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1515-1545 Afternoon Tea (Wednesday) 1545-1800 SYMPOSIUM: New science for prioritising management actions on Australian islands SYMPOSIUM: Surviving the dry: how diversity is maintained in the arid zone (part 1) SYMPOSIUM: Seed ecology; from population process to applied conservation (part 2) SYMPOSIUM: Beneath the surface: groundwater-dependent ecosystem hydroecology, diversity and processes (1) Invasion Ecology ROOM Sirius Room Pleiades Room Orion Room Rottnest Room Garden Room CHAIR Bob Pressey Glenda Wardle Mark Ooi Andrew Boulton Elizabeth Wandrag 1545-1600 Carolyn Williams, Department of Parks and Wildlife, WA A manager's perspective on managing islands Dr Catherine Nano, Department of Land and Resource Management, NT Drought, browsing and fire: A reassessment of population viability in the arid tree Acacia peuce Annisa Satyanti, Phd Candidate, The Australian National University, ACT Australian alpine seeds are short-lived compared to other Australian species A/Prof Grant Hose, Macquarie University, NSW What happens to groundwater ecosystems when you take out the groundwater? Pauline Lenancker, Phd Student James Cook University & CSIRO Colony founding strategies of the invasive tropical fire ant Solenopsis geminata 1600-1615 Katherine Zdunic, Department of Parks and Wildlife, WA Mapping habitats on remote islands using remote sensing Dr Jayne Brim Box, Department of Land Resource Management, NT Camels and native species at desert waterholes: Evidence of an interference cascade? Dr Anne Cochrane, Senior Research Scientist, Department of Parks and Wildlife Can hot summer temperatures effectively overcome dormancy and stimulate germination in physically dormant seeds? Dr Jarrod Kath, University of Southern Queensland, Qld Seeking ecohydrological commonality among groundwater-dependent ecosystems: A framework for assessing ecological responses to groundwater-regime alteration Louise Barnett, Phd Candidate James Cook University, Qld Hide and seek: factors affecting detection of invasive gecko populations 1615-1630 Dr Owen Woodberry, Senior Consultant, Bayesian Intelligence, Vic Developing Bayesian Belief networks to support ecological risk assess-ment in Western Australian Islands Professor Jenny Davis, Charles Darwin University, NT Characterising the climatic and hydrological processes supporting arid zone aquatic refugia Matthew Chick, Student, The University of Melbourne, Vic Soil heat transfer during prescribed burns and its implications for post-fire recruitment? Dr Jodie Dabovic, A/Team Leader Plan Ecological Assessment, NSW DPI Water A new method for identifying groundwater dependent vegetation communities in NSW Associate Professor Melodie McGeoch Monash University, Vic Pattern and process in invaded plant communities: Dry forest floors in northern Victoria 1630-1645 Dr Amelia Wenger, The University of Queensland, Qld Predicting weed spread throughout Western Australian Islands to enable effective environmental management Professor Glenda Wardle, The University of Sydney, NSW Dry, drier, driest: extreme years and potential ecosystem collapse Dr Jenny Wilson, Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority, Vic Direct seeding for revegetating landscapes for biodiversity - how effective is it? Dr Kathryn Korbel, Macquarie University, NSW The importance of groundwater biotaunderstanding the structure and potential roles of groundwater communities Dr Michael Crossland, The University of Sydney, NSW Enhanced cannibalism by cane toad larvae in Australia following introduction from Hawai’i 1645-1700 Dr Christopher Baker, The University of Queensland, Qld Modelling the spread of weeds to inform decision-making on islands Dr Paul Nevill, Curtin University, WA Insights into landscape genetic structure of three short range rock outcrop endemic plant species using resistance surfaces Berin Mackenzie, PhD Candidate, The University of New South Wales, NSW Advancing our understanding of fire-driven recruitment in species with physiological dormancy Michelle Pyke, PhD Candidate The University of Western Australia, WA Ecosystems and cultural life: groundwater dependent cultural-systems of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley region of WA Emily De Stigter, PhD Candidate Monash University, Vic Understanding invasive species spread using phenological and environmental data 1700-1715 Dr Cheryl Lohr, Department of Parks and Wildlife, WA Modelling dynamics of native and invasive species in response to management Claire Treilibs, PhD Candidate, Flinders University, SA Spatial dynamics and burrow occupancy in a population of Slater’s skink Liopholis slateri Dr Shane Turner, The University of Western Australia, WA Mechanisation of native seed use to enhance large-scale land restoration programs Professor Nick Bond, Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre, Vic What can existing datasets tell us about streamflow characteristics and surface-groundwater interactions across landscape scales? Richard Faulkner, RMIT University, Vic Evaluating and Understanding National Feral Cat Management Effort 11
1715-1730 Dr Gwen Iacona, The University of Queensland, Qld Estimating conservation management costs: why simplistic assumptions can result in inadequate conservation budgets Lauren Young, PhD Candidate The University of Sydney, NSW Spatial and temporal variability of a threatened aridzone rodent in drought refuges Dr Todd Erickson, Restoration Seedbank Initiative, The University of Western Australia, WA Unpacking seed regeneration for restoration using life-stage transition models Dr Neil Pettit, Edith Cowan University, WA Typology and ecohydrology of groundwater dependent vegetation associated with perennial and intermittent streams Professor Richard Duncan, Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, ACT Partitioning of seedling microsites facilities grassland invasion 1730-1745 Hugh Davies, The University of Melbourne, Vic Managing feral cats on Melville Island: saving the brush-tailed rabbit-rat from extinction Dr Chris Pavey CSIRO, NT Population dynamics and persistence of dasyurid marsupials in arid Australia Dr Nerissa Haby, Wild R&D, SA The benefits of mechanical disturbance in revegetating degraded areas in the central Flinders Ranges Annette Muir, Arthur Rylah Institute / Dept Environment Land Water & Planning, Vic Evidence for interval squeeze? Drivers of seed production in a south-eastern Australian Banksia Ganesha Liyanange, PhD Candidate, The University of Wollongong, NSW Determinants of fire-related dormancy-breaking thresholds Martin Andersen, Senior Lecturer, The University of New South Wales Biogeochemical processes in the hyporheic zone: the role of flow regime in controlling habitat Arthur Broadbent, PhD Student Lancaster University, UK Species responses to fertilisation vary in relation to soil biota origin 1745-1800 Professor Bob Pressey, James Cook University, Qld Putting it all together: a new decisionsupport tool to guide management actions DISCUSSION Dr Mark Ooi, Research Fellow, The University of Wollongong Summation and Discussion DISCUSSION Dr Iadine Chades, CSIRO Divide and conquer: a solution for managing large invasive species networks Dr Akane Uesugi, Monash University, Vic What prevents alien populations from turning invasive: the mechanisms of lag-time in Australian goldenrod populations 1900-2300 Conference Dinner at Bathers Beach House Thursday, December 1, <strong>2016</strong> 0900-0945 PLENARY SESSION SIX Chair: Lesley Gibson, Southern Cross Ballroom 0900-0945 Keynote Address: Refuges/refugia – bringing together ecology and evolution to understand resilience, Professor Craig Moritz, Director, Centre for Biodiversity Analysis, The Australian National University, ACT 0945-1015 Morning Tea (Thursday) 12
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