Printed Program (PDF) - Ecological Society of America

Herwig2, JB Cotner3 and WO Hobbs4, (1)University of St
Thomas, (2)Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,
(3)University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, (4)Science Museum
of Minnesota. Consumption of organic carbon from lake
sediments by detritivorous fish: Implications for carbon
sequestration in shallow lakes.
PS 52-135 Edelman, LT, J Garza and GL Vourlitis, California State
University. Litter and soil C and N mineralization dynamics
for a coastal sage scrub ecosystem exposed to chronic
experimental N deposition.
PS 52-136 Mahaney, WM1, KA Smemo2 and CR Hewins2, (1)
ENVIRON International Corp., (2)The Holden Arboretum.
Leaf litter composition and understory herb effects on
temporal decomposition dynamics in a northern hardwood
forest.
PS 52-137 Aguillon, SM1, K Predick1, EM Levi1, JA Nelson2, RL
McCulley2, HL Throop3, PW Barnes4 and SR Archer1,
(1)University of Arizona, (2)University of Kentucky, (3)
New Mexico State University, (4)Loyola University. Does
UV radiation alter short-term leaf litter decomposition in
contrasting dryland canopy regimes?.
PS 53 - Disease Ecology And Epidemiology
Exhibit Hall DE, Oregon Convention Center
PS 53-138 Marchetto, KM and AG Power, Cornell University.
Coinfection dynamics of two pathogens of barley with
different transmission modes.
PS 53-139 Juliano, SA1, G Ribeiro2, RM de Freitas2, M Castro2, C
Codeço2, RL de Oliveira2 and LP Lounibos3, (1)Illinois
State University, (2)Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, (3)University
of Florida. Everybody knows she’s a femme fatale: What
are the ecological conditions that produce good disease
vectors?.
PS 53-140 Rhodes, C1, LF Altfeld1, BE Engle1 and B Allam2, (1)Wilson
College, (2)Stony Brook University. Effects of synthetic
estrogen,17ř-ethinyl estradiol on hard clam (Mercenaria
mercenaria) immunity and QPX (Quahog Parasite Unknown)
Infection.
PS 53-141 Gilliam, WF and RJ Brinkerhoff, University of Richmond.
Variation in black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis) density and
pathogen infection prevalence at a spatial expansion front.
PS 53-142 Duple, SA1, P Lee1, GC Davis1, AB Koss1, SR Hall2, MA
Duffy3, Z Rapti1 and CE Cáceres1, (1)University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, (2)Indiana University, (3)Georgia
Institute of Technology. Interspecific competition for algal
resources alters disease dynamics in Daphnia.
PS 53-143 Knudsen, GR, University of Idaho. The potential role of
bat epidermal microbes in biological control of white-nose
syndrome.
PS 53-144 Baughman, OW1, SE Meyer2 and J Beckstead3, (1)
University of Nevada Reno, (2)USDA Forest Service, Rocky
Mountain Research Station, (3)Gonzaga University. Exploring
the causes and effects of cheatgrass die-offs in the Great
Basin, USA.
PS 53-145 Langwig, KE1, WF Frick2, JT Bried3, T Kunz1 and AM
Kilpatrick2, (1)Boston University, (2)University of California,
Santa Cruz, (3)The Nature Conservancy. Sociality
determines persistence of populations suffering from a
novel fungal disease, white-nose syndrome.
PS 54 - Spatial Scale And Scaling
Exhibit Hall DE, Oregon Convention Center
PS 54-146 Hartman, KM and SL Hiley, Missouri Western State
University. The distribution of prairie soil resources along a
topographic gradient in the loess hills of northwest Missouri
using portable x-ray fluorescence (PXRF).
PS 54-147 Brooks, JR1, JE Compton1, AT Herlihy2, DJ Sobota3, JL
Stoddard1 and M Weber1, (1)US EPA, (2)Oregon State
University, (3)National Research Council Postdoctoral
Fellow. Using ř15N of Chironomidae to help assess lake
condition and possible stressors in EPA’s National Lakes
Assessment.
PS 54-148 Hui, D1, J Wang2, W Shen2, X Le1, E Nwaneri1, P Ganter1
and H Ren2, (1)Tennessee State University, (2)Chinese
Academy of Sciences. Influences of biotic and abiotic
factors on allometry and productivity-biomass relationship
Life on Earth: Preserving, Utilizing, and Sustaining our Ecosystems
4:30 pm-6:30 pm
in Chinese forests.
PS 54-149 Smith, SDP1, D Allan1, PB McIntyre2, B Halpern3, G Boyer4,
A Buchsbaum5, A Burton1, L Campbell6, WL Chadderton7,
JJH Ciborowski8, PJ Doran9, T Eder10, D Infante11,
LB Johnson12, C Joseph1, AL Marino1, J Read13, E
Rutherford14, S Sowa9 and AD Steinman15, (1)University
of Michigan, (2)University of Wisconsin, (3)University of
California, (4)State University of New York, (5)National
Wildlife Federation, (6)Saint Mary’s University, (7)The
Nature Conservancy c/o Center for Aquatic Conservation,
(8)University of Windsor, (9)The Nature Conservancy, (10)
Great Lakes Commission, (11)Michigan State University,
(12)University of Minnesota, (13)Michigan Sea Grant, (14)
NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory,
(15)Grand Valley State University. Assessing the cumulative
influence of multiple stressors at large spatial scales in the
Great Lakes.
PS 54-150 Lee, MB and JP Carroll, University of Georgia. Assessing
scale dependencies in avian species in a pine forest,
agriculture and urban matrix.
PS 55 - Genetics And Molecular Techniques
Exhibit Hall DE, Oregon Convention Center
PS 55-151 Hoffman, AM, KE Mellor and M Timko, University of Virginia.
Composite plants: A novel method for gene screening in
cowpea.
PS 55-152 Khorasani, M, NG Johnson and R Edmonds, University
of Washington. Root rot pathogen: Cylindrocarpon spp.
in Douglas-fir forest nursery in the PNW USA and their
management.
PS 55-153 Voordeckers, JW1, M Yuan1, J Zhang1, K Xue1, L Wu1,
EAG Schuur2 and J Zhou1, (1)University of Oklahoma,
(2)University of Florida. Changes in fungal community
composition during permafrost thawing.
PS 55-154 Hubbard, KA1, EJ Resetarits2, CH Ellis3, EV Armbrust3 and
DM Anderson1, (1)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
(2)Columbia University, (3)University of Washington.
Seasonal, spatial, and niche-driven patterns of species
succession in Gulf of Maine communities of the toxic
marine diatom Pseudo-nitzschia.
PS 55-155 Perkins, SL and MJ Jenny, University of Alabama.
Differential expression of several stress response genes
between two freshwater mussels, Villosa nebulosa and
Villosa lienosa, in response to heat shock.
PS 56 - Evolution
Exhibit Hall DE, Oregon Convention Center
PS 56-156 Lee, CE and MB Cruzan, Portland State University.
Reduced mycorrhizal dependence of invasives necessary
for successful invasions.
PS 56-157 Dick, CA1, JA Herman1, SB Saffouri2, RE O’ Dell3 and JB
Whittall1, (1)Santa Clara University, (2)Pomona College,
(3)Bureau of Land Management. Genetic diversity and
population differentiation in the rare serpentine endemic,
San Benito evening primrose (Camissonia benitensis;
Onagraceae).
PS 56-158 Duran, PD1, KW Floyd2 and EJ Walsh1, (1)The University
of Texas at El Paso, (2)University of Texas at El Paso.
Genetic effects of roads on Northern Chihuahuan Desert
populations of the lizard Uta stansburiana.
PS 56-159 Moore, CM and SB Vander Wall, University of Nevada,
Reno. Seed dispersal syndromes in a fire adapted plant.
PS 56-160 Weiss-Lehman, CP, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Temperature dependent selection in microbial genomes:
An examination of intergenic regions and GC composition.
PS 56-161 Will, R1, CJ Lilly2, J Stewart1 and CG Tauer3, (1)Oklahoma
State University, (2)Campbell Group 300 Champions Dr.
Apt. 211, Lufkin, TX 75901, (3)Retired. Sprouting capacity
of shortleaf and shortleaf x loblolly pine hybrid seedlings
in response to topkill: Is there a relationship between fire
suppression and increasing abundance of the hybrids?.
PS 56-162 Ishibashi, CDA, TR Kartzinel and DW Trapnell, University
of Georgia. Chloroplast DNA sequencing reveals deep
phylogeographic split among populations of the lady of the
night orchid, Brassavola nodosa, in northwestern Costa
Rica.
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