Session: Biodiversity (2018 ESA Annual Meeting (August 5 -- 10))

PS 13-1

Flooding frequency as a determinant of local diversity in rock pool communities of the James River, Virginia
Marina Winkler, University of Richmond; Todd Lookingbill, University of Richmond; Kristine L. Grayson, University of Richmond; Kimberley Browne, University of Richmond; John Scrivani, University of Richmond; James R. Vonesh, Virginia Commonwealth University

PS 13-2

Shifts in species composition and phylogenetic diversity in acid seep springs
David F. Barfknecht, Southern Illinois University; David J. Gibson, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

PS 13-3

How do deer herbivory and burn regime affect plant community composition in tallgrass prairies?
Kathryn J. Bloodworth, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Mark E. Ritchie, Syracuse University; Kimberly J La Pierre, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

PS 13-4

The impacts of beach dredge deposition on avian and beach macroinvertebrate diversity in Morro Bay, California
Shelby P. Moshier, California State University, Fresno; Dr. Joshua S. Reece, California State University, Fresno; Rachel L. Morrow, California State University, Fresno; Lexi J. Walker, California State University, Fresno; Robert Seward, California State University, Fresno

PS 13-5

Species-rich tropical rain forest understory: The effects of soil and topography on composition and diversity
Julie S. Denslow, Tulane University; L. Guillermo Chaverri S., Universidad Estatal a Distancia; Orlando Vargas R., Organizacion para Estudios Tropicales

PS 13-6

Cryptic salamander species Plethodon websteri and P. ventralis distinguished by ventral pigmentation
Debora L. Mann, Millsaps College; Thomas M. Mann, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science; Cory G. Toyota, Millsaps College; Sheena M. Feist, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science

PS 13-7

Evaluating avian response to artificial forest disturbances
Jasmine Z. Neverson, North Carolina State Universty (Student); Jodi A. Forrester, North Carolina State University

PS 13-8

The effect of regional species pool definitions on the local-regional species richness relationship
M. Isabel Loza, University of Missouri - St Louis; Iván Jiménez, Missouri Botanical Garden; Robert E. Ricklefs, University of Missouri - St. Louis

PS 13-9

Bird species diversity and richness in subtropical moist forest of Puerto Rico
José A Hernández, Universidad Metropolitana; Jonathan Alfredo López Colón, Universidad Metropolitana

PS 13-10

Effects of habitat fragmentation and catchment urbanization on local and regional biodiversity in arid riverine metacommunities
Ryan M. Conway, University of California, Riverside; Kurt Anderson, University of California, Riverside

PS 13-11

Aggregating data sources to improve understanding of mammal distribution and diversity in W-Arly-Pendjari ecological complex, West Africa
Michael A. Lyons, Applied Wildlife Ecology (AWE) Lab, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan; Kirby L Mills, University of Michigan; Nyeema C. Harris, Applied Wildlife Ecology (AWE) Lab, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan

PS 13-12

The dynamics of cohabitation: Using camera traps to estimate important wildlife occupancy covariates in an urban matrix
Stephen Kovari, Vassar College; Colin Peros, Vassar College; Julia Martinez Franks, Vassar College; Ev Cheng, Vassar College; Keri L. VanCamp, Vassar College; Lynn Christenson, Vassar College

PS 13-13

Simultaneous global change pressures mitigate species loss
Timothy J. Ohlert, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico; Kaitlin Kimmel, Johns Hopkins Univeristy; Forest Isbell, University of Minnesota; Peter B. Reich, University of Minnesota

PS 13-14

The effect of temperature on the diversity-dispersal relationship of metacommunities
Elodie C. Parain, University of Fribourg; Louis-Félix Bersier, University of Fribourg; Sarah M. Gray, University of Fribourg

PS 13-15

Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs): A policy perspective
Anne Bowser, The Wilson Center; William A. Long, The Wilson Center

PS 13-16

The sunnier side of an exceptional drought: Transformation of a South African savanna grassland
Sally E. Koerner, University of North Carolina Greensboro; Kevin Wilcox, USDA-ARS; Andrea Borkenhagen, Colorado State University; Deron E. Burkepile, University of California, Santa Barbara; Scott Collins, University of New Mexico; Ava M. Hoffman, Colorado State University; David L. Hoover, USDA-ARS; Kevin P. Kirkman, University of Kwazulu-Natal; Alan Knapp, Colorado State University; Nathan P. Lemoine, Colorado State University; Melinda Smith, Colorado State University; Dave Thompson, SAEON

PS 13-17

How rare trees hook up: Ecological correlates of pollen receipt among congeners
Andrea P. Drager, Rice University; George B. Chuyong, University of Buea; David Kenfack, Center for Tropical Forest Science & Smithsonian Global Earth Observatory; Laura Nicholson, Rice University; Duncan Thomas, Washington State University; Amy Dunham, Rice University

PS 13 - Biodiversity