Bark, Arctic, Amazonia and space

Arctic and alpine tundra regions are some of the most rapidly warming places on the planet. I will give an overview of what we know so far regarding how the diversity, species composition, phenology, and traits of tundra plant communities are responding to climate change, and discuss how these changes could ultimately influence our global climate.

The Marajó Archipelago is located in the eastern Amazonian region and comprises a huge hydrological system with about 2,500 islands! The region encompasses distinct landscapes, from dense forests to amazonian savannas. In this talk, you're welcome to know the diversity of lizards and amphisbaenas (also known as worm-lizards) and how distinct vegetation might affect species composition and elevation of biodiversity.

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Bark is the protective outer layer of trees, but it is poorly understood how it is degraded in nature. There is a lot of potential to gain renewable chemicals from bark if we can learn how to completely deconstruct all of its complex components.