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SE CASC Participation in 2023 Ecological Society of America Meeting

August 6, 2023
Image by Kristen Fontana, SE CASC.

The 2023 Ecological Society of America (ESA) Meeting will take place August 6-11, 2023, in Portland, OR with the theme of ESA for All Ecologists. Leadership, staff, and affiliates of the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center are contributing to several presentations during the conference.

Interested in exploring sessions featuring the other Climate Adaptation Science Centers? Check out the following list organized by the National CASC here.

Special Session

Climate Adaptation Science: Defining a New Field of Science & Practice

When: Thursday, August 10, 1:30PM – 3:00PM PDT
Location: D135
SE CASC Contributor: Mitchell Eaton 
Session Description: Climate adaptation science is a burgeoning discipline that centers on addressing and preparing for climate change effects on water, species, ecosystems, disturbance regimes, infrastructure, cultural resources, and human socio-economic systems. Although the potential impacts of climate change on natural resources have been studied for decades, methods for conducting that research and applying the results for purposes of adaptive management and decision making are still evolving. Recently, advances in research and engagement have improved our ability to identify, plan and implement adaptation actions across diverse sectors. This special session will highlight many of these advances, which include proposed assessment and decision-support frameworks, approaches to producing actionable science for or with decision makers, and conceptual models that incorporate human communities into knowledge production processes. Furthermore, we will foster discussion on how to be more intentional developing science and products that can support marginalized groups and communities impacted by climate change. The session will include a series of lightning talks that provide an overview of recent advances in climate adaptation science. Talks will be followed by an interactive panel discussion focused on future needs and potential paths forward for ESA and the field in general. The aim of this session is to encourage ESA membership to take a leading role in the next generation of climate adaptation science, particularly in a manner that ensures environmental justice, equity, and inclusivity.

Additional SE CASC Featured Sessions

Climate and floral availability drive solitary bee sex ratios in a montane ecosystem

When: Monday, August 7, 4:00PM – 4:15PM PDT
Location: E143
Presenting author: Melanie R. Kazenel (NCSU)
SE CASC Contributor: Rebecca Irwin

Multidecadal effects of climate and land-use change on stream fish communities in the southeastern US

When: Tuesday, August 8, 1:30PM – 1:45PM PDT
Location: B11
Presenting author: Xingli Giam (UTK)
SE CASC Contributors: Jennifer Cartwright, Caleb Hickman, Jacob LaFontaine

Vertebrate conservation priorities in the Appalachian Mountains at the interface of climate change and species’ dispersal limitations

When: Wednesday, August 9, 3:30-3:45PM PDT
Location: B117
Presenting author: Narayani Barve (UTK)
SE CASC Contributors: Paul Armsworth, Xingli Giam

Building a pantropical database of freshwater fish communities: Building trust and partnership among underrepresented scholars

When: Thursday, August 10, 10:00-11:30AM PDT
Location: 251/virtual
Presenting author: Guido A. Herrera-R (UTK)
SE CASC Contributor: Xingli Giam

Integrating mark-resight and count data to estimate effective sampling area and fish density

When: Thursday, August 10, 4:00-4:15PM PDT
Location: B114
Presenting author: Vivian Zulian (NCSU)
SE CASC Contributors: Jeffrey Buckel, Nathan Hostetter, Krishna Pacifici