic study of plant-fungal interactions in a tropical forest
1 May Paul Hennon
USDA Forest Service, PNW
Juneau, Alaska
Predicting paradoxes: climate vulnerability and demise of the defensive yellow-cedar in Alaska
8 May. Felicia Keesing
Dept. of Biology
Bard College, NY
Biodiversity loss and pathogen transmission -- a recipe for risk?
15 May
Sam Cushman
USDA Forest Service
Rocky Mountain Research Station
Flagstaff, Arizona
Connecting movement behavior and gene flow to infer population connectivity in changing environments
22 May

Christoph Thomas
Atmospheric Sciences
CEOAS, OSU

Are ecosystem carbon and water exchange in Oregon's forests coupled?  A report from investigations across a climate gradient
29 May.

Peter Kennedy
Dept. of Biology
Lewis & Clark College

A fresh look at the specificity paradigm of Alnus-associated ectomycorrhizal fungal communities