Tuesday, August 5, 2008: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
202 C, Midwest Airlines Center
OOS 10 - Linkages Between Ecosystem Disturbance and Exotic Species Invasions in Forested Ecosystems
Invasive exotic species are the second leading cause of biodiversity loss worldwide, primarily due to the replacement of native species through competition, predation, parasitism, and changes in ecosystem function. Invasive exotic species pose significant challenges for natural resource managers charged with maintaining the biological diversity and integrity of ecosystems. While many commonalities exist between the introduction and spread of several serious invasive species, the threats posed by individual species are not necessarily equivalent and vary depending on location within the introduced range and the different roles that disturbance plays in the establishment, spread, and persistence of the exotic species. The objective of this session is to bring together speakers from throughout the Eastern United States to discuss the role of both natural and anthropogenic disturbances in the spread of exotic invasives in forested ecosystems.
Organizer:Scott Roberts, Mississippi State University
Co-organizer:Shibu Jose, University of Florida
Moderator:Scott Roberts, Mississippi State University
1:30 PMOOS 10-1Role of natural and anthropogenic disturbance in exotic invasions: Predicting Imperata cylindrica invasion of southeastern forests using ecological niche modeling
Shibu Jose, University of Florida, Nitesh Tripathi, University of Florida
1:50 PMOOS 10-2Forest disturbance and ecology of Japanese climbing fern (Lygodium japonicum)
Patrick J. Minogue, University of Florida, Kimberly K. Bohn, University of Florida, Anna Osiecka, University of Florida
2:10 PMOOS 10-3A comparison of the habitat- and landscape-level effects of invasive beavers: Implications for ecology and management
Christopher B. Anderson, Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity and Omora Park - University of Magallanes, Amy D. Rosemond, University of Georgia, Guillermo Martinez Pastur, Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas, Ricardo Rozzi, University of North Texas and Omora Park (Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity and University of Magallanes), Chile
2:30 PMOOS 10-4Ecological and economic determinants of invasive tree species on Alabama forest lands
Anwar Hussain, Mississippi State University, Changyou Sun, Mississippi State University, Xiaoping Zhou, USDA Forest Service, Ian Munn, Mississippi State University
2:50 PMOOS 10-5Fire management in a post-invasion landscape: Establishment and persistence of Paulownia tomentosa in the southern Appalachians
Michael A. Jenkins, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Dane M. Kuppinger, Sewanee: The University of the South, Peter S. White, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3:10 PM Break
3:20 PMOOS 10-6The presence of forest invasive species in the Upper Midwest as a function of disturbance, fragmentation, and roads
W. Keith Moser, USDA Forest Service, Mark H. Hansen, USDA Forest Service, Mark D. Nelson, USDA Forest Service
3:40 PMOOS 10-7Diversity, stability, and invasibility of Appalachian forests following logging disturbance
R. Travis Belote, U.S. Geological Survey, Robert H. Jones, Virginia Tech, Thomas F. Wieboldt, Virginia Tech, Carola Haas, Virginia Tech, Thomas Fox, Virginia Tech
4:00 PMOOS 10-8How disturbance has helped reduce the impacts of an exotic fungus in eastern hardwood forests
Eric Holzmueller, Southern Illinois University, Shibu Jose, University of Florida, Michael Jenkins, National Park Service
4:20 PMOOS 10-9Fast versus slow invasions: Temporal and spatial invasion dynamics of Acer platanoides
Christopher R. Webster, Michigan Technological University
4:40 PMOOS 10-10Site characteristics determine the success of prescribed burning for medusahead control
Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California at Davis, Guy B. Kyser, University of California at Davis, Morgan P. Doran, University of California at Davis, Neil K. McDougald, University of California at Davis, Stephen B. Orloff, University of California at Davis, Ronald N. Vargas, University of California at Davis, Robert G. Wilson, University of California at Davis

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