COS 113 - Statistics, Sampling, and Methods

Thursday, August 6, 2009: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Grand Pavillion V, Hyatt
Presider:
Grant M. Harris, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
1:50 PM
2:10 PM
 Optimizing sampling timing and location to capture genetic material from brown bears: Expert opinion is good value
Grant M. Harris, United States Fish and Wildlife Service; Sean D. Farley, Alaska Department of Fish and Game; Gareth J. Russell, New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University; John Morton, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Jeff Selinger, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
2:30 PM
 Optimizing monitoring strategies in the semi-arid shrublands of southern California: A variance decomposition approach
Spring L. Strahm, San Diego State University; Douglas H. Deutschman, San Diego State University
2:50 PM
 Mesocosm volume and shape affect phytoplankton biomass: Implications for comparing biological processes across experimental scales
Amanda C. Spivak, U.S. EPA; Allison L. Babler, Miami University; Nicole M. Hayes, Miami University; Lesley B. Knoll, Miami University / Lacawac Sanctuary; Elizabeth Mette, Miami University; Freya Rowland, Miami University; Michael J. Vanni, Miami University
3:10 PM
3:40 PM
 Embracing multicollinearity in comparing the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation
Adam C. Smith, Carleton University; Lenore Fahrig, Carleton University; Charles M. Francis, Environment Canada; Nicola Koper, University of Manitoba
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