How well do we know the flux of CO2 from land-use change? Seminar/Webcast

Presenter: Dr. Richard A. Houghton, Acting Director, The Woods Hole Research Center

Dr. Houghton is an ecologist with interests in the role that terrestrial ecosystems play in climate change and the global carbon cycle. He co-ordinates the Center's efforts to understand the problems of global warming and climate change, especially the role biotic systems play in this accelerating process. Dr. Houghton has held positions as Assistant Scientist at the Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory and as Research Associate at Brookhaven National Laboratory. He earned his doctorate in ecology from SUNY at Stony Brook. Dr. Houghton was named Acting Director in December 2008. http://www.whrc.org

Date                Friday, August 28, 2009
Location            Pacific Forestry Centre - 506 W Burnside, Victoria
Time                10:30 am

Information: Werner.Kurz@nrcan.gc.ca

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Room name: pfcseminar

meeting key: 12345