Stemming the tide of invasive species

Published: 11 March 2022

Ballast water release from ocean vessels has introduced hundreds of invasive species to coastal ecosystems worldwide, causing major disruptions to fisheries and biodiversity. Attempts to control...

Preventing “Alien” Invasions

Published: 2 December 2021

The search of life beyond our world is an exciting venture that may yield an enormous discovery in the not-too-distant future. However, space agencies around the world, including NASA and the...

Experts: International Day for Biological Diversity | May 22

Published: 19 May 2021

As the global community is called to re-examine our relationship to the natural world, one thing is certain: despite all our technological advances, humans are completely dependent on healthy and...

Expert: International Day for Biological Diversity | May 22

Published: 21 May 2020

May 22 is International Day for Biological Diversity. As the global community is called to re-examine its relationship to the natural world, one thing is certain: despite all our technological...

Biological Invasions: The Ecological and Societal Impacts of Non-native Species

Thursday, February 14, 2013 18:00

This Cutting Edge lecture is presented by Anthony Ricciardi (Redpath Museum and McGill School of Environment)859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C4, CA/sustainabilityCategory: Sustainability

Microplastic pollution discovered in St. Lawrence River

Published: 23 September 2014

A team of researchers from McGill University and the Quebec government have discovered microplastics (in the form of polyethylene 'microbeads,' less than 2 mm in diameter) widely distributed across...

Invasive Species in the Great Lakes by 2063

Published: 29 January 2015

The Great Lakes have been invaded by more non-native species than any other freshwater ecosystem in the world. In spite of increasing efforts to stem the tide of invasion threats, the lakes remain...

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