Session: Invasion: Ecosystem Processes (93rd ESA Annual Meeting (August 3 -- August 8, 2008))

PS 25-106

The effect of small disturbances on germination and emergence of Phragmites australis in brackish wetlands
Sally K. Gallagher, University of Wisconsin; Karin M. Kettenring, Utah State University; Dennis F. Whigham, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

PS 25-107

The effects of litter on early season growth of the invasive C3 grass, reed canary (Phalaris arundinacea), versus that of native, C4 grasses in tallgrass prairie
Mary Vinton, Creighton University; Jennifer K. Sidner, Creighton University; Abby L. Locke, Creighton University

PS 25-108

Pollinator-mediated interactions between an invasive shrub, Lonicera maackii, and native herbaceous perennials
Amy M. McKinney, University of Maryland

PS 25-109

Streamside interactions among salamanders, earthworms, and soil nitrogen cycle processes
Rebecca Annette Pinder, University at Albany, SUNY; Peter M. Groffman, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies; George Robinson, State University of New York at Albany

PS 25-110

Potential effect of non-native earthworms on soil nutrient dynamics and microbial communities in an Appalachian mixed-oak forest in southern Ohio, USA
Carla Giai, The Ohio State University; Ralph E.J. Boerner, Ohio State University

PS 25-111

Variation in nitrogen mineralization and soil microarthropods among forested stands dominated by exotic, invasive plants
William J. Dress, Robert Morris University; Thad Jones, Sewickley Heights Borough Park; April Claus, Fern Hollow Nature Center

PS 25-112

Invasion increases activities of soil microbial extracellular enzymes involved in carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorous processing in coastal sage scrub
Kimberly J. Komatsu, Yale University; Heather G. McGray, University of California, Irvine; Katharine N. Suding, University of California at Berkeley

PS 25-113

Resource competition of native and non-native species in Hawaiian lowland wet forests: Implications for restoration
Jodie R. Schulten, University of Hawaii; Colleen Cole, USDA Forest Service; Susan Cordell, USDA Forest Service; Keiko M. Publico, University of Hawaii at Hilo; Rebecca Ostertag, University of Hawaii at Hilo; Jaime Enoka, University of Hawaii at Hilo; Jené D. Michaud, University of Hawaii at Hilo

PS 25-114

The resilience of community and ecosystem processes to persistent effects of invasive grasses
Sarah T. Hamman, Center for Natural Lands Management; Clare B. Glinka, University of Texas at Austin; Christine V. Hawkes, University of Texas at Austin

PS 25-115

Effect of non-native invasive bluestems on soil nutrient pools in a south Texas coastal prairie
Marvin E. Ruffner, University of Kentucky; Rebecca L. McCulley, University of Kentucky; Jim Nelson, University of Kentucky; Thomas G. Barnes, University of Kentucky

PS 25 - Invasion: Ecosystem Processes