Start Date
24-4-2023 3:45 PM
End Date
24-4-2023 5:00 PM
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
Human activities are fundamentally altering major biogeochemical cycles, which are at the core of the structure and functioning of Earth’s systems. Increasing inputs of chemical elements such as nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) and their imbalanced inputs (N:P ratios) are having severe consequences on ecological phenomena from organism physiology to ecosystem functioning. In this talk, I will discuss the utility of ecological stoichiometry thinking combined with the use of surveys, experiments, and data synthesis approaches, to understand the consequences of shifts in nutrient supply dynamics on ecological processes at multiple scales.
Biography
Dr. Angélica González holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and a Master in zoology from the Universidad de Concepcion in Chile, and a Ph.D. in ecology from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile in Chile. She was a Postdoctoral fellow at the Biodiversity Research Centre at the University of British Columbia in Canada. Currently, she is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology and the Center for Computational and Integrative Biology at Rutgers University. Her work draws from general principles and integrates theory, surveys, experiments, and data synthesis approaches, to help develop a more integrated understanding of the causes and consequences of biodiversity change across space and time. She was the Chair of the 2022 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Unifying Ecology Across Scales. Her research is being supported by two NSF DEB awards, including a highly prestigious NSF CAREER award, two awards from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), and an award from the Kyoto University Center for Ecological Research in Japan.
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Food web structure and dynamics across space and time
Human activities are fundamentally altering major biogeochemical cycles, which are at the core of the structure and functioning of Earth’s systems. Increasing inputs of chemical elements such as nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) and their imbalanced inputs (N:P ratios) are having severe consequences on ecological phenomena from organism physiology to ecosystem functioning. In this talk, I will discuss the utility of ecological stoichiometry thinking combined with the use of surveys, experiments, and data synthesis approaches, to understand the consequences of shifts in nutrient supply dynamics on ecological processes at multiple scales.