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

COS 47 - Ecology of created and restored wetlands

Tuesday, August 7, 2007: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Blrm Salon I, San Jose Marriott
1:30 PM
Restoration of peat formation process in raised bog Aukstumala
Romas Pakalnis, Institute of Botany; Jurate Sendzikaite, Institute of Botany; Dalia Aviziene, Institute of Botany
1:50 PM
Natural colonization of native mangroves into exotic mangrove plantations in Leizhou Bay, South China
Hai Ren, South China Botanical Garden,Chinese Academy of Sciences.; Shuguang Jian, South China Botanical Garden, the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Hongfang Lu, South China Botanical Garden, the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qingeng Guo, South China Botanical Garden, the Chinese Academy of Sciences
2:10 PM
Comparing sediment organic carbon pools in constructed and natural mangrove forests and seagrass beds
Caitlin E. Hicks Pries, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Todd Z. Osborne, University of Florida; K. R. Reddy, University of Florida
2:50 PM
Evaluating wetland restoration success using optimal foraging theory: A case study of an Illinois River backwater lake
Michael W. Eichholz, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Randolph V. Smith, Illinois Natural History Survey
3:10 PM
Nutrient-use efficiency and long-term storage of nitrogen in restored wetlands in the Everglades National Park
Angelique M. Keppler, University of Florida; K Ramesh Reddy, University of Florida
3:30 PM
3:40 PM
The effects of sediment type, metal contamination, and salinity on the uptake and excretion of pollutant metals by Spartina alterniflora
Sarahfaye Mahon, Louisiana State University; Kevin R. Carman, Louisiana State University
4:00 PM
The depreciation of an ecosystem: A comparison of natural and created wetland quality
Katie Hossler, The Ohio State University; Virginie Bouchard, Ohio State University; M. Siobhan Fennessy, Kenyon College; Serita Frey, University of New Hampshire
4:20 PM
Aquatic macroinvertebrate communities of restored and natural wetlands in the Sacramento Valley
Mariah M. Garr, California State University, Chico; Michael P. Marchetti, St. Mary's College of California
4:40 PM
Challenges involved in restoring habitats for the wintering cranes in Saurashtra, India
Rajesh J. Lathigara, City of San Jose; Vinod C. Soni, Saurashtra University