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Ecobreak
 

EcoBreak is an informal seminar designed for exchange of ideas between graduate students and faculty in ecology, through the presentation of research, discussion, and good company.

EcoBreaks will be held every Tuesday at 11:30am in 332 Life Science. Interested undergraduates are welcome. Coffee and tea will be available -- bring your own mug!


We are looking for a few good scientists to present their research (graduate students or faculty) --
see schedule below.  Contact Dr. Helen Michaels if you are interested.


Fall 2009 Schedule

Date  

Presenter(s)  

Topic(s)

Aug 25 Organizational Meeting Signup & Schedule
Sept 1 Sara Opfer The Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship & The NOAA Marine Debris Program
Sept 8 Mike Plenzler Video from the Ohio Vernal Pools Partnership
Sept 15 Dr. Sridhar Mapping Coal Fly Ash Spill Using LANDSAT Data
Sept 22 Angela Medina Studying the Green-rumped parrotlets in the Venezuelan llanos: infanticides, male-male pairs and gang harassments
Sept 29

Tim Schetter

Landscape Context Influences Native & Non-native Plant Species Richness in Remnant Oak Openings Prairies
Oct 6 Jessica Sewald The Study & Ecology of Bats in the Northeast United States
Oct 13 Fall Break! None 
Oct 20 Lauren Yarrish Assessing Factors that Influence the Success of the Karner Blue Butterfly in Northwest Ohio
Oct 27 Ryan Walsh Cancelled 
Nov 3

Ryan Crouch

Investigating Important Variables for Success of Yellow Perch in Upground Reserviors 
Nov 10 Ryan Walsh Pollen limitation and herbivory in the deceptive orchid Cypripedium candensis
Nov 17 Kat Baczynski The Effect of Sperm Mobility Phenotype on Fertility Persistence in Layer and Broiler Hens
Nov 24 No Ecobreak! None 
Dec 1 Sean Ryan TBA 
Dec 8 Amanda Kuntz TBA  

Refreshments