COS 101
Conservation Management II

Thursday, August 8, 2013: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
101J, Minneapolis Convention Center
1:50 PM
 Conservation implications of native and introduced ungulates in a changing climate
Brady W. Allred, Oklahoma State University; Samuel Fuhlendorf, Oklahoma State University; Torre J. Hovick, Oklahoma State University; Dwayne Elmore, Oklahoma State University; David M. Engle, Oklahoma State University; Anthony Joern, Kansas State University
2:10 PM
 Grassland heterogeneity moderates thermal extremes for imperiled Greater Prairie-Chickens
Torre J. Hovick, Oklahoma State University; Brady W. Allred, Oklahoma State University; Dwayne Elmore, Oklahoma State University; Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Oklahoma State University; David K. Dahlgren, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism; Dave Engle, Oklahoma State University
2:30 PM
 The effects of community-based group capacity on resource management planning success: Moving implementation outcomes from good to great
Natalie J. Mountjoy, Southern Illinois University; Erin Seekamp, North Carolina State University; Matt R. Whiles, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Mae A. Davenport, University of Minnesota
2:50 PM
 Impact of fire frequency on choosing the optimal site for coastal cactus wren habitat restoration
Erin E. Conlisk, University of California, Berkeley; Sara Motheral, San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research; Rosa Chung, San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research; Bryan A. Endress, Zoological Society of San Diego
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
 Beneficial contaminants? Pesticides reduce amphibian pathogen abundance and ameliorate negative pathogen effects on hosts
Shane M. Hanlon, University of Memphis; Matthew J. Parris, University of Memphis
3:40 PM Cancelled
 Conservation prioritization of dry forest communities and species in Myanmar based on conservation preference and local use
Wei Phyo Oo, Yokohama National University; Fumito Koike, Yokohama National University
4:00 PM
 Interaction effects of multiple conservation and development policies
Wu Yang, Michigan State University; Thomas Dietz, Michigan State University; Junyan Luo, Michigan State University; Wei Liu, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA); Zhiyun Ouyang, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Jianguo Liu, Michigan State University
4:20 PM
 Spatiotemporal variation in the local population dynamics of the short-lived Opuntia macrorhiza (Cactaceae)
Chirakkal V. Haridas, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Kathleen Keeler, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Brigitte Tenhumberg, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
4:40 PM
 The influence of habitat patches and habitat qualities on small rodent occupancy patterns in Joshua Tree National Park
Heather Hulton, University of California Riverside; Kurt E. Anderson, University of California, Riverside