Earth’s Biosphere in Flux: Terrestrial Ecosystems Transformed by Climate Change

Ice Age ecologist Professor Jack Williams, landscape ecologist Professor Monica Turner, and climate adaptation specialist Dr. Shelley Crausbay will discuss how climate variability and change are transforming our earth’s terrestrial ecosystems, including the role of novel ecosystems, ecological disturbances, and forest dynamics and the perspectives of the land management community.

Hosted by the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research

Speakers

  • Michael Notaro, director, Center for Climatic Research
  • Jack Williams, professor of geography, UW–Madison
  • Shelley Crausbay, climate adaptation specialist, U.S. Forest Service Office of Sustainability and Climate
  • Monica Turner, professor of conservation biology and ecology, UW–Madison