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Full Schedule

  • Thursday, August 18, 2022
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM EDT
    Black Ecologists Section Business Meeting
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM EDT
    ESA Canada Business Meeting
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM EDT
    ESA Diversity Committee Meeting (Invitation Only)
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    INS 14 - Putting an Ecology Degree to Work

    Organizer: Tom A. Langen, PhD – Clarkson University

    Moderator: Tom A. Langen, PhD – Clarkson University

    Inspire Session

    Career Track

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    OOS 36 - Cross-boundary fire ecology

    Organizer: Jens T. Stevens – USDA Forest Service

    Co-Organizer: Marc-André Parisien – Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service

    Moderator: Jens T. Stevens – USDA Forest Service

    Organized Oral Session

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    OOS 37 - Drivers of Change in Coastal Community Structure and Function

    Organizer: Zechariah Meunier, n/a – Oregon State University

    Co-Organizer: Ricardo A. Scrosati, PhD – St. Francis Xavier Univeristy

    Moderator: Zechariah Meunier, n/a – Oregon State University

    Organized Oral Session

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    OOS 38 - Leveraging human-environment-pathogens relationships for a healthy planet

    Organizer: Lin Meng – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Co-Organizer: Ana Bento – Indiana University-Bloomington

    Co-Organizer: Robert Dyball – The Australian National University

    Moderator: Lin Meng – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Organized Oral Session

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    OOS 39 - Re-visioning Ecology and Evolution– how can creative writing connect and reveal scientific truths

    Organizer: Madhur Anand – University of Guelph

    Moderator: Liane Miedema Brown – University of Guelph

    Organized Oral Session

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    COS 204 - Agriculture 6

    Contributed Talk

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    COS 205 - Behavior: Foraging And Diet 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    COS 206 - Biodiversity: Effects Of Global Change 5

    Contributed Talk

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    COS 207 - Biogeochemistry: Biogeo Patterns Along Environmental Gradients 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    COS 208 - Climate Change: Plants 3

    Contributed Talk

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    COS 209 - Communities: Disturbance And Recovery 5

    Contributed Talk

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    COS 210 - Communities: Spatial Patterns And Environmental Gradients 7

    Contributed Talk

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    COS 211 - Conservation Ecology and Extinction 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    COS 212 - Conservation Management 5

    Contributed Talk

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    COS 213 - Disease And Epidemiology 3

    Contributed Talk

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    COS 214 - Ecosystem Function 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    COS 215 - Environmental Impact And Risk Assessment 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    COS 216 - Evolution: Selection And Adaptation 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    COS 217 - Forests: Tropical 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    COS 218 - Modeling: Populations 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    COS 219 - Mycorrhizae 3

    Contributed Talk

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    COS 220 - Parasitism And Host-Parasite Interactions 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    COS 221 - Physiological Ecology 4

    Contributed Talk

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    COS 222 - Remote Sensing And Image Analysis 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    COS 223 - Restoration Ecology 6

    Contributed Talk

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    SYMP 15 - Advances in our understanding of the central role of environmental variability in ecological dynamics

    Organizer: Jacob Usinowicz, n/a – Biodiversity Research Center, The University of British Columbia

    Co-organizer: Mary O'Connor – University of British Columbia

    Moderator: Mary O'Connor – University of British Columbia

    Symposium

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    SYMP 16 - Creating the Ecological Commons at Multiple Scales - Nature-based Design in Urban Landscapes

    Organizer: Tim Nuttle, Nuttle, PhD, CSE, CWB – Oikos Ecology LLC

    Co-organizer: Keith Bower – Biohabitats

    Moderator: Keith Bower – Biohabitats

    Symposium

    Career Track

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    INS 15 - From the Desert to the Arctic: Ecological Significance of Bryophytes Across Systems

    Organizer: Kirsten K. Coe, PhD – Middlebury College

    Co-Organizer: Mandy Slate – University of Colorado, Boulder

    Moderator: Kirsten K. Coe, PhD – Middlebury College

    Inspire Session

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    OOS 40 - Breaking Out the Average: Discussing Biological Responses to Neglected Climate Change Phenomena

    Organizer: Debora Andrade-Pereira – University of Waterloo

    Co-Organizer: Kim Cuddington – Department of Biology, University of Waterloo

    Moderator: Kim Cuddington – Department of Biology, University of Waterloo

    Speaker: Debora Andrade-Pereira – University of Waterloo

    Speaker: Martina Sánchez-Pinillos – ISEM - CNRS - Univ. Montpellier

    Speaker: Brandon T. Barton – University Of Manitoba

    Speaker: Jeremy M. Cohen – Yale University

    Speaker: Erin L. Sauer – University Of Arkansas

    Speaker: Chun-Sen Ma – Chinese Academy Of Agricultural Sciences

    Organized Oral Session

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    OOS 41 - Elevating the Human Dimensions in Ecology Practice: Changing How Ecologists Engage Communities in our Research, Partnerships and Education

    Organizer: Leanne M. Jablonski, PhD – Marianist EE Center & Univ of Dayton Hanley Sustainability Institute

    Co-Organizer: Carmen R. Cid, PhD, ESA Certified Senior Ecologist – Eastern Connecticut State University

    Co-Organizer: Concepción Rodríguez-Fourquet, PhD – Universidad de Puerto Rico Bayamón

    Moderator: Carmen R. Cid, PhD, ESA Certified Senior Ecologist – Eastern Connecticut State University

    Organized Oral Session

    Career Track

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    OOS 42 - Predicting ecosystem consequences of climate change from the adaptation and acclimation of key species

    Organizer: Rebecca Best, n/a – Northern Arizona University

    Moderator: Elena Schaefer – University of Alberta

    Organized Oral Session

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 224 - Behavior: Foraging And Diet 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 225 - Biodiversity: Effects Of Global Change 6

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 226 - Biogeochemistry: Biogeo Patterns Along Environmental Gradients 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 227 - Biogeochemistry: Linking Community Structure And Ecosystem Function 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 228 - Broadening Participation and Impact 3

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 229 - Climate Change: Plants 4

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 230 - Communities: Disturbance And Recovery 6

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 231 - Conservation Ecology and Extinction 4

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 232 - Disease And Epidemiology 4

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 233 - Ecosystem Function: Biodiversity 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 234 - Ecosystem Management 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 235 - Environmental Impact And Risk Assessment 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 236 - Evolution: Selection And Adaptation 3

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 237 - Fire 3

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 238 - Food Webs 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 239 - Forests: Tropical 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 240 - Parasitism And Host-Parasite Interactions 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 241 - Physiological Ecology 5

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 242 - Remote Sensing And Image Analysis 3

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 243 - Rhizosphere And Root Function

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    COS 244 - Urban Ecosystems 9

    Contributed Talk

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    SYMP 17 - The state of ecosystems across the Global South: Perspectives on ecology, conservation, and environmental justice

    Organizer: Gaurav S. Kandlikar, n/a – University of Missouri

    Co-organizer: Arona Bender – Hampton University

    Co-organizer: Alejandra Martinez-Blancas – UNAM

    Co-organizer: Rosa M. McGuire – University of California- Los Angeles

    Co-organizer: Olivia Tabares, M.Sc. – Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

    Co-organizer: Marcel Vaz – Latin America and the Caribbean Chapter

    Moderator: Rosa M. McGuire – University of California- Los Angeles

    Symposium

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    SYMP 18 - Trait-based approaches in fungal ecology: where are we, and where next?

    Organizer: Pierre-Luc Chagnon – Université de Montréal et Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale (IRBV)

    Moderator: Pierre-Luc Chagnon – Université de Montréal et Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale (IRBV)

    Symposium

  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    Early Career Ecologist Mentorship Program Speed-Mentoring
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    The US National Climate and Nature Assessments: An Update for the ESA Community
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 6 - CausalNet: A Modern Approach for Understanding Ecosystem Interactions on a Global Scale
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 23 - Climate Change Education - Transforming Lessons using 4DEE
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 24 - Communicating Your Science with the Media
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 25 - Creating a Place for Critical Pedagogy in Ecology Education
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 26 - Ecology in Society: How Can ESA Better Meet the Needs of Ecologists Working Outside Academia?
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 27 - Mapping Ecosystem Changes using NEON Airborne Remote Sensing Data in Google Earth Engine
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 28 - National Science Foundation Opportunities for Early-Career Ecologists
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 29 - Publishing Your Work in Science Journals
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 30 - Quantitative Skills for Next Generation Ecologists
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 31 - SEEDS Chapter Network Workshop
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 32 - Student Dissertation and Thesis Writing Workshop
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT
    WK 33 - Thinking Outside Our Box: How to Provide Effective Career Mentorship to Ecology Students
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    We Want to Hear From You! A Discussion on the Challenges and Opportunities for Publishing at Various Career Stages
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM EDT
    CANCELLED - MacArthur Lecture
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    INS 16 - The Good, the Bad, and the Pretty: The role of non-native species in urban ecosystems

    Organizer: Menilek S. Beyene – University of Toronto

    Co-Organizer: Romain Jaeger – Université du Québec en Outaouais

    Co-Organizer: Françoise Cardou – University of Toronto Scarborough

    Co-Organizer: Marc William Cadotte, PhD – University Of Toronto

    Co-Organizer: Ana Carolina Lacerda de Matos – Federal University of Lavras

    Moderator: Romain Jaeger – Université du Québec en Outaouais

    Inspire Session

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    OOS 43 - Harnessing social-ecological research for sustainable landscapes – the ResNet project

    Organizer: Klara Winkler – McGill University

    Moderator: Elena Bennett – McGill University

    Organized Oral Session

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    OOS 44 - Integrating Empirical and Theoretical Approaches in Mutualistic Networks

    Organizer: Berry J. Brosi, PhD – University of Washington

    Co-Organizer: Fernanda S. Valdovinos, PhD – University of California Davis

    Moderator: Phillip Staniczenko – CUNY Brooklyn College

    Organized Oral Session

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    OOS 45 - Integrating Theory and Big Data for Species on the Move

    Organizer: Malin L. Pinsky – Rutgers University

    Co-Organizer: Jonathan M. Levine – Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University

    Moderator: Malin L. Pinsky – Rutgers University

    Organized Oral Session

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    OOS 46 - The Interactive Effects of Global Change Drivers on Dryland Ecosystems of the Western U.S.

    Organizer: Samuel E. Jordan – Arizona State University

    Co-Organizer: Brooke B. Osborne, PhD – U.S. Geological Survey

    Co-Organizer: Steven R. Lee – New Mexico State University

    Co-Organizer: Tyson Terry – Utah State University

    Moderator: Jennifer Holguin – University of Texas at El Paso

    Organized Oral Session

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 245 - Arctic, Alpine, Antarctic Systems

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 246 - Biodiversity: Effects Of Global Change 7

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 247 - Biogeochemistry: Atmospheric N Deposition Effects

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 248 - Biogeochemistry: Linking Community Structure And Ecosystem Function 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 249 - Climate Change: Plants 5

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 250 - Communities: Succession

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 251 - Conservation Ecology and Extinction 5

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 252 - Disease And Epidemiology 5

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 253 - Dispersal And Colonization 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 254 - Ecosystem Function: Biodiversity 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 255 - Ecosystem Management 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 256 - Education: Research And Assessment

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 257 - Evolution: Selection And Adaptation 4

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 258 - Fire 4

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 259 - Food Webs 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 260 - Interdisciplinary Tools to Advance Ecology 3

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 261 - Invasion: Species Interactions 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 262 - Parasitism And Host-Parasite Interactions 3

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 263 - Physiological Ecology 6

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    COS 264 - Soil 1

    Contributed Talk

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    SYMP 19 - Broadening perspectives to increase impact of applied ecology research in an era of rapid global socioenvironmental change

    Organizer: Carmen R. Cid, PhD, ESA Certified Senior Ecologist – Eastern Connecticut State University

    Moderator: Carmen R. Cid, PhD, ESA Certified Senior Ecologist – Eastern Connecticut State University

    Symposium

    Career Track

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    SYMP 20 - Zoonoses and the Agricultural Matrix: Integration and Synthesis for Landscape Immunity

    Organizer: Ivette Perfecto – University of Michigan, School for Environment and Sustainability

    Co-organizer: Beatriz Otero – Stony Brook University

    Co-organizer: Luis Fernando Chaves – Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panamá

    Co-organizer: Kevin Li – University of Michigan, School for Environment and Sustainability

    Moderator: Claire Kremen – University of British Columbia

    Symposium

  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    BPC Committee Meeting (Invitation Only)
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    CSEE Annual General Meeting
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    INS 17 - Seed initiatives for change: how do transformational pathways emerge?

    Organizer: Karina Benessaiah – NRS, McGill University and Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Guelph

    Co-Organizer: Timon McPhearson – Urban Systems Lab, The New School

    Co-Organizer: Elena Bennett – McGill University

    Moderator: Timon McPhearson – Urban Systems Lab, The New School

    Inspire Session

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    OOS 47 - Life in the changing forest canopy: Ecology, function, and conservation

    Organizer: Michelle Kirchner – North Carolina State University

    Co-Organizer: Elsa Youngsteadt – North Carolina State University

    Co-Organizer: Clyde Sorenson – North Carolina State University

    Moderator: Clyde Sorenson – North Carolina State University

    Organized Oral Session

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    OOS 48 - Species Interactions at Range Margins in a Changing Climate

    Organizer: Isaac D. Shepard – University of Maine

    Co-Organizer: Hamish Greig – University of Maine

    Moderator: Hamish Greig – University of Maine

    Organized Oral Session

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    OOS 49 - Urban ecosystems in a changing climate

    Organizer: Alessandro Filazzola – University of Toronto

    Co-Organizer: J. Scott MacIvor – Biological Sciences, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto

    Moderator: J. Scott MacIvor – Biological Sciences, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto

    Organized Oral Session

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 265 - Aquatic-Terrestrial Linkages

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 266 - Climate Change: Plants 6

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 267 - Communities: Paleoecology And Long-Term Dynamics

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 268 - Conservation Ecology and Extinction 6

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 269 - Detritus And Decomposition

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 270 - Disease And Epidemiology 6

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 271 - Dispersal And Colonization 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 272 - Ecosystem Function: Biodiversity 3

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 273 - Ecosystem Services Assessment

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 274 - Evolution: Selection And Adaptation 5

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 275 - Fire Management

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 276 - Fisheries Management And Models

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 277 - Grasslands/Steppe

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 278 - Invasion: Species Interactions 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 279 - Parasitism And Host-Parasite Interactions 4

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 280 - Physiological Ecology 7

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 281 - Remote Sensing And Image Analysis 4

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 282 - Socio-Ecological Coupling 3

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 283 - Soil 2

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    COS 284 - Statistics

    Contributed Talk

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    SYMP 21 - Linking geoscience and ecology through water for a better understanding of the physical environment

    Organizer: Estefania Roldan Nicolau, MSc – University of Calgary

    Co-organizer: Michelle Ives, n/a – University of Calgary

    Moderator: Michelle Ives, n/a – University of Calgary

    Symposium

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    SYMP 22 - Toward 30x30 - a science-based strategy for area-based conservation in North America

    Organizer: Walter Jetz – Yale University

    Co-organizer: Jennifer McGowan – The Nature Conservancy

    Moderator: Jennifer McGowan – The Nature Conservancy

    Symposium

  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT
    SEEDS Student Wrap-Up
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM EDT
    Scientist in Parks Fellows Internship Program Farewell (By Invitation Only)
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    Closing Network Reception