Session: Agricultural Systems (97th ESA Annual Meeting (August 5 -- 10, 2012))

8:00 AM

Increasing vegetative diversity in a conservation program to enhance weed seed predation services
Aaron F. Fox, Michigan State University; S. Chris Reberg-Horton, North Carolina State University; David Orr, North Carolina State University; Christopher Moorman, North Carolina State University

8:20 AM

COS 122-2

Effects of organic and conventional farming of triticale cereals on biological pest control
Jochen Krauss, University of Würzburg; Iris Gallenberger, Technical University of München; Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, University of Würzburg

8:40 AM

COS 122-3

Pattern of colony formation of Azteca instabilis in a coffee agroecosystem
Jane Remfert, University of Mchigan; Liliana Cortes-Ortiz, University of Michigan; Ivette Perfecto, University of Michigan

9:00 AM

COS 122-4

Evaluation of vegetable production on extensive green roofs
Leigh J. Whittinghill, The Earth Institute at Columbia University; Brad Rowe, Michigan State University; Bert Cregg, Michigan State University

9:20 AM

COS 122-5

A global perspective on the fungal community structure in green coffee beans
Iman Sylvain, University of Michigan; Timothy James, University of Michigan

9:40 AM

COS 122-

Break

9:50 AM

COS 122-6

How to compose an attractive agroecosystem for natural enemies?
Itai Opatovsky, Ben-Gurion University, Israel; Iris Musli, Ben-Gurion; Phyllis G. Weintraub, Agricultural research organization, Gilat Research Center; Yael Lubin, Ben-Gurion University

10:10 AM

COS 122-7

Faunal diversity in oil palm plantations in Cesar, Colombia
Sarah A. Wyatt, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; José González-Maya, National University of Mexico/ProCAT International

10:30 AM

COS 122-8

Rancher participation in conservation easements: Survey results from California
Mark Lubell, University of California Davis; Bethany B. Cutts, University of Illinois; Matthew Hamilton, University of California, Davis; Lorien Jasny, University of California Davis; Leslie M. Roche, University of California - Davis; Anthony T. O'Geen, University of California Davis; Valerie T. Eviner, University of California Davis; Justin D. Derner, Rangeland Resources and Systems Research Unit; Emily J. Kachergis, Bureau of Land Management; Kenneth W. Tate, University of California - Davis

10:50 AM

COS 122-9

Building a regional network for linking science, policy, and practitioners to enhance biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems
Gwendolyn Ellen, Oregon State University; Michael C. Russell, Oregon State University; John G. Lambrinos, Oregon State University

COS 122 - Agricultural Systems