97th ESA Annual Meeting (August 5 -- 10, 2012)

1:30 PM

COS 65-1

A third generation of structural equation modeling: From theories to queries
James B. Grace, U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center; Donald R. Schoolmaster Jr., Five Rivers Services at US Geological Survey; Glenn R. Guntenspergen, US Geological Survey; Brian R. Mitchell, National Park Service; Amanda Little, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Kathryn Miller, National Park Service; E. William Schweiger, National Park Service

1:50 PM

COS 65-2

Using structural equation models to evaluate long-term aquatic effectiveness monitoring efforts
Kathryn M. Irvine, US Geological Survey; Robert Al-Chokhachy, US Geological Survey; Eric K. Archer, U.S.D.A. Forest Service; Jeffrey L. Kershner, US Geological Survey; Scott Miller, Utah State University; Bret B. Roper, U.S.D.A. Forest Service

2:10 PM

COS 65-3

Modeling the sensitivity of soil mercury storage to climate-induced changes in soil carbon pools
Oleksandra Hararuk, University of Oklahoma; Daniel Obrist, Desert Research Institute; Yiqi Luo, University of Oklahoma

2:30 PM

COS 65-4

Phylogenetic sampling and the signatures of community assembly
James O'Dwyer, Santa Fe Institute; Steven W. Kembel, Université du Québec à Montréal; Jessica L. Green, University of Oregon

2:50 PM

COS 65-5

A data-model fusion technique to evaluate the temperature sensitivity of SOC decomposition
Dejun Li, University of Oklahoma; Christina Schädel, University of Florida; Jizhong Zhou, University of Oklahoma; Yiqi Luo, University of Oklahoma

3:10 PM

COS 65-

Break

3:20 PM

COS 65-6

A Bayesian approach to analysing distance sampling data with application to large-scale experimental studies
Cornelia S. Oedekoven, University of St Andrews; Stephen T. Buckland, University of St Andrews; Monique L. Mackenzie, University of St Andrews; Ruth King, University of St Andrews; Kristine O. Evans, Mississippi State University; Loren W. Burger, Mississippi State University

3:40 PM

COS 65-7

Sources of vegetation model uncertainty: Differences in soil and climate data inputs affect future projections
Raymond J. Drapek, USDA Forest Service

4:00 PM

COS 65-8

A Bayesian modified case-control model for estimating absolute probability of use from use-availability data
Christopher T. Rota, University of Missouri; Joshua J. Millspaugh, University of Missouri; Dylan C. Kesler, University of Missouri; Chad P. Lehman, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks; Mark A. Rumble, U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station; Catherine M. Bodinof, Missouri Department of Conservation

4:20 PM

COS 65-9

Emergent spatial structure in a community of extracellular enzyme-producing microbes
Henry J. Folse III, University of California; Steven D. Allison, University of California

4:40 PM

COS 65-10

Modeling the relationship between below ground and above ground biomass of black cohosh
Gabrielle A. Ness, University of Kentucky; Jim Chamberlain, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station; Simon Bonner, University of Kentucky; Christine Small, Radford University

COS 65 - Modeling I