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THE CCB MISSION IS TO:
+ Proactively identify new research priorities in conservation biology and inaugurate new collaborative research programs.
+ Develop research programs in response to existing needs in conservation biology.
+ Assist in the conservation and restoration of species and ecosystems by facilitating the collection, evaluation and dissemination of scientific information.
2011 Shipley Skinner Awardees
- ITNI Method: Evaluating nitrogen deposition to coastal sage scrub communities
Amanda Cobbs-Russell I Dr. Tim Paine I Department of Environmental Sciences
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- Predator-free habitat in southern California’s threatened ephemeral ponds
Ashkaan K. Fahimipour I Dr. Kurt Anderson I Department of Biology
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- Predicting colonization patterns of habitat islands to post-fire lands in Joshua Tree National Park
Heather Hulton I Dr. Kurt Anderson I Department of Biology
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- The relationship of giant reed control to the long-term success of riparian restoration
Kai T. Palenscar I Jodie Holt I Department of Botany & Plant Sciences
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- Natural herbivory on Brassica tournefortii: A determination of background community structure
Dr. Rick Redak I Dr. Tim Paine I Department of Entomology
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- How Air Pollution and Global Environmental Change Affect Ecosystems
In free public lecture at UC Riverside, conservation biologist Michael Allen will explain why anthropogenic impacts on the environment ramify throughout the global ecosystem.
Date: May 23, 2012 @ Room 142, Winston Chung Hall
- 2012 Spring May Seminars have been posted. Check HERE for more details!
May 2012
- BIOL 252: Department of Biology Seminar Series
- Earth 101: College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences & The Science Center 2012 Science Lecture Series
- ENT 250: Entomology 250 Seminars
- PLS: Public Policy Lecture Series: Sustainable Issues in Southern California
- Sexual Selection in American Bison: Behavior, Genetics, Hormones, and Acoustical Communication
Mike Mooring I Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego I BIOL 252
May 3, 4:10 PM
Genomics Auditorium
- California - Can It Be Fixed?
Joe Matthews | Author of California Crack-Up: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It | PLS
May 3, 6:00-7:30 PM
UCR Extension Center
- Mapping quantitative traits in Drosophila: Combining artifical selection and genome-wine association to find the genes affecting behavior
Tom Turner I UC Santa Barbara I ENT 250
May 7, 4:10 PM
Genomics 1102A
- Is Coral Immunology the Key to Understanding Reef Declines?
Laura Mydlarz I University of Texas at Arlington I BIOL 252
May 10, 4:10 PM
Genomics Auditorium
- Reducing Greenhouse Gases
Aaron Katzenstein | South Coast AQMD | PLS
May 10, 6:00-7:30 PM
UCR Extension Center
- Where Does Your Water Come From?
Dan Schlenk I UC Riverside I Earth 101
May 10, 7:00-8:00 PM
UCR Extension Center
- Invasion of the booth snatchers; the evolution of slavery in the ant Genus Polyergus
Howard Topoff I SW Reaearch Station, AMNH, Portal, AZ I ENT 250
May 14, 4:10 PM
Genomics 1102A
- Life Without Heme: Aerobic Kinetoplastid Flagellate Phytomonas Does Not Require Heme for Viability
Prof. Julius Lukes I Budweis, Czech Republic I BIOL 252
May 17, 4:10 PM
Genomics Auditorium
- Watershed Quality and Improvements
Mark Norton | PE, LEED AP, Santa Ana Water Project Authority | PLS
May 17, 6:00-7:30 PM
UCR Extension Center
- Exotic Armored Scales Entering California on Mexican Avocados - Politics Trumps Science
Joseph Morse | UC Riverside | ENT 250
May 21, 4:10 PM
Genomics 1102A
- Interactions of Air Pollution and Global Environmental Change on Ecosystems
Michael F. Allen | UC Riverside | Environmental Toxicology Seminar Series
May 23, 12:10-1:00 PM
Room 142, Winston Chung Hall
- Trends in Housing and Planning
Matthew Burris | MS, LEED AP, AICP, Senior Associate at Raimi + Associates, Planning Commission member, Jurupa Valley | PLS
May 24, 6:00-7:30 PM
UCR Extension Center
Habitat Conservation Plan Workshop on Conservation Management and Climate Change in Southern California
Date: May 22, 2012Time: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location:
UCR Palm Desert Center
75080 Frank Sinatra Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92211
More Information & Registration: HERE
- Hernandez, R.R., Knudsen, K. Late-successional biological soil crusts in a biodiversity hotspot: an example of congruency in species richness. Biodiversity and Conservation, 2012.
