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

COS 129 - Invasion: Population processes and invasiveness

Thursday, August 9, 2007: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
N, San Jose McEnery Convention Center
1:50 PM
Marketing time determines naturalization of horticultural plants in Florida
Robert W. Pemberton, USDA ARS Invasive Plant Research Lab; Hong Liu, International Center for Tropical Botany and Department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
2:10 PM
Dispersal and demography contributions to population spread of Carduus nutans in its native and invaded ranges
Eelke Jongejans, Radboud University; Katriona Shea, The Pennsylvania State University; Olav Skarpaas, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research; Dave Kelly, University of Canterbury; Andy W. Sheppard, CSIRO Entomology; Tim L. Woodburn, CSIRO Entomology
2:50 PM
3:00 PM
Mechanisms of Acacia longifolia invasive success: The role of an Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
João M. Ferreira, University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences; Cristina Máguas, University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences; Maria Amélia Martins-Loução, University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences
3:20 PM
Can transgenic insect-resistance lead to significant changes in invasiveness for wild relatives of Bt crops?
Joy A. Hagen, University of California, Santa Cruz; Deborah K. Letourneau, University of California-Santa Cruz; Ingrid M. Parker, University of California, Santa Cruz