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John Seager
Global Population and Climate Change
October 19, 2009—Dr. Seager is the president and CEO of Population Connection . He attained a PhD in animal ecology and population dynamics and a BSc in Zoology at the University of Wales. Dr. Seager believes there is a clear connection between human population growth and virtually every global challenge from poverty to climate change and from species extinction to the political instability of failed nation-states.
Categories: Climate Change | Conservation Issues | Guest Speakers |
Charlie Zender
Seeding a Cooler Climate with Ocean Winds, Waves, and Clouds
—Professor Zender is an atmospheric physicist and educator. He leads the Climate, Health, Aerosols,Radiation, and Microphysics (CHARM) group in the Department of Earth System Science at UC Irvine. CHARM studies the distribution and fluxes of energy and trace species in Earth's atmosphere. Prior to joining UCI in 1999, Zender received degrees from Harvard, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Categories: Guest Speakers |
The El Niño Phenomenon
Exactly what does it mean to have an El Niño season approaching?
October 09, 2009—Find out more about the science behind the phenomenon and how it may affect you.
Categories: Environmental News/Information |
Purposeful Predators
You many think that the oceans would be a safer place for all life if top predatory sharks were gone, but just the opposite is true.
September 15, 2009—Top predatory sharks play a crucial role in the oceans ecosystems. Their predatory behaviors on sick, injured, and lesser predatory animals keep ocean food webs thriving. When you remove top predatory animals, the results can be devastating.
Categories: Conservation Issues | Educational |
Alex Hearn
Shark Tagging in the Galapagos Islands - Migration and Hotspots
September 14, 2009—Dr. Alex Hearn studied Oceanography and Marine Biology at Southampton University in the UK, and did his PhD at Heriot Watt University in the Orkney Islands. In 2002, he moved to the Galapagos Islands and worked as coordinator of fisheries research at the Charles Darwin Foundation. Hearn developed the Galapagos Shark Research and Conservation Program in 2006. He is currently working as a postdoctoral scholar at the Biotelemetry Laboratory of UC Davis.
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