2007 Biodiversity Research Symposium Presentations

• Agenda and Abstracts

• 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)