93rd ESA Annual Meeting (August 3 -- August 8, 2008)

Tuesday, August 5, 2008: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM

104 D, Midwest Airlines Center

8:00 AM

COS 22-1

Nitrogen critical loads for epiphytic macrolichens in mixed-conifer forests of the Sierra Nevada, California
Mark E. Fenn, USDA Forest Service; Sarah Jovan, US Forest Service; Linda Geiser, USDA Forest Service

8:20 AM

COS 22-2

Rethinking peace parks as socio-ecological systems: "Environmental peacemaking" and resilience
Keith G. Tidball, Cornell University; Marianne E. Krasny, Cornell University

8:40 AM

COS 22-3

Estimating ecological resilience: The self-identity approach - CANCELLED
Fridolin S. Brand, Technische Universität München

9:00 AM

COS 22-4

Historic range of variability of upland vegetation in Wyoming national forests
Carolyn B. Meyer, University of Wyoming; Dennis H. Knight, University of Wyoming; Gregory K. Dillon, University of Wyoming

9:20 AM

COS 22-5

Climate and human-mediated fire regimes of a humid coast redwood forest
Steve Norman, US Forest Service Southern Research Station

9:40 AM

COS 22-

Break

9:50 AM

COS 22-6

Temporal stability of ecosystem function on coral reefs: Roles of density-dependence, species interactions, and the portfolio effect
Loïc Thibaut, James Cook University; Sean R. Connolly, James Cook University, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

10:10 AM

COS 22-7

A test of alternative stable states theory in producer communities of temporary wetlands
Sigrid D.P. Smith, University of Michigan

10:30 AM

COS 22-8

Can intertidal eelgrass persist and spread by engineering its hydrodynamic environment?
Sylvia Yang, University of Washington; Elizabeth Wheat, University of Washington; Micah Horwith, University of Washington; Arwen Norman, University of Washington; Jennifer Ruesink, University of Washington

10:50 AM

COS 22-9

Spatial indicators of catastrophic regime shifts in ecological systems
Vishwesha Guttal, Indian Institute of Science; Ciriyam Jayaprakash, The Ohio State University

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COS 22 - Ecosystem Stability and Resilience