Nature NL Public Talk: Stories Trees Tell Us

Thursday, Sept. 19, 7:30-9 p.m.

SN-2109; online

Join Nature NL for our Monthly Public Talk: Stories Trees Tell Us.

Trees are long-lived, sessile organisms; not the group one might immediately think of to study the impacts of climate change. Yet, trees record a history of the conditions they have experienced. Their wood can tell us the story of that history, helping us to understand the environment through the tree’s lifespan, disturbances it may have experienced, or the history of an object made of that wood. Trees can also tell us stories by where they do and do not grow. Those stories help us predict where they may (or may not) occur in the future under ongoing global change. Using examples from 1) alpine treeline, 2) fire ecology, and 3) a dendroarchaeology involving a mysterious shipwreck, we will explore how we can turn to trees to understand the past, present, and future of places and things.

About the speaker:
Dr. Brown is interested in the drivers and controls of the spatial distribution of plant species, particularly trees, under climatic change. As environmental constraints on species’ distributions lessen with warming temperatures in northern ecosystems, we expect species to shift their distributions northward and upward (in alpine environments); however, a species’ establishment and persistence is controlled by many factors beyond climate, and Dr. Brown is particularly interested in phenomena beyond direct climate effects that drive species’ distributions.

Join in person at Memorial University, Science Building (room SN 2109).

Join us online on Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85962571334…

Meeting ID: 859 6257 1334
Passcode: 905397

About Nature NL:
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Memberships can be bought through Paypal, credit card, or debit at naturenl.ca/membership.

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Event Listing 2024-09-19 19:30:00 2024-09-19 21:00:00 America/St_Johns Nature NL Public Talk: Stories Trees Tell Us Join Nature NL for our Monthly Public Talk: Stories Trees Tell Us. Trees are long-lived, sessile organisms; not the group one might immediately think of to study the impacts of climate change. Yet, trees record a history of the conditions they have experienced. Their wood can tell us the story of that history, helping us to understand the environment through the tree’s lifespan, disturbances it may have experienced, or the history of an object made of that wood. Trees can also tell us stories by where they do and do not grow. Those stories help us predict where they may (or may not) occur in the future under ongoing global change. Using examples from 1) alpine treeline, 2) fire ecology, and 3) a dendroarchaeology involving a mysterious shipwreck, we will explore how we can turn to trees to understand the past, present, and future of places and things. About the speaker: Dr. Brown is interested in the drivers and controls of the spatial distribution of plant species, particularly trees, under climatic change. As environmental constraints on species’ distributions lessen with warming temperatures in northern ecosystems, we expect species to shift their distributions northward and upward (in alpine environments); however, a species’ establishment and persistence is controlled by many factors beyond climate, and Dr. Brown is particularly interested in phenomena beyond direct climate effects that drive species’ distributions. Join in person at Memorial University, Science Building (room SN 2109). Join us online on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85962571334… Meeting ID: 859 6257 1334 Passcode: 905397 About Nature NL: Your support allows us to provide free programming for people in our province: Membership is not required to attend our public talks, but we do encourage people who enjoy our public events to support us with a membership ($25/year). Memberships can be bought through Paypal, credit card, or debit at naturenl.ca/membership. You can also support us by donating on: https://naturenl.ca/donate/ For more information see: https://www.facebook.com/share/BXFf5vTHib4vKaSq/ SN-2109; online Nature Newfoundland and Labrador