Join us for our fall partners meeting, September 17th 2021 from 10am to 12:30pm. We look forward to sharing with you updates on what we have been doing this summer, as well as hearing some updates from our wonderful partners. We will then be joined by Dr. Toni Lyn Morelli from The Northeast Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change (RISCC) Management Network for a presentation on invasive species and climate change; followed by Dr. Tony Cullen who will discuss with us his research on invasive viburnums. Click here to register!
The Northeast Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change (RISCC) Management Network aims to reduce the compounding effects of invasive species and climate change by synthesizing relevant science, sharing the needs and knowledge of managers, building stronger scientist-manager communities, and conducting priority research. Their network includes invasion scientists, climate scientists, natural resource managers, policymakers, and stakeholders from the broader public.
Dr. Toni Lyn Morelli Dr. Toni Lyn Morelli is a Research Ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. With a PhD from Stony Brook University, she is an expert in translational. She is a founding member of the RISCC management network, as well as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts. Her research uses lab, field, and modeling techniques to facilitate natural resource management and habitat and species conservation in the face of climate change. She is looking forward to speaking with LIISMA and our partners on Translational Invasion Ecology & Climate Change: Bridging research and practice to address the greatest drivers of global change; and how the RISCC Management network brings natural resource managers and researchers together in the region and around the country to improve invasive species management.
Read more about RISCC here!
Dr. Tony Cullen is a plant community ecologist who focuses on invasive species. While he was a Ph.D. candidate at Rutgers University-Newark, his research investigated dispersal and distribution of two invasive viburnum shrubs, linden viburnum (Viburnum dilatatum) and Siebold’s viburnum (Viburnum sieboldii). He employed an interdisciplinary approach that incorporated spatial modeling and landscape genetics with field-based ecological experiments. He is excited to talk to LIISMA about his research (dispersal pathways and pollinator resources), thoughts on how to manage non-native viburnums, and pass along some reliable diagnostics to ID viburnum in the field.
Read more about Dr. Cullen’s research here!
Have a look at our agenda below. We hope to see you there!
