Mark your calendars and attend a conference on Monitoring the Effectiveness
of Biological Conservation, November 2 - 4, 2004 in Richmond, BC
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Program Agenda
| November 2nd. ~ Tuesday |
| 8.30-10.00 |
Welcome by the hosts: Outline of meeting objectives; introductory presentation
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| 10.00-10.30
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Refreshment break
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| 10.30-12.00 |
Parallel
Session 1: Temperate forests A |
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The ineffectiveness of effectiveness monitoring in sustainable
forest management: Asking the wrong questions. Melissa Todd
et al., Weldwood Northern Operations, Canada.
Migration and demography monitoring as a tool for evaluating
populations of forest songbirds. Wendy Easton, Environment
Canada, Canada.
FRPA Resource Evaluation Program. Peter Bradford, BC Ministry
of Forests, Canada
A critical assessment of protection for key wildlife habitats
under the proposed British Columbia Central Coast Land and
Resource Management Plan. Derek Martin et al, Faisal Moola,
David Suzuki Foundation, Canada
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Parallel Session 2: Cooperative approaches to effectiveness
monitoring
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Utilizing education for monitoring the effectiveness in the restoration
of a low elevation forest ecosystem. Erin Schneider and Robert
Astrove, Western Washington University, USA.
The Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network: Cooperating
in providing information for ecozone and local ecosystem management.
Brian Craig, EMAN, Canada
Community participation in the monitoring of restoration and conservation
of mangrove forests, India. T. Ravishankar and V. Selvam, M.S.
Swaminathan Research Foundation, India.
The role of stewardship in ecological rehabilitation and monitoring,
or why using local knowledge and expertise can mean getting it
done right in the first place. Pamela Zevit, Como Watershed Group,
Canada. |
| 12.00-13.00 |
Lunch |
| 13.00-14.30 |
Parallel Session 3: National approaches
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Global biodiversity loss: Are we making a difference? Ole Hendrickson,
Environment Canada, Canada.
DFO’s MEQ approach in the determination of marine indicators.
Glen Jamieson and Brenda Bauer, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada.
Evaluating forest management beyond the FMA: A proposed national
program to monitor boreal forest birds. Craig Machtans and Mike
Norton, Canadian Wildlife Service, Canada.
Testing Canada’s National Forest Inventory as a monitoring framework
for the Canadian Biodiversity Index. Risa Smith et al., Environment
Canada, Canada.
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Parallel Session 4: Wetlands and riparian ecosystems
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Testing the focal species conservation approach in riparian
habitat of southern BC. Krista De Groot and Wendy Easton,
Environment Canada, Canada.
An overview of the aquatic component of the Alberta
Biodiversity Monitoring Program. Brian Eaton, Alberta
Research Council, Canada.
Predictive vegetation mapping for fine-scale monitoring of
Swiss mire habitats. Klaus Ecker, Swiss Federal Institute WSL,
Switzerland.
An effectiveness monitoring pilot program for riparian area
forest management on north-central Vancouver Island, British
Columbia. Todd Manning et al., Manning, Cooper &
Associates, Canada.
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| 14.30-15.30 |
Keynote: Monitoring for success in results-based
resource management – a forestry case study. Dr. Fred Bunnell, UBC,
Canada
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| 15.30-16.00 |
Refreshment break |
| 16.00-17.30 |
Plenary session 1: Avoiding fragmentation – monitoring effectiveness
of biodiversity conservation within complete ecosystems.
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Weyerhaeuser’s coastal BC adaptive management framework.
Bill Beese et al., Weyerhaeuser, Canada.
Conservation status and threats to species associated with
Spotted Owls: A new flagship fleet for British Columbia.
Stephen Yezerinac and Faisal Moola, Reed College, USA.
Redesigning ecological integrity monitoring in Canada’s
National Parks. Donald McLennan et al., EMAN, Canada.
The Nature Conservancy’s process for measuring the
effectiveness of biodiversity conservation projects. Daniel
Salzer, The Nature Conservancy, USA
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| November 3rd. ~ Wednesday |
| 8.30-10.00 |
Plenary Session 2: Vertebrate species as indicators of biodiversity
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Monitoring designs to detect population declines and their
causes in the Marbled Murrelet. Peter Arcese, UBC, Canada
Using forest songbirds and terrestrial salamanders to evaluate
the effectiveness of retention strategies in harvest blocks on
North-Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia. John
Cooper et al., Manning, Cooper & Associates, Canada.
A common currency: Using landbirds to guide and evaluate
conservation action. Wendy Easton et al., Environment
Canada, Canada.
Monitoring pattern vs. process – Empirical evidence that
pattern can be misleading. Scott Harrison et al., University of
Alberta, Canada.
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| 10.00-10.30 |
Refreshment break
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| 10.30-12.00 |
Parallel Session 5: Temperate forests B
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Effectiveness evaluation for wildlife in British Columbia under
the Forest and Range Practices Act. Wayne Erickson et al., BC
Ministry of Forests, Canada.
Employing a diverse array of monitoring tools to assess and
manage a forest restoration project on Galiano Island. Odin
Scholz et al., Galiano Conservancy Association, Canada.
Effectiveness Monitoring of Biodiversity in Dynamic
Environments: Is it possible? Craig Nitschke, UBC, Canada.
Douglas-fir leave-tree mortality in central British Columbia: A
method for determining thresholds and targets. Bruce Rogers,
UNBC, Canada.
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Parallel Session 6: Other ecosystems |
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Monitoring British Columbia grasslands. Don Gayton,
FORREX, Canada.
Interdisciplinary approaches for the conservation of estuaries
and mangroves by erecting a Coastal Community Resource
Centre (CCRC) at Bhitarkanika mangrove ecosystem of Orissa,
India. Bijay Nanda, Sandhan Foundation, India.
The role of cost-effective sustainable monitoring measures on
the biodiversity conservation of the Ijim Mountain forests in
the Republic of Cameroon. Jaqueline Ngo Mbus, African
Youth Alliance, Cameroon.
GIS-aided conservation planning in Majarad National Park,
Iran, based on a landscape-species approach. Mehran Niazi,
Tehran, Iran.
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| 12.00-13.00 |
Lunch
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| 13.00-14.30 |
Parallel Session 7: Human interactions in forests
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Conservation of native woody flora under slash-burn
traditional production systems in the Selva Lacandona,
Chiapas, Mexico. Susana Ochoana-Gaona et al., Colegio de la
Frontera Sur, Mexico.
Linking C & I to a code of practice for industrial tropical tree
plantations: towards more effective sustainable management.
John Poulsen, Denmark.
Promoting ecosystems restoration for the sustainable use and
conservation of biodiversity in protected and non-protected
mountain areas of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Theodore Munyuli et al., National Center for Research in
Natural Sciences, Rwanda.
Incorporating the human element within effectiveness
monitoring. Shannon Janzen, Coast Forest Conservation
Initiative, Canada.
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Parallel Session 8: Diverse conservation issues
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The 3M’s: The appropriate use of focal species in monitoring
biological conservation. Scott Harrison et al., Kim Lisgo,
University of Alberta, Canada
Considerations when validating vertebrate species-structure
models. Jennifer Psyllakis and Michael Gillingham, UNBC,
Canada.
Conservation physiology: The mechanistic understanding of
conservation problems and diversity. Steven Cooke and Martin
Wikelski, UBC, Canada.
Conserving cultural values: Are indicators and targets being
used working? Charlene Higgins, There’s More to Forest’s
Services, Canada
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| 14.30-15.30 |
Keynote presentation: International collaboration in
monitoring the effectiveness of biodiversity conservation –
tropical forestry as a case study. Francisco Dallmeier,
Smithsonian Institution, USA
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| 15.30-16.00 |
Refreshment break
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| 16.00-18.00 |
Poster
session |
| November 4th. ~ Thursday |
| 8.30-10.00 |
Plenary session 3: Successful approaches to monitoring of
effectiveness of biodiversity conservation in sustainable
biodiversity management
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Creating a cost-effective, multi-species, broad-scale, long-term
biodiversity monitoring program for Alberta. Jim Schieck,
Alberta Research Council, Canada.
Gap analysis in conservation planning for cultural and less
culturally modified landscapes: Prospects for northern Garry
oak ecosystems in BC. Gordon Brent Ingram, Side Stream
Environmental Design, Canada.
Monitoring the effectiveness of conservation-related extension
work. Karyn Sutherland, FORREX, Canada.
Gap analysis in a culturally modified landscape. Wolter
Arnberg and Eva Johansson, Stockholm University, Sweden
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| 10.00-10.30 |
Refreshment Break
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| 10.30-12.00 |
Parallel Session 9: Ecological representation and protected
areas as indicators of biodiversity
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A disconnect between long-term ecosystem monitoring and
conservation action – a Kenyan case study. John Waithaka,
Parks Canada, Canada.
Restoring long-term trophic interactions in a montane
ecosystem, Banff National Park, Alberta. Clifford White et al.,
Parks Canada, Canada.
Biodiversity conservation strategy for the Greater Vancouver
Regional District – A framework for conserving and
monitoring biodiversity in the Greater Vancouver Region.
Susan Haid, Greater Vancouver Regional District, Canada.
The municipal wildlife habitat conservation strategy. Caroline
Astley, Langley Environmental Partners Society, Canada
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Parallel Session 10: Aquatic species and invertebrates as
indicators of biodiversity
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The scales of variance and spatial autocorrelation in the
detection of trends and potential for metapopulation dynamics.
John Richardson, UBC, Canada.
Minimal requirements for monitoring abundance and
distribution of fish communities. Eric Parkinson, BC Ministry
of Water, Land and Air Protection, Canada.
Using amphibians to monitor the effectiveness of variable
retention harvesting systems on Vancouver Island. Elke Wind
and Glen Dunsworth, E. Wind Consulting, Canada.
Use of carabid beetles as biological indicators. Isobel Pearsall,
Pearsall Ecological Consulting, Canada.
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| 12.00-13.00 |
Lunch
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| 13.00-14.00 |
Keynote presentation: Assessing the progress towards halting
the loss of biodiversity in Europe. Tor-Bjorn Larsson and
Marco Marchetti, European Environmental Agency, Denmark/
Italian Academy of Forest Sciences, Italy
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| 14.00-15.30 |
Parallel Session 11: Temperate Forests C
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Old forest targets in coastal land use plans. Don Morgan, BC
Ministry of Forests, Canada
A multi-scale approach for monitoring songbirds in coastal
forests of British Columbia. Mike Preston et al., Simon Fraser
University, Canada.
Stand level biodiversity monitoring. Nancy Densmore, BC
Ministry of Forests, Canada
An analysis of biodiversity hotspots and protected areas in BC.
Geoff Scudder and Leanna Warman, UBC, Canada.
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Parallel Session 12: Tree and plant species as indicators of
biodiversity
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Lobaria pulmonaria abundance as an indicator of macrolichen
diversity in Interior Cedar Hemlock forests of East- Central
British Columbia. Jocelyn Campbell and Art Fredeen, Forest
Canopy Research, Canada.
Monitoring long-term dynamics in tree species diversity using
continuous forest inventory data. James Rosson, USDA Forest
Service, USA.
Finding a balance: Setting targets for biological conservation
on a managed forest in central BC. Dwight Scott Wolfe, Terra
Systems Inc., Canada.
Forest canopy gaps as structural surrogates for the maintenance
of arthropod diversity. Jeffrey Lemieux.
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| 15.30-16.00 |
Refreshment Break
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| 16.00-16.30 |
Conclusions and wrap-up
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Posters
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Determination of tree’s ecotype and phenotype diversity by the
peroxidase enzyme. Davoud Azadfar, Gorgan University of
Agricultural Science and Resources, Iran.
Fire intensity under varying forest, treatment and ignition types
in Banff National Park’s Fairholme prescribed burn. Jenny
Coleshill and Jane Park, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Testing the validity of the focal species approach to conserve
biodiversity in urban landscapes. Billie Gowans, Simon Fraser
University, Canada.
Operational and experimental comparisons of habitat structures
in Weyerhaeuser’s Coastal BC Monitoring Program. David
Huggard et al., UBC, Canada.
Sensitive ecosystems inventory: An effective conservation
tool? Jan Kirkby, Canadian Wildlife Service, Canada.
Forest conservation lands: Identifying conservation activities
across the landscapes and assessing overall effectiveness to
maintain biodiversity. Brenda McAfee, Natural Resources
Canada, Canada.
Evaluating regional environmental monitoring programs: An
ecosystems approach applied to South-central Ontario, Canada.
Robert Milne and Lorne Bennett, Wilfred Laurier University,
Canada.
Reserve networks and industrial forestry: a New Brunswick
example. Mike Montigny and David MacLean, University of
New Brunswick, Canada.
World Wildlife Fund Canada's Biodiversity at Risk Indicator
Suite. Alexis Morgan, World Wildlife Fund Canada, Canada
Stand Structure Classification. Ian Moss, ForesTree Dynamics
Ltd., Canada.
Patterns of land-use change and diversity of woody flora in the
Selca Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico. Susana Ochoa-Gaona,
Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico.
Assessing the effectiveness of Mountain Pine Beetle
(Dendroctonus ponderosae) management strategies in Banff
National Park, Alberta, Canada. Jane Park, Parks Canada –
Banff National Park, Canada.
Monitoring the genetic variability of Norway spruce
plantations in Europe. Nicola La Porta et al., Italy.
Monitoring for the ecological integrity of eelgrass beds
(Zostera marina) using marine fish assemblage information.
Cliff Robinson, Parks Canada Agency, Canada.
Bird Studies Canada - BC Programs. Tasha Smith,
Environment Canada.
Dynamic landscape metapopulation models for sustainable
forest management. L.A. Vernier, Canadian Forest Service,
Canada.
Developing a web-based habitat assessment tool to explore the
effects of forest practices on biodiversity indicators: an
example from TFL 39 on Vancouver Island. Pierre Vernier et
al., University of British Columbia, Canada.
Effectiveness Evaluations – A primer for making them truly
effective. Ken Zielke and Bryce Bancroft, Symmetree
Consulting Group Ltd., Canada.
Variable retention implementation monitoring on
Weyerhaeuser’s BC coastal forest lands. Ken Zielke et al.,
Symmetree Consulting Group Ltd., Canada.
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