Escaping the Deer's Mouth
When
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 7:00pm to Thursday, November 15, 2012 - 6:45pm
What
Talk
Where
Unitarian Church Annex, Buffalo St.
Who
Laura Martin of Cornell
Description
White-tailed deer have proliferated in the Finger Lakes region, and overgrazing threatens many native plants. But can some plants evolve to tolerate heavy browse? Laura asks whether some populations of jewelweed, an annual wetland herb, already have. More broadly, Laura asks whether invasive species -- whether native (like deer) or introduced (like honeysuckle) -- always have negative ecological consequences