Session: Restoration Ecology (93rd ESA Annual Meeting (August 3 -- August 8, 2008))

PS 67-137

Relationship of landscape and local environmental factors to restoration outcome in wetlands
Jeffrey W. Matthews, Illinois Natural History Survey; Ariane L. Peralta, Indiana University; Diana N. Flanagan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Angela Kent, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Anton G. Endress, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

PS 67-138

Transitions of pre-settlement mixed white pine-hemlock/hardwood forests in relation to environment and post-settlement land-use
Robert T. Fahey, The Morton Arboretum; Craig G. Lorimer, University of Wisconsin-Madison

PS 67-139

Habitat restoration for lupine and specialist butterflies
William A. Pfitsch, Hamilton College; Ernest H. Williams, Hamilton College

PS 67-140

Effects of moisture and nutrient levels on productivity in cultivated and wild-collected populations of a dominant prairie grass: Implications for restoration and biofuel production
Abbie C. Schrotenboer, Trinity Christian College; Emily M. Flynn, Michigan State University; Carolyn Malmstrom, Michigan State University

PS 67-141

Reintroduction of an endangered riverine plant through artificial seed packets - CANCELLED
Mara L. Alexander, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

PS 67-142

American chestnut restoration and mineland reclamation: Bringing technologies together
Brian C. McCarthy, Ohio University; Corinne L. McCament, Ohio University; Carolyn H. Keiffer, Miami University; Jenise M. Bauman, Miami University

PS 67-143

Experimental restoration of Florida scrub: Key attributes, restoration treatments, and initial results
Eric S. Menges, Archbold Biological Station; Gretel L. Clarke, University of Vermont; Stacy A. Smith, Archbold Biological Station; Carl W. Weekley, Archbold Biological Station; Sarah T. Hamman, Center for Natural Lands Management; Nancy J. Bissett, The Natives, Inc.

PS 67-144

Use of census data to inform and implement restoration of Gulf dune vegetation
Elise S. Gornish, University of California, Davis; Thomas E. Miller, Florida State University

PS 67-145

Biomass production and soil nutrient analysis in restored prairies
Eric R. Smith, St. Olaf College; Kathleen Shea, St. Olaf College

PS 67-146

Revegetation potential of slash pile burn sites in restored longleaf pine savanna
Michelle N. Creech, University of Georgia; L. Katherine Kirkman, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center; C. Ronald Carroll, University of Georgia; Lawrence A. Morris, University of Georgia; Joseph J. O'Brien, USDA Forest Service

PS 67-147

Planting design and time since planting influence the use of tropical restoration sites by neotropical migrant birds
Catherine A. Lindell, Michigan State University; R. a. Zahawi, Organization for Tropical Studies; Rebecca J. Cole, University of Colorado at Boulder; Karen D. Holl, University of California, Santa Cruz

PS 67-148

Do plant variety or soil microbes alter the success of Great Lakes dune restorations?
Sarah Emery, University of Louisville; Jennifer Rudgers, University of New Mexico

PS 67-149

Structural equation model of selected grass species competing against cheatgrass
Lora Perkins, South Dakota State University; Robert S. Nowak, University of Nevada Reno

PS 67-150

Forest treatments to regenerate aspen in northern Utah: Pre-treatment findings
A. Joshua Leffler, USDA-ARS; Mical W. Woldeselassie, Utah State University; Helga V. Miegroet, Utah State University; Thomas A. Monaco, USDA Agricultural Research Service; James N. Long, Utah State University; Ronald J. Ryel, Utah State University

PS 67-151

Species composition in the seedbank of abandoned cranberry farms: From a restoration perspective
Ai Wen, University of Michigan

PS 67-152

Using fire history, vegetation, and risk analyses to develop integrated strategies for mixed-pine forest restoration in Upper Michigan
David M. Hix, The Ohio State University; P. Charles Goebel, The Ohio State University; Robyn S. Wilson, The Ohio State University; Igor Drobyshev, University of Quebec in Abitibi-Temiscamingue; R. Gregory Corace III, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

PS 67-153

Seedling recruitment in experimental plantations in Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico: Effects of the dispersal syndrome of the planted species
MarinéS. De la Peña, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Cristina Martinez-Garza, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos; Henry F. Howe, University of Illinois-Chicago

PS 67-154

Restoration following infestation: The legacy of an invasive plant or environmental change?
Diane L. Larson, US Geological Survey; Nicholas R. Jordan, University of Minnesota; Sheri C. Huerd, University of Minnesota; Jennifer L. Larson, Polistes Foundation; Dustin Haines, University of Minnesota

PS 67-155

Investigating the role of prairie soil inoculum and distance to inoculated plants in tallgrass prairie restoration
Elizabeth L. Middleton, Missouri Department of Conservation; James D. Bever, Indiana University; Peggy A. Schultz, Indiana University

PS 67-156

The erosion control properties of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a restoration context: A test of site-specific native and commercially available amendments
Keith M. Vogelsang, Indiana University; James D. Bever, Indiana University

PS 67-157

The effects of reduced mycorrhizae and soil N availability on plant growth and native vs. non-native species in a prairie restoration experiment
Artur Stefanski, University of Minnesota; Tali Lee, University of Minnesota Duluth; Evan Weiher, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire; Stephen Bentivenga, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

PS 67-158

Seed pools, aboveground vegetation, and prescribed fire in the context of sagebrush restoration
Kristen M. Pekas, Idaho Department of Fish and Game; Eugene W. Schupp, Utah State University

PS 67-159

Landscape variability in soil and vegetation response to 70-year-old restoration treatments
Noemi Baquera, New Mexico State University; Jeff E. Herrick, USDA Agricultural Research Service; H.C. Monger, New Mexico State University; Albert Rango, USDA Agricultural Research Service; Heather L. Throop, New Mexico State University; Michael Duniway, U.S. Geological Survey

PS 67-160

Creation of a cienega at the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas Nevada
Von K. Winkel, Springs Preserve

PS 67-161

Effects of straw mulch and acrylic polymer on the germination rate and seedling biomass for 11 native species of southeast Arizona
Taryn Kong, University of Arizona; Jeffrey Fehmi, University of Arizona; Leslie Wood, University of Arizona

PS 67-162

Can aluminum-accumulating plants decrease Al toxicity? A test of a potential tool in tropical restoration ecology
Kristin C. Young, University of California, Irvine; David Parker, University of California, Riverside

PS 67-163

Effects of seed application rates and soil properties on the interaction between restored native prairie and invasive species in dewatered sediments following a recent dam removal in southwestern Wisconsin
Sam Eldred, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Ana J. Wells, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Nick J. Balster, University of Wisconsisn - Madison

PS 67 - Restoration Ecology