ESA/SER Joint Meeting (August 5 -- August 10, 2007)

Wednesday, August 8, 2007: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM

J1, San Jose McEnery Convention Center

1:30 PM

COS 83-1

Changes 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 PM

COS 83-2

How do we know if habitat restoration is working? The case of Karner blue butterfly recovery in New York
Christopher L. Zimmerman, The Nature Conservancy of New York; Jason T. Bried, The Nature Conservancy; Timothy H. Tear, The Nature Conservancy; Neil A. Gifford, Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission; Rebecca R. Shirer, The Nature Conservancy of New York; Kathy O'Brien, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

2:10 PM

COS 83-3

Using 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 PM

COS 83-4

The 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 PM

COS 83-5

Novel spatial tools for connectivity conservation: A case study using cougars in southern California
Rick A. Hopkins, Live Oak Associates, Inc.; Brett G. Dickson, Conservation Science Partners; Brad McRae, The Nature Conservancy

3:10 PM

COS 83-

Break

3:20 PM

COS 83-6

Effects 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, Univesity of Georgia

3:40 PM

COS 83-7

Breeding site selection and tadpole performance of the gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor) in response to a forest gradient
Daniel J. Hocking, USGS; Raymond D. Semlitsch, University of Missouri

4:00 PM

COS 83-8

Resprouting 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 PM

COS 83-9

Microsatellite genetic diversity of the Caribbean vine Ipomoea microdactyla Griseb (Convolvulaceae)
John H. Geiger, Florida International University

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