Nature
in Fragments:
The
Legacy of Urban Sprawl
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Thursday,
April 13 |
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| 8:00 A.M. | Registration and Coffee |
| 9:00 | Welcome
and Introduction Ellen V. Futter, President, American Museum of Natural History James M. Large, Jr., Acting President, Wildlife Conservation Society |
| Part I | The Context |
|
9:15 |
Moderator: Rob DeSalle, Associate Curator and Co-Director, Molecular Laboratories, American Museum of Natural History |
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9:30 |
The
History of Sprawl Barbara Lawrence, Executive Director, New Jersey Future |
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10:00 |
Ecological
Effects of Poorly Planned Development Michael W. Klemens, Director, Metropolitan Conservation Alliance, Wildlife Conservation Society |
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10:30 |
Coffee Break |
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10:50 |
What
Is Biodiversity and Why Is It Important? Niles Eldredge, Curator, Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History |
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11:20 |
Questions from the Audience |
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11:45 |
Lunch |
| Part II | The Science |
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1:00 P.M. |
Moderator: John G. Robinson, Vice President of International Conservation, Wildlife Conservation Society |
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1:15 |
The
Fate of Wide-Ranging Vertebrates in Fragmented Ecosystems Justina C. Ray, Professor, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto |
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1:45 |
Missing
Linkages: Functional Corridors in Fragmented Landscapes M. A. Sanjayan, Director of Conservation Science, The Nature Conservancy of California |
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2:15 |
Questions from the Audience |
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2:30 |
Coffee Break |
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2:50 |
The
Bees' Needs: Responses to Habitat Fragmentation James H. Cane, Research Entomologist, USDA-ARS Bee Biology and Systematics Lab, Utah State University |
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3:20 |
Pine
Barrens of the Northeast: Fire-Adapted Communities in an Urbanizing Landscape William A. Patterson, III, Professor, Forestry and Wildlife Management, University of Massachusetts |
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3:50 |
Sprawl
and Disease: Implications for Human and Wildlife Health Peter Daszak, Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Botany, University of Georgia |
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4:20 |
Questions from the Audience |