ICCB 2013 Program - Society for Conservation Biology

Marine Conservation 3
Room 302
Thursday, July 25, 16:00 to 18:00
16:00 The Effects of Seasonal Hypoxia on the Spatial Distribution of Protected Marine Species and Apex Predators in the
Northwestern Gulf of Mexico
Chelsie Counsell, Florida State University; J. Craig, NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Steven DiMarco, Texas
A&M University
16:15 Restoring Habitats and Conserving History: Living Shoreline Stabilization in Canaveral National Seashore
Melinda Donnelly, University of Central Florida; Linda Walters, University of Central Florida; Jennifer Manis, University
of Central Florida; Paul Sacks, University of Central Florida; John Stiner, Canaveral National Seashore
16:30 Predictors, Patterns and Processes of Extinction Risk in Porgies (Family: Sparidae)
Mia Theresa Comeros, Old Dominion University; Colin Buxton, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of
Tasmania; Bruce Mann, Oceanographic Research Institute; Barry Russell, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Charles
Darwin University; Kent Carpenter, Old Dominion University
16:45 How and Where to Act for Seagrass Conservation: The Case of Posidonia oceanica
Sylvaine Giakoumi, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research and The University of Queensland; Christopher Brown, The
University of Queensland; Stelios Katsanevakis, European Commission, Joint Research Centre; Hugh Possingham, ARC
Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, School of Biological Sciences
17:00 Solving the mystery of marine protected area (MPA) performance: linking governance, conservation, ecosystem
services, and human well being
Helen Fox, WWF-US; Robert Pomeroy, University of Connecticut Avery Point Campus; Gabby Ahmadia, WWF-US; Arun
Agrawal, University of Michigan; Xavier Basurto, Duke University; Louise Glew, WWF-US; Michael Mascia, WWF-US;
Nasser Olwero, WWF-US; John Parks, Marine Management Solutions LLC
17:15 Connecting New England to the Pacific: Historic American Sperm Whaling in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area
Erin Taylor, New England Aquarium; Regen Jamieson, New England Aquarium; Tim Smith, World Whaling History
17:30 Can Stakeholder Participation Save the Harbor Porpoise
Sara McDonald, Duke University; Deborah Gallagher, Duke University
17:45 The role of bridging organisations in Caribbean coral reef governance
Angelie Peterson, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus; Clare Fitzsimmons, Newcastle University; Johanna
Forster, Newcastle University; Selina Stead, Newcastle University; Rachel Turner, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
Campus; Robin Mahon, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus
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Protected Area Planning and Design 2
Room 303
Thursday, July 25, 16:00 to 18:00
16:00 Modeling the Distribution of Rare Multiple-Use Plant Species in a Fragmented Northern Amazonian Landscape
Anthony Cummings, Syracuse University; Jane Read, Syracuse University
16:15 Conservation planning for migratory bird species under climate change
Ilona Naujokaitis-Lewis, University of Toronto; Marie-Josee Fortin, University of Toronto; Hugh Possingham, University
of Queensland; Tara Martin, CSIRO
16:30 The impact of data quality and surrogate species on conservation decisions for a regional corridor network
Pia Lentini, University of Melbourne
16:45 Reinforcing need for conserving narrow-range species: positive feedback of being gap species and high local
extinction rate in non-conserved areas
Munemitsu Akasaka, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Techinology; Taku Kadoya, National Institute for Environmental
Studies; Fumiko Ishihama, National Institute for Environmental Studies; Taku Fujita, The Nature Conservation Society of
Japan
17:00 Conservation and Human Rights, an opportunity for Indigenous Peoples empowerment: a case study from Guyana,
South America.
Tsitsi McPherson
17:15 Benefits of coordinating efforts for MPA establishment in the Verde Island Passage, Philippines
Vera Horigue, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University; Robert Pressey, ARC Centre of
Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University; Morena Mills, University of Queensland; Reniel Cabral, National
Institute of Physics - University of the Philippines; Serge Andrefouet, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
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