COS 5 - Communities: Assembly And Neutral Theory I

Monday, August 7, 2017: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
C120-121, Oregon Convention Center
1:30 PM
 Species and functional beta-diversity reveal shifts in community assembly processes across a productivity gradient
Christopher P. Catano, Washington University in St. Louis; Ashley J. Knudson, Washington University in St. Louis; Marko J. Spasojevic, University of California; Jonathan A. Myers, Washington University in St. Louis
1:50 PM
 Community assembly of island mammal metacommunities: The role of the regional species pool
Katherine Hébert, Concordia University; Jean-Philippe Lessard, Concordia University; Virginie Millien, McGill University
2:10 PM
 Impact of species-neutral stage structure on macroecological patterns
Rafael D'Andrea, University of Illinois; James P. O'Dwyer, University of Illinois
2:50 PM
 Novel approach for the analysis of community dynamics: Separating rapid reorganizations from gradual trends
Erica Christensen, University of Florida; S.K. Morgan Ernest, University of Florida; David J. Harris, University of Florida
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
 Do existing communities slow community reorganization in response to changes in assembly processes?
Erica Christensen, University of Florida; S.K. Morgan Ernest, University of Florida
3:40 PM
 Complex interactions between host plant and multiple fungal guilds in a subtropical forest
Pu Jia, University of Toronto - Scarborough; Marc W. Cadotte, University of Toronto - Scarborough; Wensheng Shu, Sun Yat-sen University
4:00 PM
 Beta diversity patterns derived from island biogeography theory
Muyang Lu, Yale Unversity; David A. Vasseur, Yale University
4:20 PM
 Primary succession and community assembly in ponds created by the Mount St. Helens eruption
Angela L. Strecker, Portland State University; Meredith A. Holgerson, Portland State University; Charlie Crisafulli, US Forest Service; James Gawel, University of Washington Tacoma
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