(4.18) Ecology and evolutionary biology professor, Chris Elphick, will discuss ‘Canaries in the Saltmarsh: averting extinction in an era of sea-level rise’ this Thursday in the List Auditorium.
With rising sea levels, tidal marshes and species such as the saltmarsh sparrow that depend on them, face many threats. This talk will describe the status of tidal marsh birds in the northeast, the ways that marshes are changing, and the role that humans play in protecting coastal ecosystems.
Elphick is also a principal investigator with SHARP (Saltmarsh Habitation and Avian and Research Program). Photo from the SHARP Gallery.
5:30pm, Thursday, April 18, List Art Auditorium, 64 College Street, (directions)