Tuesday, February 5th
NATURAL RESOURCES – TERRESTRIAL
Mandalay Ballroom A
Session 1: Botany – General
Chair: Coleen Cory
10:30 – 10:50 |
McEachern, Kathryn A. , Katherine A. Chess, Matthew J. Barmann, Ken G. Neissen, Steven A. Junak, Dieter Wilken, Lyndal Laughrin and Charles A. Drost
Witnessing change on Santa Cruz Island: Plant community and rare plant population baseline studies
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10:50 – 11:10 |
Cohen, Brian
A spatial database of Santa Cruz Island vegetation
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11:10 – 11:30 |
Drost, Charles A. , and Steven A. Junak
Colonizers, waifs, and stowaways: arrival of new plant species on Santa Barbara Island over a 30-year period
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11:30 – 11:50 |
Junak, Steven A. , Jonathan J. Dunn and Julie Lambert
Current status of San Clemente Island 's vascular flora, with an emphasis on sensitive native taxa and invasive non-natives
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11:50 – 12:10 |
Schwemm, Catherin A.
Native seed predators and plant diversity: island deer mice facilitate shrub recovery in areas invaded by annual grasses
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Session 2: Botany – General
Chair: Kathryn McEachern
1:20 – 1:40 |
McCabe, Stephen W., and Sarah Chaney
Dispersal, recovery, stochastic extinction, hybridization and adaptive radiation in Dudley (Crassulaceae) on California 's Channel Islands
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1:40 – 2:00 |
McEachern, Kathryn A. , Katherine A. Chess, Karen Flagg, Julie A. Christian, Ken G. Neissen and Dieter Wilken
Population ecology and recovery outplanting of Hoffmann's rock-cress ( Arabis hoffmannii ) on Santa Cruz Island
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2:00 – 2:20 |
McGlaughlin, Mitchell E., and Kaius Helenurm
Genetic differentiation among Lotus taxa on San Clemente Island
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2:20 – 2:40 |
Sandquist, Darren R. , Shaun Evola and Tracy Valentovich
Use of fog water by oaks of Santa Catalina Island and how dieback changes fog output
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2:40 – 3:00 |
Yelenik, Stephanie G.
Ecosystem change with native shrub re-establishment on Santa Cruz Island , California
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3:00 - 3:20 |
Oberbauer, Thomas, A.
Evaluation of floristic affinities between the northern California Channel Islands and the Santa Monica Mountains
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Session 3: Alien Plant Management
Chair: John Knapp
3:40 – 4:00 |
Barthell, John F. , Meredith L. Clement, Daniel S. Song, Amy N. Savitski, John M. Hranitz, Harrington Wells, Theodora Petanidou, Robbin W. Thorp, and Adrian M. Wenner
Nectarivore-plant interactions on Santa Cruz Island (USA) and the Aegean island of Lesvos ( Greece ): implications for yellow star-thistle invasion
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4:00 – 4:20 |
Dow, S. Talise , Ron D.Hiebert, and Kathryn A. McEachern
Predicting alien plant distributions in natural landscapes following disturbance removal
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4:20 - 4:40 |
Klinger, Robert C. , and Jennifer K. Gibson
Spread of an invasive non-native plant on Santa Cruz Island and its contrasting effects on native plant and animal species
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4:40 - 5:00 |
Knapp, John J. , Coleen Cory, Rachel Wolstenholme, Kelvin Walker, and Brian Cohen
Santa Cruz Island invasive plant species map and management plan
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5:00 – 5:20 |
Wolstenholme, Rachel , Coleen Cory, and Jeff Howarth
Mapping weeds to historical land use on Santa Cruz Island , California
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NATURAL RESOURCES – TERRESTRIAL
Mandalay Ballroom B
Session 1: Raptors
Chair: Brian Latta
10:30 – 10:50 |
Daily, Marla
Bald eagle collectors: prehistoric findings and historic records of bald eagles (1843-1950) on the California Channel Islands
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10:50 – 11:10 |
Collins, Paul W. , and Brian C. Latta
Food habits of golden eagles ( Aquila chrysaetos ) nesting on Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands, Santa Barbara County, California
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11:10 – 11:30 |
Sharpe, Peter B. , and David K. Garcelon
Bald eagle restoration on the California Channel Islands
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11:30 – 11:50 |
Dooley, Jessica A. , Peter B. Sharpe, and David K. Garcelon
Bald eagle space use on the northern Channel Islands
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11:50 – 12:10 |
Latta, Brian C ., Janet L. Linthicum, and W. Grainger Hunt
Status of the peregrine falcon on the California Channel Islands
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Session 2: Terrestrial Birds
Chair: Scott Sillett
1:20 – 1:40 |
Gallo-Corona, Sandra , and Horacio de la Cueva
The effect of geographic isolation on rock wren vocalizations in Isla Guadalupe , Mexico
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1:40 – 2:00 |
Kaiser, Sara A. , Eric L. Kershner, and David K. Garcelon
The influence of nest substrate and nest site characteristics on the risk of San Clemente sage sparrow nest failure
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2:00 – 2:20 |
Sillett, T. Scott , Jongmin Yoon, Helen R. Sofaer, and Cameron K. Ghalambor
Annual and seasonal survival of orange-crowned warblers breeding on Santa Catalina Island
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2:20 – 2:40 |
Sofaer, Helen R. , T. Scott Sillett, Susana I. Peluc, Jongmin Yoon, Scott A. Morrison, and Cameron K. Ghalambor
The effects of island scrub-jays on orange-crowned warbler reproductive behavior and nest success
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2:40 – 3:00 |
Langin, Kathryn M. , T. Scott Sillett, Jongmin Yoon, Helen R. Sofaer, and Cameron K. Ghalambor
To breed or not to breed? Demographic consequences of the driest winter on record for songbirds on Catalina and Santa Cruz Islands
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3:00 – 3:20 |
Yoon, Jongmin , T. Scott Sillett, Frank Starkey, and Cameron K. Ghalambor
Habitat modeling for orange-crowned warblers breeding on Santa Catalina Island
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Session 3: Loggerhead Shrikes
Chair: Jason Fidorra
4:40 - 5:00 |
Craig, Catherine , James E. Bradley, and Andrew S. Bridges
Update on the status of the endangered San Clemente Loggerhead shrike
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3:40 – 4:00 |
Fidorra, Jason, and Andrew S. Bridges
A comparison of release techniques for captive-reared San Clemente loggerhead shrikes
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4:00 – 4:20 |
Bradley, James E. , and Andrew S. Bridges
Differential dispersal of wild and captive-reared juvenile San Clemente loggerhead shrikes
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4:20 - 4:40 |
Walter, Hartmut S.
The puzzling decline of the loggerhead shrike on the Northern Channel Islands : an unintended consequence of insular conservation efforts?
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CULTURAL RESOURCES
Mandalay Ballroom C
Session 1: San Nicolas Island Archeology I
Chair: Steven James
10:30 – 10:50 |
James, Steven R. , Patricia C. Martz, René L. Vellanoweth, and Steven J. Schwartz
Introduction to the session: the role of three California state universities in archaeological research, education, and CRM on San Nicolas Island
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10:50 – 11:10 |
Martz, Patricia C.
4000 years on Ghalas-at: part one of the San Nicolas Island Index Unit Analysis Program
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11:10 – 11:30 |
Fulton, Tina M.
An analysis of the worked bone from a protohistoric burial at CA-SNI-214
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11:30 – 11:50 |
James, Steven R.
Archaeological research on the central plateau of San Nicolas Island: excavations at a late Holocene site (CA-SNI-44)
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11:50 – 12:10 |
Franklin, Julie A.
Analysis of prehistoric shell remains recovered during test excavations at CA-SNI-44
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Session 2: San Nicolas Island Archeology II
Chair: Steven James
1:20 – 1:40 |
Knierim, Rebekka G. , and René L. Vellanoweth
Buried brilliance: a spatial analysis of ochre from Tule Creek Village (CA-SNI-25)
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1:40 – 2:00 |
Bartelle, Barney , Johanna Marty, William Kendig, Lizbet Huzby-Gerry, and René L. Vellanoweth
Osteological analysis of a recently recovered dog burial from Tule Creek Village (CA-SNI-25), San Nicolas Island
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2:00 – 2:20 |
Cannon, Amanda C. , René L. Vellanoweth, Lisa D. Thomas-Barnett, Steven J. Schwartz, and Danielle Lowen
A rare ocean sunfish ( Mola mola ) steatite pendant found on San Nicolas Island
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2:20 – 2:40 |
Kendig, William , René L. Vellanoweth, and Kevin Smith
The stone saws of the Tule Creek Village (CA-SNI-25), San Nicolas Island
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2:40 – 3:00 |
James, Steven R. , and Patricia C. Martz
A late prehistoric dog burial from the Index Unit test excavation at Tule Creek Village (CA-SNI-25) on San Nicolas Island
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3:00 – 3:20 |
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Session 3: San Nicolas Island Archeology III
Chair: Steven James
3:40 – 4:00 |
Stosel , Victoria
Examining the relationship between resources and health on San Nicolas Island, California
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4:00 - 4:20 |
Schwartz, Steven J. The lone woman of San Nicolas Island : current perspectives
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4:20 - 4:40 |
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4:40 - 5:00 |
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5:00 – 5:20 |
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Wednesday, February 6th
TERRESTRIAL RESOURCES
Mandalay Ballroom A
Session 1: Island Foxes
Chair: Brian Hudgens
8:10 – 8:30 |
Bakker, Victoria J. , Daniel F. Doak, and Scott A. Morrison
Development of adaptive management tools for the island fox ( Urocyon littoralis )
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8:30 – 8:50 |
Coonan, Timothy J. , and Catherin A. Schwemm
Factors contributing to success of island fox reintroductions on San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands , California
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8:50 – 9:10 |
Garcelon, David K . , Josphine A. Fox , Rachel C. Wolstenholme, Gregory A. Schmidt and Timothy J. Coonan
Conservation and recovery of the island fox on Santa Cruz Island , California
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9:10 – 9:30 |
King, Julie L. , Calvin L. Duncan, and David K. Garcelon
Extinction outfoxed: Catalina Island 's fox population 8 years after its crash
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9:30 – 9:50 |
Duncan, Calvin L., and Julie L. King
Immediate effects of wildfire on island fox survival and recovery
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9:50 – 10:10 |
Hudgens, Brian R. , and Francesca J. Ferrara
Age specific mortality patterns in island foxes
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Session 2: Island Foxes/Terrestrial Vertebrates
Chair: Cathy Schwemm
10:30 – 10:50 |
Ferrara , Francesca J. , Brian R. Hudgens, and David K. Garcelon
Automated remote telemetry: developing a management plan for the San Nicolas Island fox
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10:50 – 11:10 |
Brown, Patricia E. , Robert D. Berry, Catherin A. Schwemm, and Timothy J. Coonan
Townsend's big-eared bats on Santa Cruz Island: preserving historic structures as critical habitat for a rare species
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11:10 – 11:30 |
Dennis, Mitchell H. , and Timothy J. Coonan
Channel Island spotted skunk status on Santa Rosa Island
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11:30 – 11:50 |
Drost, Charles A. , Lisa Gelczis, and Paula Power
Trends in distribution and abundance of harvest mice and deer mice on Santa Cruz Island
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11:50 – 12:10 |
Ozer, Fuson , Holly Gellerman, and Mary V. Ashley
Assessing the genetic recovery of Anacapa Island deer mice following rat eradication
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Session 3: Terrestrial Vertebrates/Alien Animals
Chair: Rob Klinger
1:20 – 1:40 |
Backlin, Adam R. , Robert N. Fisher, Sara L. Schuster and Carlton Rochester
Baseline biodiversity survey for Santa Catalina Island : reptiles, amphibians, ants and small mammals
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1:40 – 2:00 |
Drost, Charles A. , Cathy Schwemm, Tim Coonan, and Dan Richards
Ecosystemwide responses to extirpation of island foxes on San Miguel Island
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2:00 – 2:20 |
Torres, Flor
Habitat requirements, distribution, and conservation of the desert woodrat Neotoma lepida abbreviata on San Francisco Island, Gulf of California, Mexico
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2:20 – 2:40 |
Blumenshine, Karen M. , Hailu Kinde, and Sharon Patton
Selected health measures of an insular population of feral pigs on Santa Cruz Island , California
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2:40 – 3:00 |
Carpio, K.I. , Karen M. Blumenshine, and Maria Cecilia T. Penedo
Genetic diversity and assessment of cattle introgression in the Santa Catalina Island bison
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| 3:00 – 3:20 |
Morrison, Scott A., Anthony J. DeNicola, Kelvin Walker, David Dewey, Lyndal Laughrin, and Norm Macdonald
Irruption interrupted: eradication of wild turkey on Santa Cruz Island , California |
Session 4: Alien Animals
Chair: Gary Davis
3:40 – 4:00 |
Ortiz, Antonio, Luciana Luna-Mendoza, Miguel Ángel Hermosillo-Bueno, Ricardo Gonzalez , María Félix, Jorge Valdez-Villavicencio, Flor Torres, Karina Santos del Prado, Aaron Hebschi, Alfonso Aguirre-Muñoz, Bernie Tershy, and Brad Keitt
The restoration of the Islas Marías Archipelago , Mexico : an assessment for the eradication of introduced species
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4:00 - 4:20 |
Ortiz, Adalberto A. , Alfonso Aguirre, Marlenne Rodríguez, Luciana Luna, Miguel A. Hermosillo, María Félix, Flor Torres, Noe Silva, and Mike Borden
Ecological restoration of Espiritu Santo Island : advances on the feral goat and feral cat eradication
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4:20 - 4:40 |
Simmons, David , Andrew S. Bridges, and David K. Garcelon
Predator control and variability in the diet of feral cats on San Clemente Island , California
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| 4:40 - 5:00 |
Davis, Gary E.
Feral rabbit removal from Santa Barbara Island , California
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5:00 - 5:20 |
Samaniego-Herrera, Araceli , Alfonso Aguirre-Muñoz, María Félix-Lizárraga, Jorge Valdez-Villavicencio, Ricardo González-Gómez, Marlenne Rodríguez-Malagón, Anny Peralta-García, Flor Torres-García, Federico Méndez, Noe Silva, Enique Soqui, Gregg Howald, and Bernie Tershy
Restoring island ecosystems in the Gulf of California : black rat eradication on Farralon de San Ignacia and San Pedro Martir Islands
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MARINE RESOURCES
Mandalay Ballroom B
Session 1: Marine Birds
Chair: Laurie Harvey
8:10 – 8:30 |
Harvey, A. Laurie
Xantus's murrelet ( Synthliboramphus hypoleucus ) reproductive performance on Santa Barbara Island , California prior to nesting habitat restoration
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8:30 – 8:50 |
Capitolo, Phillip , J., Deborah L. Jaques, Harry R. Carter, Gerard J. McChesney, William R. McIver, and Thomas W. Keeney
Roosting patterns of brown pelicans at San Nicolas Island, California, 1992-2006
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8:50 – 9:10 |
Martin, Paige L. , and Franklin Gress
Recolonization of Santa Barbara Island , California , by brown pelicans ( Pelecanus occidentalis californicus ), 1980-2006
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9:10 – 9:30 |
Henry III, Robert W., Scott A. Shaffer, Andreas Walli, Michelle A. Kappes, Yann Tremblay, Donald A. Croll, Daniel P. Costa, and Bernie R. Tershy
Isla Guadalupe's goonies: consequences of range expansion for a pelagic top consumer, the Laysan albatross ( Phoebastia immutabilis )
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9:30 – 9:50 |
De la Cueva, Horacio , and José Alberto Zepeda
Xantus' murrelets nesting in Isla San Benito Fishing Camp
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9:50 – 10:10 |
McIver, William R. , Harry R. Carter, Richard T. Golightly, Gerard J. McChesney, Daniel Welsh, Annie L. Harvey, and John W. Mason
Reproductive success of ashy storm petrels ( Oceanodroma homochroa ) at Santa Cruz Island, 1995-98 versus 2005-07
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Session 2: Marine Birds and Mexican Islands
Chair: Brad Keitt
10:30 – 10:50 |
Felix-Lizarraga, Maria , Alfonso Aguirre-Muñoz, and Brad Keitt
Seabirds restoration program on Mexican islands
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10:50 – 11:10 |
Aguirre-Muñoz, Alfonso, Luciana Luna-Mendoza , Miguel Ángel Hermosillo-Bueno, Marlenne Rodríguez-Malagón, Bernie Tershy, and Brad Keitt
Restoration and conservation of Guadalupe Island, Mexico
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11:10 – 11:30 |
Aguirre-Muñoz, A. , A. Samaniego Herrera, and Luciana Luna Mendoza
Between an LNG plant and a biosphere reserve decree: the chronicle of an unexpected outcome in Coronado Sur Island , Mexico
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11:30 – 11:50 |
Alvarez-Castaneda, Sergio Ticul
The islands of the Sea of Cortez , a conservation overview
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11:50 – 12:10 |
Hernandez-Ramirez, Hilda Berenice , and Alfredo Ortega-Rubio
Ecological importance of Margarita and Cerralvo Islands , Mexico
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Session 3: Marine Mammals I
Chair: Brent Stewart
1:20 – 1:40 |
Stewart, Brent S. , and Pamela K. Yochem
From rare to robust: the California sea lion
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1:40 – 2:00 |
Berman-Kowalewski, Michelle
Determining harmful algal bloom vectors through stomach contents
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2:00 – 2:20 |
Kuhn, Carey E. , and Daniel P. Costa
Interannual variability in the foraging behavior of California sea lions: behavioral responses to environmental variation
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2:20 – 2:40 |
Mostman-Liwanag, Heather E. , Terrie M. Williams, and Daniel P. Costa
Thermal benefits of huddling behavior in California sea lions on San Nicolas Island
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2:40 – 3:00 |
Lowry, Mark , Robert Holland, and Al Jackson
Long term trends in the diet of California sea lions from San Clemente Island and San Nicolas Island during 1981-2004
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Session 4: Marine Mammals II
Chair: Robert Delong
3:40 – 4:00 |
Orr, Anthony J. , Seth D. Newsome, Robert L. DeLong, and Marilyn Fogel
Variation in stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values from multiple tissues of California sea lions ( Zalophus californianus )
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4:00 - 4:20 |
Bentall, Gena B. , M. Tim Tinker, and James A. Estes
Morphological and behavioral correlates of population status in the southern sea otter: a comparative study between central California and San Nicolas Island
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4:20 - 4:40 |
Stewart, Brent S. , and Pamela K. Yochem
The northern elephant seal on the California Channel Islands: past, present and future
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4:40 - 5:00 |
Weise, Michael J. , and Daniel P. Costa
Total body oxygen stores and physiological diving capacity of California sea lions as a function of sex and age
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CULTURAL RESOURCES
Mandalay Ballroom C
Session 1: History
Chair: Ann Huston
8:10 – 8:30 |
Marzolla, A. Michael and Bruce Hector
History of the schooner Santa Cruz
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8:30 – 8:50 |
Howarth, Jeff and Lyndal Laughrin
So the calves are dropping when the grass is growing: the cattle ranching landscape of Santa Cruz Island , California
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8:50 – 9:10 |
Soleri, Daniela , Vito Polito, Mallikarjuna Aradhya, Anne Koehmstedt, and Katherine Pinney
The historic olive groves of Santa Cruz Island: the diversity and structure of historic agricultural plant gene flow processes
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9:10 – 9:30 |
Burd, Brian G. , Paul W. Collins, and Marla D. Daily
Clarence Brockman Linton: Channel Islands entrepreneur, ornithologist and pioneer mariculturist
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9:30 – 9:50 |
Daily, Marla D. , and Paul W. Collins
Buried treasures from the California Channel Islands: museum discoveries
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9:50 – 10:10 |
Daily, Marla
Evidence of a Spanish colonial shipwreck on Santa Catalina Island: is this the San Jose , the lost ship of the Portola Expedition of 1769?
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Session 2: Archeology I
Chair: Jon Erlandson
10:30 – 10:50 |
Erlandson, Jon M., Todd J. Braje, Torben C. Rick, John Southon, and Troy Davis
The archeology of Seal Cave : a paleocoastal shell midden on San Miguel Island, California
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10:50 – 11:10 |
Flores-Fernandez, Carola , and Heather Thakar Hucks
Spatial analysis of prehistoric shellfish assemblages and modern intertidal shellfish populations along the coast of Santa Cruz Island
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11:10 – 11:30 |
Willis, Lauren M. , Torben C. Rick, and Douglas J. Kennett
Middle Holocene subsistence at the mouth of Lobo Canyon , Santa Rosa Island , California : a view from CA-SRI-116
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11:30 – 11:50 |
Reeder, Leslie A. , Martin Authier, and Torben C. Rick
Late Holocene subsistence and technology on East Anacapa Island
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11:50 – 12:10 |
Stafford , Thomas W. , Jr., John R. Johnson, and G. James West
New chronological and geological data from the Arlington Springs site
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Session 3: Archeology II
Chair: Torben Rick
1:20 – 1:40 |
Rick, Torben C.
8,000 years of human settlement and land use in the Old Ranch Canyon region of Santa Rosa Island, California
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1:40 – 2:00 |
Glassow, Michael A. , Oliver A. Chadwick, Ryan Perroy, and Jeff Howarth
Human prehistory and alluvial history in Pozo Canyon , Santa Cruz Island , California
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2:00 – 2:20 |
Wolff, Christopher B. , Torben C. Rick, John A. Robbins, and Lauren M. Willis
Site structure, taphonomy, and chronology on East Anacapa Island , California
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2:20 – 2:40 |
Braje, Todd J. , and Robert L. DeLong
Ancient sea mammal exploitation on the south coast of San Miguel Island : implications for modern populations and human-induced impacts
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2:40 – 3:00 |
Johnson, John R. , and G. James West
Analysis of an unusually well-preserved midden at Cueva Escondida, a Chumash fishing camp on Santa Cruz Island
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3:00 – 3:20 |
Perry, Jennifer E.
The impacts of feral pigs ( Sus scrofa ) on archaeological sites on Santa Cruz Island
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Session 4: Archeology/Paleontology
Chair: Todd Braje
3:40 – 4:00 |
Eddy, John J.
Source characterization and prehistoric implications of Santa Cruz Island chlorite schist
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4:00 - 4:20 |
Jazwa, Christopher S., and Jennifer E. Perry
Spatial variability in chert sources on the northern Channel Islands : implications for tool manufacture and exchange
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4:20 - 4:40 |
Agenbroad, Larry D.
Geologic age interpretations and inferences made from the metric analyses of selected skeletal elements of Mammuthus exilis from the California Channel Islands
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4:40 - 5:00 |
Guthrie, Daniel A.
New material from the Pleistocene of San Miguel Island
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Thursday, February 7th
MARINE SYSTEMS
Mandalay Ballroom A
Session 1: Rocky Shores Communities I
Chair: Fred Piltz
8:10 – 8:30 |
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8:30 – 8:50 |
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8:50 – 9:10 |
Murray, Steve
Changes in rocky intertidal communities on the Channel Islands and the southern California mainland since the 1970s
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9:10 – 9:30 |
Richards, Daniel V.
Black abalone at the Channel Islands , a brief history
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9:30 – 9:50 |
Blanchette, Carol A. , Peter T. Raimondi, SWAT Team, and Bernardo R. Broitman
Spatial patterns of intertidal community structure across the California Channel Islands and links to ocean temperature
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9:50 – 10:10 |
Schroeter, Stephen C. , Henry M. Page, Jenifer E. Dugan, Carolynn S. Culver, Bruce Steele, and Rick Gutierrez
Scales of variability in larval settlement within the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and along the mainland coast
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Session 2: Rocky Shores Communities II
Chair: Fred Piltz
10:30 – 10:50 |
Mckenna, Megan F. , Melissa Soldevilla, Elizabeth Henderson, Ethan Roth, Sean Wiggins, and John A. Hildebrand
Acoustic monitoring in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: identification and interactions of biological and anthropogenic sources of sound
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10:50 – 11:10 |
Miller, Kathy Ann , and John M. Engle
Undaria pinnatifida and Sargassum filicinum at the California Channel Islands: non-native seaweeds with different invasion styles
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11:10 – 11:30 |
Moss, Michael D. , David J. Kushner, and Donna M. Schroeder
A temporal analysis of Rhinogobiops nicholsii densities and temperature at the northern Channel Islands
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11:30 – 11:50 |
Altstatt, Jessica M. , and John M. Engle
Eelgrass restoration at Anacapa Island : initial, promising recovery five years after successful transplantation
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11:50 – 12:10 |
Pondella, Daniel J. II , Todd Anderson, Mary Bergen, Mark Carr, Jay Carroll, Jennifer Caselle, Matthew Edwards, and Donna Schroeder
The nearshore rocky-reef fishes of the Southern California Islands
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Session 3: Rocky Shore Communities III
Chair: Dani Lipski
1:20 – 1:40 |
Ben-Horin, T. , A. Ramirez Valdez , M. Iacchei, K.A. Selkoe, and H.S. Lenihan
Population connectivity of spiny lobster, Panulirus interruptus , in Pacific island systems of Mexico and California
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1:40 – 2:00 |
Smith, Jayson R. , Richard F. Ambrose, and Peggy Fong
Regional comparisons and decadal changes in mussel populations ( Mytilus californianus ) and mussel bed community diversity along the California coast
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2:00 – 2:20 |
McCormick, Thomas B. , and Jennifer Brogan
Research progress on white abalone
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2:20 – 2:40 |
Neuman, Melissa J. , and Glenn R. VanBlaricom
Status of black abalone populations at the California Channel Islands: implications for long-term viability throughout the range of the species
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2:40 – 3:00 |
VanBlaricom, Glenn R. , and Kevin Adams
Selection of microhabitat temperature regimes by black abalones in the rocky intertidal zone at San Nicolas Island, California
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3:00 – 3:20 |
Hoyos, Mauricio, Felipe Galván, and Peter A. Klimley
The movements and behavior of white sharks at Guadalupe Island, Mexico
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TERESTRIAL SYSTEMS
Mandalay Ballroom B
Session 1: Entomology and Rare Plant Species
Chair: Michael Caterino
8:10 – 8:30 |
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8:30 – 8:50 |
Caterino, Michael S. , and Stylianos Chatzimanolis
Investigating endemicity in beetles of California 's Channel Islands
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8:50 – 9:10 |
Vandergast, Amy G. , and David B. Weissman
Multiple origins of California Channel Islands Jerusalem crickets (Orthoptera:Stenopelmatinae:Stenopelmatus)
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9:10 – 9:30 |
Wenner, Adrian M. , Robbin W. Thorp , and John F. Barthell
Biocontrol and eradication of feral honey bee colonies from Santa Cruz Island , California
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9:30 – 9:50 |
Kindsvater, Laura C.
GIS applied to conservation and restoration of the rare island oak, Quercus tomentella : analysis of its potential distribution in recent history
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9:50 – 10:10 |
Ashley, Mary , Saji T. Abraham, and Laura C. Kindsvater
Evolutionary and conservation genetics of the island oak, Quercus tomentella Englemann
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Session 2: Ecology
Chair: Carlos de la Rosa
10:30 – 10:50 |
de la Rosa, Carlos L. , Denise A. Knapp, Aaron Morehouse, Julie King, Frank Starkey, Lenny Altherr, Mel Dinkel, and Ann Muscat
Fire on the island: socioeconomic and ecological implications of a major event
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10:50 – 11:10 |
Fischer, Douglas T. , Christopher J. Still, and A. Park Williams
Significance of summer overcast and fog to Bishop pines on Santa Cruz Island and other coastal endemic species
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11:10 – 11:30 |
Williams, A. Park , Christopher J. Still, Doug T. Fischer, and Steve W. Leavitt
The influence of summertime fog and overcast clouds on the growth of Torrey pine on Santa Rosa Island: a tree-ring study
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11:30 – 11:50 |
Vivrette, Nancy J.
Biotic interactions among coastal bluff plant species on Santa Cruz Island
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11:50 – 12:10 |
Stratton, Lisa C.
Limiting factors to island scrub oak regeneration on Catalina Island
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Session 3: Ungulate-Plant Interactions
Chair: Kate Faulkner
1:20 – 1:40 |
Garcillan, Pedro P. , Ernesto Vega, and Eulogio López-Reyes
Recruitment response of Guadalupe cypress ( Callitropsis guadalupensis ) three years after goats eradication in Guadalupe Island
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1:40 – 2:00 |
Christian, Julie A. , Paul H. Zedler and A. Kathryn McEachern
Native shrub recovery nine years after reduction of intensive grazing on Santa Rosa Island , California
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2:00 – 2:20 |
Corry, Patricia M., and A. Kathryn McEachern
Patterns in post-grazing vegetation changes among species and environments, San Miguel and Santa Barbara Islands
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2:20 – 2:40 |
Rodriguez, Dirk , and Kathryn A. McEachern
Status of Santa Rosa Island manzanita ( Arctostaphylos confertiflora ) on Santa Rosa Island after 8 years of adaptive management
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2:40 – 3:00 |
Ramirez, Aaron R. , Brandon R. Pratt, Anna L. Jacobsen, and Stephen D. Davis
Deer browse and post-fire resprout failure of a chaparral shrub ( Heteromeles arbutifolia ) on Santa Catalina Island
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PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND EDUCATION
Mandalay Ballroom C
Session 1: Water, Geology and Soils
Chair: Dan Muhs
8:10 – 8:30 |
Melack, John , Blair Goodridge, Scott Cooper and Sheila Weisman
Hydrochemical and biological conditions in streams on Santa Rosa Island
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8:30 – 8:50 |
Johnson, Donald L. , and Diana N. Johnson
The Green Mountain soil and its pisolitic-sandy biomantle, northern Channel Islands : mainland analogues, AMS dating of pisoliths, and role of floralturbation
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8:50 – 9:10 |
Grove, Marty
The Catalina Schist: evidence for mid-Cretaceous subduction erosion of southwestern North America
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9:10 – 9:30 |
Muhs, Daniel R. , R. Randall Schumann, John P. McGeehin, Gary Skipp, Jossh Beann, Donald L. Johnson, and Timothy A. Pearce
The unusual nature and paleoclimatic significance of sand dunes deposited on the California Channel Islands during the last glacial period
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9:30 – 9:50 |
Perroy, Ryan L. , Jeff Howarth, Michael Glassow, and Oliver A. Chadwick
Documenting historical landscape change from cartographic, pedogenic and geomorphic evidence: the wetland of Posa Canyon on Santa Cruz Island
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9:50 – 10:10 |
Johnson, Donald L. , Diana N. Johnson, and Daniel R. Muhs
Unique, differentially depauperate soil biomantles and biofabrics, California Channel Islands: prospects and consequences
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Session 2: Education I
Chair: Vishna Herrity
10:30 - 10:50 |
Morehouse, Aaron , Carlos de la Rosa, and Rich Zanelli
Issue-driven environmental education programs in a complex island environment
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10:50 - 11:10 |
Buckley , Lorraine Madsen , and Thomas B. McCormick
White abalone restoration as a tool to foster participation and entrepreneurship in coastal fisheries, aquaculture and environmental sciences
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11:10 – 11:30 |
Criley, Stephen
Channel Islands Explorers Creek study program
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11:30 – 11:50 |
Charleboix, Leeza , Shauna Bingham, and Scott Simon
Multi-agency training and coordination as an effective way to educate the community and visitors to the community about the Channel Islands
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11:50 – 12:10 |
Bursek, Julie , Scott Dickison, Michele Poquette, and Wendy Gorton
NOAA Teacher At Sea in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: integrating research and education
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Session 3: Education II
Chair: Julie Bursek
1:20 – 1:40 |
Reznicek, Cathy
Channel Islands Live!
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1:40 – 2:00 |
Petueli, Maria
Using a natural setting to allow students to experience their local watershed
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2:00 – 2:20 |
Simon, Scott , Michele Kissinger, and Dana Nakase
Mobile REEF Program: a vehicle for science literacy
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2:20 – 2:40 |
Lozano, Rocio , and Shannon Newby
The MERITO Academy : strengthening marine and watershed education in multicultural audiences of the Santa Barbara channel region
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2:40 – 3:00 |
Herrity, Vishna , Julie Kluss, Kristen Lewis, and Leo Trevino
Teacher Enrichment Adventure in Watershed Education and Training (TEAWET)
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POSTERS
| Baguskas, Sara A., and Sarah Chaney |
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Investigation of biological soil crust on Santa Rosa Island, California
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| Ballmer, Mathew E., and Juliet Baker |
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A measurement of California Channel Islands soil temperature regimes
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| Ballmer, Mathew E., and Juliet Baker |
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A look at soil moisture regimes on the California Channel Islands using volumetric soil water content
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| Ballmer, Matthew E., and Alan Wasner |
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New soils classified on the California Channel Islands
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| Boyce, Jennifer, Annie Little, and Laurie Harvey |
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Montrose Settlements Restoration Program - restoring seabird populations on the northern Channel Islands
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| Burt, Chad R |
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Ecosystem dashboard: a web application for visualizing ecological monitoring data
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| Chaney, Sarah, Dan V. Richards, Dirk Rodriguez and Kathryn McEachern. |
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Conflict between two listed species: Santa Barbara Island live-forever and California brown pelican on Santa Barbara Island
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| Cowan, Clark, Sarah Chaney, and Sara Buguskas |
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Restoration efforts on island oak (Quercus agrifolia), at Soledad Peak, Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands National Park, California
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| Dearborn, Keri, and Patricia Meyer |
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Creative methods for teaching environmental issues regarding the endangered island fox and the Channel Islands ecosystem
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| Dye, Linda C |
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Channel Islands National Park landbird monitoring program revision
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| Easley, Anna-Maria, and Andrew S. Bridges |
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Does age class affect reproductive success of wild born offsping of release origin San Clemente Shrikes? |
| Faulkner, Kate R |
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Elimination of feral sheep from Santa Cruz Island
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| Hatch, Marco B.A. |
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Interactions between human societies and ecological systems: it goes both ways
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| Imondi, Ralph, Linda Santschi, and Kent Smith |
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Coastal Marine Biolabs: Using Marine Systems as an Entry Point into Advanced, Multidisciplinary Science Education |
| Johnson, Donald L., and Diana N. Johnson |
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Why mima mounds dot the California mainland but not the Channel Islands
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| Johnston, Naira N., James E. Bradley, and Andrew S. Bridges |
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Food supplementation encourages behaviors conducive to high reproductive output in the San Clemente loggerhead shrike
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| Klementowski, Kim M. |
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Progression of vegetation recovery on San Clemente Island - loggerhead shrike habitat restoration and sensitive species augmentation |
| Knapp, John, and Sarah Ratay |
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Management of priority invasive plant species on Catalina Island
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| Minor, Scott A., Daniel R. Muhs, R. Randall Schumann, and Kathleen R. Simmons |
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Oblique-slip fault offset of quaternary marine terraces on Santa Rosa Island: evidence of young tectonic contraction and clockwise rotation of the northern Channel Islands
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| Montag, Hannah, and Ruedi Nager |
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Nest site selection in the Catalina Island orange-crowned warbler (Vermivora celata sordida)
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| Niessen, Ken, and Kathryn McEachern |
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Using online databases to find historical records of rare plants at Channel Islands National Park |
| Power, Paula., Kevin F. Noon, Joel Wagner, Michael Martin,Marie Denn and Kathryn R. Faulkner |
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Prisoners wetland and lower Cañada del Puerto stream restoration on Santa Cruz Island |
| Powers, Robyn M., Brian Cypher, Katherine Ralls, Janet Randall, and Christopher Moffatt. |
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Changes in home ranges and activity patterns of the San Nicolas island fox over the annual reproductive cycle
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| Rodriguez, Donald A., and Brad Monsma |
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Channel Islands Interdisciplinary Research Group
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| Rodriguez, Donald A., Angela Chapman, and Greg Sanders |
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A comparison of current and historical shorebirds populations: preliminary results
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| Samaniego-Herrera, Araceli, Anny Peralta-Garcia, JorgeValdez-Villavicencio, Luciana Luna-Mendoza, and Alfonso Aguirre-Muñoz |
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Vertebrates of the Baja California Pacific islands: updated database and field guide |
| Thomas-Barnett, Lisa D. |
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Soapstone whistle from San Nicolas Island |
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