Session: Restoration Ecology III (96th ESA Annual Meeting (August 7 -- 12, 2011))

8:00 AM

Promoting coastal sage scrub vegetation after invasive grass removal
Alice E. Levine, University of California - Santa Barbara

8:20 AM

COS 136-2

CANCELLED - Key habitat characteristics of a threatened ground squirrel and implications for habitat restoration
Elise F. Suronen, University of Idaho; Beth A. Newingham, University of Idaho

8:40 AM

COS 136-3

Does removal of Gypsophila paniculata (baby’s breath) from Lake Michigan sand dunes restore native community structure and ecosystem function?
Sarah Emery, University of Louisville; Patrick J. Doran, The Nature Conservancy; John Legge, The Nature Conservancy; Matthew Kleitch, The Nature Conservancy

9:00 AM

COS 136-4

Plant and bird community response to saltcedar removal along the Virgin River: Considerations for riparian restoration
Steven M. Ostoja, United States Geological Survey; Susan L. Roberts, USGS Western Ecological Research Center; Matthew L. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey

9:20 AM

COS 136-5

Long-term outcomes of urban forest restoration: Assessing trajectories in plant community ecology to improve environmental health
Lea R. Johnson, Rutgers University

9:40 AM

COS 136-

Break

9:50 AM

COS 136-6

What limits the occupancy of rare plant species in restored habitats? A trait comparison between rare and widespread species in restored Missouri glades
Steve J. Kroiss, University of Washington; Tiffany M. Knight, Washington University in St. Louis

10:10 AM

COS 136-7

Ecosystem development after mangrove creation: Plant-soil change across a twenty-year chronosequence
Michael J. Osland, U.S. Geological Survey; Amanda C. Spivak, U.S. EPA; Janet A. Nestlerode, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Alex E. Almario, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Jeannine M. Lessman, Eckerd College; Paul T. Heitmuller, U.S. Geological Survey; Federico Alvarez, U.S. EPA; Marc J. Russell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Ken W. Krauss, U.S. Geological Survey; Darrin D. Dantin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; James E. Harvey, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

10:30 AM

COS 136-8

Reforestation of a reclaimed landfill after 19 years – a long-term test of applied nucleation
Jeffrey Corbin, Union College; George Robinson, State University of New York at Albany; Steven N. Handel, Rutgers University

10:50 AM

COS 136-9

Long-term ecosystem responses to livestock removal in the Mojave Desert
Kari E. Veblen, Utah State University; Erik A. Beever, U.S. Geological Survey; Manuela Huso, Oregon State University; David A. Pyke, U.S. Geological Survey

11:10 AM

COS 136-10

Beyond coal: A resilient new economy for Appalachia
Samir K. Doshi, Queen's University; John Todd, Ocean Arks, International; Anthony McInnis, University of Vermont

COS 136 - Restoration Ecology III