HMSC VIRTUAL RESEARCH SEMINAR- Thursday, June 3, 2021
SPEAKER: Malin Pinsky, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, Rutgers University
TOPIC: Ecological and evolutionary responses to global change across realms
ABSTRACT: The same ecological and evolutionary processes operate across land and sea, and yet ocean life survives in a dramatically different fluid environment. The ocean is, in effect, a 1.3 sextillion liter water bath with muted thermal variation through time and space, limited oxygen, and intense convective and conductive processes. In this talk, I will trace some of the consequences for evolution, physiology, population dynamics, and conservation at sea, including striking contrasts and similarities to patterns on land. I will present evidence that marine animals live closer to their upper thermal limits than do species on land, that marine species have responded faster to temperature change, and that species can but do not universally evolve in response to rapid environmental change. Finally, I will discuss some of the unique conservation challenges these dynamics create for ocean life and potential solutions through proactive ocean planning and by harnessing evolutionary rescue for climate resilience.
DATE: Thursday, June 3, 2021
TIME: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
For the live broadcast of the VIRTUAL Thursday Seminar, visit:
https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/94555731151?pwd=RnJ6eVg0ODdzRUpVc0pQbUlIdUV3dz09
Password: 972587 or call +1-971-247-1195 US Meeting ID: 945 5573 1151
For recordings of past Thursday Seminars, visit: http://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/pastseminars
Event Duration: 1 - 3 hours
Date: June 3, 2021
Time: 3:30 pm
End Time: 4:30 pm
Time Zone: PST