Concurrent Sessions & Poster Session: Presenters, Schedule & Abstracts

Concurrent Sessions & Poster Session:

• Concurrent session and poster session abstracts, grouped by session (PDF)
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Concurrent Session Abstracts

Room	Alexander 1	Alexander 2	Dry Creek Ballroom
	Mesocarnivore Techniques & Ecology  (Chair:  Esther Burkett,CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife)	Ecology and Management of Birds (Chair: Jeff Alvarez,The Wildlife Project)	Wildlife Techniques(Chair: Jenny Rechel,USDA Forest Service)
Wednesday 1:05 PM	Home Is Where The Estimation Is Powell, Roger	Taste Aversion, Trapping, and Translocation: an overview of predator management for two protected beach-nesting birds in southern California Brinkman, Matt	Photo-sensor equipped Vaginal Implant Transmitters and Precise Event Timing coding aid in accessing birthing times, locations, and capture of mule deer neonates Bush, Anthony
Wednesday 1:25 PM	rSPACE: Spatially-based power analysis for conservation and ecology Ellis, Martha	Geospatial Modeling of Common Raven Distribution and Abundance in Snowy Plover Habitats of Coastal Northern California Lau, Matt	Applications of Next-Generation Sequencing Techniques to Wildlife Conservation and Management Lounsberry, Zachary
Wednesday 1:45 PM	Using spatially explicit power analyses to assess the power to detect trend for the southern Sierra Nevada fisher population Tucker, Jody	Snowy Plovers Wintering in Coastal Northern California Dejoannis, Alexa	A new method of recovering stomach content samples from freshwater turtles that is effective and humane Karres, Nicole
Wednesday 2:05 PM	Accelerometers and Remote Cameras Confirm Seasonal Patterns and Reveal Individual Differences in Activity Patterns of Pacific Martens Tweedy, Patrick	The Response of Breeding Western Snowy Plovers to Habitat Restoration Evaluated by Resource Selection Function Analysis in Coastal Northern California Leja, Stephanie	Using Mobile GIS for Aerial Wildlife Surveys Alexander, Matthew
Session Break
Room	Alexander 1	Alexander 2	Dry Creek Ballroom
	Mesocarnivore Techniques & Ecology(Chair:  Esther Burkett,CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife)	Ecology and Management of Birds(Chair: Jeff Alvarez,The Wildlife Project)	Wildlife Diseases(Chair:  Mike Ziccardi & Kristen Gilardi, Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Ctr, UC Davis)
Wednesday 2:45 PM	The Efficacy of Assisted Dispersal for Restoration of The Humboldt Marten Slauson, Keith	Shorebird Response to Varying Salinity and Water Depth in an Experimental Design in Salt Pond Management Smith, Lacy	Reducing entanglement hazards to marine wildlife: partnering with commercial fishermen to recover derelict gear Gilardi, Kirsten
Wednesday 3:05 PM	Spatial-temporal interactions in female fishers (Pekania [Martes] pennanti) on the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation in California Rennie, Kerry	Space-Use and Behavior of Summering Greater Sandhill Cranes in Modoc County, California Grebe, Abigail	The Value and Effectiveness of Oiled Wildlife Response Ziccardi, Michael
Wednesday 3:25 PM	Reestablishing fishers on a managed landscape in California Facka, Aaron	Reproductive investment and success indicate senescence and individual heterogeneity in black brant Riecke, Thomas	Conservation Through Collaboration: Zoos, Universities and You. Wack, Ray
Wednesday 3:45 PM	A Management Grid System for Implementing the Southern Sierra Nevada Fisher Conservation Strategy Spencer, Wayne	Survival and Growth Rates of Wood Duck Ducklings Sedinger, Benjamin	Natural and anthropogenic causes of puma mortality in southern California Sanchez, Jessica
Wednesday 4:05 PM	A report on occupancy estimates, range extent, and habitat use for Sierra Nevada red fox, coyote, and Pacific marten in the eastern Sierra Nevada Stermer, Chris	Brood Size and Nesting Phenology in Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) and Clark’s Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) in Northern California Robison, Kristofer	Urban amphibian conservation in the midst of a fungal pathogen Young, Jonathan
Wednesday 4:25 PM	Native versus nonnative origins of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in the Great Basin Alden, Preston	Nesting Bird Management at PG&E: A Standardized Species-based Approach to a System-wide Challenge Burkholder, Laura	Complex interactive effects of water mold and an herbicide on chytridiomycosis in Pacific treefrog (Pseudacris regilla) hosts Romansic, John

 

Room	Alexander 1	Alexander 2	Dry Creek Ballroom
	Ecology and Management of Riparian Birds(Chair:  Chrissy Howell,USDA Forest Service)	Ecology and Management of Reptiles and Amphibians(Chair:  Dave Cook,Sonoma County Water Agency)	Ecology and Management of Mammals(Chair:  Brian Cypher, CSU Stanislaus, Endangered Species Recovery Program)
Thursday 8:35 AM	Alameda Creek Riparian Bird Community Occupancy Analyses Riensche, David	Acoustic Monitoring of Breeding Amphibians at Yosemite National Park and Point Reyes National Seashore Kleeman, Patrick	Preliminary Results of the Effects of Utility-Scale Solar Energy Projects on Bats Johnston, Dave
Thursday 8:55 AM	Factors Affecting Detection of Yellow-Billed Cuckoos During Standardized Surveys Stanek, John	Woodland Salamanders: Relative Abundances, Functional Roles, and Use as Metrics of Seral Status in California’s Forest Ecosystems. Welsh, Hartwell	Roosting Ecology of Lasiurine Bats in the Northern Portion of the Central Valley, California Wyatt, David
Thursday 9:15 AM	Bank Swallow Status on the Sacramento River – Threatened or Endangered, and Where Do We Go From Here? Wright, David	“Retiring” Amphibian Breeding Ponds Inundated by the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project, Contra Costa County, California Davis, Cheryl	Importance of Oak Mistletoe in the Diet of Ringtails (Bassariscus astutus) in a portion of the Central Valley of California Wyatt, David
Thursday 9:35 AM	A science-based framework for setting riparian landbird population targets in California’s Central Valley Dybala, Kristen	History and Status of the California Red-Legged Frog (Rana draytonii) in the Sierra Nevada Barry, Sean	Coyote Foraging Patterns in the Central Mojave Desert: Implications for Predation on Desert Tortoises Cypher, Brian
Session Break
Room	Alexander 1	Alexander 2	Dry Creek Ballroom
	Landbirds and Forest Management(Chair:  Chrissy Howell,USDA Forest Service)	Ecology and Management of Reptiles and Amphibians(Chair:  Dave Cook,Sonoma County Water Agency)	Ecology and Management of Mammals(Chair:  Brian Cypher, CSU Stanislaus, Endangered Species Recovery Program)
Thursday 10:15 AM	Habitat Associations and Restoration Targets for Meadow Birds in the Sierra Nevada Campos, Brent	Distribution of observations of California red-legged frog in the Great Central Valley Hydrographic Basin Alvarez, Jeff	A range-wide occupancy estimate and habitat model for the endangered Point Arena mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra) Zielinski, William
Thursday 10:35 AM	Assessing Willow Flycatcher Population Size and Distribution to Inform Meadow Restoration Priorities in the Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascades Loffland, Helen	Highway One Revisited: Twenty years of road surveys for California Red-legged Frogs in coastal Santa Cruz and San Mateo Counties Westphal, Michael	White-footed vole habitat selection at multiple scales supports a strong association with red alder Bean, William
Thursday 10:55 AM	Short Term Changes in Avian Community Composition within the Sierra Nevada’s Massive Rim Fire Fogg, Alissa	Longterm (1997-2012) demogrpahic study of the endangered Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog In Kings Canyon National Park Matthews, Kathleen	Role of native consumers in yellow bush lupine invasion and restoration Barton, Daniel
Thursday 11:15 AM	Management Indicator Species Response to Time Since Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbance in Sierra Nevada National Forests Roberts, Lance	An Enhanced Technique for California Tiger Salamander Burrow Excavation, Collaboration in Action Grant, Jill	Effects of large scale gold mining on the migratory behavior of a large herbivore Blum, Marcus
Thursday 11:35 AM	Searching for Focal Species in the Sierra Nevada: Conundrums for the Avian Ecologists White, Angela	The Northern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea): A multi-locus look at a wide-ranging forest lizard Lavin, Brian	Comparative Analysis of State Deer Management Strategies Webb, Kent
Thursday 11:55 AM	Using Management Indicator Species (MIS) monitoring of Black-backed Woodpecker to inform post-fire forest management Siegel, Rodney	An endangered snake thrives in a highly urbanized environment Swaim , Karen	Investment in Constitutive Immune Function by North American Elk Experimentally Maintained at Two Different Population Densities Downs, Cynthia

 

Room	Alexander 1	Alexander 2	Dry Creek Ballroom
	Climate Adaptation Strategies(Chair:  Jeff Lincer, RICA)	Collaboration in Support of Wildlife Conservation(Chair:  Lucy Harrington, Westervelt Ecological Services)	Grasslands and Wildlife Conservation(Chair:  John McNerney,City of Davis)
Friday 8:35 AM	Climate Adaptation Planning for the Sierra Nevada Howell, Chrissy	A Road Map for Collaborative Land Conservation Crawford, Aimee	Use of Sierra Nevada Foothill grasslands by nesting Tricolored Blackbirds and conservation implications Airola, Daniel
Friday 8:55 AM	Raptors and Climate Change: The Need for a Holistic Approach Lincer, Jeffrey	California’s State Wildlife Action Plan Update: A Plan for Conserving California’s Wildlife Resources While Responding to Environmental Challenges Gonzales, Armand	Burrowing Owl Breeding and Foraging Ecology at Natural and Artificial Burrows in San Diego County Wisinski, Colleen
Friday 9:15 AM	Creating High-tide Refuge Habitat for the Endangered California Ridgway’s Rail Demers, Scott	Changing the process of conservation to save the critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal Sprague, Rachel	Habitat Associations of California Ground Squirrels and Implications for Western Burrowing Owl Conservation in San Diego County Grasslands Marczak, Susanne
Friday 9:35 AM	Western monarch butterflies core overwintering habitat: evidence for a range contraction and a role for native conifers Griffiths, Jessica	Research and Recovery -The Hidden Benefits of Conservation Banking Harrington, Lucy	The effect of prairie burn regimes on mating patterns in dickcissels Sousa, Bridget
Session Break
Room	Alexander 1	Alexander 2	Dry Creek Ballroom
	Effects of Drought on Wildlife(Chair:  Jeff Lincer, RICA)	Linking Research to Policy and Management(Chair:  Mike Westphal,Bureau of Land Management)	Grasslands and Wildlife Conservation(Chair:  John McNerney,City of Davis)
Friday 10:15 AM	The effect of water level management and drought on nesting Aechmophorus grebes in northern California Arsenault, David	San Diego County’s Feral Pig Damage Control Project Burg, Rich	Legacy effects of habitat degradation by Lesser Snow Geese on nesting Savannah Sparrows Peterson, Stephen
Friday 10:35 AM	Drought severity influences female Greater sage-grouse breeding behavior, habitat use, and success Gibson, Daniel	Developing a Wild Pig Management Plan on Tejon Ranch Hiroyasu, Elizabeth	Movement Ecology of Lions Living Along the Edge of Cattle-Dominated Areas in the western Okavango Delta, Botswana Whitesell, Carolyn
Friday 10:55 AM	Giant Garter Snake (Thamnophis gigas) – Surviving Landscape Changes and Drought in California’s Central Valley Hansen, Eric	Using Demographic Monitoring to Inform Bird Conservation Albert, Steven	San Joaquin kit fox presence on and near Topaz Solar Farms, San Luis Obispo County Meade, Daniel
Friday 11:15 AM	Drought and Life History of California Tiger Salamanders in Vernal Pools of the Southern San Joaquin Valley Geographic Region Lopez, Ryan	Greater Sage-grouse Brood Survival and Habitat in the Great Basin: An Opportunity to Assess Impacts of Feral Horses and Livestock Street, Phillip	Long Term Population and Density Estimates for San Joaquin Kit Fox on the Carrizo Plain National Monument (2000-2014): Implications for Conservation Stafford, Robert
Friday 11:35 AM	Response of Western Pond Turtles (Actinemys marmorata) to Drought Purcell, Kathryn	When the heat is on: the 2014 drought and the first blunt-nosed leopard lizard rangewide recruitment survey Westphal, Michael	Locomotory performance of a kangaroo rat in a habitat dominated by a non-native grass Boag, Camille
Friday 11:55 AM	Population Trends of the Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse During a California Drought Smith, Katherine	Evaluation of DRECP Desert Tortoise and Bighorn Sheep Habitat Suitability and Connectivity Model Predictions in the Soda Mountain Area, San Bernardino County Heim, Susanne	Native small mammal use of an invasive grass: Heermann’s Kangaroo rats and Veldt grass (Erharta calycina) in Coastal California Trunzo, Juliana

Poster Session Abstracts

Statewide coordination and stakeholder input to inform 2015 CDFW regulation changes affecting Scientific Collecting Permits Alminas, Ona	Links between demography, climate, and forage availability Boan, Brianne	Foraging and Nesting Habitat Association of Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) Along Lower Cache Creek, Yolo County, California Cahill, Kevin	Water drawdown from Four Bighorn Sheep Water Developments Darby, Neal
Modeling movement corridors for the Humboldt marten (Martes caurina humboldtensis) in northwestern California Delheimer, Matt	Neonate prey preferences of giant gartersnakes (Thamnophis gigas) from the Sacramento Valley of California: Implications of an exotic diet for a threatened nati Ersan, Julia	Bees of the American River Watershed Project: Community Structure, Niche Overlap, and Resource Competition Finnell, Micheal	The Greater Sandhill Crane TAC: Developing a Strategy for Crane Conservation in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Gardiner, Rachel
Lek geography predicts fine-scale genomic structure of sage-grouse Gibson, Daniel	Future Direction of the California Wildlife Habitat Relationships System Gogol-prokurat, Melanie	Wildlife connectivity from the Central Valley to the Sierra Nevada Mountains Gogol-prokurat, Melanie	Avian response to small-scale riparian restoration on private lands in Marin and Sonoma counties Grady, Kathleen
Correlates of community structure and diversity of small mammal communities in Great Basin sagebrush habitats Hegg, Sarah	Lifetime Reproductive Success in a Small Population of the Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) Herman, Dana	Male sex bias in capture samples of the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris) from a range-wide population genetics study Hernandez, Luis	Prevalence of Internal Parasites Based on Fecal Testing of Wild Mammals in Sonoma and Marin County Rehabilitation Centers Hohn, Janet
Understanding the Effects of Mercury Concentration Levels on Wood Ducks: Are Males or Females More Susceptible? Jabali, Eman	The unexpected diet and foraging patterns of Western Pond Turtles (Emys marmorata) in two Northern California urban streams Karres, Nicole	A Summary of the Effects of Dredging on California Least Tern Foraging Keane, Kathleen	Patterns in the Forest: The Northern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea) as an indicator of biodiversity Lavin, Brian
The Effects of Habitat Restoration and Sea Level Rise on Breeding Western Snowy Plovers in Coastal Northern California Leja, Stephanie	Acoustic Monitoring in California’s Northern Central Valley Loeblich, Aithne	The historical range of beaver (Castor canadensis) in coastal California: an updated review of the evidence Lundquist, Kate	Conservation incentive program leads to higher waterbird densities in enrolled rice fields in the Sacramento Valley, California Navarre, Kelsey
Home Ranges of Ringtails (Bassariscus astutus) in a Central Valley Oak Woodland, Sutter Co., California Newton, D. Scott	Hopping Fox Syndrome – Treatment Outcomes 2009-2013 Pesch, Lisa	Canine Field Assistants at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System: The Safe and Effective Use of Ecological Detection Dogs in Challenging Field Conditions Powers, Robyn	Avian community response to drought differs along elevation gradients and riparian and upland habitats, San Gabriel Mountains, California Rechel, Jennifer
An integrated population model for mottled ducks in Texas: harvest, habitat, and survival Riecke, Thomas	Effects of laying order and egg volume on black brant apparent pre-fledging survival rates Riecke, Thomas	Western Snowy Plover Nest Site Selection and Oyster Shell Enhancement Riensche, David	Habitat Associations for Three Montane Mammal Species Rossi, Aviva
Transmission of ectoparasites across kin-structured social networks of California ground squirrels Russell, Imani	Native kangaroo rat consumption of non-native veldt grass seed even when presented with other, highly preferred, seed Schlageter, Summer	Strain variation of Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in sciurids and woodrats in northwestern California Sholty, Kathleen	Fecal glucocorticoid metabolites in free-living California ground squirrels: Experimental validation and inter-individual differences in the stress response Surber, Lisa
Habitat Selection of the White-footed Vole in northern California Tange, David	Impacts to Mexican Free-tailed Bats from Wind Energy Development in the Western US Thompson, Joel	Factors influencing mule deer fawn survival and recruitment Walsh, Danielle	Status of Sarcoptic Mange in Urban San Joaquin Kit Foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica) Westall, Tory
Nest-site selection and feeding behavior of Red-tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) and Cooper’s Hawks (Accipiter cooperii) across urban density using citizen science White, Justin	The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s BIOS Data Viewer Whitney, Katherine	Current Status of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Spotted Owl Observations Database Whitney, Katherine	The effects of the Rim Fire on Great Gray Owl habitat in Yosemite National Park Wu, Joanna