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Session: Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles | Chair: Jeff Alvarez, The Wildlife Project | Back to Top |
# | Presenter | Title | Date/Time |
1 | Michael Westphal | OVERWINTERING ROUGH-SKINNED NEWT LARVAE INCREASE PREDATION RISK TO CALIFORNIA RED-LEGGED FROGS | Feb 1 1:35 PM |
2 | Steve Bega | IMPROVING WILDLIFE FENCING FOR HERPETOFAUNA TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION: AN ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL MITIGATION CASE STUDIES | Feb 1 1:55 PM |
3 | Dustin Wood | GENOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC MONITORING OF THE SAN FRANCISCO GARTERSNAKE | Feb 1 2:15 PM |
## | Panel | Moderated Panel Discussion | Feb 1 3:30 PM |
Session: Ecology and Conservation of Carnivores | Chair: Brian Cypher, CSU Stanislaus | Back to Top |
# | Presenter | Title | Date/Time |
1 | Ellie Bolas | THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF ISLAND SPOTTED SKUNKS ON THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL ISLANDS | Feb 1 1:35 PM |
2 | Terence Carroll | AN APPROACH FOR LONG-TERM MONITORING OF RECOVERING POPULATIONS OF NEARCTIC RIVER OTTERS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA | Feb 1 1:55 PM |
3 | Karine Tokatlian | AMERICAN BADGER POPULATIONS AND CONNECTIVITY IN THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA | Feb 1 2:15 PM |
4 | Katie Moriarty | ASSESSING EVIDENCE OF RISK: USING DNA METABARCODING AND PREDICTED OCCUPANCY OVERLAP TO EVALUATE PREDATION RISK OF FISHERS AND MARTENS | Feb 1 2:35 PM |
5 | G. Bradley Smith | DROUGHT AND HABITAT INFLUENCE THE DIET OF FISHERS IN THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA | Feb 1 2:55 PM |
6 | Jordan Ellison | INVESTIGATING THE CONSERVATION VALUE OF SLASH PILES FOR HUMBOLDT MARTENS AND FISHERS | Feb 1 3:15 PM |
## | Panel | Moderated Panel Discussion | Feb 1 3:30 PM |
Session: Spotted Owl Ecology and Conservation | Chair: Rocky Gutierrez, University of Minnesota | Back to Top |
# | Presenter | Title | Date/Time |
1 | Dana Reid | WHO GIVES A HOOT? EVALUATING AND IMPROVING PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MONITORING FOR SPOTTED OWLS. | Feb 1 1:35 PM |
2 | Douglas Tempel | ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS OF SPOTTED OWL POPULATION DYNAMICS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: A LONG-TERM STUDY | Feb 1 1:55 PM |
3 | Daniel Hofstadter | EARLY BARRED OWL MANAGEMENT IN THE SIERRA NEVADA CAN PREVENT CALIFORNIA SPOTTED OWL EXTIRPATIONS | Feb 1 2:15 PM |
4 | Ceeanna Zulla | INTEGRATING GPS TAG LOCATIONS AND NEST MONITORING VIDEO REVEALS NEW INSIGHTS INTO SPOTTED OWL FORAGING BEHAVIOR | Feb 1 2:35 PM |
5 | Anu Kramer | CALIFORNIA SPOTTED OWL HABITAT SELECTION IN A FIRE-MANAGED LANDSCAPE SUGGESTS CONSERVATION BENEFIT OF RESTORING HISTORICAL FIRE REGIMES | Feb 1 2:55 PM |
6 | Kate McGinn | DO MICROREFUGIA BUFFER SPOTTED OWLS FROM THE ENERGETIC EFFECTS OF WARMING THERMAL CONDITIONS? | Feb 1 3:15 PM |
## | Panel | Moderated Panel Discussion | Feb 1 3:30 PM |
Session: Innovative Approaches in Wildlife Management | Chair: Linda Leeman, Ascent Environmental | Back to Top |
# | Presenter | Title | Date/Time |
1 | Seth Dettenmaier | SCIENCE-DRIVEN MANAGEMENT: EXAMPLE OF A THREE-TIERED HIERARCHICAL FRAMEWORK | Feb 1 1:35 PM |
2 | Michael Carbiener | CALTRANS' REGIONAL ADVANCE MITIGATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT (RAMNA): A NEW APPROACH TO PLANNING FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECT MITIGATION | Feb 1 1:55 PM |
3 | Allison Fuller | APPLICATIONS FOR WILDLIFE DISTURBANCE STUDIES IN ANALYSES UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT | Feb 1 2:15 PM |
4 | Richard Hatfield | THE CALIFORNIA BUMBLE BEE ATLAS: TRACKING AND CONSERVING BUMBLE BEES USING COMMUNITY SCIENCE | Feb 1 2:35 PM |
## | Panel | Moderated Panel Discussion | Feb 1 3:30 PM |
Session: Wildlife and Climate Change | Chair: Rachel Mazur, National Park Service | Back to Top |
# | Presenter | Title | Date/Time |
1 | Chad Moura | MAMMALIAN MESOPREDATOR SPATIOTEMPORAL RESPONSES TO DROUGHT AND SUBSEQUENT RECOVERY | Feb 2 1:35 PM |
2 | Aviva Rossi | PREDICTED RANGE SHIFTS OF HIGH ELEVATION MAMMALS IN THE SIERRA NEVADA DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE | Feb 2 1:55 PM |
3 | James Saracco | DIVERSITY, TRENDS, PHENOLOGY, AND DEMOGRAPHY OF A SUBALPINE BREEDING BIRD COMMUNITY IN RELATION TO CLIMATE VARIATION | Feb 2 2:15 PM |
4 | Lynn Schofield | MODELING FUTURE HABITAT SUITABILITY FOR GREAT GRAY OWLS IN A CHANGING CLIMATE | Feb 2 2:35 PM |
5 | Brianne Brussee | FUEL BREAK EFFECTIVENESS LINKED TO ACCESSIBILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, AND TREATMENT TYPE IN A RETROSPECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF WILDFIRES ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S | Feb 2 2:55 PM |
## | Panel | Moderated Panel Discussion | Feb 2 3:30 PM |
Session: Ecology and Conservation of Birds | Chair: Dave Riensche, East Bay Regional Park District | Back to Top |
# | Presenter | Title | Date/Time |
1 | Miranda Peters | WHAT'S THE SITCH WITH THESE WATERSHED CHICKS?: FACTORS AFFECTING NEST SUCCESS AND PRODUCTIVITY OF THE LEAST BELL'S VIREO IN THE SANTA ANA RIVER WATERSHED | Feb 2 1:35 PM |
2 | Chris Ray | ASSESSING VULNERABILITIES IN THE MUTUALISM BETWEEN WHITEBARK PINE AND CLARK'S NUTCRACKER IN NATIONAL PARKS OF THE SIERRA-CASCADE REGION | Feb 2 1:55 PM |
3 | Helen Loffland | HYDROLOGIC RESTORATION AND PERSISTENCE OF WILLOW FLYCATCHERS AT MEADOWS IN THE SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA | Feb 2 2:15 PM |
4 | Steven Albert | HOW LONG-TERM BIRD BANDING AND THE MAPS PROGRAM HAVE ADVANCED CONSERVATION | Feb 2 2:35 PM |
5 | Colleen Wisinski | BUILDING A NEW BURROWING OWL SUBPOPULATION THROUGH COLLABORATION AND TRANSLOCATION | Feb 2 2:55 PM |
6 | Diana Munoz | DRIVERS OF NEST SURVIVAL: INSIGHTS FROM A 30-YR STUDY OF BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS ON ALCATRAZ ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA | Feb 2 3:15 PM |
## | Panel | Moderated Panel Discussion | Feb 2 3:30 PM |
Session: Barred Owl Biology and Management | Chair: John Keane, US Forest Service | Back to Top |
# | Presenter | Title | Date/Time |
1 | Samantha Souza | IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF BARRED OWL INTESTINAL PARASITES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST | Feb 2 1:35 PM |
2 | Ryan Baumbusch | ESTIMATING STORED FAT IN BARRED OWLS | Feb 2 1:55 PM |
3 | Whitney Watson | BARRED OWL NATAL DISPERSAL IN COASTAL REDWOOD FORESTS | Feb 2 2:15 PM |
4 | Nicholas Kryshak | DIET OF BARRED OWLS IN CALIFORNIA ELUCIDATED WITH HIGH-THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING | Feb 2 2:35 PM |
5 | Daniel Hofstadter | HIGH RATES OF ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDE EXPOSURE IN CALIFORNIA BARRED OWLS ARE ENHANCED BY THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE | Feb 2 2:55 PM |
## | Panel | Moderated Panel Discussion | Feb 2 3:30 PM |
Session: Feral Cat Management and Public Communication - Challenges and Solutions | Chair: Angela Amlin, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration | Back to Top |
# | Presenter | Title | Date/Time |
1 | Andre Raine | THE WIDESPREAD IMPACT AND POPULATION-LEVEL EFFECT OF FERAL CATS ON ENDANGERED NATIVE SPECIES IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS | Feb 2 1:35 PM |
2 | Grant Sizemore | THE ONE HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF DOMESTIC CATS | Feb 2 1:55 PM |
3 | Ilse Silva-Krott | TOXOPLASMOSIS IN TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE SPECIES IN HAWAI'I | Feb 2 2:15 PM |
4 | Jay Penniman | LANDSCAPE LEVEL FERAL CAT MANAGEMENT USING PARA-AMINOPROPIOPHENONE (PAPP) | Feb 2 2:35 PM |
5 | Patrick Chee | BOOK 'EM DANNO! ADDRESSING AT-LARGE CATS WITH POLICY IN HAWAII | Feb 2 2:55 PM |
6 | Kirsten Leong | SHIFTING FROM CONFLICT OVER CAT REMOVAL TO COLLABORATIONS THAT ADDRESS THE SOURCES OF OUTDOOR CATS | Feb 2 3:15 PM |
## | Panel | Moderated Panel Discussion | Feb 2 3:30 PM |
Session: Ecology and Conservation of Large Mammals | Chair: Rhys Evans, Vandenberg Air Force Base | Back to Top |
# | Presenter | Title | Date/Time |
1 | Bridgett Benedict | RESISTANCE OF MOOSE CALVES TO FLIES: CORTISOL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS | Feb 3 1:35 PM |
2 | Nicki Frey | U. S. PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND OPINION OF FREE-ROAMING HORSES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT | Feb 3 1:55 PM |
3 | Christine Wilkinson | QUANTIFYING WILDLIFE RESPONSES TO CONSERVATION FENCING IN EAST AFRICA | Feb 3 2:15 PM |
4 | Vanessa ZoBell | PLAYING IN TRAFFIC: INVESTIGATING IMPACTS OF COMMERCIAL SHIPPING ON BALEEN WHALES AND IDENTIFYING EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS | Feb 3 2:55 PM |
5 | David Gallagher | HABITAT USE BY MOUNTAIN LIONS AT CARNEGIE STATE VEHICULAR RECREATION AREA IN ALAMEDA AND SAN JOAQUIN COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA | Feb 3 3:15 PM |
## | Panel | Moderated Panel Discussion | Feb 3 3:30 PM |
Session: Sage Grouse and Great Basin Ecosystems I | Chair: Thad Heater, USDA-NRCS | Back to Top |
# | Presenter | Title | Date/Time |
1 | Cheyenne Acevedo | EXAMINING THE SPATIO-TEMPORAL DYNAMICS OF NEVADA SAGE-GROUSE LEK COUNTS | Feb 3 1:35 PM |
2 | Mary Meyerpeter | USING BROOD TRANSLOCATION TO AUGMENT POPULATIONS OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE | Feb 3 1:55 PM |
3 | Shawn O'Neil | FREE-ROAMING HORSES ADVERSELY IMPACT GREATER SAGE-GROUSE POPULATION DYNAMICS IN SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEMS | Feb 3 2:15 PM |
4 | Joseph Atkinson | INFLUENCES OF COMMON RAVENS ON GREATER SAGE-GROUSE LEKKING ACTIVITY | Feb 3 2:35 PM |
5 | Maria Ospina | THE INTERACTION BETWEEN RESTORATION, FORAGING ECOLOGY, AND MATING BEHAVIOR IN GREATER SAGE-GROUSE | Feb 3 2:55 PM |
6 | Steven Mathews | REDISTRIBUTION AND POPULATION CYCLES: BI-STATE SAGE-GROUSE IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT | Feb 3 3:15 PM |
## | Panel | Moderated Panel Discussion | Feb 3 3:30 PM |
Session: Ecology and Conservation of Bats | Chair: Joseph Szewczak, Humboldt State University | Back to Top |
# | Presenter | Title | Date/Time |
1 | Dave Johnston | BATS, THE ORIGINS OF COVID-19, AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES | Feb 3 1:35 PM |
2 | Kimber Godfrey | ESTABLISHING BAT MONITORING IN NATIONAL PARKS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION | Feb 3 1:55 PM |
3 | Jill Carpenter | "BATS DON'T USE THAT" AND OTHER COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT WHERE BATS ROOST | Feb 3 2:15 PM |
4 | Patricia Brown | THE EASTERN RED BAT (LASIURUS BOREALIS) BREEDING IN CALIFORNIA: DOES IT NEED A NEW COMMON NAME? | Feb 3 2:35 PM |
## | Panel | Moderated Panel Discussion | Feb 3 3:30 PM |
Session: Ecology and Conservation of Small Mammals | Chair: Esther Burkett, CDFW | Back to Top |
# | Presenter | Title | Date/Time |
1 | Corbin Kuntze | EFFECT OF LANDSCAPE COMPOSITION ON THE DEMOGRAPHY OF DUSKY-FOOTED WOODRATS IN THE SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA | Feb 4 1:35 PM |
2 | Katie Smith | HABITAT USE BY SALT MARSH HARVEST MICE IN THE SUISUN MARSH | Feb 4 1:55 PM |
3 | Jason Piasecki | RED TREE VOLES: EXPLORING FOREST OCCUPANCY | Feb 4 2:15 PM |
4 | Jennifer Smith | HOST TRAITS, IDENTITY, AND ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREDICT CONSISTENT FLEA ABUNDANCE AND PREVALENCE ON FREE-LIVING CALIFORNIA GROUND SQUIRRELS | Feb 4 2:35 PM |
5 | James Golden | PILOT STUDY OF WINTER ACTIVITY OF AMERICAN PIKA IN TALUS HABITAT OF NEVADA. | Feb 4 2:55 PM |
## | Panel | Moderated Panel Discussion | Feb 4 3:30 PM |
Session: Sage Grouse and Great Basin Ecosystems II | Chair: Thad Heater, USDA-NRCS | Back to Top |
# | Presenter | Title | Date/Time |
1 | Joseph Smith | WHAT CAN BIG DATA TEACH US ABOUT ANNUAL GRASSES IN THE GREAT BASIN? | Feb 4 1:35 PM |
2 | Brian Prochazka | MAKING THE MOST OF EXPENSIVE DATA: AN EXAMPLE USING SPATIAL INTERPOLATION WITHIN AN INTEGRATED POPULATION MODELING FRAMEWORK | Feb 4 1:55 PM |
3 | Jason Tack | EVALUATING PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF CONIFER REMOVAL IMPACTS TO SAGEBRUSH-DEPENDENT WILDLIFE | Feb 4 2:15 PM |
4 | Richard Golgart | EFFECTS OF CONIFER REMOVAL ON BIRDS OF THE GREAT BASIN | Feb 4 2:35 PM |
5 | Cali Roth | USING CONSERVATION PLANNING SOFTWARE TO OPTIMIZE CONIFER TREATMENT IN SAGE-GROUSE HABITAT WITHIN THE GREAT BASIN | Feb 4 2:55 PM |
6 | Ian Dwight | SAGE-GROUSE RESPONSE TO WILDFIRE: RANGE-WIDE EFFECTS AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DEMOGRAPHY AND POST-FIRE SAGEBRUSH RECOVERY PROCESSES | Feb 4 3:15 PM |
## | Panel | Moderated Panel Discussion | Feb 4 3:30 PM |
Session: Incorporating Indigenous Ecological Knowledge into Wildlife Management | Chair: Melinda Mohamid, MIG, Inc. | Back to Top |
# | Presenter | Title | Date/Time |
1 | Kawika Winter | USING INDIGENOUS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TO DECOLONIZE CONSERVATION EFFORTS: EXAMPLES FROM HAWAI'I | Feb 4 1:35 PM |
2 | Niegel Rozet | NETWORK WEAVING FOR SELF-DETERMINATION: RECLAIMING STEWARDSHIP OF HAWAIIAN LANDS AND WATERS | Feb 4 1:55 PM |
3 | Julia Prince | WHEN SALMON SPEAK: PRIVATE LAND CONSERVATION FOR SPECIES AND CULTURAL RESTORATION IN WINNEMEM WINTU ANCESTRAL TERRITORY | Feb 4 2:15 PM |
## | Panel | Moderated Panel Discussion | Feb 4 3:30 PM |
Session: Wildlife Techniques and Technologies | Chair: Susanne Marczak, San Diego Zoo Global | Back to Top |
# | Presenter | Title | Date/Time |
1 | Jennifer Rechel | SPATIAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCALE FOR WILDLIFE GEOSPATIAL AND FIELD DATA ANALYSIS: A CRITIQUE | Feb 5 1:35 PM |
2 | Jamie Miller | MODELLING WILDLIFE HABITAT CONNECTIVITY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CONSERVATION ACTIONS | Feb 5 1:55 PM |
3 | Jeffrey Mintz | ESTIMATING THE FALL DISTRIBUTION OF LARGE BIRDS STRUCK BY WIND TURBINES USING A WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION. | Feb 5 2:15 PM |
4 | Jerry Cole | EVALUATING AND OPTIMIZING A COMPREHENSIVE MULTISPECIES BIRD SOUND CLASSIFIER: A CASE STUDY IN NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA | Feb 5 2:35 PM |
5 | Connor Wood | OPTIMIZING LANDSCAPE-SCALE ACOUSTIC MONITORING OF AVIAN BIODIVERSITY IN FIRE-PRONE FORESTS | Feb 5 2:55 PM |
6 | Claudia Pighetti | IMPROVED TECHNIQUES FOR MAPPING COYOTE PACKS USING PASSIVE ACOUSTIC RECORDERS | Feb 5 3:15 PM |
## | Panel | Moderated Panel Discussion | Feb 5 3:30 PM |
Session: Recreation and Human Impacts to Wildlife | Chair: John McNerney, City of Davis | Back to Top |
# | Presenter | Title | Date/Time |
1 | Kristin Brunk | MANAGEMENT REDUCES DENSITY OF A HIGHLY SUBSIDIZED GENERALIST PREDATOR IN A PROTECTED AREA | Feb 5 1:35 PM |
2 | Phoebe Parker-Shames | CONSEQUENCES OF CANNABIS: EXAMINING THE SPATIAL OVERLAP OF CANNABIS WITH AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL HABITATS | Feb 5 1:55 PM |
3 | Sayaka Mochizuki | NATURAL PREDATORS AND DOMESTIC DOGS, BUT NOT HUMAN FOOT TRAFFIC, ELICIT ALARM CALLING BY CALIFORNIA GROUND SQUIRRELS | Feb 5 2:15 PM |
4 | Sophie Conroy | HUMAN PRESENCE ALTERS PERCEIVED RISK IN THE CALIFORNIA GROUND SQUIRREL | Feb 5 2:35 PM |
5 | Julie Alpert | LONG-TERM PASSIVE AND ACTIVE MANAGEMENT, DATA COLLECTION, AND TRENDS AT A HIGH DESERT RIPARIAN PRESERVE IN SOUTHEASTERN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA | Feb 5 2:55 PM |
## | Panel | Moderated Panel Discussion | Feb 5 3:30 PM |
Session: Poster Session | Chair: Carlos Alvarado and Allison Fuller, Ascent Environmental | Back to Top |