1:30 PM Ponomarenko, Serguei^*,1, McLennan, Donald ², ¹ NatureServe-Canada, c/o Parks Canada Agency, Ecological Integrity Branch 25 Eddy Street, K1A 0M5, Hull, Quebec, Canada² Parks Canada Agency, Ecological Integrity Branch, 25 Eddy Street, K1A 0M5, Hull, Quebec, Canada Applying the Canadian National Vegetation Classification to ecosystem classification and inventory updating in Canadian national parks.

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1:45 PM Coley, Phyllis¹, Kursar, Thomas¹, ¹ University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Drug discovery as a conservation tool in Panama: The use of ecological insight.

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2:00 PM Bruna, Emilio ^{*,1, 2}, ¹ Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, Gainesville, FL, USA² Tropical Conservation and Development Program, Gainesville, FL, USA Habitat fragmentation and the demographic variability of an Amazonian understory herb.

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2:15 PM Bakker, Chris^*,1, van Bodegom, Peter², Ernst, W.H.O.¹, Nelissen, Hans¹, ¹ Free University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NH, The Netherlands² Free University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NH, The Netherlands Nutrient management and duration of winter flooding determine plant responses to rising groundwater tables.

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2:30 PM Meiners, Scott^*,1, Cadenasso, Mary², Pickett, Steward², ¹ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL² Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY Predictability of within-site invasion dynamics for native and exotic plant species.

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2:45 PM Break.

3:00 PM Denslow, Julie¹, Daehler, Curt², Ansari, Shahin², Kuo, Huang-Chi², ¹ USDA Forest Service, Hilo, HI² University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI Predicting pest plants in Hawaii and other tropical Pacific islands.

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3:15 PM Regan, Helen^*,1, Keith, David², Tozer, Mark², ¹ San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA² New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, Hurstville, NSW, Australia A population model of a perennial shrub threatened by disease and adverse fire regime.

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3:30 PM Russell, Robin ^*,1, Swihart, Robert¹, ¹ Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Modeling behavioral decisions of voles in complex landscapes.

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3:45 PM Haas, Carola^*,1, Knapp, Shannon², Harpole, Douglas³, Williams, Lori¹, ¹ cahaas@vt.edu, Blacksburg, VA² Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN³ Virginia Cooperative Extension, Warrenton, VA Terrestrial salamanders in managed forest systems: Early results from the Appalachian silviculture and biodiversity study.

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4:00 PM Baidya Roy, Somnath¹, Walsh, Peter¹, Pacala, Stephen¹, ¹ Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA Deforestation and the climate of equatorial African parks.

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