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Monday, July 27th

Monday, July 27th, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm · Hall D/The Shaw Conference Centre
Session P: Contributed Posters: Conservation Biology Posters
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PCB001July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreThe Distribution, Ecology and Status of a New Canadian Endemic, Lori’s Water-Lily (Nymphaea loriana)
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Poster: Conservation BiologyRobson, Diana Bizecki; Wiersema, John H.; Hellquist, C. Barre; Borsch, Thomas.Water lily
conservation
endemic
ecology
distribution
rarity
PCB002July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreTaxonomic delimitation of a rare, paleoendemic plant: Historical phylogeography of Cycladenia humilis (Apocynaceae)
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Poster: Conservation BiologyBrabazon, Holly; Johnson, Leigh.Phylogeography
rare plant
Apocynaceae
Species delimitation
PCB003July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreNew occurrences of Coleocephalocereus fluminensis (Miq.) Backeb in the state of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
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Poster: Conservation BiologyDe Andrade Silva, Raiany Dias; De Carvalho Vecchi, Igor; Cid Amorim, Marcelo.Cactaceae
conservation
PCB004July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreGenetic variation in Capparis sandwichiana (Capparaceae) populations from the Hawaiian Islands via SRAP markers and the use of molecular tools to help inform management decisions
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Poster: Conservation BiologySporck-Koehler, Margaret J.; Yorkston, Mitsuko; Morden, Clifford.Capparaceae
Capparis
conservation genetics
conservation
endemic
Hawaii
population genetics
SRAP
rare plant
restoration
PCB005July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreAssessing genetic diversity for the USA endemic carnivorous plant Pinguicula ionantha R.K. Godfrey (Lentibulariaceae)
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Poster: Conservation BiologyFeist, Mary Ann; Zaya, David N.; Molano-Flores, Brenda; Koontz, Jason.Carnivorous plant
Pinguicula 
population genetics
PCB006July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreFlowering in disturbed, semi-native plant communities: Understanding community flowering for polyculture development
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Poster: Conservation BiologyCattani, Douglas John; Grieger, Ardelle.flowering initiation
flowering duration
polyculture
PCB007July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreBee Flat Canyon A case study in producing functionally diverse seed mixes using local source plant material
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Poster: Conservation BiologyGarrambone, Matthew; Burger, Jutta.Native plants
PCB008July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentrePopulation genetic structure and habitat characteristics of Trichophorum planifolium (Cyperaceae), an endangered sedge in Canada
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Poster: Conservation BiologyNowell, Victoria; Wang, Song; Smith, Tyler William.conservation genetics
Microsatellites
endangered
population genetics
Cyperaceae
Trichophorum
PCB009July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreVirginia Mallow (Sida hermaphrodita, Malvaceae) at the Taquanyah Conservation Area, Ontario, Canada: biology and interspecies interactions
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Poster: Conservation BiologySmoluch, Dominic; Costea, Mihai; Tony, Zammit; Stevens, Kevin.conservation
Seed germination
ecology
Sida hermaphrodita (Malvaceae)
Vegetative Propagation
Vegetation
PCB010July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreEvaluating the Effects of Climate on the Phenology of Host and Nectar Sources for the Endangered Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis)
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Poster: Conservation BiologyIckes-LeMasters, Karen Marie; Witt, Jill.phenology
Karner blue butterfly
wild lupine
PCB011July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreAn Analysis of Campus and Community Canopy Cover of Seven Schools in Kansas and Missouri
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Poster: Conservation BiologyLutz, Connor; Emry, Jason; Thompson, Ties.

Wednesday, July 29th

Wednesday, July 29th, 8:15 am to 11:45 am · Salon 19/20/The Shaw Conference Centre
Session 63: Contributed Papers: Conservation Biology I
Presiding: S. Ellen Macdonald, University of Alberta; Mitchell McGlaughlin, University Of Northern Colorado
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63001July 29th 8:15 amSalon 19/20/The Shaw Conference CentreForest vegetation responses to atmospheric deposition associated with oil sands mining operations
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Oral PaperMacdonald, S. Ellen; Fenn, Mark; Davies, Mervyn.pollution
boreal forest
Community ecology
oil sands mining
63002July 29th 8:30 amSalon 19/20/The Shaw Conference CentreAssessment and management of forest biodiversity in environmentally sensitive areas in Kashmir valley
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Oral PaperPandey, Sandeep.Biodiversity assessment
Kashmir
63003July 29th 8:45 amSalon 19/20/The Shaw Conference CentreQuantitative ethno-botanical analysis and conservation issues of medicinal flora from Alpine and Sub-alpine, Hindukush region of Pakistan
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Oral PaperJan, Dr. Gul.Medicinal plants
63004July 29th 9:00 amSalon 19/20/The Shaw Conference CentreThe lichen in the room: do patterns of biodiverse, understudied groups really mirror those of the plants and animals that often set conservation priorities?
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Oral PaperDorey, Jenna; Lendemer, James; Naczi, Robert F. C..biodiversity
conservation
lichen
coastal plain
Delmarva
63005July 29th 9:15 amSalon 19/20/The Shaw Conference CentreLichens in the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain: patterns and trends from four years of intensive biodiversity inventory
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Oral PaperLendemer, James; Allen, Jessica.biodiversity
fungus
southeastern
biogeography
63006July 29th 9:30 amSalon 19/20/The Shaw Conference CentreNot So Different After All: Results from the First IUCN Red List Assessment for North American Lichens Dispel the Myth that Fungi Cannot be Conserved
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Oral PaperLendemer, James; Allen, Jessica; McMullin, R. Troy.IUCN Red List
endangered
international collaboration
climate change
pollution
invasive species
July 29th 9:45 amSalon 19/20/The Shaw Conference CentreBreak
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63008July 29th 10:15 amSalon 19/20/The Shaw Conference CentreHow much is enough? Minimum sampling intensity required to capture extant genetic diversity in ex situ seed collections: examples from the endangered plant Sibara filifolia (Brassicaceae)
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Oral PaperMcGlaughlin, Mitchell; Riley, Lynn; Helenurm, Kaius.ex situ conservation
Microsatellites
California Channel Islands
seed bank
genetic diversity
simulation
63009July 29th 10:30 amSalon 19/20/The Shaw Conference CentreAn ecological genetic assessment of non-local provenance seed for restoration
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Oral PaperKrauss, Siegy.restoration
seed sourcing
provenance
adaptation
climate change
63010July 29th 10:45 amSalon 19/20/The Shaw Conference CentreGIS assessment of gene flow risk from Brassica napus to its wild relatives in China
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Oral PaperDong, Jingjing; Zhang, Minggang; Wang, Yinghao; Wei, Wei; Ma, Keping.gene flow
Species distribution
risk
wild relatives
63011July 29th 11:00 amSalon 19/20/The Shaw Conference CentreBotanic garden genetics: comparison of two cycad conservation collections
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Oral PaperGriffith, M. Patrick; Meerow, Alan W.; Calonje, Michael; Sanchez, Vanessa; Hird, Abby; Magellan, Tracy M.; Knowles, Lindy; Francisco-Ortega, Javier.The Bahamas
Belize
botanic garden
conservation genetics
Cycadales
cycads
ex situ
Zamia
Zamia decumbens
Zamia lucayana
Zamiaceae
63012July 29th 11:15 amSalon 19/20/The Shaw Conference CentreIs there any future for ethno-botanical knowledge? Climate change and its impact: a case study from Hindu-Kush Himalayas
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Oral PaperAli, Kishwar; Khan, Nasrullah; Rehman, Inayat U. R.; Jury, Stephen; Ahmad, Habib.climate change
Hindu-Kush Himalayas
MaxEnt
Ordination
ethnobotany
species distribution modelling
Swat Valley
63013July 29th 11:30 amSalon 19/20/The Shaw Conference CentreAssisted Migration to Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change for Rare and Range-Restricted Plants
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Oral PaperPedersen, Jennine; Macdonald, Ellen; Nielsen, Scott.assisted migration
climate change
Liatris ligulistylis
range shift
climatic niche
Wednesday, July 29th, 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm · Salon 19/20/The Shaw Conference Centre
Session 66: Contributed Papers: Conservation Biology II
Presiding: Laurie Hamilton, Zanshin Environmental Networks Inc.
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66001July 29th 1:30 pmSalon 19/20/The Shaw Conference CentreInvestigating ex situ genetic diversity of a functionally extinct Hawaiian species, Brighamia insignis A. Gray (Campanulaceae), to inform future conservation actions
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Oral PaperWalsh, Seana; Fant, Jeremie; Kramer, Andrea; Cheng, Kevin; Morden, Clifford; Lorence, David.Brighamia insignis
botanic garden
conservation
conservation genetics
endangered
endemic
ex situ conservation
extinct
genetic diversity
Hawaii
66002July 29th 1:45 pmSalon 19/20/The Shaw Conference CentreReproductive ecology of the threatened Miccosukee gooseberry (Ribes echinellum): Where have all the seedlings gone?
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Oral PaperNegronOrtiz, Vivian.reproductive biology
endangered
Ribes
Florida
pollination
pollen tube growth
Seed germination
seedling survival
conservation
Hand-pollination treatments
66003July 29th 2:00 pmSalon 19/20/The Shaw Conference CentreEcological niche modeling predicts invasion risks of endemic land snail (Indrella ampulla) into Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) plantations in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot in India
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Oral PaperSen, Sandeep; Shivaprakash, Nagaraju; Aravind, Nilavara A.; Ravikanth, Gudasalamani; Dayanandan, Selvadurai.Elettaria
Indrella
invasive species
Niche Modeling
conservation
66004July 29th 2:15 pmSalon 19/20/The Shaw Conference CentreInnovation vs. Invasion: Innovative Techniques to Assist the Eradication of Weed Populations
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Oral PaperChandler, Brad James.Weed control
unmanned aerial vehicle
innovative control techniques
detector dog
66005July 29th 2:30 pmSalon 19/20/The Shaw Conference CentreChanges in publication rates and the research productivity of tropical countries in conservation science: implications for inclusive conservation
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Oral PaperMammides, Christos; Chen, Jin; Corlett, Richard T.; Ewing, Harry T.; Goodale, Uromi Manage; Hariya, Hetal; Xia, Xue; Goodale, Eben Bowditch.Publication rates
Conservation science
Acceptance rates
biodiversity
Ecnomic development
66006July 29th 2:45 pmSalon 19/20/The Shaw Conference CentreRare Plant Distribution Modelling: Exploring Environmental Predictor Datasets - A Case Study in Southeast Alberta
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Oral PaperHamilton, Laurie.rare plant
Suaeda moquinii
species distribution modelling
predictor datasets
southeast Alberta
 

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