Monday, November 14, 3:30-4:30, 141 Olin
Seminar with speaker Jake Grossman. Jake is a plant ecologist and Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies at St. Olaf College. His talk is titled: “Phenological physiology: Annual patterns of climate change resilience in temperate trees”. He studies water relations and cold hardiness in model clades of temperate woody plants to study the extent to which interspecific diversity in the physiological traits underlying climate change resilience shift predictably over the course of the year. His work toward “phenological physiology” is designed to help people who care about temperate trees and shrubs to take better care of them in a warmer and more drought-prone future. Come at 3:15 for refreshments and conversation.