Tuesday, August 7, 2007: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Blrm Salon II, San Jose Marriott
COS 28 - Interspecific competition
8:00 AMCOS 28-1Outcomes of competition when organisms integrate over different spatial scales and implications for clonal plant communities
Antonio J. Golubski, Michigan State University, Katherine L. Gross, Michigan State University, Gary G Mittelbach, Michigan State University
8:20 AMCOS 28-2Competition and integration in a clonal woody shrub
William L. Duval, University of Georgia, Rebecca R. Sharitz, University of Georgia
8:40 AMCOS 28-3The contrasting roles of growth and architectural traits for plant performance in monocultures and mixtures
Radka Wildova, University of Michigan, Deborah E. Goldberg, University of Michigan, Tomas Herben, Institute of Botany
9:00 AMCOS 28-4Does relatedness predict the intensity of competition between plants? A hierarchical test with six coexisting Asteraceae
Michael Stastny, Cornell University, Anurag A. Agrawal, Cornell University
9:20 AMCOS 28-5Plant competitive interactions in an overlapping depletion zone
Amit Chakraborty, University of California, Riverside, Bai-Lian Li, University of California, Riverside
9:40 AM Break
9:50 AMCOS 28-6Soil community feedbacks modify competition in an old-field model system
Thomas H. Pendergast IV, University of Pittsburgh, Walter P Carson, University of Pittsburgh
10:10 AMCOS 28-8Indirect effects of UV-B radiation on larval amphibian competition across an elevation gradient
Tiffany S. Garcia, Oregon State University, Rebbecca Hill, Oregon State University, Andrew R. Blaustein, Oregon State University
10:30 AMCOS 28-9Interference or exploitation? Competitive interactions among native and invasive Mytilus spp
Jenna L. Shinen, University of California Davis, Steven G. Morgan, University of California Davis
10:50 AMCOS 28-10 Coexistence of species via a trade-off between colonization and competitive abilities: New theoretical insights
Vincent Calcagno, University of Montpellier, Nicolas Mouquet, University of Montpellier, Philippe Jarne, CNRS, Patrice David, CNRS

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