COS 94 - Restoration Ecology IV

Wednesday, August 8, 2012: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
C120, Oregon Convention Center
8:00 AM
 Nutrient limitation of native and invasive N2-fixing plants in Willamette Valley prairies
Andrea S. Thorpe, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON, Inc.); Steven S. Perakis, US Geological Survey; Thomas N. Kaye, Institute for Applied Ecology; Christina Catricala, US Geological Survey
8:20 AM
 Can prescribed fire be used to manage a C(4) invasive grass in a C(4) grassland?
Scott A. Havill, Texas State University; Susanne Schwinning, Texas State University; Kelly G. Lyons, Trinity University; Paula S. Williamson, Texas State University-San Marcos
9:20 AM
 Invasive grasses increase soil carbon sequestration from near zero to forest-like levels following the restoration of mined areas in central Brazil
Lucas C.R. Silva, University of California, Davis; Rodrigo CorrĂȘa, University of Brasilia; Timothy Doane, University of California; William Horwath, University of California, Davis
9:40 AM
9:50 AM
 Effect of exotic grass removal and native seed augmentation on re-establishment of common oak understory species on Santa Catalina Island, California
Matthew P. Sutton, California State University, Fullerton; Miguel Macias, California State University, Fullerton.; Darren R. Sandquist, California State University, Fullerton
10:10 AM
 Long-term plant community changes in restored and remnant Willamette valley wet prairie wetlands
Steven A. Highland, National Research Council; Mary V. Santelmann, Oregon State University
10:30 AM Cancelled
 Prairie diversity: Relative roles of biotic and abiotic factors in a managed grassland system
RaeAnn C. Powers, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Johannes (Jean) M. H. Knops, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Chad E. Brassil, University of Nebraska
10:50 AM
 Recruitment predictors of endangered prairie species: A case study of Erigeron decumbens
Katie J. Gallagher, Oregon State University; Andrea S. Thorpe, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON, Inc.)