P-IE Section Symposium: Biofuel Cropping Systems: Connecting Beneficial Arthropods, Ecosystem Services, and Landscape Effects

Tuesday, November 12, 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Meeting Room 19 A (Austin Convention Center)
Organizers:
Ashley Bennett
Julie A. Peterson


8:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks
8:05 AM
How contrasting bioenergy scenarios affect pollinators and the potential for pollination services
Ashley Bennett, Michigan State University ; Timmothy D. Meehan, University of Wisconsin ; Claudio Gratton, University of Wisconsin ; Rufus Isaacs, Michigan State University
8:25 AM
Landscape-level implications of biofuel crop production for pollinators
Kristen Baum, Oklahoma State University ; Shaun McCoshum, Oklahoma State University
8:45 AM
Designing farm landscapes to enhance ecosystem services
James O. Eckberg, University of Minnesota ; David Mulla, University of Minnesota ; Julie A. Peterson, University of Minnesota ; Donald Wyse, University of Minnesota ; George Heimpel, University of Minnesota ; Gregg A. Johnson, University of Minnesota
9:05 AM
The role of flowering biofuel crops for conservation of beneficial species in the farmscape
Jonathan Lundgren, USDA Agricultural Research Service ; Kristine Nemec, UDSA
9:25 AM
Break
9:40 AM
10:00 AM
Biological control and resource utilization by natural enemies in integrated perennial bioenergy plantings
Julie A. Peterson, University of Minnesota ; James O. Eckberg, University of Minnesota ; Karen E. Blaedow, University of Minnesota ; Joe M. Kaser, University of Minnesota ; Gregg A. Johnson, University of Minnesota ; George Heimpel, University of Minnesota
10:20 AM
Trophic cascades in bioenergy landscapes
Tania Kim, University of Wisconsin ; Heidi Liere, University of Wisconsin ; Benjamin Werling, Michigan State University ; Timothy D. Meehan, University of Wisconsin ; Doug A. Landis, Michigan State University ; Claudio Gratton, University of Wisconsin
10:40 AM
Why did the natural enemy cross the road?
Brian McCornack, Kansas State University ; James Hagler, USDA - ARS ; Kris Giles, Oklahoma State University
11:00 AM
Impacts of landscape-scale conversion to bioenergy crops on microlepidopteran diversity: biofuels and LBMs
May R. Berenbaum, University of Illinois ; Terry Harrison, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
11:20 AM
Concluding Remarks
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