MSU Ecology Seminar Series
Spring Semester 2024
Thursdays at 3:30-5:00 pm in 346 Leon Johnson Hall.
Presentations will not be offered virtually this year.
The basis of the Spring Ecology Seminar Series is for Ecology graduate students to gain experience presenting scientific information using a variety of communication methods. Graduate students prepare several presentations and topics presented in a variety of formats. The first session consists of presentations focused on the foundation for their research and the next session is focused on their methods and results (if they have any to share). The second session is whiteboard only (i.e., no slides).
Attendance from campus and extended communities is encouraged and requested.
All who attend will be invited to evaluate each presentation.
Advance notice is requested so that accommodations can be made for special needs. Contact ecology@montana.edu or (406) 994-4548.
Podcasts
In addition to presentations, students are interviewed about their research and what
inspired them to get into a career in conservation for the podcast “Today’s Voices
of Conservation Science.” You can listen to the podcast on Buzzsprout or on iTunes or Stitcher.
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Seminar Presentations
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February 29
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15-Minute Scientific Presentation with Slides Lukas Draugelis: The Flathead River, keeping Montana native: last best stronghold for westlope cutthroat trout Emelia Morgan: Hyperspectral imagery depicts unmapped spatiotemporal variation of plant phenology and forage quality in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Victoria Ogolin: Bon appetite: A case study on pallid sturgeon diets in Montana |
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March 7
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15-Minute Scientific Presentation with Slides Cody Vender: The resilience of a keystone species in Yellowstone Lake Daan Smit: Baseline demography and limiting factors in a low-density population of cheetah Malia Naumchik: Buzzworthy landscapes: Creating pollinator-friendly habitat through restoration efforts |
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March 14 |
SPRING BREAK |
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March 21
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15-Minute Scientific Presentation with Slides Itai Namir: Town life: impacts of plague mitigation on the black-tailed prairie dog Russell Conti: Development in Big Sky and the development of its water quality Lou Duloisy: Physiological differences between high-elevation five needle pines |
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March 28
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15-Minute Scientific Presentation with Slides Hannah Stapleton: Abundant trout and eager anglers: unraveling trout population dynamics in a popular fishery Arcata Leavitt: Great grey owls in southwest Montana Stacy Schmidt: Unraveling crayfish plague outbreaks in Montana: a national and global perspective |
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April 4 |
15-Minute Whiteboard Presentations Lukas Draugelis: Rainbow trout life-history and movement patterns unravel the invasive species success paradox Malia Naumchik: Evaluating the pollinator friendliness of restoration projects Cody Vender: Otoliths: a black box to the life history of fish |
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April 11 |
15-Minute Whiteboard Presentations Emelia Morgan: Using hyperspectral data to chart the unmapped universe of plant quality in the Yellowstone northern range Daan Smit: Finding mates in cheetah: luck or intent? Victoria Ogolin: To grow or not to grow that is the question for pallid sturgeon in the Missouri River |
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April 18 |
15-Minute Whiteboard Presentations Itai Namir: What is going down in prairie dog town? Stacy Schmidt: Tales from the "craysement"...and beyond? Hannah Stapleton: Loved to death or thriving under pressure — assessing the resilience of a blue-ribbon trout fishery to angling? |
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April 25 |
15-Minute Whiteboard Presentations Lou Duloisy: Saving a species: the iconic high elevation pines in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem Russell Conti: What is legacy nitrate, and can we track it in aquatic food webs? Arcata Leavitt: Accoustic monitoring of great gray owls in southwest Montana |