Session: Latebreaking: Invasion (94th ESA Annual Meeting (August 2 -- 7, 2009))

PS 88-127

No consistent small-scale negative native-exotic richness relationship in natural communities
Qinfeng Guo, USDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station

PS 88-128

Experimental plant invasion (Microstegium vimineum) reduces arthropod abundance and richness
Carolina Simao, Rice University; Luke Flory, University of Florida; Jennifer Rudgers, University of New Mexico

PS 88-130

The role of phenotypic plasticity in the invasiveness of three Taraxacum species
Jing Luo, The Ohio State University; John Cardina, The Ohio State University/ OARDC

PS 88-131

Preliminary investigations of Island Applesnails (Pomacea insularum) control methods applicable for natural areas in Louisiana
Jacoby Carter, US Geological Survey; Jill Jenkins, US Geological Survey; Christopher Wells, Macalester College; Linda Broussard, US Geological Survey; Sergio Merino, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; Heather Olivier, IAP; Eric Theall, IAP

PS 88-132

Life-history trade-offs in growth and survivorship drive patterns of exotic tree invasions of closed-canopy forests
Patrick H. Martin, Colorado State University; Charles D. Canham, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

PS 88-133

Seed rain and phenology in an invasive species removal experiment in Mona Island Reserve, Puerto Rico
Xavier A. Jaime-Davila, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao; Denny S. Fernandez, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao; Julissa Rojas, University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras; Elvia Meléndez-Ackerman, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

PS 88-134

Assessing threat of introduction of the parthenogenetic marbled crayfish Marmorkrebs into North American waters
Stephanie A. Jimenez, The University of Texas-Pan American; Zen Faulkes, The University of Texas-Pan American

PS 88-135

Pollinator communities of Guaiacum sanctum (Zygophylaceae)
Jose J. Fumero-Caban, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus; Betsabé D. Castro-Escobar, College of Natural Sciences-Institute for Tropical Ecosystems Studies; Lourdes Lastra, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus

PS 88-136

Differential response to fire in the germination of an invasive shrub and the native plant community explains invasion success
Aníbal Pauchard, Universidad de Concepción, Laboratorio de Invasiones Biologicas (LIB), Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB); Rafael A. García, Universidad de Concepción, Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB); María Fernanda Rodríguez, Universidad de Concepción, Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB); Lohengrin A. Cavieres, Universidad de Concepcion, IEB Chile

PS 88-137

Invasion dynamics on the Chilean coast: an evaluation of the propagule pressure and biotic and abiotic resistance hypotheses
Paula E. Neill, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción; Juan C. Navarro-Moene, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción; Sebastián A. Muñoz, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción

PS 88-138

Predictions and early observations on the impact of Laurel Wilt Disease on the flora of North America
Joel M. Gramling, The Citadel

PS 88-139

Ecological boundary detection using Bayesian areal wombling: A method to investigate factors influencing the geographic distribution of species
Matthew C. Fitzpatrick, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Evan L. Preisser, University of Rhode Island; Aaron Ellison, Harvard University; Joseph Elkinton, University of Massachusetts at Amherst; Adam Porter, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

PS 88-140

Ecological effects of ant-aphid mutualism on the invasive potential of Foeniculum vulgare in Northern California coastal scrub
Connor D. Dibble, University of California

PS 88-141

Native and exotic birds enhance plant dispersal in the Society Islands (French Polynesia)
Erica N. Spotswood, UC Berkeley

PS 88-142

Plant-soil feedbacks and competition dynamics
Tomas A. Revilla, Czech Academy of Sciences; G.F. (Ciska) Veen, University of Groningen; Franz J. Weissing, University of Groningen

PS 88-143

Network structure, social personalities, and the spread of invasive species
Sean P. Fogarty, UC Davis; Julien D Cote, UC Davis; Andrew Sih, UC Davis

PS 88-144

Impacts of invasive browsers on demographic rates and forest structure in New Zealand
David M. Wright, University of Cambridge; Richard P. Duncan, University of Canberra; David A. Coomes, University of Cambridge

PS 88-145

Small threats, big challenges: Using prescribed fire to locate and manage for fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) invasion in Texas
Charles J. Turney, Texas A&M Unversity; Dirac Twidwell, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; William E. Rogers, Texas A&M University

PS 88-146

Assessing accuracy of volunteer monitoring of invasive plant species distribution
Kristen A. Ross, University of Illinois at Chicago; Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Rutgers University; Rebecca Jordan, Rutgers University; Wesley R. Brooks, Rutgers University

PS 88-147

Predicting bird-mediated spread of invasive plants across northeastern North America
Cory Merow, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; John Silander, University of Connecticut; Nancy LaFleur, University of Connecticut; Margaret Rubega, University of Connecticut

PS 88-148

Alteration of key soil properties enhances Hieracium caespitosum invasion
Carl Rosier, University of Delaware; Stephen Brown, University of Montana; Daniel Mummey, University of Montana

PS 88-149

Mapping the invasive Tamarix plant species using LANDSAT data
Maruthi Sridhar Balaji Bhaskar, Bowling Green State University; Robert K. Vincent, Bowling Green State University; Sritharan Subramaniam, Central State University; Doyle Watts, Wright State University; John Osterberg, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

PS 88 - Latebreaking: Invasion