On Thursday, April 1 from 5 – 7 pm PDT on Zoom, we will be hosting a seminar focused on mangroves as a socio-ecological system from a chemical perspective. Dr. Gonzalo Carrasco (Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University) will guide our conversation about metal contamination in mangroves, highlighting the significance of metals in coastal degradation and climate change:
I will introduce the reasons why it is important to study metals in mangroves in these times and in Asia in particular, as the story that I will tell you relates to land and coastal natural vegetation degradation, growing metal pollution sources, and impending climate change. For this, I will present mangroves from a chemical perspective, and will discuss highlights in recent literature as well as some of my results from Singapore mangroves. Finally, multiple scenarios with different stages of development will be discussed looking at the metal pollution coping capacity of the coastal ecosystem, with the aim to start a conversation about possible solutions and social implications.
Gonzalo has offered a recommended reading. Please email seacoast@ucsc.edu for the reading and to RSVP for this event. For security reasons, zoom links will be sent at least 30 minutes prior to the seminar.
