COS 8 - Invasion

Monday, August 3, 2009: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Sendero Blrm I, Hyatt
Presider:
Jennifer L. Firn, Queensland University of Technology
1:30 PM
 Unifying invasion and colonization biology 
David A. Rogers, University of Wisconsin - Parkside; Kathryn L. Amatangelo, Brown University; Donald M. Waller, University of Wisconsin
2:10 PM
 Analysis of decomposition and nutrient cycling in native grasses and bothriochloa ischaemum (KR Bluestem)
Amanda A. Benbow, Trinity University; Kelly Lyons, Trinity University
2:30 PM
 How novel are the chemical weapons of garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata, in North America?
Don Cipollini, Wright State University; Stephanie Enright, Wright State University; E. Kathryn Barto, Wright State University
2:50 PM
 Comparisons of geographical distribution, phenotypic and genotypic variation of an invasive mustard Isatis tinctoria (Brassicaceae) in its introduced range
Heather L. Simpson, University of New Mexico, Department of Biology; Diane L. Marshall, University of New Mexico
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
 Contrasting exotics native and introduced range trait combination: a test to the trait preservation hypothesis
Alejandro Ordonez, Aarhus University; Han Olff, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen
3:40 PM
 Mechanism of secondary-metabolite mediated resource foraging in an invasive plant species
Nishanth Tharayil, Clemson University; Daniella Triebwasser, Clemson University
4:00 PM
 Genetic-based plant-soil feedbacks alter the germination and performance of the invasive species Ailanthus altissima, through the soil biota
Emmi Felker-Quinn, National Center for Envionmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency; Joseph K. Bailey, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Jennifer A. Schweitzer, ESA- Soil Ecology Chair
4:40 PM
 The role of soil depth in woody encroachment
Kathleen D. Eggemeyer, Texas State University; Susanne Schwinning, Texas State University
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