Extramural Research
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Grantee Research Project Results
The Plight of Ecosystems in a Changing Climate: Impacts on Services, Interactions, and Responses Workshop
Plymouth Church (Across From the EPA Region 10 Office)
1217 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA
May 27 - 28, 2009
DRAFT AGENDA
Day One, Wednesday, May 27, 2009 |
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| 8:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. | Introductory Remarks Roseanne Lorenzana, EPA, Region 10 Science Liaison Brandon Jones, Project Officer, EPA, ORD, NCER |
| Tier I – Effects of Climate Change on Ecosystem Services Provided by Coral Reefs and Tidal Wetlands | |
| 9:00 a.m. 9:20 a.m. | Effect of Sea Level Rise and Climate Variability on Ecosystem Services of Tidal Marshes (PDF) (1 pp, 24 K) Chris Craft, Indiana University, Bloomington |
| 9:20 a.m. 9:40 a.m. | Climate-Linked Alteration of Ecosystem Services in Tidal Salt Marshes of Georgia and Louisiana (PDF) (1 pp, 14 K) Mark Hester, University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| 9:40 a.m. 10:00 a.m. | Linking Impacts of Climate Change to Carbon and Phosphorus Dynamics Along a Salinity Gradient in Tidal Marshes (PDF) (1 pp, 15 K) Melanie Vile, Villanova University |
| 10:00 a.m. 10:20 a.m. | Break |
| 10:20 a.m. 10:40 a.m. | Connectivity in Marine Seascapes: Predicting Ecological and Socioeconomic Costs of Climate Change on Coral Reef Ecosystems (PDF) (1 pp, 15 K) Julie Kellner, Resources for the Future |
| 10:40 a.m. 11:00 a.m. | Effects of Climate Change on Ecosystem Services Provided by Hawaiian Coral Reefs (PDF) (1 pp, 15 K) Paul Jokiel, University of Hawaii at Honolulu |
| 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. | Tier 1 Discussion |
| 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) |
| Tier II – Nonlinear Responses to Global Change in Linked Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems | |
| 1:00 p.m. 1:20 p.m. | Hydrologic Forecasting for Characterization of Nonlinear Response of Freshwater Wetlands to Climatic and Land Use Change in the Susquehanna River Basin (PDF) (1 pp, 15 K) Denice Wardrop, Pennsylvania State University |
| 1:20 p.m. 1:40 p.m. | Sustainable Coastal Habitat Restoration in the Pacific Northwest: Modeling and Managing the Effects, Feedbacks, and Risks Associated With Climate Change (PDF) (1 pp, 15 K) John Rybczyk, Western Washington University |
| 1:40 p.m. 2:00 p.m. | Nonlinear Response of Pacific Northwest Estuaries to Changing Hydroclimatic Conditions: Flood Frequency, Recovery Time, and Resilience (PDF) (1 pp, 32 K) Rob Wheatcroft, Oregon State University |
| 2:00 p.m. 2:20 p.m. | Nonlinear Response of Prairie Pothole Landscapes to Climate Change and Land Management (PDF) (1 pp, 15 K) Carter Johnson, South Dakota State University |
| 2:20 p.m. 2:40 p.m. | Innovative Management Options To Prevent Loss of Ecosystem Services Provided by Chinook Salmon in California: Overcoming the Effects of Climate Change (PDF) (1 pp, 25 K) Lisa Thompson and David Purkey, University of California at Davis |
| 2:40 p.m. 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. 3:20 p.m. | Hydrologic Thresholds for Biodiversity in Semiarid Riparian Ecosystems: Importance of Climate Change and Variability (PDF) (1 pp, 25 K) Thomas Meixner, University of Arizona |
| 3:20 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. | Nonlinear and Threshold Response to Environmental Stresses in Land-River Networks (PDF) (1 pp, 24 K) Jerry Melilo, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| 3:40 p.m. – 4:40 p.m. | Tier II Discussion |
| 4:40 p.m. | Adjourn (continued discussion and dinner on your own) |
Day Two, Thursday, May 28, 2009 |
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| 7:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. | Registration |
| Tier III – Ecological Impacts From the Interactions of Climate Change, Land Use Change, and Invasive Species | |
| 8:00 a.m. 8:20 a.m. | Integrated Bioclimatic-Dynamic Modeling of Climate Change Impacts on Agricultural and Invasive Plant Distributions in the United States (PDF) (2 pp, 20 K) *Wei Gao, Colorado State University |
| 8:20 a.m. 8:40 a.m. | Global Change and the Cryptic Invasion by Transgenes of Native and Weedy Species (PDF) (1 pp, 17 K) *Cynthia Sagers, University of Arkansas |
| 8:40 a.m. 9:00 a.m. | A Multi-Scale Approach to the Forecast of Potential Distributions of Invasive Plant Species (PDF) (2 pp, 20 K) *John Silander, University of Connecticut |
| 9:00 a.m. 9:20 a.m. | Predicting Risk Invasion by Salt Cedar and Mud Snails (PDF) (1 pp, 16 K) Leroy Poff, Colorado State University |
| 9:20 a.m. 9:40 a.m. | Integrating Future Climate Change and Riparian Land Use To Forecast the Effects of Stream Warming on Species Invasions and Their Impacts on Native Salmonids (PDF) (1 pp, 15 K) Julian Olden, University of Washington |
| 9:40 a.m. 10:00 a.m. | Break |
| 10:00 a.m. 10:20 a.m. | Climate Change: Pathogens and Decline of Ectotherms (PDF) (1 pp, 15 K) Jason Rohr, University of South Florida |
| 10:20 a.m. 10:40 a.m. | Beach Grass Invasions and Coastal Flood Protection: Forecasting the Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Vulnerability (PDF) (1 pp, 14 K) Eric Seabloom, Oregon State University |
| 10:40 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Elevated Temperature and Land Use Flood Frequency Alteration Effects on Rates of Invasive and Native Species Interactions in Freshwater Floodplain Wetlands (PDF) (1 pp, 15 K) Curtis Richardson, Duke University |
| 11:00 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. | Ecological Impacts From the Interactions of Climate Change, Land Use Change, and Invasive Species (PDF) (1 pp, 15 K) Robert Whitlatch, University of Connecticut |
| 11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. | Tier III Discussion |
| 12:20 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
| 12:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
| * USDA Grantees | |