COS 7 - Ecosystem Management

Monday, August 12, 2019: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
L011/012, Kentucky International Convention Center
Presider:
Kusum J. Naithani
1:30 PM
Marine soundscapes indicate kelp forest condition
Benjamin L. Gottesman, Purdue University; David T. Savage, Purdue University; Kristen Bellisario, Purdue University; Joshua Sprague, National Park Service; David J. Kushner, National Park Service; Megan F. McKenna, National Park Service; Mary Jo Barkaszi, CSA Ocean Sciences; Michele B. Halvorsen, CSA Ocean Sciences; Eva M. DiDonato, National Park Service; David L. Conlin, National Park Service; Bryan C. Pijanowski, Purdue University
1:50 PM
Linking microbiome to biome for improved prediction of ecosystem functions
Kusum J. Naithani, University of Arkansas; Renee F. Sniegocki, University of Arkansas; Jessica Moon, Murray State University; Abigail Rutrough, Texas Tech University; Jaya S. S. Seelan, Universiti Malaysia Sabah; Jude Gireneus, Universiti Malaysia Sabah; David Weindorf, Texas Tech University; Michael Farmer, Texas Tech University
2:10 PM
An 11-year assessment of hybrid chestnut growth, blight incidence (Cryphonectria parasitica), and tree recruitment under various soil restoration treatments
Jenise M. Bauman, Western Washington University; Brian C. McCarthy, Ohio University; Carolyn H. Keiffer, Miami University
2:30 PM
Improving shoreline community resiliency, beach habitat and rare species occurrences through compromise management
Ryan R. Rebozo, Pinelands Preservation Alliance; Jessica Ray, Pinelands Preservation Alliance; Jay Kelly, Raritan Valley Community College
2:50 PM
History of water quality changes in the Choptank estuary, a tributary of Chesapeake Bay
Thomas R. Fisher, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Rebecca J. Fox, Washington College; Anne B. Gustafson, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Erika L. Koontz, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Tim Rosen, Shore Rivers
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
Forage inventory, modeling and variability in the Uintah and Ouray Reservation
Scott Zimmer, Utah State University; Eugene Schupp, Utah State University; Janis L. Boettinger, Utah State University; Eric Thacker, Utah State University; Matt C. Reeves, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station
3:40 PM
Tree seedling shade tolerance: Relationships to seedling performance over gradients of light availability, soil moisture, and drought
Michael B. Walters, Michigan State University; Evan J. Farinosi, Michigan State University; Justin M. Kunkle, Michigan State University; Richard K. Kobe, Michigan State University
4:00 PM
Effects of prescribed fire on understory hardwoods in longleaf pine ecosystems
Andrew Whelan, The Jones Center at Ichauway; Seth W. Bigelow, The Jones Center at Ichauway; Joe O'Brien, USDA Forest Service; Steven Brantley, Jones Center at Ichauway
4:40 PM
Assessing ecological resiliency via remote sensing of landscape phenology
Lars Y. Pomara, US Forest Service; Danny C. Lee, US Forest Service; Bjorn-Gustaf J. Brooks, US Forest Service; William W. Hargrove, US Forest Service
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