Session: Community Pattern And Dynamics (97th ESA Annual Meeting (August 5 -- 10, 2012))

PS 27-88

Spatial variation of annual herb species in a Chilean coastal semi-desert
Mario F. León, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias; Julio R. Gutierrez, Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad, Universidad de La Serena

PS 27-89

The relative importance of egg bank recruitment and overland dispersal in the re-establishment of rotiferan and microcrustacean communities in temporary ponds
Paloma M. Lopes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Steven A.J. Declerck, Netherlands Institute of Ecology; Jayme M. Santangelo, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro; Reinaldo L. Bozelli, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Luis M. Bini, Federal University of Goiás

PS 27-90

Variation in plant functional traits along a soil fertility gradient in temperate deciduous forests
Grace H. Anderson, Smith College; Jesse Bellemare, Smith College

PS 27-91

Evolution of species interactions: Finding meaning in community-level phylogenetic patterns
Rachel M. Germain, University of Toronto; Benjamin Gilbert, University of Toronto

PS 27-92

New wrinkles in an old paradigm: Testing the influence of host phylogeny on the specificity of Alnus-associated ectomycorrhizal assemblages
Laura M. Bogar, Stanford University; Peter G. Kennedy, University of Minnesota

PS 27-93

Spatiotemporal variation in community structure of fish assemblages in two river systems
Lloyd W. Morrison, Missouri State University; Hope R. Dodd, National Park Service, Heartland Inventory & Monitoring Network

PS 27-94

Investigation of Pacific Northwest forest litter invertebrate communities and resilience along an urbanization gradient
Michael E. Van Nuland, University of Tennessee; W. Lindsay Whitlow, Seattle University

PS 27-95

Community concordance among fish, aquatic invertebrates, and submerged aquatic plants in shallow lakes
Christine A. Buelt, University of St Thomas; Kyle D. Zimmer, University of St. Thomas; Mark A. Hanson, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; Brian R. Herwig, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

PS 27-96

Successional overlap mimics intermediate disturbance in the diversity of a riparian woodland
Thomas P. Diggins, Youngstown State University

PS 27-97

Selective removal of insect herbivores from one plant species influences an old-field plant community
Tania N. Kim, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Brian J. Spiesman, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Amanda L. Buchanan, University of Maryland; Alyssa S. Hakes, Florida State University; Stacey L. Halpern, Pacific University; Brian D. Inouye, Florida State University; Allyssa Kilanowski, University of Arizona; Nicholas Kortessis, University of Arizona; David W. McNutt, Florida State University; Nora Underwood, Florida State University

PS 27-98

Vegetation responses and tephra characteristics following the 2008 eruption of Chaiten volcano, Chile
Charlie Crisafulli, US Forest Service; Jonathan J. Halvorson, USDA-ARS; Daniel C. Donato, Washington State Department of Natural Resources

PS 27-99

Long-term changes in plant community diversity in the human-dominated landscape of southeastern Vancouver Island, Canada
Jenny L. McCune, University of British Columbia; Mark Vellend, Université de Sherbrooke

PS 27-100

Spatial turnover drives bacterial beta diversity in bromeliads tank
Fernanda D. Azevedo, University Federal of Rio de Janeiro; Paloma M. Lopes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Alexandre S. Rosado, University Federal of Rio de Janeiro; Vinicius F. Farjalla, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

PS 27-101

Predictability of fine-scale dynamics in a mixed forest stand: The effect of abundance measures
Mark R. Fulton, Bemidji State University

PS 27-102

Using phytolith assemblages to reconstruct the history of a degraded desert grassland in Big Bend National Park
Craig R. Zimmermann, Rogers State University; Larry Green, Rogers State University; John C. Zak, Texas Tech University; Bryan M. Noblitt, Rogers State University; Richard Hart, Rogers State University

PS 27-103

Sex and shrub expansion: The interplay of sex ratio, seed production, and environmental filtering in shrub expansion patterns on an Atlantic coast barrier island
Molly M. Hokkanen, Virginia Commonwealth University; Benjamin L. Dows, Virginia Commonwealth University; Julie Zinnert, Virginia Commonwealth University; Donald R. Young, Alaska Department of Fish and Game

PS 27-104

Co-occurrence of Pseudo-nitzschia species and the neurotoxin domoic acid in the Gulf of Maine during 2008 and 2010
Emlyn J. Resetarits, Columbia University; Katherine A. Hubbard, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Claire H. Ellis, University of Washington; Micaela S. Parker, University of Washington; E. Virginia Armbrust, University of Washington; Donald M. Anderson, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

PS 27-105

Big tree fall as driving factor in the gap dynamics in a mixed Dipterocarp forest
Radim Hédl, Institute of Botany; Martin Svátek, Mendel University; Daniel Volařík, Mendel Univesity; Rahayu S. Sukri, Universiti Brunei Darussalam; Faizah Metali, Universiti Brunei Darussalam

PS 27-106

Island biogeography and fish endoparasite diversity
Ana P. Ferrari-Hoeinghaus, University of North Texas; David J. Hoeinghaus, University of North Texas; Ricardo M. Takemoto, Universidade Estadual de Maringá; Gilberto C. Pavanelli, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

PS 27-107

Do hemiparasites shape alpine plant community structure? An observational and experimental test with Castilleja in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado
Johannah Reed, University of Tennessee; Lara Souza, University of Oklahoma; Aimee T. Classen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Nathan J. Sanders, The University of Copenhagen

PS 27-108

On the importance of ecosystem engineers in the Neotropical canopy: How beetle-produced cavities influence community composition in cavity-nesting arboreal ants
Scott Powell, The George Washington University; Robert J. Marquis, University of Missouri - St. Louis; Heraldo L. Vasconcelos, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia; Flavio Camarota, Universidade de Uberlandia; Galen V. Priest, University of Missouri - St. Louis

Cancelled

PS 27-109

Identifying regional influences on beta diversity of vascular plants within and among British Columbia ecosystems (widthdrawn)
Elaine Bambrick, University of British Columbia Okanagan; Jason Pither, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus

PS 27-110

Assemblage-level diversity of life-history strategies along longitudinal gradients of river systems
David J. Hoeinghaus, University of North Texas; Keith B. Gido, Kansas State University; Walter K. Dodds, Kansas State University

PS 27-111

From juniper woodlands to mountain meadows: Impacts of rainfall intensity on soil bacteria and CO₂pulses
Joshua C. Vert, Brigham Young University; Codie C. Walton, Brigham Young University; Suzanne Dunken, Brigham Young University; Richard A. Gill, Brigham Young University; Zachary T. Aanderud, Brigham Young University

PS 27-112

A new 40-year analysis of plant community change on Niwot Ridge, Colorado shows increases in shrub cover and change along soil moisture gradient
Diane Ebert-May, Michigan State University; David R. Johnson, University of Texas at El Paso; Patrick J. Webber, Michigan State University; Craig E. Tweedie, University of Texas, El Paso

PS 27 - Community Pattern And Dynamics