Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Ecological Challenges of the Anthropocene
Discussion Leader: Mary O'Connor (University of British Columbia, Canada)
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
Miguel Araújo (Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Spain)
"Biodiversity Modeling: From Individuals to Communities"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
Carla Staver (Yale University, United States)
"Vegetation Feedback and The Challenge of Predicting Biosphere Responses to Global Change"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Thermal Asymmetries Across Scales
Discussion Leader: Angelica Gonzalez (Rutgers University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Kristi Montooth (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States)
"Connecting Thermal Sensitivities across Scales from Biochemistry to Population Growth in A Model Ectotherm"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
Helen Chmura (Rocky Mountain Research Station, United States Forest Service, United States)
"Sex-Specific Phenological Responses to Climate Change"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:10 am
Enrico Rezende (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile)
"Thermal Tolerance Limits in A Warming World"
11:10 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:45 am
Kyle Coblentz (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States)
"Population Responses to Global Change through The Lens of Asymmetric Global Change Responses"
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:20 pm
Brad Seibel (University of South Florida, United States)
"Reimagining the Thermal Dependency of Metabolic Traits"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: Sarah Diamond (Case Western Reserve University, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Disease Ecology Across Scales
Discussion Leader: Cynthia Downs (SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, United States)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Sadie Ryan (University of Florida, United States)
"From the Household to the Globe, Understanding Exposure to Dengue Thermal Suitability, and What We Measure in Time and Space."
8:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Meghan Duffy (University of Michigan, United States)
"How Does Scale Alter the Outcome of Host-Symbiont Interactions?"
8:45 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Caroline Glidden (Stanford University, United States)
"Predicting Non-Linear Dynamics of Vector-Borne Zoonotic Disease under Global Change"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Evolution in the Anthropocence
Discussion Leader: Kyle Coblentz (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Fanie Pelletier (Université de Sherbrooke, Canada)
"From Individual to Population: Alternative Life-History Trajectories can Shape Populations Dynamics"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:10 am
Cameron Ghalambor (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)
"The Genetic and Mechanistic Basis of Ecological Trade-Offs Underlying Species Turnover Along Environmental Gradients"
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:20 am
Sarah Diamond (Case Western Reserve University, United States)
"Physiology Evolves Convergently but Lags Behind Warming in Cities"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Giulia Ghedini (Gulbenkian Science Institute, Portugal)
"Metabolic Evolution in Competitive Communities of Marine Phytoplankton"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
Lisa Couper (Stanford University, United States)
"Mosquito Thermal Tolerance is Remarkably Constrained across A Large Climatic Range"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Anthro in the Anthropocene
Discussion Leader: Robbie Burger (University of Kentucky, United States)
7:30 pm - 8:05 pm
Marcus Hamilton (University of Texas at San Antonio, United States)
"Macroecology and The Scale-Dependence of Complex Human Systems"
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 9:00 pm
Eric Galbraith (McGill University, Canada)
"Scale, Distribution and Dynamics of The Technosphere"
9:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Food-Web Micro to Macro
Discussion Leader: Samraat Pawar (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Anna Hargreaves (McGill University, Canada)
"Geographic Patterns in Predation: Causes, Consequences, and Sensitivity to Human Disturbance"
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
Jean Gibert (Duke University, United States)
"Genes, Traits, and Eco-Phenotypic Dynamics in Rapidly Warming Food Webs"
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Amanda Koltz (University of Texas at Austin, United States)
"Consequences of Changes in Common Species Interactions"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Sergio Navarrete (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile)
"Towards A More Useful Science of Ecological Networks: Integrating Space, Dispersal and Subsidies in Marine Ecosystems"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Changing Biodiversity
Discussion Leader: Rachel Germain (The University of British Columbia, Canada)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Dominique Gravel (Université de Sherbrooke, Canada)
"Ecological Interactions across Scales"
8:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Nicholas Dulvy (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
"Future Species of Anthropocene Seas"
8:45 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Laura Antao (University of Helsinki, Finland)
"Change is All Around: Species and Communities Reshuffling Under Climate Change"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Integrating Up Scales
Discussion Leader: Margaret Evans (University of Arizona, United States)
9:00 am - 9:35 am
Diego Barneche (Australian Institute of Marine Science, Australia)
"Phosphorus Supplied by Predatory Fishes May Boost Coral Reef Recovery"
9:35 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:25 am
Nina Schiettekatte (University of Hawaii, United States)
"A Theoretical Framework Linking Structural Complexity and Biodiversity"
10:25 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:35 am
Michael Stemkovski (Utah State University, United States)
"Seconds to Centuries: Improving Forecasts by Synthesizing Ecological Responses to Climate Change Over Vastly Different Timescales"
11:35 am - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Integrative Ecology In the Anthropocene
Discussion Leader: Robert Bagchi (University of Connecticut, United States)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Jenny McGuire (Georgia Institute of Technology, United States)
"Bridging Temporal Scales: Using Climate Fidelity and Trait-Environment Relationships to Identify Climate Vulnerability"
8:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Yadvinder Malhi (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
"A Metabolic Perspective on the Anthropocene Biosphere"
8:45 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Jennifer Sunday (McGill University, Canada)
"Putting the U in Unifying Ecology across Scales"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure