Lunchtime Discovery: The Good, the Bad and the Bugly

Lunchtime Discovery Series: The Good, the Bad and the Bugly
Brought to you by the N.C. DEQ Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs and the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences

Dr. Stacy Zhang, Assistant Professor, Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Science, NC State University

Many of us learned about symbioses, like mutualisms and parasitism, as children in school. Only recently have we realized how powerful and ubiquitous these interactions are. They underlie the formation of whole ecosystems, increase resistance to environmental stress, and can enhance the success of ecological restoration projects. Our guest Stacy Zhang will explore how organisms positively interact and how we can harness these interactions for improving conservation. Dr. Zhang is examining how these interactions apply to the resiliency of living shorelines, and recently received a grant from the National Science Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation to research and develop new restoration techniques for coastal systems. Collaborators include Duke University, the North Carolina Coastal Federation and the Nature Conservancy

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The Lunchtime Discovery Series is a partnership between the NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, hosted by Chris Smith, NCMNS Coordinator of Current Science Programs.