2009 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV Online Program

Interactive Short Paper Session: 2217 Species Distribution Modeling Roundtable is scheduled on Monday, 3/23/09, from 10:10 AM - 11:50 AM in Capri 104, Riviera Hotel, 1st Floor Sponsorship(s): Geographic Information Science and Systems Specialty Group Biogeography Specialty Group Organizer(s): Jennifer A. Miller - University of Texas at Austin Chair(s): Jennifer A. Miller - University of Texas at Austin Abstract(s):   10:10 AM   Author(s): *Jennifer A. Miller - University of Texas at Austin  Abstract Title: Spatial non-stationarity and the scale of species-environment relationships 10:15 AM   Author(s): *Richard J. Aspinall - The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute  Abstract Title: Empirical limitations on theoretical models for species distribution modelling 10:20 AM   Author(s): *Ana Paula Giorgi - Department of Geography, University of California Los Angeles Wolfgang Buermann - University of California Los Angeles, Institute of the Environment Marina Somenzari - Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil Thomas W. Gillespie - Department of Geography, University of California Los Angeles Luís Fábio Silveira - Departamento de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil  Abstract Title: Using Species Distribution Modeling to identify occurrences of Pyrrhura lepida (Psittacidae) in the Brazilian Amazon: Support for Species Taxonomic Studies and Conservation 10:25 AM   Author(s): *Chris S Duvall - University of New Mexico  Abstract Title: Sandstone lithology and plant distributions in Mali and New Mexico 10:30 AM   Author(s): *Holly Porter-Morgan - The New York Botanical Garden Anne Hunter - Lehman Colllege, CUNY and Wave Hill Forest Project  Abstract Title: Exploring Plant-Animal Relationships with Species Distribution Modeling: The Case of Canarium (Burseraceae) and Lemurs 10:35 AM   Author(s): *Mark R Welford - Georgia Southern University  Abstract Title: Habitat preference and population density among wintering Hermit Thrushes in SE Georgia 10:40 AM   Author(s): *Bryan Chastain - University of Texas at Dallas Fernando Mendoza Jara - University of Texas at Dallas Fang Qiu - University of Texas at Dallas  Abstract Title: A GIS-based simulation model of seed dispersal with mammalian habitat corridors 10:45 AM   Author(s): *Tiffany C. Vance - NOAA/San Francisco State University Sharon M. Mesick - NOAA/NCDDC Deborah Reusser - USGS Western Fisheries Research CenterCenter  Abstract Title: HabitatSpace - Describing Three-Dimensional Marine Essential Fish Habitat 10:50 AM   Author(s): *Lilia Illes - University of California, Los Angeles  Abstract Title: Implications Of Land Use Change For Primate Persistence And Abundance In Fragmented Habitats. Session Description: Research focused on species distribution modeling (SDM), predicting plant or animal species distributions as a function of environmental relationships, has dramatically increased in the past 20 years. The habitat maps generated by SDM are an important component in resource management and conservation efforts and, as they are based on an analytical paradigm, the data can be managed more efficiently and presented more effectively than allowed by traditional cartographic formats. The modeling aspect of SDM (where, for example, changes in spatial scale, data, methods, ecological assumptions, and even how the maps are produced can be explored extensively) has been a more recent focus of attention, particularly in the context of examining the potential effects of changing environmental conditions on species distributions. As SDM draws upon GIS (systems and science), biogeography, and spatial analysis, Geography can provide a unique framework for exploring these issues.

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