Oral Presentation Sessions - 2012
All oral presentations take place on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Rooms are located on the second floor of the Lory Student Center. For detailed abstract information, view the Submitted_Abstracts page. Presenters, please check the Guidelines for Presenters page for information on submitting a copy of your Power Point presentation.
Oral Presentations
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
| 8:00-9:00am | Session 1: Ecosystem Science and Microbial Ecology – Room 220-222 |
| 8:00-9:00am | Session 2: Disturbance and Restoration Ecology – Room 224-226 |
| 8:00-9:00am | Session 3: Invasive Species – Room 230 |
| 9:15-10:30am | Session 4: Ecological Modeling – Room 220-222 |
| 9:15-10:30am | Session 5: Ecophysiology and Behavioral Ecology – Room 224-226 |
| 9:15-10:30am | Session 6: Aquatic and Wetland Ecosystems – Room 230 |
| 10:45-11:45am | Session 7: Disease Ecology – Room 220-222 |
| 10:45-11:45am | Session 8: Fish and Wildlife Ecology – Room 224-226 |
| 10:45-11:45am | Session 9: Terrestrial Ecosystems – Room 230 |
| 1:15-2:15pm | Session 10: GIS and Remote Sensing – Room 220-222 |
| 1:15-2:15pm | Session 11: Social-Ecological Systems and Ecological Economics – Room 224-226 |
| 1:15-2:15pm | Session 12: Forest Resources – Room 230 |
Session 1: |
8:00-9:00AM |
| (A) | Effects of Dry Down and Re-Wet Events On Potential Rates of Methanogenesis and Denitrification - Samuel Dunn, Colorado State University, Graduate |
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| (C) | Biological Mechanisms Controlling Atmospheric Loss vs. Belowground Storage of Decomposing Litter: A Stable Isotope Approach - Jennifer Soong, Colororado State University, Graduate |
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Session 2: |
8:00-9:00AM |
| (A) | Recruitment Patterns in Mixed Aspen-Lodgepole Stands: Will the Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak Benefit Aspen? - Katherine Renwick, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (B) | Ecological Characteristics of Artesian Wells in the Great Sand Dunes Ecosystem, Colorado: Impacts of Disturbance On Small Mammals and Plants - Sarah Garza, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (C) | Does Competition From Native Seedlings Affect the Development of a Nonnative Species Verbascum thapsus (Common Mullein)? - Kristin Oles, Colorado State University, Undergraduate |
| (D) | Determining Disturbance History and Trends in the San Juan Mountains, CO - David Scott, Colorado State University, Graduate |
Session 3: |
8:00-9:00AM |
| (A) | Black Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger): A Nuisance Weed or the Next Big Invader? - Christa Fettig, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (B) | Suppression of Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) Through a High Seeding Rate of Native Ruderal Species - Cassandra Kieffer Stube, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (C) | Investigating Heterosis and Intraspecific Variation in the Invasive Aegilops trincialis (Barbed Goatgrass) - Courtney Gomola, Colorado State University, Undergraduate |
| (D) | Cheatgrass and Its Relatives - a Database With Information About Brome Grasses - Sheryl Atkinson, Colorado State University, Graduate |
Session 4: |
9:15-10:30AM |
| (A) | Estimating Arrival Times of Migrating Dunlin (Calidris alpina arcticola) Through Stable Isotope Analysis - Andrew Doll, University of Colorado - Denver, Graduate |
| (B) | Biochar Amendments For Agricultural Soils: Response Mechanisms in Winter Wheat - John Field, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (C) | Distribution Modeling and Restoration Ecology: Bridging the Gap to Better Understand Vertebrate Assemblages in Restoration Corridors of the Australian Wet Tropics - Adam Miller, Colorado State University, Undergraduate |
| (D) | Evaluating Wetland Health: A Multivariate Multi-Level Latent Variable Model - Erin Schliep, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (E) | Mule Deer Behavioral Response to Natural Gas Development in the Piceance Basin, Colorado - Joseph Northrup, Colorado State University, Graduate |
Session 5: |
9:15-10:30AM |
| (A) | Burrowing Owl Responses to Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Alarm Calls - Rebecca Bryan, University of Colorado - Denver, Graduate |
| (B) | Foraging Frequency Among Three Colorado Habitat Types of Juvenile Mountain Plovers (Charadruis montanus) - Alan Harrington, Colorado State University, Undergraduate |
| (C) | The Effects of Nesting Stage and Temperature on the Time of First Activity in Orange-Crowned Warblers - Jessica Ims, Colorado State Univeristy, Undergraduate |
| (D) | Incubation in the Orange-Crowned Warbler: A Latitudinal Comparison of the Effects of Ambient Temperature - Lauren Nagle, Colorado State University, Undergraduate |
| (E) | Nest-Site Selection of Cliff Swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonata) in a Metropolitan Area - Wanda Sowa, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Undergraduate |
Session 6: |
9:15-10:30AM |
| (A) | Climatic and Hydrologic Processes Leading to Recent Wetland Losses in Yellowstone National Park, USA - Derek Schook, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (B) | Wetlands of Irrigated Agriculture - Jeremy Sueltenfuss, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (C) | Interactions of Ungulate Browsing, Native Birds and Fungi in the Decline of Riparian Willows - Kristen Kaczynski, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (D) | Predicting the Effects of Climate Change on Pseudacris maculata - Staci Amburgey, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (E) | Evidence That Rearing Environment Affects Time Budgets in Guppies - Anna Perez-Umphrey, Colorado State University, Undergraduate |
Session 7: |
10:45-11:45AM |
| (A) | Investigating Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) Functional Roles in Tree Island Recruitment Within the Alpine Treeline Ecotone - Sarah Blakeslee, University of Colorado - Denver, Graduate |
| (B) | A Deadly Game of Hide of Seek: How Asymmetries in Dispersal Alter Coevolutionary Trajectories for Host Resistance and Parasite Virulence in a Metapopulation - Michael Buhnerkempe, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (C) | Environmental Pathogen Reservoirs and Habitat Heterogeneity in a Metapopulation - Clinton Leach, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (D) | Flea Ecology in Prairie Dog Colonies: Age of Colony, Type of Colony, and Soil Type - David Eads, Colorado State University, Graduate |
Session 8: |
10:45-11:45AM |
| (A) | A Horned Lizards Blood, Spines, and Some Dirt Called Home - Reilly Dibner, University of Wyoming, Graduate |
| (B) | Ungulate Responses to Multi-Use Pathway Construction and Use in a National Park Transportation Corridor - Amanda Hardy, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (C) | Managing Urban Black Bear Population in Stochastic Environments - David Lewis, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (D) | Factors Influencing Survival and Mark Retention in Post-Metamorphic Boreal Chorus Frogs - Jennifer Swanson, Colorado State University, Undergraduate |
Session 9: |
10:45-11:45AM |
| (A) | Ecological Impact of Habitat Loss and Light Pollution on Moth Communities - Kylee Grenis, University of Denver, Graduate |
| (B) | Community Consequences of Maladaptation in the Stick Insect Timema cristinae - Timothy Farkas, University of Colorado at Boulder, Graduate |
| (C) | Plant Responses to Extreme Heat and Drought in the Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem - David Hoover, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (D) | Foraging Patters by Bats in Forested, Edge, and Masticated Ponderosa Pine Forest in Boulder County, Colorado - Katelin Craven, University of Northern Colorado, Graduate |
Session 10: |
1:15-2:15PM |
| (A) | Patterns and Sustainability of Rural Fuelwood Demand in Sub-Saharan Africa - Andrew Tredennick, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (B) | Estimating Potential Riparian Ecosystems: A Comparison of GIS-Based Methods - Jessica Salo, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (C) | Investigation Of Disturbance Legacies Despite Vanished Evidence - Timothy Assal, Colorado State University, Graduate |
Session 11: |
1:15-2:15PM |
| (A) | Predicting Stakeholder Support For Fishery Policies - Arren Allegretti, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (B) | When a Cold Place Heats Up: Changing Climate, Ecology, and Livelihoods in Tibet - Kelly Hopping, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (C) | Culture of the Endangered Forest: How Profit, Tradition, and Globalization Cross Paths in the Amazon - Kathryn Crow, University of Colorado – Denver, Undergraduate |
Session 12: |
1:15-2:15PM |
| (A) | Respiration Converges Among Tree Species in a Tropical Forest - Shinichi Asao, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (B) | Seedling Establishment Is Impacted By Drought-Induced Structural Changes in Pinyon-Juniper Communities of the Uncompahgre Plateau - Phillip Graeve, Colorado State University, Graduate |
| (C) | Niche Differentiation During Canopy Recruitment Promotes Coexistence Between Shade Intolerant Conifer Species - Alexandra Urza, Colorado State University, Graduate |