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DESCRIPTION:The upcoming Environmental Biology Seminar features guest speak
 er Abdulhakim Abdi\, Postdoctoral Researcher\, Lund University\n\nThe semi
 nar will take place online from11:30-12:30 EST\; an online discussion will
  take place from 2-3:00 EST\n\nTo participate: please contact Allison Ford
  (allison.ford [at] mail.mcgill.ca) for Zoom link\n\nWhen plants remove ca
 rbon dioxide from the atmosphere through the process of photosynthesis\, t
 hey use some of this carbon to maintain plant cellular structure. The rest
  is stored as plant tissue and forms plant biomass. The annual accumulatio
 n of this plant biomass is called net primary production (NPP). On an annu
 al basis\, NPP supplies the provision of crops\, animal feed and pasture. 
 The societal implications of reduced NPP can be severe\, possibly leading 
 to failure of the cropping season and eventual food insecurity. In this ta
 lk\, I will focus on work I conducted during my PhD on the balance between
  the supply and demand of NPP in Africa and thoughts about opportunities f
 or advancement.\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKER:\n\nAbdulhakim Abdi is trained as a g
 eographer and uses remote sensing to study environmental change in terrest
 rial ecosystems. His research includes studying natural and anthropogenic 
 phenomena in African drylands. This includes\, but is not limited to\, sup
 ply and demand of net primary production and assessing impact of drought o
 n ecosystems and people. He is also an avid birder and spend his leisure t
 ime in nature and with his family.\n\n \n
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LOCATION:Online
SUMMARY:Mapping the supply and demand of primary production in African dryl
 ands
URL:/macdonald/channels/event/mapping-supply-and-deman
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