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

PS 60-118

The contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to soil carbon pools in restored urban grasslands
Elina Dilmukhametova, Lake Forest College; Louise Egerton-Warburton, Chicago Botanic Garden

PS 60-119

Soil legacies differentially influence native grass establishment in an urban prairie restoration
Elizabeth Pahomov, Lake Forest College; Merry Marshall, Our Lady of the Lake University; Michael Frederick, Lake Forest College; Louise Egerton-Warburton, Chicago Botanic Garden

PS 60-120

Assessing quality in mesic and dry-mesic prairie restorations
William J. Sluis, Trine University; Marlin L. Bowles, The Morton Arboretum

PS 60-121

Belowground effects of ecological restoration practices in a deciduous forest in northern Mississippi: Year round patterns in microbial enzyme activities and leaf litter decomposition
Anthony J. Rietl, Louisiana State University; Colin R. Jackson, University of Mississippi

PS 60-122

Addressing global warming: Taking steps to transition from a coal mining past to a carbon-sequestering/biofuel producing future through establishment of high-diversity prairie
Nina Sengupta, The Wilds, OH, USA & Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India; Nicole D. Cavender, The Morton Arboretum; Shana M. Byrd, The Wilds; David A.N. Ussiri, The Ohio State University; Teresa J. Cutright, The University of Akron

PS 60-123

Competition between native Hawaiian plants and the invasive grass Urochloa maxima: Implications of functional biodiversity for restoration
Selita A. E. Ammondt, University of Hawai′i at Manoa; Creighton M. Litton, University of Hawaii at Manoa

PS 60-124

Restored prairie vegetation effects on the carbon cycle of a dewatered basin in Southwestern Wisconsin
Ana J. Wells, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Nick J. Balster, University of Wisconsisn - Madison

PS 60-125

Seed addition and spatial heterogeneity in grass establishment in a restored Kansas oak savanna
F. Leland Russell, Wichita State University

PS 60-126

Development in a six year tall grass restoration experiment: Effects of planting season and density on diversity
Mariana C. Valencia, University of Illinois at Chicago; Joel S. Brown, Moffit Cancer Center; Henry F. Howe, University of Illinois-Chicago

PS 60-127

Changes in reference sites over time and implications for restoration
Maria E. Melnechuk, Washington University in St. Louis; Cory C. Christopher, Washington University in St. Louis; Lars A. Brudvig, Michigan State University; Cathy D. Collins, Colby College; Ellen I. Damschen, University of Wisconsin-Madison; William B. Mattingly, Washington University in St. Louis; John L. Orrock, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Joan L. Walker, USDA Forest Service

PS 60-128

Plant nutrient availability following wildfire and different restoration practices in a sagebrush community in northwestern Utah
Benjamin D. Wissinger, University of Idaho; Amy C. Ganguli, Rocky Mountain Research Station USFS; Beth A. Newingham, University of Idaho

PS 60-129

Changes in habitat structure and spider community composition in response to experimental woodland restoration in northern Mississippi
Jason A. Ryndock, University of Mississippi; Gail E. Stratton, University of Mississippi; Marjorie M. Holland, University of Mississippi

PS 60-130

Can indirect competition by annual forbs increase establishment of native perennial grasses in Bromus tectorum invaded systems
Erin M. Goergen, St. Petersburg College; Elizabeth A. Leger, University of Nevada, Reno; Tara A. Forbis, USDA ARS

PS 60-131

Patterns of herbaceous and woody vegetation recruitment in a recently restored tidal and non-tidal freshwater wetland
James B. Deemy, University of Georgia; Kathryn T. Rubis, Virginia Commonwealth University; Edward R. Crawford, Virginia Commonwealth University

PS 60-132

Prediction of stage, bathymetry, and succession of riparian vegetation of the lower Olentangy river after removal of the Fifth Avenue Dam
Alexandra C. Naegele, The Ohio State University; Li Zhang, Beijing Normal University; William J. Mitsch, Wilma H. Schiermer Olentangy River Wetland Research Park

PS 60-133

Early effects of restoration practices within a historically fire-suppressed mountain longleaf pine ecosystem on vegetative and bird community structure
John A. Kronenberger, Berry College; Thomas D. Baldvins, Berry College; Martin L. Cipollini, Berry College; Andrew A. Montgomery, Berry College

PS 60-134

Defining restoration success: Development of the plant canopy and ecological functions in a restored brackish marsh
Anna R. Armitage, Texas A&M University at Galveston; Chuan-Kai Ho, National Taiwan University; Amanda M. Thronson, Texas A&M University at Galveston; Eric N. Madrid, Texas A&M University at Galveston; Michael T. Bell, Texas A&M University at Galveston; Antonietta S. Quigg, Texas A&M University at Galveston

PS 60-135

Estimating interactions between a stream channel and a diversion wetland
Jung Chen Huang, the Ohio State University; William Mitsch, Wilma H. Schiermer Olentangy River Wetland Research Park; David L. Johnson, the Ohio State University

PS 60-136

Breaking the invasion cycle in native plant restoration
Leah J. Goldstein, University of California, Irvine; Christy A. Brigham, National Park Service, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area; Katharine N. Suding, University of California at Berkeley

PS 60-137

The response of European buckthorn, Rhamnus cathartica to soil amendments in restoration
Dayani S. Pieri, Argonne National Laboratory; Lauren G. Umek, DePaul University; Liam Heneghan, DePaul University

PS 60 - Restoration Ecology