Please join the CONSERVATION BIOLOGY SEMINAR for our weekly lunchtime discussions on topics relating to conservation biology. Our final speaker for this semester: DR. JILL BUBIER of Mount Holyoke College will present: CARBON CYCLING IN BOREAL PEATLANDS - RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE When: Tuesday, November 27 Where: 105 Aiken Center Time: 12:30 to 1:30 Jill Bubier is a Field Naturalist alumnus and an assistant professor in the Environmental Studies Program at Mount Holyoke College, where she teachers interdisciplinary environmental science. Her research focuses on northern ecosystems and biogeochemistry of peatlands, including methane and carbon dioxide flux (carbon cycling). She is particularly interested in peatland plant ecology and hydrochemical gradients. Currently, Jill is conducting research in BOREAS (BOReal Ecosystem Atmosphere Study), a US-Canadian experiment to understand interactions between the boreal forest biome and the atmosphere, and relationships with global climate change. ********************************************************************* Peter Dombrowski Charlotte Clews Wildlife and Fisheries Biology Field Naturalist Program School of Natural Resources Botany Department University of Vermont University of Vermont