HMEI Biodiversity Special Seminar: “Carbon and Biodiversity Consequences of Increasing Tree Cover in Savannas”
Carla Staver, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Yale University, will present “Carbon and Biodiversity Consequences of Increasing Tree Cover in Savannas” in Guyot Hall, Room 10, and online via Zoom. Staver is the final speaker in a series of Special Seminars focused on Biodiversity.
As anthropogenic climate change accelerates, interest in offsetting carbon emissions with ecosystem carbon storage has grown. In savannas, fire suppression and afforestation have been proposed as tools to increase carbon sequestration. However, large uncertainties remain about the outcomes of these interventions, both for carbon storage (especially the rate of carbon sequestration possible) and for savanna biodiversity. Dr. Staver will discuss recent work to clarify the ecosystem dynamics of management interventions aimed at increasing carbon sequestration in savanna ecosystems.
This seminar is free and open to the public. All attendees can register here in advance to attend this event via Zoom livestream.
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HMEI Biodiversity Special Seminar: “Carbon and Biodiversity Consequences of Increasing Tree Cover in Savannas”
Event Date
Mon, May 6, 2024 ・ 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Carla Staver, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Yale University, will present “Carbon and Biodiversity Consequences of Increasing Tree Cover in Savannas” in Guyot Hall, Room 10, and online via Zoom. Staver is the final speaker in a series of Special Seminars focused on Biodiversity.
As anthropogenic climate change accelerates, interest in offsetting carbon emissions with ecosystem carbon storage has grown. In savannas, fire suppression and afforestation have been proposed as tools to increase carbon sequestration. However, large uncertainties remain about the outcomes of these interventions, both for carbon storage (especially the rate of carbon sequestration possible) and for savanna biodiversity. Dr. Staver will discuss recent work to clarify the ecosystem dynamics of management interventions aimed at increasing carbon sequestration in savanna ecosystems.
This seminar is free and open to the public. All attendees can register here in advance to attend this event via Zoom livestream.
