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Conferences & lectures

Biodiversity and environmental health in urban neighbourhoods


Date & time
Thursday, April 8, 2021
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Speaker(s)

Lidiya Beida, Felix Lambert, Kathleen Philp, and Taylor Yeung

Cost

This event is free and open to the public

Organization

Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability

Contact

Rebecca Tittler

Where

Online

Recording available here

Have you ever wondered if leaf-blowers are a bad idea? Are you interested in knowing more about what to plant in the city? These questions and more will be addressed in this webinar, featuring the work of Concordia student researchers from the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability and the Department of Biology.

(1) Lidiya Beida: Leaf blowers: Assessing risk to inform policy

Lidiya is working under the supervision or Rebecca Tittler at the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability.

(2) Felix Lambert: Leaf blowers and their effects on invertebrate communities in leaf litter

Felix is working under the supervision of Emma Despland at the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability.

(3) Kathleen Philp: Variation in the proportions of native and non-native trees across different land-use types

Kathleen is working under the supervision of Carly Ziter in the Department of Biology.

(4) Taylor Yeung: Pollinator friendly native plants for gardens in Quebec

Taylor is working under the supervision of Carly Ziter at the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability.

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