COS 148
Restoration Ecology IV

Friday, August 14, 2015: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
342, Baltimore Convention Center
8:00 AM
 Plant succession in a restored floodplain wetland: 2010-2014
Matthew R. Opdyke, Point Park University
8:20 AM
 Species and functional trait composition of Carabidae communities in a tallgrass prairie restoration chronosequence
Nicholas A. Barber, Northern Illinois University; Kenneth W McCravy, Western Illinois University; Katie A Lamagdeleine, Western Illinois University
8:40 AM
 Spatial patterns of beetle-induced defoliation of invasive tamarisk at the landscape level
Annie Henry, University of Denver; Eduardo Gonzalez, University of Denver; Wright Robinson, Grand County; Bérenger Bourgeois, Université Laval; Anna A. Sher, University of Denver
9:00 AM
 Are trees regenerating following high severity fire in ponderosa pine-dominated forests of the Colorado Front Range?
Marin Chambers, Colorado State University; Paula J. Fornwalt, USDA FS; Michael A. Battaglia, USDA FS
9:20 AM Cancelled
 Consideration of scale in the restoration of woodland and savanna ecosystems in the Central Hardwoods of North America
H. Tyler Pittman, University of Maryland; David G. Krementz, U. S. Geological Survey
9:40 AM
10:10 AM
 Biochar's influence on plant growth and soil conditioning effects of native and invasive prairie plant species
Dustin M Houghton, Purdue University; Kevin D. Gibson, Purdue University
10:30 AM
 Insect herbivory affects plant survival and establishment in post-restoration plant communities
Catherine Cumberland, Colorado State University; Jayne L. Jonas, Colorado State University; Mark W. Paschke, Colorado State University
10:50 AM
 Created vernal pools: How well do they function compared to natural pools?
Mary Beth Kolozsvary, Siena College; Meredith A. Holgerson, Yale University
11:10 AM
 Chronosequences show soil changes lag behind plant community recovery in restored wetlands
Jordan Brown, State University of New York, Brockport; Mark Norris, Stevenson University
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