Louisiana Natural Resource News

Executive Board

President

Dr. Eddie Lyons

President Elect

Dr. Jeff Duguay

Past President

Dr. Andy Nyman

Secretary

Troy Mallach

Treasurer

Larry Reynolds

Newsletter Editor

Dr. Jeffrey P. Duguay

Newsletter of the Louisiana Association of Professional Biologists

Louisiana Chapter of The Wildlife Society Volume 11, Issue 3

September, 2016

Inside this issue:

Student Presentation

Awards

2

2017 LAPB Meeting?!? 3

SEAFWA in Baton Rouge 3

LAPB 2016 Fall Symposium Awards

LAPB/LA Chapter TWS met September 15-16 at the Ione E. Burden Visitor Information and

Conference Center in Baton Rouge, 71 people attended and 24 remained for the evening

social. Publication awards were given in the Basic Research, Fisheries, Wildlife, General

Conservation and Popular categories.

The Basic Research Category publication award went to: Chabert, T., A. Colin, T. Aubin, V.

Shacks, S.L. Bourquin, R.M. Elsey, J.G. Acosta, and N Matehevon. 2015. Size does matter:

crocodile mothers react more the voices of smaller offspring. Scientific Reports. 5:15547.

For the Fisheries Category the first place winners were: Miller, B.A., W.E. Kelso, and M.D.

Kaller. 2015. Diet portioning in a diverse centrarchid assemblage in the Atchafalaya River

Basin, Louisiana. Transaction of the American Fisheries Society 144:780-791.

Top honors in the Wildlife Category went to: Rosenblatt, A. E., J. C. Nifong, M. R. Heithaus,

F. J. Mazzotti, M. S. Cherkiss, B. M. Jeffery, R. M. Elsey, R. A. Decker, B. R. Silliman, L. J. Guil-

lette Jr., R. H. Lowers, J. C. Larson. 2015. Factors affecting individual foraging specialization

and temporal diet stability across the range of a large-bodied “generalist” apex predator.

Oecologia. 178:5-16.

Winners for the General Conservation Category were: Gee, K.H., S.L. King, and R.F.

Keim. 2015. Influence of hydrologic modifications on Fraxinus pennsylvanica in the Missis-

sippi Alluvial Valley, USA. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 45:1397-1406.

Top Honors in the Popular Category went to: Hogue, Jennifer. The History of Fur Trapping

in Louisiana. Winter 2015 Louisiana Wildlife Insider, pages 2-5:http://

www.wlf.louisiana.gov/hunting/2015-winter-wildlife-inside

Student awards—14 students gave oral presentations and 3 students presented posters. All the presenters, both oral and poster, did an outstanding job and should be commended for a job well done.

Oral Presentations:

Kristy D. Capelle with the School of Renewable Natural

Resources at LSU took top honors with her presenta-

tion “Evaluating Survival of Released Ranched American

Alligator in Coastal Louisiana”. Her co-authors were

Michael D. Kaller with LSU and Ruth M. Elsey with the

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

Madelyn B. McFarland with the School of Renewable

Natural Resources at LSU won second place with her

presentation “Prothonotary Warbler Nestling Diet and

Parental Provisioning Rates at BREC’s Bluebonnet

Swamp Nature Center, in Baton Rouge, LA”. Her co-authors

were Ryan C. Hudgins, LSU, Katie L. Percy, and Erik I. Johnson with Audubon Louisiana, Na-

tional Audubon Society, Baton Rouge, LA.

Poster Presentation:

Melissa Bloch , ULM, won the poster presentation contest with her poster on “The Use of

Unmanned Aerial Systems In Forest Management”. J. Bhattacharjee, University of Louisi-

ana, Monroe, was her co-author.

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Kristy Capelle with Dr. Eddie Lyons

Madelyn McFarland with Dr. Eddie Lyons Melissa Bloch with Dr. Eddie Lyons

Get your cameras ready! Now is the time to start clicking away. There will

be a photography contest at the 2017 LAPB annual meeting. The contest will

be open to all registered conference attendees and winners will be an-

nounced during the evening social, so make plans to attend the social for

2017. Any wildlife/biology/landscape/research, etc. type theme will be al-

lowed. More details will follow.

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LDWF Hosting the Southeastern Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) Conference

The annual conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies is a forum for the exchange of

ideas and critical information regarding the management and protection of fish and wildlife resources primarily in the

southeast. The conference attracts over 500 representatives from state and federal agencies, citizen’s organizations,

universities, and private wildlife research groups, fisheries and wildlife scientists, agency enforcement personnel, and

other natural resource related organizations.

This year marks the 70th annual SEAFWA conference. It will be held October 16-19 in downtown Baton Rouge. Go to

http://seafwa.org/conferences/2016/index.html for registration and other information. A few highlights form the con-

ference will include a Plenary Session on Monday October 17th beginning at 8:00 am. The Plenary Session will cover

“Conserving Vital Habitats” and will have speakers from the U.S. Forest Service, Sweet Lake Land & Oil Company, LSU,

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration, Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership, and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

There will be a Welcome Reception on Sunday at 6:00 pm sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation and

Swarovski Optik and an Awards Banquet Tuesday evening . Also not to be missed are the special Student Events

scheduled for Saturday , Sunday , and Monday. Go to the SEAFWA website for more information on this.

Professional presentations and posters will run the gamut of wildlife, fisheries, education, and enforcement. Abstracts

are available on the SEAFWA website to help you organize your schedule for the conference. Register by October 14th

to receive a discounted registration rate. There is a reduced registration rate for students as well.

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Who We Are

The Louisiana Association of Professional Biologists is a

diverse group of natural resource specialists including, but not

limited to, foresters, botanists, wildlife biologists, wetland

scientists, fisheries biologists, and students who are dedicated

to the economically sound and science-based protection, man-

agement, and use of Louisiana's natural resources through

peer-reviewed research, mentoring, ecologically sound habitat

management, and informed public policy.

We’re On The Web!!!

www.labiologists.org

President Dr. Eddie Lyons elyons@mcneese.edu

President Elect Dr. Jeff Duguay jduguay@wlf.la.gov

Past President Dr. Andy Nyman jnyman@lsu.edu

Secretary Troy Mallach troy.mallach@la.usda.gov

Treasurer Larry Reynolds lreynolds@wlf.la.gov

Newsletter Editor Dr. Jeffrey P. Duguay jduguay@wlf.la.gov

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