Session: Agroecology/Agroforestry (99th ESA Annual Meeting (August 10 -- 15, 2014))

1:30 PM

COS 72-1

Managing tradeoffs and synergies among biodiversity’s multiple dimensions
Daniel S. Karp, University of California, Berkeley; Chase D. Mendenhall, Stanford University; Elizabeth Callaway, University of California, Santa Barbara; Luke O. Frishkoff, Stanford University; Paul R. Ehrlich, Stanford University; Gretchen C. Daily, Stanford University

1:50 PM

COS 72-2

Autonomous biological control achieved through the coupling of two unstable control agents
Theresa Wei Ying Ong, University of Michigan; John Vandermeer, University of Michigan

2:10 PM

COS 72-3

Contrasting effects of different cover crops on soil P cycling via residue nutrient content and rhizosphere properties
Gabriel Maltais-Landry, Stanford

2:30 PM

COS 72-4

Effects of density and sowing pattern on weed suppression and grain yield in three varieties of maize under high weed pressure
César Andres Marín, Jorge Tadeo Lozano University; Jacob Weiner, University of Copenhagen

2:50 PM

COS 72-5

Soil disturbance and ground cover: How weed communities and weed seed predators respond to tillage and cover crop residue in organic agricultural systems
Amanda L. Buchanan, University of Maryland; Guihua Chen, University of Maryland; Cerruti R.R. Hooks, University of Maryland

3:10 PM

COS 72-

Break

3:20 PM

COS 72-6

Managing soil biological function vs. chemical fertility inputs to enhance productivity in the Colombian Llanos
Steven J. Fonte, University of California; Cesar Botero, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT); D. Carolina Quintero, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT); Elena Velasquez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Palmira; Patrick Lavelle, Université Pierre et Marie Curie VI, Paris

3:40 PM Cancelled

COS 72-7

Urban food gardens: the potential for climate change mitigation and adaptation. (widthdrawn)
David A. Cleveland, University of California, Santa Barbara; Daniela Soleri, University of California, Santa Barbara; Noelle Phares, University of California, Santa Barbara; Krista Nightingale, University of California, Santa Barbara; Robyn L. Weatherby, University of California, Santa Barbara; William Radis, University of California, Santa Barbara; Jane Ballard, University of California, Santa Barbara; Madia Campagna, University of California, Santa Barbara; Devin Kurtz, University of California, Santa Barbara; Krystyna Livingston, University of California, Santa Barbara; Gloria Riechers, University of California, Santa Barbara; Kate Wilkins, University of California, Santa Barbara

4:00 PM

COS 72-8

The non-consumptive effects of a parasitoid wasp on pea aphids interfere with suppression by natural enemies
Kathryn S. Ingerslew, University of Missouri; Deborah L. Finke, University of Missouri

4:20 PM

COS 72-9

Implications of hedgerow networks for structural connectivity and farmland allocation in Delta, British Columbia
Anna M. Rallings, University of British Columbia; Sean Smukler, The University of British Columbia; Kent Mullinix, Kwantlen Polytechnic University

4:40 PM

COS 72-10

From pollinators to predators: On-farm diversification adds value to California's crops
Rachel O'Malley, San Jose State University; Joanna Johnson Ahlum, Santa Clara University; Sutapa Biswas, San Jose State University; Diego J. Nieto, University of California

COS 72 Agroecology/Agroforestry

COS 72
Agroecology/Agroforestry