Session: Community Assembly And Neutral Theory I (98th ESA Annual Meeting (August 4 -- 9, 2013))

1:30 PM

COS 7-1

Significant changes in the skin microbiome mediated by the sport of roller derby
James F. Meadow, University of Oregon; Ashley Bateman, University of Oregon; Keith Herkert, Oregon Health and Science University; Timothy K. O'Connor, University of Arizona; Jessica L. Green, University of Oregon

1:50 PM

COS 7-2

Trade-offs in Carbohydrate Allocation and the Distributions of Bornean Tree Species along a Soil Gradient
Sabrina E. Russo, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Amy E. Kochsiek, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Sylvester Tan, Forest Department Sarawak

2:10 PM

COS 7-3

Beta diversity of epiphyllous bryophyte communities increases with microclimate fluctuation
Ekaphan Kraichak, University of California, Berkeley

2:30 PM

COS 7-4

Chasing the ghost of competition past: Interactions between immigration history and environmental gradients influence modern plant community assembly
Devin R. Leopold, Stanford University; Andrew J. Tanentzap, University of Cambridge; William G. Lee, Landcare Research; Peter Heenan, Landcare Research; Tadashi Fukami, Stanford University

2:50 PM

COS 7-5

Detecting differences in species abundance patterns in niche and neutral communities
Rosalyn C. Rael, Tulane University; Annette M. Ostling, University of Michigan; György Barabás, University of Chicago; Rafael D'Andrea, University of Michigan

3:10 PM

COS 7-

Break

3:20 PM

COS 7-6

Eavesdropping in plants: Delayed germination via biochemical recognition
Ian J. Renne, Youngstown State University; Brandon T. Sinn, The Ohio State University; Gregory W. Shook Jr., Youngstown State University; David M. Sedlacko, Youngstown State University; Jessica R. Dull, Youngstown State University; Diego Villarreal, Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Argentina; José L. Hierro, CONICET and Universidad Nacional de La Pampa

3:40 PM

COS 7-7

Why are some species rare? Mathematical models of plant-soil feedbacks in diverse communities
Frederick Adler, University of Utah; Richard A. Lankau, University of Georgia; Peter Adler, Utah State University

4:00 PM

COS 7-8

Internal mesquite-seed predators: Nine species exploiting one resource
Steven E. Foldi, University of Arizona; Michael L. Rosenzweig, University of Arizona

4:20 PM

COS 7-9

Plant species richness increases with soil heterogeneity: Evidence from a field experiment
Brandon M., Williams, Wichita State University; Gregory Houseman, Wichita State University

4:40 PM

COS 7-10

The influence of the metacommunity state on neutral theory predictions for the local community
Devin Riley, University of Michigan; Annette M. Ostling, University of Michigan

COS 7 - Community Assembly And Neutral Theory I