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Do Caribbean Streams have Memory? Long-Term Effects of Hurricane and Droughts on Distributions of Freshwater Shrimp in the Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico

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Friday, October 19, 2018 at 3:00pm to 4:15pm

WC - Wertheim Conservatory, 130
11200 SW 8th ST 33199, Wertheim Conservatory, Miami, Florida 33199

Dr. Alan Covich is a professor of ecology and former
director of the Institute of Ecology in the Odum
School of Ecology at the University of Georgia.


He chaired Colorado State University’s Department of
Fishery and Wildlife Biology and was previously on
the faculty of the University of Oklahoma and
Washington University- St. Louis


His research focuses on impacts of droughts, flood,
and hurricane on freshwater ecosystems services
and food webs. His current research is on tropical
and sub-tropical streams and lakes.

Event Type

Academics, Lectures & conferences

Audience

Students, General Public

Department
Department of Earth and Environment, School of Environment, Arts and Society
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