Friday, August 10, 2007: 8:30 AM-10:30 AM
Exhibit Halls 1 and 2, San Jose McEnery Convention Center
PS 72 - Latebreaking and newsworthy posters
PS 72-1Size-selective feeding drives plankton community structure
Heidi L. Fuchs, University of California, San Diego, Peter J. S. Franks, University of California, San Diego
PS 72-2Modeling the dynamics of wildlife habitats and populations at the landscape scale
R. Busing, USGS, B. McRae, University of California, Santa Barbara, A. Solomon, USDA Forest Service, C. Burdick, U.S. EPA, N. Schumaker, U.S. EPA, R. McKane, U.S. EPA, D. Phillips, U.S. EPA
PS 72-3Does gregarious foraging impacts on a feeding efficacy of the Indian black ibis?
Vinod C. Soni, Saurashtra University, Sachin N. Vyas, Saurashtra University
PS 72-4Arthropod biodiversity in Mona Island Reserve
Christopher Cheleuitte-Nieves, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras and Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CREST-CATEC), Elvia Meléndez-Ackerman, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CREST-CATEC), and ITES, Alonso Ramírez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras and Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CREST-CATEC), Alberto Puente, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras and Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CREST-CATEC), José Fumero, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras and Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CREST-CATEC), Vanessa Rodríguez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras and Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CREST-CATEC), Paulina Calle, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras and Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CREST-CATEC), Alberto Galindo, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras and Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CREST-CATEC), Katherine Svensson, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras and Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CREST-CATEC), Edgar Hernández, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras and Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CREST-CATEC), Paola Olaya, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras and Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CREST-CATEC), Manuel Figueroa, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras and Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CREST-CATEC), Denny S. Fernández, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao, Ariel Díaz, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao, Miguel García, Natural Resources Department
PS 72-5Beyond the littoral and pelagic dichotomy: A finer pattern of resource partitioning in the threespine stickleback
Márcio S. Araújo, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Paulo Guimarães Jr., Estación Biológica de Doñana, Richard Svanbäck, University of Vancouver, Sérgio F. Reis, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Daniel I. Bolnick, University of Texas at Austin
PS 72-6The effects of air pollution on the succession of invasive forest plant species into Eastern Atlantic forests
Eric E. Elton, University of Virginia
PS 72-7Engineering ecosystem restoration: Surface water availability and bird community structure following beaver re-introduction in an arid land river system
Glenn Johnson, University of Arizona and Charles van Riper III
PS 72-8Susceptibility of date palm fruit cultivars to the natural infestation by Oligonychus afrasiaticus (Mcg) (Acari: Tetranychidae) in relation to their chemical composition
Saleh Aldosari, King Saud University, A G Ali, King Saud University
PS 72-9Decomposition and nutrient cycling in Juniperus ashei mulch
Whitney A. McCarthy, Trinity University, Kelly G. Lyons, Trinity University
PS 72-10Putative native source of the invasive fire ant Solenopsis invicta in the USA
Eric J. Caldera, University of Wisconsin Madison, Christopher J. DeHeer, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Kenneth G. Ross, University of Georgia, Athens, D. DeWayne Shoemaker, USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology
PS 72-11Spatial distribution variation of nectar energy production among dichogamous flowers of Eriotheca gracilipes (Bombacaceae) on two Cerrado physiognomies
Sylene Del Carlo, University of Sao Paulo, Silvana Buzato, University of Sao Paulo
PS 72-12Wild bees provide insurance against ongoing honey bee losses
Rachael Winfree, University of California, Berkeley, Neal M. Williams, Bryn Mawr College, Jonathan Dushoff, Princeton University, Claire Kremen, University of Berkeley
PS 72-13How accurate is coring for measuring annual increment in Quercus mongolica, Kalopanx septemlobus, and Pinus densiflora?
Byung Bae Park, Korea Forest Research Institute, Jong Hwan Lim, Korea Forest Research Institute, Don Koo Lee, Seoul National University
PS 72-14Soil and plant response to slash pile burning and restoration in a ponderosa pine forest
Natalie J. Meyer, Montana State University, Thomas H. DeLuca, The Wilderness Society, Cathy A. Zabinski, Montana State University
PS 72-15Physiological responses to flooding stress in the federally threatened wetland plant Helonias bullata L (swamp pink)
Ari E. Novy, Rutgers University, Debora A. Esposito, Rutgers University, Diyana Jamaludin, Rutgers University, Emily Merewitz, Rutgers University
PS 72-16Modelling the regional dynamics of annual plants
Stephen J. Galsworthy, University of Oxford, Matthias C. Wichmann, NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Rosie S. Hails, NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, James M. Bullock, NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Philip K. Maini, University of Oxford
PS 72-17Dusky dolphins influence feeding efficiency of seabirds, fur seals, and sharks
Robin Vaughn, Texas A&M University, Deborah Shelton, Texas A&M University, Lori Timm, West Chester University, Leslie Watson, University of Tasmania, Bernd Würsig, Texas A&M University
PS 72-19Multiple plant species coexistence -How does affect the limited nutrient utilization to species coexistence?-
Iwata Shigehide, Shizuoka University, Takeuchi Ysuhiro, Shizuoka University
PS 72-20Exploring the influence of micro-scale spatial arrangements of surface temperatures on animal movements under climate change scenarios
Michael Sears, Southern Illinois University
PS 72-21Models for interdisciplinary environmental programs, centers and institutes
Godfrey Uzochukwu, North Carolina A&T State University, Samuel Owusu-Ofori, North Carolina A&T State University, Teresa Styles, North Carolina A&T State University, Patricia Price Lea, North Carolina A&T State University, Judy Rashid, North Carolina A&T State University, Kenneth Roberts, North Carolina A&T State University
PS 72-22T-RFLP approaches to nematode assemblage analysis
Suzanne Donn, SCRI, Tim J Daniell, SCRI, Roy Neilson, SCRI, Bryan S Griffiths, SCRI
PS 72-23Prescribe burning effects in the invertebrate community of a pine forest plantation
Celia García, Universidad de La Laguna, Lea de Nascimento, Universidad de La Laguna, Silvia Fernández, Universidad de La Laguna, José Ramón Arévalo, Universidad de La Laguna
PS 72-24A test of genetic divergence and local adaptation for Brachypodium sylvaticum, an invasive grass in Oregon
Loren P. Albert, Reed College, Keith M. Karoly, Reed College, David M. Rosenthal, Portland State University, Mitch Cruzan, Portland State University
PS 72-25Nutrient availability and substrate type limit benthic denitrification in a tropical Andean stream
Erin R. Hotchkiss, University of Wyoming, Chris T. Solomon, University of Wisconsin, Robert O. Hall Jr., University of Wyoming, Alexander S. Flecker, Cornell University
PS 72-26Cryptic population dynamics: Rapid evolution masks trophic interactions
Takehito Yoshida, University of Tokyo, Stephen P. Ellner, Cornell University, Laura E. Jones, Cornell University, Nelson G. Hairson Jr., Cornell University, Brendan J. M. Bohannan, University of Oregon, Richard E. Lenski, Michigan State University
PS 72-27Bromeliad germination: Is light an important factor in germination?
Miriam Toro-Rosario, Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CATEC-UPR-Río Piedras), Sonja Roque, Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CATEC-UPR-Río Piedras), Elvira Cuevas, Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CATEC-UPR-Río Piedras), María F. Barberena, Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CATEC-UPR-Río Piedras)
PS 72-28Competition for a shared host: Inter- and intra-species interactions of two social parasites and the effect on tripartite co-evolutionary dynamics
Christine A. Johnson, The American Museum of Natural History, Joan M. Herbers, The Ohio State University
PS 72-29Howard’s Branch stream and wetlands restoration
Keith Underwood, Underwood & Associates, Inc., Erik Michelsen, Underwood & Associates, Inc.
PS 72-30Forest detrital food webs in multiple-use landscapes: Bottom-up nutrient enrichment by overabundant deer and top-down predator effects
Steven W. Seagle, Appalachian State University
PS 72-31Dynamic microclimate boundaries across a sharp, tropical rain forest-clearing edge
Eric A. Graham, University of California, Los Angeles, Mark H. Hansen, University of California, Los Angeles, William J. Kaiser, University of California, Los Angeles, Yeung Lam, University of California, Los Angeles, Philip W. Rundel, University of California, Los Angeles, Michael J. Stealey, University of California, Los Angeles, Eric M. Yuen, University of California, Los Angeles
PS 72-32Heavy metal adaptation of mountain birch in industrial barrens
Janne K. Eränen, University of Turku, Mikhail V. Kozlov, University of Turku
PS 72-33The restoration rapid assessment tool
Kathryn A. Thomas, US Geological Survey, Ron Hiebert, National Park Service, Diane L. Larson, US Geological Survey, Nicole Tancreto, Northern Arizona University, Dustin Haines, University of Minnesota, Talise Dow, Northern Arizona University
PS 72-34Temporal variability drives the evolution of cooperative breeding in birds
Dustin R. Rubenstein, University of California, Berkeley, Irby J. Lovette, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
PS 72-35Seed limitation of plant population size and species richness in restored lowland tallgrass prairie
F. Leland Russell, Wichita State University
PS 72-36Do undergraduates actually learn anything from a TIEE laboratory?
Richard L. Boyce, Northern Kentucky University
PS 72-37Spatial thinking in genomic ecology or, Why are codons correlated?
R. Cary Tuckfield, Savannah River National Laboratory, J. Vaun McArthur, University of Georgia, Craig M. Baker-Austin, University of Georgia
PS 72-38Effects of ecological restoration of abandoned coal mine spoils using soil ameliorations on arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
Mi Yeong Sim, Korea National University of Education, Ahn-Heum Eom, Korea National University of Education, Jeong-Hee Yun, Korea National University of Education, Sang-Jun Kim, Korea National University of Education, Chang-Seok Lee, Seoul Women's University
PS 72-39Separating hydraulic redistribution from unsaturated liquid and vapor flow of soil water
Jeffrey M. Warren, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, J. Renée Brooks, US EPA, Maria I. Dragila, Oregon State University, Frederick C. Meinzer, USDA Forest Service
PS 72-40Dynamic landscape measurement in mine site reclamation
Kerri L. Lappin, University of Alberta
PS 72-41Restoring clean air to cities using tree cover
Thomas H. Whitlow, Cornell University, Juan Anguita, University of Massachussetts, Marcie Pullman, Cornell University, Allison Kong, Cornell University
PS 72-42Collaborative development of a pollinator information web site: Educating and raising awareness of pollinators through partnerships
Elizabeth Sellers, National Biological Information Infrastructure, Devon Rothschild, Ecological Society of America, Mindy Destro, Ecological Society of America, Clifford Duke, Ecological Society of America
PS 72-43Multiple-scale invasion patterns of an exotic forage using probability as a function of management and environmental variability
D. Chad Cummings, Oklahoma State University, Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Oklahoma State University, Mark E. Payton, Oklahoma State University
PS 72-44Urban wetland restoration: Vegetation development over 4 years in a newly created "fringe' wetland
Peter J. Hill, District Department of the Environment, Cairn Krafft, USGS
PS 72-45Hurricane impacts on coral reef ecology and tourist economies
Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip, University of East Anglia
PS 72-46Identifying native plant populations for seed collection to use in public revegetation projects in the San Gabriel River watershed, Los Angeles County, California
Ellen Mackey, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and LA & San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council, Blake Whittington, L.A. & San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council, Bart O'Brien, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
PS 72-47Blinded by the stink: Eutrophication impairs the anti-predator responses of freshwater gastropods
Andrew M. Turner, Clarion University, Michael F. Chislock, Clarion University
PS 72-48Vegetation structure and biodiversity in Mediterranean ecosystems: A comparative study from Lebanon and California
Youssef C. Atallah Sr., California State University, Fullerton, Claris Eujene Jones, California State University, Fullerton, Reinhard Boecker, University of Hohenheim
PS 72-49How much is too much? Toward prediction of factors limiting the biotic condition of highly modified fluvial systems of the western US
Jason T. May, USGS, Christopher P. Konrad, USGS/The Nature Conservancy, Anne M. D. Brasher, USGS, Larry R. Brown, USGS, Ian R. Waite, USGS, Terry M. Short, USGS
PS 72-50Fire, ecosystems and people: Threats, and strategies for global biodiversity conservation
Ayn J. Shlisky, The Nature Conservancy
PS 72-51Effects of recreation activities on western snowy plover along the Oregon Coast
Shane D. Latimer, Jones & Stokes, Jesse Schwartz, Jones & Stokes, Troy Rahmig, Jones & Stokes, Paul Whitney, Jones & Stokes
PS 72-52The impact of two salamander species on detrital communities and forest ecosystem function
Jessica Wren Wall, Appalachian State University, Steven W. Seagle, Appalachian State University
PS 72-53Examination of an insect-plant-primate interaction in Madagascar
Rachel R. Renne, New College of Florida
PS 72-54Disturbance contingent plant-soil feedbacks: The passenger takes the wheel
Karen H. Beard, Utah State University, Andrew Kulmatiski, Utah State University
PS 72-55Changing soil microbial communities to manage plant communities
Andrew Kulmatiski, Utah State University, Karen H. Beard, Utah State University
PS 72-56Conflicting selection pressures on the growth/predation risk trade-off in a damselfly
Tomas Brodin, UC Davis, Frank Johansson, Umea University
PS 72-57Effect of competition with annual plants on the growth and establishment of seedlings of Acacia papyrocarpa, a tree from arid lands in southern Australia
Essam Badran El-Sayed, University of Adelaide - School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Jose M. Facelli, University of Adelaide - School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
PS 72-58Hedging our bets: Bees and biodiversity on California's Central Coast
Joanna K. Johnson, San Jose State University, Rachel O'Malley, San Jose State University
PS 72-59Dynamic elasticities of Soay sheep in stochastic environments
Thomas Ezard, Imperial College, London, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Université Claude Bernard, Josephine M. Pemberton, University of Edinburgh, Michael J. Crawley, Imperial College, London, Tim Coulson, Imperial College, London
PS 72-60Distribution of North American tree species under climatic change: An ecological niche modeling study using artificial neural networks
H. Serhan Akin, Istanbul Technical University
PS 72-61Restoration of the populations of a declining plant: The importance of gaps, plant stage, and plant origin
Diethart Matthies, Philipps-University Marburg, Guy Colling, Natural History Museum, Claude Reckinger, Natural History Museum
PS 72-62Distribution of Picea rubens, global warming, and system theory approach
Kyung-Ah Koo, University of Georgia
PS 72-63Measuring the edge: Spacial use of the white-footed mouse as a model for measuring edge gradients in small mammal studies
Gregory P. Klein, University of Cincinnati, Guy N. Cameron, University of Cincinnati
PS 72-64Assessing the relations between aquatic habitat indicators and forest harvesting in British Columbia
Adam Wei, University of British Columbia (Okanagan), Weirong Chen, University of British Columbia (Okanagan)
PS 72-65Exotic plant response to wildfire severity and time since fire in a Colorado ponderosa pine-Douglas-fir forest
Paula J. Fornwalt, USDA Forest Service, William H. Romme, Colorado State University, Merrill R. Kaufmann, USDA Forest Service
PS 72-66Calcium addition alters the soil microbial diversity at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, NH, USA
Sridevi Ganapathi, University of New Hampshire, Rakesh Minocha, USDA Forest Service, NRS, Louis Tisa, University of New Hampshire, Subhash Minocha, University of New Hampshire
PS 72-67Woody shrub encroachment lowers groundwater recharge rates across a precipitation gradient
John Kim, Duke University, Rob Jackson, Duke University
PS 72-68Evaluation of two new models of net radiometers
J. Mark Blonquist Jr., Apogee Instruments, Inc., Bruce Bugbee, Utah State University, Bertrand Tanner, Campbell Scientific, Inc., Scott B. Jones, Utah State University
PS 72-69A picky palette? The host plant selection of an endangered beetle.
Kirsten E. Hill, San Jose State University, Rachel O'Malley, San Jose State University
PS 72-70Non-linear mixed effects models of leafminer growth
Candace Low, University of California, Simon N. Wood, University of Bath, Roger Nisbet, University of California
PS 72-71Three dimensional visualization of forest landscapes with fire and other disturbances
Bo Song, Clemson University, Xianli Wang, University of Alberta, Thomas M Williams, Clemson University, Eric J. Gustafson, USDA Forest Service, John Hom, USDA Forest Service, Jiquan Chen, University of Toledo, Thomas R. Crow, USDA Forest Service
PS 72-72Assessing uncertainty in forest dynamic models
Denis Valle, University of Florida, Christina L. Staudhammer, University of Florida
PS 72-73Effects of imidacloprid treatment for hemlock wooly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) on soil microarthropods
Clifford Forrest McKenzie, UNC-Asheville, Barbara C. Reynolds, UNC-Asheville
PS 72-74Mesquite dune reconstruction in the Colorado Desert
David A. Bainbridge, Alliant International University
PS 72-75The effects of nutrient enrichment on benthic periphyton mat communities in a South Florida freshwater coastal wetland habitat
Josette Marie La Hée, Florida International University, Evelyn E. Gaiser, Florida International University
PS 72-76Susceptibility of coastal populations of Caribbean pine to attack by southern pine beetle in Belize
Aaron I. Snyder, Colorado College, N. W. Bower, Colorado College, M. A. Snyder, Colorado College
PS 72-77Monitoring remediation of physiological stress in trees after calcium addition at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, NH, USA
Rakesh Minocha, USDA Forest Service, NRS, Stephanie Long, USDA Forest Service, NRS, Thangavel Palaniswamy, USDA Forest Service, NRS, Subhash Minocha, University of New Hampshire, Christopher Eagar, USDA Forest Service, NRS, Charles T. Driscoll, Syracuse University
PS 72-78American mink (Mustela vison) in Tierra del Fuego: Ecology of an introduced predator
Alejandro E.J. Valenzuela, Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas, Andrea N. Raya Rey, Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas, Adrián C.M. Schiavini, Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas
PS 72-79Genetic characterization of clonality in expanding populations of arctic willow (Salix spp) shrubs
Vladimir Douhovnikoff, Simmons College, Gregory R. Goldsmith, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Cherrie Huang, Simmons College, M. Syndonia Bret-Harte, University of Alaska Fairbanks
PS 72-80Without honeybees, wild bees may still provide full pollination service on cultivated pumpkins
Helen Esther Julier, University of Virginia, T'ai H. Roulston, University of Virginia
PS 72-81Population success in dynamic landscapes: Individual dispersal and spatio-temporal pattern
Steven T. Stoddard, University of California, Davis
PS 72-82Successful bioengineering techniques on large rivers
Mickey Marcus, New England Environmental, Inc.
PS 72-83Using artificial canopy gaps to restore Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittata) habitat in tropical timber plantations
Faith M. Inman, North Carolina State University, Thomas R. Wentworth, North Carolina State University, Cavell Brownie, North Carolina State University, Martha J. Groom, University of Washington, Russ Lea, University of North Carolina
PS 72-84Changes in landscape heterogeneity resulting from spatial differences in succession rates after farm land abandonment in a mountain environment
Santiago Beguería, Aula Dei Experimental Station - CSIC, Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano, Pyrenean Institute of Ecology - CSIC
PS 72-85A monotone, multi-particle contact process for plant invasions
Joseph P. Stover, University of Arizona
PS 72-86Moisture availability as an influence on the stable oxygen and carbon isotopes of Quercus rubra tree-rings
Alexis S. Reed, University of Kansas, Sharon A. Billings, University of Kansas
PS 72-87The impacts of pollinator abundance and plant niche breadth on benefits from pollination mutualisms: Implications for conservation and restoration of endangered pollinators
Jennifer C. Geib, University of Missouri-Columbia
PS 72-88Birds transport nutrients to forests more actively in an urban landscape than a forest-dominated landscape
Motoko Fujita, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Fumito Koike, Yokohama National University
PS 72-90Stage-structured reaction-diffusion-competition model of shrub invasion in New Mexico
Etsuko Nonaka, University of New Mexico
PS 72-91On the occurrence of pests on six materials of spices and aromatic medical plants, survey, populations, and diversity in species
Mohsen S. Tadros Sr., KAFR EL-SHEIKH UNIVERSITY
PS 72-92Restoration projects as teaching laboratories: The EcoQuest New Zealand model
Kimberly J. Babbitt, University of New Hampshire, Ria Brejaart, EcoQuest Education Foundation, Matthew J. Baber, EcoQuest Education Foundation, Jillana Robertson, Maungatautari Ecological island Trust
PS 72-93Aesthetic valuation of agricultural landscapes in the Swiss Alps by the public: Effects of ecological compensation areas
Petra Lindemann-Matthies, University of Zurich, Reinhold Briegel, University of Zurich, Xenia Junge, University of Zurich, Beatrice Schüpbach, Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station
PS 72-94Revegetation success at the roadside: What matters when all fails?
Ignacio Mola, Obrascon Huarte Lain, S. A., Nicolás López-Jiménez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, María D. Jiménez, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid ETSI Montes, Luis Balaguer, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
PS 72-95Food for thought: Use of a multidisciplinary service-learning model to enhance student food literacy
Heather L. Reynolds, Indiana University, Victoria M. Getty, Indiana University, Briana L Gross, Indiana University, Diane S. Henshel, Indiana University, George J. Rehrey, Indiana University, James W. Reidhaar, Indiana University, Whitney M. Schlegel, Indiana University
PS 72-96Describing fine roots: Do Corner’s Rules apply to fine roots?
Jennifer M. Withington, The Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway, Robert J. Mitchell, The Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway
PS 72-97Fire does not increase alien species recruitment in the coastal matorral of Chile
Susana Gómez-González, Universidad de Concepción, Cristian Torres, Universidad de Concepción, Graciela Valencia, Universidad de Concepción, Lohengrin Cavieres, Universidad de Concepción
PS 72-98Out on a limb - forest canopies
Margaret Lowman, New College of Florida, Zachary I. Evers, New College of Florida, Colleen Mitchell, TREE Foundation, Charissa Jones, New College of Florida
PS 72-99Effects of non-native plant removal and fuels reduction on riparian breeding bird populations
Deborah Finch, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, David Hawksworth, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station
PS 72-100A comparison of heterotrophic soil respiration versus total soil CO2 efflux and eddy-covariance based whole ecosystem respiration in a mid-latitude deciduous forest
Craig A. Wayson, Indiana University, J. C. Randolph, Indiana University, Hans Peter Schmid, Indiana University, Danilo Dragoni, Indiana University, Candice M. Smith, Indiana University
PS 72-101Growth, mortality, and predation of western red cedar (Thuja plicata) seedlings in an urban forest
Nancy E. Broshot, Linfield College, Sandra Diedrich, Portland Parks and Recreation, Joshua Dodd, Linfield College, Tanya Helm, Linfield College, Katelyn Selzer, Linfield College, Jennifer Simms, Linfield College
PS 72-102Dating tropical trees in secondary forests along chronosequences
Roel J. W. Brienen, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Edwin Lebrija, Wageningen university, Michiel Van Breugel, Wageningen University, Miguel Martinez-Ramos, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
PS 72-103Ecological land reuse at contaminated sites - planning at the landscape scale
Damian V. Preziosi, Integral Consulting Inc., Deborah Rudnick, Integral Consulting Inc., John Sullivan, Integral Consulting Inc., Jennifer Schmitz, Integral Consulting Inc.
PS 72-104Predicting spread of cheatgrass, Bromus tectorum, in the Owyhee Uplands of southeastern Oregon
William B. Kristan, California State University San Marcos
PS 72-105Impact of trampling on early recovery and succession of bare rock substrate along a rocky intertidal platform in central California
Marie N. Rucker, San Jose State University, Rachel O'Malley, San Jose State University
PS 72-107Mechanical habitat restoration improves demographic performance of Florida scrub-jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens)
Gregory R. Schrott, Archbold Biological Station, Michelle Dent, Archbold Biological Station, Reed Bowman, Archbold Biological Station
PS 72-108Spatial autocovariance of forty western Oregon catchments: Patterns, causes, and contrasts
Nicholas A. Som, Oregon State University, Lisa M. Ganio, Oregon State University, Robert E. Gresswell, USGS
PS 72-109A landscape approach to characterizing wetland communities and their functions, Beluga Region, Alaska
Rebecca Shaftel, HDR Alaska, Inc., Kathryn Brown, HDR Alaska, Inc., Anne Leggett, HDR Alaska, Inc., Chris Wrobel, HDR Alaska, Inc.
PS 72-110Filling an empty niche: How academia can help find educational solutions to environmental problems
E. H. Wells, University of California, E. M. Bella, University of California, T. M. Mata, University of California, A. P. Wintzer, University of California
PS 72-111The effects of fire on the regeneration of a rare maritime chaparral shrub, Eastwood’s golden fleece (Ericameria fasciculata, Asteraceae)
Jon R. Detka, San Jose State University, Susan C. Lambrecht, San Jose State University
PS 72-112Evaluating cpDNA sequence variation as a tool for studying population genetic structure in Pitcairnia angustifolia in Puerto Rico
Elvia Meléndez-Ackerman, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras and Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CREST-CATEC), Jason Rausher, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras and Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CREST-CATEC), Paola A. Olaya A, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras and Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CREST-CATEC)
PS 72-113Do these cones make me look fat? Unexpected patterns of resource allocation in whitebark pine
Kelly A. Hopping, University of Montana, Elizabeth T. Miller, University of Montana, Elizabeth E. Crone, University of Montana, Anna Sala, University of Montana
PS 72-114Feedbacks between community assembly and ecosystem function govern the diversity-productivity relationship
Gregory R. Houseman, University of Kansas, Bryan L. Foster, University of Kansas, Erin J. Questad, University of Kansas
PS 72-115Effects of prescribed burning on soil microarthropod populations at Nancytown, GA
Matthew William Hutchins, University of North Carolina at Asheville
PS 72-116The impact of solar UV radiation on the proteome in three soybean lines differing in flavonoid content
Chenping Xu, University of Maryland, Joe H. Sullivan, University of Maryland, Savi Natarajan, USDA-ARS, PSI
PS 72-117Effects of prescribed burning on microarthropod populations at Nancytown, GA
Matthew William Hutchins, University of North Carolina at Asheville, B.C. Reynolds, University of North Carolina at Asheville
PS 72-118The influence of climate, soils, and the spatial configuration of prairie dog colonies on plague epizootics 
Lisa T. Savage, Colorado State University, Robin M. Reich, Colorado State University, Laurel M. Hartley, Michigan State University, Paul Stapp, California State University, Fullerton, Michael F. Antolin, Colorado State University
PS 72-119Predicting evapotranspiration from sparse and dense vegetation communities in a semiarid environment using NDVI derived at different spatial resolutions
Malika Baghzouz, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Dale A. Devitt, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
PS 72-120A story of missing links: On the distribution of consumer-resource body mass ratios in food webs
Samraat Pawar, University of Texas at Austin, Thomas Huff, University of Texas at Austin
PS 72-121Pre-dispersal seed predation of Sidalcea malviflora subsp sparsifolia by Macrorhoptus weevils
Shannon B. Garcia, California Polytechnic University, Pomona, Joan M. Leong, California Polytechnic University, Pomona
PS 72-122Tamarisk in the Pacific Northwest: current distribution and species-environment relationships
Becky Kerns, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station, Catherine Parks, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station, Bridgett Naylor, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station, Michelle Buonopane, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station
PS 72-123The importance of day and night pollinators to the evolution and reproduction of dame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis)
Heather Sahli, University of Hawaii
PS 72-124Growth, biomass, and heavy metal accumulation of three woody species seedlings following fertilization in soils of abandoned metalliferous mines
Kyong-Won Seo, Korea University, Yowhan Son, Korea University, Nam Jin Noh, Korea University, Jeong-Gyu Kim, Korea University
PS 72-125Impact of fire on the colonization of supports in a native and exotic honeysuckle vine
Katherine C. Larson, University of Central Arkansas
PS 72-126Forest edges as a starting point for restoration of fire-dependent oak woodlands
J. Stephen Brewer, University of Mississippi
PS 72-127Effects of gaps on soil moisture and microbial biomass
Jenna Halsey, Indiana University
PS 72-128Nutrient loading and climate warming: Two synergetic drivers of freshwater algal dynamics?
Lisette N. De Senerpont Domis, University of Texas at Austin, Wolf M. Mooij, NIOO-KNAW, Centre for Limnology, Mathew Leibold, University of Texas at Austin
PS 72-129When isotopes aren't enough: Using additional information to constrain mixing problems
Donald L. Phillips, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Edward A. G. Schuur, University of Florida, J. Renee Brooks, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Merav Ben-David, University of Wyoming, Brian Fry, Louisiana State University
PS 72-130Effects of Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) on soil microbial activity and litter decomposition in a southwestern Ohio forest
Cory C. Christopher, University of Cincinnati, Guy N. Cameron, University of Cincinnati
PS 72-131Using a knowledge base suitability model to reconcile conservation planning with long-term stewardship in the interior Columbia River basin
Hope C. Humphries, University of Colorado at Boulder, Patrick S. Bourgeron, University of Colorado at Boulder
PS 72-132Analysis of in-stream ecological functionality using assessments of geomorphic dynamics
Marisa I. Escobar, University of California, Davis, Greg B. Pasternack, University of California, Davis
PS 72-133Determining fertilizer rate for best management practice in sandy soils to balance production requirements and environmental impacts
Nicole Diol, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Ryosuke Fujinuma, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Nick J. Balster, University of Wisconsin - Madison
PS 72-134Restoration of soil function on coal mine sites in eastern Tennessee 50 years after mining
Jennifer A. Franklin, University of Tennessee, Jan Frouz, Institute of Soil Biology
PS 72-135The butterflies and moths of North America: A database for research, education, and conservation
Kelly C. Lotts, United States Geological Survey, National Biological Information Infrastructure, Thomas Naberhaus, United States Geological Survey, National Biological Information Infrastructure, Elizabeth Sellers, National Biological Information Infrastructure
PS 72-136Bonneville Environmental Foundation Model Watershed Program:  Funding scientific, long-term, and adaptive river restoration
Robin Gens Jenkinson, Bonneville Environmental Foundation, Todd Reeve, Bonneville Environmental Foundation
PS 72-137Using long-term estuarine monitoring to develop conceptual models of coastal ecosystems and address upland land-use impacts
Derk C. Bergquist, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Robert F Van Dolah, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, David Chestnut, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
PS 72-138An integrated environmental analysis of dynamic interactions between landscapes and humans in the Colorado Front Range during the 19th and 20th centuries
Patrick S. Bourgeron, University of Colorado at Boulder, Hope C. Humphries, University of Colorado at Boulder, Timothy R. Seastedt, University of Colorado at Boulder
PS 72-139Integrating salvage LWD in riverine restoration site construction: Fluvial processes, complexity, and juvenile salmonid utilization
John R. Klochak, Trinity River Restoration Program, David Gaeuman, Trinity River Restoration Program, Damon Goodman, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Aaron Martin, Yurok Tribal Fisheries Department
PS 72-140Measuring changes in biodiversity in aquatic communities in the classroom
Peter A. Kish, Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics
PS 72-141Restoring value to wetlands by applying nekton-based measures of habitat quality and restoration success
Justin M. Krebs, University of South Florida, Carole C. McIvor, United States Geological Survey, Susan S. Bell, University of South Florida
PS 72-142Nitrate removal in urban wetlands: Examining the roles of vegetation, soils, and hydrology in the creation of “hot spots” and “hot moments” of microbial activity
Monica M. Palta, Rutgers University, Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
PS 72-143Prospects of a multi-tiered insect resistance management program for genetically modified corn hybrids expressing toxins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis
Matthew W. Carroll, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, John Glaser, United States Environmental Protection Agency
PS 72-144Can local stand and fire histories be used as tools for restoration across a broader geographic region?
Laurie S. Huckaby, US Forest Service, Peter M. Brown, Rocky Mountain Tree-ring Research, Inc., Merrill R. Kaufmann, USDA Forest Service
PS 72-145Trends in breeding bird populations: A regional approach
Melissa C. Peterson, University at Albany-State University of New York
PS 72-146Spatial distribution of longleaf pine regeneration after natural disturbance:  Implications for uneven-aged management
Kimberly K. Bohn, University of Florida, Justin McKeithen, University of Florida
PS 72-147Human dimensions of California condor recovery
Court Van Tassell, National Park Service, Jim Petterson, National Park Service, David Garcelon, Institute for Wildlife Studies, Eric Brunnemann, National Park Service, Denise Louie, National Park Service
PS 72-148A model for ecological restoration and service-learning: Partnering ecologists, landowners, agencies, and youth in the Central Valley of California, USA
Heidi L. Ballard, University of California - Davis, Mary Kimball, Center for Land-Based Learning, Rachel S. Schwartz, University of California - Davis, Nina Suzuki, Center for Land-Based Learning
PS 72-149Fungal-plant interactions influence decomposition: Biomass, CO2 and nutrient leaching
Mirna Santana, University of Wisconsin-Madison, William H. McDowell, University of New Hampshire, Jeffrey L Merriam, University of New Hampshire, Patricia Lebow, USDA-FS, Deborah Jean Lodge, USDA-FS
PS 72-150Importance of establishment order in competitive interactions between native plant species and Centaurea stoebe
Matthew J. Schultz, Colorado State University, Laura G. Perry, Colorado State University, Mark W. Paschke, Colorado State University
PS 72-151Regulation of toxin intake by herbivorous rodents
Ann-Marie Torregrossa, University of Utah, Anthony Azzara, PRI, Bristol-Myers Squibb, M. Denise Dearing, University of Utah
PS 72-152Catching thermals and sharing cliffs: Balancing climbing activities and raptor nesting at Pinnacles National Monument
Gavin Emmons, National Park Service
PS 72-153Using openModeller to analyze the geographical distribution of the Centridini bees (Apidae, Hymenoptera)
Isabel Alves-dos-Santos, Universidade de São Paulo, Tereza Cristina Giannini, Universidade de São Paulo, Sandra R. C. Naxara, Universidade de São Paulo, Antonio Mauro Saraiva, Universidade de São Paulo
PS 72-154Seagrass on the edge: local land-use practices threaten coastal seagrass communities in Sabah (Malaysia)
Aaren Freeman, University of New Hampshire, Fred Short, University of New Hampshire, Irwan Isnian, Sabah Parks, F. A. Razak, Sabah Parks, Rob Coles, Northern Fisheries Centre
PS 72-155Basalt milkvetch: Candidate species for rangeland restoration in the western USA
Kishor Bhattarai, Utah State University, Douglas A. Johnson, USDA-ARS Forage and Range Research Lab, Thomas A. Jones, Utah State University
PS 72-156Tree mortality following the severe 2002 drought at the ponderosa pine/pinyon-juniper ecotone in northern Arizona: Biotic and abiotic influences
Dan F. Koepke, Northern Arizona University, Thomas E. Kolb, Northern Arizona University
PS 72-157Free of exotic pigs: Two decades of dedicated effort
Rob Saulino, National Park Service, Jim Petterson, National Park Service
PS 72-158Better urban flood control: Benthic macroinvertebrate response to alternative substrates in San Jose, CA
Michael T. Brady, Humboldt State University, Michael A. Camann, Humboldt State University, James L. Carter, U.S. Geological Survey
PS 72-159Phenology as an integrative science for assessment of global change impacts: The USA National Phenology Network
Mark Losleben, USA National Phenology Network, Jake F. Weltzin, University Of Tennessee
PS 72-160Measuring the impacts of noise on lekking greater sage-grouse
Jessica L. Blickley, University of California, Davis, Diane J. Blackwood, University of California, Davis, Gail L. Patricelli, University of California, Davis
PS 72-161Restoration of bald eagles to the northern channel islands
Jennifer A. Boyce, NOAA Restoration Center, Annie Little, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
PS 72-162Life in the colonies: The hierarchical demography of social insects
Karim Al-Khafaji, Stanford, Shripad Tuljapurkar, Stanford, James Carey, UC Davis, Robert Page, Arizona State University
PS 72-163California clapper rails in San Francisco Bay: Modeling habitat relationships at multiple scales to guide habitat restoration and eradication of non-native Spartina
Hildie Spautz, Wetland Wildlife Associates, Jennifer T. McBroom, Invasive Spartina Project, Nadav Nur, PRBO Conservation Science, Jules G. Evens, Avocet Research Associates, Joy Albertson, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Steven Bobzien, East Bay Regional Park District, Katy Zaremba, Invasive Spartina Project, Mark Herzog, PRBO Conservation Science
PS 72-164Seagrass restoration genetics: Donor bed genetic diversity and shoot density of Zostera marina in mesocosms
Brian S. Ort, Romberg Tiburon Center/San Francisco State University, Esa K. Crumb, Romberg Tiburon Center/San Francisco State University, Laura K. Reynolds, Romberg Tiburon Center/San Francisco State University, Katharyn E. Boyer, Romberg Tiburon Center/San Francisco State University, Sarah Cohen, Romberg Tiburon Center/San Francisco State University
PS 72-165Host infestation patterns of the massive liana Hydrangea serratifolia (Hydrangeaceae) in a Chilean temperate rainforest
Mylthon Jimenez-Castillo, Universidad Austral de Chile, Christopher H. Lusk, Macquarie University
PS 72-166Hydrological processes as affected by stand composition in semiarid forest in central Mexico
Marlin Perez-Suarez, IPICYT, Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald, IPICYT, Tulio Arredondo, IPICYT, J. Jesus Vargas-Hernandez, Colegio de Postgraduados
PS 72-167On the surface: Are secondary metabolites used to prevent fouling in green algae?
Laura A. Bedinger, University of South Florida, Valerie J. Paul, Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce
PS 72-168The effects of tree island size and water depth on population patterns of the cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) and marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in the Everglades, Florida
Miguel Fernandes, University of Miami, Donald DeAngelis, United States Geological Survey, Michael Gaines, University of Miami
PS 72-169Functional groups, traits, and the performance of species in restoration
Rachael E. Roberts, Oregon State University, Deborah L. Clark, Oregon State University, Mark V. Wilson, Oregon State University
PS 72-170Sand prairie seed banks, existing vegetation, and responses to disturbance history
Molly B. McNicoll, University of Illinois, Carol K. Augspurger, University of Illinois, Adrienne L. Edwards, California State University, Chico
PS 72-171Effects of fire and canopy on understory hardwoods in a restored longleaf pine savanna
Darin P. Ellair, Louisiana State University, Jeffrey H. Burton, Louisiana State University, Dina S. Knight, Louisiana State University, William J. Platt, Louisiana State University
PS 72-172Impact of fire and invasive species on aboveground carbon pools along a precipitation gradient in Hawaiian tropical forests
Creighton M. Litton, University of Hawaii at Manoa, J. Boone Kauffman, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, USDA Forest Service
PS 72-173Effects of spatially heterogeneous fire and grazing on butterfly communities in tallgrass prairie
Raymond A. Moranz, Oklahoma State University, Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Oklahoma State University, David M. Engle, Iowa State University
PS 72-174The Tucson Hummingbird Project (http://hummingbirds.arizona.edu): Reconciliation ecology, community ecology, and citizen science in an urban area
Alona Bachi, University of Arizona
PS 72-175The potential of a small-footprint, full-waveform LiDAR to provide fine-scale forest structure information for an ecohydrological study
Mike O'Connell, University of Virginia, Hank Shugart, University of Virginia, Amar Nayegandhi, United States Geological Survey
PS 72-176Gender and clonal variability in water relations and salinity tolerance of saltgrass (Distichlis spicata) planted for dust contol on the Owens Lake playa
Brynne E. Lazarus, UC Davis, James H. Richards, UC Davis
PS 72-177Nectar composition and corolla size variation in an endangered plant species, Sidalcea pedata
Marry Jones, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Sean X. Liu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Joan M Leong, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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