Wednesday, August 8, 2007: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Blrm Salon II, San Jose Marriott
COS 68 - Forest communities: Pattern and dynamics
8:00 AMCOS 68-1Patch size estimates and stem density of large trees (>76.2cm d.b.h.) in old-growth mixed-conifer forests of California and Oregon
F. Randolph Knight Jr., Ecological Sciences
8:20 AMCOS 68-2Vegetation change in a sensitive forested wetland in the Upper Midwest
Jason E. Mills, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, James A. Reinartz, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, Gretchen A. Meyer, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, Erica B. Young, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
8:40 AMCOS 68-3Considering spatial and temporal change in southwest Oregon Garry oak communities as a basis for restoration
Paul E. Hosten, Bureau of Land Management, Medford District
9:00 AMCOS 68-4Canopy gap dynamics in old-growth riparian forests along low order streams, Adirondack Mountains, New York
Miranda Thomas Curzon, University of Vermont, William S. Keeton, University of Vermont
9:20 AMCOS 68-5Long-term trends in size-class distribution, recruitment, and mortality of trees in a hemlock-hardwood forest in northern Michigan
Ted T. Salk, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Lee Frelich, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Shinya Sugita, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
9:40 AM Break
9:50 AMCOS 68-6The effects of demographic processes on the spatial structure of an old-growth forest: The importance of density-dependent mortality
Adrian Jai Das, University of California, Berkeley, John J. Battles, University of California, Berkeley, Nathan L. Stephenson, United States Geological Survey, Phillip J. Van Mantgem, United States Geological Survey
10:10 AMCOS 68-7Shadows from the past: The importance of seed dispersal to spatial patterns of tree composition in Indiana old field forests
David Welch, Indiana University, Vicky Meretsky, Indiana University
10:30 AMCOS 68-8Trade-offs between tree growth and survival rates along elevation gradients in forests of New Zealand
Sabrina E. Russo, University of Nebraska, David A. Coomes, University of Cambridge, Susan Wiser, Landcare Research, Richard P. Duncan, Lincoln University, Richard Barker, University of Otago
10:50 AMCOS 68-9On the interplay between neighbourhood interactions and size structure: Did Janzen-Connell get it wrong?
David J. Murrell, University of Sheffield

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