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The Plight of Ecosystems in a Changing Climate: Impacts on Services, Interactions, and Responses Workshop
May 27 - 28, 2009
DRAFT AGENDA
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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 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 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 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 James Sanchirico, Resources for the Future |
| 10:40 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Effects of Climate Change on Ecosystem Services Provided by Hawaiian Coral Reefs Paul Jokiel, University of Hawaii at Honolulu |
| 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Tier 1 Discussion |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) |
| Tier II – Nonlinear Responses to Global Change in Linked Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems | |
| 12:45 p.m. – 1:05 p.m. | Hydrologic Forecasting for Characterization of Nonlinear Response of Freshwater Wetlands to Climatic and Land Use Change in the Susquehanna River Basin Denice Wardrop, Pennsylvania State University |
| 1:05 p.m. – 1:25 p.m. | Sustainable Coastal Habitat Restoration in the Pacific Northwest: Modeling and Managing the Effects, Feedbacks, and Risks Associated With Climate Change John Rybczyk, Western Washington University |
| 1:25 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Nonlinear Response of Pacific Northwest Estuaries to Changing Hydroclimatic Conditions: Flood Frequency, Recovery Time, and Resilience Rob Wheatcroft, Oregon State University |
| 1:45 p.m. – 2:05 p.m. | Nonlinear Response of Prairie Pothole Landscapes to Climate Change and Land Management Carter Johnson, South Dakota State University |
| 2:05 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. | Innovative Management Options To Prevent Loss of Ecosystem Services Provided by Chinook Salmon in California: Overcoming the Effects of Climate Change Lisa Thompson and David Purkey, University of California at Davis |
| 2:25 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Break |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. | Hydrologic Thresholds for Biodiversity in Semiarid Riparian Ecosystems: Importance of Climate Change and Variability Thomas Meixner, University of Arizona |
| 3:05 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. | Nonlinear and Threshold Response to Environmental Stresses in Land-River Networks Jerry Melilo, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| 3:25 p.m. – 4:25 p.m. | Tier II Discussion |
| 4:25 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 *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 *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 *John Silander, University of Connecticut |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. | Predicting Risk Invasion by Salt Cedar and Mud Snails 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 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 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 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 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 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 | |