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

Wednesday, August 8, 2007: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM

Blrm Salon II, San Jose Marriott

8:00 AM

COS 68-1

Patch size estimates and stem density of large trees (>76.2cm d.b.h.) in old-growth mixed-conifer forests of California and Oregon
F. Randolph Knight Jr., Ecological Sciences

8:20 AM

COS 68-2

Vegetation change in a sensitive forested wetland in the Upper Midwest
Jason E. Mills, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee; James A. Reinartz, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Gretchen A. Meyer, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee; Erica B. Young, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee

8:40 AM

COS 68-3

Considering spatial and temporal change in southwest Oregon Garry oak communities as a basis for restoration
Paul E. Hosten, Bureau of Land Management, Medford District

9:00 AM

COS 68-4

Canopy gap dynamics in old-growth riparian forests along low order streams, Adirondack Mountains, New York
Miranda Thomas Curzon, University of Minnesota; William S. Keeton, University of Vermont

9:20 AM

COS 68-5

Long-term trends in size-class distribution, recruitment, and mortality of trees in a hemlock-hardwood forest in northern Michigan
Ted T. Salk, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Lee Frelich, University of Minnesota; Shinya Sugita, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

9:40 AM

COS 68-

Break

9:50 AM

COS 68-6

The effects of demographic processes on the spatial structure of an old-growth forest: The importance of density-dependent mortality
Adrian Jai Das, USGS Western Ecological Research Center; John J. Battles, University of California, Berkeley; Nathan L. Stephenson, United States Geological Survey; Phillip J. Van Mantgem, United States Geological Survey

10:10 AM

COS 68-7

Shadows from the past: The importance of seed dispersal to spatial patterns of tree composition in Indiana old field forests
David Welch, Indiana University; Vicky Meretsky, Indiana University

10:30 AM

COS 68-8

Trade-offs between tree growth and survival rates along elevation gradients in forests of New Zealand
Sabrina E. Russo, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; David A. Coomes, University of Cambridge; Susan Wiser, Landcare Research; Richard P. Duncan, University of Canberra; Richard Barker, University of Otago

10:50 AM

COS 68-9

On the interplay between neighbourhood interactions and size structure: Did Janzen-Connell get it wrong?
David J. Murrell, University College London

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