COS 31
Invasion I

Tuesday, August 11, 2015: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
339, Baltimore Convention Center
8:00 AM
Insights into bird invasion trends from long-term data: Invasion pathways, phylogenetic bias, and the tens rule in Spain and Portugal
Pedro Abellan, Universidad de Sevilla; José D Anadón, Dept. of Biology, Queens College, City University of New York; Martina Carrete, Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC; Laura Cardador, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC); José L. Tella, Estación Biológica de Doñana
8:20 AM
More than an invasive ecosystem engineer: Reconceptualizing biological invasions as socio-ecological phenomenon with the case of North American beaver research and management in Tierra del Fuego
Christopher B. Anderson, Austral Center for Scientific Research - CONICET, National University of Tierra del Fuego; Kathleen Guillozet, Bonneville Environmental Foundation; Laura A. Ogden, Dartmouth College; Anna R. Santo, Virginia Tech; Michael Sorice, Virginia Tech; C. Josh Donlan, Advanced Conservation Strategies & Cornell University; J. Cristóbal Pizarro, University of Waterloo; Brendon Larson, University of Waterloo; Alejandro E.J. Valenzuela, Argentine National Parks Administration
8:40 AM
Drivers and impacts of plant invasion vary globally: Evidence from pine invasions within six ecoregions
Kimberley Taylor, Montana State University; Bruce Maxwell, Montana State University; Aníbal Pauchard, Universidad de Concepción, Laboratorio de Invasiones Biologicas (LIB), Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB); Martin A. Nuñez, Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente, CONICET; Duane A. Peltzer, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research; Lisa J. Rew, Montana State University
9:00 AM
Detection of Early Season Invasives (DESI) shows that climate and landscape sensitivity controls annual grass density in Utah’s national parks and monuments
Tara B.B. Bishop, Brigham Young University; Richard A. Gill, Brigham Young University; Jayne Belnap, U.S. Geological Survey; Seth M. Munson, U.S. Geological Survey
9:20 AM
Floral plasticity in response to herbivory differs between native and introduced plant populations
Stacy Endriss, Colorado State University; Ruth Hufbauer, Colorado State University; Andrew Norton, Colorado State University
9:40 AM
9:50 AM
Combining habitat and spatial data improves predictions of Miscanthus occurrence
Natalie M. West, University of Illinois; Ranjan Muthukrishnan, Univeristy of Minnesota; Adam S. Davis, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; James D. Forester, University of Minnesota; Nicholas R. Jordan, University of Minnesota
10:10 AM
Invasive mason bees are not limited by floral resources but may be limited by nest site availability
Caroline DeVan, New Jersey's Science and Technology University; Daniel E. Bunker, New Jersey Institute of Technology
10:30 AM Cancelled
COS 31-8
Tephritid fruit flies below the radar: How sub-detectable populations persist and spread in California (widthdrawn)
Caroline C. Larsen, University of California, Davis; James R. Carey, University of California, Davis; Richard E. Plant, University of California, Davis; Robert J. Hijmans, University of California, Davis
10:50 AM
Assessing ecosystem functional impacts from woody invasive species assemblages
Cameron H. Douglass, Trinity College; Gregory Reardon, Trinity College; Joan L Morrison, Trinity College
11:10 AM
Effects of eleven year (2004-2014) garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) removal on native vegetation
Roger C. Anderson, Illinois State University; M. Rebecca Anderson, Illinois State University; Jonathan T. Bauer, Michigan State University; Christopher A. Loebach, Kapur & Associates Inc.
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