COS 4
Biodiversity: Effects Of Global Change

Monday, August 5, 2013: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
M100HC, Minneapolis Convention Center
1:30 PM
 Response of an algal model community to gradual and abrupt environmental change in isolated versus connected habitats
Romana Limberger, McGill University; Etienne Low-Décarie, McGill University; Gregor F. Fussmann, McGill University
1:50 PM
 Zooplankton community responses to climate change vary across a latitudinal gradient
Natalie T. Jones, University of Toronto; Benjamin Gilbert, University of Toronto
2:10 PM
 Landscape-level drivers of plankton communities using both paleolimnological and contemporary sampling across the United States
Amanda K. Winegardner, McGill University; Beatrix E. Beisner, University of Quebec at Montreal; Irene Gregory-Eaves, McGill University & University of Montreal
2:30 PM
 Evaluating the impacts of alternative restoration and climate change scenarios on fish productivity in the Everglades
Christopher P. Catano, Florida International University; Joel C. Trexler, Florida International University
3:00 PM Cancelled
 The effects of a changing environment on fungal symbiont communities
Katrina F. Freund, University of Minnesota; Elizabeth T. Borer, University of Minnesota; Georgiana May, University of Minnesota
2:50 PM
3:20 PM
 Predicting patterns of species turnover in response to nutrient addition and herbivory
Justin P. Wright, Duke University; Peter D. Wragg, University of Minnesota; Elizabeth T. Borer, University of Minnesota; Daniel S. Gruner, University of Maryland; Helmut Hillebrand, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg; Eric M. Lind, University of Minnesota; Eric W. Seabloom, University of Minnesota; Louie H. Yang, University of California, Davis; Nutrient Network, Multiple Institutions
3:40 PM
 How does forest management focused on mitigating climate change affect avian species?
Jaymi J. LeBrun, University of Missouri; Jeffrey E. Schneiderman, University of Missouri; Frank R. Thompson III, USDA Forest Service; Wayne E. Thogmartin, U.S. Geological Survey; William D. Dijak, University of Missouri-Columbia; Hong S. He, University of Missouri; Joshua J. Millspaugh, University of Missouri
4:00 PM
 Unraveling an ecological network: 6000 years of anthropogenic and climatic impacts on an Egyptian food web 
Justin D. Yeakel, Simon Fraser University; Mathias M. Pires, University of Sao Paulo; Nathaniel J. Dominy, University of California, Santa Cruz; Paul L. Koch, University of California; Paulo Guimarães Jr., Universidade de São Paulo; Lars Rudolf, University of Bristol; Thilo Gross, University of Bristol
4:20 PM
 Influence of human activity on the distribution of mammals in rainforests on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua
Gerald R. Urquhart, Michigan State University; Christopher A. Jordan, Michigan State University; Daniel B. Kramer, Michigan State University
4:40 PM
 How do plant traits interact to determine fertilization effects on plant diversity in grasslands?
Timothy L. Dickson, Michigan State University; Gary G. Mittelbach, Michigan State University; Heather L. Reynolds, Indiana University; Katherine L. Gross, Michigan State University