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LOCATION: 4274 Chamberlin
SUMMARY:Dynamics of the white pine blister rust pathogen on wild goose
 berry hosts\, Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar\, Maria Newcomb\, UW Dep
 artment of Plant Pathology
DESCRIPTION:The reductionist scientific approach has often been follow
 ed to increase our understanding of minimally- and intensively-managed
  systems for purposes of making informed management decisions.  My doc
 toral research is on the dynamics of a host-pathogen interaction in a 
 minimally-managed woodland system.  This and other pathosystems could 
 potentially be described as complex\, chaotic\, and/or poorly understo
 od.   I will present results from observational and manipulative studi
 es on the interaction between a rust pathogen and its gooseberry hosts
 .  Our hope is that results of individual experiments can be combined 
 to build a better understanding of the whole system to better inform m
 anagement decisions.  We also recognize that features of complex and c
 haotic systems may either limit our abilities to put the parts togethe
 r to understand the whole\, or at least challenge us to interpret the 
 combined results carefully.  At the end of the talk I will invite the 
 audience to participate in a discussion about the benefits and limitat
 ions of the reductionist experimental approach in complex plant-pathog
 en systems.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=1458
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