94th ESA Annual Meeting (August 2 -- 7, 2009)

PS 41 - Trophic Dynamics and Interactions

Tuesday, August 4, 2009: 5:00 PM-6:30 PM
Exhibit Hall NE & SE, Albuquerque Convention Center
The effect of dispersal and predator density on prey survival time in an insect-red clover metacommunity
David J. Stasek, Miami University; James N. Radl, Miami University; Thomas O. Crist, Miami University
Gray wolf recovery precipitates a species-specific trophic cascade in the Upper Great Lakes Region
Krystle A. Bouchard, Wright State University; Thomas P. Rooney, Wright State University; Adrian P. Wydeven, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Jane E. Wiedenhoeft, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Interactive effects of mycorrhizal fungi, salt stress and exploitative competition on the herbivores of Baccharis halimifolia
Daniel C. Moon, University of North Florida; Brett Younginger, University of North Florida; Jwan Barnouti, University of North Florida; Jamie C. Moon, University of North Florida
A meta-analysis of large carnivore impacts on plant communities via trophic cascades
Bryan D. Murray, Purdue University; Thomas P. Rooney, Wright State University
Long-term, indirect effects of white-tailed deer browsing on canopy-dwelling, forest birds 28 yr post-harvest
Tim Nuttle, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Scott Stoleson, USDA Forest Service; Todd Ristau, USDA Forest Service; Jeff Larkin, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
A tale of two ecosystems: Long term rodent biomass in a southern hot desert (Mapimi, Mexico) and northern temperate Forests (Oswego, New York)
B. Diane Chepko-Sade, State University of New York at Oswego; Lucina Hernandez, State University of New York at Oswego
Impact of ponderosa pine thinning on Abert's squirrel (Sciurus aberti) populations in Boulder County, CO
Kelly J. Worden, Red Rocks Community College; Catherine Kleier, Regis University
Winners and losers: herbivore transformation of lake phytoplankton communities through size-selective mortality and growth rate enhancement
Lauren J. Simmons, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Craig D. Sandgren, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; John A. Berges, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Paul M. Engevold, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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