In this talk, Dr. Deah Lieurance will talk about how climate change alters the pathways of invasion into protected areas, and how we can enact climate-smart biosecurity.
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PI-CASC will be hosting a 2025 Student Research Symposium as a pre-conference event at the University of Guam Conference on Island Sustainability.
Slice of PI-CASC continues in April with a presentation from faculty across the University of Hawaiʻi looking at how UH scientists are playing a vital role in addressing wildfire challenges in Hawaiʻi.
The February Slice of PI-CASC seminar has been canceled.
Slice of PI-CASC continues in January with a presentation by Dr. Aurora Kagawa-Viviani explores the uncertainty of islands’ future water with the combined challenges of climate change and urbanization.
In this talk, Lilly Thomey and Chad Wilhite will discuss the threats faced by kāhuli, native Hawaiian land snails, and how to optimize a network of climate resilient kīpuka kāhuli to help secure the future of these extremely rare species in the face of climate change and invasive species.
Slice of PI-CASC continues in December with a presentation by Dr. Melissa Price sharing details of her management study to identify the most cost-effective and efficient strategies for protecting endangered species on Maui Nui.
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.
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, Kira Hughes, and partners as they discuss details of using transplantation of corals to explore their thermal tolerance and its ramifications.