COS 182 - Conservation Planning, Policy, And Theory III

Friday, August 10, 2012: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
D138, Oregon Convention Center
8:00 AM
 A geographic model to assess and limit cumulative ecological degradation from Marcellus Shale exploitation in NY State
George R. Robinson, State University of New York at Albany; John B. Davis, State University of New York at Albany
8:20 AM
 A new strategy for species conservation in production forest landscapes
Benjamin Ramage, Randolph-Macon College; Elaina Marshalek, University of California; Justin A. Kitzes, University of California; Matthew D. Potts, University of California, Berkeley
8:40 AM
 Working under the radar: Conservation through economic development in Madagascar
Catherine L. Craig, Conservation through Poverty Alleviation, International and Harvard University; Mamy Ratsimbazafy, Conservation through Poverty Alleviation, International
9:00 AM
 The effects of houses and road networks on ecological processes in a southwestern grassland
Jelena Vukomanovic, University of Arizona; Sandra Doumas, University of Arizona; Waite R. Osterkamp, U. S. Geological Survey, WRD; Barron J. Orr, University of Arizona
9:20 AM
 Assessing outcomes of urban growth and conservation scenarios on biodiversity in the U.S./Mexico borderlands
Miguel L. Villarreal, U.S. Geological Survey; Laura M. Norman, U.S. Geological Survey; Kenneth G. Boykin, New Mexico State University; Cynthia S.A. Wallace, U.S. Geological Survey
9:40 AM
9:50 AM
 Designing cost effective conservation payment programs
Paul R. Armsworth, University of Tennessee; Szvetlana Acs, European Commission; Martin Dallimer, University of Copenhagen; Kevin J. Gaston, University of Exeter; Nick Hanley, University of Stirling; Paul Wilson, University of Nottingham
10:10 AM
 Addressing uncertainties in climate change adaptation planning by using an integrated suite of mechanistic simulation models within an alternative futures planning framework
Bart R. Johnson, University of Oregon; John P. Bolte, Oregon State University; Scott D. Bridgham, University of Oregon; David W. Hulse, University of Oregon; Ronald P. Neilson, Oregon State University (Courtesy); Robert G. Ribe, University of Oregon; Alan A. Ager, USDA Forest Service; Max Nielsen-Pincus, University of Oregon; Tim Sheehan, Conservation Biology Institute; Gabriel I. Yospin, Montana State University; Jane A. Kertis, USDA Forest Service; Constance A. Harrington, USDA Forest Service; Peter J. Gould, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
10:30 AM
 Restoring areas for connectivity: Balancing cost, threat, and effectiveness
Joshua J. Lawler, University of Washington; Michael Case, University of Washington; Meghan A. Halabisky, University of Washington; Anton K. Hevener, University of Washington; Jesse Langdon, University of Washington; Catharina J. Penberthy, University of Washington; Matthew H. Schoellhamer, University of Washington; Sara Torrubia, University of Washington; Brad McRae, The Nature Conservancy; Sonia A. Hall, The Nature Conservancy
10:50 AM
 Where motivations, metrics, and milestones meet: A comprehensive framework for assessing and planning reintroductions
J. Stephen Gosnell, Baruch College, City University of New York, and CUNY Graduate Center; Keely L. Roth, University of California Davis; Stephanie H. Diaz, University of California, Santa Barbara; Andrew J. MacDonald, University of California, Santa Barbara; Bruce E. Kendall, University of California Santa Barbara; Chris Wilmers, University of California, Santa Cruz; John W. Duffield, University of Montana; Philip J. Seddon, University of Otago
11:10 AM
 Amazon’s vulnerability to climate change heightened by deforestation and man-made dispersal barriers
Kenneth J. Feeley, Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden; Evan Rehm, Department of Biological Sciences