Scottsdale Public Library: Geology is Ecology’s Destiny

When most people think of an ecosystem, they think of the relationship between
plants and animals in an area. But the most fundamental ecological relationship
is between the environment and everything that lives there. Every environment
presents challenges and opportunities that anything that lives there successfully
must have adapted to overcome and take advantage of, respectively. Virtually all
the characteristics of an environment – the composition of its soil, its topography,
even its climatic conditions – have been shaped by geologic processes over
millions of years. An area’s geology and geologic history basically determine its
ecosystem. This talk will explore and explain the deep relationship between
geology and ecology.

Speakers: Dan Gruber / Mike Nolan

Capacity is limited, first come first serve. No registration or sign up required.