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Tuesday October 23, 2012 Scientific Program
Time Salon I Salon II Salon III Puerto Escondido
0800 Registration and Coffee
0845 Welcome and Announcements
0900 Plenary: THE GEOLOGIC RECORD OF GLACIAL‐INTERGLACIAL CLIMATE CHANGES ON THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL ISLANDS‐ Dan Muhs
1000 30 Minute Coffee Break
History of the Channel Islands
Changes in Assemblages of Flora and Fauna Trends in Intertidal and Marine Ecosystems
Communicating Coastal Issues
Chair: Ann Huston
Chair: Stacey Ostermann‐Kelm
Chair: Mary Elaine Helix
Chair: Yvonne Menard
1030 A HISTORY OF AVIATION IN THE NORTHERN CHANNEL
ISLANDS OF CALIFORNIA: FROM GENTLEMEN'S
NOVELTY TO COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE. Charles J
Rennie, III* and Ian Williams
1045 THE MILLS YEARS ON SAN MIGUEL ISLAND, 1869‐1888.
Marla Daily*
1100 REESTABLISHING THE LOCALE OF CALIFORNIA’S FIRST
AMERICAN‐DESIGNATED PLACENAME ON SANTA
CATALINA ISLAND. Ivan H. Strudwick
1115 THE CHANNEL ISLANDS BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 1939 –
1941. Corinne A. Heyning*
DOCUMENTING THE PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES OF
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AREAS OF THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST AND ISLANDS. Justin S. Tweet*,
Vincent L. Santucci, and Tim Connors
AN 8000 YEAR RECORD OF BIRD REMAINS FROM CAVE
OF THE CHIMNEYS (CA‐SMI‐603), SAN MIGUEL ISLAND,
CALIFORNIA. Paul W. Collins*, Emily L. Whistler, Daniel
Guthrie, and René L. Vellanoweth
CHANGES IN THE FLORA OF THE NORTHERN CHANNEL
ISLANDS SINCE THE 1990S. Steve Junak*, Sarah Chaney,
and Dirk Rodriguez
TWENTY‐SEVEN YEARS OF VEGETATION CHANGE ON
SANTA BARBARA ISLAND: MODELING METHODS AND
ECOLOGICAL RESULTS. Tim Handley*, Kathryn
McEachern, Dirk Rodriguez, and Julie Yee
1130 ANACAPA’S AVENGER. Patrick Smith* THE EFFECT OF INTRODUCED HERBIVORE ERADICATION
ON NATIVE PLANT SPECIES OF SANTA ROSA ISLAND.
Lauren Cole*, Ruth Oliver*, Jennifer Phillips, Acadia
Tucker, Emily Schultz, Ken Niessen, A. Kathryn
McEachern, and Diane M. Thomson
1145 DISCOVERY AND SITE ASSESSMENT OF THE SHIPWRECK
GEORGE E. BILLINGS. Robert V. Schwemmer*
ECOLOGICAL CHANGE AFTER THE ANACAPA RAT
ERADICATION PROJECT – A REVIEW OF MONITORING
RESULTS 10‐YEARS ON. Matthew McKown, Coral Wolf,
Holly Gellerman, Tim Coonan, Dan Richards, Laurie
Harvey, Nick Holmes, Gregg Howald, Kate Faulkner, Don
Croll, and Bernie Tershy*
TIDEPOOLING THROUGH TIME: 30 YEARS OF ROCKY
INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY MONITORING AT CHANNEL
ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK. Daniel V. Richards* and
Stephen G. Whitaker
LONG‐TERM CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND LINKS
BETWEEN PATTERNS OF COASTAL MARINE
INVERTEBRATE RECRUITMENT AND ADULT ABUNDANCE
AROUND SANTA CRUZ ISLAND FROM 1995‐2010. Carol
A. Blanchette*, Daniel V. Richards, Bernardo R.
Broitman, and C. Melissa Miner
DECLINES IN INTERTIDAL ALGAL FOLIAGE COINCIDENT
WITH INCREASED PINNIPED NUMBERS ON THE SOUTH
FARALLON ISLANDS. Scott Kimura*, Jan Roletto, Natalie
Cosentino‐Manning, and Ryan Berger
EELGRASS RESTORATION AT FRENCHY’S COVE,
ANACAPA ISLAND: RECOVERY TEN YEARS AFTER
SUCCESSFUL TRANSPLANTATION. Jessica Altstatt*,
Richard Ambrose, James Coyer, John Engle, and Joseph
Wible
REVISITING A TRAMPLING EXPERIMENT FOLLOWING 30
YEARS OF INTERTIDAL MONITORING AT CAT ROCK,
ANACAPA ISLAND. Stephen G. Whitaker* and Daniel V.
Richards
1200 Lunch
Marine Protected Areas
Modeling and Measurement of Ecological Systems
Island Fox
Chair: Donna Schroeder
Chair: Cathy Schwemm
Chair: Tim Coonan
1330 BASELINE ON THE BACKSIDE: MONITORING WESTERN THE SANDS OF TIME: A HISTORY OF DUNE VEGETATION EXTINCTION OUTFOXED: CATALINA ISLAND’S FOX
CATALINA ISLAND’S FARNSWORTH BANK MARINE SUCCESSION TOLD THROUGH REMOTE SENSING, SAN POPULATION 11 YEARS AFTER ITS CRASH. Julie L. King*,
STATE CONSERVATION AREAS, YEAR 1. Ashley Knight*, MIGUEL ISLAND, CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK, Calvin L. Duncan, and David K. Garcelon
James Lindholm, Dirk Rosen, Jessica Watson, Allison
Cramer, Rhiannon McCollough, and Elizabeth Lopez
CALIFORNIA. Kristine L. Zellman*
1345 FISH COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND MPA EVALUATION STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF TERRESTRIAL FOOD RECOVERY OF ISLAND FOXES ON THE NORTHERN
IN THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS: A COMPARISON WEBS ON FOUR CHANNEL ISLANDS. John L. Orrock*1 CHANNEL ISLANDS. Timothy J. Coonan*, Brian Hudgens,
OF TWO LONG‐TERM DATASETS. Jennifer Caselle, Scott and Louie H. Yang
Christina Boser, David K. Garcelon, Victoria Bakker, and
Hamilton, and David Kushner*
Scott Morrison
1400 CHAÑARAL AND CHOROS ‐ DAMAS ISLANDS; TWO VEGETATION MAPPING ON SANTA ROSA ISLAND USING HOME RANGE AND HABITAT ANALYSIS OF SANTA ROSA
CLOSE PROTECTED AREAS WITH A TOO DIFFERENT SEMI‐AUTOMATED CLASSIFICATION OF COLOR
ISLAND FOXES (UROCYON LITTORALIS). Elizabeth Drake,
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY. Gerardo Cerda INFRARED (CIR) IMAGERY AND LIDAR. Russell White*, John Perrine*, Brian Cypher, Kathy Ralls, Tim
Gaete* and Ricardo Catalán Garrido
Elizabeth Drake, and John Perrine
Coonan,and Russell White
SANCTUARY ADVISORY COUNCIL AND SANCTUARY
EDUCATION TEAM MODEL FOR COMMUNICATING THE
EFFECTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION IN THE WATERS OF
THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL. Maria Petueli* and
Amanda Allen
EFFECTIVE MESSAGES AND STRATIGIES FOR
COMMUNICATING OCEAN ACIDIFICATION. Laura
Francis*, Julie Bursek and Claire Fackler
THE CA CHANNEL ISLANDS AND OCEAN ACIDIFICATION:
IMPLEMENTING THE INVERTED CLASSROOM MODEL.
Paul Narguizian*
PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF OUR COASTAL RESOURCES.
Sean Anderson* et al.
MAPPING PERCEIVED SOCIAL VALUES FOR ECOSYSTEM
SERVICES AMONG OUTDOOR RECREATIONISTS AT
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK. Carena van Riper*,
Gerard Kyle, Travis Peters, Dusty Green, and Michael
Patillo
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION
IN THE ISLANDS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA: RECENT
EXPERIENCES. Ana E. Marichal ‐González*, Joana
Bielschowsky de Aguirre, and Fernanda Castro‐
Rodríguez
Teaching Students
Chair: Carol Peterson
A COLLABORATION CONNECTS STUDENTS TO SCIENCE
THROUGH TECHNOLOGY. Yvonne Menard* and Steve
Carr
CONNECTING STUDENTS TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS
THROUGH CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Carol Peterson*, Susan Morris, Sara Schwebel, and
Alexandra Morris
ENGAGING YOUTH IN PARK STEWARDSHIP. Lauren
Boross * and Kevin Flint

Time Salon I Salon II Salon III Puerto Escondido
1415 REGIONAL‐SCALE RECRUITMENT PATTERS DETERMINE
RESERVE EFFICACY ACROSS AN ISLAND MARINE
RESERVE NETWORK. David Kushner* and Nick Shears
1430 CALIFORNIA'S GOLD: REPRODUCTIVE VARIABILITY OF
RED SEA URCHINS, STRONGYLOCENTROTUS
FRANCISCANUS, AT THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS.
Sarah Teck*, Jorge Cornejo, Sarah Rathbone, Nick
Shears, Scott Hamilton, Jenn Caselle, and Steve Gaines
1445 BASELINE SEABIRD USE OF NEARSHORE AND COASTAL
HABITATS WITHIN THE SOUTH COAST STUDY REGION
OF THE MARINE LIFE PROTECTION ACT INITIATIVE. Dan
Robinette* and Jaime Jahncke
APPLICATION OF THE RESTORATION RAPID
ASSESSMENT TOOL TO SELECTED DISTURBED SITES ON
SANTA ROSA ISLAND, CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL
PARK, CALIFORNIA: SETTING PRIORITIES FOR
RESTORATION. Ron Hiebert, Sarah Chaney, Ken
Niessen*, and Kathryn McEachern
POPULATION REGULATING MECHANISMS FOR GIANT
COREOPSIS (LEPTOSYNE GIGANTEA) ON THE
CALIFORNIA CHANNEL ISLANDS; INFLUENCE OF EXOTIC
SPECIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN DETERMINING
FUTURE ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION. Cathy A.
Schwemm*
POPULATION PATTERNS OF DEER MICE (PEROMYSCUS
MANICULATUS) ON THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL
ISLANDS. Charles Drost*, Cathy Schwemm, Tim Coonan,
Paul W. Collins, Robert C. Klinger, and John Orrock
1500 30 Minute Coffee Break
Geology and Oceanography
Chair: Susan Zaleski
1530 THE UPS AND DOWNS OF THE SANTA ROSA ISLAND
FAULT, CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK,
CALIFORNIA: MORE THAN SIMPLE STRIKE SLIP. Scott A.
Minor*, R. Randall Schumann, and Daniel R. Muhs
1545 LANDSCAPES OF SANTA ROSA ISLAND, CHANNEL
ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA. R. Randall
Schumann*, Scott A. Minor, and Daniel R. Muhs
1600 USING LIDAR FOR GEOLOGIC ANALYSIS OF CHANNEL
ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK. Mark Zellman*
1615 BIOGEOGRAPHIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS
OF A REVISED SEA‐LEVEL CURVE FOR SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA DURING THE LAST GLACIAL PERIOD. Daniel
R. Muhs* and Jerry X. Mitrovica
1630 DIURNAL AND SEMIDIURNAL INTERNAL WAVES NEAR
TWO HARBORS, SANTA CATALINA. Craig Gelpi*
Seabirds
Chair: Nina Karnovsky
SEABIRD PROTECTION NETWORK: RESTORING AND
BUILDING RESILIENT SEABIRD POPULATIONS ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA COAST. Sage Tezak*, Mai Maheigan,
Karen Reyna, Jennifer Boyce, Annie Little, Gabrielle Dorr,
Gerry McChesney
STATUS OF BREEDING SEABIRDS ON ANACAPA ISLAND,
CALIFORNIA, IN 2011‐2012. Laurie Harvey*, David
Mazurkiewicz, Matthew McKown, Mike Parker, Franklin
Gress, Dennis Carlson, Kevin Barnes, and Sasha Auer
LIVING ON THE EDGE: SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERNS OF
BARN OWL PREDATION ON SCRIPPS’S MURRELETS ON
SANTA BARBARA ISLAND. Sarah K. Thomsen* and A.
Laurie Harvey
THE AT‐SEA BEHAVIOR OF SCRIPPS’S MURRELETS
AROUND SANTA BARBARA ISLAND, CA. Nina J.
Karnovsky*, Darrell L. Whitworth, Harry R. Carter, and A.
Laurie Harvey
STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION OF SCRIPPS’S MURRELET AT
SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. Darrell L.
Whitworth*, Harry R. Carter, Tyler Dvorak, and Linda
Farley
1645 NESTING HABITATS, THREATS, AND CONSERVATION OF
THE SCRIPPS’S MURRELET (SYNTHLIBORAMPHUS
SCRIPPSI) AT SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA.
Tyler M. Dvorak*, Linda Farley, Darrell L. Whitworth,
Harry R. Carter
1730‐
2000
1900‐
2030
EVALUATION OF NEW TELEMETRY TECHNOLOGIES FOR
ISLAND FOX RESEARCH. Brian Cypher*, Lisa Drake ,
Jennifer Savage, Julie King, Katherine Ralls, Timothy
Coonan, John Perrine, and Calvin Duncan
A HABITAT‐LEVEL ASSESSMENT OF ISLAND FOX DIETS
ON SANTA ROSA AND SAN MIGUEL ISLANDS. Seth D.
Newsome*, Brian Cypher, Katherine Ralls, Angela
Guglielmino, and Tim Coonan
SEROLOGICAL MONITORING OF ISLAND FOX
POPULATIONS AS PART OF A LONG‐TERM
CONSERVATION STRATEGY. Timothy J. Coonan*, David
K. Garcelon, Julie L. King, Christie Boser, Angela
Guglielmino, Brian R. Hudgens, and Deana L. Clifford
Terrestrial Invertebrates
Chair: Christie Boser
INVASIVE LAND MOLLUSKS ON SAN NICOLAS ISLAND,
CALIFORNIA, AND POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON NATIVE
ENDEMIC SNAILS. Charles Drost*, Grace Smith, and
Martin Ruane
Poster Reception‐ Mezzanine Level
Meet Channel Island Authors and Book Signing Event
Film Screenings‐ Salon III
ON THE ORIGINS OF THE INSECT FAUNA OF
CALIFORNIA’S CHANNEL ISLANDS: A COMPARATIVE
PHYLOGEOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF ISLAND BEETLES.
Michael S. Caterino*, Stylianos Chatzimanolis, and Maxi
P. Richmond
ARTHROPOD INVENTORY OF QUERCUS PACIFICA
WOODLANDS ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. Ida
Naughton*, Cause Hanna, Bryson Edgar, and David
Holway
ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THE ARGENTINE ANT
(LINEPITHEMA HUMILE) ON THE DIVERSITY AND
COMPOSITION OF ARTHROPOD ASSEMBLAGES OF
ISLAND SCRUB OAK WOODLANDS ON SANTA CRUZ
ISLAND. David Holway*, Bryson Edgar, Ida Naughton,
and Cause Hanna
IMPACTS OF THE INVASIVE ARGENTINE ANT ON THE
PLANT‐POLLINATOR MUTUALISMS OF SANTA CRUZ
ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. Cause Hanna*, Ida Naughton, and
David Holway
THE PICNIC IS OVER: KILLING ARGENTINE ANTS ON
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND. Christina L. Boser*, Kate Faulkner,
Coleen Cory, Lotus A. Vermeer, John M. Randall, and
Scott A. Morrison
OCEAN FOR LIFE — AN IMMERSIVE FIELD EXPERIENCE
AT THE CHANNEL ISLANDS FOR MULTICULTURAL TEENS.
Claire Fackler*, Julie Bursek, and Laura Francis
ROCKY INTERTIDAL AND SAND BEACH CITIZEN SCIENCE
FOR K12 STUDENTS: LONG TERM MONITORING
PROGRAM AND EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING FOR
STUDENTS (LiMPETS) AT FRENCHY’S COE, ANACAPA
ISLAND. Jessica Altstatt* and Julie Bursek
SIX YEARS OF PROVIDING EARTH AND OCEAN SCIENCE
EDUCATION TO UNDERSERVED STUDENTS FOCUSED ON
THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
AND NATIONAL PARK: LESSONS LEARNED. Rocío Lozano‐
Knowlton*
Connecting Citizens
Chair: Shauna Bingham
HOW CONSERVATION EDUCATION TRANSLATES INTO
FUNDING. Patricia Meyer*
HOW TO BUILD AND FUND A ROBUST ISLAND
EDUCATION PROGRAM FROM SCRATCH. Ken Owen*
PARTNERSHIPS WITH VOLUNTEER LABOR FORCES
REDUCE COSTS AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES IN INVASIVE
PLANTS MANAGEMENT ON CATALINA. Tony M.
Summers*, Shane Barrow, Charlie de la Rosa, and Jeff
Gilmour
INNOVATIVE NEW CITIZEN SCIENCE TRAINING: THE
CALIFORNIA NATURALIST. Judy Sanregret*
ECOLOGICAL EXPERTISE AS A MARKETABLE GOOD: THE
CATALINA ISLAND CONSERVANCY'S NATURALIST
TRAINING PROGRAM. Frank J. Hein*
ISLAND LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE STUDY AND THE BENEFITS
OF CITIZEN SCIENCE. Susan Teel, Thomas Stanley, Linda
Dye, Linnea Hall, Lyndal Laughrin, and Kevin Schallert*

Time Salon I
Wednesday October 24, 2012 Scientific Program
Salon II Salon III
0800 Registration and Coffee
0830 Plenary‐ RESILIENCE: MILLENNIA OF CHANGE IN THE BIOGEOGRAPHY AND ABUNDANCE OF PINNIPEDS IN THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC‐ Brent Stewart
0930 30 Minute Coffee Break
13,000 Years of Human Settlements on the California Islands
Eradication and Monitoring of Invasive Species
Marine Ecology
Chair: Lynn Gamble
Chair: Kate Faulkner
Chair: John Ugoretz
1000 SIX FIELD SEASONS AT ARLINGTON SPRINGS: AN INVESTIGATION OF
PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ON SANTA ROSA ISLAND. John R.
Johnson*, Thomas W. Stafford, Jr., G. James West, Thomas K. Rockwell, and
Don P. Morris
1015 AN EXPLORITORY ANALYSIS OF THE LITHIC ASSEMBLAGE FROM THE
COVACHA BABISURI SITE ON ESPIRITU SANTO ISLAND, SOUTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA, MEXICO. Jim Cassidy* and Harumi Fujita
1030 INLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN SANTA
ROSA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. Amy E. Gusick* and Christopher S. Jazwa
1045 PREHISTORIC OCCUPATION OF WESTERN SANTA CRUZ ISLAND’S INTERIOR.
Michael A. Glassow*
1100 EL MONTÓN: A MIDDLE HOLOCENE CENTER ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND. Lynn
H. Gamble*
1115 THE ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORICAL ECOLOGY OF QSHIWQSHIW. Todd J.
Braje*
1130 PREHISTORIC POPULATION REPLACEMENT ON CALIFORNIA’S CHANNEL
ISLANDS. Sylvere CM Valentin*
1145 RAPA NUI NATIONAL PARK, EASTER ISLAND: COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE OF THE
CEREMONIAL VILLAGE OF ORONGO. Enrique Tucki Montero, Marcos Rauch
González and Víctor Lagos San Martín
THE NON‐NATIVE TERRESTRIAL VERTEBRATE FAUNA OF THE CHANNEL
ISLANDS. Paul W. Collins* and Kate Faulkner
CAMERA TRAPS AND OTHER MONITORING TECHNIQUES USED TO SEARCH
FOR INVASIVE SPECIES IN REMOTE AREAS OF SANTA CRUZ ISLAND. Christina
L. Boser*, John Knapp, Coleen Cory
RESTORATION OF SEABIRDS ON SAN NICOLAS ISLAND BY ERADICATING
FERAL CATS. Annie Little*, Grace Smith, Chad Hanson, Brad Keitt, and David
Garcelon
INCREASING EFFICIENCY AND REDUCING NON‐TARGET IMPACTS WHILE
ERADICATING FERAL CATS FROM SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. Jake Bonham*,
Wesley Jolley, David Will, Grace Smith, Chad Hanson, Brad Keitt, David
Garcelon, and Annie Little
THE RECOVERY OF ISLAND'S ENVIRONMENTS IN MEXICO THROUGH THE
ERADICATION OF INVASIVE RODENTS. Marlenne Rodríguez‐Malagón*,
Alfonso Aguirre‐Muñoz, Araceli Samaniego‐Herrera, Ricardo González‐
Gómez, Yuliana Bedolla‐Guzmán, Karina Ramos‐Rendón, and Ana Cárdenas‐
Tapia
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY’S
PROGRAM TO ERADICATE 20 NON‐NATIVE INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES FROM
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND. Coleen Cory and John Knapp*
CONTROLLING FENNEL (FOENICULUM VULGARE) ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND,
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK. Paula Power*, Clark Cowan, Jim
Roberts, Coleen Cory
QUANTIFYING EFFECTS OF INVASIVE PIGS AND CLIMATE VARIATION ON
SURVIVORSHIP OF AN ISLAND ENDEMIC PLANT. Emily Schultz*, L. Zoe
Almeida, A. Kathryn McEachern, and Diane M. Thomson
1200 Lunch
Role of Fog in Island Ecosystems
Resource Management
Chair: Kathryn McEachern
Chair: John Clark
1330 ARE ISLAND PLANTS WHIMPY? QUANTIFYING STRESS TOLERANCE OF MEXICO’S ISLAND STRATEGY: PROGRESS TO DATE IN CONSERVATION AND
CHAPARRAL SHRUBS ON SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, CA. Aaron Ramirez* and SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND THE WAY FORWARD. Alfonso Aguirre‐
David Ackerly
Muñoz*, Ana E. Marichal González, and Federico Méndez‐Sánchez
1345 TREE MORTALITY, DROUGHT STRESS, AND WATER RELATIONS IN A
CALIFORNIA COASTAL FOG FOREST. Sara Baguskas* and Christopher Still
1400 FOG AND LOW CLOUDS INFLUENCE MICROBIAL DYNAMICS AND SOIL C AND
N CYCLING ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND. Claudia M. Boot, Sean M. Schaeffer,
Mariah S. Carbone, Joshua P. Schimel*, and Christopher J. Still
1415 FOG DRIP ON SANTA ROSA ISLAND. Douglas T. Fischer*, Sarah Chaney, Kevin
Ulrich, Christopher Still, and Kathryn McEachern
RESTORATION PRIORITIES FOR THE MEXICAN ISLANDS. Mariam Latofski‐
Robles*, Alfonso Aguirre‐Muñoz, Humberto Reyes‐Hernández, Sabine
Schlüter
SEABIRD RESTORATION PROGRAM ON MEXICAN PACIFIC ISLANDS. María
Félix‐Lizárraga*, Marlenne Rodríguez‐Malagón, José Barredo‐Barberena,
Alfonso Aguirre‐Muñoz, Humberto Berlanga, Eduardo Íñigo‐Elías
FIRE EFFECTS IN COASTAL SAGE SCRUB IN CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL
PARK. Timothy Handley, Marti Witter*, and Wende Rehlaender
DECADAL CHANGES IN KELP FOREST COMMUNITIES: EL NIÑO, LA NIÑA, OR
LA NADA? Joshua Sprague*, David Kushner, and Stacie Fejtek
KELP FOREST TODAY, BARREN TOMORROW: TEMPORAL VARIATION IN KELP
FOREST STRUCTURE THROUGHOUT THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL
PARK. Stacie Fejtek*, Michael Civiello, Joshua Sprague, David Kushner,
Johnathan Centoni, and Sarah Carter
MONITORING GIANT KELP FORESTS OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS WITH LONG‐
TERM SATELLITE IMAGERY. Kyle Cavanaugh*, Thomas Bell, Daniel Reed, and
David Siegel
REEF FISH COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN GUADALUPE ISLAND, MEXICAN
PACIFIC. Arturo Ayala Bocos*, Saúl González Romero, Héctor Reyes‐Bonilla,
and Nadia C. Olivares Bañuelos
FLUCTUATIONS IN FOOD SUPPLY DRIVE RECRUITMENT VARIATION IN A
MARINE FISH. Daniel Okamoto*, Russell J. Schmitt, Sally J. Holbrook, and
Daniel C. Reed
MOVING OCEANOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES EXPLAIN LARVAL RECRUITMENT
PATTERNS ALONG SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA. J. Stephen Gosnell*, J.A.
Macfarlan, and Jennifer E. Caselle
SAN NICOLAS ISLAND SUBTIDAL BASELINE PROJECT: OVER 30 YEARS AND
STILL COUNTING. Michael Kenner*
THE VALUE OF COMBINING LONG‐TERM DATASETS IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. Andrew Rassweiler*, James Estes, Mike Kenner, David Kushner,
Kevin Lafferty, John McLaughlin, Mark Novak, Dan Reed, Donna Schroeder,
and Tim Tinker
Abalone and Other Marine Invertebrates
Chair: Glenn VanBlaricom
MULTILOCUS ALLOENZYME GENOTYPES AS A MEASURE OF CLONAL VERSUS
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN THE FRAGILE STAR (LINCKIA COLUMBIAE) AT THE
CALIFORNIA CHANNEL ISLANDS AND PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA. Florence
A. McAlary* and Bernie P. May
RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION OF GREEN ABALONE (HALIOTIS
FULGENS) IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: DEVELOPING METHODS FOR
CULTURE, GENETIC AND DISEASE RISK MANAGEMENT. Melissa Neuman*,
Dave Witting, Brent Schiewe, Tom Ford, Dan Pondella, Jonathan Williams,
Ray Hiemstra, Amanda Bird, Nancy Caruso, Kristen Gruenthal, and Tal Ben‐
Horin
TESTING TRANSLOCATION AS A RECOVERY TOOL FOR PINK, HALIOTIS
CORRUGATA, AND GREEN ABALONES, H. FULGENS, IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. Ian K. Taniguchi, Derek M. Stein*, Kai M. Lampson, and Laura
Rogers‐Bennett
ICONS OF THE ROCKY INTERTIDAL ZONE: BLACK ABALONE PERSEVERE AT
THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS. Daniel V. Richards* and Stephen G.
Whitaker

Time Salon I Salon II Salon III
1430 STRATUS CLOUDS AND FOG IN THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL ISLANDS:
INFLUENCE ON COASTAL FOREST BIOGEOGRAPHY AND BIOGEOCHEMISTRY.
Christopher Still*, Park Williams, Sara Baguskas, Mariah Carbone, Michael
Toomey, Burke Greer, Bharat Rastogi, and Doug Fischer
THE FLORA OF SANTA CATALINA ISLAND PROJECT: BIOLOGICAL AND
CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY. John R. Clark*,
Bruce Baldwin, Elizabeth Baniaga, Ben Carter, Peter Dixon, Steve Junak,
Lucinda McDade, Tony Summers, Linda Vorobik, and Warren Wagner
1445 NATIONAL SYSTEM OF PROTECTED AREAS IN CHILE: TRADE OFF ASSOCIATED
WITH ITS MANAGEMENT. Eduardo Katz, Richard Torres, Claudio Cunnazza,
Pedro Araya, and Víctor Lagos San Martín.
1500 30 Minute Coffee Break
Prehistoric Human Subsistence on the California Islands
Restoration Planning
Chair: Torben Rick
Chair: John Randall
1530 A HYDROLOGICAL MODEL FOR FRESHWATER AVAILABILITY ON SANTA CRUZ ADVANCES ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION OF SOCORRO ISLAND,
ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. Christopher S. Jazwa* and Christopher J. Duffy
MEXICO. Antonio Ortiz‐Alcaraz, José María Barredo‐Barberena*, Alfonso
Aguirre‐Muñoz, and Fernando Pérez‐Castro
1545 PISMO CLAM (TIVELA STULTORUM) HARVEST ON MIDDLE HOLOCENE SANTA ADVANCES ON THE RESTORATION OF GUADALUPE ISLAND, MEXICO. Julio
ROSA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. Torben C. Rick* and Jennifer R. Eliot
Hernández‐Montoya*, Luciana Luna‐Mendoza, Alfonso Aguirre‐Muñoz,
María Félix‐Lizárraga, Marlenne Rodríguez‐Malagón, Leonardo de la Rosa‐
Conroy, and José María Barredo‐Barbenera
1600 FROM BLACK POINT TO FRASER POINT: FISHING AND COASTAL SEDENTISM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND BIOSECURITY: DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN TO PREVENT
ON WESTERN SANTA CRUZ ISLAND. Terry L. Joslin* and Jennifer E. Perry THE ESTABLISHMENT AND SPREAD OF INVASIVE ORGANISMS. Andrea Blue,
Sean McKnight*, Christina Moore, Carrie Sanneman, and Emily Sheehan
1615 ISLAND INTERIORS AND TERRESTRIAL RESOURCES: FLORAL DATA FROM
FOUR MIDDLE HOLOCENE SITES ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND. Kristin M. Hoppa*
1630 DIABLO VALDEZ: THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANT FOODS THROUGH TIME ON
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND. Kristina M. Gill*
1645 EVALUATING (DOSINIA PONDEROSA) SHELL AS TOOL AT SITE J‐17, ESPIRITU
SANTO ISLAND. USE‐WEAR ANALYSIS. Karim Bulhusen Muñoz*
1700 CIRCULAR PEARL OYSTER FISHHOOKS AND ORNAMENTS FROM THE EARLY
HOLOCENE ON ESPIRITU SANTO ISLAND, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO.
Harumi Fujita*
1800‐
2100
A COMPREHENSIVE BIOSECURITY PROGRAM FOR SANTA CRUZ ISLAND:
PROGRESS AND PLANS. John M. Randall*, Coleen Cory, Christina L. Boser,
Kate Faulkner, and Alex Brodie
A VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION AND MAP FOR SANTA BARBARA ISLAND.
Dirk Rodriguez*, Tim Handley, and Kathryn McEachern
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF NATIVE PLANT NURSERY FACILITIES FOR
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY. Peter J. Dixon*
ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION ON CATALINA ISLAND: A POTENTIAL PLAN TO
AVOID UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES AND MAXIMIZE BENEFITS. Denise
Knapp*
Social Event: Tacos on the Beach‐ San Buenaventura State Beach
EMERGENCE OF APPARENTLY RECOVERING POPULATIONS OF THE
ENDANGERED BLACK ABALONE (HALIOTIS CRACHERODII LEACH, 1814) IN
THE MAJOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ISLANDS FOLLOWING DISEASE‐
INDUCED MASS MORTALITIES. Glenn R. VanBlaricom*, Melissa J. Neuman,
and Carolyn S. Friedman
EXPERIMENTAL ESTIMATION OF MINIMAL REQUIRED PROXIMITY FOR
SUCCESSFUL FERTILIZATION IN SPAWNING MALE‐FEMALE PAIRS OF THE
ENDANGERED BLACK ABALONE (HALIOTIS CRACHERODII LEACH, 1814)
BASED ON DISPERSAL OF SURROGATE GAMETE‐SIZED PARTICLES. Brianna
M. Blaud*, Glenn R. VanBlaricom, and Melissa J. Neuman
Marine Mammals and Fisheries
Chair: Mark Lowry
ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF PINNIPEDS AT THE CHANNEL ISLANDS
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Mark S. Lowry*
BLOOD OXYGEN DEPLETION IN DIVING CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS: THE ROLE OF
THE LUNG OXYGEN STORE. Birgitte I. McDonald* and Paul J. Ponganis
LEPTOSPIROSIS IN CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS (ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS).
Katherine Prager, Denise Greig, David Alt, Renee Galloway, Richard Hornsby,
Lauren Rust, Jennifer Soper, David Wu, Richard Zuerner, Frances Gulland,
and James Lloyd‐Smith*
UNPRECEDENTED MORTALITY OF CALIFORNIA SEA LION PUPS ASSOCIATED
WITH ANOMALOUS OCEANOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS ALONG THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA COAST IN 2009. Sharon R. Melin*, Anthony J. Orr, Jeffrey D.
Harris, Jeffrey L. Laake, Robert L. DeLong, Frances M. D. Gulland, and Shelbi
Stoudt
SEA OTTER POPULATION GROWTH AND PREDATION EFFECTS ON SUB‐TIDAL
COMMUNITIES AT SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. Brian Hatfield*, M.
Tim Tinker, Gena Bentall, and Mike Kenner
CO‐MANAGEMENT IN THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA: THE CASE OF A
FISHING COOPERATIVE AT CEDROS AND SAN BENITO ISLANDS. Federico
Méndez‐Sánchez*
PATTERNS IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF KELP FOREST MACROINVERTEBRATES
AND ALGAE ON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ROCKY REEFS. L.A. Fink*, J.T.
Claisse, J.P. Williams, and D.J. Pondella II

Time Salon I
Thursday October 25, 2012 Scientific Program
Salon II Salon III
0800 Registration and Coffee
0830 Plenary: THE ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORICAL ECOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA'S ISLANDS ‐ Jon Erlandson
0930 30 Minute Coffee Break
Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island
Genetics and Taxonomy
Terrestrial Birds
Chair: Steven Schwartz
Chair: John Clark
Chair: Peter Sharpe
1000 INTRODUCTION TO THE LONE WOMAN OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. Steven
Schwartz*
1015 SEARCHING FOR THE LONE WOMAN'S PEOPLE: NATIVE AMERICAN VILLAGE
LIFE ON SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. René L. Vellanoweth*
1030 OSTEOMETRIC COMPARISONS OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND DOGS: ANALYSIS OF
THE MALCOLM ROGERS'S COLLECTION, SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF MAN.
Ryan J. Glenn*, Steven J. Schwartz, René L. Vellanoweth, and Lisa Thomas‐
Barnett
1045 RUSSIAN DOCUMENTS DESCRIBE MURDER, MASSACRE, AND MAYHEM ON
THE CALIFORNIA COAST, 1814‐1815. Susan L. Morris*, Glenn J. Farris, and
Steven J. Schwartz
1100 LOST WOMEN AND LAST INDIANS: READING ISLAND OF THE BLUE
DOLPHINS’ RECEPTION HISTORY. Sara L. Schwebel*
1115 THE “WILD DOGS” OF SAN NICOLAS AND OTHER CHANNEL ISLANDS:
ETHNOHISTORICAL, ETHNOGRAPHICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE
FOR MODELING PREHISTORIC DOMESTIC DOGS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE
CHANNEL ISLANDS. Steven R. James*
1130 THE LIKELY LOCATION OF THE LONE WOMAN’S LAST HOME: PROPERTY
PURCHASED BY GEORGE NIDEVER IN SANTA BARBARA IN 1852. Susan L.
Morris* and Alex F. Grzywacki
IMPORTANCE OF INTER‐ISLAND DISPERSAL IN EXPLAINING GENETIC
STRUCTURE IN ACMISPON ARGOPHYLLUS (FABACEAE) ON THE CALIFORNIA
CHANNEL ISLANDS. Gregory Wheeler*, Mitchell McGlaughlin, Kaius
Helenurm, and Lisa Wallace
EVALUATION OF TAXONOMIC BOUNDARIES WITHIN ACMISPON
ARGOPHYLLUS AND ACMISPON DENDROIDEUS (FABACEAE) AND
IMPLICATIONS FOR THEIR CONSERVATION ON THE CHANNEL ISLANDS. Lisa
E Wallace*, Gregory L Wheeler, Mitchell E. McGlaughlin, and Kaius
Helenurm
GENE FLOW AND DIVERGENCE IN LEPTOSYNE GIGANTEA, GIANT TICKSEED,
ON THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL ISLANDS. Mitchell McGlaughlin* and Kaius
Helenurm
USING MICROSATELLITE ANALYSIS TO ASSESS GENETIC VARIABILITY AND
STRUCTURE OF AN ENDEMIC CHANNEL ISLAND OAK: QUERCUS PACIFICA. K.
NIXON & C.H. MULLER. Janet Rizner Backs* and Mary V. Ashley
AVIAN COMMUNITY DYNAMICS ON SAN MIGUEL, SANTA BARBARA, AND
ANACAPA ISLANDS FROM 1993‐2009. Timothy J. Coonan, Robert C. Klinger*,
and Linda C. Dye
PEREGRINE FALCON NESTING ECOLOGY ON THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL
ISLANDS. Joel E. Pagel, Paul Andreano*, David B. Haines, Lloyd Kiff, Brian
Latta, and J. Nick Todd
BREEDING SUCCESS BY A RESTORED POPULATION OF BALD EAGLES ON THE
CALIFORNIA CHANNEL ISLANDS. Peter Sharpe*
QUANTIFYING THE DIETS OF BREEDING BALD EAGLES ON THE CHANNEL
ISLANDS: A MULTI‐PROXY APPROACH. Seth D. Newsome*, Paul W. Collins,
and Peter Sharpe
RARE PLANT GENETICS ON SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND. Kaius Helenurm* HABITAT QUALITY IN THE ISLAND SCRUB‐JAY: DOES ACORN ABUNDANCE
PREDICT BODY CONDITION AND SURVIVAL? Kathryn M. Langin*, Mario B.
Pesendorfer, T. Scott Sillett, Scott A. Morrison, W. Chris Funk, and Cameron K.
Ghalambor
PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF ERIOGONUM (POLYGONACEAE) ENDEMIC TO THE
CALIFORNIA CHANNEL ISLANDS. Lynn Riley*, Mitchell McGlaughlin, and
Kaius Helenurm
NON‐INVASIVE GENETIC SAMPLING APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING
CHANNEL ISLAND DEER MICE ORIGINS. Courtney A. Hofman*, Torben C.
Rick, and Jesus E. Maldonado
1145 THE SEARCH FOR THE LOST INDIAN CAVE OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. Steven J. GENETIC ANALYSIS OF CALIFORNIA ISLAND LOGGERHEAD SHRIKES. Mary V.
Schwartz*
Ashley* and Isabel C. Caballero
1200 Lunch
San Nicolas Island Box Cache
Plant Restoration and Ecology
Chair: Lisa Thomas‐Barnett
Chair: Paula Power
1330 PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF THE DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION
OF THE REDWOOD BOX CACHE FROM CA‐SNI‐14 ON SAN NICOLAS ISLAND,
CALIFORNIA. William E. Kendig*, Rebekka G. Knierim, Lisa Thomas‐Barnett,
René L. Vellanoweth, Jon M. Erlandson, and Steven J. Schwartz
1345 A TIME CAPSULE FROM THE PAST: A REDWOOD BOX CACHE FROM SAN
NICOLAS ISLAND. Lisa Thomas‐Barnett*, René L. Vellanoweth, Jon M.
Erlandson, and Steven J. Schwartz
1400 NORTHWEST COAST ARTIFACTS FROM A HISTORIC NICOLENO CACHE
FEATURE AT CA‐SNI‐14. Jon M. Erlandson*, Lisa Thomas‐Barnett, René
Vellanoweth, and Steve Schwartz
1415 ALBATROSS, EAGLE AND GOOSE: ANALYSIS OF AVIAN ECOFACTS AND
ARTIFACTS FROM THE BOX CACHE, CA‐SNI‐14, SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, CA.
Emily L. Whistler*, Daniel Guthrie, Lisa Thomas‐Barnett, René L.
Vellanoweth, Jon M. Erlandson, and Steven J. Schwartz
1430 ITEMS OF ADORNMENT: A DESCRIPTION OF ORNAMENTAL OBJECTS FROM
THE REDWOOD BOX CACHE DISCOVERED ON SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, CA.
Richard B. Guttenberg*, Lisa Thomas‐Barnett , René L. Vellanoweth, Jon M.
Erlandson, and Steven J. Schwartz
DECIPHERING THE BAJA CALIFORNIA CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FLORA OF
THE CHANNEL ISLANDS. Sarah Ratay*, Sula Vanderplank, and Benjamin
Wilder
DIRECT SEEDING OF NATIVE SHRUBS: EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS FROM
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND. David Hubbard*, Matthew James, Coleen Cory
EXPERIMENTAL PLANTING OF NATIVE SHRUBS FROM SMALL NURSERY
STOCK ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND. Matthew James*, David Hubbard, and
Coleen Cory
EFFECT OF EXOTIC GRASS REMOVAL AND NATIVE SEED AUGMENTATION
ON RE‐ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMON OAK UNDERSTORY SPECIES ON
SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. Matthew Sutton*, Darren
Sandquist, and Miguel Maciast
RESTORING PRISONERS COASTAL WETLAND AND CAÑADA DEL PUERTO
RIPARIAN CORRIDOR, SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL
PARK. Paula Power*, Joel Wagner, Mike Martin, and Marie Denn
STAND DENSITY AND SEED PRODUCTION OF THE ISLAND SCRUB‐OAK. Mario
B Pesendorfer*, Kathryn M Langin, Brian Cohen, Zach Principe, Scott A.
Morrison, and T. Scott Sillett
THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF EXTRA‐PAIR PATERNITY AND INTRASPECIFIC
AGGRESSION IN BREEDING ISLAND SCRUB‐JAYS. Michelle Desrosiers*,
Kathryn Langin, T. Scott Sillett , W. Chris Funk , Cameron Ghalambor , and
Lisa M. Angeloni
MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION OF THE SONG SPARROW (MELOSPIZA
MELODIA) TO THE CALIFORNIA ISLANDS. Russell Greenberg*
Islands of Change: Planning for Collaborative Research and
Management of the California Islands
Chair: Scott Sillett
CALIFORNIA ISLANDS REDISCOVERY. T. Scott Sillett* and Scott A. Morrison
THE NATIVE TERRESTRIAL VERTEBRATE FAUNA OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS:
BIOGEOGRAPHY, ENDEMISM AND EXTINCTIONS. Paul W. Collins*
RE‐ESTABLISHMENT OF HISTORICALLY EXTIRPATED POPULATIONS ON THE
CALIFORNIA ISLANDS. Scott A. Morrison*, Kevin A. Parker, Paul W. Collins,
and T. Scott Sillett
LEGACIES OF LAND USE: CALIFORNIA’S CHANNEL ISLANDS AS A MODEL
SYSTEM FOR UNDERSTANDING THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF ISLAND
BIODIVERSITY. Torben Rick*, T. Scott Sillett, Ann Huston, Julie King, Katherine
Ralls, Scott Morrison, and Kate Faulkner
IDENTIFYING EVOLUTIONARILY SIGNIFICANT UNITS AND PRIORITIZING
POPULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT ON ISLANDS. Jeanne M. Robertson*,
Kathryn M. Langin, T. Scott Sillett, Scott A. Morrison, Cameron K. Ghalambor,
and W. Chris Funk

Time Salon I Salon II Salon III
1445 ANALYSIS OF THE HAFTED BIFACES FROM A REDWOOD BOX CACHE, SAN
NICOLAS ISLAND , CALIFORNIA. Kevin N. Smith*, Chelsea M. Smith, Lisa
Thomas‐Barnett, René L. Vellanoweth, Jon M. Erlandson, Steven J. Schwartz
FLORISTICS AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE CHANNEL ISLAND BRYOPHYTES
(MOSSES, LIVERWORTS & HORWORTS). Benjamin Carter* and John Clark
1500 30 Minute Coffee Break
CONNECTIONS THROUGH LAND AND SEA: CONVERSATIONS ON
CALIFORNIA ISLANDS CULTURES AND PREHISTORY
Chair: Wendy Teeter
1530
1545
1600
1615
1630
1645
1700
Discussion
End of Conference
CURRENT RESEARCH FACILITIES ON THE CALIFORNIA ISLANDS AND FUTURE
PLANS. Lyndal Laughrin*
Islands of Change: Planning for Collaborative Research
and Management of the California Islands
Chair: Scott Sillett