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

COS 138 - Restoration ecology: Methods

Thursday, August 9, 2007: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Santa Clara I, San Jose Hilton
1:30 PM
The Effects of Sargassum sp, a brown alga, on dune plant growth of species Panicum amarum
Amy M. Williams, Texas A&M University - College Station; Rusty A. Feagin, Texas A&M University
1:50 PM
Native plant restoration at Leona quarry: An example of methods used for revegetation of a severely degraded site
Matthew B. Quinn, H. T. Harvey & Associates; Max Busnardo, H. T. Harvey & Associates
2:50 PM
Limiting invasive plant-fire feedback in creosote bush scrub
Robert J. Steers, University of California, Riverside; Edith B. Allen, University of California, Riverside
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
Resurrecting the ghosts of seed dispersal past: Giant tortoises as ecological analogues in Mauritius
Dennis M. Hansen, Institute of Environmental Sciences; Christopher N Kaiser, University of Zurich; Christine B Müller, University of Zurich
4:00 PM
Insect communities for monitoring restoration efforts with heterogeneous goals
Ravi Ramalingam, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE); Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)
4:20 PM
Restoration ecology in the age of genetic information: Using genetic tools to guide restoration success
Gery Allan, Northern Arizona University; Randy Bangert, Northern Arizona University; Sharon Ferrier, Northern Arizona University; Melanie Hadlock, Northern Arizona University; Thomas Whitham, Northern Arizona University
4:40 PM
Practical considerations for restoration at sites with ongoing impacts
Dolores A. Savignano, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service