Wednesday, August 5, 2009: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Ruidoso, Albuquerque Convention Center
COS 51 - Biodiversity: Patterns
8:00 AMCOS 51-1Patterns of richness and diversity of snake communities in Texas: The influence of sampling methodology
Rachel A. Lange, West Texas A&M University, Richard T. Kazmaier, West Texas A&M University, Matthew D. Broxson, West Texas A&M University
8:20 AMCOS 51-2A quantitative analysis of temporal turnover across aquatic organisms and ecosystems
Janne Soininen, University of Helsinki, Jenni J. Korhonen, University of Helsinki, Helmut Hillebrand, University of Oldenburg
8:40 AMCOS 51-3Biogeography of aquatic and semi-aquatic Heteroptera in the Grand Canyon ecoregion, southwestern USA
Lawrence E. Stevens, Museum of Northern Arizona and Grand Canyon Wildlands Council, John T. Polhemus, Colorado Entomological Institute
9:00 AMCOS 51-4Ecosystem-phase interactions: Aquatic algae decreases plant composition in the California Vernal Pool Ecosystem
Jamie M. Kneitel, California State University, Sacramento, Carrie L. Lessin, California State University, Sacramento
9:20 AMCOS 51-5Controls on community structure of an ephemeral meltwater stream ecosystem in the McMurdo Dry Valleys
Breana L. Simmons, Colorado State University, Diane M. McKnight, University of Colorado, Lee F. Stanish, University of Colorado, Diana H. Wall, Colorado State University
9:40 AM Break
9:50 AMCOS 51-6Fungal biogeography and diversity: A global synthesis of published DNA sequences
Stephanie N. Kivlin, University of California, Irvine, Krista L. McGuire, University of California, Irvine, Christine V. Hawkes, University of Texas at Austin, Kathleen K. Treseder, University of California, Irvine
10:10 AMCOS 51-7Phylogenetic evaluation of subspecies within a variable complex of Euphydryas butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the southwestern US
Michael Wellik, San Diego State University, Kathy S. Williams, San Diego State University, Andrew Bohonak , San Diego State University
10:30 AMCOS 51-8The effects of dispersal and environmental heterogeneity on bacterivores in inquiline metacommunities
Thomas E. Miller, Florida State University
10:50 AMCOS 51-9A global analysis of temperate old-growth forests: commonality and variability in structure and function
William S. Keeton, University of Vermont, Sabina Burrascano, University of Rome, Jiquan Chen, University of Toledo, Mykola Chernyavskyy, Ukrainian National Forestry University, Brigitte Commarmot, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Jerry F. Franklin, University of Washington, Andrew J. Larson, University of Washington, David B. Lindenmayer, Australian National University, Jared S. Nunery, University of Vermont, Thomas A. Spies, USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, Mark Swanson, Washington State University, Robert Van Pelt, University of Washington

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