Conservation, Restoration and the Challenge of Complex Life Histories
Brian Bingham
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Loss of corals around the world is a well-publicized example of change in our oceans, but in the Salish Sea we have seen abalone nearly disappear while wasting syndrome has devastated seastar populations. At the same time, invasive European green crab populations threaten to overwhelm some local habitats. A feature common to corals, abalone, seastars, and green crabs is a life history that includes multiple life stages. Such complex life cycles create special challenges to studying, understanding, and managing invertebrate populations, yet research that addresses all life stages is critical in our efforts to protect and restore our marine environments.
Brian Bingham is Director of Marine and Coastal Science at Western Washington University. His research focuses on marine invertebrate ecology with a recent emphasis on symbiosis between sea anemones and the photosynthetic algae they host. He has taught courses in invertebrate biology, experimental design and statistics, and science writing. He also direct the Nationals Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates program at the Shannon Point Marine Center.
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The Environmental Speaker Series is hosted by the College of the Environment at Western Washington University.
The Series is free and open to the public.
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Presentations are held each Thursday at 4:30pm On-campus and ONLINE.
COVID
Due to the pandemic, the in-person presentations are not open to the public. However, the talks will be live-streamed ONLINE for the off-campus audience.