Community meet and greet: Gord Johns, Courtenay-Alberni Member of Parliament at the Rix Centre, Thursday Aug. 24, 11:30-12:30.
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Seminar, Tuesday August 22: “Where the wild things are: the ecology and conservation of marine birds and mammals in Canada’s coastal waters”. 5pm, Rix Centre
Join us for a seminar by Dr. Fox, who will speak about t marine birds and mammal conservation in Canada. All Welcome.
Seminar, Tuesday August 15: “Tse’K’wa: early postglacial environments and people in British Columbia”. 5pm, Rix Centre
Dr. Jon Driver (SFU), will speak about the first peoples in northeastern British Columbia and their relationship with the rapidly changing post-glacial environments. All Welcome.
Join us for Community Archaeology Day, interpretive displays 1:30 – 3:00 pm, Thur. Aug. 10
Coastal Archaeology & Historical Ecology is hosting an afternoon of interpretive displays, to showcase our methods observations, class team, and results.
Seminar, Tuesday August 8: “Thunderbird and Whale: The Archaeology of Nuu-chah-nulth Whaling”. 5pm, Rix Centre
Join us for a talk by Dr. Alan McMillan from Simon Fraser University about the archaeology of Nuu-chah-nulth whaling.
Targeting high quality adult habitat important for rockfish protection & MPA design
Two recent studies published in MEPS give new insight into rockfish population dynamics in Barkley Sound with 7 years of survey data.
Seminar, MONDAY July 31: “Getting by with a little help from their friends: nitrogen balance and bacteria in the spiny dogfish” 5pm, Rix Centre
Join us for a talk by Dr. Gary Anderson, from University of Manitoba, about the physiology of spiny dogfish
Seminar, Tuesday July 25: “The effect of mode of larval development on the long term population dynamics of four northeastern Pacific littorinid gastropod species.” 5pm, Ross Lecture Theatre
Join us for a talk by Dr. Liz Boulding, from University of Guelph, about intertidal snail species which are ecologically similar but differ considerably in their dispersal potential, thus influencing their adaptation to predators.
Seminar, Tuesday July 18: “Flexible fish; how ecological and social context influence physiological responses to environmental change.” 5pm, Rix Centre
Join us for a talk by Dr. Suzie Currie, from Mount Allison University, who is interested in understanding how animals cope with environmental stress in marine and freshwater environments.
Seminar, Tuesday July 11: “The ecological context of host-parasite interactions.” 5pm, Rix Centre
Join us for a talk by Dr. Stephanie Peacock, BMSC Alumna, mathematical ecologist interested in population ecology of parasites and their hosts.