Navigating Climate Change: Managing Future Forest Ecosystems and Combating Invasive Species with Dr. Inés Ibáñez

The Poor Prole’s Almanac · Oct 4, 2021 · 33m

We chat with Dr. Inés Ibáñez from the University of Michigan's School for the Environment, who joins us to unravel the complex web between climate change, invasive species, and our beloved forest ecosystems. Her journey from a budding interest in biology to becoming a passionate advocate for forest ecology is nothing short of inspiring. Our conversation navigates through the critical impacts of climate change and human activity, like landscape fragmentation and pollution, on forest dynamics, which are leading to uncertain and novel environments. Dr. Ibanez unveils the challenges posed by…