Wednesday, August 8, 2007: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Blrm Salon III, San Jose Marriott
OOS 26 - Restoration of ecological processes: Comparing the role of plant-insect interactions in tropical and temperate systems
Plant-insect interactions are extremely diverse and can be complex, involving many species. Such interactions may be crucial in many communities, both tropical and temperate, and must be considered in conservation and restoration projects. The session will present a series of case studies, from both tropical and temperate systems, in which conservation and restoration efforts focus on diverse biotic interactions. We will attempt to synthesize the salient challenges for process-based conservation and restoration efforts, compare tropical and temperate systems, and discuss the promising avenues for work in this area.
Organizer:Deborah M. Gordon, Stanford U
Co-organizer:Rodolfo Dirzo, Stanford U
Moderator:Deborah M. Gordon, Stanford U
8:00 AMOOS 26-1Pollen movement and the genetic prospects for fragmented forests in tropical and temperate systems
Mary V. Ashley, University of Illinois-Chicago, Andrea T. Kramer, University of Illinois-Chicago, Jennifer L. Ison, University of Illinois-Chicago, Henry F. Howe, University of Illinois-Chicago
8:20 AMOOS 26-2Experimental test of corridor effects on plant-insect interactions
Nick M. Haddad, North Carolina State University
8:40 AMOOS 26-3Biodiversity as a process in tropical and temperate forest understory
Deborah K. Letourneau, University of California, Santa Cruz, Lee A. Dyer, Tulane University
9:00 AMOOS 26-4Indirect effects of an invasive biocontrol weevil on native insect floral herbivores in temperate prairies
Svata M. Louda, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Tatyana Rand, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Abigail Rogers Kula, University of Maryland, Amy Arnett, Unity College
9:20 AMOOS 26-5Secondary seed dispersal by ants in a fragmented Neotropical savanna: Edge effects on ant-derived benefits to seedlings
Paulo S. Oliveira, State University of Campinas, Alex Christianini, State University of Campinas
9:40 AM Break
9:50 AMOOS 26-6Argentine ants: Effects on the restoration of plant-insect interactions in the temperate zone
Jessica Shors, Stanford University, Deborah M. Gordon, Stanford U
10:10 AMOOS 26-7Conservation implications of community and ecosystem phenotypes of foundation plant species
Thomas G. Whitham et al., Northern Arizona University

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