Printed Program (PDF) - Ecological Society of America

monday sessions
7 am-8 am
ESA SEEDS Breakfast
D135, Oregon Convention Center
7 am-9 am
ESA Ecology Editorial Board Meeting
Ross Island, Doubletree Hotel
ESA Issues in Ecology Editorial Board Meeting
Sellwood, Doubletree Hotel
8 am-10 am
PL 2 - ESA Scientific Plenary and ESA Awards Session
Oregon Blrm 201-203, Oregon Convention Center
10:15 am-11:30 am
SS 1 - Reaching Beyond the Ecology Bubble: How the
Ecological Society of America Can Help You Connect
with Other Important Groups, From Policymakers to
Community Leaders
Portland Blrm 251, Oregon Convention Center
Organized by: N Lymn (nadine@esa.org), T Houston, L Lester
This interactive session will emphasize communicating ecological
information that resonates with decision makers and other
important groups, using tips outlined in the ESA publication “An
Ecologist’s Guidebook to Policy Engagement.” The session will
feature speakers experienced in working with policy, media, and
other entities outside the ecological community.
SS 2 - A Blueprint for a Changing World: The National
Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy
Portland Blrm 252, Oregon Convention Center
Organized by: K Freund (kate_freund@fws.gov), R Griffis
Join us for an overview of the National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate
Adaptation Strategy, which lays out a unified approach for reducing
the impacts of climate change on U.S. species and ecosystems.
Dozens of federal, state, and tribal partners collaborated to develop
this national blueprint for climate change response.
SS 3 - Creating Effective Data Management Plans for
Ecological Research
Portland Blrm 253, Oregon Convention Center
Organized by: W Michener (wmichener@lternet.edu), A Budden
Learn how to create a data management plan that is tailored to your
specific proposal or project, see examples of good data management
plans, and discuss best practices with your colleagues.
Speakers:
P Cruse, University of California - California Digital Library
C Strasser, University of California Office of the President
S Hampton, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
SS 4 - A Debate on the Sustainability of Biomass
Production for Energy
Portland Blrm 254, Oregon Convention Center
Organized by: CE Ridley (ridley.caroline@epa.gov), ZH Leggett, CM
Clark, Y Jager
Experts will argue opposite positions of the bioenergy-sustainability
debate, attempting to convince the audience that bioenergy is or is
Life on Earth: Preserving, Utilizing, and Sustaining our Ecosystems
7 am-11:30 am
not compatible with habitat and biodiversity conservation.
Speakers:
D Miller, Weyerhaeuser Company
R Efroymson, Oak Ridge National Lab
DA Landis, Michigan State University
C Kwit, University of Tennessee
SS 5 - Research and Funding Priorities for SESYNC,
the National Socio-environmental Synthesis Center
Portland Blrm 255, Oregon Convention Center
Organized by: MA Palmer, J Boyd, J Kramer, L Ries
Moderator: SL Collins
The National Socio-environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC)
focuses on the intersection of human and environmental systems,
and will define an evolving set of Themes to focus our research
activities. The goal of this session is to provide the ESA membership
with an opportunity to help prioritize, fine-tune, or revise current
Themes.
Speakers:
R Hilborn, University of Washington
L Lopez-Hoffman, University of Arizona
S Levin, Princeton University
MK Macauley, Resources for the Future
SS 6 - Social and Ecological Gradients and
Mechanisms of Resilience in Rangelands
Portland Blrm 256, Oregon Convention Center
Organized by: NF Sayre, E King
This Special Session will contribute to a general understanding
of how ecosystems can be preserved, utilized, and sustained by
synthesizing perspectives from diverse rangeland cases that
illuminate the practical and management implications of resilience
and social-ecological feedbacks.
SS 7 - Earth Stewardship: Exploring Connections
Between Microecology and Macroecology
Portland Blrm 257, Oregon Convention Center
Organized by: L Cheng (lcheng1@gmail.com), K Xue
Moderator: L Cheng
Session speakers will present examples of how to synthesize
knowledge from macro- and micro-ecology to improve our
understanding of the earth’s systems, and how to use knowledge to
inform control policies.
Speakers:
J Zhou, University of Oklahoma
M Kaspari, University of Oklahoma
MK Firestone, University of California, Berkeley
JH Brown, University of New Mexico
CB Field, Carnegie Institution of Washington
J Tiedje, Michigan State University
SS 8 - Ecosystem Response to a Disappearing
Cryosphere
Portland Blrm 258, Oregon Convention Center
Organized by: A Fountain, H Ducklow
The cryosphere is shrinking as the global climate warms and in
response ecosystems are changing. Changes are manifest in
the trophodynamics, via changes in habitat and species, and in
biogeochemical cycling. We invite presentations that focus on site
specific processes and synthesis efforts.
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