Lecture "Our Beastly Past" (by Prof. Danielle Schreve)
Event Information
Description
This is the 2020 William Boyd Dawkins Lecture co-hosted by the Geography Department and the Manchester Museum at the University of Manchester.
The Quaternary Environments and Geoarchaeology Research Group are delighted to welcome Professor Danielle Schreve who will present a lecture on:
"Our Beastly Past: vertebrate responses to abrupt climate change during the last 60ka in Britain."
The talk starts prompt at 6pm in University Place, Lecture Th A, at the University of Manchester.
The event is FREE but registration is required for the room booking/size.
Here is an overview of the topic of the lecture:
Move, adapt or die? The extreme impacts of Ice Age climate change caused the major reorganisation of animal communities in northern Europe through species origination, evolution, extinction and movement, with Britain the home of hippos and elephants, arctic fox and reindeer at different times. For over a decade, Professor Danielle Schreve from Royal Holloway University of London has been excavating new cave sites that are yielding fascinating insights into animal responses to very abrupt climate change during the last Ice Age. Her lecture will tell the story of changing landscapes, fauna and early humans in the face of climate change and conclude how this information can be used to support modern conservation initiatives.