Concurrent Session: Wetland Wildlife
Location: Turtle Clan Ballroom Sponsored by: TRC Moderator: Dreux Watermolen
10:40 AM - 12:00 PMThu
Turtle Clan Ballroom
Oral Presentations
Presenters
Melissa Youngquist
Research Biologist
Shedd Aquarium
Hayden Nelson
Ph.D. Candidate
University of Kansas
Gary Casper
Director of Biodiversity Programs
Mequon Nature Preserve
Jason Block
Graduate student in biology
Northeastern Illinois University
10:40 *Nelson, Hayden Dammed: The fur trade and its effects on forested wetlands 11:00 *Block, Jason Assessing how biotic and abiotic factors impact survival of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis zoospores 11:20 Younquist, Melissa Weather weirding and urban amphibians: How two anurans respond to drought in Chicagoland 11:40 Casper, Gary Restoring wetland biodiversity at the Willow Creek Preserve * denotes presenter is participating in the student presentation competition Moderator: Dreux Watermolen Sponsored by: TRC