Researchers who have been funded by the Ohio Biodiversity and Conservation Partnership (OBCP) program present results from their studies on managing endangered species and other species of greatest conservation need in Ohio, receive feedback and discuss the implications of their findings. This partnership is between Ohio State's Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology (EEOB), School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR), and the Ohio Division of Wildlife.
This year's invited keynote speakers are Dr. Meg Daly (Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, Ohio State University) and Dr. David Nelson (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science).
9:45 AM Welcome – Kendra Wecker, (Wildlife Diversity Coordinator, Ohio Division of Wildlife) and Lisle Gibbs (Director, OBCP, Ohio State University)
10:00 AM Collections, Collecting and the Biodiversity of Fish in Ohio – Meg Daly (Department of EEOB, Ohio State University)
11:00 AM Migration Patterns and Population Genetics of Bats Commonly Killed at Wind-Energy Facilities in North America – David Nelson (Center for Environmental Science Appalachian Lab, University of Maryland)
12:00 PM Lunch and Poster Presentations
2:00 PM Forest Management and Timber Rattlesnakes: A Thermal Landscape Perspective – William Peterman, Andrew Hoffman and Annalee Tutterow (School of Environment and Natural Resources, Ohio State University)
2:15 PM Surveying Dragonflies and Damselflies Across Ohio – MaLisa Spring and Norman Johnson, S. (Department of EEOB, Ohio State University)
2:30 PM Trace Elements as a Method for Sourcing Migratory Tree Bats - Jamin Wieringa, Bryan Carstens and Lisle Gibbs (Department of EEOB, Ohio State University)
2:45 PM Aerial Insectivorous Birds: Conservation Across the Aquatic-Terrestrial Boundary – Joseph W. Corra and Mažeika P. Sullivan (School of Environment and Natural Resources, Ohio State University)
3:00 PM All-Bird Conservation of Forest Habitats: What We Are Missing If We Don’t Consider the Night – Stephen Matthews, Chris Tonra, James Wright, Bryce Adams (School of Environment and Natural
Resources, Ohio State University) and Matthew Shumar (Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative)
3:30 PM Final Thoughts and Adjournment – Lisle Gibbs
