Friday, 23rd April Transforming Ireland - Mobilising Innovation and Enterprise to Become a Prosperous Low Carbon Society
'Buds and Birds' It is now well established that spring temperature in Ireland has increased over the past century. The reported increase of less than one degree may at first, appear insignificant to Ireland's plant and animal wildlife.
However, through careful examination of historic records of the timing of leafing of trees and bird migration in spring, we have shown that bud-burst is occurring earlier now than 40 years ago and that migrant birds are also arriving earlier.
Both these trends are driven, at least in part by rising spring temperature. But can these trends towards earlier springs continue? 'Implications for Invasive Species' Biotic invasions by introduced, non-native species are likely to increase during the coming century as the global climate changes. This presents two challenges: firstly, predicting which species will arrive and become invasive; and secondly, managing the impacts of these new arrivals. Invasive species may affect native wildlife and human well-being (for example: agriculture, forestry, fisheries, water resources, tourism, human health...). One ecological process which may be affected both by the arrival of invasive flowering plants, and by the arrival of non-native bees, is pollination.
Pollination services to wild plants and crops are already severely threatened by human activity, can they cope with climate-induced biotic invasion?
This seminar series is being held in conjunction with the TCD-UCD Innovation Alliance Public Lecture Series.
This event forms part of the TCD/UCD Innovation Alliance Programme of Events.
| Transforming Ireland - Mobilising Innovation and Enterprise to Become a Prosperous Low Carbon Society | |
| Date: | Friday, 23 April 2010 |
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| Time: | 12:30 |
| Venue: | NB DIFFERENT VENUE - Mont Clare Hotel, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 |
| Organiser: | UCD Earth Sciences Institute with TCD TrinityHaus |
| Contact: | Sue Murphy |
| Audience: | All welcome |
