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| Wildlife Oral Presentation Schedule |
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| Monday, October 22, 2007 |
Salon D |
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| Jim Evans, Moderator |
| 1:40 pm |
A Comparison of Randomized and Fixed Bridge Sampling Sites for Estimating River Otter Distribution: A Case Study in Imperfect Detection Probabilities |
| Shawn Crimmins, West Virginia University, Nathan M. Roberts, Cornell University |
| 2:00 pm |
Evaluation of Survey Techniques for Wild Turkeys in the Southern Great Plains |
| Matthew Butler, Warren B. Ballard, Mark C. Wallace, Texas Tech University, Stephen J. DeMaso, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
| 2:20 pm |
Detection of Viral Antigens for WNV and SLE by rt-PCT in Wild Turkeys (M. galopavo) from South Georgia |
| Dallas Ingram, UGA Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, Debra L. Miller, Charles A. Baldwin, University of Georgia, J. Mitchell Lockhart, Valdosta State University |
| 2:40 pm |
Foraging Shorebird Deplete Horseshoe Crab Eggs from Wrack Line, but not Beach-wide, in Delaware |
| Sarah Karpanty, James D. Fraser, Jonathan Cohen, VA Polytechnic Institute & State University |
| 3-3:30 pm |
Break |
| Bill Grafton, Moderator |
| 3:40 pm |
Species-specific Habitat Association Models for Bats in South-central West Virginia |
| Michael R. Schirmacher, Steven B. Castleberry, W. Mark Ford, Karl V. Miller, University of GA |
| 4:00 pm |
Influences of Drawndown on Shorebird Use of Mudflats in Two East Tennessee River Reservoirs |
| John Laux, Matthew J. Gray, University of TN, Travis H. Henry, Roger D. Tankersley, TN Valley Authority |
| 4:20 pm |
Invertebrate Sampling Considerations in Intensively Managed Pine Stands of Mississippi |
| Raymond Iglay, L. W. Burger, Jr., Mississippi State University, D. A. Miller, Weyerhaeuser Company, B. D. Leopold, Mississippi State University |
| 4:40 pm |
Historical and Current Assessment of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Private Lands Assistance Program |
| Linda Campbell, TX Parks and Wildlife Department, Mark Steinbach, Natural Area Preservation Association, Renee Keleher, Sul Ross State University |
| Tuesday, October 23, 2007 |
Salon D |
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| Steve Rauch, Moderator |
| 8:00 am |
Monitoring Habitat Use by Mute Swans with GPS Satellite Telemetry |
| Richard Malecki, Christine M. Sousa, Arthur J. Lembo, Jr., Cornell University Ithaca, Larry J. Hindman, Maryland Wildlife and Heritage Service |
| 8:20 am |
The Natural Resources Enterprises Program at Mississippi State University |
| Daryl Jones, Katherine M. Jacobs, Adam T. Rohnke, T. Adam Tullos, Jeanne C. Jones, Bruce D. Leopold, Mississippi Department of Wildlife and Fisheries |
| 8:40 am |
Bat Blitzes in the Southeast: High Impact Volunteer Surveys |
| Joy O'Keefe, Southeastern Bat Diversity Network, Darren A. Miller, Weyerhaeuser Company, Dennis L. Krusac, USDA Forest Service |
| 9:00 am |
Using Wildlife Action Plans to Strengthen Regional Bat Conservation Efforts |
| Mary Clark, N. C. Wildlife Resources Commission |
| 9:20 am |
Watermelon Pond Conservation Cooperative: Using Public-Private Partnerships & Leveraging Technical & Financial Resources to Achieve FL's Wildlife Legacy Initiative Goals |
| Cathy Handrick, Alex Pries, Scotland Talley, FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
| 9:40 - 10:10am |
Break |
| Petra Wood, Moderator |
| 10:10 am |
Southeast Gap Analysis: Products and Accessibility |
| Todd Earnhardt, Alexa J. McKerrow, Steven G. Williams, North Carolina State University |
| 10:30 am |
Foraging Substrate Selection and Behavior of the Cerulean Warbler in Response to Timber Harvests |
| Gregory George, WV University Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, Petra Bohall Wood, USGS West Virginia Cooperative |
| 10:50 am |
Development of a Predictive Model and Conservation Prioritization Tool for Cerulean Warblers in the Appalachian Mountains |
| Matthew Shumar, WV University Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, Petra Bohall Wood, USGS West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit |
| 11:10 am |
Design and Implementation of Estimation-Based Monitoring Programs for Flora and Fauna: A Case Study on the Cherokee National Forest |
| Jon Klimstra, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Allan F. O'Connell, Jr, John R. Sauer, U.S. Geological Survey, Mark J. Pistrang, Laura M. Lewis, James A. Herrig, U. S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, Cherokee National Forest |
| 11:30-1 pm |
Lunch |
| Jim Crum, Moderator |
| 1:00 pm |
Opinions and Preferences of Arkansas Deer Hunters Regarding Harvest Management |
| Bret A. Collier, David G. Krementz, University of Arkansas |
| 1:20 pm |
Economic Impacts of White-tailed Deer Hunting in Mississippi |
| Stephen C. Grado, Kevin M. Hunt, Mississippi State University, Micah W. Whiteside, Register Nelson Environmental Consultants |
| 1:40 pm |
Efficacy of A Controlled Hunt for Managing White-Tailed Deer on Fair Hill Natural Resource Management Area, Cecil County, Maryland |
| Regina Ebersole, Jacob L Bowman, University of Delaware, Brian Eyler, Maryland DNR |
| 2:00 pm |
Survival and Cause Specific Mortality of Adult Male White-tailed Deer Managed Under the Quality Deer Management Paradigm |
| Jacob L Bowman, Harry A. Jacobson, Daniel S. Coggin, James R. Heffelfinger,
Bruce D. Leopold, Mississippi State University |
| 2:20 pm |
Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance and Response to Detection in White-tailed Deer in West Virginia |
| Richard Rogers, James M. Crum, Allan J. Niederberger, Travis A. Metcalf, Richard L. Hall, WV Division of Natural Resources |
| Wednesday, October 24, 2007 |
Salon D |
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| Tom Dotson, Moderator |
| 8:30 am |
Hunting Deer with Dogs: Conflicts, Negative Public Perception, and a New Law |
| John Bowers, H. Todd Holbrook, Capt. Scott Klingel, GA Department of Natural Resources |
| 8:50 am |
Population Characteristics of American Woodcock Wintering in Texas |
| R. Montague Whiting, Jr., Stephen F. Austin State University, David A. Haukos, TX Tech University, Loren M. Smith, Oklahoma State University |
| 9:10 am |
Using a Novel Micro-Sampling Technique to Monitor the Effects of Methylmercuy on the Eggs of Wild Birds |
| Jon Klimstra, K. R. Stebbins, G. H. Heinz, United States Geological Survey, BARC-East |
| 9:30 am |
Post-Treatment Vegetation Response to Herbicidal Eradication of Fescue on a Prairie Site: a Comparison of 3 Products |
| Michael J. Chamberlain, LA State University Agricultural Center, L. Wes Burger, Jr., MS Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Dave Godwin, MS Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Bobby Watkins, Coontail Farms |
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Wildlife Poster Presentation Schedule Hawks Nest Room, 1st Floor 3pm Monday through 7pm Tuesday
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| 1. |
Response of Vertebrate Populations to the Eradication of Morrow’s Honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) in an Upland Meadow at Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Farmington, Pennsylvania Holly M. McChesney, West Virginia University; James T. Anderson, West Virginia University; Constance A. Ranson |
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Effects of Habitat Change along Breeding Bird Survey Routes in the Central Appalachians on Cerulean Warbler Population Patrick McElhone, West Virginia University; Petra Bohall Wood, Deanna Dawson |
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The Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative Patrick Angel, Office of Surface Mining, U.S.D.I.; James Burger, Scott Eggerud, Chris Barton, Kevin Quick, Jeff Skousen, Molly Sager |
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Engaging Youth in Wildlife Research: Using Coverboards to Inventory and Monitor Salamanders in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Jason P. Love, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont |
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Evaluating habitat value for red-cockaded woodpeckers using individual-based modeling Ken M. Convery, Conservation Management Institute; Jeffrey R. Walters, Paige M. Baldassaro, Larry B. Crowder, Jeffery Priddy |
| 6. |
Pentosidine Level Comparison of Breast and Patagial Skin in Monk Parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) and Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) Crissa Kaye Cooey, West Virginia University |
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Avifauna as Indicators of Ecological Integrity in Streamside Mahagement Zones Impacted by Forestry Best Management Practices Keenan J. Adams, Clemson University; J. Drew Lanham PhD |
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Canada Warbler Habitat Suitability in an Active Industrial Forest in West Virginia Douglas Becker, West Virginia University; Petra Bohall Wood |
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The Natural Resource Enterprises Program at Mississippi State University Adam T. Rohnke, Mississippi State University; W. Daryl Jones, Jeanne C. Jones, Dwayne L. Wheeler, Bruce D. Leopold, Katherine M. Jacobs, Billy B. Johnson |
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Assessing Bash Risk Potential of Migrating and Breeding Osprey in the Mid-Atlantic Chesapeake Bay Region Thomas J. Olexa, USDA Wildlife Services; Brian E. Washburn, and Brian S. Dorr |
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Coastal Marsh Restoration Using Terraces Generally Increases Waterbird Diversity and Abundance In Louisiana’s Chenier Plain J.L. O'Connell, J.A. Nyman, Louisiana State University |
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Larval amphibian assemblages of constructed temporary wetlands and stream-connected floodplain pools on public forested lands in north-central Mississippi Katherine E. Edwards, Mississippi State University; Jeanne C. Jones |
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Integration of natural resource enterprises and the economic potential for Ames Plantation T. Adam Tullos, Mississippi State University; W. Daryl Jones, Bruce D. Leopold, Allan E. Houston, M. Shelton Whittington, Adam T. Rohnke, and Kathy M. Jacobs |
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Seasonal Home Range and Site Fidelity Patterns of Symaptric Fox Squirrels and Gray Squirrels in Central Georgia John W. Edwards, Shawn M. Crimmins, West Virginia University; |
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The White-tailed Deer Population on Stennis Space Center, a Growing Problem Jarrod H. Fogarty, West Virginia University; Jeanne C. Jones, Tyler S. Harris, Jon D. Prevost |
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A.Willis Robertson Electronic Wildlife Library Project Virginia Shepard, Jefferson Waldon, Scott Klopfer, Michael Fies, Conservation Management Institute - Virginia
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Spatial Characteristics of Black Bears and Bear Hunters in Garrett County, Maryland Edward Arrow, West Virginia University; John Edwards, Harry Spiker |
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Mammalian Herbivory of Seedlings Planted For Hardwood Reforestation In the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley Tyler S. Harris, Mississippi State University; Jeanne C. Jones, Katherine E. Edwards |
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Plant communities and prairie plant augmentation in restored and remnant blackland prairies of Mississippi Andrew C. Dailey, Mississippi State University; Jeanne C. Jones, and Sam Riffell |
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Camera Trapping Carnivores: Trap Success Across Species and Habitat Selectivity of Carnivores on Salt Pond Mountain, Virginia Edward B. Owens, Virginia Tech; Marcella J. Kelly |
| 21. |
Use of Habitat and Landowner Suitability Models as Tools for Selecting Large-scale Quail Habitat Restoration Areas on Private Land in Missouri T.V. Dailey, R.A. Reitz, C.D. Scroggins, H.J. Scroggins, T.B. Treiman, R.A. Pierce II, and W.B. Kurtz, Missouri Department of Conservation |
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Opinions of North Carolina Hunters Regarding Hunting on Sunday M.K. Hooper, John Marshall, Soil and Water Conservation District; S.L. McMullin, and J.A. Parkhurst |
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