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

PS 23-76

The influence of an invasive shrub, Buddleja davidii, on a native shrub, Griselinia littoralis, transplanted in a floodplain chronosequence in New Zealand
Nita G. Tallent-Halsell, US Environmental Protection Agency; Lawrence R. Walker, University of Nevada Las Vegas

PS 23-77

Why is the world greener? Invasive species alter trophic structure in a temperate forest understory
Brittany J. Teller, Pennsylvania State University; Jonathan M. Chase, Biodiversity Synthesis Laboratory; Eleanor A. Pardini, Washington University in St. Louis; Tiffany M. Knight, Washington University in St. Louis

PS 23-78

Impact of alien plant invaders on the pollination networks of oceanic and continental islands
Benigno Padrón, IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB); Anna Traveset, IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB)

PS 23-79

Invasive ants as facilitators of seed dispersal
Katharine L. Stuble, University of Tennessee; L. Katherine Kirkman, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center; C. Ronald Carroll, University of Georgia

PS 23-80

The effects of disturbance and community diversity on the success of an exotic forb in a Virginia grassland
Robert W. Heckman, University of North Carolina; David E. Carr, University of Virginia

PS 23-81

Direct and indirect effects of abundant non-native earthworms on Goodyera pubescens (Orchidaceae)
Melissa K. McCormick, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Katalin Szlavecz, Johns Hopkins University; Kenneth L. Parker, Smithsonian Institution; Timothy R. Filley, Purdue University; Dennis F. Whigham, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

PS 23-82

Comparison of soil properties in Prosopis glandulosa (mesquite) and Acacia farnesiana (huisache) communities
Martha C. Ariza, Texas A&M University; Janis K. Bush, University of Texas at San Antonio

PS 23-83

Effects of introduced earthworm species on tree seedling growth and survival in a mesocosm experiment
Erika F. Latty, Unity College; Pamela M. Cruz, Hollins University

PS 23-84

Invasive plant infestations in forest communities impacted by emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis)
John Cardina, The Ohio State University/ OARDC; Catherine P. Herms, Ohio State University/ OARDC; Daniel A. Herms, The Ohio State University / OARDC; Kathleen S. Knight, USDA Forest Service; Annemarie Smith, Ohio State University

PS 23-85

The effects of deer herbivory and the invasive plant garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) on fungal community diversity in a mixed mesophytic forest
Charlotte R. Chan, The Holden Arboretum; David J. Burke, The Holden Arboretum; Susan Kalisz, University of Pittsburgh

PS 23-86

Experimental exotic grass invasion impacts native trees through direct and indirect mechanisms
Luke Flory, University of Florida; Keith Clay, Indiana University

PS 23-87

Invasions of an exotic grass (Microstegium vimineum) reduce light availability and suppress understory vegetation in experimental communities
W. Brett Mattingly, Eastern Connecticut State University; Luke Flory, University of Florida

PS 23-88

Impact of invasive plants on native plant recruitment through altered soil seed banks
Dustin F. Haines, University of Massachusetts; Diane L. Larson, US Geological Survey; Jennifer L. Larson, Polistes Foundation

PS 23-89

Feedback between invasive belowground herbivores and habitat composition in northern hardwood ecosystems
David R. Coyle, University of Wisconsin, Madison; William J. Mattson Jr., US Forest Service; Alexander L. Friend, USDA Forest Service; Kenneth F. Raffa, University of Wisconsin

PS 23-90

Landscape-level assessment of native and non-native Phragmites australis within marine and mainland source watersheds and evaluation of island/marsh restoration efforts on Virginia's Eastern Shore
Edward R. Crawford, Virginia Commonwealth University; Donald R. Young, Alaska Department of Fish and Game; Rodney J. Dyer, Virginia Commonwealth University; John H. Porter, University of Virginia

PS 23-91

Effect of Megathyrsus maximus on soil and plant communities of Mona Island Reserve
Lorna M. Moreno, University of Puerto Rico; Elvia Meléndez- Ackerman, Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies; Christopher Cheleuitte, Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies; Brenda Castro, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus; Josue Sanchez, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus; Alexandra M. López, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus; Nicole Rivera, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus; Laura Yunes, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus

PS 23-92

Assessing competition-resistance and competition-tolerance tradeoffs in native and invasive Mediterranean grasses
James P. Cronin, USGS National Wetland Research Center; Miranda E. Welsh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Samuel T. Abercrombie, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Charles E. Mitchell, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

PS 23-93

Tree-of-heaven, Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill. [Swingle]), and its effects on vegetation and soils of southern Ohio mixed-oak forests
Gerald R. Scott III, Ohio University; Brian C. McCarthy, Ohio University

PS 23-94

Effects of invasive plants on coastal sage scrub soil and microbial communities of Mission Trails regional park
Irene M. Hale, San Diego State University; Marguerite Mauritz, Northern Arizona University; David A. Lipson, San Diego State University

PS 23-95

Vegetation response to feral ungulate disturbance and subsequent removal
David Rogers, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Katherine J. Werner, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Sara Hotchkiss, University of Wisconsin

PS 23-96

Hypochaeris radicata: An invasive species comparison in a low resource system
Anna C. Schoenfelder, University of Maryland; John Bishop, Washington State University; William F. Fagan, University of Maryland; Holly Martinson, University of Maryland

PS 23 - Invasion: Community Effects