CEES Seminar April 19, 3:30 pm
Natalie Campbell
campbenr at plattsburgh.edu
Wed Apr 17 12:00:00 UTC 2024
The CEES Seminar Series presents:
*Masters in Natural Resources and Ecology Thesis proposal talks*
Three Graduate students in the Masters in Natural Resources and Ecology
program will give short (15-20 minutes) talks on their proposed research or
internship projects.
Griffin Archambault: The effects of 20+ years of climate change on common
loon (*Gavia immer*) productivity in the Adirondack Park, USA
The common loon (*Gavia immer*) faces many threats to its reproductive
success in the Adirondack Park. Intensifying climate change has been shown
to negatively impact loon survival and productivity in the Adirondacks and
elsewhere in the species' range. This study seeks to quantify how climate
change impacts loon productivity by evaluating the impacts of increased
torrential rain events, warmer temperatures, and other climatic variables
on nest success and chick survival in the Adirondacks.
Marshall Arnwine: Patterns in the vertical structure of Lake Champlain
zooplankton associated with the invasions of Spiny Water Flea and Fishhook
Water Flea
Spiny waterflea and fishhook waterflea are relatively new invasive species
in Lake Champlain that are sight-based predators of zooplankton. Though
most zooplankton prefer to occupy water near the lake surface, they have
been known to undergo extensive daily vertical migrations to avoid
predation. My study attempts to track changes in the vertical migration
patterns of Lake Champlain zooplankton before and after the spiny water
flea and fishhook water flea invasions.
Kevin Dernier:Internship with the Vermont Center for Ecostudies:
Investigating the Potential of VHF Radio Transmitters to Quantify Breeding
Bird Activity Budgets
The advancement of radiotelemetry technology is creating new possibilities
for what trends and behaviors in birds can be studied. As I assist the
Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE) with their monitoring and research on
the alpine avian community, I will be exploring one burgeoning method using
Lotek VHF radio transmitters to study the activity budgeting and diel
cycles of breeding female Bicknell's Thrushes (*Catharus bicknelli*). This
method has the potential to allow researchers to cheaply and remotely study
the phenology and breeding behavior of a variety of songbird species in a
variety of environments using existing infrastructure in the MOTUS Wildlife
Tracking Network.
*Friday April 19th * *3:30pm. *
*Hudson 106*
*Reception prior to the talks at 3:00*
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