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Bonanza Creek Symposium, 2014
Vegetation, Herbivory & Trophic DynamicsPike's Waterfront Lodge - Fairbanks, AlaskaFebruary 14-15, 2014AgendaFriday 14 February 7:15 - 8:15 Continental breakfast - Provided by Pike’s Introductions and Background for Symposium 8:30 - 8:50 Knut Kielland - Symposium overview: bottom-up vs. top-down approaches in ecological research Real talks: 8:50 Aditi Shenoy - Fire severity and succession: spatial and temporal patterns and implications for herbivores 9:10 Casey Brown - Plants, moose and hunters: a case study of the Hajdukovich Burn 9:30 Teresa Hollingsworth - Responses of moose to fire in Kanuti NWR 9:50 Discussion 10:30 Coffee Break 10:40 Justin Olnes - Effects of snowshoe hares on spruce regeneration 11:00 Dash Feierabend - Habitat use and movements of snowshoe hares 11:20 Discussion 12:00 Lunch - Provided by Pike’s 1:30 Diane Wagner - Ecological effects of leaf miners 1:50 Dave Verbyla - Monitoring plant-herbivore interactions from space 2:10 Discussion 2:50 Coffee 3:00 Jay Jones - Trophic interactions in aquatic ecosystems 3:20 Mary Beth Leigh - ITOC - Trophic Cascades 3:40 Discussion 5:00 Poster session 6:30 Dinner - Provided by Pike's Saturday 15 February 8:30 Continental Breakfast - Provided by Pike’s 9:00 Jamie Hollingsworth - State of site management at BNZ LTER 9:20 Jason Downing - State of data management at BNZ LTER 9:40 Elena Sparrow - Education and outreach 10:00 Discussion 10:30 Coffee 10:40 Glenn Juday - Climate change: forest health and insect outbreaks 11:00 Christa Mulder - Effects of invasive species on native plants and pollinators 11:20 Discussion 12:00 Lunch - Provided by Pike’s 1:30 Gary Kofinas - Film Premier: Observations of Change in Interior Alaska: Local Knowledge Holders and LTER Researchers 1:50 Todd Brinkman - Human dimensions of trophic dynamics 2:10 Roger Ruess - Herbivory studies at the new site network 2:30 Tom Paragi - ADF&G - UAF collaborations 3:10 Discussions galore |
