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

1:30 PM

COS 14-1

Experimental effects of structural enrichment on avian nest survival
Matthew E. Hane, Weyerhaeuser; Andrew J. Kroll, Weyerhaeuser NR; Josh R. Johnson, Weyerhaeuser; Mike Rochelle, Weyerhaeuser; Edward B. Arnett, Bat Conservation International

1:50 PM

COS 14-2

General ecology of Juglans nigra L. and potential effects of thousand cankers disease in the eastern United States
KaDonna C. Randolph, U.S. Forest Service

2:10 PM

COS 14-3

Avian species richness in relation to forest management practices in early seral tree plantations
Andrew J. Kroll, Weyerhaeuser NR; Jay Jones, Weyerhaeuser NR; Jack Giovanini, Weyerhaeuser NR; Steven D. Duke, Weyerhaeuser NR; Tana Ellis, Oregon State University; Matthew G. Betts, Oregon State University

2:30 PM

COS 14-4

Does available energy influence avian response to key forest stand habitat features
Jake P. Verschuyl, National Council for Air and Stream Improvment; Andrew J. Kroll, Weyerhaeuser NR; Jack Giovanini, Weyerhaeuser NR; Jay Jones, Weyerhaeuser NR; Steven D. Duke, Weyerhaeuser NR

2:50 PM

COS 14-5

Old-growth redwood forests I: Separating effects of tree size and age on trunk growth
Stephen C. Sillett, Humboldt State University; Robert Van Pelt, Humboldt State University; Allyson L. Carroll, Humboldt State University; Russell D. Kramer, Humboldt State University

3:10 PM

COS 14-

Break

3:20 PM

COS 14-6

Low phenotypic plasticity of Mediterranean Pinus sylvestris seedlings questions the benefit of assisted colonization for forest persistence at the Central Alpine forest-steppe ecotone under climate change
Barbara Moser, Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL; Sarah Richter, Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL; Tabea Kipfer, Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL; Jaboury Ghazoul, ETH Zurich; Thomas Wohlgemuth, Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL

3:40 PM

COS 14-7

Oak decline in the Ozark Highlands
Martin A. Spetich, USDA Forest Service; Zhaofei Fan, Mississippi State University; Xiuli Fan, University of Missouri; Hong S. He, University of Missouri; Stephen R. Shifley, USDA Forest Service

4:00 PM

COS 14-8

Recent tree mortality in National Parks in western Washington
Steven A. Acker, Olympic National Park; John R. Boetsch, Olympic National Park; Mark H. Huff, North Coast and Cascades Monitoring Network; Mignonne Bivin, North Cascades National Park; Lou Whiteaker, North Coast and Cascades Monitoring Network; Carla Cole, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

4:20 PM

COS 14-9

A 10,000 cal yr vegetation history of Douglas-fir forests on Pender Island, south-coastal British Columbia
Jennifer D. Lucas, University of Victoria; Terri Lacourse, University of Victoria

4:40 PM

COS 14-10

Influence of soil moisture on Alnus rubra ectomycorrhizal fungal community distribution throughout a growing season
Katherine G. McBurney, University of Washington; Erica T. Cline, University of Washington Tacoma; Gregory J. Ettl, University of Washington

COS 14 - Forest Habitats: Temperate I