Inaugural Lecture by Professor James Bell
Professor Bell describes how marine sponges are likely to be one of the ‘winners’ as organisms adapt to anthropogenic changes to the climate and oceans.
Description
We have entered the Anthropocene, the geological period where human activity is the dominant influence on global climate and the environment. Environmental quality continues to decline in our oceans and not all organisms respond to anthropogenic stress in the same way, meaning some organisms may ultimately win out over others.
Professor James Bell from the School of Biological Sciences describes the evidence from two decades of research that supports marine sponges being one of the ‘winners’ in our changing environment and what this could mean for the way marine ecosystems function.
