Science Under the Dome - Life After Death: How Dead Organisms Serve as Nature's Memories

As humans, our memories of the past influence how we behave in the present. But nature, too, has memories. Past events, like fires, storms, droughts, and other catastrophes can determine how ecosystems look and function, well into the future. We refer to this as ecological memory.

In this talk, Kai Kopecky (a postdoctoral researcher at the ESIIL) will discuss the many roles foundation species play both before and after they die, the cutting-edge tools we use to study these incredibly important organisms on land and underwater, and how we can interact with them to support their health.

You may also like the following events from Fiske Planetarium:

• This Thursday, 9th October, 07:00 pm, Big Astronomy - People, Places, Discoveries in Boulder
• This Thursday, 9th October, 08:30 pm, Twenty One Pilots Laser & Liquid Sky Show in Boulder
• This Friday, 10th October, 07:00 pm, Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity in Boulder

Also check out other Health & Wellness events in Boulder.