Session: Invasion: Species Interactions (97th ESA Annual Meeting (August 5 -- 10, 2012))

PS 48-72

Evaluation of foodweb shifts with the addition of two species of invasive planktivorous fish
Rebecca Gorney, University of Vermont; Mary Watzin, University of Vermont

PS 48-73

Role of traits, plasticity and local differentiation in plant invasions: Comparison of three balsam (Impatiens) species with different invasion status with their native congener
Hana Skalova, Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic; Lenka Moravcova, Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic; Jan Cuda, Charles University; Petr Pysek, Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

PS 48-74

Ecological requirements, short-term dynamics and competition of native and invasive balsam (Impatiens) species: A field study
Jan Cuda, Charles University; Hana Skalova, Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic; Zdenek Janovsky, Charles University, Prague; Petr Pysek, Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

PS 48-75

Potential synergistic interactions between Celastrus orbiculatus (oriental bittersweet) and Agrilus planipennis (emerald ash borer): Implications for northeastern forests
Sara M. Gabrielson, Vassar College; Margaret L. Ronsheim, Vassar College; Keri L. VanCamp, Vassar College

PS 48-76

The interaction between invasive tree Ailanthus altissima and native Robinia pseudoacacia in eastern deciduous forest
Zhe Bao, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech); Erik T. Nilsen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)

PS 48-77

Early stage invasion of a flowering shrub fails to disrupt native plant-pollinator interactions
Y. Anny Chung, University of New Mexico; Laura Burkle, Montana State University; Tiffany M. Knight, Washington University in St. Louis

PS 48-78

Competition and herbivory in co-invasive, non-native plants of the suburban/exurban forest herb layer
Janet A. Morrison, The College of New Jersey; Catherine Zymaris, The College of New Jersey; Kerry Mauck, The Pennsylvania State University; Chika Akparanta, The College of New Jersey; Megan Fertitta, The College of New Jersey; Joanna Sblendorio, The College of New Jersey; Paul Fourounjian, The College of New Jersey

PS 48-79

Positive feedback does not occur between garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and Eurasian earthworms
Alexandra M. Zelles, Wright State University; Thomas P. Rooney, Wright State University

PS 48-80

Deer pressure in suburban/exurban forests and its relation to deer browse on invasive plants
Megan Fertitta, The College of New Jersey; Catherine Zymaris, The College of New Jersey; Amanda DiBartolo, The College of New Jersey; Joanna Sblendorio, The College of New Jersey; Paul Fourounjian, The College of New Jersey; Chika Akparanta, The College of New Jersey; Janet A. Morrison, The College of New Jersey

PS 48-81

Feeding and functional responses of invasive European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) in the presence of an introduced sea slug (Philine orientalis)
Amanda J. Newsom, Sea Grant Fellow, California State Lands Commission

PS 48-82

Growth of an exotic legume on a restored prairie depends on light, soil fertility, and root parasitism
Victoria Borowicz, Illinois State University; Joseph E. Armstrong, Illinois State University

PS 48-83

Impacts of native and invasive herbivores on Opuntia demography in Florida
Kristen E. Sauby, University of Florida; Anastasia M. Woodard, Arkansas State University; Robert D. Holt, University of Florida; Travis D. Marsico, Arkansas State University

PS 48-84

Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) potentially inhibits recruitment of suite of Sonoran perennials
Pacifica Sommers, University of Arizona; Peter Chesson, University of Arizona

PS 48-85

Roles of competition and predation in the North American invasion of the Asian bush mosquito aedes japonicus
Thomas Z. Freed, University of Maryland

PS 48 - Invasion: Species Interactions