Wednesday, August 4, 2010: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
409, David L Lawrence Convention Center
COS 54 - Invasion: Invasibility, Stability, and Diversity
8:00 AMCOS 54-1Three came, one conquered. A tale of three Centaureas
Daniel Montesinos, University of Montana, Ragan M. Callaway, University of Montana
8:20 AMCOS 54-2Bud bank density regulates invasion by exotic plants
J. Wesley Sprinkle, Oklahoma State University, Gail W.T. Wilson, Oklahoma State University
8:40 AMCOS 54-3Novel weapons testing: Exotic plant chemistry does not deter native herbivores more than native plant chemistry
Eric M. Lind, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, John D. Parker, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
9:00 AMCOS 54-4Testing the biotic resistance hypothesis across spatial scales: Evidence from tropical dry forests
Wesley R. Brooks, Rutgers University, Rebecca C. Jordan, Rutgers University
9:20 AMCOS 54-5Spatial- and temporal-dependent shifts in grassland invasibility
Erin K. Pfeil, Youngstown State University, Brandon T. Sinn, The Ohio State University, Bruce J. Ciccone, Youngstown State University, Jacob A. Saborse, Youngstown State University, Ian J. Renne, Youngstown State University
9:40 AM Break
9:50 AMCOS 54-6Disentangling the factors driving invasion of southern Appalachian oak and tulip poplar stands by Asiatic bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus): the role of land-use history
Timothy R. Kuhman, Edgewood College, Scott M. Pearson, Mars Hill College, Monica G. Turner, University of Wisconsin
10:10 AMCOS 54-7Natural disturbances affect invasion resistance in a California grassland
Loralee Larios, University of California Berkeley, Katharine N. Suding, University of California at Berkeley
10:30 AMCOS 54-8Encroaching and invasive C4 grasses alter soil biota: Consequences for restoration
Karen R. Hickman, Oklahoma State University, Gail W.T. Wilson, Oklahoma State University, Melinda M. Williamson, Oklahoma State University, Forrest S. Smith, South Texas Natives
10:50 AMCOS 54-9The rich get richer with a little help from their (human) friends: Mesoscale influences on exotic plant invasion
Tanya Lubansky, New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University, Jessica K. Schnell, New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University, Sarah Kornbluth, New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University, Denise Hewitt, Rutgers University, Andrew Mashintonio, New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University, John Kartesz, Biota of North America Program, Gareth J. Russell, New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University
11:10 AMCOS 54-10Characteristics and mechanisms producing alternate stable states in tropical dry forests of Puerto Rico
Skip J. Van Bloem, International Institute for Tropical Forestry, Jarrod M. Thaxton, Universityof Puerto Rico, Brett T. Wolfe, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

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