Wednesday, August 8, 2007: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Almaden Blrm II, San Jose Hilton
COS 71 - Invasion: Trophic relationships
8:00 AMCOS 71-1Biotic resistance by seed predators could halt plant invasions
Martin A. Nuńez, The University of Tennessee, Daniel Simberloff, The University of Tennessee, Maria A. Relva, Universidad del Comahue
8:20 AMCOS 71-2Effects of herbivores on the population dynamics of introduced California wild radish
Sharon Y. Strauss, University of California, Davis
8:40 AMCOS 71-3Herbivore dynamics facilitate invasive plants in coastal meadows
Emily K. Gonzales, University of British Columbia, Peter Arcese, University of British Columbia, David R. Clements, Trinity Western University
9:00 AMCOS 71-4Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) change adult bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) diet and feeding behavior in inland Michigan lakes
Carrie E. H. Scheele, Michigan State University, Lesley B. Knoll, Miami University, Alan E. Wilson, NOAA/GLERL, Stephen K. Hamilton, Michigan State University, Donald J. Hall, Michigan State University
9:20 AMCOS 71-5Persistent, non-numeric impacts of an introduced invertebrate predator
Catherine E. De Rivera, Portland State University, Edwin D. Grosholz, University of California, Davis, Gregory M. Ruiz, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
9:40 AM Break
9:50 AMCOS 71-6Effects of gypsy moths on population dynamics of cuckoos and other forest birds
Nicholas Barber, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Robert J. Marquis, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Walter D. Koenig, University of California, Berkeley, Andrew M. Liebhold, USDA Forest Service
10:10 AMCOS 71-7Introduced trout indirectly impact native amphibians via facilitation of a shared predator
Karen L. Pope, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research station, Justin M. Garwood, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research station, Hartwell H. Welsh, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research station, Sharon P. Lawler, University of California, Davis
10:30 AMCOS 71-8The effects of invasive ant control on growth and survival of nesting seabirds in the Hawaiian Islands
Sheldon M. Plentovich, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Aaron Hebshi, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Sheila Conant, University of Hawaii, Manoa
10:50 AMCOS 71-9Long-term legacies and short-term changes in soil microbial community structure and function after Japanese barberry invasion
Kenneth J. Elgersma, Rutgers University, Shen Yu, Rutgers University, Torsten Vor, University of Göttingen, Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Rutgers University
11:10 AMCOS 71-10The role of enemy release and evolved increased competitive ability in the invasion of Pacific U.S. estuaries by Spartina alterniflora
Jenica M. Allen, University of Virginia, David E. Carr, Blandy Experimental Farm

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