GSA Connects 2022 meeting in Denver, Colorado

Session No. 157
Tuesday, 11 October 2022: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Mile High Ballroom 4A (Colorado Convention Center)

T117. Conservation Paleobiology: Lessons from the Past, Guidance for the Future I

Paleontological Society; GSA Geology and Society Division

 

Erin Dillon, Paul G. Harnik and Nussaibah Raja schoob, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
PALEOBIOLOGY IN NOVEL ECOSYSTEMS: LESSONS FOR CONSERVATION FROM BENEATH THE PAVEMENT (Invited Presentation)
MYCHAJLIW, Alexis1, ELLWOOD, Elizabeth R.2, (PINE), Paleobiology in Novel Ecosystems Working Group2 and LINDSEY, Emily2, (1)Biology & Environmental Studies, Middlebury College, 276 Bicentennial Way, Middlebury, VT 05753; La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County, 5801 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036, (2)La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County, 5801 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
8:25 AM
MOLLUSCAN DEAD SHELL ASSEMBLAGES ARE ARCHIVES OF URBANIZATION: DISCOVERING HOW NITROGEN ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES VARY ALONG A GRADIENT OF SEPTIC POLLUTION AND AS A FUNCTION OF TROPHIC GROUP
CARDEN, Lilja, Department of Geosciences, University of Cincinnati, 345 Clifton Ct., Cincinnati, OH 45221, LLORET, Javier, Marine Biological Laboratory, Ecosystems Center, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543 and KIDWELL, Susan, Department of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
8:40 AM
RECONSTRUCTING HISTORIES OF BENTHIC TURNOVER AND IDENTIFYING MITIGATION BENCHMARKS IN COASTAL LOUISIANA
HARNIK, Paul, Department of Earth and Environmental Geosciences, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 13346, COLLINS, Katie, Natural History Museum, London, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, HUA, Quan, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Kirrawee DC, NSW 2232, Australia and TOMAŠOVÝCH, Adam, Earth Science Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 84005, Bratislava, Slovakia
8:55 AM
THE ROLE OF CONSERVATION PALEOBIOLOGY IN EVERGLADES RESTORATION AND URBAN PLANNING FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
WINGARD, G.1, STACKHOUSE, Bethany1 and DANIELS, Andre M.2, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 926A, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, 3205 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314
Handouts
  • GSA 2022 - Wingard Conservation Paleobiology (slides).pdf (5.0 MB)
  • 9:10 AM
    A DIATOM-BASED TRAINING SET FOR DETERMINING BASELINE NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS IN OHIO’S INLAND LAKES
    MCLELLAN, Oliver1, EDLUND, Mark B.2, BURGE, David R.L.2 and LEONARD-PINGEL, Jill3, (1)School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 30 Seaman Ave., Apt. 3H, APT 3H, NEW YORK, NY 10034, (2)St. Croix Watershed Research Station, Science Museum of Minnesota, Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047, (3)School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University Newark, 1179 University Dr, Newark, OH 43055-1766
    9:25 AM
    IMPORTANCE OF CONTROLLING FOR SEDIMENT GRAIN SIZE WHEN ASSESSING TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL PATTERNS OF ECOLOGICAL QUALITY IN CONSERVATION PALEOBIOLOGY
    PRUDEN, Matthew1, KISS, Ava O.1 and DIETL, Gregory P.2, (1)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, (2)Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850
     
    9:40 AM
    Break
    9:55 AM
    BIVALVE DEAD-SHELL ASSEMBLAGES ARE STRONG SURROGATES FOR WHOLE BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES IN PUGET SOUND
    KOKESH, Broc1, BURGESS, Dany2, PARTRIDGE, Valerie2, WEAKLAND, Sandra2 and KIDWELL, Susan1, (1)Department of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, (2)Marine Sediment Monitoring Team, Washington State Department of Ecology, Olympia, WA 98504
    10:10 AM
    QUANTIFYING THE IMPACT OF CONSERVATION PALEOBIOLOGY RESEARCH
    GROFF, Dulcinea V.1, MCDONOUGH MACKENZIE, Caitlin2, PIER, Jaleigh3, SHAFFER, Austin B.1 and DIETL, Gregory P.4, (1)Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, (2)Environmental Studies, Colby College, Waterville, ME 04901, (3)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, (4)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853; Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850
    10:25 AM
    HOW DOES PRODUCTIVITY SHAPE PRE-EXPLOITATION SHARK BASELINES AND RESILIENCE ON CORAL REEFS OVER MILLENNIA? A PRELIMINARY EXPLORATION
    DILLON, Erin, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, NA, Panama, MCCAULEY, Douglas, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 and O'DEA, Aaron, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, NA, Panama
    10:40 AM
    CORAL REEF SUB-FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGES SUGGEST EARLY REEF LOSS IN BELIZE
    OQUIN, Megan1, JUSTICE, Ian1, CRAMER, Katie2 and LEONARD-PINGEL, Jill3, (1)School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, (2)Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, (3)School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University Newark, 1179 University Dr, Newark, OH 43055-1766
    10:55 AM
    DECREASED TROPHIC COMPLEXITY OF MODERN CORAL REEF FOOD WEBS: NITROGEN ISOTOPIC EVIDENCE FROM FISH AND CORAL SKELETAL FOSSILS
    LUEDERS-DUMONT, Jessica, PhD1, DE GRACIA, Brigida2, SIGMAN, Daniel3, FINNEGAN, Seth4 and O'DEA, Aaron2, (1)Department of Integrative Biology, University of California Berkeley, Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, NA, Panama; Geosciences Department, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, (2)Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, NA, Panama, (3)Geosciences Department, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, (4)Department of Integrative Biology, University of California Berkeley, Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780
    11:10 AM
    DO RUBBLE BEDS HOLD POTENTIAL FOR REEF DEVELOPMENT?
    GODBOLD, Amanda, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Calgary, AB 90089, Canada, RAUT, Yubin, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, HOHMANN, Niklas, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, Loewenichstrasse 28, Erlangen, 91052, Germany, JAROCHOWSKA, Emilia, Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, KIESSLING, Wolfgang, GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Loewenichstrasse 28, Erlangen, 91054, Germany and BOTTJER, David, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, 3651 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089
     
    11:25 AM
    Discussion
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