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Featuring Dr. Julie Lockwood, Rutgers University, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources.
Nothing endures but change’ is attributed to the philosopher Heraclitus, who viewed the world as always ‘becoming’ but never ‘being’. Echoes of this 2000 year old philosophy are found in scientist’s modern understanding of the Earth — including its climate and living residents – as being constantly in flux and evolving. What we face today, however, is change so out of the ordinary that it has few, if any, precedents. This change emerges from globalized travel and trade, massive land use change, and accelerating climate change. This presentation explores the response of terrestrial invasive species to a warming New Jersey climate as an example of the complexity we face as environmental conservationists. It also explores the ‘levers’ available to us to reduce the impacts of invasive species under climate change and better conserve our natural heritage.
Featuring Dr. Julie Lockwood, Rutgers University, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources.
Nothing endures but change’ is attributed to the philosopher Heraclitus, who viewed the world as always ‘becoming’ but never ‘being’. Echoes of this 2000 year old philosophy are found in scientist’s modern understanding of the Earth — including its climate and living residents – as being constantly in flux and evolving. What we face today, however, is change so out of the ordinary that it has few, if any, precedents. This change emerges from globalized travel and trade, massive land use change, and accelerating climate change. This presentation explores the response of terrestrial invasive species to a warming New Jersey climate as an example of the complexity we face as environmental conservationists. It also explores the ‘levers’ available to us to reduce the impacts of invasive species under climate change and better conserve our natural heritage.
