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

PS 88-127

No consistent small-scale negative native-exotic richness relationship in natural communities
Qinfeng Guo, USDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station

PS 88-128

Experimental plant invasion (Microstegium vimineum) reduces arthropod abundance and richness
Carolina Simao, Rice University; S. Luke Flory, University of Florida; Jennifer A. Rudgers, University of New Mexico

PS 88-130

The role of phenotypic plasticity in the invasiveness of three Taraxacum species
Jing Luo, The Ohio State University; John Cardina, The Ohio State University/ OARDC

PS 88-131

Preliminary investigations of Island Applesnails (Pomacea insularum) control methods applicable for natural areas in Louisiana
Jacoby Carter, US Geological Survey; Jill Jenkins, US Geological Survey; Christopher Wells, Macalester College; Linda Broussard, US Geological Survey; Sergio Merino, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; Heather Olivier, IAP; Eric Theall, IAP

PS 88-132

Life-history trade-offs in growth and survivorship drive patterns of exotic tree invasions of closed-canopy forests
Patrick H. Martin, Colorado State University; Charles D. Canham, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

PS 88-133

Seed rain and phenology in an invasive species removal experiment in Mona Island Reserve, Puerto Rico
Xavier A. Jaime-Davila, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao; Denny S. Fernandez, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao; Julissa Rojas, University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras; Elvia Meléndez-Ackerman, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

PS 88-134

Assessing threat of introduction of the parthenogenetic marbled crayfish Marmorkrebs into North American waters
Stephanie A. Jimenez, The University of Texas-Pan American; Zen Faulkes, The University of Texas-Pan American

PS 88-135

Pollinator communities of Guaiacum sanctum (Zygophylaceae)
Jose J. Fumero-Caban, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus; Betsabé D. Castro-Escobar, College of Natural Sciences-Institute for Tropical Ecosystems Studies; Lourdes Lastra, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus

PS 88-136

Differential response to fire in the germination of an invasive shrub and the native plant community explains invasion success
Aníbal Pauchard, Universidad de Concepción, Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB); Rafael A. García, Universidad de Concepción, Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB); María Fernanda Rodríguez, Universidad de Concepción, Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB); Lohengrin A. Cavieres, Universidad de Concepcion, IEB Chile

PS 88-137

Invasion dynamics on the Chilean coast: an evaluation of the propagule pressure and biotic and abiotic resistance hypotheses
Paula E. Neill, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción; Juan C. Navarro-Moene, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción; Sebastián A. Muñoz, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción

PS 88-138

Predictions and early observations on the impact of Laurel Wilt Disease on the flora of North America
Joel M. Gramling, The Citadel

PS 88-139

Ecological boundary detection using Bayesian areal wombling: A method to investigate factors influencing the geographic distribution of species
Matthew C. Fitzpatrick, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Evan L. Preisser, University of Rhode Island; Aaron M. Ellison, Harvard University; Joseph Elkinton, University of Massachusetts at Amherst; Adam Porter, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

PS 88-140

Ecological effects of ant-aphid mutualism on the invasive potential of Foeniculum vulgare in Northern California coastal scrub
Connor D. Dibble, University of California

PS 88-141

Native and exotic birds enhance plant dispersal in the Society Islands (French Polynesia)
Erica N. Spotswood, UC Berkeley

PS 88-142

Plant-soil feedbacks and competition dynamics
Tomas A. Revilla, Station d'Ecologie Expérimentale du CNRS à Moulis; G.F. (Ciska) Veen, University of Groningen; Franz J. Weissing, University of Groningen

PS 88-143

Network structure, social personalities, and the spread of invasive species
Sean P. Fogarty, UC Davis; Julien D Cote, UC Davis; Andrew Sih, UC Davis

PS 88-144

Impacts of invasive browsers on demographic rates and forest structure in New Zealand
David M. Wright, University of Cambridge; Richard P. Duncan, University of Canberra; David A. Coomes, University of Cambridge

PS 88-145

Small threats, big challenges: Using prescribed fire to locate and manage for fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) invasion in Texas
Charles J. Turney, Texas A&M Unversity; Dirac Twidwell, University of Nebraska; William E. Rogers, Texas A&M University

PS 88-146

Assessing accuracy of volunteer monitoring of invasive plant species distribution
Kristen A. Ross, University of Illinois at Chicago; Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Rutgers University; Rebecca Jordan, Rutgers University; Wesley R. Brooks, Rutgers University

PS 88-147

Predicting bird-mediated spread of invasive plants across northeastern North America
Cory Merow, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; John Silander, University of Connecticut; Nancy LaFleur, University of Connecticut; Margaret Rubega, University of Connecticut

PS 88-148

Alteration of key soil properties enhances Hieracium caespitosum invasion
Carl Rosier, University of Delaware; Stephen Brown, University of Montana; Daniel Mummey, University of Montana

PS 88-149

Mapping the invasive Tamarix plant species using LANDSAT data
Maruthi Sridhar Balaji Bhaskar, Bowling Green State University; Robert K. Vincent, Bowling Green State University; Sritharan Subramaniam, Central State University; Doyle Watts, Wright State University; John Osterberg, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

PS 88 - Latebreaking: Invasion