Monday, August 6, 2007: 5:00 PM-6:30 PM
Exhibit Halls 1 and 2, San Jose McEnery Convention Center
PS 7 - Community pattern and dynamics
PS 7-73		Biogeography of prokaryotic assemblages in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean Ian Hewson, UC Santa Cruz, Pia H. Moisander, UC Santa Cruz, Tawnya D. Peterson, UC Santa Cruz, Elizabeth A. Mondragon, UC Santa Cruz, Joseph P. Montoya, Georgia Institute of Technology, Jonathan P. Zehr, UC Santa Cruz
PS 7-75		Survival rates of subalpine plants in a 73-year study in Yosemite National Park Jerry J. Smith, San Jose State University
PS 7-77		Fire suppression alters understory community composition of oak-hickory forests in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA Eric Holzmueller, University of Florida, Shibu Jose, University of Florida, Michael Jenkins, National Park Service
PS 7-78		Community structure and spatial ecology of natural and restored California vernal pools Jamie M. Kneitel, California State University, Sacramento
PS 7-79		Plant species distributions in fragmented landscapes of Ohio and Belize James R. Runkle, Wright State University, Maria L. Tomashot, Miami University, Divan Catzim, Wright State University
PS 7-80		Plant community responses to fire and grazing in savanna grasslands: A cross continental comparison Sally E. Koerner, University of New Mexico, Scott L. Collins, University of New Mexico
PS 7-81		Effects of neighborhood-scale diversity on plant establishment Kathryn A. Yurkonis, Iowa State University, Brian J. Wilsey, Iowa State University, Kirk A. Moloney, Iowa State University
PS 7-82		Grassland, shrubland, and woodland plant assemblages of the Applegate Valley, southwest Oregon Eric Pfaff, Southern Oregon University, Paul E. Hosten, Bureau of Land Management, Medford District
PS 7-83		The influence of fire regime on legume reproduction and establishment in the longleaf pine-wiregrass ecosystem M. Scott Wiggers, Auburn University, L. Katherine Kirkman, J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Kevin Hiers, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Robert Boyd, Auburn University
PS 7-84		A non-equilibrium theory of relative abundance distributions parameterized by species-area relationships Jack W. Siegrist, Rutgers University Graduate Program in Ecology & Evolution, Peter J. Morin, Rutgers University Graduate Program in Ecology & Evolution
PS 7-85		Temporal dynamics of abundance-occupancy relationships Hannah L. Buckley, Lincoln University, Richard P. Duncan, Lincoln University, Fangliang He, University of Alberta
PS 7-86		Seedling recruitment as a driver of species richness in the longleaf pine savanna Gwen D. Iacona, University of Florida, L. Katherine Kirkman, J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Emilio M. Bruna III, University of Florida
PS 7-87		Direct and indirect effects of fire on insect herbivore community structure in the Florida scrub Tania N. Kim, Florida State University
PS 7-88		When competition doesn’t matter: Grassland diversity and community composition Eric G. Lamb, University of Alberta, James F. Cahill Jr., University of Alberta
PS 7-89		Examining the creation of alternate stable states in herbaceous community structure on ancient agricultural fields Hoski Schaafsma, Arizona State University, John Briggs, Arizona State University
PS 7-90		Macroecology of avian size distributions Ethan P. White, Utah State University, S.K. Morgan Ernest, Utah State University, Allen H. Hurlbert, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
PS 7-91		Dracula and Robin Hood: Hemiparasites play both roles Marko J. Spasojevic, University of California Irvine, Katharine N. Suding, University of California, Irvine
PS 7-92		Multiscale influences of spatial and environmental variability on ant community structure Brian J. Spiesman, University of Florida
PS 7-93		Effects of fire, grazing, and topographic variation on vegetation dynamics in tallgrass prairie Laura B. Calabrese, University of New Mexico, Scott Collins, University of New Mexico
PS 7-94		A quantitative method for the prediction and characterization of rarity in vascular plants of the southeastern US Lee Anne Jacobs, University of North Carolina, Robert K. Peet, University of North Carolina
PS 7-95		Prospects for change in endemic populations along a steep tropical environmental gradient Kerry N. Rabenold, Purdue University, Anna L Ciecka, Purdue University, Matthew R Gasner, Purdue University, Keiller Kyle, Purdue University
PS 7-96		Plant species composition reveals temporal and spatial dynamics of snow slides in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado Sara E. Simonson, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Thomas J. Stohlgren, U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Center, Chris C. Landry, Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies

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