Marine Biodiversity and the Health of Canada's Oceans by Paul Snelgrove, Me...
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Canada Ocean Lecture Series:
Marine Biodiversity and the Health of Canada's Oceans
A free public talk and discussion, presented by Dr. Paul Snelgrove, Research Professor, Ocean Sciences and Biology, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL
Moderator: Dr. Arne Mooers, Professor, Biological Sciences, SFU
Abstract: Oceans encompass more than 95 per cent of Earth’s biosphere, and their massive volume and remoteness ensure we will not fully quantify their biodiversity in our lifetimes. Human pressures on the ocean will almost certainly increase in the future, yet we have little understanding of the role that different species play in maintaining ocean health. Although charismatic and commercial species have attracted public concern, few consider the many other species that inhabit ocean environments and help to support us and the species we care about.
Dr. Snelgrove will discuss the new tools and approaches that have revolutionized ocean sciences in the last decade, documenting new species, new environments, and new processes that create unprecedented opportunities to improve ocean sustainability.
Bio: Since 2008, Dr. Snelgrove has been the director of the NSERC Canadian Healthy Oceans Network, a national research network in Canada that has already trained some 100 students working in all three of Canada’s oceans to develop new tools and approaches to support sustainable oceans. Dr. Snelgrove is frequently call upon as an expert speaker, panelist, and reviewer in Canada, US and Europe.
For more information:
http://www.sfu.ca/coastal/research-series/listing/canada-ocean-lectures.html
Organizer Centre for Coastal Science and Management, Simon Fraser University
Organizer of Marine Biodiversity and the Health of Canada's Oceans by Paul Snelgrove, Memorial University
The Centre for Coastal Science and Management is in the Faculty of Environment at Simon Fraser University and works in close partnership with the Faculty of Science and other faculties at SFU. It promotes interdisciplinary research, education and dialogue on Canada’s coastal freshwater and marine ecosystems, particularly those in British Columbia. By linking social and natural science with local knowledge, the Centre focuses on:
1) coastal and marine conservation,
2) adaptation to climate change,
3) building resource management capacity and policy (government, community, academic), and
4) science-based policy and management decisions in Canada.
By concentrating on critical issues of local, regional and global significance, members of the Centre and their partners seek solutions for a diversity of complex problems and communicate their findings to the public and governments at all levels.
The Centre is unique in Canada because of this interdisciplinary approach linking natural and social science with local knowledges and engaging communities in research and dialogue.
www.sfu.ca/coastal.html
