Detailed Agenda

  Many of our Symposium speakers have allowed us to share their presentation slides. The presentation slides are for educational use and if you reference material from any presentation, please provide the proper credit to your source. If a speaker was not able to share their slides, please contact the speaker directly for information on the subject.
Monday, May 6, 2024
Piesanos Stone Fired Pizza - 1250 W University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
5:00pm-7:00pm Informal Networking Social at Piesanos Stone Fired Pizza
[After checking into your hotel, stop by and connect with colleagues before the symposium begins!]
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
J. Wayne Reitz Union - University of Florida, 655 Reitz Union Drive, Gainesville, FL 32603
8:00am-9:00am Registration Open
8:00am-9:00am Morning Coffee and Tea Service Provided (Breakfast on Own)
[Reitz Union Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor]
8:00am-3:15pm Poster Presenter Display Set Up
[Reitz Union Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor]
9:00am-5:00pm General Session
[Reitz Union Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor]
9:00am-9:15am Welcome Remarks
9:15am-10:30am Session 1: Understanding Pathways of Introduction
Moderator: Matthew B. Thomas, Invasion Science Research Institute
9:15am Keynote Speaker - Trevor Smith, FDACS Division of Plant Industry
Non-traditional Pathways: Rethinking How Invasive Species Move Around the World
  • Presentation Slides
  • 9:45am Lawrence Lopez, Florida International University
    Invasion Pathways: The Spread of the New Guinea Flatworm to Outlying Conservation Lands of South Florida
    10:00am Aaron I. Plex Sulá, University of Florida
    Proactive Biosecurity Priorities Revealed by the Global Biogeography of 1000 Plant Pathogens
    10:15am Yunpeng Liu, University of Florida
    Ensemble Modeling of Invasion Risk Under Future Climate and Land Use Change
    10:30am-11:00am Morning Break and Networking
    [Reitz Union Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor]
    11:00am-12:30pm Session 2: Determinants of Establishment - Part 1
    Moderator: Deb Stone, Invasion Science Research Institute & University of Florida Forest Resources and Conservation
    11:00am Keynote Speaker - Wesley M. Daniel, USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
    Charting Invasion Pathways: Navigating the Dynamics of Intrusion
    11:30am Christopher Searcy, University of Miami
    Traits that Facilitate Invasion of Native Habitat
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  • 11:45am Elena Tartaglia, The State University of New Jersey
    Is There Evidence for the Ubiquitous Use of Non-Native Plants Over Natives in Urban Horticulture?
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  • 12:00pm Srikantnag Angondalli Nagaraja, University of Florida
    Combating Biodiversity Threats: Machine Learning and Satellite Remote Sensing in Tracking Opuntia stricta in Laikipia County, Kenya
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  • 12:15pm Michael McCoy, Florida Atlantic University
    The Comparative Functional Response Approach: Linking Application to Ecological Theory
    12:30pm-1:30pm Group Luncheon
    [Reitz Union Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor]
    1:30pm-2:45pm Session 3: Determinants of Establishment - Part 2
    Moderator: Diane Episcopi-Sturgeon, Invasion Science Research Institute
    1:30pm Keynote Speaker - Carrie Brown-Lima, USGS Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
    Bridging Research and Practice to Address Invasive Species in a Changing Climate
    2:00pm Joel Trexler, Florida State University
    Impacts Following Boom-and-Bust Invasion Dynamics: African Jewelfish in the Shark River Slough
  • Presentation Slides
  • 2:15pm Aruni Kadawatha, Case Western Reserve University
    Impacts of Global Warming on Seed Germination and the Influence of Differential Land Uses on the Occurrence of Invasive Rosa multiflora and Native Rosa setigera in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
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  • 2:30pm Seokmin Kim, University of Miami
    Non-Native Mammals Negatively Affect Native Frugivory in the Eastern Caribbean
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  • 2:45pm-3:15pm Afternoon Break and Networking
    [Reitz Union Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor]
    3:15pm-5:00pm Session 4: Special Session - Herpetofauna in Florida
    Moderator: Paul Evans, Invasion Science Research Institute
    3:15pm Melissa Miller, University of Florida
    Linking Burmese Python Ecology with Removal Efforts in the Everglades
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  • 3:30pm Kevin Donmoyer, National Park Service
    A Summary of Tegu Control in Everglades National Park
    3:45pm McKayla Spencer, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
    Florida Python Control Plan: Creation and Implementation
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  • 4:00pm Kate Davis, University of Florida
    Determining the Origin of Migrating Birds Consumed by Burmese Pythons While Overwintering in Florida
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  • 4:15pm Madison Harman, University of Florida
    Analysis of Invasive Tegu Diet Composition in Two Florida Populations
    4:30pm Christina Romagosa, University of Florida
    Prey Species Composition, Richness, and Diversity of Burmese Python Diet in Florida
    4:45pm Nathan Burkett-Cadena, University of Florida
    Invasive Reptile-Mediated Risk of Mosquito-Borne Pathogen Transmission
  • Presentation Slides
  • 5:00pm-7:00pm Poster Session & Networking Reception
    [Reitz Union Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor]
    Wednesday, May 8, 2024
    J. Wayne Reitz Union - University of Florida, 655 Reitz Union Drive, Gainesville, FL 32603
    8:00am-9:00am Registration Open
    8:00am-9:00am Morning Coffee and Tea Service Provided (Breakfast on Own)
    [Reitz Union Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor]
    9:00am-5:00pm General Session
    [Reitz Union Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor]
    9:00am-10:30am Session 5: Ecological, Economic, and Societal Impacts - Part 1
    Moderator: Matthew B. Thomas, Invasion Science Research Institute
    9:00am Keynote Speaker - Daniel Simberloff, University of Tennessee
    Can New Technologies Really Turn the Tide?
  • Presentation Slides
  • 9:30am Brittany Harris, Florida International University
    Integrating Pairwise and Community Observations to Evaluate Pollinator Invasions
    9:45am Christopher Lepczyk, Auburn University
    A Global Synthesis and Assessment of Free-Ranging Domestic Cat Diet
    10:00am John Andrew Nyman, Louisiana State University
    (Some) Success Controlling Ecosystem Damage Caused by Nutria and Hogs in Louisiana’s 14,000 km2 of Coastal Wetlands
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  • 10:15am Ashish Adhikari, University of Florida
    R2M Toolbox for Rapid Risk Assessment Supporting Mitigation of Invasive Pathogens and Pests: Perspectives on Rice Health in Nepal
    10:30am-11:00am Morning Break and Networking
    [Reitz Union Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor]
    11:00am-12:30pm Session 6: Ecological, Economic, and Societal Impacts - Part 2
    Moderator: Diane Episcopio-Sturgeon, Invasion Science Research Institute
    11:00am Paul Evans, Invasion Science Research Institute
    Introduction to the Leftovers Initiative: Identifying Gaps in Invasion Ecology
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  • 11:15am Steve Hovick, Ohio State University
    Nonlinearities in Assisted Succession to Suppress Reed Canarygrass: A 16-Year Restoration Experiment
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  • 11:30am Zachary Steele, Old Dominion University
    Integrating Social Science and Stable Isotope Analysis with Non-native Game Species Management
    11:45pm Erica Goss, University of Florida
    Plant Invasions Promote Plant Pathogen Emergence
    12:00pm Benjamin Reimer, University of Florida
    Changes in Soil Microbial Diversity and Community Composition Across a Pine Invasion Gradient
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  • 12:15pm Brooks Parrish, University of Florida
    Curtailing Invasive Species in Gardens through Genetic Sterilization and Genomic Research
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  • 12:30pm Robert Gilbert, Interim SVP, Dean for Research and Director, Office of Dean for Research and the UF/IFAS FL Agricultural Experiment Station
    Welcome to the University of Florida
    12:35pm-1:30pm Group Luncheon
    [Reitz Union Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor]
    1:30pm-3:00pm Session 7: Translation of Knowledge into Improved Strategies - Part 1
    Moderator: Deb Stone, Invasion Science Research Institute & University of Florida Forest Resources and Conservation
    1:30pm Keynote Speaker - Pam Marrone, Invasive Species Corporation
    Status and Potential of Biologicals for Invasive Species Management
  • Presentation Slides
  • 2:00pm Yuanming Lu, University of Florida
    Optimizing Biocontrol in Invasive Species: Agent-Based Model Insights
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  • 2:15pm Diane Sturgeon, University of Florida
    Exploring Non-Traditional Pet Owners' Attachment to Their Pets Using the Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale (LAPS)
    2:45pm Luke Evans, University of Florida
    An Integrative Approach for Robust Invasive Species Risk Assessments
    3:00pm-3:30pm Afternoon Break and Networking
    [Reitz Union Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor]
    3:00pm-3:30pm Poster Presenter Display Breakdown
    [Reitz Union Grand Ballroom - 2nd Floor]
    3:30pm-5:00pm Session 8: Translation of Knowledge into Improved Strategies - Part 2
    Moderator: Paul Evans, Invasion Science Research Institute
    3:30pm Keynote Speaker - Doria Gordon, Enviromental Defense Fund
    Genetically Engineered Organisms: Invasion Solution or New Risk?
    4:00pm Chuck Bargeron, University of Georgia
    Thinking Differently about Early Detection and Rapid Response and Invasive Species Outreach
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  • 4:15pm Nicole Hernandez, U.S. Geological Survey
    Improving Early Detection and Rapid Response Efforts through Collaboration and Information Sharing
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  • 4:30pm Wesley Daniel, University of California
    Don't Move a Mussel: Targeting to Prevent Dreissenid Spread in the Missouri River Basin
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  • 4:45pm Brief Closing Remarks
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  • 5:00pm-7:00pm The Big Finale with Fun, Games, and a Networking Social
    [Reitz Union Game Room - Ground Floor]

    Should Acts of God or natural or public health emergencies prevent this event from being held in-person, conference sessions will be held virtually via Zoom.

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