1:30 PM

Kenney, Melissa*,1, Reckhow, Kenneth1, Stow, Craig2, Clemen, Robert 3, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC2 University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC3 Duke University, Durham, NC, Selection of water quality variables for nutrient criteria using structural equation modeling.

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1:50 PM

Laurent, Edward*,1, Williams, Steven1, McKerrow, Alexa 1, 1 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, Developing a scientifically rigorous framework for predicting and evaluating the performance of conservation activities.

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2:10 PM

Tirpak, John*,1, Farrand, D2, Thompson, Frank3, Twedt, Daniel4, Uihlein, William5, 1 University of Missouri, Vicksburg, MS, USA2 University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA3 USDA Forest Service, North Central Research Station, Columbia, MO, USA4 USGS - Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Vicksburg, MS, USA5 US Fish and Wildlife Service, Vicksburg, MS, USA, Methodological framework for ecological scale landbird conservation planning.

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2:30 PM

Hayward, James*,1, Henson, Shandelle1, 1 Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI, Mathematical models predict loafing dynamics in gulls.

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2:50 PM

Balbach, Harold*,1, Guelta, Mark2, 1 US Army ERDC-CERL, Champaign, IL, USA2 US Army ECBC, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, Modeling fog oil obscurant smoke penetration of simulated gopher tortoise burrows and bat roost tree cavities.

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3:10 PM

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3:20 PM

Guttal, Vishwesha*,1, Jayaprakash, C1, 1 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Role of temporal fluctuations in rainfall on vegetation patterns in semi-arid ecosystems.

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3:40 PM

Tenhumberg, Brigitte *,1, 2, Rebarber, Richard 2, Boeckner, Derek2, 1 University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA2 University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA, Applying robustness theory to parameter uncertainty in matrix models: an example from invasion ecology.

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4:00 PM

Lamon, E Conrad*,1, 1 Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Durham, NC, USA, Regional scale stressor-response models in aquatic ecosystems.

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4:20 PM

Bogich, Tiffany*,1, Shea, Katriona1, Liebhold, Andrew2, 1 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, tlb927@psu.edu2 USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station, Morgantown, WV, Optimizing invasive species management: a stochastic dynamic programming approach for the North American gypsy moth.

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4:40 PM

Alonso, David*,1, Pascual, Mercedes1, Smith, David2, 1 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI2 National Institute of Health, Washington, DC, Simple stochastic time series models in ecology and infectious diseases.

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