Session: Conservation Planning, Policy, And Theory IV (2017 ESA Annual Meeting (August 6 -- 11))

8:00 AM

Range contractions of the world’s large carnivores
Christopher Wolf, Oregon State University; William J. Ripple, Oregon State University

8:20 AM

COS 177-2

Habitat network optimization from the perspective of landscape functional connectivity: A case study of the Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) in the Su-Xi-Chang area, China
Wei Wu, Nanjing Agricultural University; Jia-ning Feng, Nanjing Agricultural University

8:40 AM

COS 177-3

Eco-drought, conservation, and natural resource management: Socio-ecological findings on water management and habitat along the Rio Grande
Jack R. Friedman, University of Oklahoma; Stephanie Paladino, University of Oklahoma

9:00 AM Cancelled

COS 177-4

Integrating adequacy and representation in conservation planning: A new approach to spatial prioritization (widthdrawn)
Steven G. Cumming, University Laval; Frédérique Saucier, Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et de la lutte contre les changements climatiques; Fiona K.A. Schmiegelow, University of Alberta

9:20 AM

COS 177-5

Utilizing spatial and landscape planning processes to promote ecological sustainability on university campuses
Daniel E. Orenstein, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; David Troupin, Independent researcher; Ella Segal, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Gili Hakima-Koniak, Independent researcher; Shamay Assif, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

9:40 AM

COS 177-

Break

9:50 AM

COS 177-6

How small is too small? Influences of protected area size and surrounding land use on forest bird assemblages
Jeffrey A Brown, Rutgers University; Julie L. Lockwood, Rutgers University

10:10 AM

COS 177-7

Mapping Ecosystem Services to Human Well-being (MESH): A new toolkit to support integrated landscape managemen
Justin A. Johnson, University of Minnesota; Sylvia L. R. Wood, Universite de Quebec en Outaouais; Sarah Jones, Bioversity International; Fabrice DeClerck, Bioversity International

10:30 AM

COS 177-8

Ecological and forest inventory observations as landscape state indicators: Imputation for forest inventory and plant community classification
David C. Wilson, University of Minnesota; Alan R. Ek, University of Minnesota

10:50 AM

COS 177-9

Spatially explicit estimates of the likelihood of conservation action
Matthew A. Williamson, University of California, Davis; Mark W. Schwartz, University of California, Davis; Mark N. Lubell, University of California, Davis

11:10 AM

COS 177-10

Failure and success points of large-scale barrier removal optimization applied to watersheds
Allison T. Moody, University of Wisconsin; Patrick J. Doran, The Nature Conservancy; Michael Ferris, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Austin W. Milt, University of Wisconsin; Peter B. McIntyre, University of Wisconsin

COS 177 - Conservation Planning, Policy, And Theory IV