Poster Session
Nova Scotia Biodiversity Connection
Presented by Erica Anderson, Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources and Cape Breton Privateland Partnership
Woodlands for wildlife: incentivizing species at risk conservation on private woodlands in Kespukwitk
Presented by Laura Carter, Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute
Arthropods in mature eastern hemlock forests: assessing the non-target effects of basal bark imidacloprid application for control of hemlock woolly adelgid on forest floor and canopy arthropod fauna in southwestern Nova Scotia
Presented by Cody Chapman, Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
Monitoring the Annapolis River estuary’s salt wedge dynamics
Presented by Levi Cliche, Clean Annapolis River Project
Cost-effectiveness and accuracy of two methods for fisher (Pekania pennanti) aging
Presented by Jacob Comeau-Ouellette, Acadia University (student presentation)
Nest clustering is linked to timing of breeding but is not associated with female genetic relatedness in Red-Breasted Mergansers (Mergus serrrator)
Presented by Geneviève Gauthier, Université Sainte-Anne (student presentation)
Setting Barn Swallows up for success
Presented by Colin Gray, Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute
Management of shoreline stabilization activities for the protection of fish and fish habitat in the St. Mary’s River watershed estuary
Presented by Taylor Haludek, Dalhousie University (student presentation)
Getting to the root of the problem with terrestrial orchid conservation: identifying the fungal symbionts of ram’s-head lady slipper (Cypripedium arietinum) in Nova Scotia
Presented by Katie King, Acadia University (student presentation)
Spatial ecology of the Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) and insect prey abundance in the Halifax Backlands
Presented by Madeleine Kurtz, Dalhousie University (student presentation)
Foraging behaviour explains characteristics of Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) breeding habitat in Nova Scotia
Presented by Emilie McBeath, Dalhousie University and Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute
Identifying strategies to improve biodiversity stewardship in agro-ecosystems within the Kespukwitk Priority Place
Shaeralee McCutcheon, Clean Annapolis River Project
Hatching success and variability in three Blanding's Turtle sub-populations in 2024
Presented by Jeffie McNeil, Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute
Developing a protocol for monitoring offshore and coastal bat movement in Atlantic Canada
Presented by Abby T. Millard Dalhousie University (student presentation)
Improving mark-recapture techniques for Eastern Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis sauritus): a pilot study using pit tags in Atlantic Canada
Presented by Lori Phinney, Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute
Late summer use of patio umbrellas and other non-traditional roosts of bats in Canada through community science
Diet and foraging routes of Common, Arctic, and Roseate Terns in Lobster Bay, Nova Scotia
Presented by Alexis Saulnier, Université Sainte-Anne (student presentation)
Evaluating the impact of nearby forestry harvesting and conservation buffers on forested wetlands in Nova Scotia
Presented by Chad Simmons, Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute
The shifting trophodynamics in four southern Nova Scotia lakes after the introduction of Chain Pickerel (Esox niger)
Presented by Delbert T. Swinemar, Saint Mary’s University
A decadal study of threats to Pink Coreopsis (Coreopsis rosea) and Plymouth Gentian (Sabbatia kennedyana) on lakes in Kespukwitk, Nova Scotia
Presented by Brad Toms, Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute
The current status of Boreal Felt Lichen (Erioderma pedicellatum) in Nova Scotia
Influence of forest structure on terrestrial microhabitat use and movement patterns of Eastern Gray Treefrogs
Presented by Dani Warren, University of New Brunswick
Diversity of endophytes in eelgrass (Zostera marina) in the Canadian Maritimes
Presented by Annelies Yates, Acadia University (student presentation)
