Beer with a Scientist: Can Species Conservation & Urban Development Co-exist?

When Nov 16, 2016
from 08:00 PM to 09:00 PM
Where Against the Grain Brewery (401 E. Main St.)
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Margaret Carreiro, PhDAt the next Beer with a Scientist, Dr. Margaret Carreiro will explain how residents in cities and suburbs can protect native species by weaving local nature into the very places where they live and work. She will describe Reconciliation Ecology, a concept in which habitats for wildlife are created within urban and suburban areas.

Dr. Carreiro is associate professor in the Department of Biology at UofL. Her work focuses on understanding how urban environments interact with natural components of cities and suburbs. This includes studying the effects of atmospheric nitrogen from fossil fuel combustion and other sources, invasive species, habitat fragmentation, restoration management and socio-cultural legacies in affecting plant and soil communities and ecosystem processes.

A 30-minute presentation will be followed by an informal Q&A session. Admission is free. Purchase of beer, other beverages or menu items is not required but is encouraged.

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