Session: Conservation Management (2018 ESA Annual Meeting (August 5 -- 10))

PS 4-43

Relative influence of environmental factors in determining distribution of an imperiled dune thistle (Cirsium pitcheri) on Great Lakes shorelines
Katherine C. Wynne, Kalamazoo College; Benjamin J. Rivera, Kalamazoo College; E. Binney Girdler, Kalamazoo College

PS 4-44

Increased spatial overlap with competitor carnivores may threaten West African lions
Kirby L Mills, University of Michigan; Nyeema C. Harris, Applied Wildlife Ecology (AWE) Lab, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan; Jenna Vanzoeren, University of Michigan

PS 4-45

The capacity of cattle pasture to support healthy bumble bee (Bombus spp.) populations in a historical tallgrass prairie ecosystem
McKenna L. Conforti, Olivet Nazarene University; Derek W. Rosenberger, University of Minnesota

PS 4-46

Pennsylvania land snail community composition varies with habitat and time since last prescribed fire
Alice D. Puchalsky, Temple University; Mark T. Swartz, Fort Indiantown Gap National Guard Training Center; Matthew A. Banks, Temple University; Brent J. Sewall, Temple University

PS 4-47

DNA sequencing can help identify the origin of western pond turtles in captive breeding programs
Rachel L. Morrow, California State University, Fresno; Christopher R. Jorgensen, California State University, Fresno; Shelby P. Moshier, California State University, Fresno; Dr. Joshua S. Reece, California State University, Fresno

PS 4-48

A coupled recreational anglers’ decision and multi-species fish population dynamics models
Masami Fujiwara, Texas A&M University; Jesse Backstrom, Texas A&M University; Richard Woodward, Texas A&M University

PS 4-49

Value of data sharing for conservation of spectacled bear in Peru
Nereyda Falconi, University of Massachussets

PS 4-50

The conservation status of threatened and endangered mammals of Chile
Sarah M Gaulke, Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana; Natalie Dawson, Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana; Carlos German Garces Letelier, Universidad de Concepcion; Luke Johnson, Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana; Enzo Martelli, Universidad de Concepción, Laboratorio de Invasiones Biologicas (LIB), Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB); Cara R. Nelson, University of Montana

PS 4-51

A new important nesting beach for Dermochelys coriacea (leatherback turtle) in the Caribbean
Kimberly Pérez Reyes, Universidad Metropolitana, Chelonia Investigación y Conservación de Tortugas Marinas; Jonathan Alfredo Lopéz-Colón, Universidad Metropolitana, Chelonia Investigación y Conservación de Tortugas Marinas; Mariceli Hernández, Universidad Metropolitana, Chelonia Investigación y Conservación de Tortugas Marinas; Raymond Flores, Chelonia Investigación y Conservación de Tortugas Marinas; Carlos E. Diez, Departamento de Recursos Naturales De Puerto Rico, Chelonia Investigación y Conservación de Tortugas Marinas

Cancelled

PS 4-52

Overwash events and nesting success in colonial nesting waterbirds in coastal Louisiana, USA (widthdrawn)
Karis Ritenour, Louisiana State University; Samantha Collins, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; Sammy L. King, USGS Louisiana Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit

PS 4-53

Using automated tracking systems to investigate the winter survival of a declining migratory shorebird in South America
John A. Herbert, Tulane University; David S. Mizrahi, New Jersey Audubon; Caz M. Taylor, Tulane University

PS 4-54

Conservation practices and ecosystem resilience in agricultural watershed lakes during an extreme flooding event
Richard E. Lizotte Jr., USDA-ARS; Jason M. Taylor, USDA-ARS; Martin A. Locke, USDA-ARS; Lindsey M. W. Yasarer, USDA-ARS

PS 4-55

What role do endangered oak (Quercus spp.) savannas play in red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus L.) population density?
Kimberly J. Zralka, Olivet Nazarene University; Derek W. Rosenberger, Olivet Nazarene University, University of Minnesota

PS 4-56

Eavesdropping on the dead: Grassland soundscapes reveal significant relationships with Nicrophorus burying beetle abundance and distribution
Sarah R. Dodgin, University of New Hampshire; Daniel R. Howard, University of New Hampshire

PS 4-57

Evaluating landscape genetic and community connectivity in a riparian forest tree and its dependent communities: A macrosystems approach to managing foundation species facing climate change
Gerard J. Allan, Northern Arizona University; Helen M. Bothwell, Northern Arizona University; Hillary F. Cooper, Northern Arizona University; Art R. Keith, Northern Arizona University; Julia B. Hull, Northern Arizona University; Jackie Parker, Northern Arizona University; Abraham Cadmus, Northern Arizona University; Dana Ikeda, Northern Arizona University; Lisa Markovchick, Northern Arizona University; Heather Gillette, Northern Arizona University; Davis Blasini, Desert Botanical Garden; Lela V Andrews, Northern Arizona University; Samuel A. Cushman, US Forest Service; Rebecca Best, Northern Arizona University; Kevin C. Grady, Northern Arizona University; Kevin R. Hultine, Desert Botanical Garden; Catherine Gehring, Northern Arizona University; Thomas G. Whitham, Northern Arizona University

PS 4-58

Evaluation of a new turtle excluder device design for use in the cannonball jellyfish fishery operating in Georgia's territorial waters
David J. Stasek, College of Coastal Georgia; Jeffery E. Tailer, College of Coastal Georgia; Jim Page, Georgia Department of Natural Resources; Patrick J. Geer, Georgia Department of Natural Resources; Bryan A. Fluech, University of Georgia

PS 4-59

Estimating fish mortality from fishery dependent data in artisanal fisheries: Demonstration of method using Lane snapper as an example
Liliana Sierra, Texas A&M University; Michaela Pawluk, Texas A&M University; Masami Fujiwara, Texas A&M University

PS 4 - Conservation Management