2007 Biodiversity Research Symposium Presentations
- Coarse Filter Network Design
- The DNR's biodiversity conservation planning process (Michael Donovan - MDNR)
- Updating the Natural Community Classification for Michigan (Michael Kost)
- Assessing Michigan's Biological Diversity (John Paskus)
- Identifying Priority Conservation Areas in Michigan (Patrick Brown)
- Landscape-Scale Conservation Planning in the Northern Lower Peninsula: Identifying a System of Ecological Reserves to Conserve Matrix Systems (Patrick Doran - TNC)
- Fine Filter Rare Species Research
- Long Term Monitoring and Characterization of a Coastal Plain Marsh, a Globally Imperiled Wetland Community, and the Ecology of a Rare, Fugitive Seed Banked Species (Mike Penskar)
- Surveys and Conservation Efforts for the Eastern Massassauga Rattlesnake in Michigan (Yu Man Lee)
- Freshwater Mussels in Michigan (Peter Badra)
- A Decade of Mitchell's Satyr Research: What Have We Learned? (Barb Barton)
- Fine Filter Rare Species Research cont.
- Status and Ecology of the Red-shouldered Hawk in Northern Michigan (David Cuthrell)
- Microhabitat Characteristics of Red-shouldered Hawk Habitat in Managed Northern Hardwood Forests of Northern Lower Michigan (Christopher Weber)
- Results of a Three-year Survey of Forest Owls in Michigan (Michael Monfils)
- The Michigan Natural Features Inventory Grassland Bird Project (Julie Gibson/Joelle Gehring)
- Working Landscape Assessments
- Identifying Stopover Sites for Migratory Birds in the Western Lake Erie Basin (David Ewert)
- Restoring Prairies and Savannas in Michigan (Ryan O'Connor)
- Systematic Evaluation of Oak Regeneration in Lower Michigan (Jeffrey Lee)
- Coarse Woody Debris in Northern Michigan Forests (Christopher Weber)
- MDOT Protected Areas Program - Redbook Protection Manuals (Ulrika Zay - MDOT)
- Threats
- Developing a Strategy to Address Invasive Plant Species (Phyllis Higman)
- Current and Potential Impacts of Beech Bark Disease on Moths in Michigan Forests (Brian Beachy)
- Bird Collisions with Communication Towers and Wind Turbines (Joelle Gehring)
- Metrics and Data Availability
- The Department of Natural Resources Biodiversity GIS Data (Lisa Dygert - MDNR)
- MNFI Explorer: An Online Guide to the Rare Species of Michigan (Kraig Korroch)
Database of Element Occurrences in Michigan State Forest Compartments (Beverly Walters) - Metrics for Assessing Ecological Indicators of Biodiversity (Brad Slaughter)
- Integration of Natural Resources Information in Land Use Planning & Zoning (Jennifer Olson)
- The Evolution of a Comprehensive Protected Lands Database for the State of Michigan - The CARL Project (Patrick Doran)