In this talk, Dr. Bryan Falk will discuss how the impacts from disasters can be exacerbated by invasive species and what mechanisms are available to lessen this burden and improve outcomes for local communities and ecosystems.
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In this talk, Dr. Katie Kamelamela, Dr. Nick Reo, and Dr. Cilla Wehi will highlight meaningful and effective, place-based conservation initiatives rooted in knowledge of species and relationships with invasive species that are useful to and appreciated by Indigenous peoples.
The 2024-2025 season of our “Slice of PI-CASC” seminar series will continue in November with a presentation by Dr. Ford Drury and Kira Hughes as they discuss details of using transplantation of corals to explore their thermal tolerance and its ramifications.
The new season of our “Slice of PI-CASC” seminar series will continue in October with a presentation by Dr. Laurie Raymundo and UOG student Ashley Castro, sharing their work on the restoration of coral reefs in Guam.
In this talk, James McCallen, Matthew Kurano, and Dr. Jeomhee Hasty will discuss how climate change is affecting invasive vectors and vector-borne diseases in Hawaiʻi, and the proactive measures being taken by the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Health’s Vector Control Branch.
The new season of our “Slice of PI-CASC” seminar series will be begin in September with a presentation by Dr. Shellie Habel from the Climate Resilience Cooperative, sharing their work on the influence of sea-level rise on Oʻahu’s groundwater and some adaptation applications of their results.
In this talk, Leigh Greenwood and Dr. Laura Brewington will discuss a new white paper for the U.S. federal government that offers a blueprint for transforming how invasive species are considered within U.S. climate change planning and processes.
In this talk, Dr. Jeff Burgett will discuss a new decision support framework for conservation introductions, the process used to develop it, and how we can ensure decisions to move species are inclusive, transparent, and defensible.
In this talk, Dr. David Pompeani with UH Mānoa, NREM Department will share his recent research on a network of new sedimentary charcoal archives which records the last 2,000 years of fire history across the Hawaiian Islands.
Our May “Slice of PI-CASC” seminar will be presented by Emma Yuen and Ryan Okano from Hawaiʻi’s DLNR, discussing the climate science they have applied to resource management efforts on land and sea, and what new information is needed.