2021 ESA Annual Meeting (August 2 - 6)
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2021 ESA Annual Meeting (August 2 - 6)

Mon Aug 02

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Opening Plenary

8:30 AM-9:30 AM

COS 1 Communities: Traits And Functional Diversity 1
COS 2 Ecosystem Function
COS 3 Education
COS 4 Invasion: Species Interactions
COS 5 Modeling: Populations
COS 6 Predation And Predator-Prey Interactions
COS 7 Vital Connections in Ecology: Novel Collaborations with Community Stakeholders
INS 1 Interoperable Ecological Data: Putting the I into FAIR Data
OOS 1 Advances in Biodiversity Science with Remote Sensing
OOS 2 Connecting Wildfire, People and Global Change in the Pacific Northwest
OOS 3 Plant-Microbe Interactions in Wetland Ecosystems: Challenges Under Increasing Environmental Pressures
SYMP 1 Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Connecting Past and Future, People and Place, and Ways of Knowing

9:30 AM-10:30 AM

PS 1 Biodiversity - PS 1
PS 2 Biogeochemistry - PS 2
PS 3 Climate Change - PS 3
PS 4 Education - PS 4
PS 5 Grasslands/Steppe - PS 5
PS 6 Restoration Ecology 1- PS 6
PS 7 Vital Connections in Ecology: Breakthroughs in Understanding Species Interactions 1 - PS 7
SS 1 Creating Effective Data Management Plans for Ecological Research
SS 2 Field Implementation of Microbial Inoculation: Concepts in Community Ecology and Challenges for Technology Development and Policy
SS 3 Looking Beyond Stockholm +50: The Role for Ecological Science
SS 4 Maximize your 2021 Meeting Experience: Orientation and Networking for Student Attendees
SS 5 Vital Connections Tribal Culture & Ecology

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

COS 8 Behavior: Migration And Movement
COS 9 Biogeochemistry: Biogeo Patterns Along Environmental Gradients
COS 10 Communities: Traits And Functional Diversity 2
COS 11 Conservation Management 1
COS 12 Invasion: Invasibility, Stability, And Diversity
COS 13 Species Interactions 1
COS 14 Vital Connections in Ecology: Maintaining Ecological Resilience 1
INS 2 Community Coalescence As a Framework for Managing Microbes in Natural, Host, and Engineered Ecosystems
OOS 4 Emerging Pursuits in Agroecology: Forging New Interdisciplinary Research Connections and Collaborations
OOS 5 Leveraging FAIR Data to Discover New Connections in Ecology
OOS 6 Social-Ecological Drivers of Change in Urban Forest Patches
SYMP 2 Looking Beyond Stockholm +50: Moving Toward Solutions: System Approaches to Sustaining Human-Environment Systems

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Data Help Desk: So much data, so little time!
Speed Networking with EIC Aimee Classen, Ecological Monographs
Roundtable: Collaborations Across ESA Programs to Advance Science, Education and Diversity
Speed Networking with EIC Kathy Cottingham, Ecology
Roundtable: Career Success in the Private Sector
Explore Careers in Ecology I
COS 15 Behavior
COS 16 Climate Change
COS 17 Communities: Traits And Functional Diversity 3
COS 18 Conservation Management 2
COS 19 Invasion: Prevention And Management
COS 20 Species Interactions 2
COS 21 Vital Connections in Ecology: Maintaining Ecological Resilience 2
FT 1 Restoring Southern California's Largest Marine Estuary, the Sites, the Sounds, and Research of the Upper Newport Bay
WK 1 Reciprocity of Indigenous Knowledge in Ecology Education: Towards a More Inclusive Ecology
WK 2 Student Networking Workshop: Tips for Making Productive Connections at ESA 2021!

1:30 PM-2:30 PM

Resume Review with Joe Sullivan
Resume Review with Jon Miller
Resume Review with Kusum Naithani
Resume Review with Hannah Kuchta
COS 22 Behavior: Foraging And Diet
COS 23 Biogeochemistry: C And N Cycling In Response To Global Change
COS 24 Communities: Disturbance And Recovery 1
COS 25 Conservation Planning, Policy, And Theory 1
COS 26 Invasion: Dynamics, Population Processes
COS 27 Mutualism And Facilitation
COS 28 Vital Connections in Ecology: Maintaining Ecological Resilience 3
INS 3 Connecting Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives to Find What Matters in Microbial Responses to Change
OOS 7 Using Individual Traits for Macro-Studies across Space, Time, and Taxa
OOS 8 When the Tropics Get Drier: Lessons from Natural and Drought Manipulation Experiments in Low-Latitude Forested Ecosystems
SYMP 3 Racial Bias in Ecological Citizen Science

2:00 PM-2:30 PM

Resume Review with Hattie Waldron 2

2:30 PM-3:30 PM

COS 29 Climate Change: Ranges And Phenology
COS 30 Communities: Disturbance And Recovery 2
COS 31 Conservation Planning, Policy, And Theory 2
COS 32 Evolution
COS 33 Invasion
COS 34 Parasitism And Host-Parasite Interactions
COS 35 Vital Connections in Ecology: Maintaining Ecological Resilience 4
INS 4 Building Belonging in Ecology: Networks as Connectors; Networks as Disruptors
OOS 9 Maintaining Vital Connections in Human Dimensions During a Global Pandemic
OOS 10 The Value of Diversity in Forest Ecosystems: Resistance and Resilience to Extreme Climatic Events
OOS 11 Trajectories and Tipping Points of Watersheds in Response to Disturbances

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

Speed Networking with EIC Deb Peters, Ecosphere
Human Dimensions Collaborative-UCS Mega Mixa 2.0
Theory Section Social Event
Speed Networking with EIC Rich Wallace, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Ecological Restoration Section Mixer
Aquatic Ecology Section Mixer
FT 3 A Visit to CSU’s Desert Studies Center at Zzyzx in the Mojave National Preserve
PS 8 Behavior - PS 8
PS 9 Biogeochemistry: C And N Cycling In Response To Global Change - PS 9
PS 10 Climate Change: Plants - PS 10
PS 11 Ecosystem Management - PS 11
PS 12 Restoration Ecology 2 - PS 12
PS 13 Species Interactions - PS 13
PS 14 Vital Connections in Ecology: Breakthroughs in Understanding Species Interactions 2 - PS 14
WK 3 13th REEFS: Resources for Ecology Education, Fair and Share
WK 4 Accessing Research Funding from Federal Agencies (An Early Career Networking Session)

4:30 PM-5:30 PM

Speed Networking - Early Career Ecologists Section

Tue Aug 03

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

COS 36 Agriculture
COS 37 Communities: Disturbance And Recovery 3
COS 38 Distributions And Range Limits
COS 39 Effects Of Multiple Global Changes On Communities And Ecosystems
COS 40 Plant-Insect Interactions
COS 41 Restoration Ecology 1
COS 42 Vital Connections in Ecology: Breakthroughs in Understanding Species Interactions 1
INS 5 EFI/NEON Ecological Forecasting Challenge
OOS 12 Ecological Consequences of Variability in Climate
OOS 13 Healthy Soils for Healthy Communities: A Community-Based Initiative Exploring Vital Connections in Urban Soil Science
OOS 14 Meta-analysis and Beyond: Connecting Secondary Data and Scientific Synthesis to Environmental Decision-making
SYMP 4 Navigating a Gender-Biased World: Lessons from the Experiences of Women in Ecology Across Cultures and Generations

8:00 AM-9:30 AM

Scientific Plenary

9:30 AM-10:30 AM

Rangeland Ecology Section Gathering and Business Meeting
PS 15 Agriculture - PS 15
PS 16 Communities: Disturbance And Recovery - PS 16
PS 17 Disease And Epidemiology - PS 17
PS 18 Modeling - PS 18
PS 19 Urban Ecosystems 1 - PS 19
PS 20 Vital Connections in Ecology: Maintaining Ecological Resilience 1 - PS 20
PS 21 Wetlands - PS 21
SS 6 Careers in Science Policy
SS 7 Effective Use of Models to Improve Field Management of Biological Invasions: Progress and Future Needs
SS 8 First Steps to Introduce Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts in Your Lab, Department and Beyond
SS 9 How NASA's Surface Biology and Geology Mission Will Support the Next Generation of Global Ecosystem and Biodiversity Science
SS 10 The Role of Urban Biodiversity in Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Cities

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

COS 43 Climate Change: Plants 1
COS 44 Communities: Spatial Patterns And Environmental Gradients 1
COS 45 Competition
COS 46 Forest And Rangeland Management 1
COS 47 Restoration Ecology 2
COS 48 Urban Ecosystems 1
COS 49 Vital Connections in Ecology: Breakthroughs in Understanding Species Interactions 2
INS 6 Open Data Resources During a Global Pandemic
OOS 15 Integrating Climate Justice Into Ecology Education - Elevating the Human Dimensions of ESA’s 4DEE for a Sustainable Future
OOS 16 Microbial Community Coalescence: When Isolated Microbial Communities Collide
OOS 17 Within-Species Variation in Plant Physiology Informs Environment x Genetic Interactions Via Common Garden Experiments
OOS 18 Woody Invaders in Temperate and Tropical Forests: Different Species, Same Strategy?

11:30 AM-2:00 PM

WK 5 RaceTalk Skills for Cross-Racial Communication (1st of 2 sessions offered)

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Data Help Desk: ESA Data Sharing Policy: What It Means For YOU
A roundtable discussion of publishing with ESA journal editors-in-chief Aimee Classen, Juan Corley, Kathy Cottingham and Rich Wallace
ESA Soil Ecology Section Business Meeting
Roundtable: Paradigm Shifts: A Discussion on Statistical Models vs Machine Learning vs AI (Statistical Ecology Section)
Roundtable: Building an Ecology Career and a Family
2021 Awards Ceremony and Networking Reception
COS 50 Climate Change: Plants 2
COS 51 Communities: Spatial Patterns And Environmental Gradients 2
COS 52 Disease And Epidemiology 1
COS 53 Forest And Rangeland Management 2
COS 54 Restoration Ecology 3
COS 55 Urban Ecosystems 2
COS 56 Vital Connections in Ecology: Breakthroughs in Understanding Species Interactions 3
FT 6 Coyote Creek Field Station: Bird Banding in Restored Habitat in Silicon Valley
WK 6 Building Alliances with Climate Activists to Support Climate Action and Ecological Knowledge
WK 7 Macrosystems EDDIE: Teaching Ecological Forecasting to Undergraduates

1:30 PM-2:30 PM

Mock Interview with Hannah Kuchta
Mock Interview with Josh Schimel 1
Mock Interview with Alicia Arrington-Thomas
Mock Interview with Zakiya Leggett 1
Mock Interview with Rachel Mason
COS 57 Climate Change: Plants 3
COS 58 Communities: Spatial Patterns And Environmental Gradients 3
COS 59 Disease And Epidemiology 2
COS 60 Ecosystem Services Assessment
COS 61 Evolution: Selection And Adaptation
COS 62 Forests: Temperate
COS 63 Vital Connections in Ecology: Breakthroughs in Understanding Species Interactions 4
INS 7 Ecology "Hacks" for Restoration Success
OOS 19 Connecting Students, Instructors, and the Scientific Community Through Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences
OOS 20 Managing Organic Inputs in Agriculture to Optimize Soil Nutrient Cycling and Other Ecosystem Services
OOS 21 Taking Stock of Trait-Based Community Ecology
SYMP 5 ESA Early Career Fellows and Mercer Award Symposium I

2:30 PM-3:30 PM

TEK for A More Inclusive Ecology
COS 64 Aquatic Ecology
COS 65 Disease And Epidemiology 3
COS 66 Ecosystem Management
COS 67 Ecosystem Stability And Resilience
COS 68 Forests: Tropical
COS 69 Modeling: Communities, Disturbance, Succession
COS 70 Vital Connections in Ecology: Breakthroughs in Understanding Species Interactions 5
INS 8 Infectious Lessons: Teaching Disease Ecology
OOS 22 Digging Deeper: Understanding The Vital Connections Between Microbial Communities And Global Biogeochemistry Through The Whole Soil Profile
OOS 23 Socioecological Impacts of Oil Palm Agriculture
SYMP 6 ESA Early Career Fellows and Mercer Award Symposium II

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

Roundtable: Planetary Health: Emerging Opportunity in the Intersections of Human Health and Earth's Natural Systems
Physiological Ecology Section Business Meeting & Mixer
Speeding Networking with EIC Deb Peters, Ecosphere
Speed Networking with EIC Juan Corley, Ecological Applications
ESA Early Career Ecologists Section Mixer
ESA- Latin America and the Caribbean Chapter Mixer
FT 7 Virtual Tour of the SPRUCE Whole-Ecosystem Warming By Elevated CO2 Experiment
FT 8 Where in the World?: A Mystery Field Trip across the USA
PS 22 Physiological Ecology - PS 22
PS 23 Aquatic Ecology - PS 23
PS 24 Communities: Spatial Patterns And Environmental Gradients 1 - PS 24
PS 25 Fire - PS 25
PS 26 Urban Ecosystems 2 - PS 26
PS 27 Vital Connections in Ecology: Maintaining Ecological Resilience 2 - PS 27
WK 8 Diverse Leadership in Ecology: Expanding Your Influence and Generating a Leadership-Network
WK 9 Telling Stories, Sharing Knowledge, and Seeing the Nature of Things:  Teaching Scientific Communication in Ecology Courses

4:00 PM-5:30 PM

Virtual Open-Mic Music Session

Wed Aug 04

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7:00 AM-8:30 AM

Scientific Interfaces Lecture

8:30 AM-9:30 AM

COS 71 Arid And Semi-Arid Systems
COS 72 Communities: Assembly And Neutral Theory
COS 73 Grasslands/Steppe
COS 74 Herbivory
COS 75 Phenology
COS 76 Soil
COS 77 Vital Connections in Ecology: Breakthroughs in Understanding Species Interactions 6
INS 9 Vital Connections: Engaging Professional Societies with the 4DEE Framework
INS 10 Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Ground-Breaking Women in Soil Science
OOS 24 Integrating Spatial and Social Behaviour Across Ecological Systems
OOS 25 Using Machine Learning to Quantify and Improve Earth System Predictions
SYMP 7 A Dynamic Perspective on Ecosystem Restoration: Establishing Temporal Connectivity at the Intersection Between Paleoecology and Restoration Ecology

9:30 AM-10:30 AM

New Phytologist Foundation Keynote Speaker
SS 11 Decadal Strategic Planning and Implementation: U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Program and the North American Carbon Program
SS 12 Enhancing Urban Ecosystems in Los Angeles: How Research Can Inform Plans, Policies and Projects that Address Green Infrastructure in Cities
SS 14 Success Stories from the Front Lines of Policy and Science

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

COS 78 Biodiversity: Effects Of Global Change 1
COS 79 Biogeochemistry: Linking Community Structure And Ecosystem Function
COS 80 Mycorrhizae
COS 81 Physiological Ecology 1
COS 82 Remote Sensing And Image Analysis 1
COS 83 Trophic Dynamics And Interactions
COS 84 Vital Connections in Ecology: Mentoring, Education, and Training
INS 11 State of Knowledge of Global Soil Biodiversity: The Vital Connection Between Science and Policy
OOS 26 Estuaries As Sentinels for Climate Change
OOS 27 Equity-Focused, Evidence-Based Approaches to Teaching and Assessing SciComm in Higher Education
OOS 28 Fire-Vegetation Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience in a Warmer World
OOS 29 Land-Use and Climate Interactions: The Reshaping of Communities and Ecosystems

11:30 AM-2:00 PM

WK 28 RaceTalk Skills for Cross-Racial Communication (2nd of 2 sessions offered)

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Speed Networking with EIC Juan Corley, Ecological Applications (Second Offering)
Roundtable: The Non-tenure Track Faculty Experience
Roundtable: What Effect Would Minimum Standards on Data Have on the Publishing Landscape?
Speed Networking with EIC Kathy Cottingham, Ecology (Second Offering)
Data Help Desk: Using Data
Explore Careers in Ecology II
COS 85 Biodiversity: Effects Of Global Change 2
COS 86 Biogeochemistry: Aboveground-Belowground Interactions
COS 87 Climate Change: Communities 1
COS 88 Modeling 2
COS 89 Physiological Ecology 2
COS 90 Remote Sensing And Image Analysis 2
COS 91 Vital Connections in Ecology: Multi-Trophic Interactions and Ecosystem Function 1
FT 9 Into the Clouds: The Alpine Environment of the Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly
FT 10 The Los Angeles River: Exploring Urbanized River Biodiversity Using Environmental DNA (eDNA)
WK 10 Exchanging Best Practices to Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) in ESA and Our Institutions
WK 11 How Scientists Can Help Restore Scientific Integrity and Advocate for Science-Based Policy

1:30 PM-2:30 PM

Resume Review with Tim Fullman
Resume Review with Jon Miller 3
Resume Review with Sandra Del Rio 2
COS 92 Biodiversity 1
COS 93 Biogeochemistry: New Paradigms In Biogeochem Cycling
COS 94 Modeling 1
COS 95 Pollination
COS 96 Population Dynamics And Regulation
COS 97 Remote Sensing And Image Analysis 3
COS 98 Vital Connections in Ecology: Multi-Trophic Interactions and Ecosystem Function 2
INS 12 Solving the Two-Body Problem: Strategies for Balancing Dual-Career Relationships in Ecology
OOS 30 Expanding the Field in Fieldwork: Connecting the Practice of Fieldwork with the Human Dimensions of the 4DEE Framework
OOS 31 How Phytochemical Variation Enhances Our Understanding of Patterns and Processes from the Leaf to the Ecosystem
OOS 32 The Consequences of Climate Change for Dryland Biogeochemistry

2:00 PM-2:30 PM

Resume Review with Daniel Scholes
Resume Review with Catherine O'Riordan
Resume Review with Susannah Lerman

2:30 PM-3:30 PM

COS 99 Biodiversity 2
COS 100 Biogeochemistry: Atmospheric N Deposition Effects
COS 101 Climate Change: Communities 2
COS 102 Fire
COS 103 Habitat Structure, Fragmentation, Connectivity
COS 104 Population Dynamics: Modeling
COS 105 Vital Connections in Ecology: Multi-Trophic Interactions and Ecosystem Function 3
INS 13 Success Stories from the ESA SEEDS Program... 25 Years Later
OOS 33 Energizing Ecology Faculty Mentoring Networks with ESA’s Four-dimensional Ecology Education Curricular Framework
OOS 34 Nutrient Acquisition Strategies and Ecosystem Consequences in Tropical Forests
OOS 35 Over a Century of Developments in Population Ecology: Historical Overview, Status Quo, and Arising Challenges
SYMP 8 Can Nucleation Bridge to Desirable Alternative Stable States? Theory and Applications

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

Plant Population Ecology Section Mixer
Networking Social ESA Canada Chapter
Invasion Ecology Section Annual Meeting & Mixer
University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology Mixer
Speed Collaboration
Roundtable: Language Bias as a Barrier in Ecological Sciences: Challenges and Solutions Toward A Truly Inclusive Community
ESA Human Ecology Section Mixer
A Roundtable Discussion of Publishing with ESA Journal Editors-In-Chief Deb Peters, Juan Corley, Kathy Cottingham and Rich Wallace
Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) and Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) Tropical Mixer
ESA Biogeosciences, Soil Ecology, and Agroecology Joint Mixer
4DEE Networking Mixer
FT 11 Big Wall Ecology in Yosemite
FT 12 The Sonoran Desert: Stories of the Continuing Evolution of a Species – Carnegiea gigantea
PS 28 Arid And Semi-Arid Systems - PS 28
PS 29 Communities: Spatial Patterns And Environmental Gradients 2 - PS 29
PS 30 Genetics And Molecular Techniques - PS 30
PS 31 Invasion 1 - PS 31
PS 32 Population Dynamics And Regulation - PS 32
PS 33 Vital Connections in Ecology: Multi-Trophic Interactions and Ecosystem Function - PS 33
WK 12 Communicating Your Science with the Media

4:30 PM-5:45 PM

Joint Mixer of the Vegetation Section, ESA Vegetation Panel, and North American Section of IAVS and Tribute to Michael G. Barbour and Eddy van der Maarel

Thu Aug 05

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

INS 14 Collaborative Networks: Building Thriving Research Communities Vital to Ecosystem Science
LB 1 Biodiversity - LB 1
LB 2 Biogeochemistry - LB 2
LB 3 Climate Change: Plants - LB 3
LB 4 Conservation Management - LB 4
LB 5 Education - LB 5
LB 6 Mutualism And Facilitation - LB 6
LB 7 Urban Ecosystems - LB 7
OOS 36 The Consequences of Stochasticity for Communities: Linking Theory and Experiments
OOS 37 Leveraging data-driven approaches to identify vital connections in sustainable agricultural ecosystems
SYMP 9 Root and Rhizosphere Processes Under Drought: Digging Deeper to Enhance Ecosystem Resilience

8:00 AM-9:30 AM

Recent Advances Lecturer

9:30 AM-10:30 AM

PS 34 Biogeochemistry: Linking Community Structure And Ecosystem Function - PS 34
PS 35 Communities: Traits And Functional Diversity - PS 35
PS 36 Conservation Management - PS 36
PS 37 Forests: Temperate - PS 37
PS 38 Invasion 2 - PS 38
PS 39 Remote Sensing And Image Analysis - PS 39
SS 15 Connecting Disease with Movement Ecology in Humans and Animals: An Integrated Approach?
SS 16 From Undergrad to Grad to Early Career Professional: Career Tips for Students
SS 17 Microbiomes and Social Equity
SS 18 Urban Lakes as Focal Points for Community Science and Ecological Restoration
SS 19 Vital Connections for Women and Non-Binary BIPOC in Ecology

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

INS 15 Unexpected Natural History In Novel Ecosystems: Celebrating The Extraordinary In Ordinary Spaces
LB 9 Climate Change 1 - LB 9
LB 10 Conservation Planning, Policy, And Theory - LB 10
LB 11 Habitat Structure, Fragmentation, Connectivity - LB 11
LB 12 Predation And Predator-Prey Interactions - LB 12
LB 13 Vital Connections in Ecology: Novel Collaborations with Community Stakeholders - LB 13
LB 14 Wetlands - LB 14
OOS 38 Causal Inference in Global Change Studies: New Approaches and Emerging Opportunities
OOS 39 Community Science in Southeastern Ecosystems
OOS 40 Mycorrhizal Symbiosis and Ecosystem Process: Breakthroughs Across Scales
OOS 41 Plant Water Relations Under Increasing VPD: Linkages and Gaps from Soil to Atmosphere

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Disease Ecology Section - Trivia Game Mixer
Data Help Desk: Sharing Data
Getting Published - Early Career Mixer
Roundtable: Meet ESA Leaders in Education and Diversity Programs
Roundtable: Climate Science in the Courtroom: Being an Expert Witness
Statistical Ecology Section Business Meeting
Speed Networking with EIC Rich Wallace, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (Second Offering)
Speed Networking with EIC Aimee Classen, Ecological Monographs (Second Offering)
FT 13 A Walk Through the Wilderness of Wayqecha Biological Station in the Peruvian Cloud Forest
FT 14 The Great Experiment in Conservation - Ecosystem Research in Adirondack Park, New York
LB 15 Climate Change 2 - LB 15
LB 16 Communities - LB 16
LB 17 Forest And Rangeland Management - LB 17
LB 18 Invasion 1 - LB 18
LB 19 Remote Sensing And Image Analysis - LB 19
LB 20 Vital Connections in Ecology: Multi-Trophic Interactions and Ecosystem Function - LB 20
LB 21 Vital Connections in Ecology: Maintaining Ecological Resilience 1 - LB 21
WK 14 Aligning Your Teaching with the Four-Dimensional Ecology Education (4DEE) Framework
WK 15 Conversations with NSF: Research, Diversity, and Training Challenges and Opportunities

1:30 PM-2:00 PM

Mock Interview with Tim Fullman
Mock Interview with Josh Schimel 2
Mock Interview with Zakiya Leggett 2
INS 16 Ecological and Social Crises: Adapting Ecological Teaching, Mentoring, and Outreach in the Time of COVID, Black Lives Matter, and Climate Change
LB 22 Agriculture - LB 22
LB 23 Behavior 1 - LB 23
LB 24 Communities: Disturbance And Recovery - LB 24
LB 25 Forests: Temperate - LB 25
LB 26 Invasion 2 - LB 26
LB 27 Population Dynamics: Modeling - LB 27
LB 28 Vital Connections in Ecology: Maintaining Ecological Resilience 2 - LB 28
OOS 42 Climate Intervention: Risks, Effects and Predicted Impacts for Biodiversity and Ecological Systems
OOS 43 The Role of Mycorrhizae in Shaping Species Interactions, Plant Community Dynamics, and Ecosystem Function
SYMP 10 Phyllosphere Microbiomes: Deriving Rules of Community Assembly and Function for Wild and Agricultural Plants

2:30 PM-3:30 PM

INS 17 Unregulated Contaminants: What's Our Next Step with Microplastics, Pharmaceuticals, PFAS, and More
LB 29 Behavior 2 - LB 29
LB 30 Communities: Spatial Patterns And Environmental Gradients - LB 30
LB 31 Forests: Tropical - LB 31
LB 32 Modeling 1 - LB 32
LB 33 Physiological Ecology - LB 33
LB 34 Vital Connections in Ecology: Breakthroughs in Understanding Species Interactions 1 - LB 34
OOS 44 Developing Indicators and Policies for Managing the Global Nitrogen Challenge
OOS 45 Microbial Connectivity Across Ecotones
OOS 46 Network Connections: Deepening and Expanding Access to Virtual Field Experiences
OOS 47 New Frontiers in Bryophyte Ecology

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

SEEDS 25th Anniversary Celebration
Roll a Nature Check: Ecology-Themed Dungeons & Dragons
Women in Soil Ecology (WiSE) Mixer
Student Section Mixer
ESA Natural History Section Mixer
A Roundtable Discussion of Publishing with ESA Journal Editors-In-Chief Deb Peters, Kathy Cottingham and Rich Wallace
Ecology of the Cryosphere: Networking Event for Researchers
Ecological Research as Education Network (EREN) Virtual Mixer
FT 15 The Arroyo, Arundo, and an Increasing Presence of Beetles
FT 16 Archbold Biological Station and Buck Island Ranch in the Headwaters of the Florida Everglades
LB 35 Communities: Traits And Functional Diversity - LB 35
LB 36 Grasslands/Steppe - LB 36
LB 37 Modeling 2 - LB 37
LB 38 Phenology - LB 38
LB 39 Restoration Ecology - LB 39
LB 40 Vital Connections in Ecology: Breakthroughs in Understanding Species Interactions 2 - LB 40
WK 16 Backward Design And Inclusive Pedagogy for Teaching Ecology Courses
WK 17 Improving Workplace Climate: Strategies for Responding to Harassment and Other Hostile Behaviors

5:15 PM-6:15 PM

Ecological Trivia Night

Fri Aug 06

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7:00 AM-1:30 PM

SC 1 Introduction to Bayesian and Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling Applications in Ecology
SC 2 Science Policy 101: Survival in and Dynamics of the Congressional Ecosystem
SC 3 NEON Biodiversity: Explore and Work with NEON Organismal Data
SC 4 Strategies for Incorporating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice into Ecology Curriculula
WK 18 Assess What's Important: Creating Assessments That Show How Students Use Their Ecological Knowledge
WK 19 Reproducibility for Everyone

9:00 AM-10:30 AM

WK 20 Introduction to COMPADRE and COMADRE Matrix Population Model (MPM) Repositories: Data Submission, Database Use, and Demographic Analyses in R
WK 21 Systems Thinking Framework for Plant Science Undergraduate Education

10:30 AM-5:00 PM

SC 5 Quantitative Analysis in Plant Community Ecology using R
SC 6 Managing Ecological Data for Effective Use and Re-Use

11:00 AM-12:30 PM

WK 22 ipmr: An R Package for Easy and Flexible Construction and Interpretation of Integral Projection Models
WK 23 NEON Education: Integrating Open Data and R into the Undergraduate Classroom

1:00 PM-2:30 PM

WK 24 A Comprehensive Toolbox for Tree Physiological Data Processing in R
WK 25 Convert Your Ecology Teaching Activities to the 4DEE Format

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

SC 7 Bringing Computational Data Sciences to Your Undergraduate Ecology Classroom
SC 8 Connecting Ecology and Natural History Specimen Data: Using Tools in Public, Symbiota Data Portals

3:00 PM-4:30 PM

WK 26 Looking at Environmental Change Along a Socio-Environmental Gradient
WK 27 Synergistic Use of SAR and Lidar Data for Terrestrial Ecology Research

Thu Oct 07

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8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Queueing Setup Demo