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Subscribe to podcastNicholas Talks -- Spring/Summer 2007
         an online collection of lectures brought to you by the Nicholas School
         and the Nicholas Institute
   

Michael Northcott Bill Schlesinger
Mark London
Rob Jackson
Anna Lappe
Alon Tal
Mary Eubanks
Dan Hikorua
Rick Ostfeld
Josh Dolan
Stuart Pimm
Randy Olson
Volcano

March 7 - "Flattened Forests, Moa Tracks and More: Environmental Collapse from New Zealand Volcanoes"

A talk by Dr. Dan Hikuroa, a research fellow in the Department of Geology at the
University of Auckland, New Zealand.

In his talk, Dr. Hikuroa discusses the importance of establishing a baseline record of naturally occurring environmental collapse over time in order to accurately identify and measure human impact.

 

 

Presented by the Nicholas School of the Environment