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SFU President's Faculty Lecture Series
President's Faculty Lecturer: Dr. Elizabeth Elle
When:
Wed, 06 Nov 2013 7:00 PM
Elizabeth Elle is Professor and Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at SFU. A member of national (the Canadian Pollination Initiative) and international (the Integrated Crop Pollination Project) collaborations.
Elizabeth’s research focuses on the impact of human activities (urbanization, agriculture, cattle grazing) on pollinator biodiversity, and how we can preserve pollination services to wildflowers and crops in the face of pollinator losses.
Are we having a pollination crisis?
You’ve probably seen it in the news: bees are in trouble, and farmers are worried about our food supply. Much of the press is on the managed honey bee, an important component of agricultural systems, but many of the earth’s 20,000 other species of bee are also experiencing population declines. Is it cell phones? Pesticides? Habitat loss?
Do we really only have four years to live if the honey bee goes extinct?! In this lecture, you’ll learn the latest science about bee declines, about the many species of wild bees in B.C. and their contribution to both crop production and resilient natural ecosystems, and how everyone can contribute to pollinator conservation.
Where:
Registration: FREE
Studio 103 - Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
6450 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby
By courtesy Johan Sandstrom http://www.Whiterockradio.fm
johanpublisher@gmail.com
