8:00 a.m.

CHECK IN, Second Floor Concourse, Michigan League (911 North University Ave., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109)

8:30 a.m.

INTRODUCTION and WELCOME by Knute Nadelhoffer, UMBS Director, Vandenberg Room

8:45-10:15 a.m.

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS (~10 min. each), Vandenberg Rm.

"Class Participation in Scientific Surveys," Brian Scholtens, College of Charleston

"Results of the Douglas Lake Aquatic Plant Survey," Kevin Cronk, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council

"Exotic Invasions, Aquatic Challenges at the Base of Food Webs," Rex Lowe, Bowling Green State University

"The Effects of Periodic Removal of Dreissena from Clam Shells on the Survival Rate of Native Clams from Douglas Lake, Michigan," Robert Pillsbury, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh

“Drivers of Phytoplankton Biomass in Lakes around the World: Insights Gained from Analysis of High-Frequency Chlorophyll a Data,” Susan Hendricks, Murray State University

"New Perspectives on Diatom Biodiversity in Northern Michigan," Pat Kociolek, University of Colorado

"Isotopic Composition of Mercury in Terrestrial Food Webs: How is Methylmercury Formed and Degraded in Forests," Sae Yun Kwon, University of Michigan

"Linking Forest Canopy Structural Complexity Research with Plant Community Ecology," Robert Fahey, The Morton Arboretum

10:15-10:30 a.m.

BREAK, Concourse

10:30-11:45 a.m.

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS (~10 min.), Vandenberg Rm.

"Forest-Atmosphere BVOC Exchange in Diverse and Structurally Complex Ecosystems," Alex Bryan, University of Michigan

"Mercury Isotopes in a Forested Ecosystem: Implications for Air-Surface Exchange Dynamics," Jason Demers, University of Michigan

"FASET Belowground Processes," Lucas Nave, University of Michigan

"FASET Effects on Soil Moisture," Valeriy Ivanov, University of Michigan

"Research Opportunities Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Imaging Spectroscopy," Benjamin Heumann, Central Michigan University

"Resisting the Decline: Disturbance Severity and Net Primary Production Resilience of a Great Lakes Forest Ecosystem," Ellen Goodrich-Stuart

11:45-1:00

LUNCH, Michigan Room

1:30-2:15 p.m.

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS (~10 min.), Vandenberg Rm.

"Two Decades of Collaborative Research on the Iconic Pitcher's Thistle: A Barometer of Change," Claudia Jolls, East Carolina University

"Flukes and Fishes: Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder," Curt Blankespoor, Calvin College

"Plumbing Northern Michigan Rivers: Flow in Culverts Acts as a Biological Filter Favoring an Invasive Crayfish," Troy Keller, Columbus State University

"Physical Ecology of Crayfish: A Long Term Perspective of Coupling Moving Water and Animal Behavior at the Stream Lab," Paul Moore, Bowling Green State University

"Bulrush Burial: Experimental Burial of Schoenoplectus pungens by Sand," Dennis Albert, Oregon State University

"Promoting Biodiversity and Biofuels in Typha-Invaded Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands," Beth Lawrence, DePaul University

2:15-2:30 p.m.

BREAK, Concourse

2:30-4:30 p.m.

BREAKOUT GROUPS, Kalamazoo and Vandenberg Rooms

4:30-6:00 p.m.

RECEPTION, Michigan Room

8:30-9:30 a.m.

GROUP REPORTS from Friday Breakout Seesions, Vandenberg Rm.

9:30-10:00 a.m.

10:00-10:15 a.m.

Break, Concourse

10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Committee Meetings and Breakout Groups as needed, Vandenberg and Kalamazoo Rooms