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Wednesday Schlafly Bottleworks, Maplewood, MO
The Impact of Human Activity on Biodiversity
Moderated by: Cynthia Wichelman, M.D. 
Human induced habitat fragmentation is the greatest cause of loss of biodiversity over the entire globe. Early efforts at species preservation have attended to the needs of individual endangered species. More modern approaches focus on landscape level management, with some surprising results. For instance, in some circumstances, forest fires that are allowed to burn--rather than be suppressed--can actually be seen to increase biodiversity.
Science On Tap is a place where, for the price of a beverage, anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. Meetings take place outside a traditional academic context, in the Crown Room at Schlafly Bottleworks.
Meetings are held on the last Wednesday of the month during the academic year, usually from 7:00 - 8:30 PM. The standard format is as follows: 20 minutes of presentation, followed by a 7 minute break for attendees to introduce themselves to each other at the table, and then an hour of discussion. Seating is limited to the first 100 people. No reservations accepted. Crown
Room at the Schlafly Bottleworks Register to receive e-mail announcements of future Science On Tap events. Interested in learning about medicine? Check out Washington University's Mini-Medical School! For
more information:
e-mail sciontap@artsci.wustl.edu
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