Monday, August 6, 2007: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Almaden Blrm II, San Jose Hilton
COS 11 - Invasion: Community and ecosystem consequences
1:30 PMRegional differences in the drivers of freshwater fish diversity loss in North America
Theo Light, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
1:50 PMImpact of invasive earthworm control treatments on soil microflora and vertebrate fauna in an urban northeast forest restoration site
Amanda K. Bryant, Philadelphia University, Anne H. Bower, Philadelphia University, John C. Maerz, University of Georgia, Christina P. Czarnecki, Philadelphia University, Jereme W. Mason, Philadelphia University, Diana R. Cundell, Philadelphia University, Dennis A. Burton, Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Fran S. Lawn, Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
2:10 PMEffect of deer and Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) understory removal method on restoration of understory plants
Kendra A. Cipollini, Wilmington College, Don Cipollini, Wright State University, Elizabeth Ames, Wilmington College
2:30 PMEcosystem engineering by invasive beavers reduces in-stream diversity and enhances ecosystem function via habitat and trophic pathways in Cape Horn, Chile
Christopher B. Anderson, Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, Amy D. Rosemond, University of Georgia
2:50 PMEcological consequences of giant knotweed (Polygonum sachalinense) invasion into Pacific Northwest riparian forests
Lauren S. Urgenson, University of Washington, Sarah Reichard, University of Washington
3:10 PMBreak
3:20 PMAlteration of ecosystem nutrient pools and microbial populations after invasion and management of Melaleuca quinquenervia
Melissa R. Martin, University of Florida, Philip W. Tipping, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, K. Ramesh Reddy, University of Florida
3:40 PMCritical loads of nitrogen deposition for invasive species at Joshua Tree National Park
Edith B. Allen, Univeristy of California, Riverside, Leela E. Rao, Univeristy of California, Riverside, Robert J. Steers, Univeristy of California, Riverside, Heather Schneider, Univeristy of California, Riverside, Andrzej Bytnerowicz, USDA Forest Service, Mark E. Fenn, USDA Forest Service
4:00 PMDo invasive species provide functional resilience for ecosystems affected by extinction? Evidence from exotic-dominated forests in Hawai’i in the context of the Biodiversity-Ecosystem Function Paradigm
Joseph Mascaro, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, R. Flint Hughes, USDA Forest Service, Stefan A. Schnitzer, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
4:20 PMUsing Markov models to examine mechanisms of interaction among multiple invasions on Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile
Lisa Castillo Nelis, University of Chicago, J. Timothy Wootton, University of Chicago

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