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Sunday, November 27, 2016 0900-1700 Post Graduate Day (Santa Maria Lecture Theatre (ND1) - The University of Notre Dame Australia) 1500-1900 Registration Open – Southern Cross Foyer | Speakers Preparation Room Open – Abrolhos Room 1800-1900 Welcome Mixer and Conference Registration (Southern Cross Foyer, Rydges Esplanade) Monday, November 28, 2016 0700-0800 Morning Refresh & Rejuvenation – YOGA SESSION 0900-1000 PLENARY SESSION ONE 0900-0925 Welcome and Opening, Chair: Rachael Standish, Southern Cross Ballroom 0925-1010 Keynote Address: The application of ecology in an age of extinction, Professor John Woinarski, Deputy Director, Threatened Species Recovery Hub, National Environmental Science Programme, Charles Darwin University, NT 1010-1045 Morning Tea (Monday) With thanks to TERN Australia for their generous support of the opening plenary session 0 1045-1245 SYMPOSIUM:Reintroductio ns projects in Australia: conservation value, lessons learnt, future directions (1) SYMPOSIUM: Harnessing the Technology Revolution in Ecology Fire Ecology Global Change (1) Landscape Ecology (1) Open forum (1) ROOM Sirius Room Pleiades Room Orion Room Rottnest Room Garden Room Carnac Room CHAIR John Kanowski Jose Lahoz-Monfort / Don Driscoll Carl Gosper Nigel Andrew Tanya Llorens Manu Saunders 1045-1100 Dr John Kanowski, Australian Wildlife Conservancy, Qld Reintroductions projects in Australia: conservation value, lessons learnt, future directions Dr Euan Ritchie, Senior Lecturer, Deakin University, Vic Future casting ecological research: the rise and potential of technology-based ecology (withdrawn) (withdrawn) Mark Hall, PhD Candidate, La Trobe University, Vic Landscape and life history traits determine native bee richness in vegetated linear strips and farmland Stephanie Yip, PhD Candidate, The University of Sydney, NSW Diet choice of rodents under different risks of predation 1100-1115 Colleen Sims, Department of Parks and Wildlife, WA Fauna reconstruction in the Western Australian rangelands Dr Jose Lahoz-Monfort, The University of Melbourne, Vic A manifesto for collaborative development of open-source technology for ecology and conservation Dr Krista Jones Network perturbations: woylie (Bettongia penicillata) response to habitat expansion and fire Jennifer Middleton, PhD Candidate, The University of Western Australia, WA Urban streams in a flat sandy landscape: managing multiple stressors will improve stream integrity Huiying Wu, PhD Student University of Queensland, Qld Spatial and temporal impacts of leaf chemistry and rainfall on western koala habitat use Dr John Morgan, La Trobe University, Vic Field transplant experiments across range boundaries: ‘home-site’ advantage occurs in some, but not all, years 1115-1130 Neil Thomas, Department of Parks and Wildlife, WA The reconstruction of the mammal fauna of Dirk Hartog Island, Western Australia Jarrod Hodgson, The University of Adelaide, SA Accurate wildlife monitoring using unmanned aerial vehicles Dr Belinda Robson, Murdoch University, WA Effects of a mega-fire on stream invertebrate biodiversity Dr Luke Collins, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment / WSU Will elevated carbon dioxide cause woody thickening in temperate eucalypt woodlands? Judith Harvey, Department of Parks and Wildlife, WA Long term, post fire dynamics of plant communities in the Western Australian Wheatbelt Helen White, PhD Candidate, The University of Western Australia / CSIRO, WA Plasticity elicits resilience to future climatic changes in early establishment traits of a riparian tree 1130-1145 Dr James Friend, Department of Parks and Wildlife, WA Numbat translocation outcomes at unfenced sites in Western Australia Dr Debbie Saunders Wildlife Drones – small aerial robots for radio-tracking wildlife (pre-recorded presentation) Dr Christopher Gordon, The University of Wollongong, NSW Fire severity, floristic diversity and fuel hazard: implications for fire regime and conservation management Dr Kale Sniderman, The University of Melbourne, Vic A stable palaeoenvironment? New evidence of the Late Pleistocene vegetation of southwestern Western Australia Cara Sambell, PhD Candidate, La Trobe University, Vic Rural landscapes of change: The effect of land-use on birds of the Strzelecki hills, Victoria Peter Yeeles, PhD Candidate, The University of, WA A direct test of multi-functional redundancy in diverse faunal assemblages through the exclusion of dominant species 1145-1200 Dr Michael Smith, Australian Wildlife Conservancy Mammal reintroductions by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy in southwest WA: Successes, failures, and lessons Professor Don Driscoll, Deakin University A machine-learning smart camera for hot and cold-blooded wildlife Christopher Pocknee, Student, The University of Melbourne, Vic Novel technologies for the detection of a Cryptic Arboreal mammal Rene Heim, Student, Macquarie University, NSW I spy with my drone eye: high capacity detection and monitoring of Myrtle Rust Kate Parkins, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne, Vic Attraction, avoidance or indifference: How fauna respond to edges in fire prone landscapes A/Prof Nigel Andrew, University of New England, NSW Assessing invertebrate responses to global warming: From individual through to biogeographic responses Dr Isaac Peterson,Fellow, RMIT, Vic A spatial modelling framework for a systematic impact evaluation of biodiversity offset policies Russell Miller, PhD Candidate, Murdoch University, WA Weakly serotinous nonsprouters are not highly sensitive to long fire intervals 1 1200-1215 Dr Natasha Robinson, The Australian National University Bandicoots return to Booderee: initial survival, movement and habitat choice of reintroduced Isoodon obesulus obesulus Dr Russ Babcock, Research Scientist, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Starbug-X: a Compact Autonomous Underwater Vehicle applied to surveys of deepwater reefs at Ningaloo Dr Tim Doherty, Deakin University, Vic Ecosystem responses to fire: incorporating data on birds, plants, mammals and reptiles to inform management DISCUSSION Dr Natalie Briscoe,Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne, Vic Long-term climate averages and extremes can provide divergent forecasts of climate change refugia Dini Fardila, Student, The University of Melbourne, Vic Meta-analysis of biodiversity responses to habitat fragmentation Dr Anna Simonsen CSIRO, ACT The consequence of symbiosis on legume dispersal at a global scale 1215-1230 Dr Carolyn Hogg, The University of Sydney, NSW Value of molecular genetics to reintroduction programs – particularly ones employing a metapopulation management approach Dustin Welbourne, Assoc. Lecturer/ PhD Candidate, The University of New South Wales, NSW Opening a new window on reptiles: The costeffectiveness of camera traps for monitoring terrestrial reptiles? Karissa Lear, PhD Candidate, Using novel sensors to estimate metabolic rate in free-ranging animals Ryan Tangney, PhD Candidate, BGPA & Curtin university, WA Spatially and temporally extensive measurement of soil temperatures during prescription burns using Distributed Temperature Sensing Harrison Palmer, Student Fire severity impacts recruitment processes and seed bank dynamics in obligate seeding populations Dr Jayna DeVore, The University of Sydney, NSW Evolving plasticity: Effects of disparate predator communities on antipredator tactics in Australian and Hawaiian tadpoles Dr Andrew Hamer, Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology, Vic Accessible habitat predicts landscape-scale effects of habitat loss in an amphibian community Jack Tatler, PhD Student, The University of Adelaide, SA How do arid zone dingoes behave when nobody is looking? 1230-1245 Dr Katherine Moseby, The University of New South Wales Individual variation in prey susceptibility to cat predation; Can pre-release screening improve survival after reintroduction? Stephanie O’Donnell, WILDLABS.NET Networking on Conservation Technologies to Enhance Ecological Outcomes DISCUSSION DISCUSSION Dr Craig Nitschke, The University of Melbourne, Vic Conserving forest dependant arboreal marsupials into the future: a simulation approach to land use planning Dr John Martin, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney (OEH), NSW Flying-foxes in the city: population variability over six years 1245-1400 Lunch (Monday) 1400-1500 PLENARY SESSION TWO 1400-1445 Keynote Address: Next Generation Ecologist presentation, Dr Dale Nimmo, Charles Sturt University 1445-1530 Keynote Address: Ecological physiology of Coral Reef fishes in a changing world, Dr Jodie Rummer, Senior Research Fellow (Asst. Prof.), ARC Discovery Fellow (DECRA), James Cook University, Qld 1530-1600 Afternoon Tea (Monday) 1250-1345 Austral Ecology Editorial Board Meeting – Australia II Boardroom Chair: Dylan Korczynskyj, Southern Cross Ballroom 2 1600-1730 SYMPOSIUM: Reintroductions projects in Australia: conservation value, lessons learnt, future directions (part 2) SYMPOSIUM: Conservation ecology across the diverse woodlands of southern Australia (part 1) Big data SYMPOSIUM: How do facilitation cascades affect diversity: pattern, process, prospects Conservation Biology (1) Landscape Ecology (2) ROOM Sirius Room Pleiades Room Orion Room Rottnest Room Garden Room Carnac Room CHAIR John Kanowski Libby Rumpff Ian Cresswell David Watson Florence Damiens Craig Nitschke 1600-1615 Orsolya Decker, PhD Candidate, La Trobe University, Vic Predatorproof fences - keeping Australia's native mammals and soil nutrients safe Dr Joslin Moore, Monash University, Vic Woodland management and restoration: how do we link system models and management objectives? Dr Nick Marsh, Managing Director, Truii Pty Ltd Applying Big Data and data democratisation concepts for ecological research Associate Professor Melanie Bishop, Macquarie University, NSW A habitat cascade disrupts a latitudinal gradient in facilitation Alyssa Weinstein, Student, The Australian National University, ACT Cryptic pollinator ecotypes in sexually deceptive orchids: implications for conservation and evolution Dr Niels Brouwers, Murdoch University, WA Climate change and anthropogenic disturbance is affecting marri (Corymbia calophylla) health across southwest Western Australia 1615-1630 A/Prof Patricia A. Fleming, Murdoch University, WA Translocating keystone species – ectomycorrhizal fungi assemblages in the presence of a native digging mammal Dr Daniel Rogers, Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, SA Beyond Natural: Identifying Conservation Objectives in Modified and Dynamic Agricultural Landscapes in South Australia Lee Belbin, The Atlas of Living Australia ‘Data Quality’ and the Atlas of Living Australia A/Prof Paul Gribben, The University of New South Wales, NSW Integrating trophic interactions and feedbacks into facilitation cascades Dr Barbara Wilson, Deakin University, Vic Decline of small mammals in south east Australia: implications for management and monitoring Dr Karen Ikin, The Australian National University, ACT Spatio-temporal patterns of bird functional diversity in response to positive landscape change 1630-1645 Dr Katherine Tuft, General Manager, Arid Recovery, SA When reintroductions are too successful: managing overabundance within fenced reserves Dr Peter Vesk, The University of Melbourne, Vic Ecological thinning is the answer, but what was the question? Dr Chantal Huijbers, Griffith University, Qld Enabling the enablers: technical knowledge sharing to support future research and innovation for ecosciences Professor Katja Tielbörger, University of Tübingen Facilitation from an intraspecific perspective – stress tolerance determines facilitative effect and response in plants DISCUSSION Hugh Burley, Student, The University of New South Wales, NSW Site-level productivity in the Wet tropics is unrelated to floristic environmental niche area 1645-1700 Dr Leah Kemp, Australian Wildlife Conservancy, SA Survival skills: Anti-predator behaviour in a long-isolated macropod following their reintroduction into a predatoroccupied landscape Dr Jenny Wilson, Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority, Vic Putting science into action: Landscape ecology and resilience theory inform planning and delivery of environmental works Dr Becky Schmidt, CSIRO land and Water Inspiring revolutionary insights in ecology by making today's environmental data accessible to all: user requirements Mads Thomsen, University of Canberbury, New Zealand Comparing cascading habitatformation from rocky shores and sedimentary estuaries Graham Fulton, Adjunct Lecturer / PhD Candidate Murdoch University / University of Queensland Endangered marsupials as eggpredators of endangered birds Michael Wysong, PhD Candidate, The University of Western Australia, WA Seasonal space use and fine-scale habitat selection of sympatric predators in a semiarid landscape 1700-1715 DISCUSSION Stephanie Pulsford, The Australian National University, ACT Lesson learnt from conceptual landscape models: reptile and frog populations in a woodland ecosystem Lewis Trotter, PhD Student, Curtin University, WA Managing floristics: A free and open source spatial information system for plot-based field data collection Professor David Watson, Charles Sturt University, NSW Fleshing out facilitation–reframing interaction networks beyond top-down versus bottom-up Dr Iadine Chades, CSIRO Qld Prioritising the value of monitoring: a case study using Moira Grass in Barmah-Millewa forest. Dr Susanna Venn Alpine shrubs as ecosystem engineers 3 DISCUSSION 1715-1730 Rebecca Jordan, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne, Vic Conserving adaptive diversity: Genomics of climate adaptation in Eucalyptus microcarpa and implications for restoration Adam Peck, BirdLife Australia The Great Professor David Watson, Charles Sturt Dr Abbey Camaclang, Monash Cocky Count: harnessing people power University, NSW University, Vic without losing scientific rigour Discussion Linking threat management to the conservation and recovery of alpine and sub-alpine peatlands in Victoria 1730-1745 Dr Carl Gosper, Research Scientist, Department of Parks and Wildlife & CSIRO Land and Water, WA The multi-century age-class distribution of Western Australian temperate woodlands after standreplacement fires Dr Ian Cresswell, CSIRO, ACT What’s the state of Australia’s environmental reporting and accounting, and where to next? 1800-1900 Announcement of Photo Competition winners – Pleiades Room / ESA AGM ‐ Pleiades Room 1900-2000 Networking Event: Speed Networking - career diversity post-PhD - Sirius Room Dr Peter Curtis, La Trobe University, Vic Proliferation of Phytophthora cinnamomi in Xanthorrhoea glauca subs. angustifolia and its protection from the pathogen Tuesday, November 29, 2016 0900-1030 PLENARY SESSION THREE 0900-0945 Keynote Address: Australian Ecology Research Award (AERA) Presentation, Dr Jane Elith, Principal Researcher, The University of Melbourne, Vic 0945-1030 Keynote Address: Working with Indigenous Biocultural Knowledge in Natural Resource Management, Gerry Turpin, Ethnobotanist, Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation, Qld 1030-1100 Morning Tea (Tuesday) 1100-1300 SYMPOSIUM: A diversity of approaches: key advances in traitbased theory and methods (part 1) SYMPOSIUM: Conservation ecology across the diverse woodlands of southern Australia (part 2) SYMPOSIUM: Urban Nature: Identifying processes, patterns, and future prospects (part 1) SYMPOSIUM: Indigenous Biocultural Knowledge Forest Ecology (1) ROOM Sirius Room Pleiades Room Orion Room Rottnest Room Carnac Room CHAIR Rachael Gallagher Peter Vesk Joe Fontaine Gerry Turpin Barry Brook 1100-1115 Dr Daniel Falster, Macquarie University, NSW Key trade-offs maintaining successional diversity Dr David J Eldridge, Office of Environment and Heritage / University of New South Wales, NSW Herbivore activity as a driver of woodlands structure and function Professor Richard Hobbs, IAS Distinguished Fellow, University of Western Australia, WA Nature in cities: do we want it, can we keep it, and who cares anyway? Daniel Sloane, Macquarie University, NSW An Eco-cultural Investigation of Melaleuca Dieback in Laynhapuy Indigenous Protected Area, North-East Arnhem Land, Australia Dr Sue Baker, The University of Tasmania, Tas A cross-continental study of plant and beetle responses to forest patch retention during timber harvest Chair: Jodi Price, Southern Cross Ballroom 4 1100-1300 SYMPOSIUM: A diversity of approaches: key advances in traitbased theory and methods (part 1) SYMPOSIUM: Conservation ecology across the diverse woodlands of southern Australia (part 2) SYMPOSIUM: Urban Nature: Identifying processes, patterns, and future prospects (part 1) SYMPOSIUM: Indigenous Biocultural Knowledge Forest Ecology (1) 1115-1130 Dr Karel Mokany, CSIRO, ACT Harnessing functional traits to integrate modelling of biodiversity composition and ecosystem function Dr Damian Michael, The Australian National University, ACT Land sharing vs Land sparing: which is better for flora and fauna? Joanna Durrant, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne, Vic The dark side of urban light: Artificial light at night increases cricket development time Dr Vanessa Westcott, Bush Heritage Australia, WA, Zareth Long and Ivan Wongawol, Kakarratul (Marsupial Mole) Monitoring on Birriliburu Country Helen Vickers, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne, Vic Disentangling the effects of fire, space and environment on the composition of temperate forest layers 1130-1145 Dr Pete Green , La Trobe University, Vic Ontogenetic variation in plant traits; why seedlings show a greater propensity to nonrandom mortality Shana Nerenberg, PhD Candidate, The Australian National University, ACT Do tree plantings contribute to ground-layer plant diversity in Box-Gum Grassy Woodland? Joanna Haddock, PhD Candidate, The University of Sydney, NSW Artificial light penetration at the bushland-matrix interface and its effects on microbats and insects Stefania Ondei, PhD Candidate, University of Tasmania, Tas, and Desmond Williams ‘Right Way Fire’ and Wulo: managing rainforests with fire on Wunambal Gaambera Country (Western Australia) Dr Elizabeth Wandrag, Postdoctoral Fellow Institute for Applied Ecology, ACT Loss of vertebrate seed dispersers reduces plant diversity in a tropical forest 1145-1200 Prof Belinda Medlyn, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, WSU, NSW Predicting climate change responses of Australian vegetation – which plant traits matter? Dr Samantha Travers, The University of New South Wales, NSW Effects of grazing on plant community composition depend on herbivore and plant type Dr Ric How, University of Western Australia Decadal changes in an urban reptile assemblage: implications for biodiversity monitoring in changing climates Dr Anja Skroblin, Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne, Vic Optimizing monitoring of the bilby through cross-cultural connections Dr Bruce Burns, Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland, NZ Does ‘additive basal area’ in conifer forest reflect transgressive overyielding or heartwood accumulation? 1200-1215 Kelsey Tucker, Student, Monash University, Vic Fire severity and plant vital attributes interact to determine herb-rich forest understorey composition Hannah Fraser Protecting woodland birds: which species where? Manuel Lequerica, Student, The University of Sydney, NSW Vegetation determines diversity of insect floral visitors in cities Daniel Oades, Kimberley Indigenous Saltwater Science Project, WA Right-Way Research on Kimberley Saltwater Country Jessie Buettel, Postgraduate Student, The University of Tasmania, Tas Dynamics of eco-evolutionary patterns in Australian ecosystems 1215-1230 Professor Mark Westoby, Macquarie University, NSW Competition and the boundaries of species ranges Dr Ayesha Tulloch, The Australian National University, ACT Tracking recovery and decline of woodland ecosystems by monitoring change in networks of co-occurring species Dr Kym Ottewell, Department of Parks and Wildlife, WA Historical and contemporary population structure of quenda (Isoodon obesulus) in a rapidly developing urban landscape Albert Wiggan, Nyul Nyul Ranger, WA Projects, partnerships and time: how the Nyul Nyul Rangers work with others to manage country Dr Brett Murphy, Charles Darwin University,.NT Are tropical savannas less biodiverse than tropical forests? 1230-1245 Andrew O'Reilly-Nugent, PhD Candidate, Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, ACT Can functional trait trade-offs explain the distribution of native and invasive species in grassy-woodlands? Dr Libby Rumpff, The University of Melbourne, Vic Where are we going? Developing a targeted monitoring program using state-and-transition models Dr Kirsten Parris, The University of Melbourne, Vic Impacts of urbanisation on amphibian communities Les Schultz, Ngadju Conservation, Coolgardie, WA Ngadju kala: Aboriginal fire knowledge and aspirations in the Great Western Woodlands Timothy Staples, PhD Student University of Queensland/CSIRO, Qld Diversity is not a strong driver of productivity in Australian forest plantings 1245-1300 Dr Rachael Gallagher, Macquarie University, NSW Austraits: an open resource for plant trait ecology in Australia Professor David Keith, The University of New South Wales Bringing back the bush: a high-risk strategy in 21st century conservation policy Dawn Dickinson, PhD Candidate, The University of Western Australia Connecting to Nature in the City: Cultural Ecosystem Services from Urban Green Space in Perth Dr Joe Fontaine, Murdoch University, WA Do novel ecosystems provide habitat value for wildlife? Revisiting the structure vs composition debate Harold Ludwick, Hope Vale Congress Ranger Biodiversity Program, Guugu Yimidhirr Ecosystems Vs “Indigenous Ecosystems” Louise Croeser, PhD Student, Murdoch University, WA The role of water stress and Phytopthora in predisposing Corymbia calophylla (marri) to canker disease 5 1300-1400 Lunch (Tuesday) 1310-1345 Media planning workshop – Sirius Room 1400-1530 SYMPOSIUM: A diversity of approaches: key advances in trait-based theory and methods (2) Ecological Modelling (1) SYMPOSIUM: Urban Nature: Identifying processes, patterns, and future prospects (2) Conservation Biology and Policy Connectivity and Networks Forest Ecology (2) ROOM Sirius Room Pleiades Room Orion Room Rottnest Room Garden Room Carnac Room CHAIR Daniel Falster Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita Amy Hahs Anna Hopkins Maggie Watson Bridget Johnson 1400-1415 Dr William Cornwell, The University of New South Wales, NSW What we (don't) know about global plant diversity Russell Dinnage, The Australian National University, ACT The consequences of habitat loss and sampling bias for modelling the distributions of Australian Proteaceae Dr Geoff Barrett, Department of Parks and Wildlife, WA Carnaby’s Cockatoo – an iconic, threatened species that persists in Perth suburbs Associate Professor Carla Sgro, Monash University, Vic Aligning science and policy to achieve evolutionarily enlightened conservation management Geoffrey Kay, Phd Student, The Australian National University, ACT Glow-in-the-dark geckos reveal movement patterns useful for enhancing connectivity of fragmented agricultural landscapes Thomas Fairman, Phd Student, The University of Melbourne, Vic Resilience of high elevation resprouting eucalypt forests under transformational climate change 1415-1430 James Tsakalosm, PhD Student, The University of Western Australia On the quantification of functional redundancy: A case study of the Western Australian kwongan vegetation James McCarthy, PhD student The University of Queensland and CSIRO, Qld Shifting patterns of woody plant diversity and abundance under future climates Dr Cristina Ramalho, The University of Western Australia An ecologically meaningful approach to define a typology of urban green spaces Dr Gwen Iacona, The University of Queensland, Qld Understanding the costs and benefits of flexibility in conservation Katherina Ng, PhD Scholar, The Australian National University, ACT The attraction of crops: unexpected habitat preferences of native grounddwelling beetles in an agricultural landscape Mohitul Hossain, Phd Candidate, School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia, WA Timing of drought stress influences canker disease development and eucalypt host physiology 1430-1445 Dr John Dwyer, The University of Queensland, Qld Functional trade-offs revealed by community trait covariances along a regional aridity gradient Dr Francisco Encinas Viso,CSIRO Rescuing plant populations: a simulation analysis of demographic and genetic rescue in a selfincompatible plant Dr Michael Scroggie, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Optimal habitat creation for urban frog metapopulations: simple models for complex decisions Dr Tracey Regan, The Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Vic Conservation strategies for the Southern Brown Bandicoot using funding from offsets Dr James Fitzsimons Director of Conservation The Nature Conservancy Big, Bold and Blue: lessons from Australia's marine protected areas Jing Hu, Phd Student, The University of Queensland Resilience of species composition of a selectively logged Australian tropical forest 46 years after silviculture 1445-1500 Dr Guillaume Latombe, Monash University, Vic Considering interactions between variable- and fixed-trait-based processes to explain the structure of plant communities Rebecca Wheatley, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland, Qld Predicting predator evasion success based on speed, agility, and escape path Yolanda van Heezik, University of Otago, NZ Reasons for valuing private gardens in cities Dr Alienor Chauvenet, The University of Queensland, Qld Easy and efficient solution to ecoregion priority for meeting the CBD Aichi Target 11 Dr Manu E Saunders, Charles Sturt University, NSW The role of wind-pollinated plants in plant-pollinator networks Stephen Seaton, Student, Murdoch University, Vic Borers respond to repeated drought induced dieback events in the Jarrah Forest DISCUSSION 1500-1515 Dr Jian Yen, The University of Melbourne, Vic Linking growth, survival, and fecundity to traits: size matters (withdrawn) Ashleigh Wolfe, PhD Candidate, Curtin University, WA Avoiders, adapters, and exploiters: A review factors affecting reptile success in urban areas Dr Rebecca Weeks¸ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies Expansion of marine reserve networks via social diffusion benefits ecological connectivity Dr Alan Kwok From where the cicada calls: examining the ecology of the cicada fauna in western Sydney Dr Paul Drake, The University of Western Australia Apparent overinvestment in leaf venation relaxes leaf morphological constraints on photosynthesis in arid habitats 6 1400-1530 SYMPOSIUM: A diversity of approaches: key advances in trait-based theory and methods (2) 1515-1530 Dr Michelle Ingram, South Metropolitan TAFE, WA Functioning traits of the most abundant species have the greatest influence on ecosystem function Marc Brouard, PhD Candidate, The University of Oxford, UK Using Integral Projection Models (IPMs) to Investigate Ecological and Evolutionary Change Chris McGrannachan, PhD Candidate, Monash University, Vic The impact of multispecies invasion on plant biomass and community trait structure Ecological Modelling (1) SYMPOSIUM: Urban Nature: Identifying processes, patterns, and future prospects (2) Conservation Biology and Policy Connectivity and Networks Forest Ecology (2) Dr Robert Davis, Edith Cowan University, WA A burning question: how do reptiles recover frobeckym fire in urban bushland? Dr Jennifer Pierson, ACT Parks & Conservation Service Do Threatened Species Recovery Plans consider genetic and demographics aspects of population viability? Victoria Reynolds, PhD Student, The University of Queensland Qld The distribution of pollinators across mosaic agricultural landscapes Yang Liu, PhD Student, The University of Adelaide.SA Food web structure has multiple implications for managing spring-fed wetland ecosystems DISCUSSION Dr Perpetua Turner, Forest Practices Authority, Tas Science informing practice: Tree fern management in production forests in Tasmania A/Prof Dieter Hochuli, The University of Sydney, NSW Is the future of cities green? Historical perspectives on urban greening in the Sydney Basin 1530-1600 Afternoon Tea (Tuesday) 1600-1800 SYMPOSIUM: Ecological and evolutionary consequences of pollination by vertebrates SYMPOSIUM: Conservation Behaviour: Putting behavioural ecology theory into conservation practice SYMPOSIUM: Urban Nature: Identifying processes, patterns, and future prospects (part 3) SYMPOSIUM: Improving science to support decisionmaking about multiple uses of land and water in northern Australia Disturbance Ecology Open Forum (2) ROOM Sirius Room Pleiades Room Orion Room Rottnest Room Garden Room Carnac Room CHAIR David Roberts Stephanie Courtney Jones Robert Davis Jorge Alvorez-Romero Tim Doherty John Morgan 1600-1615 Dr Siegy Krauss, Kings Park and Botanic Garden, WA Novel consequences of bird pollination for plant matin A/Prof Bob Wong, Monash University, Vic Behavioural responses to a changing world Mike Honeyman, Jacobs Pty Ltd, Vic Investigating the behavioural price paid by urban robins that persist in narrow corridors Prof Michael Douglas, NESP, University of Western Australia, WA Integrated research to improve science for decision making in northern Australia Paul Foreman, PhD Candidate, La Trobe University, Vic Evidence of Aboriginal burning in mesic lowland grasslands – spatial analyses in the Victorian Riverina Karlina Indraswari, Phd Student, Queensland University of Technology Using acoustic indices and false colour spectrograms to monitor frog calling behaviour 1615-1630 Dr David Roberts, The University of Western Australia, WA The influence of nectarivorous birds and insects on reproductive success in holly-leaved banksia Dr Robin Hale, The University of Melbourne, Vic Characterising behavioural responses to multiple stressors Lisa Harvey, Student, The University of Sydney, NSW Navigating the urban matrix: habitat preferences and prey selection by the Powerful Owl A/Prof. Bradley Pusey, The University of Western Australia, WA Current knowledge of ecology and environmental water requirements for teleost fishes of northern Australia. Georgina Yeatman, The University of Western Australia, WA Temporal patterns in the abundance of a critically endangered marsupial relates to landscape disturbance Professor Lynnath Beckley, Murdoch University, WA Pelagic ecology of the anomalouzs Leeuwin Current system 7 1630-1645 Bronwyn Ayre, PhD Candidate, The University of Western Australia The influence of vertebrate pollinators on the Red and Green Kangaroo Paw, Anigozanthos manglesii. Dr Rebecca West, The University of New South Wales, NSW Getting to know thy enemy: prolonged cat exposure improves anti-predator responses in a threatened mammal Ina Geedicke, PhD Candidate Macquarie University, NSW The fate of urban saltmarsh communities? Impact of stormwater run-off on mangrove and saltmarsh communities A/Prof Sue Jackson, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Qld Current knowledge of Indigenous water requirements, Fitzroy River, Western Australia Steven Howell, Department of Environment and Heritage Protection Temporal trends in subtropical rainforest structure and floristics following disturbance Andrew Denham, Office of Environment & Heritage, NSW Bask in the sun or wait in the shade? Interactions among plants with contrasting life-styles 1645-1700 Prof Stephen Hopper, The University of Western Australia, WA To perch or stand? Scape height preferences by honeyeaters feeding on kangaroo paw nectar (Anigozanthos) Dr Valentina Mella, The University of Sydney, NSW Safe-guarding koalas against climatechange with the aid of conservation behaviour Erika Roper, PhD Student, The University of Western Australia, WA Diet and foraging of the forest redtailed black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii naso) in the urban environment Dr Michelle Esparon, James Cook University, Qld Towards a more holistic understanding of the multiple benefits of Indigenous Land Management Programs Dr Claire Foster, The Australian National University, ACT Reinstating the fire mosaic following a large wildfire event Joshua Daskin, PhD Candidate Princeton University, USA Habitat selection by three congeneric savanna antelope relative to fire- and termitariagenerated vegetation heterogeneity 1700-1715 Amy-Marie Gilpin, PhD Candidate, University of Wollongong, NSW Do introduced honeybees affect seed set and quality in a plant adapted for bird pollination? Dr Jennifer Anson, Australian Wildlife Conservancy, NSW Behavioural responses of resident small mammals to novel predation risk DISCUSSION Dr Rosemary (Ro) Hill, CSIRO Land and Water Knowledge brokering with Indigenous land managers to support informed decisions Gabriela Burle Arcoverde, Phd Student, CDU/CSIRO, NT Grazing impacts on Savanna ant communities in the Australian tropics Marie Vestergaard Henriksen PhD Candidate, Monash University, Vic, Spatial variation in the tri-trophic interactions of gall wasp biocontrol agents 1715-1730 Professor Emeritus Byron Lamont, Retired (Emeritus) Professor, Curtin University, WA Bird pollinators, granivorous cockatoos and recurrent fire control evolution of woody-fruited hakeas Stephanie Courtney Jones PhD Candidate, The University of Wollongong, NSW Application of conservation behaviour to conservation: A case study on effects of captivity on behaviour Dr Jorge Alvarez-Romero James Cook University, Qld Decision-support tools for participatory multi-objective planning: current processes and requirements to assess alternative development scenarios Stuart Dawson, PhD Candidate, Murdoch University, WA Fire and clearing influence vertebrate occupancy in the Kimberley Katherine Giljohann, The University of Melbourne, Vic A demographically effective measure of population size for disturbance-prone environments Dagmar Meyer Steiger, PhD Student, James Cook University Land use change and artificial container- breeding mosquitoes in tropical Australia Henry Lydecker, PhD Candidate, The University of Sydney, NSW Size doesn’t matter to ticks: small rats host as many ticks as larger long-nosed bandicoots. Rebecca Boyland, WWF-Australia, Community interest in quenda, a native bandicoot, identifies distribution, population trends and improved urban management James Warren, JWA Pty Ltd Plantkey A device to identify plants based on leaf characteristics 1730-1745 Dr Lyn Cook, The University of Queensland Birds and bees and flowers and peas Dr Tracey Moore, Murdoch University, WA Drawing wild dogs to baits: issues with non-target uptake and bait palatability Dr Jorge Alvarez-Romero Postdoctoral Researcher James Cook University, Qld Discussion Dr Leonie Valentine, The University of Western Australia, WA Scratching beneath the surface: bandicoot bioturbation contributes to ecosystem processes Zara-Louise Cowan, Phd Student, James Cook University, Qld Predation on crown-of-thorns starfish larvae by damselfishes 1745-1800 Nicole Bezemer, PhD Candidate, The University of Western Australia Is pollen dispersal by nectar-feeding birds responsible for high multiple paternity in Eucalyptus caesia? Daniela Scaccabarozzi, Kings Park and Botanic Garden. WA Caught in the act: pollination of sexually deceptive trap-flowers by fungus gnats in Pterostylis (Orchidaceae) Jessica Clayton, PhD Candidate, Flinders University, SA Spiders as conservation managers for the Endangered pygmy bluetongue lizard (Tiliqua adelaidensis)s Fernanda Oliveira, Federal University of Pernambuco Effects of increasing anthropogenic disturbance and aridity on ant-mediated seed-dispersal services in brazilian Caatinga Damian Thomson, Marine Ecologist, CSIRO Physical structuring of Benthic communities at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia 8 1815-1945 Barbara Rice Memorial Poster Session - EXHIBITION FOYER 2000-2130 Indigenous Walking Tour – Noel Nannup Wednesday, November 30, 2016 0700-0800 Morning refresh & rejuvenation – YOGA SESSION 0900-1040 PLENARY SESSION FOUR 0900-0930 Keynote Address: ESA President's Address – Nigel Andrew 0930-0935 Presentation of 2016 TNC Applied Conservation Award, Rowena Hamer, The University of Tasmania, Tas 0935-0950 2015 TNC Applied Conservation Award Winner Presentation, Opening the trapdoor: artificial wetlands as ecological traps for frogs, Michael Sievers, The University of Melbourne, Vic 0950-0955 Presentation of 2016 Jill Landsberg Trust Fund Scholarship to Samantha McCann, The University of Sydney, NSW 0955-1010 2015 Jill Landsberg Trust Fund Scholarship Presentation, Realignment of sea turtle isotope studies needed to optimise effectiveness and match conservation priorities, Ryan Pearson, Griffith University, Qld 1010-1025 2015 Wiley Fundamental Ecology Award Winner Presentation, Interactions among a plant, ants and fungi in the ant-plant Myrmecodia beccarii, Melinda Greenfield, James Cook University, Qld 1025-1040 2016 Applied Forest Ecology presentation, Quantifying forest maturity, Laura van Galen, The University of Tasmania, Tas 1040-1115 Morning Tea (Wednesday) 1115-1245 SYMPOSIUM: Disease ecology in biodiversity conservation Ecological Modelling (part 2) SYMPOSIUM: Seed ecology: from population process to applied conservation (part 1) Translocation and Habitat Socio-ecological interactions ROOM Sirius Room Pleiades Room Orion Room Rottnest Room Garden Room CHAIR Krista Jones Brendan Wintle Mark Ooi April Reside Ro Hill 1115-1130 Dr Mike Gardner, Flinders University, SA Bacteria of the Spotted Fever Group in ticks of the lizard Tiliqua rugosa Dr Hanna Weise, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Climate change effects on northern sandplain Kwongan – ecohydrology and individual-based modelling for impact assessment Dr Nathan Emery, Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan, NSW Overcoming breeding system and endocarp limits to conserve the critically endangered Persoonia pauciflora Dr Yaara Aharon-Rotman, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Services Assessing the consequences of habitat loss and degradation in a long-distance migratory shorebird Ascelin Gordon, RMIT University, Vic The use of model-based approaches for evaluating the effectiveness of no net loss policies Chair: Christina Birnbaum, Southern Cross Ballroom 9 1130-1145 (withdrawn) A/Prof Brendan Wintle, The University of Melbourne, Vic Understanding and predicting the impacts of global trade on local biodiversity Amelia Stevens, Australian National University Does polyploidy provide an advantage in a changing climate? A test case with kangaroo grass Dr April Reside, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland, Qld The role of refuges in the conservation of Australian threatened species Florence Damiens, PhD Student, RMIT University, Vic How politics, power and social representations determine the ecological viability of biodiversity offsets in Victoria 1145-1200 Matt West, The University of Melbourne, Vic 55-year data set implicates disease and a sympatric species in a threatened frogs decline Himali Ratnayake, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne, Vic Understanding and predicting impacts of extreme heat events on grey-headed flying-foxes Justin Collette, PhD Candidate, The University of Wollongong, NSW The ecology of the rare and endangered plant Asterolasia buxifolia Dr Michael Craig, The University of Western Australia, WA Water and the conservation of wide-ranging Forest Red-tailed Black-Cockatoos Lucy Taylor, PhD Candidate, The University of Sydney, NSW Wellbeing and urban living: nurtured by nature 1200-1215 Donald Mcknight, PhD Candidate James Cook University, Qld Back from the brink: population genomics of rainforest frogs following recovery from a chytridiomycosis outbreak Bronwyn Hradsky, The University of Melbourne, Vic How do interactions between introduced predators and fire influence the persistence of critical-weightrange mammals? Dr Valerie Densmore, Department of Parks and Wildlife, WA Optimum temperature to break seed dormancy varies among climate zones for Australian woody legumes Dr Alan York, The University of Melbourne, Vic Tuans and trees: Habitat characteristics and resource use of a threatened arboreal marsupial Alex Kusmanoff, Phd Candidate RMIT University, Vic Economically framed information about ecosystem services can crowd out intrinsic motivations for protecting nature 1215-1230 Sarah Sapsford, PhD Candidate, Murdoch University, WA Biotic and abiotic factors predisposing marri trees (Corymbia calophylla) to canker disease Dr Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita, The University of Melbourne, Vic Estimating species richness with hierarchical occupancy-detection models: what to expect Ryan Tangney, PhD Candidate, BGPA & Curtin University, WA Lethal conditions of seeds: identifying lethal thresholds of seeds exposed to extremely high temperatures. Stefanie Rog, PhD Candidate, Monash University, WA Mangrove forest conservation with a focus on their critical importance to terrestrial vertebrates Megan Evans, Phd Candidate, Australian National University, ACT Stakeholder perceptions of the efficacy of biodiversity offset policy in Australia 1230-1245 Narelle Dybing, PhD Candidate, Murdoch University, WA What did the feral cat drag in? Feral cats, helminths and the Island Syndrome Discussion Dr Lydia Guja, Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, CSIRO & Australian National Botanic Gardens, ACT Seed dormancy and germination ecology in endangered alpine peatlands: informing conservation and management Juan Mula Laguna, PhD Candidate, James Cook University, Qld Applying habitat models to the conservation of endangered species: The Case of the Black-throated Finch Lucy Clive, PhD Candidate, Flinders University, SA Translocation of the endangered pygmy bluetongue lizard: the ecological and genetic risks Dr Liz Pryde, VicForests, Vic Creating Hollows for the Critically Endangered Leadbeater’s Possum Dr Sacha Jellinek, The University of Melbourne, Vic Reconciling social and ecological motivations to achieve landscape restoration 1245-1345 Lunch (Wednesday) 1250-1330 Research Chapter Meetings 1345-1515 PLENARY SESSION FIVE 1345-1430 Keynote Address: The critical role of ‘every-day-nature’ for the future of cities, Associate Professor Sarah Bekessy, Future Fellow, School of Global, Urban & Social Studies City Campus, RMIT University, Vic 1430-1515 Keynote Address: Restoration in a climate change context: understanding pattern, process and prospects, Dr Margaret Byrne, Director Science and Conservation, Department of Parks and Wildlife, WA Chair: Niels Brouwers, Southern Cross Ballroom 10 1515-1545 Afternoon Tea (Wednesday) 1545-1800 SYMPOSIUM: New science for prioritising management actions on Australian islands SYMPOSIUM: Surviving the dry: how diversity is maintained in the arid zone (part 1) SYMPOSIUM: Seed ecology; from population process to applied conservation (part 2) SYMPOSIUM: Beneath the surface: groundwater-dependent ecosystem hydroecology, diversity and processes (1) Invasion Ecology ROOM Sirius Room Pleiades Room Orion Room Rottnest Room Garden Room CHAIR Bob Pressey Glenda Wardle Mark Ooi Andrew Boulton Elizabeth Wandrag 1545-1600 Carolyn Williams, Department of Parks and Wildlife, WA A manager's perspective on managing islands Dr Catherine Nano, Department of Land and Resource Management, NT Drought, browsing and fire: A reassessment of population viability in the arid tree Acacia peuce Annisa Satyanti, Phd Candidate, The Australian National University, ACT Australian alpine seeds are short-lived compared to other Australian species A/Prof Grant Hose, Macquarie University, NSW What happens to groundwater ecosystems when you take out the groundwater? Pauline Lenancker, Phd Student James Cook University & CSIRO Colony founding strategies of the invasive tropical fire ant Solenopsis geminata 1600-1615 Katherine Zdunic, Department of Parks and Wildlife, WA Mapping habitats on remote islands using remote sensing Dr Jayne Brim Box, Department of Land Resource Management, NT Camels and native species at desert waterholes: Evidence of an interference cascade? Dr Anne Cochrane, Senior Research Scientist, Department of Parks and Wildlife Can hot summer temperatures effectively overcome dormancy and stimulate germination in physically dormant seeds? Dr Jarrod Kath, University of Southern Queensland, Qld Seeking ecohydrological commonality among groundwater-dependent ecosystems: A framework for assessing ecological responses to groundwater-regime alteration Louise Barnett, Phd Candidate James Cook University, Qld Hide and seek: factors affecting detection of invasive gecko populations 1615-1630 Dr Owen Woodberry, Senior Consultant, Bayesian Intelligence, Vic Developing Bayesian Belief networks to support ecological risk assess-ment in Western Australian Islands Professor Jenny Davis, Charles Darwin University, NT Characterising the climatic and hydrological processes supporting arid zone aquatic refugia Matthew Chick, Student, The University of Melbourne, Vic Soil heat transfer during prescribed burns and its implications for post-fire recruitment? Dr Jodie Dabovic, A/Team Leader Plan Ecological Assessment, NSW DPI Water A new method for identifying groundwater dependent vegetation communities in NSW Associate Professor Melodie McGeoch Monash University, Vic Pattern and process in invaded plant communities: Dry forest floors in northern Victoria 1630-1645 Dr Amelia Wenger, The University of Queensland, Qld Predicting weed spread throughout Western Australian Islands to enable effective environmental management Professor Glenda Wardle, The University of Sydney, NSW Dry, drier, driest: extreme years and potential ecosystem collapse Dr Jenny Wilson, Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority, Vic Direct seeding for revegetating landscapes for biodiversity - how effective is it? Dr Kathryn Korbel, Macquarie University, NSW The importance of groundwater biotaunderstanding the structure and potential roles of groundwater communities Dr Michael Crossland, The University of Sydney, NSW Enhanced cannibalism by cane toad larvae in Australia following introduction from Hawai’i 1645-1700 Dr Christopher Baker, The University of Queensland, Qld Modelling the spread of weeds to inform decision-making on islands Dr Paul Nevill, Curtin University, WA Insights into landscape genetic structure of three short range rock outcrop endemic plant species using resistance surfaces Berin Mackenzie, PhD Candidate, The University of New South Wales, NSW Advancing our understanding of fire-driven recruitment in species with physiological dormancy Michelle Pyke, PhD Candidate The University of Western Australia, WA Ecosystems and cultural life: groundwater dependent cultural-systems of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley region of WA Emily De Stigter, PhD Candidate Monash University, Vic Understanding invasive species spread using phenological and environmental data 1700-1715 Dr Cheryl Lohr, Department of Parks and Wildlife, WA Modelling dynamics of native and invasive species in response to management Claire Treilibs, PhD Candidate, Flinders University, SA Spatial dynamics and burrow occupancy in a population of Slater’s skink Liopholis slateri Dr Shane Turner, The University of Western Australia, WA Mechanisation of native seed use to enhance large-scale land restoration programs Professor Nick Bond, Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre, Vic What can existing datasets tell us about streamflow characteristics and surface-groundwater interactions across landscape scales? Richard Faulkner, RMIT University, Vic Evaluating and Understanding National Feral Cat Management Effort 11 1715-1730 Dr Gwen Iacona, The University of Queensland, Qld Estimating conservation management costs: why simplistic assumptions can result in inadequate conservation budgets Lauren Young, PhD Candidate The University of Sydney, NSW Spatial and temporal variability of a threatened aridzone rodent in drought refuges Dr Todd Erickson, Restoration Seedbank Initiative, The University of Western Australia, WA Unpacking seed regeneration for restoration using life-stage transition models Dr Neil Pettit, Edith Cowan University, WA Typology and ecohydrology of groundwater dependent vegetation associated with perennial and intermittent streams Professor Richard Duncan, Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, ACT Partitioning of seedling microsites facilities grassland invasion 1730-1745 Hugh Davies, The University of Melbourne, Vic Managing feral cats on Melville Island: saving the brush-tailed rabbit-rat from extinction Dr Chris Pavey CSIRO, NT Population dynamics and persistence of dasyurid marsupials in arid Australia Dr Nerissa Haby, Wild R&D, SA The benefits of mechanical disturbance in revegetating degraded areas in the central Flinders Ranges Annette Muir, Arthur Rylah Institute / Dept Environment Land Water & Planning, Vic Evidence for interval squeeze? Drivers of seed production in a south-eastern Australian Banksia Ganesha Liyanange, PhD Candidate, The University of Wollongong, NSW Determinants of fire-related dormancy-breaking thresholds Martin Andersen, Senior Lecturer, The University of New South Wales Biogeochemical processes in the hyporheic zone: the role of flow regime in controlling habitat Arthur Broadbent, PhD Student Lancaster University, UK Species responses to fertilisation vary in relation to soil biota origin 1745-1800 Professor Bob Pressey, James Cook University, Qld Putting it all together: a new decisionsupport tool to guide management actions DISCUSSION Dr Mark Ooi, Research Fellow, The University of Wollongong Summation and Discussion DISCUSSION Dr Iadine Chades, CSIRO Divide and conquer: a solution for managing large invasive species networks Dr Akane Uesugi, Monash University, Vic What prevents alien populations from turning invasive: the mechanisms of lag-time in Australian goldenrod populations 1900-2300 Conference Dinner at Bathers Beach House Thursday, December 1, 2016 0900-0945 PLENARY SESSION SIX Chair: Lesley Gibson, Southern Cross Ballroom 0900-0945 Keynote Address: Refuges/refugia – bringing together ecology and evolution to understand resilience, Professor Craig Moritz, Director, Centre for Biodiversity Analysis, The Australian National University, ACT 0945-1015 Morning Tea (Thursday) 12 1015-1215 SYMPOSIUM: Small players, big consequences: linking belowground diversity to ecosystem functioning SYMPOSIUM: Surviving the dry: how diversity is maintained in the arid zone (part 2) SYMPOSIUM: Beneath the surface: groundwater-dependent ecosystem hydroecology, diversity and processes (part 2) Restoration Ecology Global Change (2) ROOM Sirius Room Pleiades Room Orion Room Rottnest Room Garden Room CHAIR Eleonora Egidi Chris Pavey Andrew Boulton Todd Erickson Alan Andersen 1015-1030 Prof Brajesh Singh, Western Sydney University, NSW Microbial diversity and ecosystem functions: Evidence from micro- to global scale Sandy Gilmore, Bush Heritage Australia, NSW Kangaroo grazing and sheep grazing bad for arid birds Dr Stefan Eberhard, Subterranean Ecology Pty Ltd Out of sight, out of mind: the hyporheic zone is an under-recognised ecosystem service provider Kate Stanbury, Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority Post-pine Banksia woodland restoration: seedling morphology and function is compromised by Ehrharta calycina. A/Prof Dylan Korczynskyj, The University of Notre Dame Australia, WA How will Australian birds manage the thermoregulatory implications of a hotter continent? 1030-1045 Dr. Samiran Banerjee, OCE Postdoctoral Fellow, CSIRO Soil microbial networks are linked to extracellular enzyme activities across a grassland-woodland ecotone Emma Razeng, PhD Candidate, Monash University, Vic Aridification as a driver of speciation in weakdispersing mayflies but not strong-dispersing dragonflies A/Prof Mark Kennard, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Qld Biodiversity patterns and cumulative impacts of multiple stressors on Great Artesian Basin discharge springs Elise Gould, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne, Vic Managing Grasslands with Models: Resolving Uncertainty and Allocating Effort Among a Suite of Sites Dr Christine Groom Importance of urban vegetation to Carnaby’s cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus latirostris 1045-1100 Assoc Prof Charles Warren How does drying and re-wetting affect the soil carbon cycle? Jonny Schoenjahn, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Can climate explain the delayed juvenile independence and behavioural development in the Grey Falcon? Dr Ryan Burrows, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Qld Role of baseflows for surface and hyporheic food-webs and detrital processes in intermittent streams Dilanka Mihindukulasooriya, PhD Candidate, Curtin University, WA Reinstating ecosystem processes after mining: Ground-Dwelling Invertebrates and Litter Decomposition recovery after Bauxite Mining Lauren Svejcar, PhD Candidate, Murdoch University, WA Multi-species interactions in disturbed Banksia woodlands Dr Bridget Johnson, The University of Western Australia Nitrogen fertilisation changes the composition of nectar and floral visitation rates of the Apis mellifera 1100-1115 Tracey Steinrucken, PhD Student, Western Sydney University, NSW The Age of Endophytes: invasive plants and their microbial residents Dr Aaron Greenville, The University of Sydney, NSW Surviving the dry: one species' bust is another species' boom Dr Moya Tomlinson, Office of Water Science Translating the science of groundwater ecology into information to support management Dr Leah Beesley, The University of Western Australia, WA Incorporating antecedent conditions into environmental flow delivery can improve restoration outcomes for native freshwater fish Dr Katinka Ruthrof, Murdoch University, WA Forests and climate change: consequences of drought and heat events 1115-1130 Dr Christina Birnbaum, Murdoch University, WA Bacterial diversity in legume nodules across a 2-million-year dune chronosequence in an Australian biodiversity hotspot DISCUSSION Dr Helen Rutlidge, CWI/UNSW The importance of the hyporheic zone in processing organic matter in a groundwater-fed stream. Fiamma Riviera, PhD Candidate, The University of Western Australia, WA Patterns and drivers of floristics and functional traits in post-mining restoration of kwongan shrublands Carola Pritzkow, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne, Vic Linking physiological, morphological and anatomical drought related traits in eucalypts 1130-1145 Dr Anna Hopkins, Murdoch University & Edith Cowan University, WA Do microbial communities drive floristic diversity in ephemeral rock pools in the Northern Kimberley? Dr Scott Strachan, Murdoch University, NSW South lake: I know what you did last summer! Dr Matthew Barrett, Research Scientist, University of Western Australia, WA Genetic partitioning in hummock grasses (Triodia) and the implications for restoration A/Prof Sally Power, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, NSW Low resistance but high resilience of an Australian grassland to altered rainfall timing and amount. 13 1145-1200 Mark Brundrett, Department of Parks & Wildlife / University of Western Australia The global importance of mycorrhizas: Scaling up from roots to continents DISCUSSION 1200-1215 Ruvinie Withana, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne, Vic Changes in eucalypt-ectomycorrhizal associations across a climatic gradient Jennifer Wood, PhD Researcher, LaTrobe University, Vic Investigating microbial community structure to understand rainforest community structure 1215-1315 Lunch (Thursday) 1220-1310 Ecosystem Science Council briefing and Q&A (Sirius Room) 1315-1530 PLENARY SESSION SEVEN 1315-1400 Keynote Address: Continental scale data reveals patterns and processes in soil microbial communities, Dr Andrew Bissett, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO, Tas 1400-1500 PRIZES and AWARDS 1400-1405 ESA Gold Medal, Bill Holsworth 1405-1415 Members service Award, Adrienne Nicotra 1415-1425 OEH Outreach Awards 1425-1430 Mike Bull Prize 1430-1500 Student Prizes 1500-1530 Conference Close 1700-1900 Pub Debate: Conservation science, scientists and advocacy – The Bar Orient Dr Heini Kujala, The University of Melbourne, Vic How well do species distribution models predict range shifts under climate change? Kent Broad, Executive Director, Carbon Neutral, WA Restoring degraded farmlands for carbon sequestration and biodiversity benefits in WA’s Midwest Prof Alan Andersen Charles Darwin University Fire and climate change: Variation in savanna fire regimes in northern Australia Chair: Eddie Van Etten, Southern Cross Ballroom 14 Timothy Treuer, PhD Candidate, Princeton University, USA Exploring drivers of tree and sapling composition in a large regenerating tropical dry forest Friday, December 2, 2016 WORKSHOPS 0830-1300 WORKING WITH A NEW DECISION-SUPPORT TOOL FOR PRIORITISING MANAGEMENT ACTIONS IN SPACE AND TIME| PARTICIPATION FEE: $NIL, INCLUDES MORNING TEA, Rottnest Room 0900-1500 INNOVATIVE TOOLS FOR MAPPING AND MODELLING SPECIES DISTRIBUTIOS| PARTICIPATION FEE: $20 (INC GST), INCLUDES MORNING TEA, Orion Room 0900-1630 AN INTRODUCTION TO MIXED EFFECTS MODELLING IN ECOLOGY WITH R| PARTICIPATION FEE: $50 (INC GST), INCLUDES MORNING TEA, LUNCH AND AFTERNOON TEA, Admiralty Gulf Room 0900-1600 TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING FOR ECOLOGY – NEW FIELD TECHNOLOGY TO HELP MEASURE AND MONITOR VEGETATION STRUCTURE| PARTICIPATION FEE: $20 (INC GST), INCLUDES MORNING TEA, LUNCH AND AFTERNOON TEA, Garden Room 0900-1300 PUTTING NATURE BACK ON THE AUSTRALIAN POLITICAL AGENDA | PARTICIPATION FEE: $55 (INC GST), INCLUDES MORNING TEA, King Sound Room 1330-1630 WORKING WITH TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH NETWORK| PARTICIPATION FEE: $NIL, INCLUDES AFTERNOON TEA, Prince Regent Room 1430-1630 COMPASS TRAINING: COMMUNICATE THE SO WHAT OF YOUR SCIENCE WITH THE MESSAGE BOX, PARTICIPATION FEE: NIL, Rottnest Room FIELD TRIPS 0730 SOUTH-WESTERN FORESTS AND LOW-ELEVATION MOUNTAINS DATES: 2 – 4 DECEMBER 2016 0800-1500 KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDEN FIELD TOUR: THE MANAGEMENT, RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION ECOLOGY OF URBAN WOODLAND 0800-1500 Photography workshop | Participation fee: $35 per person 1500-2240 KARAKAMIA SANCTUARY: MAMMAL CONSERVATION AND ENCOUNTERS! | Participation fee: $70 per person (students / retirees $65) 15