Session: Restoration Ecology III (101st ESA Annual Meeting (August 7 -- 12, 2016))

8:00 AM

COS 48-1

Vegetation assessment of an interstate natural gas pipeline right-of-way in northeastern Pennsylvania, USA
Kenneth Klemow, Wilkes University; Angelina Campisi, Wilkes University; Cassidy Heid, Wilkes University; Fiana Fach, Wilkes University; Claudia Nicolae, Wilkes University; Victoria Rudovitz, Wilkes University

8:20 AM

COS 48-2

Paper mill sludge and liquid cattle manure as amendments for non-acidic mine tailing reclamation: Comparison of early response
Frédéric Gagnon, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi; Jean-François Boucher, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi; Claude Villeneuve, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi; Pascal Tremblay, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

8:40 AM

COS 48-3

Restoring disturbed arid lands with superabsorbent polymers under variable precipitation
Magda Garbowski, Colorado State University; Cynthia Brown, Colorado State University; Danielle B. Johnston, Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife

9:00 AM

COS 48-4

Patch size effect on a native plant community within a grassland restoration setting
Julea Shaw, University of California, Davis; Leslie M. Roche, University of California - Davis; Travis Bean, University of California, Riverside; Emilio A. Laca, University of California; Andrew P. Rayburn, Cache Creek Technical Advisory Committee; Elise S. Gornish, University of California, Davis

9:20 AM

COS 48-5

Conditions influencing germination dynamics set the stage for planting year effects in restoration
Anna M. Groves, Michigan State University; Lars Brudvig, Michigan State University

9:40 AM

COS 48-

Break

9:50 AM

COS 48-6

Rehabilitating biocrusts and understanding the influence of seasonality on the actively eroding Pinyon-Juniper mesa-top soils in Bandelier National Monument, NM
Kristina E. Young, Northern Arizona University; Matthew Bowker, Northern Arizona University; Sasha Reed, U.S. Geological Survey; Michael Duniway, U.S. Geological Survey; Jayne Belnap, U.S. Geological Survey

10:10 AM

COS 48-7

No evidence for reduced plant establishment in post-agricultural sites
Carrie A. Barker, Michigan State University; Nash Turley, Michigan State University; John L. Orrock, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Joe Ledvina, Michigan State University; Lars A. Brudvig, Michigan State University

10:30 AM

COS 48-8

Assessing methods of restoration: Preliminary results comparing large sod mat translocation, drill-seeding, and hand transplanting in restored tallgrass prairie
Heather A. Cray, University of Waterloo; Stephen D. Murphy, University of Waterloo

10:50 AM

COS 48-9

Selective granivory of exotic earthworms within commercial grass seed mixes: Implications for seeding-based restoration in invaded ecosystems
Michael J.M. McTavish, University of Waterloo; Stephen D. Murphy, University of Waterloo

11:10 AM

COS 48-10

Ecological benefits of sheetflow and canal-backfilling in restoring the Everglades ridge and slough landscape: Findings from the Decompartmentalization Physical Model
Colin J. Saunders, South Florida Water Management District; Carlos Coronado-Molina, South Florida Water Management District; Sue Newman, South Florida Water Management District; Fred Sklar, South Florida Water Management District; Erik Tate-Boldt, South Florida Water Management District; Judson W. Harvey, United State Geological Survey; Laurel L. Larsen, UC Berkeley; Christa Zweig, South Florida Water Management District; Jay Choi, United States Geological Survey; Eric Cline, South Florida Water Management District; Christopher Hansen, Florida Atlantic University; Fabiola Santamaria, Scheda Association at SFWMD; Michelle Blaha, Scheda Ecological Associates Inc.; Peter Regier, Florida International University; Rudolf Jaffé, Florida International University; David Ho, University of Hawaii; Barry Rosen, United States Geological Survey; Jennifer Lewis, United States Geological Survey; Allison Swartz, United States Geological Survey; Michael Manna, South Florida Water Management District

COS 48 - Restoration Ecology III