TRI Spring Symposium 2024
Returning TRI Fellows present their research to YSE faculty, students and staff in the annual TRI Fellows Spring Symposium.
Date: Friday 26 April 2024
Location: Kroon 319
Schedule
Session 1: Tropical Forests and Plantations
Time: 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Presentations: (Approx. 10-15 mins each)
|
Presenter |
Country of Research |
Presentation Title |
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Lachlan Byrnes |
Brazil |
Examining the impact of non-structural carbohydrate storage on long-term mortality of large trees |
|
Arun Dayanandan |
Brazil |
Harnessing novel forest successional trajectories of mixed-species forest plantation systems to mitigate climate change impacts |
|
Vincent Haller |
Chile |
Modelling forest biomass for REDD+ at local scale – a pilot study in evergreen forests of the Chiloe Island |
|
Kumba Jammeh |
Ghana |
Plantation age and the recruitment of natural regeneration: Assessing the understory dynamics of teak (Tectona grandis) plantations in the transition zone of Ghana |
Break: 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Session 2: Forests and Regeneration
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Presentations: (Approx. 10-15 mins each)
|
Presenter |
Country of Research |
Presentation Title |
|
Urmila Mallick |
Puerto Rico |
Effect of hurricanes on the demography of Heliconia caribea |
|
Yeim We |
Brazil |
Patterns in Soil Carbon with Eucalyptus Reforestation in Mata Atlantica, Brazil |
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Amaya Sathurusinghe |
Brazil |
Growth and establishment of native rainforest species under rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) plantations in Bahia, Brazil |
|
Jasmine Gormley |
Ecuador |
EFNs and herbivory |
Break: 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Session 3: Diversity and Development
Time: 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Presentations: (Approx. 10-15 mins each)
|
Presenter |
Country of Research |
Presentation Title |
|
Violet Low-Beinart |
Rwanda |
Climate Resilience in Rwanda’s Congo-Nile Divide: Feasibility of Silvopastoral Systems near Gishwati National Park |
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Md Ashraf |
Pakistan, Sri Lanka |
Industrial Symbiosis Potentials in the Diversified Industrial Clusters of Some Developing Countries |
|
Bernard Nyanzu |
Ghana |
Assessing Tree Diversity, Composition, and Carbon Stocks of Forest Fragments within Agriculture Landscapes in Western Ghana |
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Alice Gerow |
Kenya |
Street Tree Communities in Selected Residential Areas of Nairobi, Kenya |
Lunch Break: 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Session 4: Carnivores and Climate
Time: 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Presentations: (Approx. 10-15 mins each)
|
Presenter |
Country of Research |
Presentation Title |
|
Jack Markowitz |
Chile |
Examining Barriers to Environmental Governance through a case study of the 2022 Chilean Constitutional Convention |
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Germar Gonzalez |
Mexico |
Assessing mammalian carnivore richness across a management gradient in a Mexican biosphere reserve |
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Gino Rivera Bulnes |
Peru |
Human-Fox Interactions amidst Agricultural Development in Ica Valley, Peru |
Break: 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Session 5: Agribusiness and Agriculture
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Presentations: (Approx. 10-15 mins each)
|
Presenter |
Country of Research |
Presentation Title |
|
Xiyao Fu |
China |
Following the Seeds Savers: Biocultural Conservation by Ethnic Minorities in Southwest China |
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Lu Parra Arce |
Rwanda |
Empowering Conservation and Restoration through Ecotourism for Thriving Communities in Gishwati National Park, Rwanda |
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Eliana Stone |
Brazil |
Assessing Agribusiness Influence on Local Elections and Public Health in Brazil |
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Anika Reynar |
Mexico |
Mennonites, Maya, and (Agri)Cultural Negotiations: A Case Study in Hoplechén, Mexico |