LRES Seminar Series
Spring 2013 Schedule
1:10 - 2:00 p.m.
346 Leon Johnson Hall Annex
January 28th
Dr. Ryan Bixenmann, Postdoctoral Associate, LRES
"Understanding plant-herbivore interactions: From basic to applied science"
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February 4th
Dr. Neil Show, Montana Natural Heritage Program
"The Myrtle family: Diversity and conservation"
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February 11th
Dr. John Gaskin, USDA - ARS, Sidney, MT
"Genetic tools for invasive weed management"
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February 25th
Dr. Joe Shaw, Electrical and Computer Engineering, MSU
"Optical remote sensing systems for studying climate and ecosystems"
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March 4th
Scott Meers, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
"Developing an insect monitoring system for Alberta"
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March 18th
Ron LodgePole, LRES Grad Student
"Risk of mortality and morbidity posed to native trout by climate change on the Fort
Hall Indian Reservation, Idaho"
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March 25th
Andrew John, LRES Grad Student
"Land use and land cover change on the lands of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Ariara Nation
using Landstat and indigenous classification"
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April 1st
Dr. Vikram Mehta, Center for Research on the Changing Earth System, Catonsville, MD
"Decadal climate variability and its impacts on water, agriculture, and economy in
the Missouri River Basin"
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April 8th
Hally Berg, LRES Grad Student
"Understanding the ecology and integrated management of tall buttercup (Ranunculus acris)"
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April 15th
John Sugden, LRES Grad Student
"Slicing and dicing Gallatin Valley soils: The pitfalls of climo-, litho-, and pyrosequences"
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April 22nd
Christina Herron-Sweet, LRES Grad Student
"Multi-trophic interactions between an invasive plant, pollinators, biological control
agents and parasitoids"
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