ICCB 2013 Program - Society for Conservation Biology

11:45 Ecosystem service concept can help us better understand land use conflicts
Barbara Mihok, SCB Europe Section, Centre for Ecological Research, Hungarian Academy of Science; Eszter Kovács,
Environmental Social Science Research Group, St. István University; Katalin Margóczi, University of Szeged, Department of
Ecology; György Málovics, University of Szeged, Institute of Economics and Economic Development; Judit Gebert, University
of Szeged, Institute of Economics and Economic Development; György Pataki, Environmental Social Science Research Group,
St. István University; Eszter Kelemen, Environmental Social Science Research Group, St. István University; Ágnes Kalóczkai,
Environmental Social Science Research Group, St. István University
12:00 A method for determining the optimal mix of fire histories for biological conservation
Luke Kelly, The University of Melbourne; Andrew Bennett, Deakin University; Michael Clarke, La Trobe University;
Michael McCarthy, The University of Melbourne;
12:15 Doing together what we can’t do alone: Connecting people, organizations, wildlife and landscapes across the
Yellowstone to Yukon region
Wendy Francis, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
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Marine Conservation 2
Room 303
Wednesday, July 24, 10:30 to 12:30
Wednesday
10:30 The overlooked role of fish behavior in coral reef fisheries management and conservation
Fraser Januchowski-Hartley, James Cook University; Nicholas Graham, James Cook University; Joshua Cinner, James
Cook University; Garry Russ, James Cook University
10:45 Combining Ecological Principles to the Design of Marine Infrastructures to Preserve Native Biodiversity in Marine
Urban Seascapes
Laura Airoldi, University of Bologna; Filippo Ferrario, University of Bologna; Ljiljana Ivesa, Center for Marine Research,
Institute Rudjer Boskovic; Shimrit Perkol-Finkel, SeArc Ecological Marine Consulting; Elisabeth Strain, University of
Bologna
11:00 Community disassembly on coral reefs: a functional approach for a stressful world
Emily Darling, Simon Fraser University; Tim McClanahan, Wildlife Conservation Society; Isabelle Cote, Simon Fraser
University; Tom Oliver, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
11:15 Community Fisheries Action Roundtable: Methods for fisheries stakeholder engagement including outreach
strategies, design, communication, and learning
Carla Guenther, Penobscot East Resource Center
11:30 Changing the burden of proof for mangrove management in New Zealand
Carolyn Lundquist, NIWA
11:45 Take or Release Determining the impact of capacity building activities for recreational fishermen on billfish
conservation in Kenya
Nelly Kadagi, African Billfish Foundation; Tina Harris, African Billfish Foundation
12:00 SeaSketch: A Participatory Marine Spatial Planning Software Service
Will McClintock, University of California Santa Barbara
12:15 Open discussion
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Conservation in Hotspots
Room 304
Wednesday, July 24, 10:30 to 12:30
10:30 Plight of the Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee in Oban division Forest; a reflection of the state of one of Nigeria’s
most important Biodiversity hotspot
Jennifer Agaldo, A .P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute. University of Jos Nigeria
10:45 REDD+ site selection through systematic conservation planning using MARXAN in Tanzania
Md Saiful Khan, Lakehead University
11:00 A Multi-Species Analysis of Chytridiomycosis Infection and Resistance in West-Central Africa
Patrick McLaughlin, Drexel University; Gail Hearn, Drexel University
11:15 Prioritize multi-species conservation of endemism in China
Binbin Li, Duke University; Stuart Pimm, Duke University
11:30 Creating Mosaic-Based Conservation Corridors to Respond to Major Threats in the Amazon Headwaters
Hannah Stutzman, Amazon Conservation Association; Amy Rosenthal, WWF - US; Adrian Forsyth, Blue Moon Fund
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