COS 79
Restoration Ecology III

Wednesday, August 7, 2013: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
L100J, Minneapolis Convention Center
1:30 PM
 Predicting success in restored bogs shortly after restoration works
Eduardo Gonzalez, University of Denver; Line Rochefort, Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG); Monique Poulin, Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG)
1:50 PM
 Population genetics and viability of genetic rescue in the restricted endemic Lepidospartum burgessii (Asteraceae)
Evelyn W. Williams, Chicago Botanic Garden; Jeremie Fant, Chicago Botanic Garden; Kay Havens, Chicago Botanic Garden; Michael Howard, Bureau of Land Management
2:10 PM
 Plant responses to rainfall and microsite in sagebrush communities: Keys to restoration success in the Great Basin?
Kari E. Veblen, Utah State University; Maike F. Holthuijzen, Utah State University; Troy A. Wirth, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center; Nicole M. DeCrappeo, U.S. Geological Survey, DOI Northwest Climate Science Center; David A. Pyke, U.S. Geological Survey
2:30 PM
 When is active restoration cost effective?
Adam Lampert, University of California, Davis; Alan Hastings, University of California, Davis
2:50 PM
 Investigating relationships between land-use legacies and current vegetation in Southern WI fens
Tara Davenport, University of Wisconsin - Madison; David Bart, University of Wisconsin
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
 A mixed blessing for restoration in arid shrublands: Native perennial grasses reduce erosion and weeds, but also native shrubs
Lauren M. Porensky, USDA-ARS; Jay Davison, University of Nevada, Reno; Wally M. Miller, University of Nevada, Reno; Erin M. Goergen, St. Petersburg College; Erin K. Espeland, USDA-ARS; Erin C. Moore, University of Nevada, Reno; Elizabeth A. Leger, University of Nevada, Reno
3:40 PM
 The effect of large woody debris on stream community structure across an enrichment gradient
Murray S. A. Thompson, University College London; Steve J. Brooks, Natural History Museum; Carl Sayer, University College London; Guy Woodward, Queen Mary University of London; Gavin L. Simpson, University of Regina; Victoria Warren, Queen Mary, University of London
4:00 PM
 Effects of wildfire severity and post-wildfire management actions on vegetation recovery trajectories in the Lost Pines of Texas
Emily M. Booth, University of Texas at Austin; Norma L. Fowler, University of Texas at Austin; Eric L. Keith, Raven Environmental Services, Inc.
4:40 PM Cancelled
 Effects of plant-derived smoke products on seed germination
Yanni Chen, Texas Tech University; Robert D. Cox, Texas Tech University
4:20 PM
 Ecological restoration, continuity, and change: The role of history in the restoration of former U.S. military sites
Marion Hourdequin, Colorado College; David Havlick, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs