2009 LTER All Scientists Meeting - Conservation Biology

Racing the Bulldozers: An Empirical Application of a Dynamic Conservation Planning Model

David Bael — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:35:42 +0000

Poster Number:

393

Presenter/Primary Author:

David Bael

The loss of natural habitat from conversion to human dominated uses is the major cause of the decline of terrestrial biodiversity. The formation of networks of natural reserves is a cornerstone conservation strategy, but existing reserve networks are nowhere near what is necessary to protect existing biodiversity. Much of the existing literature on systematic conservation planning is within a static context even though both conservation planning and habitat loss via development are ongoing processes which unfold over time.

Student Poster:

Yes

ULTRA-Ex: Connecting the social and ecological sciences with planners, managers, and the public: Building a broad foundation for the Chicago Region ULTRA

David Wise — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:58:54 +0000

Poster Number:

285

Presenter/Primary Author:

David Wise

Co-Authors:

Lynne M Westphal

Co-Authors:

Liam Heneghan

Co-Authors:

Bryan C Pijanowski

Co-Authors:

Nancy C Tuchman

Co-Authors:

Aaron N Durnbaugh

Co-Authors:

Paul H Gobster

Co-Authors:

Jennifer L Hirsch

Co-Authors:

Eric V Lonsdorf

Co-Authors:

Emily S Minor

Co-Authors:

Susan I Stewart

Co-Authors:

Moira L Zellner

The Chicago Region ULTRA-Ex will address a question fundamental to understanding the dynamic interactions between biodiversity conservation, ecosystem processes, and human well being in urban landscapes: In a complex urban/metropolitan system, what are the synergies and tradeoffs between conserving biodiversity and providing ecosystem services to people? The project focuses on the Green Infrastructure Vision of the Chicago Wilderness alliance, a conservation consortium of over 240 organizations.

The Harvard Forest LTER

Audrey Barker Plotkin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:45:57 +0000

Poster Number:

257

Presenter/Primary Author:

Audrey Barker Plotkin

Co-Authors:

David Foster

The temperate forests of eastern North America support high biodiversity and critical ecosystem functions while providing natural resources and cultural benefits to an expanding human population. The region is shaped by a legacy of landscape change: major shifts in climate, vegetation and disturbance at millennial time scales; extensive deforestation for agriculture in the 17th – 19th centuries; and abandonment of farmlands, natural reforestation and increasing urbanization through the mid-21st century.

Integrating Science, Society, and Education for Sustainability

Nancy Grimm — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:07:31 +0000

Organizer:

Nancy Grimm

Co-organizer(s):

Jeannine Cavender-Bares

Co-organizer(s):

Ted Gragson

Co-organizer(s):

Scott Collins

Co-organizer(s):

Morgan Grove

Co-organizer(s):

Charles Redman

Co-organizer(s):

Christopher Boone

The Integrative Science for Society and Environment (ISSE) initiative and its working model for the interaction of ecosystems and social systems represent the product of tremendous investment by the LTER network and its scientists as part of the 20-year planning process. Researchers in the emerging field of sustainability science promote similar frameworks that fundamentally integrate economy, ecology, and equity.

Preferred Dates:

Sept. 14

Working Group Duration:

Session Info

Session(s):

Working Group Session 2

Room:

Wind River B

Working Group Materials

Related materiels:

Clark_sustainability_2007.pdf

ISSE_brochure.pdf

Functional genetics and parasite community ecology in a keystone species

Liz Harp — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:22:56 +0000

Poster Number:

169

Presenter/Primary Author:

Liz Harp

Co-Authors:

Michael Antolin

Wildlife face ever-increasing threats from emerging pathogens, many that also cause disease in humans. Genetic diversity plays a central role in buffering populations against the effects of parasites and pathogens. The ability to isolate genes related directly to disease susceptibility and understanding how those genes evolve is important for designing successful and cost-effective conservation programs. We are investigating the relationship between diversity in six immune system genes and the parasite community of black-tailed prairie dogs.

Student Poster:

Yes

Cross-Site Working Group on Coupled Human-Natural Systems

Craig Harris — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:38:27 +0000

Final Report (Required, .pdf format only) :

Cross-Site Working Group on Coupled Human-Natural Systems Final Report

Organizer:

William Freudenburg

Co-organizer(s):

Craig Harris

This session is intended both for social and biophysical scientists who want to help develop a proposal for the kind of “multi-site, highly collaborative and integrated research initiative” envisioned by the LTER planning group. The focus will be on what the LTER planning process calls the “centerpiece” of the group's conceptual framework, as well as one of “Grand Challenges” to be addressed at the network level – “the dynamics of coupled human-natural ecosystems.”

Preferred Dates:

Sept. 14

Working Group Duration:

Session Info

Session(s):

Working Group Session 5

Room:

Reusch Auditorium Sweet

Official Participants

Additional Participants:

"Craig Harris" <Craig.Harris@SSC.MSU.EDU>, Victor Thompson <thompson.2042@osu.edu>, John Turck <jaturck@#uga.edu>, Hannah Gosnell <gosnellh@geo.oregonstate.edu>, Sharon Hall <sharonjhall@asu.edu>, Abigail York <abigail.york@asu.edu>, Jim Gosz <jgosz@uidaho.edu>, "Wm. R. Freudenburg" <freudenburg@es.ucsb.edu>

Conservation Management and Community Integration: Comparative Case Studies for Puerto Rico

LINDSAY CRAY — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:27:32 +0000

Poster Number:

134

Presenter/Primary Author:

LINDSAY CRAY

Co-Authors:

William Gould

Co-Authors:

Diane Kuehn

Co-Authors:

Charles Hall

Conservation Management and Community Integration: Comparative Case Studies for Puerto Rico
Lindsay Cray ^1,2William Gould² Diane Kuehn¹ and Charles Hall¹

1. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse , NY 13210.

2. USDA Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.

Student Poster:

Yes

Modeling Potential Climate Change Effects on Apllalachian Salamanders and Stream Function

Joseph Milanovich — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:58:48 +0000

Poster Number:

128

Presenter/Primary Author:

Joseph Milanovich

Co-Authors:

John C. Maerz, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

Co-Authors:

Nate Nibbelink, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

Co-Authors:

Amy R. Rosemond, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia

Changes in biodiversity are predicted to have a major impact on ecosystem processes. A fundamental challenge for ecologists is to determine the influence of species on ecosystem processes prior to declines or losses, and to determine whether there are species that may compensate for the loss of other species.

Student Poster:

Yes