Thursday, August 9, 2007: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Santa Clara I, San Jose Hilton
COS 138 - Restoration ecology: Methods
1:30 PMThe Effects of Sargassum sp, a brown alga, on dune plant growth of species Panicum amarum
Amy M. Williams, Texas A&M University - College Station, Rusty A Feagin, Texas A&M University - College Station
1:50 PMNative plant restoration at Leona quarry: An example of methods used for revegetation of a severely degraded site
Matthew B. Quinn, H. T. Harvey & Associates, Max Busnardo, H. T. Harvey & Associates
2:10 PMLunch Creek: A case study of wilderness restoration adjacent to Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, MT
Joyce A. Lapp, National Park Service
2:30 PMImplementing an adaptive, multi-scale restoration program for the Kane and Two-Mile ranches in northern Arizona
Ethan Aumack, The Grand Canyon Trust
2:50 PMLimiting invasive plant-fire feedback in creosote bush scrub
Robert J. Steers, Univeristy of California, Riverside, Edith B. Allen, Univeristy of California, Riverside
3:10 PMBreak
3:20 PMResurrecting the ghosts of seed dispersal past: Giant tortoises as ecological analogues in Mauritius
Dennis M. Hansen, University of Zurich, Christopher N Kaiser, University of Zurich, Christine B Müller, University of Zurich
3:40 PMReintroduction of a declining amphibian: Determining an ecologically feasible approach through analysis of decline factors, genetic variation, and habitat associations
Amy J. Lind, USDA Forest Service
4:00 PMInsect communities for monitoring restoration efforts with heterogeneous goals
Ravi Ramalingam, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)
4:20 PMRestoration ecology in the age of genetic information: Using genetic tools to guide restoration success
Gery Allan, Northern Arizona University, Randy Bangert, Northern Arizona University, Sharon Ferrier, Northern Arizona University, Melanie Hadlock, Northern Arizona University, Thomas Whitham, Northern Arizona University
4:40 PMPractical considerations for restoration at sites with ongoing impacts
Dolores A. Savignano, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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