<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><b style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:27.36px;font-family:"Google Sans";color:rgb(31,31,31)">Special Seminar Announcement: Ecological Network Analysis</span></b></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:"Google Sans";font-size:11pt"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:"Google Sans";font-size:11pt">Dear Colleagues,</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:"Google Sans";font-size:11pt"><br></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;line-height:18.24px;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:"Google Sans";color:rgb(31,31,31)">We are honored to host Dr. Brian Fath for a special seminar on Wednesday, April 22.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> </span></span><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:"Google Sans";font-size:11pt">In addition to his scheduled appearance at the Botany and Plant Sciences Seminar, Dr. Fath has graciously agreed to give a specialized lecture focusing on ecological network analysis. You are cordially invited to attend this session.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;line-height:18.24px;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.28px;font-family:"Google Sans";color:rgb(31,31,31)">Seminar Details</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 28.5pt;line-height:18.24px;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">●<span style="font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:"Google Sans";color:rgb(31,31,31)">Title:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:"Google Sans";color:rgb(31,31,31)"> Ecological Network Analysis: An Overview</span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 28.5pt;line-height:18.24px;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">●<span style="font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:"Google Sans";color:rgb(31,31,31)">Time:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:"Google Sans";color:rgb(31,31,31)"> Wednesday, April 22 | 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM</span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 28.5pt;line-height:18.24px;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">●<span style="font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:"Google Sans";color:rgb(31,31,31)">Location:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:"Google Sans";color:rgb(31,31,31)"> Batchelor Hall, Room 2158</span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:center;line-height:18.24px;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.28px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;line-height:18.24px;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.28px;font-family:"Google Sans";color:rgb(31,31,31)">Abstract</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;line-height:18.24px;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:"Google Sans";color:rgb(31,31,31)">Networks are ubiquitous. In ecology, network methods are essential for studying energy and nutrient flow within food webs. This lecture provides an overview of Network Environ Analysis (NEA), a systems theory of the environment initiated by Prof. Bernie Patten.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;line-height:18.24px;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:"Google Sans";color:rgb(31,31,31)">Over nearly 50 years of development, NEA has provided the tools necessary to assess the structure (topology) and function (weighted digraphs) of ecological networks. This approach reveals rich, complex path structures and highlights the importance of indirect flows (network nonlocality), cycling (Finn Cycling Index), and beneficial relations (network mutualism). Current research applies these methods to socio-ecological systems to better understand their resilience and sustainability through fundamental ecological principles.</span></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:center;line-height:18.24px;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.28px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;line-height:18.24px;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.28px;font-family:"Google Sans";color:rgb(31,31,31)">About the Speaker</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;line-height:18.24px;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:"Google Sans";color:rgb(31,31,31)">Brian D. Fath</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:"Google Sans";color:rgb(31,31,31)"> is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Towson University, Maryland, and a Principal Research Scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;line-height:18.24px;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:"Google Sans";color:rgb(31,31,31)">A world-renowned expert in systems ecology, Professor Fath has taught ecological modeling and networks across more than a dozen countries. He has held Fulbright Distinguished Chair positions in both Italy and the Czech Republic and was the 2016 recipient of the Prigogine Medal for outstanding work in systems ecology.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;line-height:18.24px;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:"Google Sans";color:rgb(31,31,31)">His extensive scholarship includes over 200 research papers and several foundational books, including <i>A New Ecology: Systems Perspective</i> and <i>Foundations for Sustainability</i>. He also serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the <i>Encyclopedia of Ecology</i> and <i>Frontiers in Sustainable Resource Management</i>. He is the past chief editor of the journal, <i>Ecological Modelling</i>.</span></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:6pt 0in 7.5pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.24px;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 7.5pt;line-height:18.24px;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:"Google Sans";color:rgb(31,31,31)">We look forward to seeing you there.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;line-height:18.24px;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:"Google Sans";color:rgb(31,31,31)">Best regards,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;line-height:18.24px;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.72px;font-family:"Google Sans";color:rgb(31,31,31)"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size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