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

1:30 PM

COS 7-1

Testing links between species traits, phylogeny and environment in a Mojave Desert rodent metacommunity
Bradley J. Nelson, Louisiana State University; Richard D. Stevens, Louisiana State University

1:50 PM

COS 7-2

Beta diversity dynamics across topographic gradients in the herbaceous layer of an old-growth deciduous forest
Julia I. Chapman, University of Dayton; Ryan W. McEwan, The University of Dayton

2:10 PM

COS 7-3

Null models reveal the relationship between local and regional diversity and stability in pond metacommunities
Emma R. Moran, Washington University; Jonathan M. Chase, Biodiversity Synthesis Laboratory

2:30 PM

COS 7-4

Coastal Vines: Untangling a web of ecosystem interactions
Spencer N. Bissett, Virginia Commonwealth University; Donald R. Young, Alaska Department of Fish and Game

2:50 PM

COS 7-5

Canopy defoliation by forest tent caterpillar influences mature tree growth in a northern hardwood forest
Danaë M.A. Rozendaal, Michigan State University; Richard K. Kobe, Michigan State University

3:10 PM

COS 7-

Break

3:20 PM

COS 7-6

Stochastic processes, not species sorting, drive positive effects of species pool richness on beta diversity in prairie restorations
Emily Grman, Michigan State University; Lars A. Brudvig, Michigan State University

3:40 PM

COS 7-7

Phylogenetic and trait structure along an environmental and canopy gradient in understory communities of a southern European wetland forest
Patricia María Rodríguez-González, School of Agronomy. Technical University of Lisbon; Renato H. Silva, University of Quebec at Montreal; Pedro R. Peres-Neto, University of Quebec at Montreal; A. Albuquerque, School of Agronomy. Technical University of Lisbon

4:00 PM

COS 7-8

Arboreal habitat use by amphibians and reptiles in lowland and montane rainforests of Southeast Asia
Brett R. Scheffers, James Cook University; William F. Laurance, Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science & School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University; Stephen E. Williams, James Cook University; Richard T. Corlett, National University of Singapore; Arvin Diesmos, National Museum of the Philippines; Navjot S. Sodhi, National University of Singapore

4:20 PM

COS 7-9

Grazing and fire have differing impacts on plant communities in North American and South African savanna grasslands
Stephanie Eby, Yale University; Melinda D. Smith, Colorado State University; Alan K. Knapp, Colorado State University; Scott L. Collins, University of New Mexico; Navashni Govender, Scientific Service Kruger National Park; Kevin Kirkman, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Richard W.S. Fynn, University of Botswana; Deron E. Burkepile, Florida International University; Nicole Hagenah, University of Kwazulu-Natal; Katherine Matchett, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Dave Thomson, SAEON; Sally E. Koerner, Duke University; Kevin Wilcox, Colorado State University; Catherine E. Burns, San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory

4:40 PM

COS 7-10

Modeling an interaction web with stage-structured variables: Do they improve fit?
Joel C. Trexler, Florida International University; Allison C. Shideler, Florida International University; Evelyn Gaiser, Florida International University; Franco C. Tobias, Florida International University

COS 7 - Community Pattern And Dynamics I