How does the biodiversity of tropical forests affect our planet?

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When:
April 28, 2014 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
2014-04-28T17:30:00+00:00
2014-04-28T19:00:00+00:00
Where:
The Royal Society
6-9 Carlton House Terrace
St. James's, London SW1Y 5AG
UK
Cost:
Free
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The Royal Society
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Conservation Environmental & Climate Science

DES2465_Cafe Scientifiqe motifThe world’s tropical forests harbour half of the species on earth and still occupy a large proportion of our planet’s surface. How does the biodiversity in these forests change with our changing climate? How does the ecology of the forests affect the carbon cycle? Explore why it is important to understand the dynamics of tropical forests for the wellbeing of our planet.

Professor Oliver Phillips is a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award holder in the School of Geography at the University of Leeds.

Tickets are not required. Doors open at 6 pm and seats are offered on a first-come-first-served basis.