2009 Research & Monitoring Poster Symposium - Bosque del Apache Apache National Wildlife Refuge
With Selected Abstracts & Links to Informative Posters To Download

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RESEARCH

Evapotranspiration

Salim Bawazir

NMSU

Department of Civil, Agricultural, and Geological Engineering

Riparian evapotranspiration studies of the Middle Rio Grande

Evapotranspiration

Yes (1)

Yes
(abstract)

Evapotranspiration

James Cleverly

Julie Coonrod & James Thibault

UNM

Department of Biology

Evapotranspiration studies and water salvage implications of saltcedar control

Evapotranspiration

Yes

Yes
(abstract)

Yes
(Poster pdf)

Fish & Invert Communities

Tom Turner

Ayesha Burdett, Rebecca Bixby

UNM

Department of Biology and Museum of Southwestern Biology

"Bosque/river food web interactions during dry-down periods in the Middle Rio Grande" and "Nutrient effects on algal biomass and diversity in the MRG

Aquatic food web dyanmics during river drying

Restoration

Vanessa Beauchamp

Gina Dello Russo

USGS

Fort Collins Science Center

"Evaluation of revegetation methods for saltcedar-dominated xeric riparian areas along the Rio Grande, New Mexico" and "Arbuscular mycorrihizal fungi of southwestern riparian areas and restoration of riparian Tamarix remediation sites"

Soil mycorrihizal and other seeding treatments

Geology

Richard Chamberlin

Colin Cikoski, Dave Love, Bruce Harrison

NMT

New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources

Geologic Mapping of the Indian Well Wilderness 7.5 Minute Quadrangle.

Yes (2)

Yes
(abstract)

Bees

Karen Wetherill

UNM/Sevilleta LTER

Department of Biology

Monitoring native bee communities in areas of Tamarisk removal

Bee monitoring stations in 3 habitats

Yes

Yes
(abstract)

Yes
(Poster pdf)

Rattlesnakes

Howard Snell

Lorraine McInnes, Charlie Painter

UNM/NMDGF

Department of Biology

Hibernacula use; Relocation from visitor center survival

Yes (1)

Avian Influenza

Jeanne Fair

Mark Jankowski

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Biosecurity and Public Health

Identifying High Risk Species Critical for the Emergence of Pandemic Influenza

Determining species that are high risk for developing HPAI through live bird blood sampling and carcass dissections.

Yes (1)

Yes
(abstract)

Avian Influenza

Tim Wright

Katheryn Hanley, Jeanne Fair, Kalli Lambeth

NMSU

Department of Biology

"A GPS Telemetry Animal Tracking System: Filling the Critical Knowledge Gap in Avian Migration and Avian Influenza Distribution" and "Sampling the distribution and abundance of avian influenza subtypes in Bosque del Apache"

Determining the subtypes of AI in Bosque live birds and potential routes of spread of these viruses through GPS telemetry

Yes (2)

Yes
(abstract)

Yes
(Poster pdf)

Avian Influenza

Geoffrey Smith

Betty Strietelmeier

NMSU

Southwest Center for Animal Health, Food Safety, and Bio-Security

Survey for Avian Influenza A Virus from Wild Birds in Waters of the Rio Grande Flyway

Sampling for AI A in water

Yes

Yes
(Poster pdf)

NM Meadow Jumping Mouse

Jennifer Frey

Greg Wright

NMSU

Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology

Response of the Meadow Jumping Mouse to Wetland Management in the Middle Rio Grande, New Mexico.

Yes

Yes
(abstract)

Yes
(Poster pdf)

Painted Turtles

Fred Janzen

Janine Refsnider

Iowa State University

Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology

Global climate change and environmental sex determination: Insights from a geographically-widespread species

Painted turtle sex determination and interactions with climate change and wetland management


16	Snails & Disease	Sara Brant	Eric S. Loker	UNM	Dept. Biology	Etiology and Epidemiology of Avian Schistosome Cercarial Dermatitis in North America	To discover and describe the species of avian schistosomes present in the southwest in order to understand the epidemiology and epizoology of this parasite in outbreaks of cercarial dermatitis, or"swimmer’s itch’.	Yes	Yes (abstract)	Yes (Poster pdf)
17	Big Bend Sliders	Jim Stuart		NMDGF	Conservation Services Division	Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles & Tortoises	Photograph specimens
18	Hydrology/ Restoration	Gina DelloRusso	Paul Tashjian	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service		Saltgrass meadow restoration	Shallow groundwater and saltgrass
19	Evapotranspiration	Gina DelloRusso		Bosque del Apache NWR		Vegetation density at evapotranspiration sites	Vegetation measurements as part of the evapotranspiration study.
20	Waterfowl Disturbance	Loren Smith	Dustin Taylor	Oklahoma State University	Department of Zoology	The Behavioral and Physiological Response of Northern Pintails (Anas acuta) to Anthropogenic Disturbance	Human disturbance effects on migratory waterfowl at BDA	Yes (1)
21	MONITORING
22	WIFL	Staff		FWS, BOR		WIFL Surveys, historic floodplain	Monitoring for presence/absence of SWFL in historic use sites and in restoration sites.
23	Marshbirds	Staff		FWS		Marshbird Surveys	Monitor secretive marshbirds to determine response to management and for national database.
24	Fauna	Staff		FWS		General wildlife Surveys	January Turkey Surveys, November Mule Deer Surveys, Weekly Waterfowl Surveys
25	Flora	Staff		FWS		Seed-Yield Surveys	To measure the production of wetland plant seeds important for waterfowl energetics.
26	Flora / Invasives	Patrick Davenport	Shelly Barnes	FWS & SCA		Invasive Plant Treatment Monitoring	To monitor the efficacy of invasive plant treatments.
27	Agriculture	Bernard Lujan	Colin Lee, John Vradenburg	FWS		Annual Corn Surveys	Corn yield & production
28	RGSM Salvage	Jason Remshardt		FWS	NM Fishery Resource Office	RGSM Salvage Operations	Rescue operations to relocate endangered silvery minnow from drying portions of the river to wet areas.
29	Groundwater Hydrology	Paul Tashjian	Darrell Kundargi	FWS	Branch of Water Resources	Groundwater Well Monitoring	To monitor groundwater wells and measure discharge in irrigation canals and drains on Refuge.
30	Avian Influenza	Tim Mitchusson	Justin Stephenson &FWS Staff	NMDGF & USDA APHIS		Avian influenza monitoring in New Mexico
31	Waterbirds	Terri Thompson		SWCA Environmental Consultants		Colonial Waterbird Breeding Locations in New Mexico	Under contract by New Mexico Dept. of Game and Fish to create an informational database on current and historical breeding locations of colonial waterbirds in New Mexico.
32	WIFL (Southwestern Willow Flycatcher), YBCU (Yellow Billed Cuckoo), Herps	Darrell Ahlers	Vicky Johanson, David Moore, Juddson Sechrist	BOR	Denver Federal Service Center	"Status, distribution and management of aquatic herpetofauna as related to Reclamation projects within the Middle Rio Grande and Missouri River basins" and "Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo Telemetry Study."	To conduct SWFL and yellow-billed cuckoo surveys and evaluate habitat on the active and inactive floodplain of the Rio Grande on the Bosque del Apache NWR.	Yes (2)		Yes (2) (Poster 1 pdf) Poster2 pdf
33	RGSM	Robert Dudley	Steve Platania	American Southwest Ichthyological Research Foundation		Rio Grande Silvery Minnow Population Monitoring Program	RGSM life stages	Yes	Yes (abstract)	Yes (Poster pdf)
34	Passerines	David Hawksworth	Steve & Nancy Cox			Christmas Bird Count	To conduct a Christmas Bird Count on BDANWR with approximately 25 people consisting of approximately 6-8 groups to survey specific areas of the refuge.
35	RGSM	Terina Perez	Cory Oldham	City of Albuquerque	Albuquerque Biological Park	To conduct Rio Grande silvery minnow egg collection in the Rio Grande within the Bosque del Apache NWR	RGSM egg collection


36	Mammals	Matthew Farley	Jennifer Miyashiro, and James Stuart	Rio Rancho High School		Placement and use of remote sensing wildlife camera traps on the Bosque del Apache NWR	Camera Traps for Rare Mammals	Yes (1)
37	Ants	Zachary Phillips	Tara Stewart	UNM		Ant Survey	Identify ant species living in Bosque del Apache.
38	Hydrology	Carolyn Donnelly		BOR		River Monitoring
39	Restoration	Gina Dello Russo		Save Our Bosque Taskforce & FWS		Rhode's Property Pecos Sunflower Monitoring	Rhode's Property Pecos Sunflower Monitoring	Yes (1)
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