On February 24, at 7:00 p.m. in the First Unitarian Church Shadyside, 605 Morewood Avenue in Pittsburgh, Walter Carson of the University of
Pittsburgh will give a Darwin Day talk to the Center for Inquiry Pittsburgh. He will speak about threats to the eastern deciduous
forest biome that are caused by introduced pests, whitetail deer, and fire suppression. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session
and subsequently followed by birthday cake.
Dr. Carson received his Ph. D. in 1993 with Richard Root at Cornell University, performed his postdoctoral studies with David Tilman at the University of Minnesota and Steve Hubbell at Princeton University, and joined the Department in 1994. His research is focused on experimental studies on the impact of herbivory on the diversity of tropical forests in Panama and Costa Rica.