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Andrew Carlson

Michigan State University

1:20pm CST

SYMPOSIA-05: Using Aquatic Landscape Ecology to Inform Lake Habitat Management at Multiple Scales 102D&E WALLEYE: Biological and Social Responses to Walleye Recruitment Failure on Minocqua Chain, Wisconsin 103A

1:40pm CST

SALMONIDS: Resilient Trout Management in a Changing Climate: Integrating Stream Temperature Modeling and Decision-support 103E WALLEYE: Recovery and Management of the Saginaw Bay Walleye Population 103A

2:00pm CST

SYMPOSIA-05: Adapting to Climate Change: Tools for Managers of Inland Glacial Lakes 102D&E WALLEYE: Ecosystem Changes and Effects on Walleye Sustainable Harvest in Lake Mille Lacs, Minnesota 103A

2:20pm CST

TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY: WILDLIFE HABITAT: Using Circuit Theory to Map Connectivity of the U.S. Great Lakes Coastline 103B WALLEYE: Identifying Recruitment Bottlenecks for age-0 Walleye in Northern Wisconsin Lakes 103A

2:40pm CST

SYMPOSIA-03: Responding to a Recent Outbreak of Chronic Wasting Disease in Wild Deer in Minnesota 102C SYMPOSIA-05: The Influence of Lake Habitat and Landscape Context on Bluegill Growth and Population Size Structure in Midwest Glacial Lakes 102D&E

3:20pm CST

SYMPOSIA-05: Walleye Habitat: Considerations for Successful Natural Reproduction and Stocking 102D&E WALLEYE: Potential for Reducing Largemouth Bass Abundance in Wisconsin Lakes Using Angler Harvest 103A

3:40pm CST

SYMPOSIA-05: Large Woody Debris and Fish Habitat Structure Additions: Picking the Right Lakes, Setting Expectations, and How to Best Implement 102D&E WALLEYE: Quantifying the Costs of Climate Adaptation to Agencies and Anglers: A Case Study of Wisconsin’s Inland Lake Walleye Fishery 103A

4:00pm CST

SYMPOSIA-05: Advancing Aquatic Vegetation Management for Fish 102D&E WALLEYE: Walleye Management in the Red Lakes, Minnesota: Collapse, Recovery, and Cooperative Management 103A

4:20pm CST

SYMPOSIA-05: Nuisance “Weeds” or Critical Fish Habitat: Balancing Trade Offs with Minnesota’s Aquatic Plant Management Program 102D&E

8:00am CST

SYMPOSIA-09: Modeling Oxythermal Stress of Cisco Across Midwest Lakes to Aid Management of Cold-Water Fish Habitat 102C WALLEYE & PERCH: The “Tails” That Walleye Tell: The History of Walleye Management in Nebraska Reservoirs 103D

8:20am CST

SYMPOSIA-09: Ecological Niche Modeling to Disentangle the Effects of Climate and Eutrophication on Minnesota Lakes 102C

8:40am CST

SYMPOSIA-09: Digital Media as a Source of Contemporary and Novel Fisheries Data 102C WALLEYE & PERCH: Assessment of Walleye Reproduction Success in the Tamarac River, MN 103D

9:00am CST

SYMPOSIA-09: Monarchs: Climate and Implications for Preservation of an Endangered Phenomenon 102C SYMPOSIA-10: Partnerships for Managing Wisconsin Trout Streams: Engagement, Trust and a Better Managed Resource 103A WALLEYE & PERCH: A Multi-scale Approach to Identifying and Addressing the Causes of Minnesota’s Declining Yellow Perch Populations 103D

9:20am CST

SYMPOSIA-09: Assessing Climate Change Vulnerability for Wildlife 102C SYMPOSIA-10: Leveraging Local Passion to Improve Outcomes: Civic Organizing as a Best Management Practice 103A

9:40am CST

UNGULATES: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Antler Point Restrictions to Achieve Various White-tailed Deer Management Goals 103C

10:20am CST

SYMPOSIA-10: Encouraging Civic Engagement in Fisheries Management 103A

10:40am CST

SYMPOSIA-10: City Staff Using DNR Methods to Survey Local Fisheries 103A WALLEYE & PERCH: Changes in Yellow Perch Recruitment in Relation to Walleye Abundance in Green Bay 103D

11:00am CST

SYMPOSIA-09: An Uncertain Climate for Deer Wintering Complexes: Scenario Planning for Complex Adaptive Systems 102C WALLEYE & PERCH: Walleye Movements in Green Bay: Testing Assumptions of the Current Conceptual Model for Management 103D

11:20am CST

UPLAND GAME BIRDS & POLLINATORS: Planting for Pollinators: Evaluation of Four Prairie Seed Mixes 103B WALLEYE & PERCH: Variability in Spatial Distribution of Larval Yellow Perch in a Northern Lake Ecosystem 103D

11:40am CST

SYMPOSIA-07: Spatial and Temporal Distribution Affects Standardized Sampling Results of Two Sportfish Species in a Midwestern Reservoir 102A

1:20pm CST

FOREST & GRASSLAND SONGBIRDS: Geographic Variation in Songs of the Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) 103C SMALL MAMMALS: Effects of Age, Sex, and Population Dynamics on Dispersal of American Martens 103B STURGEON, ESOCIDS & COREGONIDS: Genetic Origins and Movement of Lake Sturgeon in the St. Louis River and Western Lake Superior 103D

1:40pm CST

FOREST & GRASSLAND SONGBIRDS: Seasonal Habitat Use by Fledgling Cerulean Warblers (Setophaga cerulea) 103C SYMPOSIA-08: King Rail Trapping and Telemetry at the Winous Point Marsh Conservancy 102B SYMPOSIA-12: An Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Influenza in Minnesota: Lessons Learned 103A SMALL MAMMALS: Movement Ecology of Marten (Martes americana) in the Eastern Upper Peninsula, Michigan 103B

2:00pm CST

ASIAN CARP & OTHER AQUATIC INVASIVES: From Water Chemistry to Fish: The Impacts of Zebra Mussels Across Multiple Trophic Levels 102D&E FOREST & GRASSLAND SONGBIRDS: Managing Breeding and Wintering Habitat for the Conservation of the Endangered Kirtland's Warbler in a Changing Climate 103C

2:20pm CST

FOREST & GRASSLAND SONGBIRDS: Range-wide Patterns of Migratory Connectivity and Nonbreeding Distribution of Vermivora Warblers 103C

3:40pm CST

SYMPOSIA-12: Insights Relative to Black Bear Physiology and Potential Implications for Human Medicine 103A

4:00pm CST

ASIAN CARP & OTHER AQUATIC INVASIVES: Stable Isotopes Indicate Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) Increase Dependence of Lake Food Webs on Littoral Energy Sources 102D&E

4:20pm CST

SYMPOSIA-11: Biological Effects of Septic Seepage on Resident Fish Species in Minnesota Lakes 102C

8:40am CST

FISH HABITAT & GENETICS: Using GIS to Predict Habitat in Lakes: An Example Using Nearshore Substrate Categories 103A HUMAN DIMENSIONS & FISHERIES: Bridging the Social-Ecological Gap with Anglersheds 103C

9:00am CST

HUMAN DIMENSIONS & FISHERIES: Economic and Spatial Assessments of Angling at Small South Dakota Lakes 103C SYMPOSIA-14: Collaborating Across Quality of Life to Achieve Measurable Outcomes for Invasive Species Management 102A

9:20am CST

HUMAN DIMENSIONS & FISHERIES: Beaver vs. Trout: Untangling a Controversy in the Western Great Lakes (U.S.) Region 103C

9:40am CST

HUMAN DIMENSIONS & FISHERIES: Fishing for Answers: A Binational Analysis of Creel Survey Data in the St. Clair-Detroit River System (SCDRS) 103C

10:20am CST

SYMPOSIA-14: Developing a Framework for the Management and Control of Asian Carp in the Missouri River Basin 102A STREAMS, DAMS & RESERVOIRS: Parameterization of Spatial Conservation Prioritization: Impacts on Stream Conservation Priorities 102C

10:40am CST

STREAMS, DAMS & RESERVOIRS: Seasonal Food Habits, Prey Taxa and Size Selectivity, and Diet Overlap of age-0 White Bass and Walleye 102C

11:00am CST

SYMPOSIA-14: The Aggressive Invader Crawling in Your Backyard: Responding to Red Swamp Crayfish Infestations in Michigan 102A

11:20am CST

LIGHTING TALK: Walleye Age Estimation Using Otoliths and Dorsal Spines: Insights on Precision at a Statewide Level 103C WATERFOWL: Status Update on Cranes and Crop Damage in the Upper Midwest 102B

11:30am CST

LIGHTING TALK: The Effect of Season of Prescribed Burning on Avian Communities in Minnesota Lowland Brushland 103C

11:40am CST

WATERFOWL: Saving an American Icon: The Challenge and Successes of Reintroducing Whooping Cranes 102B