Session: Communities: Spatial Patterns And Environmental Gradients (2017 ESA Annual Meeting (August 6 -- 11))

PS 51-44

Abiotic and biotic drivers of foliar fungal communities of Populus trichocarpa
Edward G. Barge, Oregon State University; Shawn P. Brown, Oregon State University; Kabir G. Peay, Stanford University; George Newcombe, University of Idaho; Posy E. Busby, Oregon State University

PS 51-45

Environmental determinants of geographic variation in the occurrence of ant worker polyphenism (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Frederique La Richeliere, Concordia University; Ehab Abouheif, McGill University; Jean-Philippe Lessard, Concordia University

PS 51-46

Spatial and temporal variability in plant community structure in Chihuahuan Desert ecosystems: Implications for future patterns under climate change
Laura Huenneke, Northern Arizona University; Debra P. C. Peters, USDA ARS

PS 51-47

A point pattern analysis of trees by age class, mycorrhizal type, and phylogeny in a temperate hardwood forest
Andrew C. Eagar, Kent State University; Colleen Cosgrove, Kent State University; Mark W. Kershner, Kent State University; Christopher Blackwood, Kent State University

PS 51-48

Diversity and abundance of Odonata in different elevations of Puerto Rico
Angelique Rosa Marin, University of Puerto Rico at Bayamon; Shirley M. Velez Perez, University of Puerto Rico at Bayamon; Isamar Sanchez Calafell, University of Puerto Rico at Bayamon; Alonso Ramirez, North Carolina State University

PS 51-49

Examining the drivers of long-term change in benthic biodiversity cross the Bermuda reef platform
Katherine L. Hudson, Northeastern University; Tim Noyes, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS)

PS 51-50

Environmental variation influences aphid community structure over large spatial and temporal scales
Savvas Constantinou, Michigan State University; Courtney Larson, Michigan State University; Isaac Osei-Bonsu, Michigan State University; Braeden Van Deynze, Michigan State University; Chad R. Zirbel, Michigan State University; Doris Lagos-Kutz, University of Illinois; Christie A. Bahlai, Michigan State University

PS 51-51

Examining spatial and temporal trends in precipitation-borne microbial communities: A novel quantification across the United States
Aurora L. H. Bayless-Edwards, Idaho State University; Ken Aho, Idaho State University; Carolyn Weber, Idaho State University; Jason T. Werth, Idaho State University; Boris Vinatzer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David G. Schmale III, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brent C. Christner, University of Florida; Rachel Joyce, University of Florida; Heather Lavender, University of Florida

PS 51-52

Fine scale spatial variation in woody regeneration following ecologically based timber harvest
Skye M. Greenler, Purdue University; Michael R. Saunders, Purdue University

PS 51-53

Phylogenetic and taxonomic beta diversity of macrofungi across Europe
Claus Bässler, Bavarian Forest National Park; F. Krah, Technical University München; Carrie Andrew, SLU Swedish Species Information Centre (SLU Artdatabanken), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU); E. Heegaard, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research; P. Kirk, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew; J. Heilman-Clausen, University of Copenhagen; I. Krisai-Greilhuber, University of Vienna; T. Kuyper, Wageningen University; B. Senn-Irlet, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL; U. Büntgen, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, University of Cambridge; J. Dietz, University of California; Simon Egli, Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL; Alan Gange, Royal Holloway, University of London; R. Halvorsen, University of Oslo; K. Hoiland, University of Oslo; J. Norden, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research; F. Rustoen, University of Oslo; L. Boddy, Cardiff School of Biosciences; H. Kauserud, University of Oslo

PS 51-54

Grassland fire and grazing management affects soil microbial diversity and heterogeneity
Priscilla Moley, Kansas State University; R. Kent Connell, Kansas State University; Priscila Guzman, Kansas State University; E. Korba Akley, Kansas State University; Christine M. Carson, Kansas State University; Tiffany Carter, Kansas State University; Noortje Notenbaert, Kansas State University; Lydia Zeglin, Kansas State University

PS 51-55

The effect of elevation on Borrelia burgdorferi infection rate of Ixodes scapularis ticks and two Peromyscus host species in Addison County, VT
Laura A. Bashor, Middlebury College; David N. Allen, Middlebury College

PS 51-56

Temporal heterogeneity increases with spatial heterogeneity in ecological communitie
Scott L. Collins, University of New Mexico; Meghan L. Avolio, Johns Hopkins University; Corinna Gries, University of Wisconsin; Lauren M. Hallett, University of Colorado Boulder; Sally E. Koerner, University of South Florida; Kimberly J. La Pierre, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Andrew L. Rypel, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Eric R. Sokol, University of Colorado; Dan F.B. Flynn, University of Zurich; Sydney K. Jones, University of New Mexico; Laura M. Ladwig, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Julie Ripplinger, University of California; Matthew B. Jones, Univ; Samuel B. Fey, Yale University

PS 51-57

Disentangling the effects of light availability, edaphic factors, and biotic interactions on seedling establishment patterns in Rocky Mountain forests
Elizah Stephens, George Fox University; Paige Copenhaver-Parry, George Fox University

PS 51-58

Site soil-fertility can influence plant-soil feedback: Black cherry (Prunus serotina) experience negative feedbacks in low fertility sites but positive feedbacks at high fertility sites
Sarah Neumann, Alma College, Michigan State University

PS 51-59

Biocrust biogeography across three cold deserts in Antarctica, China, and the United States
Natasha A. Griffin, Brigham Young University; Jayne Belnap, U.S. Geological Survey; Zachary T. Aanderud, Brigham Young University

PS 51-60

Biogeographic variation in common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) functional and defensive traits, and their effect on monarch (Danaus plexippus) fitness
David S. De La Mater III, College of William and Mary; John J. Couture, Purdue University; Josh R. Puzey, The College of William and Mary; Harmony J. Dalgleish, The College of William and Mary

Cancelled

PS 51-61

Ecological drivers of plant community composition in the Seney Wilderness Area, Upper Michigan (widthdrawn)
Alex J. Graeff, Northern Michigan University; Alan J. Rebertus, Northern Michigan University; R. Gregory Corace III, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Matthew J. Van Grinsven, Northern Michigan Univeristy

PS 51-62

Spatial patterns of microbial communities in Oregon soils
Christopher James Burgess, Oregon State Univeristy; David D. Myrold, Oregon State University

PS 51-63

Response of native bee communities to land use across three ecological regions of the western Canadian prairies
Monica Kohler, University of Alberta; Ashton Sturm, University of Alberta; Cameron N. Carlyle, University of Alberta; Cory Sheffield, Royal Saskatchewan Museum; Jessamyn S. Manson, University of Virginia

PS 51-64

Cyanolichen distribution and abundance along a west-east climate gradient in Oregon
Abby L. Glauser, Oregon State University; Bruce McCune, Oregon State University

PS 51-65

Nurse logs may disrupt density dependent factors of seedling survival of temperate rainforest trees in the Hoh Rainforest, Washington
Kimmy E. Ortmann, University of Puget Sound; Carrie Woods, University of Puget Sound

PS 51-66

Aquatic insect functional diversity along an elevational gradient in mountain streams
Carolina Gutierrez, Colorado State University

PS 51-67

How are dispersal and genetic diversity affected by the environmental mosaic of the Columbia Basin Project?
Crysta A. Gantz, Portland State University; Angela L. Strecker, Portland State University

PS 51-68

Multi-decadal shifts in forest community composition across glacial landforms: Space trumps time
Raleigh D. Ricart, The Ohio State University; Douglas R. Pearsall, The Nature Conservancy; Peter S. Curtis, The Ohio State University

PS 51-69

Lowland ecotype of Panicum virgatum performs as well as upland ecotype across a wide range of soil types at northern latitude
Michael P Ryskamp, Michigan State University; Marisa VanDam, Michigan State University; Patrick J Bigelow, Michigan State University; Kasey Nicholoff, Michigan State University; Andrew Wood, Michigan State University; Colin Phillippo, Michigan State University; Emily Valice, Michigan State University; Julia Perrone, Michigan State University; Ellen Cole, Michigan State University; Rufus Isaacs, Michigan State University; Doug A. Landis, Michigan State University; Carolyn Malmstrom, Michigan State University

PS 51-70

Variable patterns of species co-occurrence in Wisconsin’s Tension Zone
Monika E. Shea, University of Wisconsin-Madison; David J. Mladenoff, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Philip Townsend, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Murray K. Clayton, Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison

PS 51-71

Influence of habitat variation on 36 years of subtidal community structure at San Nicolas Island
Zachary H. Randell, Oregon State University; M. Tim Tinker, United States Geological Survey – Western Ecological Research Center; Mike Kenner, University of California

PS 51-72

Testing darwin’s naturalization hypothesis: Phylogenetic community structure among native and non-native species
William N. Weaver, University of Colorado at Boulder; Julienne Ng, University of Colorado at Boulder; Robert Laport, University of Colorado Boulder

PS 51 - Communities: Spatial Patterns And Environmental Gradients