ESA/SER Joint Meeting (August 5 -- August 10, 2007)

COS 109 - Historical ecology, paleoecology, and land-use legacies I

Thursday, August 9, 2007: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
K, San Jose McEnery Convention Center
8:20 AM
What maintains the distinct vegetation of ancient Aleut village sites long after habitation?
Nancy Huntly, Utah State University; Bruce P. Finney, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Kimberly D. Gilliland, Idaho State University; David R. Johnson, University of Texas at El Paso
8:40 AM
Historical connections in coastal landscapes
Anita Guerrini, Oregon State University; Jenifer E. Dugan, University of California
9:00 AM
Re-colonization and expansion of moose populations in North Dakota: Legacy of landscape modifications after the dust bowl?
James J. Maskey, University of North Dakota; Rick A. Sweitzer, University of North Dakota
9:20 AM
Phosphorus budgets for the Saint Lawrence River sub-basin (1871-2001): Long-term threats to water quality
Graham K. MacDonald, University of Minnesota; Kathryn Andrews, McGill University; Elena M. Bennett, McGill University
9:40 AM
9:50 AM
Human-caused increases in dust deposition in a western US mountain range
Jason C. Neff, University of Colorado; Ashley Ballantyne, NOAA; Lang Farmer, University of Colorado; Jessica Conroy, University of Arizona; David Demaster, North Carolina State University; Thomas Painter, University of Colorado; Chris Landry, Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies
10:10 AM
Plant community change and 20th century land-use history in a suburban wetland
Jennifer L. Momsen, North Dakota State University; Jean Marie Hartman, Rutgers University; Colleen A. Hatfield, California State University
10:30 AM
Restoring forests on abandoned agricultural lands
Kathryn M. Flinn, Emory & Henry College
10:50 AM
Productivity estimates of nitrogen-saturated forests with different harvesting histories: An adaptation of the PnET-CN model
Sarah Davis, Ohio University; Amy E. Hessl, West Virginia University; Richard B. Thomas, West Virginia University