Session: Modeling (2017 ESA Annual Meeting (August 6 -- 11))

PS 43-145

Improving estimation of phytoplankton isotopic values from bulk POM samples in rivers
Donald L. Phillips, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Carol Kendall, U.S. Geological Survey; Megan B. Young, U.S. Geological Survey; Sara Peek, U.S. Geological Survey

PS 43-146

Assessing growth of paper birch in the Niobrara River Valley, NE through dendroecological techniques and remote sensing analysis
Evan P Bumann, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Tala Awada, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Brian Wardlow, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Chris Helzer, The Nature Conservancy; Michael M Hayes, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Paolo Cherubini, WSL Swiss Federal Research Institute

PS 43-147

Combining sap flow measurements and stomatal optimization methods to improve prediction of carbon assimilation using a multi-layer model
Karina Schäfer, Rutgers University; Yanting Hu, Chinese Academy of Science; Tomer Duman, Rutgers University Newark; Dirk Vanderklein, Montclair State University

PS 43-148

Using data provenance tools to create reliable R scripts
Emery Boose, Harvard University; Aaron Ellison, Harvard University; Elizabeth Fong, Mt. Holyoke College; Matthew K Lau, Harvard University; Barbara S. Lerner, Mt. Holyoke College; Thomas Pasquier, Harvard University; Margo Seltzer, Harvard University

PS 43-149

Evaluating potential effects of Antarctic ice-shelf retreat on blue whale populations:a simulation model of interactions among sea ice, Antarctic krill, and blue whales
Jennifer Borski, Texas A&M University; Hsiao-Hsuan Wang, Texas A&M University; William E. Grant, Texas A&M University

PS 43-150

Modeling the impact of forest biomass change on the subsequent ground level solar energy to enhance the understanding of ecosystem service tradeoffs
Jonathan J. Halama, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

PS 43-151

Modeling the dynamics of vector-host interactions in avian communities for eastern equine encephalitis virus
Timothy B. Muller, Oregon State University; Goudarz Molaei, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station; Michael C. Thomas, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station; John J Shepard, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station; Philip M. Armstrong, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station; Theodore G. Andreadis, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station; Jan Medlock, Oregon State University

PS 43-152

Planning for conservation: A tool for identifying and analyzing species distributions
Justin D. Brice, Conservation Biology Institute; Rebecca Degagne, Conservation Biology Institute; Mike O. A. Gough, Conservation Biology Institute; Annie Jacobs, Conservation Biology Institute; James Strittholt, Conservation Biology Institute

PS 43-153

Modeling landscape-scale spatiotemporal dynamics of water storage in the critical zone: Midwest US as a regional case study for climate change impacts
Elin M. Jacobs, Purdue University; Leonardo Bertassello, Purdue University; Dev Niyogi, Purdue University; P. Suresh Rao, Purdue University

PS 43-154

Optimizing a fuzzy logic model of forest resilience in the Sierra Nevada, California
Tim Sheehan, Conservation Biology Institute; Heather L. Romsos, Conservation Biology Institute; Wayne D. Spencer, Conservation Biology Institute

PS 43-155

Quantifying spatial range of sea level rise impact on vegetation community: A field and model combination study based on carbon stable isotope
Lu Zhai, University of Miami

PS 43-156

Incorporating dynamics to invasive species distribution models: Projecting the spread of American mink in Chile
Simon P. Castillo, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity; Nathan H. Schumaker, Oregon State University; Pablo A. Marquet, Santa Fe Institute, Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

PS 43-157

Dynamical modeling of species abundance distributions using metacommunity and trait-based approaches
Kaito Umemura, Michigan State University; Elena Litchman, Michigan State University; Christopher A. Klausmeier, Michigan State University

PS 43 - Modeling