COS 140 - Invasion: Community Effects III

Thursday, August 9, 2012: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Portland Blrm 255, Oregon Convention Center
8:00 AM
 Pinus contorta invasion in Patagonia is influenced by resident vegetation and herbivory
Bárbara Langdon, Bioforest SA; Aníbal Pauchard, Universidad de Concepción, Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB); Lohengrin A. Cavieres, Universidad de Concepcion, IEB Chile
8:20 AM
 Invasive non-native annuals use novel source-sink strategies in North American deserts
Marjolein Schat, Rutgers University; Jennifer L. Schafer, North Carolina State University; Erika L. Mudrak, Cornell University; Carolyn E. Haines, Montclair State University; Hadas A. Parag, Rutgers University; Kirk A. Moloney, Iowa State University; Claus Holzapfel, Rutgers University
8:40 AM
 Challenges in predicting ecosystem response to invasion: A case study of decline of a dominant invader in Hawaii’s seasonally dry woodlands
Carla D'Antonio, University of California Santa Barbara; Stephanie Yelenik, University of California, Santa Barbara; Flint Hughes, USDA Forest Service; Nicole DiManno, University of California
9:00 AM
 Plant groups varying in geographic origin and life form respond differently to invasion and removal of a dominant plant invader
Susan M. Magnoli, Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University; Andrew R. Kleinhesselink, Utah State University; J. Hall Cushman, Sonoma State University
9:20 AM
 Tidally restricted salt marshes invaded by Phragmites australis reduce habitat quality for resident fish populations
Kimberly L. Dibble, University of Rhode Island; Laura A. Meyerson, University of Rhode Island
9:40 AM
9:50 AM
 Resilience of floating aquatic plant communities in coastal bottomlands of the lower Mississippi alluvial valley
Shishir Paudel, Southern Illinois University; Loretta L. Battaglia, Southern Illinois University
10:10 AM
 Determining the effects of exotic warm-season grass invasion on small mammal communities of North Central Oklahoma, USA
Mitchell J. Greer, Fort Hays State University; Morgan A. Noland, Oklahoma State University; Karen R. Hickman, Oklahoma State University; Gail W.T. Wilson, Oklahoma State University
10:30 AM
 Impacts of exotic species invasion and refuge habitats on the persistence of native lady beetle species
Lauren M. Diepenbrock, University of Missouri; Deborah L. Finke, University of Missouri
10:50 AM
 Effects of omnivorous invaders on arboreal arthropod communities in naturally fragmented Hawaiian forests
Erin E. Wilson, University of Maryland; Daniel S. Gruner, University of Maryland
11:10 AM
 Short and long-term impacts and recovery potential for aquatic plant and snail communities in lakes impacted by an invasive omnivore
Ashley K. Baldridge, University of Notre Dame; David M. Lodge, University of Notre Dame