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2016 Symposium – Perspectives in Botany 4
Saturday, April 2, 2016 @ 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
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Keynote speaker: the eminent lichenologist Dr. Irwin Brodo. Dr. Brodo is emeritus research scientist at the Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Ontario. He is the author of “Lichens of North America” and “Keys to Lichens of North America, Revised and Expanded” both published by Yale University Press.
Speakers and Topics:
| 8:30 AM | Registration (continental breakfast available) |
| 9:00–9:10 | Welcome to the Symposium |
| 9:10–9:30 | Welcome to the Bell Museum Dr. George Weiblen, Scientific Director, Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota |
| 9:30–10:20 | The Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas: an online resource for native plants and more Dr. George Weiblen, Scientific Director, Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota |
| 10:20–10:40 | Break |
| 10:40–11:30 | The Process of Developing a Regional Flora and the Development and Concept of the Floristic Quality Assessment (FQA) Methodology Dr. Gerould Wilhelm, Principal Botanist/Ecologist, Conservation Design Forum |
| 11:30–12:25 | Lichens of the Northern Forests Dr. Irwin Brodo, Emeritus Research Scientist, Canadian Museum of Nature |
| 12:25–1:25 | Lunch |
| 1:25–2:15 | Ecology and Management of Aquatic Invasive Plants in Minnesota Dr. Daniel Larkin, Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, & Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center, University of Minnesota |
| 2:15–2:35 | Break |
| 2:35–3:30 | 400 Years of Fire and Wind in Minnesota’s BWCAW Dr. Lee Frelich, Research Associate and Director, Center for Forest Ecology, University of Minnesota |
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