Thursday, November 4, 2010 Looking into the Future: Global Climate Change and Ecosystems An Illustrated Presentation by Dr. Clint Springer, Saint Joseph's University 4:00 - 7:00 PM Lecture at 5:30 PM
Site of the world's first experiment examining the response of ecosystems to elevated CO2, Duke Forest, Chapel Hill, NC Human activities, such as fossil fuel use and changes in the way land is utilized, are causing unprecedented changes in Earth's climate. These changes are having - and will have in the future - significant effects on nearly every aspect of ecosystems, including plants, microbes, insects, animals and humans. This talk will examine the causes of climate change and summarize our current understanding of the impacts of these changes. Dr. Clint Springer is Assistant Professor of Biology at Saint Joseph's University. He fell in love with all things natural as a boy in the mountains of West Virginia. He later received a B.A. in biology and a Ph.D. in environmental plant biology from West Virginia University. His research is focused on the responses of plants to global climate change and, through his involvement in a number of research projects, he is working to train the next generation of both professional and citizen scientists.
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