{"679547":{"#nid":"679547","#data":{"type":"event","title":"The Escalator to Extinction: Stories from the Field","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin us to uncover how rapid global change is driving bird species on the move and reshaping ecosystems worldwide in this talk with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/benjamin%20freeman\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBen Freeman\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAbstract\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs the sixth mass extinction unfolds, the urgency to understand biodiversity loss has never been greater. This talk delves into how climate change is altering species\u2019 geographic ranges, shifting where they live, how they time-critical life events, and how they interact with one another. By leveraging observations, experiments, and large-scale datasets, the presentation explores the fundamental ecological question of what limits species\u2019 distributions and how this knowledge can address pressing environmental challenges.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EExploring the origins and loss of biodiversity, this talk examines how climate change reshapes species\u0027 geographic ranges, interactions, and life cycles, transforming fundamental ecological questions into urgent challenges of our time.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Exploring the origins and loss of biodiversity, this talk examines how climate change reshapes species\u0027 geographic ranges, interactions, and life cycles, transforming fundamental ecological questions into urgent challenges of our time."}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2025-01-14 15:14:17","changed_gmt":"2025-01-14 15:20:16","author":"cwhittle9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2025-03-11T15:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2025-03-11T16:45:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2025-03-11T16:45:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2025-03-11 19:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2025-03-11 20:45:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2025-03-11 20:45:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"West Architecture 259","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESt\u00e9phanie Boulard\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:sboulard3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Esboulard3@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}