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

PS 73-155

Impact of afforestation on soil nitrogen mineralization, and availability in a semi-arid sandy site in western Northeast China
Chen Fusheng, Nanchang Uinversity; Zeng Dehui, Institue of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Chao Liang, University of Wisconsin, Madison

PS 73-156

Divergent soil microbial community recovery in response to contrasting restoration techniques targeted against an invasive species
Andrea Jilling, University of New Hampshire; Lauren G. Umek, DePaul University; Louise Egerton-Warburton, Chicago Botanic Garden

PS 73-157

Chemical analysis and nutrient resorption of hybrid American chestnut
Chase C. Rosenberg, Ohio University; Jared L. DeForest, Ohio University; Brian C. McCarthy, Ohio University

PS 73-158

Surprise fall cohorts contribute to the population viability of a threatened species
Michael A. Plenzler, Bowling Green State University

PS 73-159

Evaluation of native plant seed for plant establishment from cattle dung
Scott L. Kronberg, USDA, ARS, Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory; Jeffrey S. Fehmi, University of Arizona; John R. Hendrickson, USDA, ARS, Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory

PS 73-160

Testing the resource use overlap hypothesis in invasive species control
H.N. Nguyen, Trinity University; K.G. Lyons, Trinity University

PS 73-161

Changing the native-exotic richness relationship as a goal of restoration: Tamarisk removal in Grand Canyon National Park
Lori J. Makarick, National Park Service; R. Travis Belote, The Wilderness Society; Chris L. Lauver, National Park Service

PS 73-162

Developing Sierra Nevada forest restoration guidelines using active-fire forest conditions
Jamie M. Shields, University of California, Davis; Malcolm North, USDA Forest Service

PS 73-163

Effectiveness of prescribed fires in maintaining savannas and native herbaceous plant species diversity in central Texas
Christina M. Andruk, University of Texas at Austin; Norma L. Fowler, University of Texas at Austin

PS 73-164

Evaluating cloud forest restoration: Citizen science and the beginning of long-term monitoring in Monteverde, Costa Rica
Patricia A. Townsend, Washington State University Extension

PS 73-165

Does invertebrate abundance and composition limit the recovery of fish populations in a restored river?
Josie E. Hardy, University of California Santa Barbara; Alexander M. Romanov, University of California Santa Barbara; Steven C. Zeug, Cramer Fish Sciences; Bradley J. Cardinale, University of Michigan

PS 73-166

Assessing restoration progress: Comparing restored and unrestored shore communities along the industrial Duwamish River
Anna Vanha, Seattle University; W. Lindsay Whitlow, Seattle University

PS 73-167

Proposal for the restoration of floodplain forests in the Middle Ebro River (NE Spain) based on greenhouse experiments and monitoring of seed dispersal
Eduardo González, University of Denver; Francisco A. Comín, Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología-CSIC; Alvaro Cabezas, Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología-CSIC; María González, Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología-CSIC; Belinda Gallardo, Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología-CSIC; Mercedes García, Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología-CSIC

PS 73-168

Evaluating dune restorations in the Great Lakes region
Sarah M. Emery, University of Louisville; Jennifer A. Rudgers, University of New Mexico

PS 73-169

Species composition and spatial-temporal pattern of the soil seed bank along a gradient of disturbance in Florida rosemary scrub
Jennifer J. Navarra, University of Central Florida; Pedro F. Quintana-Ascencio, University of Central Florida

PS 73-170

Evaluating reintroduction of American chestnut Castanea dentata ((Marshall) Borkh.) on reclaimed mine sites in Ohio
Keith E. Gilland, Miami University; Brian C. McCarthy, Ohio University

PS 73-171

Planting California hedgerows: Native forb mix success at different densities
Marit L. Wilkerson, University of California Davis; Katharina Ullmann, UC Davis; Claire Kremen, University of California, Berkeley; Truman P. Young, University of California, Davis

PS 73-172

An evaluation of Jester's Creek restoration project: Vegetation
Jere Boudell, Clayton State University; Serge A. Farinas, University of Mchigan

PS 73-173

Non-chemical restoration techniques in California sage scrub: Testing variations of agricultural solarization adapted for use in wildlands
Kristin A. Weathers, University of California Riverside; Edith B. Allen, University of California, Riverside; Milton E. McGiffen, University of California Riverside

PS 73-174

Effects of pre- and post-emergent herbicides on non-target plants native to the longleaf pine ecosystem
Melanie J. Kaeser, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center; Kay Kirkman, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center

PS 73-175

Reintroduction of Gunnison’s prairie dogs to the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge: Lessons and challenges
Michael T. Friggens, University of New Mexico; Ana D. Davidson, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Scott L. Collins, University of New Mexico; David Lightfoot, University of New Mexico; Terri L. Koontz, University of New Mexico

PS 73-176

Post-fire rehabilitation: Evaluation of objectives and identification of common patterns using a standard monitoring protocol
Troy A. Wirth, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center; David A. Pyke, U.S. Geological Survey

PS 73 - Restoration Ecology