Scientific Seminars, Archival List
Archbold Biological Station
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2005

  
11 Jan - 12 Jan Archbold Research Symposium   Various Speakers and Poster Presentations
20 Jan Sonali Saha - University of Miami   Bamboo - Crouching tiger, hidden dragon
3 Feb Richard Shefferson - Post-doctoral Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.   Adult Dormancy in Geophytes: Integrating Approcahes to Explore a Complex Life History Phenomenon.
17 Feb Ted Schuur - University of Florida   The sensitivity of tropical forest growth to climate.
24 Feb Jacob Goheen - University of New Mexico   Long-term dynamics and local saturation of species richness in small mammal communities.
10 Mar Art McKee - Flathead Lake Biological Station   Care and Feeding of Live Riparians.
21 Apr Emilio Bruna - University of Florida   Forest fragmentation and communities of ant-plant mutualists in the central Amazon.
28 Apr David Shutler - Acadia University   Tradeoffs in avian reproductive ecology.
15 Sept Rebecca E. Irwin - Dartmouth College   The role of floral traits in pollination and plant defense.
6 Oct Timothy J. Bell - Chicago State University   Shy, disturbed and outnumbered:  challenges for achieving and investigating viability in Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid, Pitcher's Thistle and Savanna Blazingstar.
10 Nov
Jed P. Sparks - Cornell University
  
Making a living in the Florida scrub:  Slash pine and ephemeral ponds.
8 Dec
Dale Gawlik - Florida Atlantic University
  
Cream skimmers and crumb pickers:  the foraging ecology of wading birds in the Everglades.
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2004
8 Jan Patrick Lawless - University of Kentucky Vegetation of xeric limestone prairies in Kentucky.
29 Jan Michelle C. Mack - University of Florida Effects of fire and plant species composition on ecosystem function in boreal forest.
11 Mar AmyFairvre - Cedar Crest College Observations from the understory:  rainy season reproductive biology of Psychotria species on Barro Colorado Island, Panama.
1 Apr Scott Robinson - University of Florida Avian population dynamics in source-sink landscapes.
13 Apr Hans de Kroon - University of Nijmegen Dynamics of local plant populations in a Dutch conservation perspective, with special emphasis on life history responses.
11 May Jennifer M. Rhode - Georgia College and State University Genetic and Environmental Effects on an Expanding Plant Hybrid Zone in Central Florida.
10 Jun Will Turner - Princeton University Why aren't there quail in my yard?  Scale-dependence, shifting baselines, and alternative futures for Tucson's birds.
23 Sept Steve Brewer - University of Mississippi Fire and the Maintenance and Origin of Plant Species Diversity.
30 Sept Alan Covich  - University of Georgia Effects of drought and Hurricanes on Riparian Inputs to Stream Food Webs:  a Caribbean Perspective.
21 Oct Satya Maliakal Witt - Louisiana State University Microhabitat distribution and demography of two Florida scrub endemic plants with comparisons to their habitat-generalist congeners.
18 Nov Geoffrey Hill  -Auburn University The Signal Content of Red Coloration in Male House Finches.
16 Dec

Mike Allen - University of California - Riverside

Breaking Open the Belowground Black Box:  Sensing and Describing Complexity in Conservation Reserves.
Edith Allen - University of California - Riverside Anthropogenic Nitrogen D, Invasive Species, and Biodiversity Loss in Southern California.
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2003      
2 Jan Jed Sparks - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY The role of plants and soils in tropospheric chemistry.
16 Jan

Mark D. Hunter - University of Georgia, Athens, GA

 Linking Population-Level and Ecosystem-Level Processes:  The Role of Plant Phenolics.
23 Jan Larry M. Lake - Messiah College, Grantham, PA Discovering Richard Archbold:  Tracing His New Guinea Footsteps.
30 Jan Gordon A. Fox - University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Why demographic variation among individuals matters.
20 Feb Jayne Belnap - US Geological Survey Biological soil crusts:  who they are, what they do, and other microdetails about the world under your feet.
13 Mar Walter P. Carson - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Forest dynamics of human landscapes in temperate and tropical systems.
3 Apr Harvey B. Lillywhite - University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Gravity and the evolution of form and function in vertebrates:  From snakes to astronauts.
8 May Susan J. Hannon - University of Alberta, Canada Building a Bird Friendly Forest:  Studies of forest fragmentation in the boreal forest of Canada.
5 Sept Dr. Charles Kwit - University of Florida Treefall gaps, hurricanes, and tree regeneration.
11 Sept Dr. Jodi McGraw -University of California - Berkeley Natural disturbances and exotic species interact to influence persistence of endangered plants and endemic communities in the Santa Cruz Sandhills, central coastal California.
25 Sept

Dr. Kyle Ashton - Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

 Relocation (of gopher tortoises) and fire management as conservation tools for amphibians and reptiles in Florida.
2 Oct Dr. John Fauth - University of Central Florida Amphibians and Corals:  Two Taxa in Global Decline, Two Prospects for Recover?
9 Oct Dr. David Jenkins The Myth of Inter-Wetland Dispersal (and So What).
21 Nov Dr. David Bowman - Key Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management Landscape-scale analysis of Aboriginal fire management in central Arnhem Land.
11 Dec Dr. Hilary Swain                       Archbold Biological Station Florida's Acquisition and Restoration Council; Oversight Of An Extensive Conservation Lands Program.
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2002
10 Jan Stephan J. Schoech - University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee Environmental factors and the timing of reproduction in Florida Scrub-Jays.
24 Jan Harrison B. Tordoff and Donald Alstad - University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota

Peregrine falcon restoration in the Midwest.
7 Feb Douglas E. Soltis - University of Florida, Gainesville From gene trees to tree genes: angiosperm phylogeny and floral diversification.

Pamela S. Soltis - University of Florida, Gainesville

  Evolutionary consequences of polyploidy: the Tragopogon story.
8 Mar

Jonathan Silvertown - Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

 The world's longest-running ecological experiment: ecology, genetics and time in the Park Grass Experiment.
28 Mar Louis J. Guillette, Jr. - University of Florida, Gainesville Endocrine disrupting environmental contaminants: lessons from Florida’s wetlands.
2 May

Robert D. Holt - University of Florida , Gainesville

Niche conservatism and evolution: implications for conservation.
30 May David Althoff and Kari Segraves, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee Chance encounters, fine dining, and the rest is history: host use and the evolution of the yucca-yucca moth interaction.
27 Jun Reed Bowman - Archbold Biological Station Life history strategies of suburban scrub-jays: adaptation or maladaptation?
12 Sept Reed Noss - University of Central Florida

The Science of Conservation Planning

10 Oct Jim Carrel, University of Missouri - Columbia Long-term Studies of Spiders in Florida
31 Oct Mark Burgman, University of Melbourne, Australia

Uncertainty in Habitat Models:  Epistemic and Vague Quantities

14 Nov Steven R. Beissinger, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkley Linking Behavior and Population Dynamics:  Does the Source-Sink Paradigm Apply to Birds?
5 Dec Richard T. Holmes, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Population Change in Migratory Songbirds:  Insights from long-term studies in breeding and wintering areas.

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2001      
11-12 Jan Archbold Research Symposium Various Speakers and Poster Presentations.
22 Feb Dr. Patrick Bohlen, MacArthur Agro-ecology Research Center, Lake Placid Legacy effects on nutrient dynamics of soil and water in Florida rangelands
26 Feb Kyle G. Ashton - Univ. of Colorado, Boulder Bergmann's rule and tetrapod vertebrates, with special emphasis on body size variation of the western rattlesnake
28 -Feb Dr. Gilberto Pasinelli and Dr. Karin Scheigg - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg Conservation of woodpeckers: case studies from Europe and the United States
8 Mar Matthew Baber - Florida International University Understanding tadpole community dynamics in temporary wetlands: the interaction and importance of landscape processes and fish predation
29 Mar Dr. Felicia Keesing - Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York Cryptic consumers and the ecology of an African savanna
5 Apr Dr. S. James Reynolds - Univ. of Memphis Calcium availability and reproduction in birds
12 Apr Dr. Peter Marks - Cornell Univ., Ithaca Forest fragmentation and biodiversity in central New York: 200 years of change
19 Apr Dr. Sandy Andelman - National Ctr. for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis, Univ. of California How many, where and how much: quantitative approaches to setting conservation priorities
15 May Dr. William J. Sutherland - Univ. of East Anglia, Norwich, UK Linking behavior, ecology and conservation
27 Sept R. David Evans - University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Human impacts on the nitrogen cycle in arid ecosystems.
16 Oct Sidney A. Gauthreaux, Jr. - Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina

Radar ornithology and the conservation of migratory birds.
1 Nov Susan Harrison - U. California, Davis Roles of patchiness, fire and grazing in shaping plant diversity on serpentine soils of California.
Philip S. Ward - U.California, Davis Ants in plants: phylogeny and host-plant associations of pseudomyrmecine ants
15 Nov Jan Leps, Univ. South Bohemia, Czech Republic

Multiple approaches to plant species coexistence and diversity in semi-natural meadows.
29 Nov Joyce Maschinski - The Arboretum at Flagstaff, Flagstaff, Arizona

Rare plant conservation research in northern Arizona: restoration, roads, politics, and promises.
13 Dec Torgrim Breiehagen - Stavanger University College, Stavanger, Norway Evolutionary aspects of the mating system in Pied Flycatchers and two Calidris species.
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2000      
6 Jan Dr. Eric S. Menges
Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, FL		 Comparative demography and genetics of Florida scrub plants
10 Feb Dr. Peter W. Price
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ		 A macroevolutionary approach to population dynamics
29 Feb Dr. Nick B. Davies
Cambridge University, Cambridge, England		 Cuckoos versus hosts – an evolutionary arms race
23 Mar Dr. Bert G. Drake
Smithsonian Env. Research Center, Edgewater, MD  &
Dr. C. Ross Hinkle
Dynamac Corporation, Kennedy Space Center, FL		 The impact of rising atmospheric CO2 on the Florida scrub oak ecosystem
6 Apr Arthur L. Fleisher
Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, FL		 The influence of time budget and rate of food handling and consumption on the timing of breeding of female Florida Scrub-Jays: a comparison between populations in natural and suburban habitats
13 Apr Dr. Robert W. Pillsbury
Riverwoods Field Lab, Center for Environmental Studies, Lorida, FL		 The Silence of the Clams: Effects of Zebra mussels on the benthic algal community of Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron
4 May Dr. Hunter J. Carrick
S Florida Water Management Dist., West Palm Beach, FL		 Plankton dynamics and the role of physical factors in Florida lakes
18 May Dr. Paul F. Hendrix
University of Georgia, Athens, GA		 Stable isotopic studies of earthworm feeding ecology
7 Sept Dr. Kye-Han Lee - Iowa State Univ. Multispecies riparian buffer system in central Iowa for improving soil and water quality
14 Sept Dr. Stanley Gathumbi - Imperial College at Wye, Univ.  London, UK Subsoil Nitrogen acquisition and N2-fixation by legumes in agro-forestry systems
5 Oct Dr. Lyn Branch - Univ. Florida Conservation problems in a spatial context: A case study of the Florida scrub lizard
9 Nov Dr. John Coulson - Univ. Durham (retired) Durham, UK Colony formation and colony growth in the Kittiwake gull
30 Nov Dr. Jeff Walters - Virginia Tech Univ. Real and imaginary population dynamics of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers
21 Dec Dr. Harry W. Greene - Cornell Univ. Problems and prospects for studying behavioral evolution
Zamudio - Cornell Univ.

Mating systems and population differentiation in reptiles and amphibians
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1999      
14 Jan Dr. Joan L. Walker - Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina   Interactions between season of burning and fire intensity: implications for longleaf pine restoration and management
11 Feb Dr. Douglas A. Frank - Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York   The grazing ecology of Yellowstone National Park
25 Feb Dr. David S. Wilcove - Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, DC   The science and politics of the Endangered Species Act
4 Mar Dr. William K. Michener - J.W. Jones Ecological Research Ctr., Newton, Georgia   Information management and new directions in ecological research
8 Apr Dr. David A. Aborn - Archbold Biological Station   Habitat selection and movement patterns of summer tanagersduring stopover: energetic considerations
28 Apr Mark S. Martell - The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota   Tracking North American osprey using satellite telemetry
20 May Dr. Ronald L. Mumme - Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania   Life and death in the fast lane: demographic consequences of road mortality in the Florida scrub-jay
3 Jun Ms. Roberta L. Pickert - Archbold Biological Station   Archbold’s spatial connection
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1998      
15 Jan Alan R. Berkowitz - Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, N.Y   Ecologists and Educators: Essential Partners in Helping Others to Inquire
12 Feb Randall W. Parkinson - Florida Institute of Technology   A 100,000 Year History of Florida’s East Coast Beaches and Barrier Islands
25-26 Feb Ian Newton - Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, United Kingdom   Effects of Modern Agricultural Practice on European Bird Populations & Lifetime Reproduction in Sparrowhawks
3 Mar Shijin Hu - University of California, Berkley   Effects of Elevated CO2 on Plant-Microbial Nitrogen Partitioning: Facilitation of Ecosystem Carbon Storage
5 Mar Patrick J. Bohlen - Institute of Ecosystems Studies, Millbrook, N.Y   Nutrient Inputs and Soil Biota as Regulators of Nutrient Retention and Loss in Corn Agroecosystems
11 Mar Michel A. Cavigelli - W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University   Spatial Variability and Ecosystem Consequences of Soil Microbial Community Structure
12 Mar David W. Winkler - Cornell University   Causes and Consequences of Variation in the Timing of Breeding in Tree Swallows
14 Apr Karl V. Krombein and Beth B. Norden - National Museum of Natural History   A Diversity of Organisms Associated With an Ant Plant in Sri Lanka
16 Apr Carol L. Lippincott - University of Florida   Ecological Resilience, Functional Equivalence, and Invasive Species: A Grass Example
17 Apr Jared Verner - US Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Fresno   Managing for Spotted Owls: Fitting Conservation Strategies to Existing Forest Landscapes
7 May John M. Sivinski - Center for Medical, Agricultural & Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, Florida   Phoretic Flies: Papparazzi of the Bug World, Who Wait for Their Hosts to do Something Interesting
17 Sept Jack A. Stanford - Flathead Lake Biological Station, The University of Montana   Endangered Species, Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Conserving Natural Resources in the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem
1 Oct Russell P. Balda - Northern Arizona University   Predicting Cognitive Traits from Natural History Data
19 Nov Michael W. Binford - University of Florida   Human-environment Interactions in the Bolivian Altiplano: Climate, Limnology and Tiwanaku Ecosystems
10 Dec Archbold Research Symposium   Various Speakers and Poster Presentations
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1997

      
16 Jan Thomas Eisner - Cornell University   The Hidden Value of Nature
30 Jan James Thomas Callahan - National Science Foundation   Funding Opportunities for Research and Infrastructure at NSF
13 Feb Roger A. Morse - Cornell University   The Selection of a New Home by Swarming Honey Bees
20 Feb Elena R. Alvarez-Buylla - Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico   Demographic Genetics and Conservation of Tropical Rain Forest Tree Species: What Have We Learned From Cecropia obtusifolia (Moraceae)?
13 Mar Arnold Grobman - (formerly of) Florida Museum of Natural History   The Lizards of Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
3 Apr Michael P. Hamilton -James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve, University of California   Virtual Reserves and Cyberspace Ecosystems: A New Role for Biological Field Stations in Community Based Biological Resource Planning and Management
24 Apr Carlos de la Rosa - Riverwoods Field Laboratory, Lorida, Florida   Conservation and Sustainable Use of Streams and Rivers in Central America: Experiences, Trends, and Prospects
15 May Jack P. Hailman - University of Wisconsin   Behavior of the Florida Scrub-Jay: A Progress Report on Compiling a Modern Ethogram with Comparative Emphasis
22 May Carl E. Bock -University of Colorado   Factors Controlling the Structure of Desert Grasslands: A Case Study from Southeastern Arizona
12 Jun Ronald L. Myers - The Nature Conservancy   Applying Fire Regime Concepts to Nature Preserves: What We Have Learned from Red Hill
25 Sept Arnold van der Valk - Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, Ames   Long-term Experimental Studies of the Vegetation Dynamics of Prairie Wetlands
16 Oct Frank W. Davis - National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Santa Barbara   GIS Analyses of 20th Century Wildfires in Central Coastal California
20 Nov Daniel Gagnon, University of Quebec at Montreal   Dynamics, Monitoring and Restoration of Threatened Wild Ginseng Populations in Canada
11 Dec David S. Maehr, University of Kentucky   Comparative Ecology and Conservation Strategies for the Bobcat, Black Bear, and Panther in South Florida
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