COS 164 - Invasion: Invasibility, Stability, And Diversity

Thursday, August 9, 2012: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Portland Blrm 255, Oregon Convention Center
1:30 PM Cancelled
 Comparative study of ecophysiological traits of introduced and native species in tropical novel forests
Jessica Fonseca da Silva, 1.USDA, Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry; 2.Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation, PR
2:10 PM
 Community invasibility along environmental harshness gradients in a subarctic ecosystem
Ann Milbau, Umeå University; Anna Shevtsova, University of Antwerp; Bente J. Graae, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2:30 PM
 Effects of plant community phylogenetic diversity and site characteristics on the success of invasive species: Evidence from Minnesota’s deciduous forest
Timothy J. S. Whitfeld, University of Minnesota; Alexandra Lodge, University of Minnesota; Alex Roth, University of Minnesota; Peter B. Reich, University of Minnesota
2:50 PM
 Bud bank density of warm-season grasses as regulators of grassland invasibility
Ray R. West, Oklahoma State University; Gail W.T. Wilson, Oklahoma State University
3:10 PM
3:40 PM
 The role of diversity in Sirex noctilio invasion of North American pine ecosystems
Brian M. Thompson, University of Maryland; Daniel S. Gruner, University of Maryland
4:00 PM
 Diversity, coexistence, and competitive ability: The effect of intraspecific diversity on invasibility and invadability in bruchid beetles
Stephen J. Hausch, University of Calgary; Jeremy W. Fox, University of Calgary; Steven M. Vamosi, University of Calgary
4:20 PM
 Assessing the occupancy of introduced plant species in the forests of the United States
Bethany K. Schulz, USDA Forest Service; Andrew Gray, USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station
4:40 PM