Session: Ecosystem Function: Biodiversity I (2017 ESA Annual Meeting (August 6 -- 11))

8:00 AM

The relationship between species richness and ecosystem variability is shaped by the mechanism of coexistence
Andrew Tredennick, Utah State University; Peter Adler, Utah State University; Frederick Adler, University of Utah

8:20 AM

COS 131-2

Why productivity increases with species richness in a highly replicated forest biodiversity experiment
Bernhard Schmid, University of Zurich; Yuanyuan Huang, University of Zurich; Pascal Niklaus, University of Zurich

8:40 AM

COS 131-3

Where you are from is as important as who you are and what you do: Phylogenetic diversity plays a key role in explaining carbon sequestration trends in tropical forests
J. Stephen Gosnell, Baruch College, City University of New York, and CUNY Graduate Center; Ana F. Dias, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Patrick Shea, City University of New York

9:00 AM

COS 131-4

Major shifts in species’ relative abundance in grassland mixtures alongside positive effects of species diversity in yield: A continental-scale experiment
Caroline Brophy, Maynooth University; John A. Finn, Johnstown Castle; Andreas Lüscher, Forage Production and Grassland Systems; Matthias Suter, Forage Production and Grassland Systems; John Connolly, University College Dublin

9:20 AM

COS 131-5

Relationship contrasted between diversity and forest’s stability in context of global change
Marion Jourdan, CNRS, ADEME; Xavier Morin, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS

9:40 AM

COS 131-

Break

9:50 AM

COS 131-6

Dominant grasses and litter alter nitrogen-induced species diversity decline
Jushan Liu, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University; Xiaofei Li, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University; Ying Chen, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University; Deli Wang, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University

10:10 AM

COS 131-7

Functional diversity is a valuable indicator of spatiotemporal changes in the trophic function of coral reef fish communities
Martha P. Rincon Diaz, COLCIENCIAS, Oregon State University; Simon Pittman, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Biogeography Branch; Ivan Arismendi, Oregon State University; Selina S. Heppell, Oregon State University

10:30 AM

COS 131-8

Long term impacts of species loss on biomass and stability depend on environmental context
Paul Kardol, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; Nicolas Fanin, INRA; David Wardle, Nanyang Technological University

10:50 AM

COS 131-9

Evenness predicts the importance of species loss for ecosystem services
Mark A. Genung, Rutgers University; Rachael Winfree, Rutgers University

11:10 AM

COS 131-10

The role of biodiversity in eelgrass food web structure and functioning: A multidimensional approach
Aaron M. Eger, University of Victoria; Rebecca Best, Northern Arizona University; Julia K. Baum, University of Victoria

COS 131 - Ecosystem Function: Biodiversity I