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Circumpolar Patterns and Recent Dynamics of Arctic Tundra Vegetation and Sea Ice

Marc Macias-Fauria is an Associate Prof of Physical Geography at the University of Oxford and Howard Epstein is a Professor of Environmental Sciences at University of Virginia.

Monday, May 9, 2016
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Haldeman 41 (Kreindler Conference Hall)
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Lectures & Seminars

Arctic tundra vegetation has changed dramatically over the past several decades, largely in response to accelerated warming in the northern high latitudes.  However these vegetation changes have been highly heterogeneous in space and over time, not just in magnitude of change, but in direction as well. We will focus on the use of both remote sensing information and field studies to examine the patterns and dynamics of arctic tundra vegetation, and attempt to synthesize our current understanding of the mechanisms that might be leading to heterogeneities in the observed trends.

Sponsored by the Institute of Arctic Studies at the Dickey Center for International Understanding. Free and open to all. 

For more information, contact:
Lee McDavid
603-646-1278

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