Nature in the Hot Seat

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Saturday, September 18th, 11am - noon
Science@Cal Lecture with Prof. Tony Barnosky
"Nature in the Hot Seat"
UC Berkeley campus, Genetics and Plant Biology Room 100

The reality of global warming means that nature as we know it - the species we love, the ecosystem services that sustain us, and the wild places where we seek solace - is under siege as never before. Besides adding its weight to other long-recognized ecological threats, global warming is impacting nature in ways previously unimagined and potentially lethal, not only to myriad species, but to entire ecosystems. Daunting as saving nature is under such circumstances, it well within our grasp if we act now to slow greenhouse gas emissions, and to implement new conservation philosophies and policies that recognize that we, and all other species, now live in a globally warming world.

Prof. Barnosky has been on the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley since 1990, and currently holds the posts of Professor of Integrative Biology, Curator of Fossil Mammals in the Museum of Paleontology, and Research Paleoecologist in the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. Author of numerous scientific publications, he studies how changing climate impacts earth’s ecosystems and the evolution and extinction of species. His new book, "Heatstroke: Nature in the Age of Global Warming" (2009) explores what global warming means for nature itself, for the wild places we love, and for our future.

The talk will take place in the Genetics and Plant Biology Building, Room 100. Doors will open at 10:30. We would like to start the talks on time, and avoid disruption from people entering the auditorium during the talks, so please try to arrive at least 10 minutes before the start.

We hope to stream the talk live at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/science-cal but this depends on us having someone available to run the equipment. If you tune in on Saturday morning and we are not streaming, our apologies! The talk will still be posted on our website within a couple of days. If you're nearby we encourage you to come to the talks in person!

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