Project leader Ben Novak begins
researching the
historical ecology of the Passenger pigeon, starting with population genetics studying the paleoecology of eastern N. American forests.
At CCS Bard she will continue this
research further, intertwining the artist's garden in a layered field of
research including contemporary notions of
ecology, the anthropocene, botany, practices of community - and radical gardening, as well as the more cultural
historical tradition.
His
research is focused on the
historical ecology of the inshore Great Barrier Reef, with broader interests in coral bleaching, coral
ecology and the emerging field of coral disease.