Wednesday, August 4, 2010: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
333, David L Lawrence Convention Center
COS 64 - Ecosystem Function: Biodiversity II
1:30 PMCOS 64-1Niche saturation reveals resource partitioning among consumers
Tobin D. Northfield, Washington State University, Gretchen B. Snyder, Washington State University, Anthony R. Ives, University of Wisconsin, William E. Snyder, Washington State University
1:50 PMCOS 64-2Restoring predator-pathogen evenness increases consumption of prey/host resources
David Crowder, Washington State University, Tobin D. Northfield, Washington State University, Michael R. Strand, University of Georgia, William E. Snyder, Washington State University
2:10 PMCOS 64-3Vernal pool microbial community responses to environmental change: A microcosm study
Sarah R. Carrino-Kyker, Case Western Reserve University, David J. Burke, The Holden Arboretum, Kurt A. Smemo, The Holden Arboretum, Juan Carlos López-Gutiérrez, University of Northern British Columbia
2:30 PMCOS 64-4Impacts of native and exotic plant diversity in old-fields
Susan C. Cook, Cornell University, Anurag A. Agrawal, Cornell University
2:50 PMCOS 64-5Landscape simplification and altitudinal variation affect biodiversity, herbivory, and Andean potato yield
Katja Poveda, Georg August Unversity, Eliana Martinez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Maria A. Bonilla, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Teja Tscharntke, Georg August University
3:10 PM Break
3:20 PMCOS 64-6Cascading diversity effects transmitted exclusively by behavioral interactions
William E. Snyder, Washington State University, Shawn A. Steffan, Washington State University
3:40 PMCOS 64-7Fire, grazing, and patch structure: Do South African and American grasslands respond in the same way
Sally E. Koerner, University of New Mexico, Scott L. Collins, University of New Mexico
4:00 PMCOS 64-8Plant species diversity and genetic diversity interactively influence community properties and ecosystem processes
Kerri M. Crawford, Rice University, Jennifer A. Rudgers, Rice University
4:20 PMCOS 64-9The role of fire on the relationships between genotypic diversity of the dominant species, species diversity, and productivity in the tallgrass prairie
Cynthia Chang, Yale University, Melinda D. Smith, Yale University
4:40 PMCOS 64-10Productivity, rather than diversity, controls stability of productivity in two restored plant communities
James M. Doherty, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Joy B. Zedler, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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