Program Symposium: Impacts of Global Change on Biodiversity and Biological Control

Wednesday, November 13, 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Organizers:
David Crowder
James D. Harwood


8:00 AM
Welcoming remarks
David Crowder, Washington State University ; James D. Harwood, University of Kentucky
8:03 AM
Behavioral and physiological ecology of predator biological control under global warming
Brandon Barton, University of Wisconsin ; Oswald Schmitz, Yale University
8:23 AM
8:43 AM
Natural enemies on the landscape: a life history approach
Bernard D. Roitberg, Simon Fraser University ; Dave R. Gillespie, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
9:03 AM
Habitat linkages in conservation biological control: lessons from the land-water interface
Claudio Gratton, University of Wisconsin ; Jamin M. Dreyer, University of Wisconsin
9:23 AM
Scale-dependent impacts of pesticides on arthropod biological control
Craig R. Roubos, Michigan State University ; Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey ; Rufus Isaacs, Michigan State University
9:43 AM
Can change in urban population size represent an opportunity to enhance predator biodiversity and biocontrol services in shrinking cities?
Mary M. Gardiner, The Ohio State University ; Caitlin Burkman, Ohio State University ; Scott Prajzner, The Ohio State University-OARDC
10:03 AM
Habitat effects on granivore diversity and weed seed predation in a New England farmscape
Randa Jabbour, University of Maine ; Sonja Birthisel, University of Maine ; Francis A. Drummond, University of Maine ; Eric Gallandt, University of Maine
10:23 AM
Temporal dynamics of natural enemy:pest interactions in a changing environment
James D. Harwood, University of Kentucky ; Kelton D. Welch, USDA-ARS
10:43 AM
Capturing co-benefits in changing agricultural landscapes: identifying the right kind of biodiversity to support pest control services
Sarina MacFadyen, CSIRO ; Nancy A. Schellhorn, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) ; Hazel R. Parry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) ; Jane Memmott, University of Bristol
11:03 AM
Organic agriculture strengthens natural pest control
William E. Snyder, Washington State University
11:23 AM
Effects of agricultural intensification on biodiversity and biological control
Deborah K. Letourneau, University of California, Santa Cruz
11:43 AM
Concluding remarks
David Crowder, Washington State University ; James D. Harwood, University of Kentucky
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