COS 7
Community Assembly And Neutral Theory I

Monday, August 5, 2013: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
101H, Minneapolis Convention Center
1:30 PM
 Significant changes in the skin microbiome mediated by the sport of roller derby
James F. Meadow, University of Oregon; Ashley Bateman, University of Oregon; Keith Herkert, Oregon Health and Science University; Timothy K. O'Connor, University of Arizona; Jessica L. Green, University of Oregon
1:50 PM
 Trade-offs in Carbohydrate Allocation and the Distributions of Bornean Tree Species along a Soil Gradient
Sabrina E. Russo, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Amy E. Kochsiek, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Sylvester Tan, Forest Department Sarawak
2:30 PM
 Chasing the ghost of competition past: Interactions between immigration history and environmental gradients influence modern plant community assembly
Devin R. Leopold, Stanford University; Andrew J. Tanentzap, University of Cambridge; William G. Lee, Landcare Research; Peter Heenan, Landcare Research; Tadashi Fukami, Stanford University
2:50 PM
 Detecting differences in species abundance patterns in niche and neutral communities
Rosalyn C. Rael, Tulane University; Annette M. Ostling, University of Michigan; György Barabás, University of Chicago; Rafael D'Andrea, University of Michigan
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
 Eavesdropping in plants: Delayed germination via biochemical recognition
Ian J. Renne, Youngstown State University; Brandon T. Sinn, The Ohio State University; Gregory W. Shook Jr., Youngstown State University; David M. Sedlacko, Youngstown State University; Jessica R. Dull, Youngstown State University; Diego Villarreal, Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Argentina; José L. Hierro, CONICET and Universidad Nacional de La Pampa
3:40 PM
 Why are some species rare?  Mathematical models of plant-soil feedbacks in diverse communities
Frederick R. Adler, University of Utah; Richard A. Lankau, University of Georgia; Peter B. Adler, Utah State University
4:00 PM
 Internal mesquite-seed predators: Nine species exploiting one resource
Steven E. Foldi, University of Arizona; Michael L. Rosenzweig, University of Arizona
4:20 PM
 Plant species richness increases with soil heterogeneity: Evidence from a field experiment
Brandon M., Williams, Wichita State University; Gregory R. Houseman, Wichita State University
4:40 PM
 The influence of the metacommunity state on neutral theory predictions for the local community
Devin Riley, University of Michigan; Annette M. Ostling, University of Michigan