ESA/SER Joint Meeting (August 5 -- August 10, 2007)

COS 83 - Conservation ecology and ecosystem management: Case studies I

Wednesday, August 8, 2007: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
J1, San Jose McEnery Convention Center
1:30 PM
Changes in population structure of a threatened species and implications for restoration to its native habitat
Rachel S. Schwartz, University of California - Davis; Bernie May, University of California, Davis
1:50 PM
How do we know if habitat restoration is working? The case of Karner blue butterfly recovery in New York
Christopher L. Zimmerman, The Nature Conservancy of New York; Jason T. Bried, The Nature Conservancy; Timothy H. Tear, The Nature Conservancy; Neil A. Gifford, Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission; Rebecca R. Shirer, The Nature Conservancy of New York; Kathy O'Brien, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
2:30 PM
2:50 PM
Novel spatial tools for connectivity conservation: A case study using cougars in southern California
Rick A. Hopkins, Live Oak Associates, Inc.; Brett G. Dickson, Conservation Science Partners; Brad McRae, The Nature Conservancy
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
Effects of timber management on forest habitat and small-bodied snakes of the southeastern Coatal Plain
Brian D. Todd, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory; Kimberley M. Andrews, Univesity of Georgia
4:00 PM
Resprouting by American hazel (Corylus americana) in response to experimental clipping in a restored oak savanna and adjacent oak woodlands
Brian D. Pelc, University of Minnesota; Peter B. Reich, University of Minnesota; Rebecca A. Montgomery, University of Minnesota