MSU Ecology Seminar Series
Fall Semester 2023
Thursdays 3:30-4:30
Live talks will be held in 304 Lewis Hall unless otherwise noted. Please check the individual seminars below for information on which seminars will be live and/or virtual. In-person seminars will not be offered virtually, and are not recorded.
Undergraduate students may get credit for attending/viewing seminars and writing critiques in course BIOE 494, a 1-credit, fall-only course. Please see your advisor if interested.
| Date | Seminar Details | More Info |
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August 24 |
Department Introductions |
Current Grad Students 304 Lewis
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| August 31 |
Sara Goeking, Ph.D. Supervisory Biological Scientist at Rocky Mountain Research Station: Inventory & Monitoring, US Forest Service "Forest disturbance and scarce water in a changing climate: Insights from broad-scale forest monitoring" |
304 Lewis |
| September 14 |
Thomas Riecke, Ph.D. James K. Ringelman Chair in Waterfowl Conservation, University of Montana: W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation
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304 Lewis |
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*Special day/ time/location Monday, September 18 1:10-2:00 PM
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Ellen Welti, Ph.D. Research Ecologist, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Insitute and MSU "Consequences for Invertebrate Communities on a Changing Planet" This special seminar is co-sponsored by LRES and Ecology, Please note the different day, time, and location!
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In person: Leon Johnson Hall, Room 346 Virtual: https://montana.webex.com/montana/j.php?MTID=m5c5fd4e606b9b4f45676bb393dcced72 |
| September 28 |
Jay Rotella, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Ecology, MSU “Overview of the long-term population study of Weddell Seal in Erebus Bay, Antarctica” |
304 Lewis |
| October 5 |
Madaline Cochrane, Ph.D. Postdoctoral researcher, Cline Lab, MSU "Individual and population responses to hydrologic variation in a headwater stream salamander" |
304 Lewis |
| October 12 |
Brandon Peoples, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Fisheries Ecology, Forestry & Environmental Conservation Department, Clemson University "Positive interactions among stream fishes: new insight across spatial scales"
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Virtual--also projected in 304 Lewis |
| October 19 |
Scott Creel, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Ecology, MSU "Anthropogenic resource depletion and interspecific competition" |
304 Lewis |
| October 26 |
Kim Ballare, Ph.D. Research Ecologist, U.S. Forest Service |
304 Lewis |
| November 2 |
Ted Grantham, Ph.D. Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist and Adjunct Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management, UC Berkeley "Restoring Functional Flows in California's Rivers" |
304 Lewis Also available via webex |
| November 9 |
Kristen Legg, M.S. Program Manager at Greater Yellowstone Network "Science Supporting Parks: Inventory and Monitoring in Your National Parks" |
Byker Auditorium Chemistry & Biochemistry Building Also available via Webex |
| November 16 |
Ellen Whittle, M.S. Bat Research Coordinator for the Wyoming Natural Diversity Database "Sasquatch of the Sky: Characterizing Habitats of Cryptic Bats"
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304 Lewis |
| November 23 |
Thanksgiving Break |
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| November 30 |
Robert Peterson, Ph.D. Department Head, Land Resources & Environmental Sciences, Montana State University “The Tigers of Yellowstone: Insects in Extreme Environments” |
304 Lewis |
| December 7 |
Jonathan Armstrong, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University "How cold-water fishes survive and thrive in warm river basins, examples from Oregon" |
304 Lewis |