2018 ESA Annual Meeting (August 5 -- 10)

COS 119 - Environmental Impact And Risk Assessment I

Thursday, August 9, 2018: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
254, New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
1:30 PM
Fluctuating asymmetry: Appearances are deceptive. Detection of developmental instability depends on method choice
Stephanie Niemeier, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB); Johannes Müller, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB); Mark-Oliver Rödel, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB)
1:50 PM
Gene drives and ecological risk: Does an innovative technology require an innovative risk assessment approach?
Caroline E. Ridley, US EPA, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment; Glenn Suter, US EPA, National Center for Environmental Assessment
2:10 PM
Agricultural production risk in a changing climate: Assessing causes of loss using crop insurance data
Julian J. Reyes, USDA Southwest Climate Hub, ARS Jornada Experimental Range; Andrew Eischens, USDA Risk Management Agency; Mark Shilts, USDA Risk Management Agency; Jebediah C. Williamson, USDA Agricultural Research Service; Emile H. Elias, USDA SW Climate Hub
2:30 PM
Evaluating the ecology and performance of conventional and evapotranspiration covers for uranium mill tailings disposal cells
William J. Waugh, Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc.; William H. Albright, Desert Research Institute; Craig H. Benson, University of Virginia; David C. Dander, Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc.; Mark Fuhrmann, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Carrie N. Joseph, University of Arizona; William J. Likos, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Danika A. Marshall, Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc.; Alex M. Michaud, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Aaron Tigar, Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc.; Morgan M. Williams, University of California-Berkeley
2:50 PM
Acute toxicity of stainless-steel and plastic containers on barnacle larvae
Anjali Boyd, Eckerd College; Daniel Rittschof, Duke University; Beatriz Orihuela, Duke Univeristy
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
Biomonitoring and reconstruction of surface water quality using trace metals and isotopes in unionid bivalve shells
Thomas J. Geeza, Penn State University; Nathaniel R. Warner, Penn State University; David P. Gillikin, Union College
3:40 PM
Potential effects of climate change and metapopulation dynamics on plant distributions using GIS-based cellular automata model
Kyung Ah Koo, Korea Environment Institute; Jinhee Kim, National Institute of Ecology
4:00 PM
Effects of oil and gas development on nesting ecology of migratory waterfowl
Cassandra G. Skaggs, Louisiana State University; Kevin M. Ringelman, Louisiana State University; Kaylan M. Carrlson, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; Charles R. Loesch, United States Fish and Wildlife Service; Frank C. Rohwer, Delta Waterfowl; Michael L. Szymanski, North Dakota Game and Fish Department
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