Session 1 (chaired by Marta Ferenzi) 10:40 Plenary speaker Foraging ecology of migratory shorebirds wintering at Banc dArguin (Mauritania)
Dr Jan van Gils, Marine Ecology, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Netherlands
Students talks:
11:20
1. John McEvoy- It's more than rain: Cues for long distance movement in nomadic waterfowl 2. Reece Pedler- Banded Stilt movements in arid Australia 3. Wayne Koster- Spawning season movements of Macquarie perch 4. Blake Allen- Using tri-axis accelerometers to understand fine-scale movement in animals
1. Justin Eastwood- Running rings around your host: first evidence of a viral ring species and its role in host speciation 2. Marta Ferenczi- Avian influenza virus dynamics in a waterfowl community 3. Simeon Lisovski- Seasonal variability in avian influenza infection dynamics
13:45
14:00
Session 3 (chaired by Yaara Rotman) 14:15 Plenary speaker Movement ecology of sea turtles
Prof Graeme Hays, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
Students talks:
14:45
1. John Patykowski- The contribution of rare plants towards ecosystem functions within the Victorian Central Highlands 2. Adam Cardilini- For the love of understanding, knowledge and progress
15:00
15:15
Tea, poster & photo judging session Discussion- building expertise Dinner at the Wharf Shed Pizza Night 15 Easter Beach Road, Geelong Location map @ http://www.leparisien.com.au/wharfshed/location.html
Day 2
08:30 Arrival & tea/coffee Session 5 (chaired by Simeon Lisovski) 09:00 Plenary speaker Using ecology to help solve conservation problems in Australia: the approach of the Australian Wildlife Conservancy
Dr. John Kanowski, National Ecologist & Regional Ecologist, North-east Australia Australian Wildlife Conservancy
Students talks:
09:40
1. Anna Moodie- Vulnerability of small mammal nesting sites during low-coverage prescribed burning 2. Evelyn Chia- Too hot to handle: Fire severity and its role in influencing mammal recovery post wildfire 3. Christine Connelly- Identifying landscape connections for a small woodland bird in an urbanising ecosystem in Melbourne, Australia 4. Grant Leeworthy- Preserve your patch! Spatial management of fisheries
09:55
10:10
10:25
10:40
Morning tea
1. Meijuan Zhao- Aging techniques in vertebrates and their limited adequacy when deducing mortality rate from age distributions 2. Milla Mihailova- Olfactory signalling in the crimson rosella complex (Platycercus elegans) 3. Nega Tassie Abate- Plumage pigments reflect birds latitudinal shift in response to global climate change 4. Sera Blair- The role of community in threatened species conservation in Victoria
11:25
11:40
11:55
12:10
Lunch
1. Marty Gent- Mapping Social-Ecological Hotspots 2. Victoria Bywater- Nocturnal population counts of waterfowl: implications for conservation 3. Eliza Larson- Temperature variation, reproductive success and stress in crimson rosellas 4. Tom Hurst- Mangrove Restoration In Western Port Bay 5. Kim Weston- Resilient Reefs and the role of connectivity
14:00
14:15 14:30
Prizes
(Eliza Larson, Chair)
Closing address
Prof Marcel Klaassen, Director-Centre for Integrative Ecology
Afternoon tea