LRES Seminar Series

 Former seminar schedules and recordings
available in the  LRES Archives

September 22nd

Dr. Ben Poulter, Professor, Ecology Dept., MSU
"A new era for the role of vegetation dynamics in the global carbon cycle"
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September 29th

Alex Gaffke, M.S. student, LRES Dept., MSU
"Adding precision to biological control: Using semiochemicals to manipulate the spatial distribution of Diorhabda carinulata"
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October 6th

Dr. Ryan Thum, Plant Geneticist, Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology Dept., MSU
"Evolutionary Ecology to Inform & Enhance Invasive Aquatic Plant Management"
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October 13th

Tracy Ellig, Executive Director of Communications, University Communications, MSU
"Working with the media 101: A crash course"
 Seminar Handouts

October 20th

Dr. Matt Rinella, Research Ecologist, USDA-ARS, Miles City, MT
"Factors regulating shrub establishment during grassland restoration"
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October 27th

Angela Tang, Ph.D. student, LRES Dept., MSU
"Tropical peat swamp forest: A source or a sink of atmospheric carbon?"
 Video not available

November 3rd

Christopher Brown, Ph.D. student, LRES Dept., MSU
"Natural enemies in genetically modified maize: A long-term and landscape scale assessment"
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November 10th

Christian Larson, M.S. student, LRES Dept., MSU
"Implications of disturbance and a changing climate on Bromus tectorum invasion of a Montana sagebrush-steppe"
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November 17th

Megan Housman, M.S. student, LRES Dept., MSU
"Can cover crop mixtures improve soil nutrient dynamics in dryland agriculture?"
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November 24th

Carlos Romero, M.S. student, LRES Dept., MSU
"Soil management for sustaining long-term soil quality and fertility in agroecosystems of central Montana"
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December 1st

Aaron Scott-Klingborg, M.S. student, LRES Dept., MSU
"Scaling nutrient limitation from organisms to ecosystems across forest succession"
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