COS 119
Invasion: Prevention And Management

Thursday, August 14, 2014: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Carmel AB, Hyatt Regency Hotel
1:30 PM
COS 119-1
 Managing invasive forest insects and pathogens: Slow the spread or proactively adapt?
Benjamin Ramage, Randolph-Macon College
1:50 PM
COS 119-2
 A unified scoring system applied to five major taxonomic groups: Making diverse impacts of alien species comparable
Sabrina Kumschick, Stellenbosch University; Sven Bacher, University of Fribourg; Thomas Evans, Imperial College London; Zuzana Marková, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; Jan Pergl, Institute of Botany Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; Petr Pyšek, Institute of Botany, The Czech Academy of Sciences; Montserrat Vilà, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC); Wolfgang Nentwig, Institute of Ecology and Evolution
2:10 PM
COS 119-3
 Responding to an invasive pathogen: Tackling sudden oak death on Bay Area watershed lands
Susan J. Frankel, USDA Forest Service; Tedmund J. Swiecki, Phytosphere Research; Elizabeth A. Bernhardt, Phytosphere Research; Matteo Garbelotto, U.C. Berkeley Forest Pathology and Mycology Laboratory; Ellen Natesan, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
2:30 PM
COS 119-4
 Structured expert judgment to forecast species invasions: Bighead and silver carp in Lake Erie
Marion E. Wittmann, University of Notre Dame; Roger M. Cooke, Resources for the Future; John Rothlisberger, USDA Forest Service; Ed Rutherford, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory; Hongyan Zhang, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory; Doran Mason, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory; David M. Lodge, University of Notre Dame
2:50 PM
COS 119-5
 Prioritizing eradications on islands: Should we take it all or are there other options?
Kate J. Helmstedt, ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions; Justine D. Shaw, ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions; Aleks Terauds, Australian Antarctic Divison; Michael Bode, University of Melbourne; Hugh P. Possingham, University of Queensland
3:10 PM
COS 119-
 Break
3:20 PM
COS 119-6
 The influence of localized habitat features on mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) trapping success in eastern Puerto Rico
Diana K. Guzmán-Colón, University of Wisconsin
3:40 PM
COS 119-7
 Interactive effects of prescribed fire and grazing on woody encroachment and invasive grass abundance in a south Texas coastal prairie
Michele D. Clark, Texas A&M University; William E. Rogers, Texas A&M University; Carissa L. Wonkka, Texas A&M University; Terry L. Blankenship, Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation
4:00 PM
COS 119-8
 Evaluation of ecological risk assessment protocols and application to non-native fishes in trade in the Laurentian Great Lakes
Crysta A. Gantz, University of Notre Dame; Nicholas E. Mandrak, University of Toronto; Reuben P. Keller, Loyola University Chicago; Jennifer G. Howeth, University of Alabama; David Marson, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; David M. Lodge, University of Notre Dame
4:20 PM Cancelled
COS 119-9
 Invasion risk of a popular aquarium trade fish in an endemic hotspot
Laura E. Dugan, University of Texas; Dean A. Hendrickson, University of Texas; Camille Parmesan, Plymouth University
4:40 PM
COS 119-10
 Restoration of an urban wetland mitigation bank from invasion by Chinese Tallow
Robert A. Washington-Allen, University of Tennessee; Alfredo Delgado, Texas A&M University; Kyle Landolt, Texas A&M University; Cameron G. Brademan, Texas A&M University; Maggie Wann, Texas A&M University; Deseri D. Nally, Texas A&M University; Richard Bruton, Texas A&M University; William E. Rogers, Texas A&M University; Rebecca Martinez, Harris County Flood Control District; Cathy Rogers-McCoy, Harris County Soil and Water Conservation District
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