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

1:30 PM

COS 104-1

Asymmetrical application of ecological theory along a forest landscape ecosystem gradient
Scott R. Abella, National Park Service; W. Wallace Covington, Northern Arizona University; Joseph E. Crouse, Northern Arizona University; Judith D. Springer, Northern Arizona University

1:50 PM

COS 104-2

Spatial and temporal shifts of macroinvertebrates within spawning and non-spawning habitats during a salmon run in Southeast Alaska
Emily Y. Campbell, Michigan State University (currently at: Oregon State University); Richard W. Merritt, Michigan State University; Kenneth W. Cummins, Humboldt State University; M. Eric Benbow, University of Dayton

2:10 PM

COS 104-3

Warmer climate and increased fire frequency in Greater Yellowstone: Does field evidence suggest that forest resilience could change?
Monica G. Turner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Daniel C. Donato, Washington State Department of Natural Resources; William H. Romme, Colorado State University; Daniel B. Tinker, University of Wyoming

2:30 PM

COS 104-4

Forest vegetation and soils still show evidence of industrial disturbance 120 years after abandonment from charcoal-iron manufacture
Krysta E. Hougen, Ohio University; Glenn R. Matlack, Ohio University

2:50 PM

COS 104-5

Projected future forest conditions and live carbon pools following a mountain pine beetle epidemic in southeastern Wyoming
Lori J. Kayes, Oregon State University; Daniel B. Tinker, University of Wyoming

3:10 PM

COS 104-

Break

3:20 PM

COS 104-6

Disturbance at the edge: Douglas-fir beetle outbreaks and potential forest-grassland shifts near the lower tree line of Greater Yellowstone
Daniel C. Donato, Washington State Department of Natural Resources; Monica G. Turner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; William H. Romme, Colorado State University; Brian J. Harvey, University of Wisconsin

3:40 PM Cancelled

COS 104-7

The role of seed banks in regeneration in established reconstructed tallgrass prairies
Stephen C. Rossiter, University of North Dakota; Kathryn A. Yurkonis, University of North Dakota; Marissa A. Ahlering, The Nature Conservancy; Brett J. Goodwin, University of North Dakota

4:00 PM

COS 104-8

Assessing disturbance severities: Wind and cumulative disturbance data from Eastern Deciduous forests
Luke J. Snyder, University of Georgia; Chris J. Peterson, University of Georgia

4:20 PM

COS 104-9

Synergistic influences of climate and burning practices on tree regeneration in western Patagonia temperate rainforests
Andrés Holz, University of Tasmania; Thomas T. Veblen, University of Colorado

4:40 PM

COS 104-10

Douglas-fir beetle impacts on fire severity and postfire tree regeneration in lower montane forests of Greater Yellowstone
Brian J. Harvey, University of Wisconsin; Monica G. Turner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; William H. Romme, Colorado State University; Daniel C. Donato, Washington State Department of Natural Resources

COS 104 - Community Disturbance And Recovery I