96th ESA Annual Meeting (August 7 -- 12, 2011)

8:00 AM

Maternal effects in Poa secunda: Implications for the production of restoration seed
Erin K. Espeland, USDA-ARS; Darcy Hammond, Agnes Scott College; Matt Horning, USDA Forest Service; Richard Johnson, USDA Agricultural Research Service

8:20 AM

Characterization of soil seed banks in California vernal pools: Links to restoration success
Akasha M. Faist, University of Colorado; Sharon K. Collinge, University of Colorado; Chris Ray, University of Colorado

8:40 AM

Temporal changes in seed and bud banks as sources of new propagules during prairie restoration
Jason E. Willand, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Sara G. Baer, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; David J. Gibson, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Ryan P. Klopf, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

9:00 AM

Hierarchical consequences of cultivar and local propagules on community assembly and ecosystem functioning in restoration
Sara G. Baer, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; David J. Gibson, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Ryan P. Klopf, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Allison M. Lambert, Southern Illinois University; Lewis K. Reed, Southern Illinois University; Jason E. Willand, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Ben R. Wodika, Southern Illinois University

9:20 AM

Nut cold hardiness as a factor influencing the restoration of American chestnut in the northeastern United States
Paul G. Schaberg, USDA Forest Service; Thomas M. Saielli, University of Vermont; Gary J. Hawley, University of Vermont; Joshua M. Halman, University of Vermont; Kendra M. Gurney, The American Chestnut Foundation

9:40 AM

Break

9:50 AM

The effect of propagule source and diversity on restored prairie community structure across a precipitation gradient
Ryan P. Klopf, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Sara G. Baer, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

10:10 AM

Seed limitation and microsite limitation at Tenalquot Praire, in Western Washington
Karen M. Reagan, University of Washington

10:30 AM

Inhibition of woody colonization on a reclaimed anthracite mine: Seed rain and seed bank dynamics
George Sworen, Wilkes University; Matthew Haas, Wilkes University; Anthony Cheehan, Wilkes University; Kenneth M. Klemow, Wilkes University

10:50 AM

Determining the most efficient and effective large-scale native seeding techniques in degraded prairies
Sarah T. Hamman, Center for Natural Lands Management; Jonathan D. Bakker, University of Washington; Eric G. Delvin, The Nature Conservancy

11:10 AM

Predicting variable reinvasion pressure in restorations of exotic-plant invaded ecosystems: Field-testing a new model emphasizing propagule pressure and abiotic variation
Christopher A. Gabler, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center; Evan Siemann, Rice University

COS 101 - Restoration Ecology I