COS 197 - Habitat Structure, Fragmentation, Connectivity 2

Presentations:

• 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM EDT

  Co-use of existing crossing structures along roads by wildlife and humans: Wishful thinking?
  

  Presenting Author: Valerie Bolduc – Concordia University

  Coauthor: Kendra Warnock-Juteau – Concordia University

  Coauthor: Daniella LoScerbo – Concordia University

  Coauthor: Michelle Anderson – Concordia University

  Coauthor: Caroline Daguet – Appalachian Corridor

  Coauthor: Jochen A. G Jaeger – Concordia University, Montreal
• 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

  Habitat selection and landscape connectivity for dispersing eastern wolves (Canis lycaon) in Central Ontario
  

  Presenting Author: Connor A. Thompson, n/a – Trent University

  Coauthor: John F. Benson – University of Nebraska - Lincoln

  Coauthor: Brent R. Patterson – Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
• 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM EDT

  Validating graph-based connectivity models for a forest tropical bird species using independent presence/absence and genetic datasets
  

  Presenting Author: Paul Savary – Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté

  Coauthor: Alexandrine Daniel – Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté

  Coauthor: Jean-Christophe Foltête – Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté

  Coauthor: Aurélie Khimoun – Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté

  Coauthor: Bruno Faivre – Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté

  Coauthor: Anthony Ollivier – Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté

  Coauthor: Hervé Moal – ARP-Astrance

  Coauthor: Gilles Vuidel – CNRS

  Coauthor: Stéphane Garnier – Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté
• 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM EDT

  Areas Important for Ecological Connectivity Throughout Canada: A Wall-to-Wall, Omnidirectional, Circuit Theory Analysis
  

  Presenting Author: Richard Pither – Environment and Climate Change Canada

  Coauthor: Paul O'Brien – Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry

  Coauthor: Angela Brennan – University of British Columbia

  Coauthor: Kristen Hirsh-Pearson – Conservation Solutions Lab, University of Northern British Columbia

  Coauthor: Jeff Bowman, PhD – Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry / Trent University
• 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM EDT

  Move it or lose it: Predicted effects of crossing structures and population density on Mojave desert tortoise genetic connectivity
  

  Presenting Author: Kirsten E. Dutcher, Ph.D – University of Nevada, Reno

  Coauthor: Kenneth E. Nussear, Ph.D – University of Nevada, Reno

  Coauthor: Jill S. Heaton, Ph.D – University of Nevada, Reno

  Coauthor: Todd C. Esque, Ph.D – USGS

  Coauthor: Amy G. Vandergast, Ph.D – USGS
• 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

  Habitat fragmentation and soil biodiversity: Do soil microbes exhibit edge effects?
  

  Presenting Author: Claire C. Winfrey, n/a – University of Colorado Boulder

  Coauthor: Julian Resasco – University of Colorado Boulder

  Coauthor: Noah Fierer – University of Colorado Boulder