presents

A Lecture by

Steve Whisenant

Ecological Restoration in the Real World Whisenant will discuss ecological projects in the US, China, Niger, and Poland as examples to illustrate two main points: (1) Narrow definitions of restoration (purist approach) are often out of touch with our current ecological understanding and with socioeconomic conditions in much of the world. Ecological restoration presents powerful tools for repairing damaged ecosystems. (2) It is important to focus on restoring function rather than structure to damaged ecosystems. That may involve returning structural components, but the focus should be on function. October 31 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EESAT 130