Session: Species Interactions II (98th ESA Annual Meeting (August 4 -- 9, 2013))

8:00 AM

COS 63-1

Vector mosquitoes increase generation times in the presence of competitors owing to resource limitation
Raylea M. Rowbottom, University of Tasmania; Scott S. Carver, University of Tasmania; Leon Barmuta, University of Tasmania; Philip Weinstein, University of South Australia; Geoff Allen, University of Tasmania

8:20 AM

COS 63-2

Anthropogenic disturbances in the riparian zone influence exploitative competition between a generalist and a specialist species of stream-dwelling salamander
Thilina D. Surasinghe, Clemson University; Robert F. Baldwin, Clemson University

8:40 AM

COS 63-3

Staying one-step ahead of the game: Co-existence in an African large carnivore guild
Abi Tamim Vanak, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment; Daniel Fortin, Université Laval; Maria Thaker, Indian Institute of Science; Rob Slotow, University of KwaZulu-Natal

9:00 AM

COS 63-4

Ecological effects of digging behavior by red grouper (Epinephelus morio) in Florida Bay
Robert D. Ellis, Florida State University

9:20 AM

COS 63-5

Engineering networks structure coastal ecosystems
Serena Donadi, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen; Tjisse van der Heide, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ); Els M. van der Zee, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research; Ellen Weerman, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen; Johan Van de Koppel, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ); Han Olff, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen; Theunis Piersma, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Department of Coastal Systems and Utrecht University, P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands; Henk van der Veer, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research; Britas Klemens Eriksson, University of Groningen

9:40 AM

COS 63-

Break

9:50 AM

COS 63-6

Species characteristics and diversity-productivity relationships in young natural forests of the eastern United States
Santosh K. Ojha, Alabama A&M University; Luben Dimov, Alabama A&M University

10:10 AM

COS 63-7

Limited dispersal drives clustering and reduces coexistence by the storage effect in a spatially explicit lottery model
Jacob Usinowicz, University of Wisconsin, Madison

10:30 AM

COS 63-8

Moths vs. bees: Linking temporal variation in pollinator community structure to reproductive dynamics and pollen movement in an annual plant
Matthew K. Rhodes, Northwestern University & Chicago Botanic Garden; Krissa Skogen, Chicago Botanic Garden; Jeremie Fant, Chicago Botanic Garden

10:50 AM

COS 63-9

Contribution of traits and phylogenetic history to plant-pollinator network structure
Scott Chamberlain, ROpenSci; Ralph V. Cartar, University of Calgary; Anne C. Worley, University of Manitoba; Sarah J. Semmler, University of Manitoba; Jana C. Vamosi, University of Calgary; Elizabeth Elle, Simon Fraser University

11:10 AM

COS 63-10

Changes in plant soil feedbacks due to grazing management and competition
Claudia Stein, Bilogy Department; Katharine N. Suding, University of California at Berkeley

COS 63 - Species Interactions II