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

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

Almaden Blrm II, San Jose Hilton

8:00 AM

COS 71-1

Biotic resistance by seed predators could halt plant invasions
Martin A. Nuñez, Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente, CONICET; Daniel Simberloff, The University of Tennessee; Maria A. Relva, INIBIOMA (Conicet-Universidad del Comahue)

8:20 AM

COS 71-2

Effects of herbivores on the population dynamics of introduced California wild radish
Sharon Y. Strauss, University of California, Davis

8:40 AM

COS 71-3

Herbivore 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 AM

COS 71-4

Zebra 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, Lacawac Sanctuary Field Station; Alan E. Wilson, Auburn University; Stephen K. Hamilton, Michigan State University; Donald J. Hall, Michigan State University

9:20 AM

COS 71-5

Persistent, 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

COS 71-

Break

9:50 AM

COS 71-6

Effects of gypsy moths on population dynamics of cuckoos and other forest birds
Nicholas A. Barber, Northern Illinois University; Robert J. Marquis, University of Missouri - St. Louis; Walter D. Koenig, Cornell University; Andrew M. Liebhold, USDA Forest Service

10:10 AM

COS 71-7

Introduced 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 AM

COS 71-8

The 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

10:50 AM

COS 71-9

Long-term legacies and short-term changes in soil microbial community structure and function after Japanese barberry invasion
Kenneth J. Elgersma, University of Northern Iowa; Shen Yu, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Torsten Vor, University of Göttingen; Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Rutgers University

11:10 AM

COS 71-10

The 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 Connecticut; David E. Carr, University of Virginia

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