PARENT SESSIONFriday, August 11, 8:00-11:30 am
OOS 16 - Application of behavioral principles for ecosystem stewardship
Ballroom D, Ballroom Level, Cook Convention Center
Organized by: MW Brunson (Mark.Brunson@usu.edu) and F Provenza
This session describes research on animal behavior in an ecological context, focusing on how behavioral principles can be used to design strategies for improved conservation and restoration of managed ecosystems.
| 8:00 AM | Provenza, Frederick*,1, 1 Utah State University, Logan, UT, Principles of behavior and their relevance to ecosystem management. |
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| 8:20 AM | Villalba, Juan*,1, 1 Utah State University, Logan, UT, The value of biodiversity in herbivore diets and its implications for landscapes. |
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| 8:40 AM | Kimball, Bruce*,1, 2, Nolte, Dale1, 1 USDA National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, CO2 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, Chemical ecology as a tool for altering wildlife behavior in managed ecosystems. |
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| 9:00 AM | Olson, Bret*,1, 1 Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, Altering microbial populations, altering plant communities. |
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| 9:20 AM | Launchbaugh, Karen*,1, 1 Rangeland Ecology and Management, Moscow, ID, Targeted grazing for invasive plant management and restoration. |
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| 9:40 AM | , Break. |
| 10:10 AM | Haskell, John*,1, Haskell, Jocelyn*,1, 1 Diamond J Resource Mgt. LLC, Woodruff, UT, Improving wildlife habitat through prescriptive grazing. |
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| 10:30 AM | Budd, Bob*,1, 1 State of Wyoming, Riverton, WY, Behavior-based management for conservation: a field perspective. |
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| 10:50 AM | Brunson, Mark*,1, 1 Utah State University, Logan, UT, Human dimensions of behavior-based ecosystem stewardship. |
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