About the Moore Lectures in Ecology
Professor Walter G. Moore served as a faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences for over 30 years, dedicating his professional career to helping Loyola undergraduates succeed in Biology. His love of ecology, especially of our local bayous, swamps, lakes and marshes, inspired many of his students. An endowed fund has been established to support a biennial Lecture in Ecology in his name. This lecture series allows us to bring eminent ecologists to our campus to enrich the lives of our current students and to celebrate the memory of Dr. Moore's contributions to ecology at Loyola . For more information on the Moore Endowed Fund, click here.
2009 Moore Lecture in Ecology
Thursday October 22nd, 2009
Monroe Hall 157
12:30 to 1:45 pm
Biodiversity and Global Warming: Is Triage Needed ?
Dr. Terry Root, Stanford University
About our Speaker and the Lecture
Dr. Terry L. Root is a Stanford University Woods Institute Senior Fellow and Biology Faculty member and Internationally Recognized Ecologist. Root is the 2007 Collective IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Nobel Peace Prize Winner. Dr. Root has published two books, both concerning the conservation biology of birds and other wildlife, and numerous professional journal articles on the conservation biology of birds, amphibians, and the effects of global climate change on animal populations.
The most recent report from the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change) states that if the global average temperature goes up to 2°C then 20% of the known species on the planet will be facing extinction and at 4°C the percentage could go up to 40%. Currently the globe has warmed 0.74°C since the late 19th century. Can we protect all of the species that are or soon will be functionally extinct, i.e., currently surviving but without human help they will go extinct?
Dr. Root's Lecture is supported by the Prof. Walter G. Moore Endowed Fund, the Biever Guest Lecture Series, the College of Humanities & Natural Sciences, and the Environmental Studies Program.
For additional information contact: Dr. David White at (504) 865-2770 or by email at dawhite@loyno.edu