COS 79 - Conservation Management IV

Wednesday, August 8, 2012: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
D136, Oregon Convention Center
8:00 AM
 Protection impact assessment at two scales in the Bozin and Marakhil protected area, Iran
Azad Henareh Khalyani, Michigan Technological University; Audrey L. Mayer, Michigan Technological University; Christopher R. Webster, Michigan Technological University; Michael J. Falkowski, Michigan Technological University
8:20 AM
 Migration links ocean-scale competition and local climate with exposure to farmed salmon to shape wild salmon dynamics
Brendan Connors, Simon Fraser Univeristy; Douglas Braun, Simon Fraser Univeristy; Randall Peterman, Simon Fraser Univeristy; Andrew Cooper, Simon Fraser Univeristy; John Reynolds, Hakai Institute; Lawrence Dill, Simon Fraser Univeristy; Greg Ruggerone, Natural Resources Consultants; Martin Krkosek, University of Otago
8:40 AM
 Interactive effects of invasive rats and forest fragmentation on nest survival and behavior of native Hawaiian birds
Jessie L. Knowlton, Michigan Technological University; David J. Flaspohler, Michigan Technological University; Tadashi Fukami, Stanford University
9:00 AM
 Climate change, prey availability and managed relocations: Mitigating extinction risk for Iberian Lynx, the world’s most threatened cat
Damien A. Fordham, University of Adelaide; H. Resit Akcakaya, Stony Brook University; Barry W. Brook, University of Tasmania; Michael J. Watts, University of Adelaide; Alejandro Rodriguez, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC); Miguel Araújo, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
9:40 AM
9:50 AM
 Understanding caterpillar movement to guide habitat restoration for the Oregon Silverspot Butterfly, Speyeria zerene hippolyta
Paulette Bierzychudek, Lewis & Clark College; Katy Warner, Colorado State University
10:10 AM
 No evidence of non-assisted northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens) recovery in southern Alberta, Canada
Lea A. Randall, Calgary Zoo; Des H.V. Smith, Calgary Zoo; Breana L. Jones, Calgary Zoo; Dave R.C. Prescott, Alberta Sustainable Resource Development; Axel Moehrenschlager, Calgary Zoo
10:30 AM
 Influence of resource use and management on coral reef health in the Comoros
Sarah Freed, Portland State University; Elise F. Granek, Portland State University; Veronica Dujon, Portland State University
10:50 AM
 Prioritizing tidal marsh conservation and restoration efforts given high uncertainty due to future environmental change
Samuel D. Veloz, Point Blue Conservation Science; Nadav Nur, Point Blue Conservation Science; Leonardo Salas, Point Blue Conservation Science; Diana Stralberg, University of Alberta; Dennis Jongsomjit, Point Blue Conservation Science; Julian Wood, PRBO Conservation Science; Len Liu, PRBO Conservation Science; Grant Ballard, PRBO Conservation Science
11:10 AM
 The role of marine-derived contamination in the diets of California condors: Combining toxicology with stable isotope analysis
Carolyn M. Kurle, University of California San Diego; Myra E. Finkelstein, University of California; Juliann Aukema, Aukema Conservation Science; Daniel George, National Park Service; Joe Burnett, Ventana Wildlife Society; Joseph Brandt, United States Fish and Wildlife Service; Donald, R. Smith, University of California