94th ESA Annual Meeting (August 2 -- 7, 2009)

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

COS 8-1

Unifying invasion and colonization biology
David A. Rogers, University of Wisconsin - Parkside; Kathryn L. Amatangelo, Brown University; Donald M. Waller, University of Wisconsin

1:50 PM

COS 8-2

Investigating the invasion potential of brown trout (Salmo trutta) in high mountain streams: Are early life-stages limited by interactions between geomorphic and hydrologic factors?
Christy Meredith, Utah State University; Phaedra Budy, Utah State University

2:10 PM

COS 8-3

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

COS 8-4

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

COS 8-5

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

COS 8-

Break

3:20 PM

COS 8-6

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

COS 8-7

Mechanism of secondary-metabolite mediated resource foraging in an invasive plant species
Nishanth Tharayil, Clemson University; Daniella Triebwasser, Clemson University

4:00 PM

COS 8-8

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

4:20 PM

COS 8-9

Differences between invasive and non-invasive pines in plasticity and traits related to efficiency and exploitation
Virginia Matzek, Santa Clara University

4:40 PM

COS 8-10

The role of soil depth in woody encroachment
Kathleen D. Eggemeyer, Texas State University; Susanne Schwinning, Texas State University

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