SEMINAR PROFILE

S03 -
Birds, Bats, and Bees: Contributors of Ecosystem Services

Imagine a world without chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. That's what will happen if we lose the pollination services provided by bees. In this seminar, you will learn about the variety of ecosystem services provided by nature to humans including pollination, pest control, water purification, and climate regulation. We will begin with an overview of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment's four categories of ecosystem services: supporting, provisioning, regulating, and cultural. Then, we will proceed to investigate the science, economics, and cultural aspects associated with particular case studies including how bats contribute to the production of pecans.

Scholar:

Dana Bauer

Location:

Harvard Hillel

Dates:

4/6/2011, 4/13/2011

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S03 -	Birds, Bats, and Bees: Contributors of Ecosystem Services

	Imagine a world without chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. That's what will happen if we lose the pollination services provided by bees. In this seminar, you will learn about the variety of ecosystem services provided by nature to humans including pollination, pest control, water purification, and climate regulation. We will begin with an overview of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment's four categories of ecosystem services: supporting, provisioning, regulating, and cultural. Then, we will proceed to investigate the science, economics, and cultural aspects associated with particular case studies including how bats contribute to the production of pecans.

		Scholar:	Dana Bauer
		Location:	Harvard Hillel
		Dates:	4/6/2011, 4/13/2011