The sandy beaches of the US Pacific Northwest are densely populated by two non-native, ecosystem-engineering beachgrasses. Come learn about the recently discovered hybrid between these two species, its ecological consequences, and efforts to use participatory science to map this novel beachgrass.  The next speaker in the PT Marine Science Center's Future of Oceans series is Dr. Rebecca Mostow. A coastal ecologist and educator, she holds a B.A. in Biology from Oberlin College and a Ph.D. in Integrative Biology from Oregon State University. Rebecca’s dissertation research used ecological, genetic, and participatory science methods to investigate a novel. hybrid beachgrass in the Pacific Northwest.

Time: 3 PM.  | Location: Fort Worden Chapel