2018 ESA Annual Meeting (August 5 -- 10)

Saturday, August 4, 2018

7:00 AM-5:00 PM

FT 1 - Urban Interactions with Coastal Forested Wetlands in the New Orleans Area

8:30 AM-5:00 PM

1:30 PM-8:00 PM

FT 2 - Canoeing the Manchac Freshwater Wetlands - A Naturalist's Wonderland for Understanding Regional Environmental Issues

5:00 PM-8:00 PM

ESA-SEEDS Student Orientation (Invitation Only)

Sunday, August 5, 2018

7:30 AM-3:00 PM

FT 3 - Carnivorous Plants and Species-Rich Wet Pine Savannas

8:00 AM-11:30 AM

WK 1 - Advancing Effective Citizen Science Engagement in Ecological Sciences

WK 2 - Data Visualization Using R and ggplot

WK 3 - Generalized Joint Attribute Modeling (GJAM) for NEON, Microbiome, and Other High-Dimensional Data

WK 4 - Incorporating Environmental DNA (eDNA) into a Project

WK 5 - Managing Ecological Data for Effective Use and Re-Use: A Workshop for Early Career Scientists

12:00 PM-5:00 PM

WK 7 - Access and Work with NEON Data

WK 8 - Create Your Career and Get the Job: Strategies and Tactics for Early-Career Ecologists in Finding and Landing Your Dream Career

WK 9 - Introduction to Community Data Analysis Using the vegan Package in R

WK 10 - Re-Conceptualizing Sustainable Development in Post-Hurricane Puerto Rico

WK 11 - Story-Tell Your Science with ComSciCon: The Communicating Science Workshop for Graduate Students

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

ESA Governing Council Orientation

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

ESA Buell/Braun Judges Meeting

1:00 PM-5:30 PM

FT 10 - CANCELLED: Afternoon of Service: Volunteer to Support Environmental Sustainability in New Orleans

1:30 PM-4:30 PM

ESA Governing Council Business Meeting and Reception

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

Presider and A/V Training I

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

ESA-SEEDS Mentor Orientation (Invitation Only)

5:00 PM-6:30 PM

Opening Plenary

6:30 PM-8:00 PM

Welcome Reception

7:00 PM-9:00 PM

ESA-SEEDS Welcome Dinner (Invitation Only)

Monday, August 6, 2018

7:00 AM-8:00 AM

ESA-SEEDS Student/Mentor Breakfast (Invitation Only)

Environmental Justice Section Business Meeting

Southwest Chapter Business Meeting

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Scientific Plenary and Awards Session

8:35 AM-12:30 PM

FT 6 - Green Infrastructure and Extreme Events in the New Orleans Urban Ecosystem

10:15 AM-11:30 AM

New Phytologist Trust Keynote Speaker

SS 1 - 10th REEFS: Resources for Ecology Education, Fair and Share

SS 2 - CANCELLED - Advancing Biodiversity and Ecological Science Using NASA Airborne Campaigns

SS 3 - American Chestnut Restoration from Hybridization to Genetic Modification

SS 4 - Centers and Institutes: What is Our Role as Champions for the Ecological Sciences?

SS 5 - Creating a Multi-Disciplinary Global Learning Platform Using the One Health Model

SS 6 - Creating Effective Data Management Plans for Ecological Research

SS 7 - Diversifying the Faculty: Barriers and Best Practices

SS 8 - Ecosystem Services: A Bridge or Barrier?

SS 9 - Identifying Research Priorities to Improve Climate Change Adaptation Planning

SS 10 - Inclusive Communication to Promote Diversity, Inclusion and Equity

SS 11 - IPBES Regional Assessment for the Americas – Where Do We Go From Here?

SS 12 - Local Science Policy Issues in Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Barataria Preserve, New Orleans

SS 13 - Macro-Aeroecology: Characterizing Animal Ecology and Behavior in the Atmosphere from Local to Continental Scales

SS 14 - Maximize your 2018 Meeting Experience: Orientation and Networking for Student Attendees

SS 15 - Navigating the Shifting Landscape of International Research and Collaboration: Access, Benefit-Sharing, and the Nagoya Protocol

SS 16 - Path to Being a Strong Ally in Science

SS 17 - Sense of Place- Living Cultures and Local Ecology

SS 18 - Stand Up and Step In: Active Bystander Intervention to End Harassment (1st of 2 sessions offered)

SS 19 - The ESA’s Four-Dimensional Ecology Education Framework (4DEE): Opportunities and Challenges. A panel of ESA Presidents

SS 20 - Two Sides of the Coin: Conversations on Resilience between Planners, Designers, and Ecologists in Louisiana

11:30 AM-12:00 PM

Presider and A/V Volunteer Training II

11:30 AM-1:15 PM

ESA Joint Editors' Luncheon (by invitation only)

ESA Past Presidents Forum (by invitation only)

EcoEd Digital Library Resource Editors and Reviewers Meeting

WK 12 - Accessing Research Funding from Federal Agencies (An Early Career Networking Session)

WK 13 - Backward Design for Teaching Ecology Courses

WK 14 - Contribute to Project Biodiversify: A Repository of Teaching Materials to Diversify and Humanize Biology Courses

WK 15 - Demystifying the Media: Communicating Your Science with the Press

WK 16 - Diverse Career Pathways in Ecology

WK 17 - NEON Resources for Your Research

WK 18 - Networking for Nerds: Become a Networking Rock Star

WK 19 - Stand Up and Step In: Active Bystander Intervention to End Harassment (2nd of 2 sessions offered)

WK 20 - Student Networking Workshop: Tips on How to Build and Maintain Productive Relationships

WK 21 - The Federal Register Notices: How to Engage in Policy and Decision Making at the Federal Level

WK 22 - Who Cares about Ecology? Targeted Public Engagement in Non-Traditional Venues

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

INS 1 - Understanding Extreme Events: Linking Empirical Observation to Concepts and Theory

INS 2 - Natural History in the Digital Age

1:30 PM-3:30 PM

Editorial Board Meeting for Ecology and Ecological Monographs

1:30 PM-4:30 PM

ESA Career Fair Day 1

1:30 PM-5:00 PM

COS 1 - Aquatic Ecology: Streams And Rivers

COS 2 - Biogeochemistry: Aboveground-Belowground Interactions I

COS 3 - Climate Change I

COS 4 - Communities: Assembly And Neutral Theory I

COS 5 - Communities: Spatial Patterns And Environmental Gradients I

COS 6 - Competition

COS 7 - Conservation Management I

COS 8 - Disease And Epidemiology I

COS 9 - Ecosystem Function

COS 10 - Ecosystem Services Assessment

COS 11 - Environmental Gradients

COS 12 - Evolution: Selection And Adaptation I

COS 13 - Invasion

COS 14 - Modeling

COS 15 - Phenology

COS 16 - Plant-Insect Interactions I

COS 17 - Population Dynamics And Regulation

COS 18 - Remote Sensing And Image Analysis

OOS 1 - Demystifying Paradigms of Soil Organic Matter Formation Through Microbe-Mineral Interactions

OOS 2 - Lessons from Major Hurricanes: Justice Connections between Ecosystems and People Recovering from Hurricanes Katrina, Sandy, Harvey and Irma

OOS 3 - Many and Varied Ecological Lessons Learned from the Annual Rings of Trees: Insights across Scales

OOS 4 - Pastoralism in the 21^st Century: Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations

OOS 5 - Riparian Ecology and Conservation in the Tropics

SYMP 1 - Cities Are Novel Ecosystems and Novel Partners: Can Ecologists, Designers, and Planners Find Common Goals in Joined Conversations?

SYMP 2 - Innovative Continental-Scale Ecological Research Enabled By NEON (National Ecological Observatory Network)

SYMP 3 - The Role of Ecosystem Research Centers in Experiential Learning: A Diversity of Opportunities

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

INS 3 - Rapid Ecological Transitions: Synthesizing Concepts about Abrupt State Changes in Nature

INS 4 - The Future of Studying the Past: New Directions, Themes, and Techniques in Paleoecology

4:30 PM-6:30 PM

PS 1 - Agriculture

PS 2 - Aquatic Ecology

PS 3 - Arid And Semi-Arid Systems

PS 4 - Conservation Management

PS 5 - Conservation Planning, Policy, And Theory

PS 6 - Ecosystem Management

PS 7 - Ecosystem Services Assessment

PS 8 - Environmental Impact And Risk Assessment

PS 9 - Restoration Ecology

PS 10 - Soil

PS 11 - Urban Ecosystems

PS 12 - Wetlands

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

ESA Awards Recipients Reception (by invitation only)

6:30 PM-8:00 PM

Aquatic Ecology Section Mixer

Invasion Ecology Section Mixer and Business Meeting

Join the ESA Policy Section, ESA SciComm Section, and the Union of Concerned Scientists for Joint Networking!

Microbial Ecology Section Mixer/Business Meeting

Utah State University Ecology Center Social

iNaturalist Mixer

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

7:00 AM-8:00 AM

ESA Science Committee Meeting

SEEDS Advisory Board meeting

TK 1 - ESA Student Mentor/Mentee Breakfast

7:00 AM-9:00 AM

Early Career Mentorship Program Breakfast

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Editorial Board Meeting

8:00 AM-9:30 AM

INS 5 - Expanding Ecology: Your ESA Sections and Chapters Focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

INS 6 - Grand Challenges in Riparian and Wetland Ecology

8:00 AM-11:30 AM

COS 19 - Aquatic Ecology: Lakes And Ponds

COS 20 - Biogeochemistry: Aboveground-Belowground Interactions II

COS 21 - Climate Change II

COS 22 - Climate Change: Ranges And Phenology I

COS 23 - Communities: Assembly And Neutral Theory II

COS 24 - Communities: Spatial Patterns And Environmental Gradients II

COS 25 - Conservation Management II

COS 26 - Disease And Epidemiology II

COS 27 - Ecosystem Function: Biodiversity I

COS 28 - Evolution: Selection And Adaptation II

COS 29 - Invasion: Community Effects

COS 30 - Modeling: Communities, Disturbance, Succession

COS 31 - Parasitism And Host-Parasite Interactions I

COS 32 - Physiology I

COS 33 - Plant-Insect Interactions II

COS 34 - Population Dynamics: Metapopulations

COS 35 - Restoration Ecology I

OOS 6 - A Coastal Perspective: The Role of Vegetation in Response and Resilience of Coastal Ecosystems to Extreme Events

OOS 7 - Ecophysiological Responses to Experimental Warming in Vascular Plants

OOS 8 - Implementing Four-Dimensional Teaching of Ecology: Successes and Challenges

OOS 9 - New Uses for Old Collections: Herbarium Data in an Era of Ecological Change

OOS 10 - When a Raindrop is a Tsunami: Impacts of Disturbance on Plant-Associated Microbial Communities

SYMP 4 - Extreme Climatic Events, Extreme Ecological Responses and Impacts on Ecosystem Resilience

SYMP 5 - Forecasting the Effect of Extreme Climatic Events on Population Dynamics: A Forthcoming Research Agenda

9:00 AM-1:15 PM

FT 7 - Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation's Service Learning Day at Bayou St. John Urban Marsh

10:00 AM-11:30 AM

INS 7 - Ecology Without Borders

INS 8 - New Directions in the Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Carnivorous Plants

11:30 AM-12:00 PM

Presider and A/V Volunteer Training III

11:30 AM-1:15 PM

Agroecology Section Brownbag Lunch

Black Ecology Section Business Meeting

ESA Awards Committee Business Meeting

ESA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Business Meeting

Early Career Ecologist Section Business Meeting and Mixer

Ecosphere Editorial Board Meeting

LGBT Ecologist Brown Bag Lunch

Tutorial for ESA Chapter/Section Website Updates

WK 23 - 500 Women Scientists: How Many Ecologists Does It Take...

WK 24 - Communicating Science and Engaging the Public on Social Media: An #EngageESA Toolkit

WK 25 - Extending the Tent: A New Vision for Membership of the Ecological Society of America

WK 26 - Navigating NSF: Opportunities for Funding Research and Training

WK 27 - Science Communication for Advocacy

WK 28 - SEEDS Chapter Network Workshop

WK 29 - The 1-pager: A Practical Tool for Translating Research Into Action

WK 30 - The Lefts, Rights, Ups, and Downs That Created a Successful Career in Ecology

WK 31 - Transitioning Your Career Beyond Academia

WK 32 - Turn Your Research Figures or Educational Resource into a Peer-reviewed Product for Teaching: Submit to ESA’s EcoEd Digital Library

WK 33 - Using Logic Models to Write Successful Grant Proposals

11:45 AM-1:15 PM

Christian Ecologists Mixer

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Paleoecology Section Business Meeting

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

INS 9 - Talking about the Hard Stuff: Using the Science of Scicomm to Effectively Engage and Communicate about Ecology

INS 10 - Demystifying Paradigms of Soil Organic Matter Formation via Microbe-Mineral Interactions

1:30 PM-4:30 PM

ESA Career Fair Day 2

1:30 PM-5:00 PM

COS 36 - Aquatic-Terrestrial Linkages

COS 37 - Biodiversity I

COS 38 - Biogeochemistry: Biogeo Patterns Along Environmental Gradients I

COS 39 - Climate Change: Communities I

COS 40 - Climate Change: Ranges And Phenology II

COS 41 - Communities: Assembly And Neutral Theory III

COS 42 - Communities: Spatial Patterns And Environmental Gradients III

COS 43 - Conservation Management III

COS 44 - Disease And Epidemiology III

COS 45 - Ecosystem Function: Biodiversity II

COS 46 - Evolution: Genetic Isolation And Differentiation

COS 47 - Habitat Structure, Fragmentation, Connectivity

COS 48 - Invasion: Dynamics, Population Processes

COS 49 - Parasitism And Host-Parasite Interactions II

COS 50 - Physiology II

COS 51 - Pollination I

COS 52 - Population Dynamics: Modeling I

COS 53 - Restoration Ecology II

OOS 11 - Cutting-Edge Remote Sensing Applications in Ecology: Spanning Scales, Sensors, and Ecosystems

OOS 12 - Ecological Impacts of Tornados on Eastern Deciduous Forest: Short- and Long-Term Case Studies from the Eastern United States

OOS 13 - Host-Microbe Interactions on Leaves: Contributions to Plant and Ecosystem Resilience to Extreme Events and Stress Tolerance

OOS 14 - The Value of Students Exploring Ecosystem Services on Urban Campuses

OOS 15 - Vegetation Dynamics and Ecosystem Resilience Under Global Climate Change

SYMP 6 - Exploring Links between Cities and Surrounding Landscapes: Can Cities Enhance Regional Resilience and Biodiversity in an Era of Climate Change and Extreme Events?

SYMP 7 - From Theory to Application: Addressing Outstanding Challenges to Operationalizing Resilience

SYMP 8 - Insights and Advances from Synthesis Science in Environmental Science

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

INS 11 - Research and Outreach in National Parks (aka A Lab with a View and an Audience With Open Hearts and Minds)

INS 12 - From the Belowground World to Sustainable Grasslands: Mycorrhizal Fungi at the Center of Ecosystem Services and Resilience

4:00 PM-6:00 PM

Ecological Applications Editorial Board Meeting

4:30 PM-6:30 PM

PS 13 - Biodiversity

PS 14 - Communities: Disturbance And Recovery

PS 15 - Communities: Spatial Patterns And Environmental Gradients

PS 16 - Communities: Traits And Functional Diversity

PS 17 - Food Webs

PS 18 - Habitat Structure, Fragmentation, Connectivity

PS 19 - Mutualism And Facilitation

PS 20 - Parasitism And Host-Parasite Interactions

PS 21 - Plant-Insect Interactions

PS 22 - Population Dynamics

PS 23 - Remote Sensing And Image Analysis

PS 24 - Species Interactions

6:30 PM-8:00 PM

Agroecology, Soil Ecology, and Biogeosciences Joint Mixer

Applied Ecology and Human Ecology Sections Joint Mixer

British Ecological Society Reception

ESA Asian Ecology Section Business Meeting and Mixer

ESA Fund for the Future Donor Reception (by invitation only)

Education Section Mixer and Business Meeting

Inclusive Ecology Section Business Meeting

Latin American Chapter Mixer

Long Term Studies and Paleoecology Sections Joint Mixer

Oecologia Editorial Board

Restoration Ecology Section Mixer

Science Stories, Hosted by NCEAS

Statistical Ecology and Theoretical Ecology Sections Joint Mixer

University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology Mixer

TK 2 - ESA Student Section Mixer

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Committee for Diversity and Education Business Meeting

7:00 AM-8:30 AM

Historical Records Committee Business Meeting

7:00 AM-9:00 AM

ESA Meetings Committee Business Meeting

ESA Publication Committee (by invitation only)

7:00 AM-9:30 AM

Public Affairs Committee Meeting

8:00 AM-9:30 AM

INS 13 - Career Journeys That INSPIRE

INS 14 - Dynamic Resource Conservation Management and Benefits to Decision Support

8:00 AM-11:30 AM

COS 54 - Biodiversity II

COS 55 - Biogeochemistry: Biogeo Patterns Along Environmental Gradients II

COS 56 - Climate Change: Communities II

COS 57 - Communities: Disturbance And Recovery I

COS 58 - Communities: Spatial Patterns And Environmental Gradients IV

COS 59 - Conservation Planning, Policy, And Theory I

COS 60 - Disease And Epidemiology IV

COS 61 - Education: Research And Assessment

COS 62 - Effects Of Multiple Global Changes On Communities And Ecosystems

COS 63 - Food Webs I

COS 64 - Invasion: Invasibility, Stability, And Diversity

COS 65 - Physiology III

COS 66 - Pollination II

COS 67 - Population Dynamics: Modeling II

COS 68 - Restoration Ecology III

COS 69 - Seed Production, Dispersal, And Predation

COS 70 - Temperate Forests I

COS 71 - Wetlands

OOS 16 - Ecophysiology of Drought Resilience and Recovery

OOS 17 - Examining the Role of Spatial Variation in Maintaining Plant Community Diversity

OOS 18 - From Macro to Microbiota: Deeper Insights Into Community Ecology through Integration of Phylogeny and Functional Traits

OOS 19 - Integrating Diverse Evidence Streams on the Effects of Rising CO₂ on Terrestrial Ecosystems

OOS 20 - Justice Dimensions of Extreme Events: Raising Awareness through Applied Ecology, Education and Outreach

SYMP 9 - Ecoinformatics Advances: Building Technosocial Systems for Open Data and Big Science

SYMP 10 - Spectral Detection of Plant Stress in a Changing Global Environment

SYMP 17 - Averting the Tragedy of the Commons: Critical Feedbacks across Scales from Microbes to Humans

8:30 AM-12:30 PM

FT 8 - Ecological and Infrastructural Planning for Climate-Driven Threats to the Urban Coast of New Orleans

10:00 AM-11:30 AM

INS 15 - Fellowships and Awards to Jump Start Your Career in Science Policy and Beyond

INS 16 - Finding a Fundamental Niche: Ecological Design in Urban Plantings for Form and Function

11:30 AM-1:15 PM

Rapid Response Team Luncheon

12:00 PM-1:15 PM

Human Ecology Section Brown Bag Business Meeting

Range Ecology Section Business Meeting

12:15 PM-1:15 PM

Recent Advances Lecture

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

INS 17 - What Is Keeping You from Publishing Your Data?

INS 18 - Under-Preparation or Overreaction: The Science and Management of Extreme Events in Dryland Ecosystems

1:30 PM-4:30 PM

ESA Career Fair Day 3

1:30 PM-5:00 PM

COS 72 - Behavior

COS 73 - Biodiversity III

COS 74 - Biogeochemistry: C And N Cycling In Response To Global Change I

COS 75 - Biogeochemistry: Linking Community Structure And Ecosystem Function I

COS 76 - Climate Change: Plants I

COS 77 - Communities: Disturbance And Recovery II

COS 78 - Communities: Spatial Patterns And Environmental Gradients V

COS 79 - Conservation Planning, Policy, And Theory II

COS 80 - Disease And Epidemiology V

COS 81 - Ecosystem Stability And Resilience I

COS 82 - Education: Pedagogy

COS 83 - Fire I

COS 84 - Food Webs II

COS 85 - Invasion: Models

COS 86 - Species Interactions I

COS 87 - Statistics

COS 88 - Temperate Forests II

COS 89 - Urban Ecosystems I

OOS 21 - A Flood of Waters upon the Earth: Optimizing Management of Coastal Ecosystems in the Face of a Climate-Driven Threat

OOS 22 - Connecting Physical, Biological, and Social Risks from High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing

OOS 23 - Interactions Between Leaf-Level and Canopy Physiology

OOS 24 - Plant-Soil Interactions Under Changing Climate

OOS 25 - Uniting Predator-Prey and Parasite-Host Theory Under a General Consumer-Resource Framework

SYMP 11 - Downscaling, Extreme Events and Stochastic Population Models

SYMP 12 - Plant-Soil Feedback Theory: Building and Testing a Theoretical Framework for Integrating Belowground Plant Microbiomes into Plant Community Dynamics

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

INS 19 - Skills and Knowledge for Data-intensive Ecological Research across the Data Lifecycle

INS 20 - The Role of Ecologists in Disaster Management

4:30 PM-6:30 PM

PS 25 - Behavior

PS 26 - Disease And Epidemiology

PS 27 - Education: Pedagogy

PS 28 - Education: Research And Assessment

PS 29 - Education: Tools & Technology

PS 30 - Invasion

PS 31 - Invasion: Community Effects

PS 32 - Invasion: Prevention And Management

PS 33 - Invasion: Species Interactions

PS 34 - Modeling

PS 35 - Modeling: Communities, Disturbance, Succession

PS 36 - Modeling: Populations

5:30 PM-7:30 PM

W.K. Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) Reunion

6:30 PM-8:00 PM

ESA Natural History Section Mixer

Ecosystems Editorial Board

Physiological Ecology Section Mixer and Business Meeting

Plant Population Ecology and Vegetation Section Joint Mixer

UC Davis Ecology Mixer

TK 3 - ESA Diversity Forum

6:30 PM-8:30 PM

ESA Disease Ecology Section Meeting and Mixer

Thursday, August 9, 2018

7:45 AM-11:30 AM

FT 9 - A Crosstown Walk along Washington Ave.: Urban Ecology, Community Development and Environmental Justice

8:00 AM-9:30 AM

INS 21 - Ecological Research as Education Network (EREN): Multi-site Collaborative Research in the Undergraduate Classroom

INS 22 - Integrating Disciplines to Assess Global Soil Biodiversity

8:00 AM-11:30 AM

COS 90 - Arid And Semi-Arid Systems

COS 91 - Behavior: Foraging And Diet

COS 92 - Biodiversity IV

COS 93 - Biogeochemistry: C And N Cycling In Response To Global Change II

COS 94 - Biogeochemistry: Linking Community Structure And Ecosystem Function II

COS 95 - Climate Change: Plants II

COS 96 - Communities: Disturbance And Recovery III

COS 97 - Communities: Traits And Functional Diversity I

COS 98 - Conservation Planning, Policy, And Theory III

COS 99 - Distributions And Range Limits I

COS 100 - Ecosystem Stability And Resilience II

COS 101 - Fire II

COS 102 - Herbivory

COS 103 - Invasion: Prevention And Management

COS 104 - Predation And Predator-Prey Interactions

COS 105 - Species Interactions II

COS 106 - Tropical Forests I

COS 107 - Urban Ecosystems II

OOS 26 - Hurricane Effects on Coastal Ecosystems Emphasizing Southeastern United States

OOS 27 - Insights into Tropical Forest Function from Data-Model Integration

OOS 28 - Mesophication of Eastern Oak Forests: Vulnerability and Resilience with the Loss of Fire Disturbances

OOS 29 - Predictive Network Ecology: Mutualism, Evolution and Ecosystem Services

OOS 30 - The Consequences of Plant Trait Diversity for Higher Trophic Levels: A Mechanistic Perspective

SYMP 13 - Agroecology and Theory: Progress and Prospects

SYMP 14 - Scaling up: Using Small-Scale Restoration to Plan Large-Scale Resilience

10:00 AM-11:30 AM

INS 23 - Students As Ecologists: Collaborating with Undergraduates from Scientific Question to Publication

INS 24 - Developing a Unifying Framework for Understanding Controls on Denitrification in Terrestrial Ecosystems

11:30 AM-1:15 PM

Student Section Business Meeting

TK 4 - ESA Diversity Luncheon

WK 34 - Knowledge Café: Application of Emerging Topics in Plant Ecology and Evolution to Selection of Native Plant Materials for Restoration and Ecosystem Management

WK 35 - Building Scientist-Community Partnerships and Best Practices: Lessons from New Orleans Post-Hurricane Katrina and Other Extreme Events

WK 37 - Confessions from Graduate Students: Advice from Graduate Students about Navigating and Surviving Graduate School

WK 38 - How to Make Your Website Rock (And Why You Need This in Your Life)

WK 39 - How to Participate in Public Policy and Communicate with Congress

WK 40 - Inclusive and Accurate Approaches for Teaching Sex and Gender in Biology

WK 41 - Introduction to Negotiation Strategies and Tactics

WK 42 - National Institute of Food and Agriculture: Priorities and Processes

WK 43 - Publishing Peer-Reviewed Ecology Classroom Activities in CourseSource

12:00 PM-1:15 PM

Soil Ecology Section Business Meeting

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

INS 25 - Scaling up from the Smallest Actors to Global Patterns

INS 26 - Is Phylogenetic and Functional Trait Diversity a Driver or a Consequence of Grassland Community Assembly?

1:30 PM-4:30 PM

ESA Career Fair Day 4

1:30 PM-5:00 PM

COS 108 - Agriculture I

COS 109 - Behavior: Migration And Movement I

COS 110 - Biodiversity: Effects Of Global Change I

COS 111 - Biogeochemistry: C And N Cycling In Response To Global Change III

COS 112 - Biogeochemistry: New Paradigms In Biogeochem Cycling I

COS 113 - Climate Change: Plants III

COS 114 - Communities: Paleoecology And Long-Term Dynamics

COS 115 - Communities: Traits And Functional Diversity II

COS 116 - Distributions And Range Limits II

COS 117 - Ecosystem Management I

COS 118 - Education: Community-Based Learning

COS 119 - Environmental Impact And Risk Assessment I

COS 120 - Herbivory: Plant Defenses I

COS 121 - Invasion: Species Interactions I

COS 122 - Mycorrhizae

COS 123 - Species Interactions III

COS 124 - Tropical Forests II

COS 125 - Urban Ecosystems III

OOS 31 - Ecological Connectivity in a Changing World

OOS 32 - Novel Modeling Approaches in Disease Ecology

OOS 33 - Parasite Conservation in the Face of Global Change: Opportunities, Challenges, and Next Steps

OOS 34 - Pollen Limitation in a Changing World: How Does Environmental Variation Influence Plant Reproduction?

OOS 35 - The Science of Resistance: Climate Change Refugia in the Face of Heat, Droughts, Floods, Fires, and Forest Pests

SYMP 15 - Advancing Coastal Ecological Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation

SYMP 16 - Building Resilient Wetland Forest Ecosystems in the Southern United States

2:00 PM-4:30 PM

ESA-SEEDS Student Closing Event

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

INS 27 - Not the Usual Suspects: Micronutrients with Macro Effects

INS 28 - Research Gaps in the US Southwest and Mexico

4:30 PM-6:30 PM

PS 37 - Biogeochemistry

PS 38 - Climate Change

PS 39 - Climate Change: Communities

PS 40 - Climate Change: Plants

PS 41 - Ecosystem Function

PS 42 - Ecosystem Function: Biodiversity

PS 43 - Evolution

PS 44 - Fire

PS 45 - Phenology

PS 46 - Physiology

PS 47 - Temperate Forests

7:00 PM-9:00 PM

TK 5 & TK 6 - ESA Closing Conference Reception

Friday, August 10, 2018

8:00 AM-9:30 AM

INS 29 - The Biodiversity Exploratories: A Unique Long Term Platform to Understand Causes and Functional Consequences of Biodiversity Change

INS 30 - Frontiers and Limits in Disease Macroecology

8:00 AM-11:30 AM

COS 126 - Agriculture II

COS 127 - Behavior: Migration And Movement II

COS 128 - Biodiversity: Effects Of Global Change II

COS 129 - Biogeochemistry: Experimental Climate Change Effects On Biogeo Processes

COS 130 - Biogeochemistry: New Paradigms In Biogeochem Cycling II

COS 131 - Climate Change: Plants IV

COS 132 - Communities: Traits And Functional Diversity III

COS 133 - Ecosystem Management II

COS 134 - Environmental Impact And Risk Assessment II

COS 135 - Forest And Rangeland Management

COS 136 - Genetics And Molecular Techniques

COS 137 - Grasslands/Steppe

COS 138 - Herbivory: Plant Defenses II

COS 139 - Invasion: Species Interactions II

COS 140 - Mutualism And Facilitation

COS 141 - Soil

COS 142 - Trophic Dynamics And Interactions

COS 143 - Urban Ecosystems IV

OOS 36 - Abrupt Change in Ecological Systems: When, Where, and Why?

OOS 37 - Frugivores and Seed Dispersal in the Anthropocene

OOS 38 - Landscape Genetics: Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding the Intersection between Landscape Ecology and Population Genetics

OOS 39 - Multistability and Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Abrupt Transitions in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Theory, Application and Management

OOS 40 - Plant Microbiomes in a Changing World

SYMP 18 - Ecological Restoration of Dryland Systems: Recent Successes and Novel Challenges

8:30 AM-10:30 AM

PS 48 - Latebreaking: Agriculture

PS 49 - Latebreaking: Aquatic Ecology

PS 50 - Latebreaking: Behavior

PS 51 - Latebreaking: Biodiversity

PS 52 - Latebreaking: Biogeochemistry

PS 53 - Latebreaking: Climate Change

PS 54 - Latebreaking: Community Ecology

PS 55 - Latebreaking: Conservation Management

PS 56 - Latebreaking: Conservation Planning, Policy, And Theory

PS 57 - Latebreaking: Disease And Epidemiology

PS 58 - Latebreaking: Ecosystem Management

PS 59 - Latebreaking: Ecosystem Services Assessment

PS 60 - Latebreaking: Ecosystem Stability And Resilience

PS 61 - Latebreaking: Education

PS 62 - Latebreaking: Evolution

PS 63 - Latebreaking: Fire

PS 64 - Latebreaking: Forest And Rangeland Management

PS 65 - Latebreaking: Invasion

PS 66 - Latebreaking: Modeling

PS 67 - Latebreaking: Physiology

PS 68 - Latebreaking: Plant-Insect Interactions

PS 69 - Latebreaking: Population Dynamics

PS 70 - Latebreaking: Remote Sensing And Image Analysis

PS 71 - Latebreaking: Restoration Ecology

PS 72 - Latebreaking: Species Interactions

PS 73 - Latebreaking: Urban Ecosystems

PS 74 - Latebreaking: Wetlands

10:00 AM-11:30 AM

INS 31 - Advancing the Predictive Ability of the Global Carbon Cycle in Earth System Models