1:30 PM Reinhart, Kurt^*,1, Packer, Alissa², Clay, Keith², Van der Putten, Wim³, Callaway, Ragan¹, ¹ University of Montana, Missoula, MT² Indiana University, Bloomington, IN³ Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Heteren, The Netherlands Introduction to plant-microbe feedback in plant invasions and invasive non-native trees escaping from soil pathogens.

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1:55 PM Bever, James^*,1, Schultz, Peggy¹, Yoshida, Lidia², Chaudhary, Bala², Vogelsang, Keith¹, Subramaniam, Banu³, ¹ Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA² University of California--Irvine, Irvine, California, USA³ University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA Degradation of mycorrhizal mutualisms and the success of naturalized plants.

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2:15 PM Vogelsang, Keith^*,1, Bever, James¹, ¹ Indiana University, Bloomington, IN The interaction of native plants and mycorrhizal fungi on plant growth and soil stabilization processes.

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2:35 PM Hawkes, Christine^{*,1, 2, 3}, Firestone, Mary¹, D'Antonio, Carla², ¹ Dept. Environmental Studies, Policy, & Management, Berkeley, CA, US² Dept. Integrative Biology, Berkeley, CA, US³ Dept. Biology, York, UK Interactions of exotic species with rhizosphere microbial communities and consequences for nitrogen cycling.

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2:55 PM Break.

3:15 PM Packer, Alissa ^*,1, Clay, Keith¹, ¹ Indiana University- Bloomington, Bloomington, IN Interactions between black cherry seedlings and the microbial soil community across a successional gradient.

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3:35 PM Beckstead, Julie ^*,1, Parker, Ingrid², Ngo, Haivan², ¹ Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA² University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA Testing the Natural Enemies Hypothesis: is invasiveness explained by a release from soil-borne pathogens?

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3:55 PM Callaway, Ragan^*,1, Thelen, Giles¹, Holben, William¹, ¹ Division of Biological Sciences, Missoula, Montana, USA Invasive weeds and soil microbes: negative feedback at home and positive feedback away.

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4:15 PM Klironomos, John^*,1, ¹ University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada Plant-microbe feedbacks in plant invasions. A synthesis of existing research and future prospects.

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