Printed Program (PDF) - Ecological Society of America

WEDNESDAY
5:30 am-7 am; 7 am-8:30 am; 7 am-9 am; 7:30 am-9 am; 8 am-11:30 am
Wednesday sessions
5:30 am-7 am
ESA Portland Fun Run/Walk
Martin Luther King Jr., Lobby-ticket booth area, Oregon
Convention Center
7 am-8:30 am
ESA Historical Records Committee Business Meeting
Broadway, Doubletree Hotel
7am-9 am
Ecosystems Editorial Board Meeting
Sellwood, Doubletree Hotel
ESA Development Business Meeting
Three Sisters, Doubletree Hotel
ESA Meetings Committee Business Meeting
D130, Oregon Convention Center
ESA Publications Committee Business Meeting
Halsey, Doubletree Hotel
7:30 am-9 am
ESA Public Affairs Committee Business Meeting
Weidler, Doubletree Hotel
8 am-11:30 am
SYMP 10 - Growing Risk: Assessing the Invasive
Potential of Bioenergy
Portland Blrm 251, Oregon Convention Center
Organized by: A Glaser (glasera@nwf.org)
Endorsed by: Agroecology
Moderator: J Sibbing
Rapid expansion of the bioenergy industry has led to increased
interest in the use of non-native, potentially invasive species.
This symposium addresses the current state of knowledge on the
invasive potential of biomass and the ability of current policies and
screening tools to avoid and mitigate risks to native ecosystems.
8:00 AM SYMP 10-1 Glaser, A and P Glick, National Wildlife
Federation. An overview of the invasive species potential
of bioenergy feedstocks.
8:25 AM SYMP 10-2 Barney, JN, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University. Predicting the unpredictable: Assessing
the invasion risk of bioenergy crops.
8:50 AM SYMP 10-3 Porter, R, Environmental Law Institute.
Biofuels and invasive species risks: Assessing and
managing risks through feedstock selection and
cultivation strategies.
9:15 AM SYMP 10-4 Lambert, A, University of California Santa
Barbara. Risks associated with the use of the invasive
reed grass, Arundo donax, for biomass production.
9:40 AM Break
9:50 AM SYMP 10-5 Eckberg, J1 , N Anderson1 , N Jordan1 , R
Shaw1 , C Sheaffer1 , G Johnson1 , M Casler2 , S Flint1 , R
Schafer3 and D Wyse1 , (1)University of Minnesota, (2)
USDA - Agricultural Research Service, (3)Central Lakes
College. Invasion risks associated with switchgrass
biomass production: A discussion.
10:15 AM SYMP 10-6 Gordon, DR 1 , SL Flory 2 and SK Morris 2 ,
(1)The Nature Conservancy, (2)University of Florida.
Potential invasiveness of Eucalyptus species in the U.S.:
Implications for bioenergy crop development.
10:40 AM SYMP 10-7 Endres, AB 1 , J McCubbins 2 , LD Quinn 1
and JN Barney 3 , (1)University of Illinois, (2)Energy
Biosciences Institute, (3)Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University. The legal and policy framework for
mitigating invasive species risk in the bioenergy context.
11:05 AM Discussion
SYMP 11 - Translational Ecology: Forging Effective
Links Between Knowledge and Action
Portland Blrm 252, Oregon Convention Center
Organized by: MW Brunson (Mark.Brunson@usu.edu), EG King
Endorsed by: Rangeland Ecology Section, Applied Ecology
Section, International Affairs Section, Human Ecology Section
Moderator: EG King
Translational ecology describes ecological research that establishes
collaborative, multi-directional ties between research, policy and
the public. We investigate theoretical challenges and opportunities;
present tools and frameworks; evaluate outcomes of translational
ecology research; and explore innovations to enhance translational
ecology in the future.
8:00 AM SYMP 11-1 Brunson, MW and S Hoffmann, Utah State
University. Definitions, dimensions and directions for
translational ecology.
8:25 AM SYMP 11-2 Gibson, K, Utah State University. The science
of communication: Translational ecology requires
8:50 AM
learning how others learn.
SYMP 11-3 Neff, M, Allegheny College. Competing
visions of science and policy within the ecological
research community: Opportunities for and/or barriers to
translational ecology.
9:15 AM SYMP 11-4 Reid, R1 , M Fernandez-Gimenez1 , KA
Galvin1 , D Nkedianye2 and J Thompson1 9:40 AM
, (1)Colorado
State University, (2)University of Nairobi. Creating new
ways to bring people and knowledge together: Evolving
‘translational ecology’ into ‘transformational ecology’.
Break
9:50 AM SYMP 11-5 Huber-Sannwald, E, M Ribeiro Palacios and
RM Martinez Peña, Instituto Potosino de Investigación
Científica y Tecnológica. Using the Drylands Development
Paradigm for translational ecology to overcome inequities
and obstacles to sustainable development.
10:15 AM SYMP 11-6 Angerer, JP, Texas A&M University. Livestock
early warning systems: Translational ecology to improve
risk management decision-making in pastoral regions.
10:40 AM SYMP 11-7 Lach, D, Oregon State University. Salmon: A
crucible for translational ecology in the Pacific Northwest.
11:05 AM SYMP 11-8 Palmer, MA, University of Maryland.
Synthesis: The present and future of translational
ecology.
SYMP 12 - Ecosystem Consequences of Species
Alterations: Special Symposium in Memory of Late
Professor Joan Ehrenfeld
Portland Blrm 253, Oregon Convention Center
Organized by: W Zhu, RV Pouyat, E Stander, L Windham-Myers,
MM Carreiro
100 ESA 97th Annual Meeting, August 5 - 10, 2012, Oregon Convention Center