Kai a nominee to sit on the International Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services panel

Congratulations to Kai Chan for being selected as one of four Canadian nominees for the International Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Multidisciplinary Expert Panel. For more information click here.

Illustrating climate effects on seaweed communities

Megan Mach‘s recent illustrations in the article “Effects of climate change on global seaweed communities” are now published online. View them here

Harley, CDG, KM Anderson, KW Demes, JP Jorve, RL Kordas, TA Coyle. In Press. Effects of climate change on global seaweed communities. Journal of Phycology. DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2012.01224.x Link

Jordan Tam’s Award Reward

Congratulations to Jordan Tam, who has been awarded a Canada Graduate Scholarship Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement that will take him to Chile.

Geographic variation in a Temperate Reef Snail

Martone, RM and F Micheli. 2012. Geographic variation in demography of a temperate reef snail: importance of multiple life-history traits. Marine Ecological Progress Series 457:85-99 doi:10.3354/meps09693 Link

Where are Cultural and Social in Ecosystem Services? A Framework for Constructive Engagement

Kai M. A. Chan, Anne D. Guerry, Patricia Balvanera, Sarah Klain, Terre Satterfield, Xavier Basurto, Ann Bostrom, Ratana Chuenpagdee, Rachelle Gould, Benjamin S. Halpern, Neil Hannahs, Jordan Levine, Bryan Norton, Mary Ruckelshaus, Roly Russell, Jordan Tam and Ulalia Woodside. 2012. Where are Cultural and Social in Ecosystem Services? A Framework for Constructive Engagement. BioScience. 62(8): 744-756 (pdf) cIRcle

Navigating coast values: Participatory mapping of ecosystem services for spatial planning

Klain, S.C. and Chan, K.M.A. 2012. Navigating coast values: Participatory mapping of ecosystem services for spatial planning. Ecological Economics. doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.07.008 (pdf)

Kai Chan, Jordan Tam, Jordan Levine, Sarah Klain et al. publish article in BioScience

Kai Chan, Jordan Tam, Jordan Levine, Sarah Klain et al. publish article in BioScience called, “Where are Cultural and Social in Ecosystem Services? A Framework for Constructive Engagement” (pdf)

Kai M. A. Chan, Anne D. Guerry, Patricia Balvanera, Sarah Klain, Terre Satterfield, Xavier Basurto, Ann Bostrom, Ratana Chuenpagdee, Rachelle Gould, Benjamin S. Halpern, Neil Hannahs, Jordan Levine, Bryan Norton, Mary Ruckelshaus, Roly Russell, Jordan Tam and Ulalia Woodside BioScience , Vol. 62, No. 8 (August 2012), pp. 744-756 Link

Sarah and Kai publish article in Ecological Economics

Sarah Klain and Kai Chan publish article in Ecological Economics called, “Navigating coastal values: Participatory mapping of ecosystem services for spatial planning” (pdf)

Klain, S.C., Chan, K.M.A., Navigating coast values: Participatory mapping of ecosystem services for spatial planning. Ecol. Econ. (2012) doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.07.008

Kai selected to attend 2012 STS Forum!

Kai Chan has been selected by Science and Technology in Society forum and the New York Academy of Sciences to represent Canada as one of ten global future leaders at the 2012 STS Forum. Kai was selected from 46 nominations and will attend the conference October 6th to 9th in Kyoto, Japan. Congratulations, Kai!

Congratulations to Megan for defending her doctoral thesis!

Megan Mach successfully defended her doctoral thesis on “Marine Coastal Impacts to Promote Ecosystem-Based Management: Nonnative Species in Northeast Pacific Estuaries.” View her dissertation here.