| Wednesday, April 25 | 
    
      | 1:00PM | Pick Up Materials and Load Talks All
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      | 2:00PM | Welcome and Introduction Woody Turner / NASA
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      | 2:20PM | PROJECT TALKS
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      | Assessing Biodiversity of Phytoplankton Communities from
Optical Remote Sensing Julia Uitz / Laboratoire d'Oceanographie de Villefranche
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      | Remote Sensing of Forest Genetic Diversity and Assessment of Below Ground Microbial Communities in Populus tremuloides Forests Michael Madritch / Appalachian State University
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      | Seasonal to Interannual Variability in Phytoplankton Biomass and Diversity on the New England Shelf Heidi Sosik / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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      | Synergistic Analyses of Data from Active and Passive Sensors to
Assess Relationships between Spatial Heterogeneity of Tropical
Forest Structure and Biodiversity Dynamics Geoffrey Henebry / South Dakota State University
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      | 3:20PM | Discussion Topic: Integrating Remote Sensing and In Situ Observations
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      | 3:40PM | Break | 
    
      | 4:00PM | PROJECT TALKS | 
    
      | Improving Stream Temperature  Predictions for River Water Decision Support Systems and From the Watershed to  the Ocean: Using NASA Data and Models to Understand and Predict Variations in  Central California Salmon (Elements of 2 Projects)Eric Danner / University of California, Santa  Cruz
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      | Utilizing Ecosystem Information to Improve  Decision Support for Central California SalmonFrancisco Chavez / Monterey Bay Aquarium  Research Institute
 | 6 MB presentation .ppt
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      | Sensitivity of  Coastal Zone Ecosystems to Climate ChangeJohn Parker / Smithsonian Environmental  Research Center
 | 35 MB presentation .pptx
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      | Physiological  Impacts of Climate Change Using Remote Sensing David Wethey / University of South Carolina
 
 | 2 MB presentation .pptx
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      | 5:00PM | Discussion Topic: Integrating Lands and Waters with Remote Sensing
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      | 5:20PM | Poster Session | 
    
      | 7:30PM | Adjourn | 
    
      | Thursday, April 26 | 
    
      | 8:10AM | PROJECT TALKS | 
    
      | Integrating  Global Species Distributions, Remote Sensing Information and  Climate Station Data to Assess Recent Biodiversity  Response to Climate ChangeAdam Wilson / Yale University
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      | Integrating  Remotely Sensed Data and Ecological Models to Assess Species Extinction Risks under Climate Change Richard Pearson / American Museum of Natural  History
 | 2 MB presentation.pdf
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      | Global Population  Dynamics and Climate Change: Comparing Species-level  Impacts on Two Contrasting Large MammalsMark  Hebblewhite / University of Montana
 | 11 MB presentation.pptx
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      | 9:00AM | Discussion Topic: Working with Global Datasets of Species and Satellite
        Imagery
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      | 9:20AM | PROJECT TALKS | 
    
      | Using LIDAR to  Assess the Roles of Climate and Land-Cover Dynamics as  Drivers of Changes in BiodiversityJohn Wiley / SUNY Syracuse
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      | Multi-Scale  Modeling of Bird Diversity Using Canopy Structure  Metrics of Habitat HeterogeneityScott Goetz / Woods Hole Research Center
 | 13 MB presentation .ppt
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      | Effects of  Extreme Climate Events on Avian DemographicsVolker Radeloff / University of Wisconsin
 | 54 MB presentation.pptx
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      | Discovering  Relationships between Climate and Animal Migration with New Tools  for Linking Animal Movement Tracks, Weather and Land Surface  DataGil Bohrer / Ohio State University
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      | 10:20AM | Break | 
    
      | 10:40AM | Discussion Topic: Climate and Ecosystem Structure as Drivers of Distribution and Abundance in Birds
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      | 11:00AM | PROJECT TALKS | 
    
      | Climate Change,  Sea Ice Loss, and Polar Bears in GreenlandKristin Laidre / University of Washington
 | 7 MB presentation .pdf
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      | Satellite Driven Studies of  Climate-mediated Changes in Antarctic Food WebsMatt Oliver  /University of Delaware
 | 31 MB presentation.pdf
 
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      | Forecasting Changes in Habitat Use by Bowhead Whales in Response to  Arctic Climate ChangeDan Pendleton / NOAA Northwest Fisheries  Science Center
 | 7 MB presentation .pdf
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      | 11:45PM | Discussion Topic: Remote Sensing of Sea Ice and Species at High Latitudes
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      | 12:05PM | Lunch | 
    
      | 1:30PM | Essential  Biodiversity Variables (EBVs)Gary Geller / Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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      | 2:00PM | Breakout Groups to Assess  the Potential for Remote Sensing  to Address a Subset of EBVs: What Can Remote Sensing  Do?  | 
    
      | 3:30PM | Plenary Session Reports from Breakout Groups | 
    
      | 4:00PM | Break | 
    
      | 4:20PM | PROJECT TALKS | 
    
      | Mapping of Stress  on Native Tree Species across Western United States and  CanadaRichard Waring / Oregon State University
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      | Combining Remote  Sensing and Biological Data to Predict the Consequences of  Climate Change on Hummingbird DiversityCatherine Graham / SUNY Stony Brook
 | 8 MB presentation .pptx
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      | NASA Earth  Exchange (NEX)Forrest Melton / California  State University – Monterey Bay
 | 9 MB presentation .pptx
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      | Plants, Prey, and  Predators: Macroscopic Observations of Plant Phenology and  Animal Movement in the Western United StatesJoe Sexton / University  of Maryland
 | 17 MB presentation .pptx
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      | Tropical Forest  Tree Species Community Assembly along Wind Disturbance  Gradients in Amazonian ForestJeff Chambers / Lawrence Berkeley National  Laboratory
 | 43 MB presentation .ppt
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      | 5:35PM | Discussion Topic: Climate and the organization of Living Systems
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      | 6:00PM | Adjourn | 
    
      | Friday, April 27 | 
    
      | 8:00AM | PROJECT TALKS | 
    
      | Using the USGS  “Resource for Advanced Modeling” to Connect
        Climate Drivers  to Biological ResponseJeff Morisette / U.S. Geological Survey, Fort  Collins Science Center
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      | Ecosystems in  Transition: Decision Support Tools to Measure, Monitor and  Forecast Climate Impacts on Migratory SpeciesRobert Crabtree / Yellowstone Ecological  Research Center
 | 7 MB presentation.pptx
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      | A Decision  Support System for Monitoring, Reporting and Forecasting  Ecological Conditions of the Appalachian NationalScenic Trail
 Yeqiao Wang / University of Rhode Island
 | 50 MB presentation .ppt
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      | Using NASA  Resources to Inform Climate and Land Use Adaptation Andrew Hansen / Montana State University
 | 16 MB presentation.ppt
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      | 9:00AM | DiscussionTopic: Bringing Remote Sensing Products to Land Managers
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      | 9:20AM | PROJECT TALKS | 
    
      | A Decision Support System for Ecosystem-based Management of Tropical  Coral Reef Environments                      Frank Muller-Karger / University of South  Florida
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      | WhaleWatch: Using Satellite Data and Habitat Models to  Assist Management in  Reducing Human Impacts on Whales Daniel Palacios / NOAA
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      | Integrating Ocean Observing Data  to Enhance Protected Species Spatial Decision Support Systems (Elements of 2  Projects)       Pat Halpin / Duke University
 | 24 MB presentation.pptx
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      | Spring Spawning  Grounds of Atlantic Tunas in the Northern Gulf
         of Mexico:  Environmental Constraints and Response to Climate
        ChangeMatt Upton / Roffer’s Ocean Fishing  Forecasting Service, Inc.
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      | Pelagic Habitat  Analysis Module (PHAM) for GIS Based Fisheries Decision SupportDale Kiefer / Systems Science Applications,  Inc.
 | 6 MB presentation .pptx
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      | 10:35AM | Break | 
    
      | 10:55AM | DiscussionTopic: Bringing Remote Sensing Products to Marine Resource Managers
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      | 11:15AM | NASA Programmatic Issues Woody Turner / NASA
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      | 12:15PM | Meeting Ends |