Friday, August 7, 2009: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Grand Pavillion V, Hyatt
COS 129 - Trophic Dynamics and Interactions
8:00 AMCOS 129-1Niche partitioning among fish limits food web connectivity in lakes
Peter Eklöv, Limnology, Mario Quevedo, Limnology, Richard Svanbäck, Limnology
8:20 AMCOS 129-2The effects of prey heterogeneity and enrichment on the transitory dynamics and persistence of aquatic food webs
Christopher F. Steiner, Wayne State University, Christopher A. Klausmeier, Michigan State University, Elena Litchman, Michigan State University
8:40 AMCOS 129-3Light and nutrient availability affects food chain efficiency in benthic and pelagic aquatic food chains
Freya E. Rowland, Miami University, Kelley J. Bricker, Miami University, Michael J. Vanni, Miami University, Maria J. Gonzalez, Miami University
9:00 AMCOS 129-4The independent and interactive effects of resource availability and predation on Daphnia life history and stoichiometry
Torrance C. Hanley, Yale University, David M. Post, Yale University, Stephen C. Stearns, Yale University
9:20 AMCOS 129-5Stable isotopes reveal spatial and temporal changes in the utilization of prey resources by the intraguild predator, Pardosa littoralis
Gina Marie Wimp, Georgetown University, Shannon M. Murphy, George Washington University, Claudio Gratton, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Robert F. Denno, University of Maryland
9:40 AM Break
9:50 AMCOS 129-6Are wolves in Wisconsin affecting the biodiversity of understory plant communities via a trophic cascade
Ramana Callan, University of Georgia, Nathan Nibbelink, University of Georgia
10:10 AMCOS 129-7Effects of palatable and unpalatable plants on deer population dynamics
Toshiyuki Namba, Osaka Prefecture University, Aiko Ohno, Osaka Prefecture University
10:30 AMCOS 129-8An aboveground and belowground test of EEH in Alaskan arctic tundra
Laura Gough, University of Texas at Arlington, John C. Moore, Colorado State University, Gaius R. Shaver, Marine Biological Laboratory, Rod T. Simpson, Colorado State University, David R. Johnson, University of Texas at Arlington
10:50 AMCOS 129-9Cascading effects of birds, bats and lizards: A meta-analysis of terrestrial insectivore exclusion studies
Kailen A. Mooney, University of California, Daniel S. Gruner, University of Maryland, Nicholas A. Barber, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Stacy M. Philpott, University of Toledo, Sunshine A. Van Bael, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Russell Greenberg, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
11:10 AMCOS 129-10Searching for generalities behind non-trophic effects on community assembly
Antonio J. Golubski, University of Toronto, Peter A Abrams, University of Toronto

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