CAPE SABLE SEASIDE SPARROW WORKSHOP
AGENDA

Overarching Questions:

  • Are we doing the right science for a comprehensive understanding of the ecology and population dynamics of the CSSS relevant to restoration and management needs/decisions?
  • Are we doing the science right and thoroughly enough to make restoration and management decisions?
  • Are there additional critical research needs?

Cape Sable Sparrow Review Panel:

Dr. Jeffrey R. Walters, CSSS Panel Chair
Dr. Steven R. Beissinger, UC-Berkeley
Dr. John W. Fitzpatrick, Cornell Univ.
Dr. Russell S. Greenberg, Smithsonian
Dr. James Nichols, USGS Patuxent Center
Dr. Ronald Pulliam, University of Georgia
Dr. David Winkler, Cornell University
Dr. Frank Gill, National Audubon Society, AOU President, Panel Advisor

08:30 – 08:45 Introductions and Overview of Workshop
                    Dr. G. Ronnie Best and Dr. Jeffery L. Walters, Panel Chair

08:45 – 09:00 Overview of South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Program
                    Terrence C. [Rock] Salt, SFER Executive Director

09:00 – 09:30 Overview of Annual Sampling of the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow – Dr. Stuart L. Pimm, Oron L. Bass, Dr. John Curnutt, Tabby Fenn,                      Clinton Jenkins, Dr. Julie Lockwood, Audrey Mayer, Dr. Philip Nott, Lt. Col. Robert Powell{Names listed alphabetically after Dr. Pimm.}

09:30 – 09:45 Questions* for Dr. Pimm

09:45 – 10:15 SIMSPAR: A Spatially-explicit Individual-based Object-oriented Simulation Model for the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow in the                      Everglades and Big Cypress Landscapes – Dr. Philip Nott

10:15 – 10:30 Questions* for Dr. Nott

10:30 – 10:45 BREAK

10:45 – 11:15 Biology of the Seaside Sparrow in the Everglades Region Of Florida – Dr. William Post

11:15 – 11:30 Questions* for Dr. Post

11:30 – 12:00 Non-Breeding Season Ecology Of Cape Sable Seaside Sparrows - Project Summary – Tylan Dean

12:00 – 12:15 Questions* for Mr. Dean

12:15 – 01:15 LUNCH on your own!

01:15 – 02:30 Round Table Discussions Between Panel and Researchers.

02:30 – 02:45 Questions* from audience

02:45 – 03:00 BREAK

03:00 – 04:30 Opportunities for Species Recovery within Ecosystem Restoration and Multi-Species Management – Round Table Discussion Between                         Panel and Resource Management Agencies.

04:30 – 05:00 Questions* from audience

 

* All questions are to be submitted to Panel Chair in writing [& signed – to allow for follow-up or clarification as necessary]. Questions will be asked and elaborated upon by Panel Chair or Panel Members.