COS 156 - Ecosystem Services Assessment III

Thursday, August 9, 2012: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
D139, Oregon Convention Center
1:30 PM
 An ‘optimal' solution for the valuation of seagrass ecosystems
Bryan M. Dewsbury, Florida International University; Mahadev Bhat, Florida International University; James W. Fourqurean, Florida International University
1:50 PM
 Does configuration matter? Connecting landscape management to ecosystem service provision
Katie N. Liss, McGill University; Elena M. Bennett, McGill University; Andrew Gonzalez, McGill University
2:10 PM
 Foraging theory for individual-based models of pest control by birds: Tests in a model of coffee borer suppression by warblers in Jamaica
Steven F. Railsback, Humboldt State University; Matthew D. Johnson, Humboldt State University
2:30 PM
 Coastal natural hazard mitigation: Opportunities for businesses to lead investments in local public goods
Sheila M. Walsh, The Nature Conservancy; Jorge Brenner, The Nature Conservancy; Anne Guerry, The Natural Capital Project & Stanford University; Jennifer L. Molnar, The Nature Conservancy
2:50 PM
 Measuring yield benefits of biocontrol services in bioenergy landscapes
Heidi Liere, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Ben P. Werling, Michigan State University; Timothy D. Meehan, The Nature Conservancy; Doug A. Landis, Michigan State University; Claudio Gratton, University of Wisconsin - Madison
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
 Counting what matters: Modeling ecosystem services to support marine spatial planning in coastal British Columbia
Joanna R. Bernhardt, University of British Columbia; Spencer A. Wood, The Natural Capital Project, Stanford University; Anne Guerry, The Natural Capital Project & Stanford University; Mary Ruckelshaus, NatureCapital Project; Jodie Toft, Stanford University; Katie K. Arkema, Stanford University; Gregory Guannel, Stanford University
3:40 PM
 Assessing trade-offs among ecosystem services in a payment-for-water services program on Florida ranchlands
Hilary Swain, Archbold Biological Station; Elizabeth Hermanson Boughton, Archbold Biological Station; Patrick J. Bohlen, University of Central Florida; John E. Fauth, University of Central Florida; David G. Jenkins, University of Central Florida; Gregory A. Kiker, University of Florida; Pedro Quintana-Ascencio, University of Central Florida; Sanjay Shukla, University of Florida
4:00 PM
 The science behind payments for ecosystem services programs: A global survey
Paige Olmsted, University of British Columbia; Jane C. Ingram, Wildlife Conservation Society; Shahid Naeem, Columbia University