CEE & ENVE COLLOQUIUM SERIES: Integrating Ecosystem Engineering into Ecological Restoration
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SPRING 2016 COLLOQUIUM SERIES
Friday, March 11, 2016 • 12:15 PM • CAST 212
Integrating Ecosystem Engineering into Ecological Restoration
Beth Lawrence
Assistant Professor, Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Connecticut
Abstract:Ecosystem engineers are organisms whose presence or activity alters their physical surroundings or changes the flow of resources, thereby creating or modifying habitats. These high leverage species can have desirable or problematic consequences on the structure and function of ecological systems. Dr. Beth Lawrence will highlight how understanding the feedbacks that sustain ecosystem engineers can enhance environmental management, and discuss her research in wetland restoration investigating the carbon dynamics of a tussock forming sedge and a problematic invasive cattail.
