COS 138
Ecosystem Stability And Resilience

Friday, August 14, 2015: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
320, Baltimore Convention Center
8:00 AM
Ecological planning for urban sustainability: Manifestation of Ian McHarg’s ecological wisdom
Bo Yang, Utah State University; Shujuan Li, Utah State University
8:20 AM
Reclamation seed mix research for ecosystem resilience on compacted soils within the shale gas footprint
Kathryn M. Barlow, The Pennsylvania State University; David A. Mortensen, The Pennsylvania State University; Patrick J. Drohan, The Pennsylvania State University
8:40 AM
Testing applicability of an indicator of ecological network sustainability/robustness to socioeconomic systems
Daniel A. Fiscus, Frostburg State University; Brian D. Fath, Towson University, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis; Sally J. Goerner, Capital Institute, Integral Science Institute; Robert E. Ulanowicz, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, University of Florida
9:00 AM
Loss of Spartina alterniflora genetic diversity associated with marsh bank fragmentation after long-term fertilization
Melissa K. McCormick, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Thomas J. Mozdzer, Bryn Mawr College; Caitlin Bauer, Bryn Mawr College; Jennifer Bowen, University of Massachusetts Boston; Linda A. Deegan, Marine Biological Laboratory
9:20 AM
Beyond catch statistics: Uncovering resilience and change in marine social-ecological systems
Emily Klein, Princeton University; Andrew A. Rosenberg, Union of Concerned Scientists
9:40 AM
10:10 AM Cancelled
COS 138-7
Landuse determines soil microbial community resistance and resilience to climate change in the lowland tropics (widthdrawn)
Sarah C. Castle, University of Montana; Benjamin Sullivan, University of Nevada, Reno; Ryan Jones, Montana State University; Megan K. Nasto, University of Montana; Ashley Ballantyne, University of Montana; Andrew Hursh, University of Montana; Cory C. Cleveland, University of Montana
10:30 AM
Biomass stability lower in diverse restored grasslands
Tyler Bassett, Michigan State University; Lars Brudvig, Michigan State University; Emily Grman, Michigan State University; Chad R. Zirbel, Michigan State University
10:50 AM
Regime shifts in the Anthropocene: Drivers, risks, and resilience
Juan C. Rocha, Stockholm University; Garry D Peterson, Stockholm University; Reinette O. Biggs, Stockholm University
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