Friday, August 6, 2010: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
333, David L Lawrence Convention Center
COS 111 - Conservation Planning, Policy, and Theory
8:00 AMThe Conservation and Climate Change Clearinghouse: An online informational hub for biodiversity conservationists
Charles C. Chester, Brandeis University
8:20 AMIgnorant conservation: Designing reserve networks to protect unobserved biodiversity
Bruce E. Kendall, University of California Santa Barbara, Carissa J. Klein, University of Queensland, Hugh P. Possingham, University of Queensland
8:40 AMMulti-scale habitat-resistance models for predicting road mortality hotspots for reptiles and amphibians
David A. Patrick, Paul Smith's College, James P. Gibbs, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, D. Viorel Popescu, University of Maine
9:00 AMDesigning landscapes for sustainable bird populations in the Southeastern United States
Allison T. Moody, Auburn University, James B. Grand, Auburn University, Jaime Collazo, North Carolina State University, Tim Jones, USFWS Atlantic Coast Joint Venture, Craig Watson, USFWS Atlantic Coast Joint Venture
9:20 AMPredictive models of herpetofauna road mortality hotspots in extensive road networks: Two approaches and a general procedure for creating hotspot models that are useful for environmental managers
Tom A. Langen, Clarkson University
9:40 AMBreak
9:50 AMSeasonality determines the utility of landscape corridors for promoting seed dispersal by birds
Daniel M. Evans, University of Washington, Doug J. Levey, University of Florida, Joshua J. Tewksbury, University of Washington
10:10 AMEcology: Not in our backyards
Laura J. Martin, Cornell University, Erle Ellis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Bernd Blossey, Cornell University
10:30 AMDifferential reproductive success in a red-cockaded woodpecker population:  Implications for hatch failure rates and translocation policy
Gregory R. Schrott, Archbold Biological Station, Lauren Gilson, Archbold Biological Station, Reed Bowman, Archbold Biological Station
10:50 AMImplications of commercial trade for assisted colonization of endangered plants
Patrick D. Shirey, University of Notre Dame, Brianna N. Kunycky, University of Notre Dame, Dominic T. Chaloner, University of Notre Dame, Michael A. Brueseke, University of Notre Dame, Gary A. Lamberti, University of Notre Dame

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