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

Thursday, August 9, 2012: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM

E145, Oregon Convention Center

1:30 PM

COS 161-1

Spatial patterns and typology changes of an advancing treeline on Pikes Peak, CO
Kelsey K. Elwood, Colorado College; Miroslav Kummel, Colorado College

1:50 PM Cancelled

COS 161-2

Bryophyte reproductive response to long-term elevated CO₂ flux on Horseshoe Lake at Mammoth Mountain, CA
Aishwarya Santhanam, California State University, Los Angeles; Kirsten Fisher, California State University, Los Angeles

2:10 PM

COS 161-3

Cuban serpentine thicket shifts to less diverse and more flammable stage becuase of fires
Luis R. Gonzalez-Torres, National Botanic Garden, University of Havana

2:30 PM

COS 161-4

Modeling the effects of climate change and invasive species cover on stream flow in tropical island watersheds using the distributed hydrology-soil-vegetation model
Ayron M. Strauch, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Christian P. Giardina, USDA Forest Service; Richard MacKenzie, USDA Forest Service; Greg Bruland, Principia College

2:50 PM

COS 161-5

Evaluating the impact of oil palm agriculture on soil microbial communities
Heather D'Angelo, Columbia University; Krista L. McGuire, Barnard College, Columbia University; Nina Yang, Barnard College, Columbia University; Patahayah Mansor, Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Benjamin L. Turner, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Noah Fierer, University of Colorado

3:10 PM

COS 161-

Break

3:20 PM

COS 161-6

Community composition changes as a result of habitat fragmentation: A study on tropical treeholes
Angie Nicolás, Univeristy of British Columbia; Diane S. Srivastava, University of British Columbia

3:40 PM

COS 161-7

Seasonal tree recruitment and herbivory in Sand Forest, South Africa
Georgette Lagendijk, University of Groningen; Rob Slotow, University of KwaZulu-Natal

4:00 PM

COS 161-8

Recruitment of dominant native Hawaiian tree, Metrosideros polymorpha, limited by alien invaders
Lori K.K. Tango, The Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii; Flint Hughes, USDA Forest Service; Kai Hiraoka, The Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii; Molly Murphy, The Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii; Ambrose Cantan, The Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii

4:20 PM

COS 161-9

Boreal caribou: Science to inform critical habitat idenfication in Canada
Cheryl A. Johnson, Environment Canada; Jason Duffe, Environment Canada; Evan D. Seed, Environment Canada; Jon Pasher, Environment Canada; Fiona K.A. Schmiegelow, University of Alberta

4:40 PM

COS 161-10

Permafrost thaw as a mechanism for widespread boreal forest loss
Jennifer L. Baltzer, Wilfrid Laurier University; William L. Quinton, Wilfrid Laurier University; Laura Chasmer, Wilfrid Laurier University

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