<div dir="ltr"><div>Urban ecologist Christopher Schell spoke yesterday as part of the NCEAS' “Advancing Ecology and Environmental Data Science for a More Just and Equitable Future” seminar series. The talk is recorded and available below. He's a really dynamic speaker and someone I think we may want to consider for an All Scientists Meeting plenary slot.</div><div><br></div><div>On April 7th, Dr. Lydia Jennings with the Department of Environmental Sciences and the Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance at the University of Arizona will be discussing “<b>Indigenous Data Sovereignty: How Scientists and Researchers can Empower Data Governance</b>”. You do not need to register ahead of time for this event. To join, please click the Zoom link at the time of the event here: <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/4lwpee/4l4f89b/co3q8u">NCEAS Winter/Spring 2021 Seminar Series</a>.</div><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><b><a href="https://youtu.be/SAxBNfzBq7A">Wealth, Race, and Wildlife: The Impacts of Structural Inequality on Urban Wildlife</a>' </b></div><div>- Chris Schell</div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(3,3,3);font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Urban ecosystems are intrinsically heterogenous, characterized by dynamic biotic and abiotic interactions that are not witnessed in non-urban environments. Urban flora and fauna experience a suite of novel disturbances and stressors that have led to remarkable phenotypic strategies and adaptations to cope with urban living. Despite recent groundbreaking discoveries and innovation in the fields of urban ecology and evolution, the drivers of urban heterogeneity that induce biological change are seldom articulated. The spatiotemporal distributions of urban organisms are directly affected by the uneven distribution of resources (e.g., refugia, food, water) across cities, all of which are connected to societal function and governance. Hence, to build a comprehensive understanding of urban systems and wildlife adaptation, we must integrate and reconcile how structural inequality – especially racism and classism – shape urban environmental mosaics. </font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(3,3,3);font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">
</font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(3,3,3);font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">In this seminar talk, Dr. Chris Schell discusses how structural and systemic inequalities, especially economic and racial inequality, shape ecological and evolutionary outcomes of wildlife. In doing so, he discusses how leading with an environmental justice and activism framework in the natural sciences can promote conversation, sustainability, and resilience in a human-dominated world.</font></span></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Thanks, Marty</div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Marty Downs (she/her) | <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-956X" target="_blank">ORCID</a><div>Director, LTER Network Office</div><div>National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis</div><div>University of California - Santa Barbara</div><div><a href="https://lternet.edu" target="_blank">https://lternet.edu</a> | <a href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/2055673/lter_network/library" target="_blank">LTER Zotero</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/uslter" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div><div><br></div><div>617-833-7930 (m)</div><div><br></div><div><i>~~I sometimes find it convenient to email on nights and weekends. </i></div><div><i>That doesn't mean I expect you to reply.~~</i></div></div></div></div></div>