Open House – April 25th, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Agenda
To be updated.
Symposium – April 26th, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
(Download Digital Program [PDF] – v. 2019-04-18)
Agenda (summarized)
8:00 – 9:00 AM: Registration
9:00 – 9:05 AM: Welcome Remarks
9:05 – 10:15 AM: Short Talks
10:15 – 10:45 AM: Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:30 AM: Short Talks
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM: 1st Plenary Talk
12:15 – 1:00 PM: Lunch (on your own)
1:00 – 1:45 PM: 2nd Plenary Talk
1:45 – 2:15 PM: Short Talks
2:15 – 3:00 PM: 3rd Plenary Talk
3:00 – 4:00 PM: Poster Session
Agenda (detailed)
Plenary Talks
I. 11:30AM – 12:15PM: Plant invasions in the West Indies: What, where, and why? – Julissa Rojas-Sandoval, Smithsonian
II. 1:00PM – 1:45PM: Lecciones aprendidas con ocho especies invasoras – Ariel Lugo, IITF (USDA)
III. 2:15PM – 3:00PM: Coquis as an invasive species in Hawaii: Ecological impacts and possible solutions – Karen Beard, USU
Short Talks
9:05 – 9:15 AM: Everything changes, nothing stays the same – James D. Ackerman
9:15 – 9:30 AM: Growth and survival of Pterocarpus officinalis trees planted in riparian forest dominated by African tulip tree in northern Puerto Rico – Rey Cruz
9:30 – 9:45 AM: The failure or at the least the temporary set-back of the feral horse control project in Vieques – Mike Barandiaran
9:45 – 10:00 AM: Rapid evolution of a gentle Africanized honey bee population in Puerto Rico – Tugrul Giray
10:00 – 10:15 AM: Usando organismos introducidos para el control de una plaga invasora en una cosecha introducida – Paul Bayman
10:45 – 11:00 AM: A new exotic species in Puerto Rico: The African catfish, Clarias gariepinus – Ruber Rodríguez Barreras
11:00 – 11:15 AM: The protection of highly threatened biodiversity on islands: Accomplishments and challenges in 25 years of island restoration work by the NGO Island Conservation and its partners – José Luis Herrera-Giraldo
11:15 – 11:30 AM: PPQ: Safeguarding American agriculture – Fernando Lugo
1:45 – 2:00 PM: Canopy leaf area of novel forest ecosystems dominated by different introduced species in subtropical moist Puerto Rico – Génesis Túa
2:00 – 2:15 PM: Puerto Rico’s comprehensive action plan for the monitoring and management of non-native and invasive species that threaten the wildlife and sport fish resources of the islands – Wilfredo Falcón L.