ESA/SER Joint Meeting (August 5 -- August 10, 2007)

PS 30-72

Facilitation of an invasive grass by native shrubs
Alden Griffith, Wellesley College; Michael Loik, University of California

PS 30-73

Invading the Mediterranean: Pollination, and competitive ability of the alien plant Solanum elaeagnifolium in its original habitats in Arizona
Theodora Petanidou, University of the Aegean; Scott Allen, University of Arizona; Ruben Alarcón, California State University Channel Islands; Stephen Buchmann, University of Arizona; Nickolas N. Waser, University of California; Judith Bronstein, University of Arizona

PS 30-74

Invasion biology’s forgotten forerunners
Matthew K. Chew, Arizona State University

PS 30-75

Stochastic bioeconomic model of a lake system invasion and its optimal control
Alex Potapov, University of Alberta

PS 30-76

Self-shading and physiological integration in Phragmites australis: Factors leading to division of labor
Jane E. Zagajeski, Rutgers University Newark & The Brearley School, New York, NY; Claus Holzapfel, Rutgers University

PS 30-77

Seasonal variation of photosynthesis and respiratory temperature response of invasive Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) and two co-occurring native understory shrubs in a northeastern US deciduous forest
Chengyuan Xu, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatroy; Kevin L. Griffin, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University; William SF Schuster, Black Rock Forest Consortium

PS 30-78

Root responses of native and invasive forbs to resource heterogeneity
Rebecca E. Drenovsky, John Carroll University; Christina M. Martin, John Carroll University; Molly R. Falasco, John Carroll University; Jeremy J. James, University of California, Davis

PS 30-79

Cultivated origins and introduction history of invasive pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana) in California
Miki Okada, University of California, Davis; Riaz Ahmad, University of California Davis; Marie Jasieniuk, University of California, Davis

PS 30-80

An exotic species database for determining the distribution of exotic plants in southern Illinois
Jason R. Inczauskis, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Molly S. Hacker, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Loretta L. Battaglia, Southern Illinois University; David J. Gibson, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

PS 30-81

The importance of burn frequency and severity in predicting invasive species habitat in three National Park systems, USA
Monique Rocca, Colorado State University; Joel Silverman, Colorado State University; Jeffrey T. Morisette, U.S. Geological Survey; Nate Benson, National Park Service; Kara Paintner, National Park Service; Peter Ma, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Neal Most, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center; Jeff Pedelty, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center; John L. Schnase, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

PS 30-82

Growth and herbivory in native and introduced species of Lonicera (Caprifoliaceae)
Tiffany M. Clade, Millsaps College; Andrew B. Adams, Millsaps College; Debora L. Mann, Millsaps College

PS 30-83

Do plant herbivores and pathogens differentially affect native and exotic plant species in a wetland restoration experiment?
G. Kai Blaisdell, University of California, Berkeley; Bitty A. Roy, University of Oregon; Laurel E. Pfeifer-Meister, University of Oregon; Scott D. Bridgham, University of Oregon

PS 30-84

Why new-fangled ecologists need old-fashioned taxonomy: An example from plant population ecology with reference to invasive species
Juliana C. Mulroy, Denison University; Thomas W. Mulroy, Leidos/Scientific Applications International Corporation

PS 30-85

Effects of disturbance history and habitat variables on H aurantiacum (orange hawkweed) invasion
Alexis L. Jones, University of Montana; Elizabeth Crone, Tufts University

PS 30-86

Phylogeographic patterning and cryptic invasions in the water-milfoil, Myriophyllum heterophyllum
Ryan A. Thum, Montana State University; Michael J. Bronski, Cornell University

PS 30-87

Regional mapping of plant invasion based on expert opinion
David Marvin, University of Michigan; Bethany Bradley, Princeton University

PS 30-88

Patterns of genotypic and phenotypic variation in an invasive mustard (Isatis tinctoria) across its introduced range
Heather L. Simpson, University of New Mexico, Department of Biology; Diane L. Marshall, University of New Mexico

PS 30-89

Gas exchange and carbon allocation patterns in invasive Alliaria petiolata and co-occurring native species
Laurel J. Anderson, Ohio Wesleyan University; Lushani C. Nanayakkara, Ohio Wesleyan University

PS 30-90

The role of fire ants as seed dispersers in a native ecosystem
Katharine L. Stuble, University of Tennessee; L. Katherine Kirkman, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center; C. Ronald Carroll, University of Georgia

PS 30-91

Interactions between invasive and native species: Mechanisms and results of competition between benthic invertebrates
Valance E. F. Brenneis, Portland State University; Beverly C. Ajie, University of California, Davis

PS 30-92

The effects of light and nutrients on an invasive, Buddleja davidii, and native, Griselinia littoralis
Nita G. Tallent-Halsell, US Environmental Protection Agency; Lawrence R. Walker, University of Nevada Las Vegas

PS 30-93

Initial response of forest communities to removal of the invasive Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)
Richard Boyce, Northern Kentucky University

PS 30-94

The effects of an exotic lizard, Anolis sagrei, on arthropod diversity and ecosystem functioning in betelnut palm plantation in Taiwan
Shao-chang Huang, Tunghai University; Gerrut Norval, University of South Africa; I-min Tso, Tunghai University

PS 30-95

Do forested areas impede invader dominance? Predator-mediated coexistence of invasive and native container-dwelling mosquitoes
Banugopan Kesavaraju, Rutgers University; Kavitha Damal, Illinois State University; Steven A. Juliano, Illinois State University

PS 30-96

Extent and impact of exotic earthworm invasion in west central Minnesota
Peter Wyckoff, University of Minnesota, Morris; Andrew Shaffer, University of Minnesota, Morris; Rebecca Bombyk, University of Minnesota, Morris

PS 30-97

Native plant regeneration is virtually absent in lowland, exotic-dominated forests on the island of Hawai'i
Kristen K. Becklund, University of Minnesota; Joseph Mascaro, Carnegie Institution for Science; R. Flint Hughes, USDA Forest Service; Stefan A. Schnitzer, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

PS 30-98

The effect of complete bird loss on herbivory and plant recruitment
Haldre S. Rogers, Iowa State; Tara Kenny, University of Washington; Joshua J. Tewksbury, Future Earth

PS 30-99

Direct and indirect effects of frugivorous monkeys on seed dispersal and germination in native and non-native plants of southwest Puerto Rico
Steven A. Sloan, University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón; Dayanira Alsina Beauchamp, University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón; Zuania Colón Piñeiro, University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón; Angie M. Cuevas Elías, University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón; Cyrus A. Kourosh Huertas, University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón; Juan Nieves Alvarez, University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón; José J. Rodríguez Escobar, University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón; Annette Rivera, University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón; Rosan Rivera Vegas, University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón; Roberto Gardón, University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón

PS 30-100

Variable responses of a key salt marsh facilitator to multiple invasive predators
Sarah M. Gray, University of Fribourg; J. Matthew Hoch, Florida International University; Paul E. Bourdeau, Michigan State University; Bengt J. Allen, California State University, Long Beach; Genevieve Bernatchez, Northeastern University

PS 30-101

Tri-trophic implications of invasive shrubs: Effects on quantity and quality of prey for insectivorous birds
Jonathan H. Rosenthal, University of Michigan

PS 30-102

Differences in soil ecology and fungal symbionts in a Halogeton invasion zone at the Desert Experimental Range, Utah
Rusty J. Rodriguez, US Geological Survey; Jeffrey J. Duda, US Geological Survey; Regina S. Redman, University of Washington; D. Carl Freeman, Wayne State University; John M. Emlen, US Geological Survey; Stanley G. Kitchen, U.S. Forest Service; John Zak, Texas Tech University

PS 30-103

The behavior of invasive geckos in human-dominated landscapes: A role for boldness
Kristen H. Short, University of Cincinnati; Kenneth Petren, University of Cincinnati

PS 30-104

Is there growth after gypsy moths? Impact of an invasive defoliator
Owen D.V. Sholes, Assumption College

PS 30-105

The role of detritus type in competition and distribution of container-dwelling Aedes
Ebony Murrell, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Steven A. Juliano, Illinois State University

PS 30-106

A comparative study on phenotypic plasticity of native vs invasive purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L, Lythraceae)
Young Jin Chun, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology; Kirk A. Moloney, Iowa State University; John D. Nason, Iowa State University

PS 30-107

Latitudinal study of Eurasian and North American populations of Lythrum salicaria L (purple loosestrife)
Keith R. Edwards, University of South Bohemia; Beth A. Middleton, USGS; Jan Kvet, University of South Bohemia

PS 30-108

A test of the EICA hypothesis using French broom (Genista monspessulana)
Richard G. Smith, University of New Hampshire; Angelica M. Herrera, USDA-ARS; Raymond I. Carruthers, USDA-ARS

PS 30-109

Potential for regeneration of Ageratina altissima (Asteraceae) in the presence of Microstegium vimineum (Poaceae) invasion in a post-agricultural woodland
Amy S. Karpati, Rutgers University; Steven N. Handel, Rutgers University

PS 30-110

Forest edge disturbances and their influence on the reproductive success of roadside populations of Microstegium vimineum (Trin) Camus
Brian C. McCarthy, Ohio University; William Tardy, Ohio University

PS 30-111

Effects of a changing light regime on the invasive plant, Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard), in eastern deciduous forest
Kathy Roccaforte, University of Kansas; Mary Vinton, Creighton University

PS 30-112

Seed ecology of native and non-native plants in a Hawaiian lowland wet forest
Barbara A. Rowe, University of Hawaii Hilo; Rebecca Ostertag, University of Hawaii at Hilo; Susan Cordell, USDA Forest Service

PS 30-113

Lonicera X bella: The permutations of plasticity in an invasive shrub
Amy N. Rogers, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Kurt E. Schulz, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Luci Ann P. Kohn, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

PS 30-114

Effects of disturbance and environment on yellow toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) invasiveness
Erik A. Lehnhoff, Montana State University; Lisa J. Rew, Montana State University; Bruce Maxwell, Montana State University

PS 30-115

Estimating effects of the exotic Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) on native doves in south Florida
Mark W. Miller, University of Florida; Elise V. Pearlstine, University of Florida; James E. Hines, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center; Frank J. Mazzotti, University of Florida

PS 30-116

Genetic diversity and early colonization success: Testing hypotheses with a model system
Kerri M. Crawford, Washington University in St. Louis; Paul Thompson, Rice University; Kenneth D. Whitney, Rice University

PS 30-117

Evaluating the success of management in Alliaria petiolata: Role of stage-structure and intraspecific competition
Brittany J. Teller, Pennsylvania State University; Eleanor A. Pardini, Washington University in St. Louis; Tiffany Knight, Washington University

PS 30-118

Effects of overwinter conditions on Chinese Tallow germination along a coastal-inland gradient in South Carolina
Isaac W. Park, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Saara J. DeWalt, Clemson University; Evan Siemann, Rice University; William E. Rogers, Texas A&M University

PS 30-119

Seed germination and seedling growth of invasive Phragmites australis from forested and developed watersheds of the Chesapeake Bay
Karin M. Kettenring, Utah State University; Dennis F. Whigham, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

PS 30-120

Common reed (Phragmites australis) establishment and expansion rate in roadside ditches
Jacques Brisson, Université de Montréal; Sylvie de Blois, McGill University

PS 30-121

Phenology of the invasive reed Phragmites australis: Implications for invasions under global change
Joshua P. Atwood, University of Rhode Island; Laura A. Meyerson, University of Rhode Island; David V. Viola, University of California, Santa Barbara

PS 30-122

Has Tamarix undergone rapid evolution of latitudinal variation in cold hardiness?
Jonathan Friedman, US Geological Survey; James E. Roelle, US Geological Survey; John F. Gaskin, US Department of Agriculture; Julie Roth, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation

PS 30-123

Evolutionary potential in a newly invasive grass in spite of severe phenotypic and genetic bottlenecks
David Rosenthal, Ohio University; Alisa Ramakrishnan, Portland State University; Mitch Cruzan, Portland State University

PS 30-124

Demographic and genetic Allee effects interact in depressing reproduction in a weedy grass (Lolium multiflorum)
Jeffrey L. Firestone, University of California, Davis; Marie Jasieniuk, University of California, Davis

PS 30-125

Imperata cylindrica, an invasive grass, shifts nitrogen pools in a young pine forest
Pedram Daneshgar, Iowa State University; Shibu Jose, University of Missouri

PS 30-126

Single-tree effects of savanna trees and the influence of invasive species on soil nitrogen cycling
Megan M. Poulette, University of Kentucky; Mary A. Arthur, University of Kentucky

PS 30-127

Native Populus deltoides ssp wislizenii and non-native Tamarix chinensis are functionally similar regarding soil nitrogen resource acquisition and allocation
Jennifer Follstad Shah, University of New Mexico; Cliff Dahm, University of New Mexico; Robert Sinsabaugh, University of New Mexico

PS 30-128

Altered ecosystem carbon and nitrogen cycles by plant invasion: A meta-analysis
Chengzhang Liao, University of Oklahoma; Yiqi Luo, University of Oklahoma; Xuhui Zhou, Fudan University; Xiaowen Wu, University of Oklahoma; Jiakuan Chen, Fudan University; Bo Li, Fudan University

PS 30-129

The role of litter in the success of the invasive plant, reed canary (Phalaris arundinacea)
Jennifer K. Sidner, Creighton University; Mary Vinton, Creighton University; Leanne M. Vigue, University of Wisconsin

PS 30-130

Effects of nitrogen pollution and exotic grasses on soil nitrogen cycling and microbial community structure in coastal sage scrub
Francy El Souki, San Diego State University; David A. Lipson, San Diego State University

PS 30-131

Patterns of earthworm presence and potential influences on ecosystem structure and process in a second-growth northern hardwood forest
Jodi A. Forrester, University of Wisconsin; Erika F. Latty, Unity College; David J. Mladenoff, University of Wisconsin - Madison

PS 30-132

Taproot elongation in woody plant seedlings: A factor in species encroachment potential
Steve R. Woods, University of Arizona; Steve R. Archer, University of Arizona; Susan Schwinning, Texas State University

PS 30-133

Ecophysiology of native and invasive deeply rooted forbs in northern mixed-grass prairie
Jennifer M. Schomp, University of Wyoming; David Williams, University of Wyoming; Peter A. Koenig, University of Wyoming; Elise Pendall, University of Wyoming; Daniel R. LeCain, USDA-ARS; Dana Blumenthal, Rangeland Resources Research Unit; Jack A. Morgan, USDA-ARS

PS 30-134

Using native allelopathic species to combat exotic species
Spencer A. Cronin, Colorado State University; Mark W Paschke, Colorado State University; Laura G Perry, Colorado State University; Edward F Redente, Colorado State University; Jorge M Vivanco, Colorado State University

PS 30-135

Rodent consumers and differential establishment of native grasses
Sara M. Motheral, University of California; John Orrock, University of California, Santa Barbara

PS 30-136

Biotic and abiotic controls of exotic species richness and abundance within and across old-field communities
Windy A. Bunn, National Park Service; Lara Souza, University of Oklahoma; Aimee T. Classen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Nathan J. Sanders, The University of Copenhagen

PS 30-137

Perennial pepperweed invasion on a restored seasonal floodplain
Rachel A. Hutchinson, UC Davis- Information Center for the Environment; Joshua H. Viers, University of California, Merced; James F. Quinn, University of California

PS 30-138

Detecting an invasive shrub in forest understory using remote sensing
Julian Resasco, University of Colorado; Alison N. Maye, Miami University; Mary C. Henry, Miami University; David L. Gorchov, Miami University

PS 30-139

Simultaneous estimation of habitat suitability and colonization kernel for an invasive alien tree Bischofia javanica in a subtropical oceanic island
Keita Fukasawa, Yokohama National University; Fumito Koike, Yokohama National University; Nobuyuki Tanaka, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute; Kayo Otsu, Japan Forest Technology Association

PS 30-140

A strategy for developing a participatory restoration program for the removal of invasive, non-native plants
Meghan Q.N. Fellows, Fairfax County Park Authority

PS 30-141

Rehabilitation of native prairie remnants invaded by smooth brome and Kentucky bluegrass in the northern Great Plains
Matt A. Bahm, Institute for Applied Ecology; Thomas G. Barnes, University of Kentucky; Kent C. Jensen, South Dakota State University

PS 30-142

Interactions between a native and non-native annual of coastal sage scrub: Can Emmenanthe penduliflora suppress Centaurea melitensis?
Gerard A. Somers, California State University, San Bernardino; Parisa Chavoshi, U.C. Berkeley; Kimberlyn Williams, California State University, San Bernardino

PS 30-143

Medusahead dispersal and establishment in sagebrush steppe
Kirk W. Davies, USDA-ARS

PS 30-144

Mowing as a management tool to control invasive Carduus nutans and Carduus acanthoides
Rui Zhang, Harvard University; Katriona Shea, The Pennsylvania State University

PS 30-145

Fire effects on invasive weed seed germination
Lance T. Vermeire, USDA-Agricultural Research Service; Matthew J. Rinella, USDA-Agricultural Research Service

PS 30-146

The cost and effectiveness of small-scale control methods on fennel, Foeniculum vulgare, in Natividad Creek Park, Salinas, CA
Abigail E. Gwinn, CSU, Monterey Bay and Return of the Natives Restoration Education Project at the Watershed Institute

PS 30-147

Predicting invasion success by modeling ecological and evolutionary dynamics
Andrew R. Kanarek, National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis; Colleen T. Webb, Colorado State University

PS 30-148

Monitoring invasive weeds in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta: Methods, effectiveness, and potential for restoration
Maria Santos, University of California, Berkeley; Erin Hestir, Center for Spatial Technologies and Remote Sensing; Shruti Khanna, University of California, Davis; Margaret Andrew, Center for Spatial Technologies and Remote Sensing; Jonathan Greenberg, University of Illinois; Michael Whiting, Center for Spatial Technologies and Remote Sensing; Nina Noujdina, Center for Spatial Technologies and Remote Sensing; Susan Ustin, Center for Spatial Technologies and Remote Sensing

PS 30-149

Measuring and predicting Lespedeza cuneata spread in a Kansas old field
Jason Emry, University of Kansas

PS 30-150

Effects of two treatments aimed at eliminating Pteridium aquilinum in sites with arrested succession in the Lacandon Tropical Forest, Chiapas, México
Cristina B. Peñaloza-Guerrero, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Diego R. Pérez-Salicrup, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

PS 30-151

Bringing modeling to the masses: Online tools for invasive species management
Greg Newman, Colorado State University; Jim Graham, Natural Resource Ecology Laborary; Sunil Kumar, Colorado State University; Catherine Jarnevich, U.S. Geological Survey; Thomas J. Stohlgren, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory

PS 30-152

Restoration of Rio Grande Bosque forests: Developing understory slash pile burn protocols that minimize cottonwood mortality
Burton Pendleton, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station; Darin Law, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station; Rosemary Pendleton, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station; Don Kearney, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge

PS 30 - Invasion