{"id":33,"date":"2018-08-07T02:04:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T09:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/biennial-conference-of-science-management\/invited-special-sessions\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:08:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:08:58","slug":"sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/biennial-conference-of-science-management\/sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Invited &amp; Special Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Special sessions<\/h1>\n<p>The following invited and special sessions emphasize interdisciplinary approaches and solutions that have or are emerging to address the conservation challenges facing the Southwest&#8217;s land, water, biodiversity, and cultures. A tremendous thanks goes to all of the organizers!<\/p>\n<h5>Understanding the Ecological Impacts of Climate Change on Colorado Plateau Drylands Using Field-Based Approaches<\/h5>\n<p>Jacob J. Blais, Mostafa Javadian, Andrew Richardson<\/p>\n<h5>Research Advancing Natural Resource Knowledge and Science Communication in the Grand Canyon Region<\/h5>\n<p>Kimberly Beisner, Fred Tillman, Katie Walton-Day, Jo Ellen Hinck<\/p>\n<h5>Sustainable Riparian Restoration in Water Scarce Environments (Part I: Assessing Water Scarcity through Evapotranspiration and Plant Adaptations in the Colorado River Basin and Plateau, Part II: Restoration within Riparian Corridors: Integrative Science and Monitoring)<\/h5>\n<p>Pamela Nagler, Emily Palmquist, Martha Gomez-Sapiens<\/p>\n<h5>Predictive Modeling for River Management<\/h5>\n<p>Emily Palmquist, Charles Yackulic, Drew Eppehimer, Paul Grams, Joel Sankey, Shannon Sartain<\/p>\n<h5>Interdisciplinary Approaches to Resilient Human-Wildlife Coexistence<\/h5>\n<p>Jenna Keany, Emily Renn, Duan Biggs<\/p>\n<h5>Biological Soil Crusts of the Colorado Plateau: Advances in Our Understanding of Their Contributions to Ecosystem Structure and Function and Their Sensitivity to Disturbance and Climate Change<\/h5>\n<p>William Smith, Miguel Villarreal, Sasha Reed, Stefanie Herrmann<\/p>\n<h5>Geologic Studies on, under, and off the Colorado Plateau<\/h5>\n<p>Kelsey Brennan, Ryan Porter, Casey Tierney<\/p>\n<h5>Threats and Solutions for Colorado Plateau Working Landscapes<\/h5>\n<p>Mark Brunson<\/p>\n<h5>Fire, Water, and Forest through Indigenous and Western Sciences<\/h5>\n<p>Jaime Yazzie, Connor Garrod<\/p>\n<h5>Celebrating Fire Ecology and Management in the Southwest<\/h5>\n<p>Molly McCormick<\/p>\n<h5>Management-Relevant Adaptation Science in the Southwest<\/h5>\n<p>Sarah LeRoy<\/p>\n<h5>Genetic Approaches in Understanding and Mitigating Climate Change<\/h5>\n<p>Thomas G. Whitham<\/p>\n<h5>Restoration of Madrean Oak Woodlands: Integrating Socio-Ecological Systems to Support Traditional Acorn Harvest<\/h5>\n<p>Sara Souther, Clare Aslan<\/p>\n<h5>Ecology and Management of Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands in the U.S. Southwest<\/h5>\n<p>Kyle Rodman, Danika Thiele<\/p>\n<h5>Fire and Forest Restoration Social Science in the Southwest<\/h5>\n<p>Niki vonHedemann<\/p>\n<h5>Wood for Life: A Partnership Supporting Forest Restoration through Firewood Distribution to Local Tribes and Communities<\/h5>\n<p>Niki vonHedemann<\/p>\n<h5>Infrastructure and Innovation for Ecological Restoration: Dryland Restoration with Plants or Biocrusts<\/h5>\n<p>Sierra Jech, Keven Griffen, Anita Antoninka, Matt Bowker<\/p>\n<h5>Exploring Spokes of the Fire Adapt Communities Wheel across the Southwest<\/h5>\n<p>Cole Brant, Eytan Krasilovsky<\/p>\n<h5>Anticipating the Future of Western Ecosystems<\/h5>\n<p>Elise Pletcher, Robert Shriver<\/p>\n<h5>Leveraging Large Ecological Datasets for Data-Informed Decision-Making<\/h5>\n<p>Eva Deegan, Ana Miller-Ter Kuile, Alicia Formanack<\/p>\n<h5>Fight or Flight? Deciding between Mitigation and Adaptation in a Hotter, Drier Landscape<\/h5>\n<p>Jessica Driscoll, Jeanne Godaire<\/p>\n<h5>Invertebrate Science and Conservation in the Southwest<\/h5>\n<p>Kathryn A. Thomas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special sessions The following invited and special sessions emphasize interdisciplinary approaches and solutions that have or are emerging to address the conservation challenges facing the Southwest&#8217;s land, water, biodiversity, and cultures. A tremendous thanks goes to all of the organizers! 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