COS 12 - Mutualism And Facilitation

Monday, August 12, 2019: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
L015/019, Kentucky International Convention Center
Presider:
Gregory J. Pec
1:30 PM
Effects of mutualist species identity and diversity on herbivore populations across two years
Annika S. Nelson, University of California, Irvine, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory; Kailen A. Mooney, University of California, Ivine, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
1:50 PM
Mutualism and migration: Partnering with novel ericoid mycorrhizal fungi from beyond its range increases seed germination in endemic Rhododendron catawbiense
Taryn L. Mueller, University of Minnesota; David A. Moeller, University of Minnesota; Jesse Bellemare, Smith College
2:10 PM
The benefit of algae endosymbionts in Paramecium bursaria is temperature dependent
Miranda Salsbery, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; John DeLong, University of Nebraska
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
The ability of foliar fungi to modify leaf litter decomposition may affect nutrient cycling and host plant competitive outcomes
Brett S. Younginger, Washington State University; Emily R. Wolfe, Portland State University; Carri J. LeRoy, The Evergreen State College; Daniel J. Ballhorn, Portland State University; Maren L. Friesen, Washington State University
3:40 PM
A unified definition of niche and fitness differences
Jürg Spaak, UNamur; Frederik deLaender, UNamur
4:00 PM
Does the application of organic acids inhibit growth of non-native Phragmites australis?
Kurt Kowalski, U.S. Geological Survey; James White, Rutgers University; McKenzie Smith, U.S. Geological Survey (Contractor); Michael Eggleston, U.S. Geological Survey; Kathryn Kingsley, Rutgers University
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