95th ESA Annual Meeting (August 1 -- 6, 2010)

Wednesday, August 4, 2010: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM

409, David L Lawrence Convention Center

Presider:

Alejandro Ordonez, Aarhus University

8:00 AM

COS 54-1

Three came, one conquered. A tale of three Centaureas
Daniel Montesinos, University of Montana; Ragan M. Callaway, The University of Montana

8:20 AM

COS 54-2

Bud bank density regulates invasion by exotic plants
J. Wesley Sprinkle, Oklahoma State University; Gail W.T. Wilson, Oklahoma State University

8:40 AM

COS 54-3

Novel weapons testing: Exotic plant chemistry does not deter native herbivores more than native plant chemistry
Eric M. Lind, University of Minnesota; John D. Parker, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

9:00 AM

COS 54-4

Testing the biotic resistance hypothesis across spatial scales: Evidence from tropical dry forests
Wesley R. Brooks, Rutgers University; Rebecca C. Jordan, Rutgers University

9:20 AM

COS 54-5

Spatial- 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

COS 54-

Break

9:50 AM

COS 54-6

Disentangling 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 University; Monica G. Turner, University of Wisconsin, Madison

10:10 AM

COS 54-7

Natural disturbances affect invasion resistance in a California grassland
Loralee Larios, University of Montana; Katharine N. Suding, University of California at Berkeley

10:30 AM

COS 54-8

Encroaching 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 AM

COS 54-9

The 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, 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 AM

COS 54-10

Characteristics and mechanisms producing alternate stable states in tropical dry forests of Puerto Rico
Skip J. Van Bloem, University of Puerto Rico; Jarrod M. Thaxton, Eastern Kentucky University; Brett T. Wolfe, University of Utah

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