Changes in the Great Plains as indicated by insect ecological responses
The biota of the Great Plains of North America face numerous challenges. These include massive habitat conversion to row crop agriculture, loss of large native vertebrates, and altered biogeochemistry. The ramifications of changes in nutrient cycles include climate change, a result of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide, and the redistribution of many of the elements essential for life such as nitrogen and sodium. These changes are particularly noticeable for animals with short life spans, such as insects, and ecosystems with high turnover of plant tissue, such as grasslands. We use insect community responses to examine the implications of ongoing changes in the Great Plains.
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Speaker(s)
Andrew HectorWhen
Thursday 09 Feb 2023 - 12:30pm
Till
Friday 10 Feb 2023 - 1:30pmWhere
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Parks Rd
OX1 3PW
Parks Rd
OX1 3PW