Wednesday, August 8, 2007: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
J1, San Jose McEnery Convention Center
COS 83 - Conservation ecology and ecosystem management: Case studies I
1:30 PMCOS 83-1Changes in population structure of a threatened species and implications for restoration to its native habitat
Rachel S. Schwartz, University of California - Davis, Bernie May, University of California - Davis
1:50 PMCOS 83-2How do we know if habitat restoration is working? The case of Karner blue butterfly recovery in New York
Christopher L. Zimmerman, The Nature Conservancy, Jason T. Bried, The Nature Conservancy, Timothy H. Tear, The Nature Conservancy, Neil A. Gifford, The Nature Conservancy, Rebecca R. Shirer, The Nature Conservancy, Kathy O'Brien, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2:10 PMCOS 83-3Using GIS to inform managers of spatial and temporal patterns of raven predation on juvenile desert tortoise in the Mojave Desert
Blodwyn M. McIntyre, University of Redlands, Joanna Vance, University of Redlands
2:30 PMCOS 83-4The value of burns and old-growth to American three-toed and black-backed woodpecker populations: A demographic analysis
Shawna A. Pelech, University of Alberta, Stan Boutin, University of Alberta
2:50 PMCOS 83-5Novel spatial tools for connectivity conservation: A case study using cougars in southern California
Rick A. Hopkins, Live Oak Associates, Inc., Brett G. Dickson, ForestERA Project, Brad McRae, University of California, Santa Barbara
3:10 PM Break
3:20 PMCOS 83-6Effects of timber management on forest habitat and small-bodied snakes of the southeastern Coatal Plain
Brian D. Todd, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Kimberley M. Andrews, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
3:40 PMCOS 83-7Breeding site selection and tadpole performance of the gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor) in response to a forest gradient
Daniel J. Hocking, University of Missouri, Raymond D. Semlitsch, University of Missouri
4:00 PMCOS 83-8Resprouting by American hazel (Corylus americana) in response to experimental clipping in a restored oak savanna and adjacent oak woodlands
Brian D. Pelc, University of Minnesota, Peter B. Reich, University of Minnesota, Rebecca A. Montgomery, University of Minnesota
4:20 PMCOS 83-9Microsatellite genetic diversity of the Caribbean vine Ipomoea microdactyla Griseb (Convolvulaceae)
John H. Geiger, Florida International University

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