Session: Latebreaking: Invasion (96th ESA Annual Meeting (August 7 -- 12, 2011))

PS 86-124

Growth and ecophysiological characteristics of an exotic woody invasive plant
Tosin A. Sekoni, Texas A&M University; Thomas W. Boutton, Texas A&M University; Cristine L. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Georgianne W. Moore, Texas A&M University; Robert Knight, Texas A&M University

PS 86-125

Can novel mutualisms with native species modify the community-wide consequences of ant invasions? A test using the Anoplolepis gracilipes invasion of the Samoan Archipelago
Amy M. Savage, North Carolina State University; Kenneth D. Whitney, Rice University; Jennifer Rudgers, University of New Mexico

PS 86-126

Imported fire ants near the edge of their range: Disturbance and moisture determine prevalence and impact of an invasive social insect
Edward G. LeBrun, University of Texas at Austin; Robert M. Plowes, University of Texas at Austin; Lawrence E. Gilbert, University of Texas at Austin

PS 86-127

The US Federal Noxious Weeds list: Species included, the listing process, and outcomes for declared noxious species
Lauren M. Tarpey, University of Chicago; Reuben P. Keller, Loyola University Chicago

PS 86-128

A survey of daytime and nighttime gas exchange in invasive and native species of Rubus
Brandon E. McNellis, University of California, Riverside; Ava R. Howard, Western Oregon University

PS 86-129

Predicting species distributions: Examining the effects of sample size and species response shape on the performance of different statistical models using simulations
Lifei Wang, University of Toronto; Donald A. Jackson, University of Toronto

PS 86-130

Interactions between invasive species and climate change: The effect on aquatic amphibians
Matthew A. Kwiatkowski, Stephen F Austin State University; Daniel Saenz, US Forest Service; Erin M. Fucik, Stephen F Austin State University; Taylor B. Cotten, Arizona Game and Fish Department

PS 86-131

Mixing litter effects of exotic invasive plant Mikania micrantha H.B.K. with native plants
Baoming Chen, Sun Yat-Sen University; Shaolin Peng, Sun Yat-sen University

PS 86-132

Relationship of riparian tree species diversity and litter breakdown in a central Texas stream: The role of an introduced tree species
Trey Nobles, Texas State University; Derek M. Wallace, Texas State University; Yixin Zhang, Texas State University at San Marcos

PS 86-133

Are non-native species larger in invaded ranges
Dilermando P. Lima-Junior, Maringá State University; Angelo Agostinho, Universidade Estadual de Maringá; Luis M. Bini, Federal University of Goiás

PS 86-134

An end to cane toad roulette: Using stochastic modeling to focus cane toad control efforts in Australia
Lynne E. Beaty, Texas Tech University; Christopher J. Salice, Texas Tech University

PS 86-135

How environmental conditions and changing landscapes influence the survival of a rare woodland butterfly, Pieris virginiensis.
Sam L. Davis, Wright State University; Don Cipollini, Wright State University

PS 86-136

Control methods for invasive grasses on Mima Mounds at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, WA
Brandy K. Reynecke, Adams Conservation District; Rebecca L. Brown, Eastern Washington University

PS 86-137

Ecosystem consequences of non-native grass species removal in Puerto Rico
Stefanie L. Whitmire, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Roxanne M. Almodovar, University of Puerto Rico; Tania D. Burgos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Jarrod M. Thaxton, Eastern Kentucky University

PS 86-138

Ecosystem effects of removing non-native trees from early successional subtropical dry forests
Skip J. Van Bloem, University of Puerto Rico; Stefanie L. Whitmire, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Vivianette Vera, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

PS 86-139

The effect of distance from human disturbance on ant communities
Merav Vonshak, Stanford University

PS 86 - Latebreaking: Invasion