Session: Conservation (101st ESA Annual Meeting (August 7 -- 12, 2016))

PS 11-23

Urbanization trend of Barnegat Bay Watershed of New Jersey 1986 – 2012
Weihong Fan, Stockton University

PS 11-24

Increase of breeding success of saltmarsh passerines in artificial wetlands through enemy release effects
Zhijun Ma, Ministry of Education Key Lab for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Biodiversity Science, Fudan University; Bo Li, Fudan University; Chang-Ming Fang, Fudan University; Xiaoyun Pan, Ministry of Education Key Lab for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, The Institute of Biodiversity Science, Fudan University; Ming Nie, Fudan University

PS 11-25

Determining a minimum flow regime to protect a winter warm-water refuge for manatees at De Leon Springs, Florida
Casey S. Harris, St. Johns River Water Management District; Joseph Stewart, St. Johns River Water Management District; Andrew Sutherland, St. Johns River Water Management District

PS 11-26

Effectiveness of two trapping methods for capturing northern Idaho ground squirrels
Vincent Oliveras, University of Idaho; Amanda R. Goldberg, University of Idaho; Courtney J Conway, U.S. Geological Survey, Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Maria Mejia, University of Idaho

PS 11-27

Pesticides and pollination of imperiled plants in the Lower Florida Keys
Brittany Harris, Florida International University; Suzanne Koptur, Florida International University

PS 11-28

Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium: Approaching summer breeding habitat restoration from multiple perspectives
Kelsey E. Fisher, Iowa State University; Teresa Blader, Iowa State University; Victoria Pocius, Iowa State University; Tyler Grant, Iowa State University; Keith Bidne, USDA, Iowa State University; Royce Bitzer, Iowa State University; Sue Blodgett, Iowa State University; Steven Bradbury, Iowa State University; Diane M. Debinski, Iowa State University; Robert Hartzler, Iowa State University; Richard Hellmich, Iowa State University, USDA; John Pleasants, Iowa State University

Cancelled

PS 11-29

Filling the gaps: Preliminary assessment of seasonal abundance and site fidelity patterns in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Pensacola Bay, Florida (widthdrawn)
Christina Nicole Toms, University of Central Florida, University of West Florida; Graham A. J. Worthy, University of Central Florida

PS 11-30

Responses of Hypericum edisonianum stands to modified fire regimes in a Central Florida cattle ranch
Federico Lopez Borghesi, Archbold Biological Station; Elizabeth Hermanson Boughton, Archbold Biological Station

PS 11-31

Evaluation of perceived conservation outcomes of a community blue carbon project in Costa Rica
Elizabeth Anne Guinessey, University of Georgia

PS 11-32

Engage in the international science-policy interface: Why and how to participate in the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
Kimberly Quach, Ecological Society of America; Clifford Duke, Ecological Society of America

PS 11-33

Effects of prescribed fire on butterflies and ground-dwelling insects in maritime grasslands
J. Nicole DeSha, College of Coastal Georgia; Joseph E. Colbert, University of Georgia; Scott Coleman, Little St. Simons Island; Kimberly M. Andrews, University of Georgia, Jekyll Island Authority; C. Tate Holbrook, College of Coastal Georgia

PS 11-34

Testing long watches counts as a surrogate for density estimates to monitor parrot populations
Filippo Marolla, UiT The Arctic University of Norway; Stuart J. Marsden, Manchester Metropolitan University; Luigi Boitani, Sapienza University of Rome; Simon Valle, Manchester Metropolitan University

PS 11-35

Identifying disease-resistant genotypes in the threatened staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis
Morgan V. Hightshoe, Nova Southeastern University; Steven Miller, Nova Southeastern University; Nicole D. Fogarty, Nova Southeastern University

PS 11-36

Effects of anthropogenic mortality on wolves: Does demography matter?
Heatherlee Leary, University of Arizona; David Christianson, University of Arizona

PS 11-37

Optimizing conservation and ecosystem services: A case study in a peri-urban landscape
A.I. Luz, McGill University; Kyle T. Martins, McGill University; Martin J. Lechowicz, McGill University

PS 11-38

Monitoring matters: Evaluating monitoring protocols utilized by payment for watershed services programs in the United States and Costa Rica
Katherine M. Brownson, University of Georgia; Laurie Fowler, University of Georgia

PS 11-39

A synthesis of road salt runoff and exposure time impacts on the survival of amphibian larvae
Emily J. Lesher, Kutztown University; Carl A. Maiese, Kutztown University; Christopher W. Habeck, Kutztown University

PS 11-40

Participatory assessment of conservation strategies in a peri-urban landscape
Kyle T. Martins, McGill University; A.I. Luz, McGill University; Martin J. Lechowicz, McGill University

PS 11-41

Plant phenology and vulnerability assessments in Acadia National Park, Maine
Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, Boston University; Richard Primack, Boston University; Abraham Miller-Rushing, National Park Service

PS 11-42

Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Basin governance in the Anthropocene: From water flow and quantity to meeting complex objectives under conditions of uncertainty
Stephanie Paladino, University of Oklahoma; Jack R. Friedman, University of Oklahoma

PS 11-43

Effects of gillnet entanglement on mortality of dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus)
Aminta Arevilca, Texas A&M University; Samantha Murray, Texas A&M University; Sara Stephens, Texas A&M University; Marissa Ortega, Texas A&M University; Hsiao-Hsuan Wang, Texas A&M University; William E. Grant, Texas A&M University

PS 11-44

Describing and explaining the landscape of conservation costs across the US
Diane Le Bouille, University of Tennessee; Paul R. Armsworth, University of Tennessee; Joseph E. Fargione, The Nature Conservancy

PS 11-45

Simulated effects of oil spills and climate catastrophes on demography and population trends of Florida manatee
M. Paola Camposeco, Texas A&M University; Jasmin Diaz-Lopez, Texas A&M University; Thanchira Suriyamongkol, Texas A&M University; Hsiao-Hsuan Wang, Texas A&M University; William E. Grant, Texas A&M University

PS 11-46

Effect of oil spills on populations of the loggerhead sea turtle
Hannah Gerke, Texas A&M University; Kacy Beck, Texas A&M University; Brittany Stamps, Texas A&M University; Hsiao-Hsuan Wang, Texas A&M University; William E. Grant, Texas A&M University

PS 11-47

Effects of genetic depletion on estimating risk of extinction of the endangered Florida panther
Anna Cole, Texas A&M University; Kelsea Anthony, Texas A&M University; Chris Chen, Texas A&M University; Hsiao-Hsuan Wang, Texas A&M University; Tomasz E. Koralewski, Texas A&M University; William E. Grant, Texas A&M University

PS 11-48

Simulated effects of sex-ratio disparity on population dynamics of the endangered Houston toad
Rebecca Aden, Texas A&M University; Lela Culpepper, Texas A&M University; Hsiao-Hsuan Wang, Texas A&M University; Ivana Mali, Eastern New Mexico University; William E. Grant, Texas A&M University; Michael R.J. Forstner, Texas State University-San Marcos

PS 11-49

Effects of man-made oyster reefs on sediment composition in estuaries
Monica Quintiliani, University of Florida; Brian J. Smith, University of Florida; Christina Romagosa, University of Florida; Ray Carthy, University of Florida; Nichole Bishop, University of Florida

PS 11-50

Impact on wildlife activity patterns from human presence on trails in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness
David Christianson, University of Arizona; Kali Richardson, University of Arizona

PS 11-51

Fecal cortisol and chlorophyll analysis: Is there a correlation between stress levels and forage quality in Sonoran pronghorn?
Briana A. Booker, University of Arizona; David Christianson, University of Arizona

PS 11-52

Barn swallows and excessive lighting: The physiological implications of artificial night lighting
Kelly Ventura, DDCSP; Margaret Voss, DDCSP

PS 11-53

Influence of manatees' diving on their risk of collision with watercraft
Holly H. Edwards, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Julien Martin, US Geological Survey; Charles J. Deutsch, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Robert G. Muller, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Stacie M. Koslovsky, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Alexander J. Smith, ENVIRON International Corp.; Margaret E. Barlas, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

PS 11 - Conservation