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<H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><SPAN
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size=3>The Woods Hole Research Center<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H3>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center>Scientist Lectures </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center>International Day for Biological Diversity</P>
<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><EM><FONT size=3>Biodiversity
& Climate Change</FONT></EM></H2>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center>May 22, 2007</P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">The Woods Hole Research Center will hold a
series of short lectures on Tuesday, May 22, at 4 PM.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Center scientists Scott Goetz, Nadine
Laporte, and Toby McGrath will each discuss the impact of climate change and its
effects on biodiversity on a particular region of the world: Dr. Goetz on boreal
North America, Dr. Laporte on Africa, and Dr. McGrath on the Amazon.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Dr. Eric Davidson, also a scientist at
the Center, will moderate. In addition, posters profiling the Center’s work in
conservation and biodiversity at sites around the world will be on display,
with Center staff available to discuss the initiatives.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Seating for the event is limited, and
registration is required. To RSVP, contact Connie Johnson at 508 540 9900, x117,
or via email at <U>cjohnson@whrc.org</U>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Light refreshments will be served following the
lectures.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">As the climate changes, species of all shapes
and sizes, in all parts of the world, are being forced to adapt or face
extinction. Further, human-induced changes – such as deforestation – not only
destroy habitats, they also significantly alter the amount of carbon released
into the atmosphere, resulting in higher levels of greenhouse gases and
perpetuating the intensification of climate change. These ties, among others,
help to illustrate why biodiversity conservation is so
crucial.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">The event is being held in conjunction with
International Day for Biological Diversity, a program of the Convention on
Biological Diversity. The CBD was established in 1992 as a result of efforts of
the Rio Earth Summit.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">The Woods Hole Research Center is dedicated
to science, education and public policy for a habitable Earth, seeking to
conserve and sustain forests, soils, water, and energy by demonstrating their
value to human health and economic prosperity. The Center has initiatives in the
Amazon, the Arctic, Africa, Russia, Asia, Boreal North America, the
Mid-Atlantic, and New England including Cape Cod. Center programs focus on the
global carbon cycle, forest function, landcover/land use, </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt">water cycles and chemicals in the environment,
</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">science in public affairs, and
education, providing</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt"> primary data
and enabling better appraisals of the trends in forests alter their role in the
global carbon budget.</SPAN><SPAN
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