Scholars Day: April 11, 2012

Session I: 9 - 10:30 am

Please note that times are approximate. If you are interested in attending sessions with multiple presentations, please be in the room at the start of the session.

Environmental Science, 122 Hartwell
Chair: Christopher Norment
9 am	Hoary Bat Habitat Preferences in New York State: Determining a Model for Management Purposes Joshua Cronlund
9:15 am	Investigating the Henslow's Sparrow Population Status and Habitat Preferences Within New York State. Ariel Kirk
9:30 am	Effects of Stormwater Retention Ponds on Calling Amphibian Populations John Bateman
9:45 am	Grassland Bird Abundance and Habitat Quality in New York State David Greer
10 am	Migratory Songbird Orientation and Energetics Jennalee Holzschuh

Session II: 10:45 - 11:45 am

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Environmental Science, 122 Hartwell
Chair: Mark Norris
10:45 am	Exploring the Potential for Emerald Ash Borer Induced Change in Western New York Forests Rebecca Bernacki
11 am	The Search for a Relict Prairie Community in Western New York Julia York
11:15 am	Impact of White-tailed Deer Herbivory on Forest Composition at Letchworth State Park Julie Boerner, Alyssa Novarro

Session III: 1:15 - 2:15 pm

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Environmental Science, 122 Hartwell
Chair: Hilary Mosher
1:15 pm	Ecuador:The Struggle Being a Megadiverse Country in a World of Scarce Natural Resources Richard Loscalzo
1:25 pm	Biodiversity in Ecuador's Cloud Forests and the Life History of the Yellow-Chinned Spinetail Emily McCall
1:45 pm	Reducing, Reusing, Recycling: a Comparative Analysis of Waste Management in Ecuador and America Brianna Sepulveda
1:55 pm	Waste Management in Ecuador vs. the United States Ashley Hillenbrand
2:05 pm	Medicinal Plants Marissa Howell

Session IV: 2:30 - 3:30 pm

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Environmental Science, 122 Hartwell
Chair: James Haynes
2:30 pm	Assessing Lake Ontario Coastal Wetlands: A Comparison of Two Methods Using Fish Community Assemblages David Sanderson-Kilchenstein
2:45 pm	Ecological and Societal Effects of Dwindling Salmonid Populations Due to Overfishing, Overexploitation and Human Water Use Practices Justin Pitts
3 pm	Lipid Content and Fatty Acid Signatures in Lake Trout Eggs From the Great Lakes, Cayuga Lake, and Lake Champlain Bobby Geroux
3:15 pm	Spatiotemporal Variation in Fatty Acid Signatures of Lake Michigan Spottail Shiner (Notropis hudsonius) Joshua Lafountain

Session V: 3:45 - 4:45 pm

Please note that times are approximate. If you are interested in attending sessions with multiple presentations, please be in the room at the start of the session.

Environmental Science, 122 Hartwell
Chair: Douglas Wilcox
3:45 pm	Effects of Macronutrients, Hydroperiod, and Riparian Buffers on Typha in Lake Ontario Coastal Wetlands Aaron Heminway
4 pm	A Quantitative Survey of Freshwater Mussels in Honeoye Creek Robert Cornish
4:15 pm	The Effects of Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling on Wetlands in the Moshannon State Forest in Pennsylvania Andrea Graham