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

PS 72-1

Size-selective feeding drives plankton community structure
Heidi L. Fuchs, University of California, San Diego; Peter J. S. Franks, University of California, San Diego

PS 72-2

Modeling the dynamics of wildlife habitats and populations at the landscape scale
R. Busing, NC Botanical Garden; 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 72-3

Does gregarious foraging impacts on a feeding efficacy of the Indian black ibis?
Vinod C. Soni, Saurashtra University; Sachin N. Vyas, Saurashtra University

PS 72-4

Arthropod biodiversity in Mona Island Reserve
Christopher Cheleuitte-Nieves, Texas A&M University; Elvia Meléndez-Ackerman, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; Alonso Ramírez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; 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 72-5

Beyond the littoral and pelagic dichotomy: A finer pattern of resource partitioning in the threespine stickleback
Márcio S. Araújo, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp); Paulo Guimarães Jr., Universidade de São Paulo; Richard Svanbäck, Uppsala University; Sérgio F. Reis, Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Daniel I. Bolnick, University of Texas at Austin

PS 72-6

The effects of air pollution on the succession of invasive forest plant species into Eastern Atlantic forests
Eric E. Elton, The Bryn Mawr School

PS 72-7

Engineering 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 72-8

Susceptibility 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 72-9

Decomposition and nutrient cycling in Juniperus ashei mulch
Whitney A. McCarthy, Trinity University; Kelly G. Lyons, Trinity University

PS 72-10

Putative 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 72-11

Spatial 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 72-12

Wild bees provide insurance against ongoing honey bee losses
Rachael Winfree, Rutgers University; Neal Williams, University of California, Davis; Jonathan Dushoff, McMaster University; Claire Kremen, University of British Columbia

PS 72-13

How 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 72-14

Soil and plant response to slash pile burning and restoration in a ponderosa pine forest
Natalie J. Meyer, Montana State University; Thomas H. DeLuca, Bangor University; Cathy A. Zabinski, Montana State University

PS 72-15

Physiological responses to flooding stress in the federally threatened wetland plant Helonias bullata L (swamp pink)
Ari E. Novy, U.S. Botanic Garden; Debora A. Esposito, Rutgers University; Diyana Jamaludin, Rutgers University; Emily Merewitz, Rutgers University

PS 72-16

Modelling the regional dynamics of annual plants
Stephen J. Galsworthy, University of Oxford; Matthias C. Wichmann, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology; Rosie S. Hails, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology; James M. Bullock, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology; Philip K. Maini, University of Oxford

PS 72-17

Dusky 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 72-19

Multiple plant species coexistence -How does affect the limited nutrient utilization to species coexistence?-
Iwata Shigehide, Shizuoka University; Takeuchi Ysuhiro, Shizuoka University

PS 72-20

Exploring the influence of micro-scale spatial arrangements of surface temperatures on animal movements under climate change scenarios
Michael Sears, Clemson University

PS 72-21

Models 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 72-22

T-RFLP approaches to nematode assemblage analysis
Suzanne Donn, SCRI; Tim J Daniell, SCRI; Roy Neilson, SCRI; Bryan S Griffiths, SCRI

PS 72-23

Prescribe burning effects in the invertebrate community of a pine forest plantation
Celia García, Universidad de La Laguna; Lea de Nascimento, University of La Laguna; Silvia Fernández, Universidad de La Laguna; José Ramón Arévalo, Universidad de La Laguna

PS 72-24

A test of genetic divergence and local adaptation for Brachypodium sylvaticum, an invasive grass in Oregon
Loren P. Albert, University of Arizona; Keith M. Karoly, Reed College; David Rosenthal, Ohio University; Mitch Cruzan, Portland State University

PS 72-25

Nutrient availability and substrate type limit benthic denitrification in a tropical Andean stream
Erin R. Hotchkiss, University of Wyoming; Christopher T. Solomon, McGill University & University of Montreal; Robert O. Hall Jr., University of Wyoming; Alexander Flecker, Cornell University

PS 72-26

Cryptic population dynamics: Rapid evolution masks trophic interactions
Takehito Yoshida, University of Tokyo; Stephen 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 72-27

Bromeliad germination: Is light an important factor in germination?
Miriam Toro-Rosario, Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability; 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 72-28

Competition 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 72-29

Howard’s Branch stream and wetlands restoration
Keith Underwood, Underwood & Associates, Inc.; Erik Michelsen, Underwood & Associates, Inc.

PS 72-30

Forest 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 72-31

Dynamic microclimate boundaries across a sharp, tropical rain forest-clearing edge
Eric A. Graham, University of California, Los Angeles; Mark H. Hansen, USDA Forest Service; 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 72-32

Heavy metal adaptation of mountain birch in industrial barrens
Janne K. Eränen, University of Turku; Mikhail V. Kozlov, University of Turku

PS 72-33

The 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 72-34

Temporal variability drives the evolution of cooperative breeding in birds
Dustin R. Rubenstein, University of California, Berkeley; Irby J. Lovette, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology

PS 72-35

Seed limitation of plant population size and species richness in restored lowland tallgrass prairie
F. Leland Russell, Wichita State University

PS 72-36

Do undergraduates actually learn anything from a TIEE laboratory?
Richard Boyce, Northern Kentucky University

PS 72-37

Spatial thinking in genomic ecology or, Why are codons correlated?
R. Cary Tuckfield, ECOSTATys LLC; J. Vaun McArthur, University of Georgia; Craig M. Baker-Austin, University of Georgia

PS 72-38

Effects 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 72-39

Separating 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 72-40

Dynamic landscape measurement in mine site reclamation
Kerri L. Lappin, University of Alberta

PS 72-41

Restoring 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 72-42

Collaborative development of a pollinator information web site: Educating and raising awareness of pollinators through partnerships
Elizabeth Sellers, United States Geological Survey (USGS); Devon Rothschild, Ecological Society of America; Mindy Destro, ESA; Clifford Duke, Ecological Society of America

PS 72-43

Multiple-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 72-44

Urban 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 72-45

Hurricane impacts on coral reef ecology and tourist economies
Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip, University of East Anglia

PS 72-46

Identifying native plant populations for seed collection to use in public revegetation projects in the San Gabriel River watershed, Los Angeles County, California
Ellen Mackey, MWD of So Cal and LA and San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council; Blake Whittington, LA and San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council; Bart O'Brien, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden

PS 72-47

Blinded by the stink: Eutrophication impairs the anti-predator responses of freshwater gastropods
Andrew M. Turner, Clarion University; Michael F. Chislock, Auburn University

PS 72-48

Vegetation 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 72-49

How 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, U.S. Geological Survey; Ian R. Waite, USGS; Terry M. Short, USGS

PS 72-50

Fire, ecosystems and people: Threats, and strategies for global biodiversity conservation
Ayn J. Shlisky, The Nature Conservancy

PS 72-51

Effects of recreation activities on western snowy plover along the Oregon Coast
Shane D. Latimer, Jones & Stokes; Jesse Schwartz, ICF International; Troy Rahmig, ICF International; Paul Whitney, Jones & Stokes

PS 72-52

The 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 72-53

Examination of an insect-plant-primate interaction in Madagascar
Rachel R. Renne, New College of Florida

PS 72-54

Disturbance contingent plant-soil feedbacks: The passenger takes the wheel
Karen Beard, Utah State University; Andrew Kulmatiski, University of Alaska Anchorage

PS 72-55

Changing soil microbial communities to manage plant communities
Andrew Kulmatiski, University of Alaska Anchorage; Karen Beard, Utah State University

PS 72-56

Conflicting selection pressures on the growth/predation risk trade-off in a damselfly
Tomas Brodin, Umeå University; Frank Johansson, Umea University

PS 72-57

Effect 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 72-58

Hedging 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 72-59

Dynamic 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, University of Oxford

PS 72-60

Distribution of North American tree species under climatic change: An ecological niche modeling study using artificial neural networks
H. Serhan Akin, Istanbul Technical University

PS 72-61

Restoration 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 72-62

Distribution of Picea rubens, global warming, and system theory approach
Kyung-Ah Koo, Korea Environment Institute

PS 72-63

Measuring 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 72-64

Assessing 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 72-65

Exotic 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 72-66

Calcium 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 72-67

Woody shrub encroachment lowers groundwater recharge rates across a precipitation gradient
John Kim, USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station; Rob Jackson, Stanford University

PS 72-68

Evaluation 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 72-69

A 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 72-70

Non-linear mixed effects models of leafminer growth
Candace Low, Cornell University; Simon N. Wood, University of Bath; Roger Nisbet, University of California

PS 72-71

Three 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, U.S. Forest Service; John Hom, USDA Forest Service; Jiquan Chen, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606; Thomas R. Crow, USDA Forest Service

PS 72-72

Assessing uncertainty in forest dynamic models
Denis Valle, University of Florida; Christina L. Staudhammer, University of Alabama

PS 72-73

Effects of imidacloprid treatment for hemlock wooly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) on soil microarthropods
Clifford Forrest McKenzie, UNC-Asheville; Barbara C. Reynolds, UNC-Asheville

PS 72-74

Mesquite dune reconstruction in the Colorado Desert
David A. Bainbridge, Alliant International University

PS 72-75

The 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 Gaiser, Florida International University

PS 72-76

Susceptibility 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 72-77

Monitoring 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; Thangavel Palaniswamy, USDA Forest Service, NRS; Subhash Minocha, University of New Hampshire; Christopher Eagar, USDA Forest Service, NRS; Charles T. Driscoll, Syracuse University

PS 72-78

American mink (Mustela vison) in Tierra del Fuego: Ecology of an introduced predator
Alejandro E.J. Valenzuela, Argentine National Parks Administration; Andrea N. Raya Rey, Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Adrián C.M. Schiavini, Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas

PS 72-79

Genetic characterization of clonality in expanding populations of arctic willow (Salix spp) shrubs
Vladimir Douhovnikoff, Bowdoin College; Gregory Goldsmith, Chapman University; Cherrie Huang, Simmons College; M. Syndonia Bret-Harte, University of Alaska Fairbanks

PS 72-80

Without 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 72-81

Population success in dynamic landscapes: Individual dispersal and spatio-temporal pattern
Steven T. Stoddard, University of California, Davis

PS 72-82

Successful bioengineering techniques on large rivers
Mickey Marcus, New England Environmental, Inc.

PS 72-83

Using 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, NC State University; Cavell Brownie, North Carolina State University; Martha J. Groom, University of Washington; Russ Lea, University of North Carolina

PS 72-84

Changes 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 72-85

A monotone, multi-particle contact process for plant invasions
Joseph P. Stover, Lyon College

PS 72-86

Moisture 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 72-87

The impacts of pollinator abundance and plant niche breadth on benefits from pollination mutualisms: Implications for conservation and restoration of endangered pollinators
Jennifer C. Geib, Appalachian State University

PS 72-88

Birds transport nutrients to forests more actively in an urban landscape than a forest-dominated landscape
Motoko Fujita, Yokohama National University; Fumito Koike, Yokohama National University

PS 72-90

Stage-structured reaction-diffusion-competition model of shrub invasion in New Mexico
Etsuko Nonaka, Umea University

PS 72-91

On the occurrence of pests on six materials of spices and aromatic medical plants, survey, populations, and diversity in species
Mohsen S. Tadros, KAFR EL-SHEIKH UNIVERSITY , KAFR EL-SHEIKH .EGYPT

PS 72-92

Restoration 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 72-93

Aesthetic valuation of agricultural landscapes in the Swiss Alps by the public: Effects of ecological compensation areas
Petra Lindemann-Matthies, University of Education Karlsruhe; Reinhold Briegel, University of Zurich; Xenia Junge, University of Zurich; Beatrice Schüpbach, Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station

PS 72-94

Revegetation 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 72-95

Food 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 72-96

Describing 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, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center

PS 72-97

Fire 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 72-98

Out on a limb - forest canopies
Margaret Lowman, North Carolina State University; Zachary I. Evers, New College of Florida; Colleen Mitchell, TREE Foundation; Charissa Jones, New College of Florida (SEEDS alumni)

PS 72-99

Effects 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 72-100

A comparison of heterotrophic soil respiration versus total soil CO₂efflux 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, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research; Danilo Dragoni, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection; Candice M. Smith, University of Illinois

PS 72-101

Growth, 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 72-102

Dating tropical trees in secondary forests along chronosequences
Roel J. W. Brienen, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Edwin Lebrija-Trejos, University of Minnesota; Michiel van Breugel, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institution; Miguel Martinez-Ramos, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

PS 72-103

Ecological land reuse at contaminated sites - planning at the landscape scale
Damian Preziosi, Integral Consulting Inc.; Deborah Rudnick, Integral Consulting Inc.; John Sullivan, Integral Consulting Inc.; Jennifer Schmitz, Integral Consulting Inc.

PS 72-104

Predicting spread of cheatgrass, Bromus tectorum, in the Owyhee Uplands of southeastern Oregon
William B. Kristan, California State University San Marcos

PS 72-105

Impact 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 72-107

Mechanical 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 72-108

Spatial 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 72-109

A 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 72-110

Filling 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 72-111

The 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 72-112

Evaluating 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; 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 72-113

Do these cones make me look fat? Unexpected patterns of resource allocation in whitebark pine
Kelly A. Hopping, Colorado State University; Elizabeth T. Miller, University of Oregon; Elizabeth Crone, Tufts University; Anna Sala, University of Montana

PS 72-114

Feedbacks between community assembly and ecosystem function govern the diversity-productivity relationship
Gregory Houseman, Wichita State University; Bryan L. Foster, University of Kansas; Erin J. Questad, USDA Forest Service

PS 72-115

Effects of prescribed burning on soil microarthropod populations at Nancytown, GA
Matthew William Hutchins, University of North Carolina at Asheville

PS 72-116

The 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 72-117

Effects 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 72-118

The 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 Hartley, University of Colorado Denver; Paul Stapp, Shortgrass Steppe LTER; Michael F. Antolin, Colorado State University

PS 72-119

Predicting 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 72-120

A story of missing links: On the distribution of consumer-resource body mass ratios in food webs
Samraat Pawar, University of Chicago; Thomas Huff, University of Texas at Austin

PS 72-121

Pre-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 72-122

Tamarisk in the Pacific Northwest: current distribution and species-environment relationships
Becky Kerns, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center; Catherine Parks, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station; Bridgett Naylor, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station; Michelle Buonopane, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station

PS 72-123

The importance of day and night pollinators to the evolution and reproduction of dame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis)
Heather Sahli, Shippensburg University

PS 72-124

Growth, 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 72-125

Impact of fire on the colonization of supports in a native and exotic honeysuckle vine
Katherine C. Larson, University of Central Arkansas

PS 72-126

Forest edges as a starting point for restoration of fire-dependent oak woodlands
J. Stephen Brewer, University of Mississippi

PS 72-127

Effects of gaps on soil moisture and microbial biomass
Jenna Halsey, Indiana University

PS 72-128

Nutrient loading and climate warming: Two synergetic drivers of freshwater algal dynamics?
Lisette N. de Senerpont Domis, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW); Wolf M. Mooij, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW); Mathew Leibold, University of Texas at Austin

PS 72-129

When 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, US EPA, Western Ecology Division, NHEERL; Merav Ben-David, University of Wyoming; Brian Fry, Louisiana State University

PS 72-130

Effects of Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) on soil microbial activity and litter decomposition in a southwestern Ohio forest
Cory C. Christopher, Washington University in St. Louis; Guy N. Cameron, University of Cincinnati

PS 72-131

Using 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 72-132

Analysis of in-stream ecological functionality using assessments of geomorphic dynamics
Marisa I. Escobar, Stockholm Environment Institute; Greg B. Pasternack, University of California, Davis

PS 72-133

Determining 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 Wisconsisn - Madison; Nick J. Balster, University of Wisconsisn - Madison

PS 72-134

Restoration 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 72-135

The 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, United States Geological Survey (USGS)

PS 72-136

Bonneville 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 72-137

Using 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 72-138

An 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 72-139

Integrating 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 72-140

Measuring changes in biodiversity in aquatic communities in the classroom
Peter A. Kish, Moravian Academy

PS 72-141

Restoring 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 72-142

Nitrate 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, Arizona State University; Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Rutgers University

PS 72-143

Prospects 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 72-144

Can 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 72-145

Trends in breeding bird populations: A regional approach
Melissa C. Peterson, University at Albany-State University of New York

PS 72-146

Spatial 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 72-147

Human 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 72-148

A 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 72-149

Fungal-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 72-150

Importance 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 72-151

Regulation 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 72-152

Catching thermals and sharing cliffs: Balancing climbing activities and raptor nesting at Pinnacles National Monument
Gavin Emmons, National Park Service

PS 72-153

Using 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 72-154

Seagrass on the edge: local land-use practices threaten coastal seagrass communities in Sabah (Malaysia)
Aaren Freeman, Adelphi University; Fred Short, University of New Hampshire; Irwan Isnian, Sabah Parks; F. A. Razak, Sabah Parks; Rob Coles, Northern Fisheries Centre

PS 72-155

Basalt 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 72-156

Tree mortality following the severe 2002 drought at the ponderosa pine/pinyon-juniper ecotone in northern Arizona: Biotic and abiotic influences
Dan F. Koepke, Desert Botanical Garden; Thomas E. Kolb, Northern Arizona University

PS 72-157

Free of exotic pigs: Two decades of dedicated effort
Rob Saulino, National Park Service; Jim Petterson, National Park Service

PS 72-158

Better 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 72-159

Phenology as an integrative science for assessment of global change impacts: The USA National Phenology Network
Mark Losleben, USA National Phenology Network; Jake Weltzin, US Geological Survey

PS 72-160

Measuring 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 72-161

Restoration of bald eagles to the northern channel islands
Jennifer A. Boyce, NOAA Restoration Center; Annie Little, United States Fish and Wildlife Service

PS 72-162

Life in the colonies: The hierarchical demography of social insects
Karim Al-Khafaji, Stanford; Shripad Tuljapurkar, Stanford University; James R. Carey, University of California, Davis; Robert Page, Arizona State University

PS 72-163

California clapper rails in San Francisco Bay: Modeling habitat relationships at multiple scales to guide habitat restoration and eradication of non-native Spartina
Hildie Spautz, California Department of Fish and Game; Jennifer T. McBroom, Invasive Spartina Project; Nadav Nur, Point Blue 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 72-164

Seagrass 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, San Francisco State University; Sarah Cohen, Estuary and Ocean Science Center/San Francisco State University

PS 72-165

Host infestation patterns of the massive liana Hydrangea serratifolia (Hydrangeaceae) in a Chilean temperate rainforest
Mylthon Jimenez-Castillo, Universidad Austral de Chile; Christopher H. Lusk, University of Waikato

PS 72-166

Hydrological processes as affected by stand composition in semiarid forest in central Mexico
Marlin Perez-Suarez, IPICYT; Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Cientifica y Tecnológica; Tulio Arredondo, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica A. C.; J. Jesus Vargas-Hernandez, Colegio de Postgraduados

PS 72-167

On 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 72-168

The 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 72-169

Functional 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 72-170

Sand prairie seed banks, existing vegetation, and responses to disturbance history
Molly B. McNicoll, Luther College; Carol K. Augspurger, University of Illinois; Adrienne L. Edwards, California State University, Chico

PS 72-171

Effects 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 72-172

Impact 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, Oregon State University

PS 72-173

Effects 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, Oklahoma State University

PS 72-174

The Tucson Hummingbird Project (http://hummingbirds.arizona.edu): Reconciliation ecology, community ecology, and citizen science in an urban area
Alona Bachi, University of Arizona

PS 72-175

The potential of a small-footprint, full-waveform LiDAR to provide fine-scale forest structure information for an ecohydrological study
Mike O'Connell, University of Maryland; Hank Shugart, University of Virginia; Amar Nayegandhi, United States Geological Survey

PS 72-176

Gender 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, University of California, Davis

PS 72-177

Nectar 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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