35th annual Natural Areas Conference Presentations

A Joint Conference of the Natural Areas Association (NAA) and
the National Association of Exotic Pest Plant Councils (NAEPPC)

Hosted by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC)

Global Conservation Issues - Friday, October 17, 2008

8:30-9:00	Ants rule the world, but will they rule the world after climate change?	Nate Sanders
9:00-9:30	Modeling potential impacts of climate change on bird habitats in the eastern United States	Steve Mathews
9:30-10:00	Ohio, the Nation, the World: All Together Now!	Phyllis Windle
10:30-11:00	A highway runs through it	Bonnie Harper-Lore
11:00-11:30	Exotic species and bioenergy: Potential for introducing or spreading invasive plants	Joseph DiTomaso
1:30-2:00	RSim: A regional simulation software environment for exploring the impacts of resource use and constraints	Michael Berry
2:00-2:30	Modeling the effects of strong seasonality on the spatial synchronization of raccoon rabies epidemics	Scott Duke-Sylvester
2:30-3:00	Assessing alternative management strategies under uncertainty: An example from Everglades restoration planning	Louis Gross
3:30-4:00	Conservation stewardship expanding protected areas and mitigating for climate change in the Western Cape, South Africa	Kerry Purnell, Chris Martens
4:00-4:30	Tree mortality and climate change in a Highland Rim karst swamp: Sinking Pond, Coffee County, Tennessee	William Wolfe
4:30-5:00	The genetically altered forest	Gena Fleming