97th ESA Annual Meeting (August 5 -- 10, 2012)

Wednesday, August 8, 2012: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM

E146, Oregon Convention Center

1:30 PM

COS 113-1

Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) impacts on soil N, light, and plant community structure in eastern Colorado
Graham M. Tuttle, Colorado State University; Andrew P. Norton, Colorado State University; Gabrielle L. Katz, Appalachian State University

1:50 PM

COS 113-2

Extended leaf phenology as an invasion mechanism for Alliaria petiolata
Lauren M. Smith, Indiana University; Heather L. Reynolds, Indiana University

2:10 PM

COS 113-3

Community reassembly: Causes and consequences of web spider community restructuring following simulated plant invasion
Jennifer N. Smith, The University of Montana; Dean Pearson, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station

2:30 PM

COS 113-4

Dominance of the invasive diatom Mediopyxis helysia (Kühn et al., 2006) irrespective of prevailing Si:N ratios
Sandra Meier, Institute for chemistry and biology of the marine environment; Helmut Hillebrand, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

2:50 PM

COS 113-5

Potential impacts of Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. demise on macroinvertebrates in a Georgia Appalachian stream
Daniel B. Pitt, University of Georgia; Darold P. Batzer, University of Georgia

3:10 PM

COS 113-

Break

3:20 PM

COS 113-6

Turning up the heat: The impact of invasion of Australia’s tropical savannas by an alien grass
Samantha A. Setterfield, Charles Darwin University; Natalie A. Rossiter-Rachor, Charles Darwin University; Michael M. Douglas, University of Western Australia

3:40 PM

COS 113-7

Impacts of alien invasive plants on resident species, communities and ecosystems: a global assessment
Petr Pyšek, Institute of Botany, The Czech Academy of Sciences; Vojtech Jarošík, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science; Philip E. Hulme, Lincoln University; Jan Pergl, Institute of Botany Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; Montserrat Vilà, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC)

4:00 PM

COS 113-8

Niche requirements and competitive effects of a new forest invader, Oplismenus hirtellus spp. undulatifolius (wavyleaf basket grass)
Vanessa B. Beauchamp, Towson University

4:20 PM

COS 113-9

Adding insult to injury in Texas grasslands: Crazy ant extirpates imported fire ant and further reduces native ant and arthropod diversity
Edward G. LeBrun, University of Texas at Austin; John C. Abbott, University of Texas; Lawrence E. Gilbert, University of Texas at Austin

4:40 PM

COS 113-10

The non-indigenous isopod Cirolana harfordi in Australia: Does a non-native in great abundance impact local assemblages?
Ana B. Bugnot, University of Sydney; Ross A. Coleman, The University of Sydney; William F. Figueira, The University of Sidney; Ezequiel M. Marzinelli, University of New South Wales

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