Wednesday, August 8, 2007: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Blrm Salon II, San Jose Marriott
COS 80 - Biodiversity and ecosystem function II
1:30 PM	COS 80-1		Prokaryotic metacommunity concept: linking microbial diversity to biogeochemical cycling in the ocean Takeshi Miki, Kyoto University, Taichi Yokokawa, Kyoto University, Toshi Nagata, Kyoto University, Norio Yamamura, Kyoto University
1:50 PM	COS 80-2		Understanding the effects of marine biodiversity on community and ecosystem processes: A review and synthesis John J. Stachowicz, University of California, Davis, John Bruno, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J. Emmett Duffy, The College of William and Mary
2:10 PM	COS 80-3		Herbivore species richness and the structure of Caribbean coral reefs Deron E. Burkepile, Yale University, Alexander D. Chequer, Georgia Institute of Technology, Mark E. Hay, Georgia Institute of Technology
2:30 PM	COS 80-4		Genetic diversity and disturbance interact to influence seagrass productivity A. Randall Hughes, University of California, Davis, John J. Stachowicz, University of California, Davis
2:50 PM	COS 80-5		If you pulse it, they will come: Pulse rate of detritus inputs affects richness and abundance of aquatic invertebrates Donald A. Yee, Illinois State University, Steven A. Juliano, Illinois State University
3:10 PM			Break
3:20 PM	COS 80-6		Annual plant productivity as a function of species richness, diversity, and evenness over 17 years of rainfall variability in a Chilean semiarid shrubland Aurora Gaxiola, Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB), Universidad de Chile & P. Universidad Católica de Chile, Martin Carmona, Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB), Universidad de Chile & P. Universidad Católica de Chile, M. Francisca Diaz, Center for Advanced Studies in Ecology and Biodiversity, P. Universidad Católica de Chile, Peter L. Meserve, Northern Illinois University, Douglas A. Kelt, University of California, Juan J. Armesto, P. Universidad Catolica de Chile, Julio R. Gutierrez, Universidad de Chile
3:40 PM	COS 80-7		Effects of plant species diversity on individual plant performance Andrea Schmidtke, University of Potsdam, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Tanja Rottstock, University of Potsdam, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Markus Fischer, University of Bern
4:00 PM	COS 80-8		Comparing a single high-diversity mixture with all its component species in monocultures Bernhard Schmid, University of Zurich
4:20 PM	COS 80-9		Ecosystem functioning determined by plant functional group composition Jennie R. McLaren, University of British Columbia
4:40 PM	COS 80-10		Functional diversity and productivity peak at intermediate levels of dispersal in evolving meta-communities Nicolas Mouquet, CNRS - ISEM - Université Montpellier 2, Patrick Venail, CNRS - ISEM - Université Montpellier 2, Thierry Bouvier, EcolLag - Université Montpellier 2, Mike Brockhurst, The University of Liverpool, Mike Hochberg, CNRS - ISEM - Université Montpellier 2, Craig MacLean, Imperial College of London

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