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Full Schedule

  • Monday, August 15, 2022
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM EDT
    Emerging Ecological Issues Committee Meeting (Invitation Only)
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM EDT
    SEEDS Student and Mentor Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Scientific Plenary and Awards Session
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    New Phytologist Foundation Keynote
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    SS 1 - Adding social contexts to environmental microbiomes
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    SS 3 - Ecologists perspective at COP26: conference take-aways, nature-based solutions, and where are we now?
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    SS 4 - Experimental approaches to measure the social and ecological benefits of urban nature
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    SS 5 - First Steps beyond the Land Acknowledgment
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    SS 6 - Fostering inclusion of unique identities, skills, and motivations to shape the future of Soil Ecology: A Community building workshop with the Women in Soil Ecology (WiSE) network
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    SS 7 - How ESA Membership & Certification Can Support Professional Development in Applied Science
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    SS 8 - How ecological societies can best support their discipline and their members in an increasingly complex and changing global environment
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    SS 9 - Integrating experimental, modeling, and management approaches to understand and mitigate drought and fire impacts to North American forests
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    SS 10 - Inuit-led Research: Exploring the Changing Role for “Southerners” in Arctic Research
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    SS 11 - Maximize your 2022 Meeting Experience: Orientation and Networking for Student Attendees
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    SS 12 - Myth of the Meritocracy: 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion in Ecology
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    SS 13 - Neurodiversity in ecology for mentors and mentees: Intraspecific diversity in facets of thinking
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    SS 14 - Rethinking Environmental Covariates: How issues of Environmental Justice Shape Ecological Phenomena
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    SS 15 - Science Policy Fellowships and Awards: A Panel Discussion
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    SS 16 - Spatial networks to predict species adaptability to future changes
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    SS 17 - The Human Dimensions Series in the ESA Bulletin: Highlighting DEIJ Efforts from ESA Member-led Sections and Chapters
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    SS 18 - The Past Informs The Future: Connections in Long-Term Ecological Research
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    SS 19 - WOCinEEB and the importance of affinity groups in ecology
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Session Presider & A/V Assistant Training - Session 2
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    ESA Past-Presidents' Luncheon
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 2 - CANCELLED - 3D Naturalists - Broadening Participation in Citizen Science
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 3 - Accessing Research Funding from Federal Agencies (An Early Career Networking Session)
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 4 - Assess What’s Important: Creating Assessments That Show How Students Use Their Ecological Knowledge
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 5 - Building a Better Fieldwork Future: Scenario-Based Bystander Training to Prevent Sexual Harassment and Assault in Field Settings
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 7 - Climate Change in the Classroom: Building Emotional Resilience to Eco-Grief and Climate-Anxiety in Ecology Courses
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 8 - Comparing Populations to Investigate How Vital Rates Drive Population Dynamics: An Exact Method for Calculating Life Table Response Experiments and an R Package That Does It for You
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 9 - Diverse Leadership in Ecology: Expanding Your Influence and Generating a Leadership-Network
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 10 - How to Communicate with Congress and Participate in Public Policy
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 11 - TEK in ESA: A Change is Going to Come in the Relationship Between Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledges and Ecological Science
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 12 - The Only Constant is Change: Programmatic Workflows to Access, Prepare and Work with NEON Plant Phenology Data to Detect Seasonal Trends
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Early Career Ecology Mentorship Program Coffee Hour
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Microbial Ecology Section Business Meeting
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    ESA Journals Editors-in-Chief Networking (available both virtually and in-person)
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 1 - Aquatic Ecology: Lakes And Ponds 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 2 - Back and Forecasting in Ecology 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 3 - Behavior: Migration And Movement 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 4 - Biodiversity 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 5 - Biogeochemistry: New Paradigms In Biogeochem Cycling 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 6 - Climate Change: Ranges And Phenology 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 7 - Communities: Assembly And Neutral Theory 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 8 - Communities: Traits And Functional Diversity 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 9 - Competition 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    INS 1 - Fire and rangelands: science meets policy in a culturally diverse and changing world

    Organizer: Daniel I. Rubenstein, PhD. – Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University

    Co-Organizer: Daniel I. Rubenstein, PhD. – Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University

    Co-Organizer: Norma L. Fowler – University of Texas at Austin

    Co-Organizer: Elizabeth King – Univeristy of Georgia

    Co-Organizer: Maddy Case – University of Oregon

    Moderator: Daniel I. Rubenstein, PhD. – Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University

    Inspire Session

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    OOS 1 - Meta-analysis in Ecology: Challenges, Advances, and Successful Applications

    Organizer: James R. Bence – Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State Univesity

    Co-Organizer: Craig W. Osenberg – Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia

    Co-Organizer: Scott D. Peacor – Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State Univesity

    Moderator: James R. Bence – Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State Univesity

    Organized Oral Session

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    OOS 2 - Mycorrhizal associations and climate change

    Organizer: Joey Chamard – Université de Sherbrooke

    Co-Organizer: Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe – Université de Sherbrooke

    Moderator: Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe – Université de Sherbrooke

    Organized Oral Session

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    OOS 3 - Planning Resilient Ecological Futures with Indigenous Communities

    Organizer: Jason McLachlan – University of Notre Dame

    Co-Organizer: Joseph Gazing Wolf – Arizona State University

    Co-Organizer: James Rattling Leaf – University of Colorado - Boulder

    Moderator: Michael C. Dietze – Boston University

    Organized Oral Session

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 10 - Conservation Planning, Policy, And Theory 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 11 - Distributions And Range Limits 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 12 - Eco-Evolutionary Processes 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 13 - Herbivory

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 14 - Invasion 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 15 - Modeling: Communities, Disturbance, Succession 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 16 - Mutualism And Facilitation 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 17 - Riparian And Floodplain Habitats

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 18 - Seed Production, Dispersal, And Predation

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 19 - Species Interactions 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 20 - Urban Ecosystems 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    SYMP 1 - Biodiversity-Ecosystem Function Relationships in a Changing World

    Organizer: Laura Y. Podzikowski – University of Kansas

    Co-organizer: James D. Bever, PhD – The University of Kansas

    Moderator: James D. Bever, PhD – The University of Kansas

    Symposium

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    SYMP 2 - Four Dimensional Ecology Education (4DEE): Preparing for and Fomenting Change in Ecological Education

    Organizer: Luanna B. Prevost – University of South Florida Department of Integrative Biology

    Co-organizer: Alan R. Berkowitz – Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

    Co-organizer: Kenneth Klemow, PhD, ESA Certified Senior Ecologist – Wilkes University

    Moderator: Alan R. Berkowitz – Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

    Symposium

  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Virtual Coffee Break
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    CSEE Presidential Award
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    INS 2 - Space Oddity: Thinking About Ecological Networks Across Space

    Organizer: Gabriel Dansereau – University of Montreal

    Co-Organizer: Tanya Strydom – University of Montreal

    Co-Organizer: Francis Banville, n/a – Université de Montréal

    Moderator: Andrew MacDonald – University of Sherbrooke

    Inspire Session

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    OOS 4 - Macroecology of trophic interactions in a changing world

    Organizer: Lydia Beaudrot, PhD – Rice University

    Co-Organizer: Chia Hsieh – Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Biosciences, Rice University

    Moderator: Lydia Beaudrot, PhD – Rice University

    Organized Oral Session

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    OOS 5 - Setting a framework for using 3D structural diversity to model biodiversity and ecosystem function

    Organizer: Elizabeth LaRue – The University of Texas at El Paso

    Co-Organizer: Christopher Hakkenberg – Northern Arizona University

    Moderator: Elizabeth LaRue – The University of Texas at El Paso

    Organized Oral Session

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    OOS 6 - Waste recovery for improved nutrient use efficiency in human systems

    Organizer: Sarah C. Davis – Ohio University - Athens, OH

    Co-Organizer: Derek Kauneckis – Desert Research Institute

    Co-Organizer: M. Toufiq Reza – Florida Institute of Technology

    Moderator: Sarah C. Davis – Ohio University - Athens, OH

    Organized Oral Session

    Career Track

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 21 - Aquatic Ecology: Lakes And Ponds 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 22 - Back and Forecasting in Ecology 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 23 - Behavior: Migration And Movement 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 24 - Biodiversity 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 25 - Biogeochemistry: New Paradigms In Biogeochem Cycling 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 26 - Climate Change: Communities 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 27 - Climate Change: Ranges And Phenology 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 28 - Communities: Assembly And Neutral Theory 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 29 - Communities: Traits And Functional Diversity 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 30 - Conservation Planning, Policy, And Theory 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 31 - Distributions And Range Limits 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 32 - Eco-Evolutionary Processes 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 33 - Ecosystem Stability And Resilience 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 34 - Education: Tools & Technology

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 35 - Herbivory: Plant Defenses

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 36 - Invasion 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 37 - Modeling: Communities, Disturbance, Succession 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 38 - Mutualism And Facilitation 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 39 - Species Interactions 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 40 - Urban Ecosystems 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    SYMP 3 - Advancing Theory for Pressing Ecological Issues

    Organizer: Katriona Shea – The Pennsylvania State University

    Co-organizer: Alan Hastings – University of California Davis

    Moderator: Katriona Shea – The Pennsylvania State University

    Symposium

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    SYMP 4 - Intentional Relationality: Braiding knowledge systems for Ecological Restoration, Climate Adaptation, and Environmental Justice

    Organizer: Robert Newman, Newman, Ph.D. – University of North Dakota

    Co-organizer: Joseph Gazing Wolf – Arizona State University

    Co-organizer: James Rattling Leaf – University of Colorado - Boulder

    Co-organizer: Sally Ann Sims, M.S. – Independent Consultant

    Moderator: Joseph Gazing Wolf – Arizona State University

    Symposium

  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT
    ESA Awards Reception (By Invitation)
  • 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM EDT
    Private Sector Ecologists Happy Hour
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    Biogeosciences and Soil Ecology Mixer
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    CSU GDPE/SoGES Mixer
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    Early Career Ecologist Section Business Meeting and Mixer
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    ESA Aquatic Section Mixer
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    ESA Publications Committee and Editors-in-Chief Thank You Reception for ESA Journal Editors and Reviews
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    ESA Theoretical Ecology Section Mixer
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    Human Dimensions Collaborative Mega Mixa 3.0
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    Methods Unbound: New Directions at Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    Microbial Ecology Section Mixer
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    Traditional Ecological Knowledge Mixer
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    Vegetation Inventory, Classification, Mapping, and Dynamics Across Borders: Promoting Collaboration Between the US National Vegetation Classification and Canadian National Vegetation Classification