nrmt seminar series - between a rock & a hard place
the university community is invited to attend the nrmt seminar series on thursday, nov. 21 at 2:30 pm in bb-1054.
dr. florin pendea, assoc. prof. in the dept. of geography & the environment will be presenting. light refreshments will be served.
between a rock and hard place – a story of wetland change and aboriginal dilemmas from eeyou istchee
ecosystem change is one of the most important drivers of loss of resources for many indigenous communities, which in turn affects the sustainability of their livelihood systems. working with the cree of eeyou istchee, i seek to evaluate the relationship between landscape change and availability of coastal resources in eastern james bay, one of the most rapidly changing coastlines in the world. as coastal resources are largely connected to wetland ecosystems in this region, my analysis focuses on the mechanisms of wetland change along a coastal gradient of increasing land age. although i build upon the long-term coastal change processes, my analysis will zoom in on the most recent (last 150 years) coastal change history, the period most relevant for the dynamic of the current socio-environmental system. to this end, i build a dynamic model of wetland change and use this to explore potential explanations behind recent changes in resource availability for these indigenous communities.