A DC Science Café Event… From the exotic pet trade to urban biodiversity—meet the new socio-environmental scientists
Date and Time
Oct 3, 2016 6:30 pm
Location
450K
450 K St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001
Oct 3, 2016 6:30 pm
450K
Understanding the co-dependencies of ecosystems and human societies takes a synthesis of natural and social science. For her part, wildlife veterinarian and research scientist Elizabeth Daut is applying this synthesis to tease out how the interplay of government policy and the importation of animals primarily for the exotic pet industry opens ecosystems, native wildlife, and people to a range of health threats. Meanwhile, ecologist and evolutionary biologist Chris Trisos is looking into how the growth of urbanization—cities now cover 3% of Earth’s land surface—could reduce, or perhaps increase, the diversity among plant and animal communities across the entire planet.
Now in its fifth year, DC Science Cafe is brought to you with support from DC Science Writers Association and encouragement from Busboys and Poets.
Free and open to the public.
This event is sponsored by the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center
For info, contact Ivan Amato, DCScienceCafe@dcswa.org
