EVOLTREE Online webinar Series 2022 "Genetic and genomic approaches to studying communities"

Programme

• 16/11/2022, 16:30 CET
  

  “Community Evolution: What is it and why is it important?”

  Prof Thomas Whitham, is a core member of the Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes and a Regents’ Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biological Sciences at Northern Arizona University. Through his research and publications he has had a major influence in developing and framing the field of community genetics and genomics. A major emphasis of his current research is the use of community genetics to restore threatened poplar riparian communities and pinyon woodlands in the western United States. Tom has authored or co-authored 292 peer-reviewed publications that have appeared in top-ranked journals, including Science and Nature. The work of the cottonwood ecology group is featured in the award winning documentary “A Thousand Invisible Cords: Connecting Genes to Ecosystems” and he is working to win U.S. Congressional support for using genetics approaches with riparian forest trees to mitigate climate change. He has received numerous awards and honors, including the Eminent Ecologist Award presented by the Ecological Society of America. 

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEpntunU4CQ&t=1s