Potomac Institute for Policy Studies901 N. Stuart Street, Suite 200 (Mezzanine Level)Arlington, VA 22203Tel: 703-525-0770For meeting information, please contact the SERDP/ESTCP office at 571-372-6565(Printable Agenda)

 Monday, May 18, 2015

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

0830 - 0845

SERDP Overview/Update 

Dr. John HallRC Program Manager 

0845 - 0930

RC-2121: Using a Hierarchical Approach to Model RegionalSource-Sink Dynamics for Neotropical-Nearctic Songbirds toInform Management Practices on Department of DefenseInstallations (SERDP)

Dr. Peter MarraSmithsonian Migratory Bird Center

0930 - 1015

RC-2155: Multi-Scale Approach to Understanding Source-SinkDynamics of Amphibians (SERDP)

Dr. Lori Eggert & Dr. Bill PetermanUniversity of Missourifor Dr. Raymond Semlitsch

1015 - 1045

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1045 - 1100

BREAK

1100 - 1145

RC-2119: Endangered Butterflies as a Model System for Managing Source-Sink Dynamics on Department of Defense Lands (SERDP)

Dr. Elizabeth CroneTufts University

1145 - 1230

RC-2109: Identifying Indicators of State Change and Forecasting Future Vulnerability in Alaskan Boreal Ecosystems (SERDP)

Dr. Ted SchuurUniversity of Florida

1230 - 1330

Working LunchSTC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1330 - 1415

RC-2110: Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Army Alaska with Decision Support Tools Developed throughField Work and Modeling (SERDP Outbrief)

Dr. Thomas DouglasU.S. Army ERDC-CRREL

1415 - 1500

RC-2111: Improved Understanding of Permafrost Controls on Hydrology in Interior Alaska by Integration of Ground-Based Geophysical Permafrost Characterization and Numerical Modeling (SERDP Outbrief)

Dr. Michelle WalvoordUSGS

1500 - 1700

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1700

ADJOURN

 Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

0830 - 0845

SERDP Overview/Update

Dr. John HallRC Program Manager 

0845 - 0930

RC-2202: Methods for Assessment of Species Richness andOccupancy Across Space, Time, Taxonomic Groups, and Ecoregions (SERDP)

Dr. Erica FleishmanUniversity of California, Davis

0930 - 1015

RC-2203: Predicting, Measuring, and Monitoring Aquatic Invertebrate Biodiversity on Dryland Military Bases (SERDP)

Dr. David LytleOregon State University

1015 - 1045

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1045 - 1100

Break

1100 - 1145

RC-2243: Patterns and Processes: Monitoring and Understanding Plant Diversity in Frequently Burned Longleaf Pine Landscapes (SERDP)

Dr. Joseph O’BrienUSDA Forest Service,Southern Research Station

1145 - 1230

RC-2112: Deep Mapping Teuthivorous Whales and Their Prey Fields (SERDP)

Dr. Mark MolineUniversity of Delaware for Dr. Kelly Benoit-Bird

1230 - 1330

Working LunchSTC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1330- 1415

RC-2114: Behavioral Ecology of Deep-Diving Odontocetes in the Bahamas (SERDP)

Dr. Diane ClaridgeBahamas Marine Mammal ResearchOrganization 

1415 - 1500

RC-2154: Odontocete Cetaceans: Quantifying Behavioral Ecology and Response to Predators Using a Multi-Species Approach (SERDP)

Dr. Andrew ReadDuke University

1500 - 1515

Break

1515 - 1600

RC-2337: Behavioural Ecology of Cetaceans: The Relationshipof Body Condition with Behavior and Reproductive Status (SERDP)

Dr. Patrick MillerUniversity of St. Andrews

1600 - 1700

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1700

ADJOURN

 Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

0830 - 0845

SERDP Overview/Update

Dr. John HallRC Program Manager 

0845 - 0930

RC-2242: Climate Change Impacts to Department of DefenseInstallations (SERDP)

Dr. Veerabhadra KotamarthiArgonne National Laboratory

0930 - 1015

RC-2204: Decision-Scaling: A Decision Framework for DoD Climate Risk Assessment and Adaptation Planning (SERDP)

Dr. Casey BrownUniversity of Massachusetts 

1015 - 1045

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1045 - 1100

Break

1100 - 1145

RC-2206: Understanding Data Needs for VulnerabilityAssessment and Decision Making to Manage Vulnerability of DoDInstallations to Climate Change (SERDP)

Dr. Richard MossBattelle

1145 - 1230

RC-2232: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation onSouthwestern DoD Facilities (SERDP)

Dr. Raphael SagarinUniversity of Arizona

1230 - 1330

Working LunchSTC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1330- 1415

RC-2205: Assessing Climate Change Impacts for DoDInstallations in the Southwest United States During the Warm Season (SERDP)

Dr. Christopher CastroUniversity of Arizona

1415 - 1545

Climate Change Decision Framework Report Discussion

1545 - 1600

Break

1600 - 1700

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1700

ADJOURN

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

0830 - 0845

SERDP Overview/Update

Dr. John HallRC Program Manager 

0845 - 0930

RC-2326: Restoration of Soil Microbial Function Following Degradation on Department of Defense Lands: Mediating Biological Invasions in a Global Change Context (SERDP)

Dr. Kristina StinsonUniversity of Massachusetts

0930 - 1015

RC-2327: Role of the Soil Microbial Community in Sagebrush(Artemisia tridentata) and Squirreltail (Elymus elmoides) SeedlingEstablishment in Cheatgrass-invaded Habitats (SERDP)

Dr. Paul DijkstraNorthern Arizona University

1015 - 1045

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1045 - 1100

Break

1100 - 1145

RC-2328: Controls Regulating Biological Nitrogen Fixation inLongleaf Pine Ecosystems: The Role of Fire and Military Training(SERDP)

Dr. Nina WurzburgerUniversity of Georgia

1145 - 1230

RC-2329: Achieving Dryland Restoration Through the Deploymentof Enhanced Biocrusts to Improve Soil Stability, Fertility and Native Plant Recruitment (SERDP)

Dr. Nichole BargerUniversity of Colorado

1230 - 1330

Working LunchSTC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1330- 1415

RC-2330: Soil Microbial Communities: Critical Roles in Control of Non-Native Invasive Species and Restoration of Ecosystem Functions (SERDP)

Dr. James BeverIndiana University

1415 - 1700

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1700

ADJOURN

Friday, May 22, 2015

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

0830 - 0845

SERDP Overview/Update

Dr. John HallRC Program Manager 

0845 - 0930

RC-2434: Seed Dispersal Networks and Novel EcosystemFunctioning in Hawaii (SERDP)

Dr. Jeffrey FosterUniversity of NewHampshire

0930 - 1015

RC-2441: Restoring Function to a Novel Ecosystem in the Presence of One of the World's Most Destructive InvasiveSpecies (SERDP)

Dr. Haldre RogersRice University

1015 - 1045

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1045 - 1100

Break

1100 - 1145

RC-2117: Developing Novel Ecosystems that Enhance Carbon Storage, Native Biodiversity, and Human Mobility in Lowland Hawaiian Forests (SERDP)

Dr. Rebecca OstertagUniversity of Hawai’i

1145 - 1230

RC-2120: Sources and Sinks: Elucidating Mechanisms, Documenting Patterns, and Forecasting Impacts (SERDP)

Dr. John Marzluff University of Washingtonfor Dr. Joshua Lawler

1230 - 1400

Working LunchSTC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1400

ADJOURN