Tuesday, August 5, 2008: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
104 A, Midwest Airlines Center
SYMP 5 - The Ecological and Economic Impacts of Non-native, Invasive Forest Insects and Pathogens
Non-native, invasive insects and pathogens have had substantial effects on forest ecosystems and, despite large investments in control measures, have resulted in billions of dollars of economic losses. Although there is increasing interest in these invasive organisms, there is little quantitative data on their impacts on the ecosystem services provided by forests or the economic value of these services. These data are critically needed for development of appropriate strategies for the management of non-native forest insects and diseases. The goal of this symposium is to synthesize information and identify gaps in knowledge about the ecological and economic impacts of forest invaders in order to better manage these species. Presenters will summarize impacts of non-native, invasive forest insects and pathogens on ecosystem services, present novel approaches to modeling the distribution of newly introduced invaders, and analyze tradeoffs among management policies. Ideas presented in the symposium were developed during a Distributed Graduate Seminar at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (www.nceas.ucsb.edu/research/dgs).
Organizer:Cara R. Nelson, University of Montana
Co-organizer:David Shaw, Oregon State University
Moderator:Stephanie Hampton, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
8:00 AMSYMP 5-1Assessing ecologic and economic impacts of non-native forest insects and diseases: White pine blister rust as a case study
Cara R. Nelson, University of Montana, Alina Niklison, University of Montana, Ashley Grant, University of Montana, Ilana Abrahamson, University of Montana, Cindy Swanson, USDA Forest Service, Northern Region
8:25 AMSYMP 5-2Modeling white pine blister rust in the southern Rocky Mountains
Tracy Holcombe, U.S. Geological Survey, Paul Evangelista, Colorado State University, Toby Gass, Colorado State University, Sunil Kumar, Colorado State University, Mingyang Li, Nanjing Forestry University, Thomas J. Stohlgren, US Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center
8:50 AMSYMP 5-3Southern and Mexican pine beetles and climate change: An assessment of potential ecological and economic effects of a range shift
Kristen M. Waring, School of Forestry, Danielle M. Reboletti, School of Forestry, Lauren A. Mork, School of Forestry, Ching-Hsun Huang, School of Forestry, Richard W. Hofstetter, School of Forestry, Amanda M Garcia, School of Forestry, Pete Z. Fulé, School of Forestry, T. Seth Davis, School of Forestry
9:15 AMSYMP 5-4Ecological and economic impacts of Sudden Oak Death in Oregon with an emphasis on barrier zones and quarantines
Kim Hall, Oregon State University, Heidi J. Albers, Oregon State University, Brad Collins, Oregon State University, Kathleen Guillozet, Oregon State University, David Haim, Oregon State University, Danielle Martin, Oregon State University, Daniel Norlander, Oregon State University, Ebba Peterson, Oregon State University, David Shaw, Oregon State University, Matt Thompson, Oregon State University
9:40 AM Break
9:50 AMSYMP 5-5Economic impact assessment for oak wilt in Minnesota
Shefali V. Mehta, University of Minnesota, Tetsuya Horie, University of Minnesota, David J. Smith, University of Minnesota, Robert C. Venette, USDA Forest Service, Robert G. Haight, USDA Forest Service, Frances R. Homans, University of Minnesota, Abigail J. Walter, University of Minnesota
10:15 AMSYMP 5-6Impacts of emerald ash borer and Sirex noctillo in the northeastern US
Melissa K. Fierke, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Catherine Landis, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Michael O'Brien, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Jess Riddle, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Nicole Werner, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Rene Germain, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
10:40 AMSYMP 5-7The cost of gypsy moth sex in the city
Patrick C. Tobin, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Erin O. Sills, North Carolina State University, Mark Ambrose, North Carolina State University, Simone Bauch, North Carolina State University, Kevin Bigsby, North Carolina State University, Yun Wu, North Carolina State University
11:05 AMSYMP 5-8Synthesizing information on the ecological and economic effects of non-native forest pests and pathogens: Lessons learned
David Shaw, Oregon State University

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