Thursday, August 9, 2007: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
N, San Jose McEnery Convention Center
COS 129 - Invasion: Population processes and invasiveness
1:30 PMCOS 129-3The ecology and spread of invasive swallow-wort species across NY State: The role of allelopathy, phenotypic variability, and genetic diversity
Cameron H. Douglass, Cornell University, Leslie A. Weston, Cornell University
1:50 PMCOS 129-4Marketing time determines naturalization of horticultural plants in Florida
Robert W. Pemberton, USDA ARS Invasive Plant Research Lab, Hong Liu, University of Florida
2:10 PMCOS 129-5Dispersal and demography contributions to population spread of Carduus nutans in its native and invaded ranges
Eelke Jongejans, The Pennsylvania State University, Katriona Shea, The Pennsylvania State University, Olav Skarpaas, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Dave Kelly, University of Canterbury, Andy W. Sheppard, CSIRO Entomology, Tim L. Woodburn, CSIRO Entomology
2:30 PMCOS 129-6Response of Natal grass (Melinis repens), an invasive species in Florida scrub vegetation, to supplemental additions of nitrogen and phosphorus
Roger C. Anderson, Illinois State University, Eric S. Menges, Archbold Biological Station
2:50 PM Break
3:00 PMCOS 129-7Mechanisms of Acacia longifolia invasive success: The role of an Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
João M. Ferreira, University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences, Cristina Máguas, University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences, Maria Amélia Martins-Loução, University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences
3:20 PMCOS 129-8Can transgenic insect-resistance lead to significant changes in invasiveness for wild relatives of Bt crops?
Joy A. Hagen, University of California, Santa Cruz, Deborah K. Letourneau, University of California, Santa Cruz, Ingrid M. Parker, University of California, Santa Cruz

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